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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
a Bold Robbery.


An outrage took place, Wednesday,,
at the old Colony Depot in Boston,
which, for boldness of execution and
conception, has not been equaled for a
long time
Mr.. II. c. Nutter is the paymastcr of
the Old Colony railroad, and it is his
duty to receive from the station agents
on the road their payments, which are
made daily, and amount at times to
twenty thousand dollars. Wednesday
he made payment early in the day to
the Treasurer, Mr J. NJ. Washburn,
About twenty minutes past twelve
o'clock, finding that he had sum on
hand amounting to So, 1876 in bills and
sundry checks, Mr.. Nutter sent it to the
Treasurers office by James w. Woods,
a man who is clerk in the latter's office.
Mr.. Woods opened the door of the office
which is only three feet distant from the
door which opens into Mr.. Washburns
office, and in the main entryway where
at almost any hour Of the day there are
a large number of persons passing to and
from the different offices on the same
floor, and stepped out with the funds in
his haud, but before he had time to even
look at his assailant he was struck a Sc
we're blow in the eye and knocked down
almost senseless. The robber seized the
package and escaped. He secured the
aboVe-named amount, $3,19e, but the
checks will prove valueless.
1t is very evident that the thief had
carefully studied the habits of the pay
master, and had become conversant with
his method of doing business. Fortu-
nately the sum was much less than it
would have been had not the early pay
ment to the Treasursr taken place in the
morning.
THE VERMONT CENTRAL.- The Yer
mont Central has escaped the new trou-
bles with which it was threatened by
the efforts of the Connecticut River road
to secure control of the Vermont Valley
from Bellows Falls to Brattleboro, thus
severing the connection with the New
London Northern railroad at the latter
point. The original lease of the Valley
road is about expiring, and the parties
who sought to get control of it raised
the amount which was thought necessary
for the purpose, but they have been
somewhat taken down by the discovery
that.a new lease to the Central for 20
years, was taken in 1871, so that their
labor was thrown away
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
RUTLAND TROTTING PARK As
SOCEATION.
Fall Meeting, 1872.
THIRD DAYS RACES.

The attendance Thursday, the last day
of the fall meeting, was good, it being
particularly noticeable that there was a
goodly number of the fair sex present.
The track still remained in excellent
condition, and the best time ever trotted
on the track was made by Joe Brown in
the Free for All" purse.
Purse No. ), 500, for horses that
never beat ?. 50; $50 to first, $50 to sec
ond, so to third. In this race there
was seven entries as follows:
\. Ii. Danforth enters b. m. Kitty
/ Thorn.
w. c. Bralsted enters b. 2. Honesty
A. Mccoy enters bl. Q. Factory Boy.
II. Smith enters @. S. Hiland Grey.
\. II. Danforth enters b. S. Tam
OShanter.
J. S. Kinner enters T. Q. Dan.
w. 4. Eager enters b. g. Wampaum.
Five of which came to the stand and
drew the following positions Dan,
inside; Honesty, second; Wampaum,
third; Kitty Thorn, fourth; Factory
Boy, fifth.
First Heat.-On the third trial they
got the word go, Dan shooting ahead
and taking the pole, Kitty second, Wam-
paum third, Honesty fourth, the Boy
fifth These positions were not changed
in the heat, Dan being winner of it in
24844.
lSecoud HeGh-Dan got away first, fol-
lowed closely by Kitty, to the second
turn, when Wampaum pulled up on her
and took her place. but on the three
quarter mile stretch, Kitty re-took her
place and commenced going for Dan,
coming up the hin to the distance stand
abreast and passing him on the stretch,
winning the Leat in 80. Wampaum
third Honesty, bad fourth Factory
Boy running to save his distance. 1t
was found upon pulling up that Honesty
had cut his quartersso badly that he was
withdrawn.
Third Heat.-Af:cr five trials Factory
boy did not come to time, but the others
got off together. all the horses coming
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

Efforts are making to secure a re
peal of the ursury laws by the present
Legislature
Fruit was never more plenty in
Windsor county. Apples are selling at
S1.3O to $500 per barrel delivered at
the cars, and cider is selling at $500 per
barrel
"A correspondent asks ''why a series
OF lectures on the subject ON Temperance
by resident, professional, or other men
cannot be arranged for and delivered in
every town in Rutland county during the
winter
The apple heaps through the coun-
try are the truest pictures of the har-
vest They bring us many good things
the proclamation of coming good
cheer for Thanksgiving and the long
winter evenings.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
senator Merrill of Vermont.

