Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30
Temperance Items.

A drunksrd in Meriden, Conn, fell
through store window in trying TO light
his pipe at q scarlet morocco gsiter.
William Logan killed John Mccarthy
in drunken quarrel at Stsndish, Friday
afternoon. Both we're laborers On the
Ogdensburg Railroad.
Alex Kenneson was found dead,
near Dubuque, on Tuesday, hung by the
neck to a tree. The coroner's jury re.
turned a verdict OF suicide. He was an
incorporate man.
A Cleveland suicide lay- HE death AT
the door of ''whiskey and iii.Dds'
A bride ut Port Hope, CaLada, got
her back up because the groom WAS too
drunk TO stand up, and married the
groomsman.
"A fearful sfrny occurred ON an UP
train on the Chicago, Alton and ST. Louis
X abroad, Tuesday night, between An.
burn and Chatham stations. Five drunken
fishermen attempted to ride further than
their fare was paid, and commenced IN
assault upon the conductor. The latter
was assisted by the passengers, and 9
knockdown fight ensued, which lasted
some twenty minutes after the train had
reached Chatham. The ruAians were
finally worsted with many wounds, and
were put off the train at Chatham.
"A wretched old hummer was seen the
other morning, soliloquising ia this man.
ner on the street corner: Here / am
without cent in my pocket 'cept this ere
dime in siiver, a pocket piece, touching
remini-crnce Of the better days of the
R-public. Now want q drink bad, and
want shave pretty bad, too; any bar
keeper or barber could tell that; but !
can't get both for ten cents. If get q
drink | shall have to 60 without shave,
and if get shave, I'm shaved out OF
my drink. What shall dor l know ;
I'll toss up for it. Heads is drink tails
shave. Tails Tain't fair try again"
The unfortunate old hummer tried il
again, but missed catching the piece, and
it went down through q grating over
which he was standing; he thereby lost
his beer. his shave, his pocket.piece, and
his temper and wandered away discou-
ISOLATE.
"A man at Mitchell, Ind, who had a
law suit decided against him, came up
with the judge nicely. He got drunk,
and laid down on the railroad track, and
tho cars kindly reversed the decision by
cutting him up into hash.
Drunkenness among women is in-
creasing in Liverpool. In q year past,
five thousand females have been COM
mitted to Jail for crimes committed under
the influence of strong drink. The women
of Liverpool drink ale, gin, sherry, brandy
and cordials very freely, and we are sorry
to hear that the practise of tipping
"cherry bounce and sweet cordials is be-
coming rather too fashionable ~mone
women ia our large American cities.
A horrid tragedy is reported from
Lithuania. In lonely inn near Skud.
about thirty miles IRON Meml, dwelt a
Jewish family, consisting of husband,
wife, five children and widow woman.
The landlord, one Jossel, had gone on tn.
evening in question to Skud to bring home
his oldest son from school During biz
absence five or six peasants entered I'd.
house, got drunk, and finally refused to
pay. A quarrel began, and the men muir
dered the four children, the widow, .
Jewish boy who had founi lodgings there
Tor the nil mt, and then set fire to the place
he father and son saw the flames from .
distance aud hurried home, hut we're met
by the peasants, who seized them both,
md cast them forcibly into the flames.