Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-22
New England Items.

Horace Greeley's farm in Hampden,
Conn, which cost him $4,000, was sold,
the other day, at auction, for the sum OF
$3650.
The census returns make the popula-
ton of Boston 253, 1928, against 231, ,467 in
1865, gain of 21 ,856, which doesn't sat
isfy the good people of the "Hub" by
about 10000.
"A twelve years old daughter OF
Christian Zeller, of Bridgeport, Conn,
was killed on Tuesday night, by a mis-
take of a druggists clerk, who put NOR.
phine instead of quinine in a physicians
prescription.
- The population of Worcester, as
shown by the complete returns, is 41,119
au increase of II ,064, or 81 per cent. over
1865, and of 1850, or 70 per cent, over
1860
Patrick Early, an Ashton r., r. stone
mason, fired d T. liver at lis lfe twice
on Monday, and then ran aw.y, but re-
turned on Tuesday evening and shot him
self on Eis own doorstep. Rum and jeaI-
ousy.
The safe of John G. Gray, Jr., in
Psmberton square, Boston, was attempted
by burglar with false key, on Monday
night The key broke off il the lock,
where it was discovered on Tuesday.
John Kelly, a lad of 10, has been arrested,
and confessed. He just missed stealing
100000 in government bonds.
William Graves of Hartford, Conn.
brakeman on the Hartford and Provi-
dence Railroad. was run over near Will
mantle, on Wednesday morning, by nine
ears, and reduced to shapeless mass of
bloody and lifeless remains.
Friday is 70 Be ii II day" for the
Pocumtuck valley memorial association,
and its members and friends, including
some from this city, will meet on the old
battle ground at Turner's Falls. Austin
De Wolf of Greenfield will deliver an ad-
dress on the occasion and Josiah d. CAu-
ming of Gill, the peasant bard" has been
ask j, not in vain for a poem. The cArs
now run direct to Turner's Falls, so that
persons from Springfield and up the river,
who wish to visit this historical locality
in pleasant company, on Friday, can
easily do SO by taking the morning train
north, and can get home in the afternoon
train from Greenfield.
A marine, by the name of George
Lewis, alias Charles Williams, recently
deserted from the Portsmouth navy yard
and entered the employment of Ansel
Drew at Great Falls, as hostler. A few
days since, he got up in the night and
stole horse and carriage from Mr.. Drew's
stable. On Tuesday night he was arrest
ed in Kittery by Deputy Sheriff Charles
Bartlett, and the team recovered at Stod
dard's stable in Portsmouth. The officer
was resisted by large number of marines
and was helped by citizens to make the
arrest. Several shots were fired, brick
bats were used and several marines in
jured. Charles L. Upton, another marine,
has been arrested as the ringleader of
the resisters. Both of the arrested parties
are confined in the barracks at the yard.
The New Bedford -four mills, togeth-
er with the storehouses adjoining, and
stock and fixtures, we've entirely destroyed
by fire Tuesday noon. There was on
band about 1000 bushels of wheat, $1,000
bushels of corn, 5000 bushels of oats and
1900 barrels of manufactured -four, all of
which is destroyed, or rendered unfit for
any thing but for fodder. The fire spread
with such rapidity that the workmen
barely escaped with their lives. The loss
is estimated at 100000. on which there
is an insurance of $4,000. The safe,
books and papers of the company were
saved in good condition. The building
was the property of Samual Rodman, was
run several years ago as a cotton cloth
and was afterward leased to-
the flour mills company. The origin Of
the fire is unknown. 1t is thought the
mill will not be rebuilt 4