1t is very seldom that United States
Senator comes so near receiving unani-
nous election as that given on Tuesday
to Hon. J. S. Morrill, of Vermont. The
Senate acdS unanimous, and there were
only sixteen dissenting votes in the
House. Such tribute is justly due TO
Mr.. Morrill,. His long service in the
lower House of Congress-dating from
the Thirty-fourth Congress and his one
term in the Senate have made his merits
conspicuous to the whole country. He
has been pre-eminently working states
man, ever animated by resolve to mas
ter fully the questions upon which he
was to vote Then his fairness and in
tegrity have made him an authority
upon the class of subjects particularly
finance-to which his attention has been
directed, so that his influence upon legis-
lation has been much wider than would
appear from hasty glance at his own
record. Of his sterling Republicanism
and championship of the best New Eng
land principles we need not speak. Yer
mont honors herself and renders ma
tional service in keeping Mr.. Morrill, in
his place in the Senate. e.-Boston Jour-
nal
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

a CURIOUS SToRY.-A curious story l.
told of the burning, by a stranger, of a
covered buggy and harness, on Sunday
evening, the 9th, in the narrows near
Windsor village, on the road to Browns
vile. The man was seen by one or two
persons, and inquired of him if he need
ed help, as he said his carriage had brok-
en- down, but he said no. The remnants
of the carriage not consumed were taken
to Winsdor Monday morning. Nothing
has since been heard of either the man OF
horse, and the whole is a mystery.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
MURDER OF MIR. LANE.

Onr community was terribly shocked,
Monday morning, by the announcement
in the morning Journals that respected
merchant had been assassinated at his
own residence the previous night You
have. of course. received the particulars
long before this by telegram, so that l
will not again rccite the details OF the
hOrrid crime.
In to the present moment no clue mas
been found to the murderer, or. rather,
the police have not made pubic any
thing. 1t seems to be a very peculiar
case, for as far as can be ascertained,
Mr.. Lane had no enemies of any cOnse-
quence, or, rather, none that he, htmselI'
knew Of at the time of the commission
of the deed. The idea that the assassin
was insane does not seem to me TO De
worthy of notice, for it is not at all
likely that had he been he would nave
taken so much care to shield hlnseIL
from observation with his umbrella,
when firing the fatal shot. Then, again,
the theory that Mr. Lane was mistaken
for some one else does not seem a good
one. He was sitting in room brilliant
lv lighted, with the curtains all drawn
up at the time the door bell rang, ana
the hall in which he stood, after opening
the door, was also we'll lighted, so that
the murderer must have known his VIC
tim.
At the cOroners investigation nothing
of importance has yet been ascertained
with the exception of the facts that Mr..
Lane had carried on rather sharp cor
respOndence with some parties in CIeYe-
land. relating to some business matters,
but no suspicion falls upon them. Mr..
Lane was not on very good terms with q
gentleman residing in New York city,
having had some difficulty recently about
a mortgage; still he is not suspected.
Mr.. Mills who acted as private secre-
tary to the deceased, testified that Mr..
Lane carried on a large correspondence
with private parties, quite number be-
ing ladies. Ladies frequently called at
the office, when he (Mr. Mills) always
absented himself, but no suspicion of
blackmailing are entertained.
The only clue which is known to the
public, is that man who appeared to be
absent minded entered drug store IN
the vicinity, short time before and also
after the crime was committed he has
not yet been arrested but the police are
on the lookout for him. He may not
have had anything to do with the MUIR
der, still at present he is looked upon as
being connected in some way with it.
That such things are possible in our
city that man can be shot down IN his
own house at so early an hour in the
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

lion. Robert S. Hale of Elizabeth
town, n. Y, has been nominated by the
Republicans of that District for Con-
gress Mr. Hale is native of Chelsea,
Vermont, and brother of Rev. John G.
hale of Chetser. He is graduate of
the University of Vermont, and has al
ready served one term in Congress. He
As a man of great ability, and has already
Wide fame.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

