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NEWS SUMMARY. Eastern and Middle States. mitted An untisually in New York atrocious murder was comkilled his wife by Michael Fogarty, who At one time and then cut his own throat. was Fogarty owned a grocery store came prosperous; and but after A while and his debts unpaid, then he ran away to Canada, disasters leaving that his Returning secretly he own account wife had opened a grocery store on found herself and was earning & livelibood her interest and in children. Fogarty demanded for and his wife's Business. She an were thetteefor frequent the quarrels between refused. them brought and acrimonious. Fogarty was a civil suit against his wife, which had murder pending and on the day previous to rest in Mrs. Fogarty caused her husband's the her store, a police court because he had locked arcompelled taking away the keys. The up off muttering. him to That return night the keys, and he justice went admission to his wife's room Fegarty obtained pain asleep awoke and poured nitric acid into while her eye. she was pleted his fiendish her, when he seems to have com- The remainder of the crime by pouring the her with a knife acid in her ear and stabbing he terminated in the back of the neck. the knife across his his own existence by drawing Then three bright children, throat. The Fogartys had bright boy the oldest of aroused of thirteen. named William-was whom-a for policeman. by his mother's screams and ran out that he meant The father left a note saying and blaming the to disfigure his wife and son, man Five for the crime he police was about justice to and commit. another State hundred convicts in the Clinton (N. the State prison are to be sot at work making Y.) work. receiving $745a week for this convict hats, Ring William M. Tweed, the notorious New York 12th. He Boss, died in Ludlow street jail about two had been confined in this on the the United years- -ever since his deliverance prison his death States by Spain-and at the time to discases. WAS When suffering his from & complication of of called to bis doctor, end was drawing near he words from his lips who wrote down these good, if I have not had have tried to do some afraid to die. I good luck. am not will protect me." This believe the guardian angels by a stupor from utterance was followed perfect consciousness, which he never returned to the bell tower of Ludlow and just as the clock in to strike twelve street jail had begun head William M. Tweed out a back slightly and breathed his threw last with- his struggle. Only in the building at the a daughter was present wife and two sons time of his death, his which he died was being abroad. The room in Tweed was born in New sumptuously furnished and in early York on April 8d, 1823, public life was chairmaker. His Soon after appearance he served was as an alderman in 1852. first Then he becamea & term in Congress. and after holding supervisor other in New York city, was elected subordinate offices he was made a State Senator in 1867. In 1870 he of public works a commissioner of the department time began in hisnative city, and from consisting of the Tweed, thieving career of the Ring, that Hall. In 1871 the Sweeny, Connolly and gan the famous Committee of Seventy bewhich ended in its crusade against the Ring rested. downfall. Tweed twelve years tried, imprisonment found guilty and sentenced was ar- to $12,550. After and to pay a fine of he escaped from serving a portion of his time and fled to Spain. Ludlow That street jail in 1875 had to the been United States in 1876, country and since gave then him up offering to endeavoring to obtain his release he his numerous surrender accomplices bis property and betray by to regain in crime. His successful his liberty. however, had been efforts unup to the time of his death. House, E. F. Boston, Massurett, cashier of the Tremont the hotel funds embezzled about $5,000 from gambling, to cover losses incurred officer, to have and when him his employers sent for by an inflicting a fatal wound. arrested, he shot himself, injuries Francis received Borne died in New York city from six weeks while wrestling with a bear Borne was previous at a performance in was hurt internally. struck in the side by the animal Albany. and Rumors have about New York been for some time floating Tilton and Brooklyn that ciliation was visiting his wife and that Theodore two. These was about rumors to take place between a recon- the startling manner were confirmed in a most lowing letter, by the publication of the folWheeler, her written by Mrs. Tilton to Ira B. A few weeks since. legal counsel: My DEAR SIRtal anguish, I told, after long months of menwhom had bitterly as you know. few friends, brought by my husband, deceived, that the charge myself and the Rev. of adultery between 80 the well years true, last four and that the lie Henry I had Ward lived Beecher, was That statement had solemnly become intolerable to me. the truth with God, to reaffirm, and leave myself, my children, whom also I commit I know full well and all who must suffer. sought by the explanations that will desire to many return for to this acknowledgment be a malice, everything my husband, insanity, my save the true and what is quickened due to the conscience, and the only sense one of During all the complications cause of truth and justice. have I been my confidential of these years you address this friend, and therefore questing letter toyou, authorizing BETH R. you to secure its publication. and rein the TILTON. When this letter ELIZAwas on New York newspapers Mr. Beecher, appeared N. Y., and lecturing tour was found at who was in answer to the question Waverly, present, going to do, he answered: what he Mr. except to give it an Nothing at for Beecher also made the following explicit denial. fession publication: with "I confront Mrs. Tilton's statement testimony explicit and absolute denial. conwhich, for to her own innocence and to The dreds, four years, she has made mine, court, in in private and in public, before to huntrue. And writing the and orally, I declare to the be tradiction ing of her allegations uniform, solemn now made and in conI declare statements her hitherto made, I utterly unvarygression. HENRY to be WARD innocent BEECHER. of the great trans- deny. large Eleven firms business failures and suspensions other day. were announced in New York the of reduce The the Lowell mill agents have decided fifteen per cent. wages of operatives from five to to granted The supreme an court of Rhode Island ton Five Cent injunction, restraining the has doing further business. Savings Bank, of Newport, Codding- from been The similarly Emigrant enjoined. Savings Bank, of Boston, has Western The and Southern States. met in Illinois Democratic State E. L. Springfield and nominated a convention A small Cronkhite for State treasurer at ticket the with the Ohio river boat at containing Martin's six young men, head. on drowned, swamped, and three of those Ferry, in the Ohio, was The the rest reaching shore with boat were nominated Oregon ticket. Democrats met in Portland difficulty and place A fire at covering sixteen acres of and sixty of about took causing a loss over $500,000. nounced The Northwestern that it Bank, of Chicago, notes in gold, and would is the redeem its circulating an in the country that resumed first specie national payments bank the Forty-five Santa cars at Cottonwood, Kansas