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MMARY OF NEWS. Eastern and Middle States. According to the State census of New York for 1875, just published, the total population is 4,698.958, of whom the native born number 3,503,300 and the foreign 1,195,658. The latter comprises 517,377 from Ire'and: 367,851 from Germany 119,090 from England and the rest scattering. The whole number of voters in the State is 1,141, 462, of whom 747,280 are natives and 394,182 of foreign birth. The New York Aldermanic committee, investigating the ring frauds, have made a report, in which they state that the testimony taken disclosed frauds upon the city to the enormous amount of $30,000,000, of which sum only $876,000 has been recovered. The report states that all parties and organizations were represented in these enormous frauds and the committee are of the opinion that with the aid of the testimony taken the city can save over $2,000,000 in suits now pending against it. By a vote of thirteen to seven the New York board of aldermen passed a resolution to recommend to the attorney-general and corporation counsel the release of William M. Tweed from imprisonment after securing for the city such property as is still in his possession and after taking such means to secure his testimony in the future as may be deemed necessary. A great amount of damage was done by the recent severe storm on the Atlantic coast. Eight schooners and other vessels were driven ashore. The steamer Old Colony, of the New York and Fall River line, had an accident happen to her machinery and drifted helplessly at the mercy of a high sea for eleven hours. but was eventually towed out of danger into Newport by a wrecking company's steamer. J. F. Taft & Co.'s earthen and stoneware establishment at Keene, N. H., was destroyed by fire. Loss, $15,000 partially insured. The Thompsonville (Conn.) Savings Bank has been ordered to suspend business by the State bank commissioner until an examination into its affairs can be made. The Ellengowan coal breaker at Shenandoah, Pa., was destroyed by fire, and a loss caused of about $100,000 and a fire in a mine at Summit Hill. Pa., burned fiercely for a long time and did a large amount of damage. A fire that broke out in the building occupied by Houghton & Co., publishers, Cambridge, Mass., destroyed 70,000 sheets of a portion of Webster's dictionary, a large portion of the February number of the Atlantic Monthly, and an immense quantity of sheets of other works, entailing a loss of about $10,000. The Pottsville Bank of Pottsville, Pa., closed its doors to depositors upon a resolution of the board of directors. Resolutions in favor of remonetizing silver and repealing the resumption act have been introduced in the Pennsylavnia Legislature. Sarah Sharp and Etta Hazeltine, aged eleven and fifteen, broke through the ice on a pond near Hyannis, Mass., and were drowned. The annual auction of pews in Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, brought lower prices than in former years, $550 being the highest sum paid for pew. The New Jersey Legislature organized and elected George C. Ludlow president of the Senate and John Eagan speaker of the House. Governer Bedle's message was received. Hon. William M. Evarts was elected president of the New York Bar Association. and ExGovernor Samuel J. Tilden one of the vicepresidents on the same ticket. Mrs. Mariam Berry, of New Durham, N. H. a widow of sixty-four years, was shot dead in the presence of her family by John L. Pinkham, her hired man, with whom there had been some dispute in regard to the payment of wages. Pinkham was found half a mile away from the scene of the tragedy with his throat cut. Theodore R. Wetmore, late vice-president of the defunct Security Life Insurance Company of New York, found guilty of making false statements in regard to the company's condition, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary and a fine of $250. Mr. Case, the late president of the company, was recently sentenced to imprisonment for the same offense. Edward J. Dunning, a Wall street broker has failed for nearly $600,000, several banks being among his creditors. The Republican State convention of New Hampshire was held in Concord, and nominated B. F. Prescott. the pres nt incumbent, for governor and David S. Willard for railroad commissioner. The platform adopted denounced any legislation, open or disguised, tending to repudiate the public debt, favored resumption of specie payments, economy in public affairs. approved of the efforts to extend commerce, and opposed further land grants. In regard to President Hayes and his policy the platform says While we admit an honest difference of opinion in respect to his past acts, we welcome and approve his patriotic and sincere efforts to keep faith with the people, and secure to the whole country the blessings of a just, efficient and honest Republican national administration.' Pending an investigation by the Massachusetts bank commissioners the Great Barrington Savings Bank has suspended payment. The deposits amount to $407,000 and the total liabilities $414,000, In the New York Legislature a resolution was passed protesting against the passage by Congress of the Bland silver bill. At the annual inter-collegiate oratorical contest, held in New York, C. P. Mills, of Williams College, won the first prize. At the annual meeting of Plymouth Church a letter was read from Mr. Beecher, offering to give up one-quarter of his salary, and the offer was accepted. Francis B. Wynkoop, a retired New York varnish dealer, went into bankruptcy with 118bilities of $282,000. Engene A. Shepperdson, paying teller of the Rochester (N. Y.) savings bank, proved a defaulter to the extent of $9,000. He was ruined by fast horses and stock speculation. The stockholders of the Rockland county national bank, of Nyack, N. Y., voted that the institution should go into voluntary liquidation. Western and Southern States. Considerable excitement has been caused in the Black Hills by the discovery of a number of oil wells. The death is announced of the Hon. Richard Mumford Pierson, chief justice of the North Carolina supreme court, at the age of seventy. three. The drug manufactory of Murray & Nelson, Chicago, was burned. Loss, $20,000. William E. Smith, governor, and other State efficers of Wisconsin, were inaugurated at Madison. Brown's block at Lagrange, Ind., was destroyed by a fire. Loss, $30,000 partially insured. At Ripon, Wis., Kellogg's block was burned and a loss caused of $30,000, on which there is $25,000 insurance.