Az ELECTION WAGER.-H Judge Po-
land is reelected to Congress, Maj. Geo.
W. Bonnet of St. Johnsbury, will wheel
Henry w. Hall on a wheelbarrow from
Paddock's village to the lower end Of
Railroad street, st. Johnsbnry. IF Judge
Steele is elected, the Major will ride
and Hall will be the horse. This excur-
sion is to take place the next afternoon
after the election.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

DUCKED. directors of the Con-
necticut Western Railroad were standing
near the track, recently, looking out a
location for depot, when along came
gravel train with astream Of water pour
ing out the side of the locomotive. Com
ing round a slight curve this stream was
not noticed by the row of directors men
toned, until it pounced upon them, fill
ing their palpitating bosoms too full for
utterance.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

a FORTUNATE california
has milkman who in 1856, sold the lac
teal fluid from two cans he carried about
the streets suspended from his shoulders.
He now owns twelve hundred Devon
shire and.Alderney COWS, and his prop
erty is assessed at four hundred thousand
dollars.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

SUDDEN DEATH.-Charles Woo d fel
down and almost instantly expired, a.
he was about to 60 into the cars, on the
Harlem Extension railroad, at North
Bennington, about noon, Friday. He
had been somewhat i'll for several days,
but had walked distance of two miles
that morning before reaching the station.
1t is supposed that his death was caused
by exhaustion.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

evening, (about o'clock shows the ne
cessity of largely increasing the police
force in that district. Retrenchment
and reform is good motto, and should
be practised in many ways but not in
the police department, it should each
year be largely increased, and made
more efficient.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
RUBINSrEIN.

For some unaccountable reason the
Rubmstrin concerts have not been well
attended. 1t is very singular, as SO fine
a performer has never before made his
appearance in our city, and We who
boast our superiority oyer New York in
musical matters, should have pride
enough to have the hall filled at the re
manning one of four concerts. which the
management announced.
In New York twelve concerts were
given to crowded houses, here at the
three concerts already given the hall has
scarcely been more than half full. The
2oisv music of the jubilee seems to have
snojic4 Us for anything that is really
fine
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
DRAMATIC.

The event of the week in theatrical
circles, has been the appearance of Mr..
Lester Wallack as Elliot Gray in Rose
dale. 1t is one of Mr. Wallack's finest
parts, and although l have seen him play
it great many times at his theatre in
New York, still it is a part that we can
see over and over again without being
tired Miss Effie German and Mrs.
Booth do themselves credit in their re-
spective roles, but the management
should provide a better setting to the
piece which is wretchedly bad as usual.
The comedy season continues at the
Museum. Lydia Thompson remains
through the week at the Globe, giving
us this week Robin Hood and Blue
Beard, on Saturday taking a benefit,
when she announces that she will rep
resent six different characters.
Peep O day at the st. James with
Riggs as Barney O'Toole, and "Roi
Carrot" at the Howard.
Yours, LIyY.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

DIR. Caverly, the member OF the
Legislature from Pittsford, was mem
Der of the New Hampshire Legislator
ten years ago from the town of Troy
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

Vermont has, according to the late
census. 65 manufactures of woolen
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

MoNTPELIER. = The Republicans of
Montpelier celebrated the recent politi-
cal victories, on Tuesday evening, by
firing salute and by atorchlight parade
through the streets, headed by the North
field band, ending with short congratula-
tory speeches by Governor Converse,
and ex-Lieutenant Governor Levi Tn
derwood of Burlington, from the balco-
ny of the Pavilion Hotel, with a grand
finale of three rousing cheers for Presi-
dent Grant
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Rutland datehlg asraldI

FOUNDED IN l794'l
Now the largest weekly in New wn63nsing. GnsaHu
NOM 0D%%bIts6ed i9 ID every THURSDAY mo1ntnS ptIan,
vdot or Center st., Herald Block Ru'i"h"
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Our Boston Letter.
BOSTON. Oct. II. 1S1


