Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-11
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Mr.. Bergh is very sick in New York
with pneumonia.
"A shock of earthquake vas reported
at Sheffield. England, Friday morning.
The execution of the murderefs Of
Generals LIE Comte and Thomas viii
soon take place in Paris.
The Lelands have not, rs reported,
taken the Metropolitan Hotel in New
York
The governor of Wisconsin has re-
ceived $3.50, 19t contributions for The
sufferers by the fires.
The Clifton Springs Hotci W as burn
ed Friday morning. Loss ZOO. par
TALLY insured.
During ii violent Thunderstorm at
Manchester, England. Friday, church
struck by lightning took fire, and was
destroyed.
Governor Hoffman of New York
has committed the sentence of james f..
Nei1ey from hanging to imprisonment
for hft.
The arms taken Dy the Prussians
from the French and sold to the 13elgiaps,
it is said, were secretly purchased ny
the internatiOnals.
--John Potts is dying from wounds
inflicted nc,4 years day by John Dunn
bleton. another prisoner in Brooklyn
jail. Both were drunk.
DR.. Arnold Naudam, United States
senator from Delaware from 1880 to
1855. end afterwards collector Of VIII
ningtnt,, 80 Friday, aged 80 years.
The rooms of tat revenue-reform
association in New York haqe a,.eep ten
dered to the congressional investigating
committee.
-tfhe will of Thomas c. Moore, for
merly Of 45ro,,klyn, giving half million
of dollars to charitable and missionary
societies, is under confess IL the New
York Supreme Court.
j ola4 Davidson, q prominent citizen
of New Orleans, while driving a buggy
~esr Magnolia bridge on "Wednesday,
70 f4s1 oyer and killed ~ 2 dummy en-
", on tue Jackson Railroad.
~ " saen il the employ of the
,,r ri ~Fe Coal and Iron Company,
-" likeso~ pG in number, have refused
.Wo tnousa reduction of ten per cent.
- suo IN e. ~ II Ianua.y. and struck.
rom M, Tue nrS " $er companies continue
at work.
MCGEE dead at Fort wayne, FRIDAY
while defending hlmseit from
an attack by McGee. TIL ecker seffeii-
dered himself.
AT Port Amboy Friday Sening h
mass meeting OF the citizens p en1
against the interference of the Pei Nisslc
vania Railroad with the construction "
a bridge over the Raritan River, a, ~
resolved to resist such action to the Ut
most.
The investigating committee are stu,
employed in the cash vaults of the Until
ed States Treasury. Thus far about tour
hundred and thirty million dollars were
counted, including gold, currency and
certificates. The committee anticipate
q prolonged investigation.
A band of twenty Ku-Klux raided
upon some negroes near Franklin. Ky,
on the night of the 22d ult., whipping
one and ordering the other to leave on
point of death. One farmer was mott
fed to employ none but white laborers.
1t is declared that the purpose of these
outlaws is TO drive negroes from the
county.
j. M. Lunt, of Bangor, late super
intendent of the European and North
American Railroad, which position he
resigned to accept the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the Maine Central Railroad, was, Fri
day night, made the recipient of an ele--
giant sleigh, the gift of the employees OF
the former road. The presentation
speech was made by NJ. III. Angel. Mr..
Lunt's successor, who was formerly the
general ticket agent of the road, and
was responded to by Mr.. Lunt, after
which by invitation of Mr.. Lunt the
party of forty or fifty sat down to sup
Der at the Exchange.