Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27
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Mrs. Gibson, alias Patterson, the con-
fidence woman, was acquitted at Hudson,
N. Y, on Friday, on the ground of insan-
ity.
Prominent New Workers are arrang-
ing grand reception for Prince Alexis
of Russia. Yacht races and grand ball
and banquet are among the features de-
cided upon.
The stables of Joseph P. and D. Shaw
at Jamaica Plains, were entirely consumed
by fire Friday night. The dwelling OF
of Mrs. Ellen Dolan was also partially
burned. Total loss $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
Thomas Kennedy, a laborer on the
Holyoke & Westfeld Railroad, Mass,
was killed on Friday, by bank of earth
falling upon him.
-Hoffman's jewelry establishment at
Chicago, was robbed Friday night, Of
watches, diamonds, etc, to the amount Of
$4,000.
The Illinois & Michigan Canal was
opened on Friday. The work of deepen
ing the canal will be completed in about
two months.
"A fire at Dubuque, Iowa, on Friday,
destroyed property to the amount of $780,
900.
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Michigan State fair will be held at Kals-
mazoo.
The Chicago Times has a. verdict of
$4,000 given against it for libel.
John Nelson and George Whitmore
were arrested on Friday, at Buffalo, on
the charge Of burglary.
"A fire on the lumber wharves in South
Boston, on Friday, destroyed $4,000
worth of lumber and machinery.
Joseph Adams, a blacksmith at
Springfield, Ill.,w arrested on Thursday,
charged with the murder of former part
nerin Kentucky, some four years since.
The Brooklyn iourneymen house
painters have notified their employers
that they will demand $3.50 per day on
and after the Gath of April.
An Odd Fellows HALLS to be erected
at Trenton, at cost of $4,000.
The residence of James w. McAvoy,
No. 255 Clermont avenue, Brooklyn, was
feloniously entered on Wednesday night,
and robbed of watches and jewelry to the
amount of $500 in value.
"A meeting of coal miners at Summit
Hill, Pa, on Friday, resulted in major
ity for local arbitration, but no change
from last years basis.
Brigham Young left Salt Lake City,
on Saturday for a visit to the South.
There was heavy frost at Des-
moines, Iowa, on Friday night, which has
injured fruit trees. so that there will be
but little fruit in that section this year.
A stage was attacked by Apache In
dams, on the 18th inst, sixty-fve miles
east of Tucson, Arizona, and the driver,
Mark Robbins, formerly of Iowa, was
killed and horribly mutilated. The stage
was burned, and the mail destroyed.
Geo. Saffora, of Arizona, has gone
East to attend the organization of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, of which he is
one of the corporators.
The new professional nine of the Mu-
tual base ball club of New York beat the
juniors of the Chelsea club, on Friday by
a score of 10 to l in game of four in
nings.
The New Jersey Midland Railroad
will be opened from Patterson to Bloom
ingdale on the first of May.
Hart, the man convicted of a number
of burglaries at Englewood, N. j., has
been sentenced to the State Prison for
four years.
The receiver of the Commonwealth
Fire Insurance Company requests all par.
ties indebted 70 that corporation to render
an account thereof to him, at the office Of
the company, No. Isl Broadway, New
York.
The total subscription to the new
loan of the government, up to the present
date, is $50, 100000.