Editor Rutland Herald = "Gilmore
has postponed his ball until next week."
was the remark heard made at the Par
ker House yesterday, and as l was sit
ting near the speaker, soon ascertained
that both himself and friend had come
on from the West for the purpose of at
tending the ball which was to have come
off this evening, but now postponed un-
til Wednesday of next week. The two
gentlemen seemed very much disappoint-
ed, as they had only made arrangements
to be away from home for short time,
and would now lose the very thing they
had come so far to see. They were not
the only ones by great deal, who were
disappointed by the postpOnement and
the annOunCement-''Fin it impOs-
sible for the workmen to put the COlise-
um in perfect condition by the 18th,
etc, etc, was not well received, as there
was no excuse whatever for not having
time, the building not having been occu-
pied since the jubilee.
POLITICAL.
The grand Grant and Wilson torch
light procession that l spoke Of in my
last, will take place on the Both inst,
and promises to be one of the largest if
not tile largest procession Of the kind
ever seen in this part of the country.
Delegates will be present from all the
neighboring States, while nearly every
town in Massachusetts will be represent
ed, and the Marshal expects that nearly
forty thousand men will be in the ranks.
In the Eighth Congressional Cam
bridge District, Henry W. Muzzey,
Esq, who had been nominated by the
liberal republicans against Hon. J. NJ. 5.
Williams, the regular republican candi-
date has withdrawn his name from the
field. the democrats not fayoring him.
1t makes no difference who is opposed
to Mr. Williams. as he is sure Of being
elected.
Tuesday evening Theodore Tilton de
livcred lecture in the Parker Fraterni-
ty course. at fremont Temple, called
y Plea for Horace Greeley. There
was large audience present, who went
more from curiosity than anything else.
Mr. Tnton did as well as was possible
tor him to do, with such bad subject.
General Batter spoke to large audi
cncc in Iycrum Hall, Cambridge, on
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
Rutland gailq Gerald

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING
""' va Vermont. 49,
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24

Philosophy, said Goldsmith, is a
good horse in stable, but an arrant
Jade on a journey.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-07
A MEW-sICA CAT.
From tha Rural New-Yorker.

DEAR EDITOR 81 want to tell you about
q gentleman of my acquaintance named
Gottschalk. very gentlemaniY, entertaining
Derson is Gott chalk-a musician, too. But,
strange as it NAV seem, he's not q man-he's
q cat. One night, after spending delightful
evening with some friends, We girls went to
bed Soon after we wer e all Quoted down
little. we were considerably startled at hearing
a sound as ii some person were striking the
KEYS OF the piano at random. Not only
asfonished, for we were all in bed but a little
alarmed we liste ned for a while, and then
summoDing all Of our courage to our aid, we
set forth on an exploring expedition On
entering the parlor we saw no one on the
piano stool, but just as we we're going
away, another key was struck. Determined
to solve the mystery,we went still closer, and
what do You think we revealed TO our aston
1shed gazes
Why, Maltese kitten enjoying the quiet
hoar OF midnight in musical ent ertainment.
Grave as Judge, there he sat, striking the
keys with his fore paw, and, cooking ais head
on one side he would listen attentlVely Till
the sound died away, and then strike it again,
apparently greatly enjoying the music % he
created. We immedia ely dubbed him Got
tsehalk, and Gottschalk he has remained ever
since After that we often caught him per
forming, and listening with the air OF con-
noisaeur. Our feline musician retired from
his public career about the time Of the deatt
OF his greater contemporary and namesake -
must have been overwhelmed with grief III,
still likes to sit near the piano when any one
is playing, and listen with an air of intelll-
gence.
MATTE D. WOODWARD.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-07


