Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-14
AMOUNT AND KIND OF CLOUDS.
No rain during the week.
Late News Items.

Over S15,OOO,OOO of the Virgins
State debt has been funded, being one
third of the whole amount.
The Pope has sent letter to Thieri
congratulating him upon the continuance
of his term of Office.
General Browne, who recently killed
Captain Adams at Memphis for sedueine
his daughter, was released on $4,000 bail
on Saturday.
-Ex-Secretary Seward, who is now in
Berlin, will return to the United States
next month, and thus complete his voy.
age around the world.
king Amadus has been enthusiast
cally received at all points which be has
touched during his journey through the
Spanish provinces.
George Dresser, one of the keepers OF
the Chicago Bridewell, was held to answer
to the charge of manslaughter, on Satur-
day, for killing an old man the day be-
fore.
The Empress Eugene embarked on
Saturday, at Southampton for Spain,
where she remains about two months.
Napoleon will in the meantime remain at
Torquay.
Several fast horses from Chicago and
st. Louis, and the celebrated stallion
Rhode Island, belonging TO Senator
Sprague, are in Topeka to attend the
Kansas State fair.
-Commissioners have been appointed
by the governments of Salvador and Hon
duras TO consult upon policy of lmeas-
ures for the establishment of a Central
American federation.
Albert Lamb, foreman of New York
slaughter house, was arrested for killing
John Kline, who died Saturday morning
from clubbing given him by Lamb on
Monday last.
In dispute Sunday morning between
John McCauley, baggage-master of the
Harlem Railroad, at New York, and t.
Murphy. the latter shot McCauley, kill
ing him instantly.
Owing TO the injunction issued by
Judge Barnard, no money was paid out
at the chamberlain's office on Saturday,
and no warrants for money were given to
the creditors of New York city generally.
a building situated above the Balti-
mere and Ohio Railroad, near Grafton.
Ohio. took fire on Saturday, fell on the
track aRd burned there, warping the rails,
consuming the ties aud delaying trains
for six hours.
Police-Captain Hickey and Detective
Lsnnigan were placed under $4,000
bonds on Saturday for contempt of court,
in taking "A prisoner away from New
York city on the day of his trial in order
to get a re ward from another State.
Considerable interest was manifested
on Saturday at the New York produce
exchange, on the report of a successful
trip of steam canal boat from Albany TO
Buffalo and return. The return trip was
made in seven days with full cargo.
The Rogers Locomotive Manufacturing
Company of Patterson, \. J., filed a suit
in the circuit court at st. Louis on Satur-
day, against the North Missouri Railroad
Company for 100000, claimed by them
for locomotives furnished to the railroad
company.
The ST. John crew have sent telegram
saying that they will row the Taylor
Winship crew or a combination of the
English crews at Springfield, October 4,
rough or smooth water, for $1,000 or
$4,000. The Englishmen will will prob
ably accept.
A terrible accident occurred between g.
and 10 o'clock Sunday morning, at the
crossing of the st. Louis and Vandalis
Railroad and the Collinsville plank road,
two miles east st. Louis A party of pic
nicers, composed of sixteen grown up
people and several children, left the city
10 the morning in large furniture wag-
on to spend the day in Illinois. When
at the crossing of the railroad track at the
point named they were struck by an ex-
cursion train going to Highland. Three
of the inmates of the wagon were killed
outright, two mortslly and four or five
severely wounded.
An old gentleman named Chambers, at
work shingling building at Auburndale,
Mass, slid from the roof on Saturday last
and was killed.
A. G. Taher, the druggist at Washing
ton, who caused the death of child last
week by the error in filling prescription
is to be arrested and tried for the offence /
He admits that he put up the prescription
and that the writing was plain, but he
says that he cannot tell how the mistake
occurred. 1t seems to be case of sheer
ignorance of the business.
Mrs. Joseph Taft, of Uxbridge, Mass,
over sixty years of age, was found in
sensible by the roadside in that village,
Friday afternoon. 1t is supposed she was
stricken by paralysis. She was taken
home and cared for, but died Saturday
evening.
The wife of blacksmith in Lynnville,
Ill, was stung by boney-bee, while
picking apples in the orchard, and died
from the effects of the sting in about ten
minutes after going to her room. The
poison took effect SO rapidly that the
head was swollen to twice it's natural size
In Less than an hour, and on the follow.
ing day the body presented the appear
ance Of being in the last stages of decom-
position.