Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-04
New England Items.

William Cullen Bryant is with hi
family, at the old homestead in Cum
mington.
Gen. Burnside and wife sail from
New York to-day, for two months tril
in Europe.
Michael j. Murphy, a marble poiiehei
at Providence, beat his wife on TUESDAY
so savageIy that it is doubtful If she sur.
wives the injuries. A druken Quarrel was
| the cause.
| John knowlton, prominent Mason
and citizen of Manchester, who had
several times represented that city IN the
legislature, died on Monday at the age Of
| The Florence sewing machine estab'
lishment commenced running, eleven and
a half hours a day on Monday, in order
to meet the great demand for the fall
| trade.
The severe drouth is affecting the
| reservoirs in West Hartford, and, unless
| there is rain soon, Hartford Will have to
| resort to the Connecticut for its water
| supply.
Seven $1,000 and four $500 United
States hve-twenty bonds of the issue OF
1867, were obtained in Boston, few days
ago, on an altered certified check, using
the name of Charles MacKay of New
Orleans.
--Coldbrook Springs is getting to be a
favorite summer resort, as the hotel full
Of boarders abundantly testifies. The me-
dIclnal qualities of the waters are valua-
bI etc IuVallds.
Thomas Nesmith of Lowell, who died
on Sunday at the age of 81, was a native
Of Londonderry, n. H., but since 1882
mad been prominent citizen of Lowell,
where he acquired a large property as real
estate operator. Among his requests is
one of $4,000 to the poor of the city.
"A bright-eyed little darling, nearly
two years of age, only son of George II.
Mellish, of Bellows Falls, while playing
with other children on Monday afternoon.
was hit upon the head by the seat OF a
swing IL which a little girl was swinging.
de dropped to the ground instantly, was
taken up in commissions, and lived in
agony about six hours
The movement of the Democrats to-
induce Gov. Chamberlain to run as citi-
zens' candidate for Governor has utterly
failed, and the Democrats at their conven-
ton on the 10Th will nominate one Of
their own party, probably Gen. Charles
Roberts. The Democrats OF the t1rst dis
trict held their congressional convention
on Tuesday, at Saco, and unanimously
nominated William 2. Haines, of Bidde-
ford
"A coin which was dug out of the
Tower at London, while it was under
going repairs, some time ago, and which
Is supposed to be over 1900 years old, is
now owned in Providence. On one side
it bears the head of the Emperor Con-
stantius, who ruled in Great Britain and
the rest of Rome in the early part of the
fourth century, while on the reverse is a
female figure, holding in one hand a
wreath and in the other horn OF plenty,
with Latin motto.
Several months ago, number OF bur-
glaries were committed in Naugatuck.
Two young men were strongly suspected,
though no positive proof could be obtained
against them. Soon after, one of them,
named Mahony, left town and had not
been heard from again until last week,
when he was discovered very sick in a
Danbury hotel. On being visited by a
constable he made full confession OF
the burglaries, and implicated Josiah Cal
yer, the other young man, but before a
warrant was issued TOR the arrest of the
latter he escaped.