How EMIGRATIoE Is FILLING Up THE
WESTERN STATES. The contrast OF few
years in some of theWesternStates in rapidity
OF settlement is quite interesting. For in
stance, 3 years ago, at principal land office
IN Nebraska, there had been, up to January.
1868. but 1850 entries. 1,l97 pro-emptors, and
1868 hOmesteadars
In the ensuing months, the number OF
both classes was ooRbled reaching; 1854
Since 1868 more than 5000 persons filed
claims for land at this single Office, and there
are tour other offices in the State
Within eighteen months there have
been taken up of railroad lands in
Southern Nebraska along one railroad only,
l5l, POI acres, by 1,084 purchasers And along
the Union Pacific railroad 481 900 acres have
been sold in two years. This might be called
The poor mans country for, with credit OF
teD years for payment of land. and interest of
bat per cent, with crops of grass abundant
to feet all cattle, corn and wheat at the rate
OF 70 to 50 bushels per acre, one need not
work so very hard to obtain the mere nee
e5saries of life. 1t is only the luxuries which
he cannot get, and does not want.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-07
RELATIVE RANK OF CITIES.

The cities of New York, Philadelphia and
Brooklyn, maintain the same relative rank
as to population that they did in 1869. There
has been considerable shifting of places how
ever, among those that now constitute the
remainder OF the twenty foremost cities OF
the Union
During the last decade St. Louis has
assembled the scale from the eighth to the
foul tn
Chicago, in similar proportion, changes
from the ninth to fifth.
Baltimore, which in 1860 was the fourth, re-
trOgades to the sixth.
Boston pursucS the same direction, from
the fifth to the seventh.
Cincinnati retires step, from the seventh
to the eighth.
New Orleans falls back from the sixth to
the ninth.
San Francisco taking noble forward leap.
vaults from the fifteenth to The tenth.
Buffalo lags behind, from the tenth to the
eleventh.
Washington makes stride from the four
teenth to the twelfth.
Newark, New jerseys thriving metropolis
drops, nevertheless, from the eleventh to the
thir zenith.
Louisville, twelfth in rank in 1860, is now
assigned to the fourteenth
Cleveland, four steps forward mounts from
the nineteenth to the fifteenth.
Pittsburgh alone retains the sans relative
rank now as then, the sixteenth.
Jersey City rises from the goth to the i'm
porlance of seventeenth.
Detroit recedes from the seventeenth to the
eighteenth.
Milwaukee from the eighteenth to the
nineteenth.
Albany, which was, ten years ago, the
thirteenth now takes the old place of JERSEY
City, as the twentieth.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-07

NORTHERN LIMIT OLE THE OYsTER.-Oysters
it is stated, cannot be grown in the seas of
the province of Quebec, the northern limit of
the habitation of this she'll fish on the east
coast OF North America being Carraquette
swiek. Attempts have been made to plant
oysters in Gaspe Bay, but the culture failed
in consequence of the extreme GOODNESS of the
water, which even In the summer is only a
few degrees ADORE TIE freezing point.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-07

PREPARE FOR WET SEASON This is the
advice of one of our correspondents who has
lvedin Whiteside County Illinois since 1889
j He predicts much rain in June and July, and
will prepare for1it By ploughing his fields In
narrow lands, with ''dead'' burrows to carry
of the surplus water. He will also SOW
bearded varieties of wheat,as he believes they
withstand wet weather and hot suns, better
than the bald varieties.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-07

THE FIRST PRINTED GREEK TESTAMENT
Perhaps it is not generally known, AS it ought
10 be, that the first Greek Testament ever
printed was brought out in Spain, under the
superintendence of a Spanish cardinal. To
Erasmus is due the credit of having succeed
ed in publishing the fvst Greek Testament
"A. d, 1919 but Cardinal Ximines was in
the field before Erasmus, and the New Tesla
2nent in magnificent Greek type, with thick
black Latin type by it's side, was printed and
stored up in 1914, waiting for the completion
OF the Old Testament in Hebrew, Greek and
Latin, so that the six volumes might come
out Iasether. John Brocas, the son of the
prir8E was accustomed to relate that when
. the last sheet came from the press, he, being
d then boy, was sent in his best clothes with
Q copy oft to the cardinal, who gave thanks
20 Sod Tor spAring him to that day, and turn
3n@ TO his attendants, said that he congratu-
lated himself on the com letion of that work
more than on any of the acts of his admins
-tration.-RKv r. B. GIRDLEsToNE.