Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27

Erie canal opens next Monday, April

News 0leaniDgs.
Erie canal opens next Monday, April
24'h.
Rev DIR. S,orrs and family Of Brooklyn
we're in Florence the last Of March.
The Euy,ish church in Scotland is|
ab tut to elect bishop. Dr. Alfred DISH
CD Of victoria. will probably DO the man.
Tn. bill posters Of rival establishments
in New Orleans Ayht pistol dusls In dark
alleys.
A Terre Haute lady Of 20 rejoioes In
her fourth husband. FfsrI
The Cincinnati Germans are cutting
each other and poisoning themselves VIVID
reckless prodigality.
When Kentucky ministers get drunk
their names are published in the local
papers. .,
Kentucky folks are going hence witn
great promptness, through getting AleAeo
with horses.
The Lon. Cour Jour. thinks the Lake.
aide Monthly "died broken Bret Harted.
The "open sesame to the High Com
mission" Dinners ready, gentlemen"
Bridal tours to Europe are 90 dreadful
w common now, that the creme dc Ia
creme now 60 to California.
Two Belgian giants, exhibiting in Gin.
cinuati. are said to Re 90 long that 1t taxes
two days to show them.
"Victoria @. woodruff" is the name OF
a new brand of Pittsburg whisky. OF more
than usual power and searching qualities.
John Cook, an Englisbman, in White
Pigeon. Ind, shot himself dead because
his wife wouldn't get up.
A Mississippi man claims to have in
vented utilization of power In rotary
motion, which will save 70 per cont OF the
power hitherto wasted.
Mr.. Forbes has been shot for person
ally insulting" the people of Cheyenne.
He attempted to deliver . temperance
lecture there.
The people of Little Rock, Ark. are
even worse of than We are. They nave
to call a little one story wooden build
ding high school house. ....
The Kentucky democrats will hold
their State convention In Frankfort, on
the third of May. There ID quite con-
test over the nomination for Governor.
"John Paul." alias O. H. Webb, haa
grown rich and respectable. and 10 setting
up q home in that aristocratic county
town, Orange, New jersey. .a-
Some of the rural papers in Iowa arr
wrestling with the conundrum, "Doe'
the republican party Of Iowa belong Il
Harlan, or Harlan to the republican
partyp"
A Texas horse thief being taken to Ssr
Antonio BY two mounted policemen, got
one hand loose and seized tho pistol Of
one Of his captors, when the other shot
him dead.
A Chicago merchant advertised, "a boy
wanted" and before he got down towl
his clerk met him breathless, and tolt
him that his wife had twin boys. Oh, 1
pays to advertise. -..
Another wise exemplifoation of tn
English hencoop style Of railway oars
has lately been made manifest in the al
most murder of . passenger on the Lon
don and Northwestern road by lunatic
A SOD to the Irish understandable
Britanic majesty has recently purchaser
one of the county Kildare msnsions Q
the member from that district, for a roy
al residence and will live there part o
each year. ...r
At the Salt Lake theater q pumki
pays the admission of two people ant
they get two carrots in change. Chick
ems, eggs, oats and greens are taken, an,
the box ofice looks like one Of Greeley
widest agricultural dreams.
A woman ia now suing for support fron
her husband in New York court, sal
husband being only eighteen years ole
She was q servant in his fathers famil
and induced him to marry her when b
was but fifteen years old.
Judge Knapp of Keosouqua is promi
nent az democratic candidate for Cover
nor in Iowa. As the nomination is likel
to be an empty honor to any democrat to
year or two, at least, the leading demo
Gratis do not seem to covet it.
In the negro churches at Washington
on Sunday, an address was read from tn
republican committee, urging all follow
ers of the Lamb to vote the correct ticke
at the district election. Republicanis1
has succeeded to George Bancrofts oil
democracy of "practical christianity"
Bob Carson. the famous mountainee
and trspper. who has had "a many adver
lures az his brother. Kit Carson, still live
on the Missouri river, near the town {
Arrow Rock, and ia hale and vigorou
and IA fond of stirring scenes and in
tense excitement az in his early youth.
The daily paper mania prevails in Ne,
York city There il birth and fune
raj almost once a week. Two bold younI
men, Wilbour and Hassan, are pregnan
with q morning one cent paper to b
called the Morning Ray. and due May
Will it be "gem of purest ray serene ?"
Both banks of tho river at indianapolis
for long distances both above and belo,
the city, were lined last Sunday, wit
men, women and children, angling fC
''rcd eyes, A finer field for the opers
ton of home missionaries, saga local pr
per, was never observable in that sectio,
A bill has been introduced in the Obi
Legislature, providing that the earning
of convicts in the State pris. n, beyond til
Cost VI tnelE keeping, Snau O0 given u
the support Of their families. This mod
OF dealing with convicts has for a lon,
time been advocated by many prison re
formers.
A mushroom will lift a paving ston
many times it's own weight, rather ths
turn over and grow sideways. which
would appear 30 much easier for it to dc
30 tree roots will throw over immens
walls. against which they have grown
though one wonld think the pressure
against the softer soil would give room
for their development.
The police authorities of Jersey Cit,
have commenced crusade against tn
runners" who throng the railroad de
pots and ferry boats upon the arrival o
through trains. and annoy passengers b,
their ceaseless opportunities. Several o
the more obnoxious Of the gang have al
ready been arrested and 6ned, and tn,
work is to go on until the nuisance is ef
fectually absted.
California has found a vrass that nil