Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

the port of Fernandins. Fiji. with all on
board ssfe.-Ths stsnner Wyoming,
bound from New York for Providence,
sprang leak and sunk within few
miles of Providence. The crew abandon
ed the sinking craft, and reached Maria
gansstt in safety.-A violent gale, on
Saturday night last, accompanied by a
drenching rain, blew down the steeples
of the Unitarian and the orthodox
churches in Arlington, Mass. Several
buildings were partially demolished, and
fruit and other trees Frustrated. The
damage is estimated at $4,000 or $780,
900. The neighbaring towns OF Maiden,
Everett, Medford and Newton also suf-
tered from the gaIo.-The Board OF
Health Of Charleston have announced
that the Enumber of cases OF yellow
fever in that city reported since
the ed inst, indicate that the
disease is assuming an epidemic
form. The medical society, while admit
ting that mild type of the fever prevails,
insist that the reports in regard to 1t are
exaggerated. Differences of opinion ex-
list in tha profession as to the probable
spread of the disease. The people have
recovered from the excitement occasioned
by the appearance of the melaay, and are
now quiet and hopeful.-The Msssachns-
etts Board of Health has sent cir
cular to the mayors of the cities, and
the selectmen of towns in the common
wealth, urging prompt and effective sani'
tary measures, as a preosution to the pos
sible visit of the Asiatic cholera. case
of cholera is reported in New York, but it
has not yet assumed an epidemic form on
this side of the Atlantic. The Mayor of
Montreal has ordered the most stringent
measures regarding city cleaning, in view
of the possible approach of the epidemic.
Disinfectants are supplied gratnitously to
the inhabitants-Gen Ben. Butler opened
the gubernatorial campaign in Massachu-
sets by characteristic speech at Spring
field on last Thursday evening. His
effort was mainly devoted to replying to
the assaults of his opponents, especially
the newspapers that sre arrayed against
him. An ill.timed effort was made by
some representatives of the press in the
audience to "bottle up" the speaker on
the spot, and considerable disturbance
was created in consequence. The General
went through with his speech, however,
in spite of the interruption. His effort
displayes moro wit than wisdom-more
sarcasm than craftsmanship. The recep-
ton he met with will, at least, convince
him that his road to the governors chair
will be a &" hsrd one to travel."j-
Some sixty or seventy gentlemen
from various parts of Massachusetts
met in Boston last week, and took steps
to bring the name of Harvey Jewell be-
fore the Republican State Committee as
candidate for Goyernor.-Non. Columbus
Delsno, Secretary Of the Interior, deliv-
cred speech, at Sandusky, Ohio, last
Thursday evening, ably defending the
administration of President Grant.-The
city of ithaca, N. Y, was visited by a
disastrous fire last week, that destroyed
property to the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars.-A fire at Lexington,
KY, on Wednesday last, destroyed one
hundred thousand dollars worth of prop
erty.-Ox Saturday afternoon last the
barn Of Mr.. Herrick, of Corneaus, Living<-
ton county, N. Y, was struck by light
ming, and consumed. The flames spread
until ten buildings in all, comprising the
business portion of the town, we're de-
stroyed.-A fire at Amboy, Ill, on Friday
morning, destroyed nearly all the business
houses on both sides of Main street, in
velviug loss of two hundred thousand !
dollars; insured for seventy-fve thous-
and.-Three men named Underwood,
Hastings and Bacon, residents Of South
Orange, Mass, were drowned by the up
setting of q boat in which they were fish
ing, in that town, on Saturday last.-Co-
pioua rains the past week have relieved
the wide-spread drought, aid 10 some sec
tions Of this State clused sorno damage
from the overflow of streams.