Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29
Late News Items.

line engine anu baggage CaF VI q
train, on the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railroad, near Wanatab,
Ind, were precipitated into a stream
fifteen feet deep, by the giving way of
culvert, on Friday. The fireman was
killed and the engineer and baggage mas
ter and several passengers injured.
The southern bound express car on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was entered
by notorious thieves on Friday, the mes.
senger overpowered and the safe robbed
of large amount of money. The rascals
were subsequently arrested in Mobile, and
a portion of the stolen money found in
their posse ssion.
The town authorities of Bloomfield,
N. J., made application on Thursday, for
an Injunction to restrain the railroad
company from building bridge at that
place At an early hour on Friday. the
contractors for the bridge arrived on the
ground with large force of men, who
were said to be we'll armed, and an
nounced their intention to proceed with
the work against all opposition. A con-
fict is expected, unless the authorities
interfere.
"A fire at Phelps, Ontario county, N.
Y, on Friday, destroyed property to the
amount of $4,000; insurance 100000.
-Class-day was observed at Harvard
College on Friday. The day was fair,
the attendance large and the exercises
full of interest. An grafton by III. E.
Deming, of Shortsville, N. Y, poem by
H. w Swift, of New Bedford, and class
ode by William Tudor of Boston, made up
the literary treat of the occasion. A
breakfast given to the class by Prof. Bow
en- and reception by President Eliot,
were amoLg the interesting social fea-
lures. The class of II is the largest ever
graduated from Harvard.
The corner stone of the new capitol
at Albany was laid on Saturday, with an
imposing military and civic display. The
heavy rain seriously interfered with the
arrangements of the occasion.
Reports from all parts of Kansas rep
resent an abundant wheat harvest.
The petition to the President for the
pardon of g. @. Bowen, has been signed
by persons irrespective of parties.
The commissioner of patents has ex
| fap1aI fha rs Froroto ~
throp, of Philadelphia, for iron truss
frames for bridges.
The Patterson, N. j.. cotton manu-.
factories on Saturday reduced to the ole
rates the wages of the operatives, which
they had recently advanced twenty pei
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| President White of Cornell Univer
sity, has given fifty thousand dollars Il
that institution, twenty thousand of which
goes the library and the rest to be used II
the construction Of the Presidents house
Martha Cook of Hoboken, on Friday
lighted her fire with kerosene. All hel
clothing was burned off her body, includ
ing her shoes, and she fingered in horri
BILE agony till Saturday noon.
Michael Meeney, Buffalo rough, OF
Saturday morning, kicked Edward Wat
kins, an inofending negro, into the cana
where he was drowned. Meeney was ar
rested in Canada, and brought to Buffalo
Judge Stuart, on Friday, submitted
to Judge Cardoza bill of exceptions up
on application for stay Of judgment II
the case Of William Foster, sentenced Il
be hanged for the murder of Putnam
Judge Cardoza will renderI IAN early de
dision.