Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-01

neat, went LlIO lnc uCIu 10 uelp ueT
husband spread out some hay. In fif-
teen minutes the flames were coming
through the roof. Everything was so
dry and burned so rapidly thai ii was
impossible 10 save but little
DEATH FROM SUNsTRoKE.- Edward
Belairc, laborcr on the farm Of Mrs.
CaIkins, on the Worcester road, was sun
struck on Tuesday afternoon Of last
week, from the effects Of ULioh he died
Thursday afternoon. Previous to being
struck he had INDUCED very freely in
ice water, which doubtless aggravated
The attack During the building of the
Vermont Central railroad, Mr.. Belaire
was foreman of gang Of Iaborers, and
he always had the reputation of be
ing an exceedingly industrious. sober
and intelligent man. His age was about
50 years. He leaves a wife and large
family Of children at st. Christopher,
p. Q.
VFPvQyT METHODIST SEMINARY.-
We learn that Rev. J. c. w. Coke, the
popular and talented pastor of the
Methodist church, Montpelier. has re-
ceiyed from the executive committee of
the board of trustees, a unanimous cleo
ton to the principalship of the Semin-
airy in Montpelier. The indications are
that he will accept the call. and enter
upon the duties Of the position at the
commencement of the next term. Mr..
Coke is an eloquent and Iorcihle prea-.
cher, ripe aud thorough scholar and
possesses qualifications fitting him for
much higher field of usefulness than the
one to which he is now called.
VERMONT STATE CABINET The Free
m1a says that the State Cabinet is I'M
proving under the management of Hiram
\. Cutting, VI. d., the present Curator.
He has recently added nearly two hun
dred specimens of Vermont birds. which
are nicely mounted, finely labelled. and
we'll represent the zoology Of Vermont
He has also arranged the marbles in a
new case in such a way that their beauty
is very apparent. He has also added a
comparative department, or perhaps
classified what really was before scat
tered, so as to enable the visitor to com
pare our Vermont minerals with those
of foreign countries On the whole. we
Judge the arrangements are as perfect as
possible in the limited amount of space
devoted to the cabinet in our capitol
building
SCIENTIFIC INQuIRY.-About a hun
drcd or a hundred and fifty feet below
the summit of Eagle Ledge, on the side
next to the Lamoille river, there is a pot
hole, some five deep and three and a
half feet in diameter, located on the
ridge some fifty feet above the Valley
on each side. This pothole is six hun
dred feet above the Lamoille and eight
hundred above the Winooski. In the
bottom Of it were found several bones
worn to a globular form, which were
employed, when there was a current of
water there, in wearing ont this hole.
At what period of the world was there
rudning water there?
WHAT Do VERMoNTERs SAY?-Horace
Greeley, in his fourth notice of accep-
tance, published in another column,
wants Jeff Davis fixed up" so that he
can be returned to the United States
Senate Having obtained the Democratic
nomination by bailing Jeff, it is in ac-
cordancce with the eternal fitness of
things that he should do his best to get
Jeff back into the Senate He might
made a safe constitutional adviser" for
some men, but we rather not trust him.
What do the Republicans of Vermont say
to this They can and will express
their opinions although Greeley says tits
none of their business