Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-15

A hunter in Saltwater, Mimi, est
mates that be has killed 1900 deer with 6
rifle.
The real estate of Cleveland is assessed
at S50,O74, 1877, an increase since 1860 Of
over $37 100000.
Boise City, Idaho, has quail society,
whose object is to improve the breed Of
fowls, wild and domestic.
A Grsenbush (N.Y) doctor was arrest
ed, other day, by his wife, for stealing
and pawning her valuables.
Gladstone spoke 17o times during the
last session of Parliament, and bis
speeches occupy so columns of the Times.
California is losing her lordly indiffer-
ence to small things, and calls loudly for
pennies to make change and save the
pieces.
John Dester, an old German miner OF
Nevada, was recently rescued from a
caved-iu embankment, after having occu-
pied himself in prayer during nine hours.
Domestic economists of Paris now util-
ize the blood of the slaughter houses by
making it into buildings, of which about
10000 pounds are daily manufactured.
Burmah, India, has furnished biologists
with a new mineral, its essential constitu-
ents being arsenic, iron and copper, mixed
with occasional silver, lead and anthony.
The German women's association of st.
Louis claims to have saved sevenW-fve
women from life of shame during the
last three and half years thirty of
whom have become church members
Two Englishmen of distinction were
taking notes in the Senate and House,
Wednesday, Mr.. Strut, who will soon be
Lord Belper in the upper House, and
Lord John Harvey. Both were guests
of Senator Sumner.
The arms of the Jesuit order have been
removed from tie Roman college, and
there are other signs of change, but the
soldiers occupy the premises and prevent
the breaking of windows or other anti
Jesuitical demonstrations by the mob.
A Michigander in Detroit told his boy
ten years old to hold the lines while he
went for glass of beer. The boy waited
about three hours, then drove to q hotel
and ordered dinner, remarking "The
old mans on one of those DRINKS of his"
An amusing little toy, known as the
needle dart, is now very popular in New
York. In crowded places, as at fairs, it is
thrown from galle>y, and is pretty GER
tain to enter the face of some one, draw
ing blood, and also more or less ansthe-
mas.
Hedwig Knudle, a young German wo-
man from Coblentz, who displayed great
bravery in nursing the wounded on the
recent battle felds, sometimes in the
midst of tho fighting, has been decorated
with the iron cross by King William, and
appointed superintendent of the hospital
at Versailles.
During his stay il Albany penitentiary |
Mr. Callicthas been furnishing up his
old college studies. Thanks to my enc
miles," he said, the other day, to report
err, II am now fair classical scholar,
read and speak Spanish, French, Italian
and German, and am well up in science
and philosophy. So you see out of evil
cometh good"
With no class in Rome is Victor EN-
manuel likely to be more popular than
with the Jews. He has opened the gates
of the Ghetto. Hitherto even the Roths-
childs have beeen able to get but very
few concessions for their co-religionists in
the eternal city, and it was only by an ex-
favor that the courses of the
were lately in one or two in
stances opened TO Jewish students.
The celebrated Durand divorce case of
New York has been settled. Durand, a
prominent merchant of that city, was
sued for $45, 900 damages, claimed by his
wife for disowning her. He claimed that
she was not his wife and never was.
her demand for $4,000 exor-
bitant, he persuaded her to. throw off
$4,000 and take the balance, and SO she
lid.
A woman in Marshall, Mich, is the
attest sufferer from the jute bug. The
Statesman of that place says, that unless
science can invent some preparation to
kill the bugs which have invested the
scalp of this woman, her life must be sac
,ifced. These bugs have forced them
selves under the skin, and the scalp is
covered with sores. Most Of the hair has
Iallen off and the rest is coming out. A
ute .'switch" is the cause.
A case that will show whether insur.
ance can be collected on suicide, u before u