The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-07

WEATHER.
NEW York, Oct. 8.
The weather is clear mild.
ARRIVED.
The steamship Pcrere, from Belfast
LIBERAL GIFT
The Union Theological Seminary has re-
ceived from James Brown, banker, $500,
900 to complete the endowment of the pro-
fessorships.
PREACHING AGAIN.
Rev. Horace f. Cook, the well rcmem-
berec pastor of the Seventh street Method
list church, but deposed from the ministry
some time ago, preached last evening in
the Yorkville Methodist church.
THE STOKES CASE.
The case of Edward S. Stokes was call
ed in the court of oyer and tremner this
morning. Stokes, being sick with bill
lious attack, could not attend. The case
was put down for Wednesday next.
Donaldson's transatlantic balloon start
ed from the Capitoline grounds, Brooklyn,
at o'clock this morning, taking a due
easterly course. Its occupants are WASH
ington ii. Donaldson, George Washington
Lunt and Alfred Ford
NARROW ESCAPE OF TRAIN.
Tho kll,u,, oxpros, t,a;,, hal
only few moments before the caving in
of the Fourth avenue tunnel Saturday,
and another was due at the time of the ac-
cidcnt. Although five hundred men were
in the afternoon before trains could pass.
This is the second time the tunnel has
cavcd in within short time, and the re-
naming portions are said by the Tribune to
be cracked and ready for another tumble.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Brooklyn detectives yesterday arrested
James Merrigan, supposed to be implicated
in the murder of Miss Hamill He was
found at his mothers house in Williams
burgh. 1t will be remembered that both
Merrgan and his wife were originally ar.
rested on suspicion of the murder and then
attempting TO burn the body, and that the
husband was discharged Since that time
he hes been absent from the city. He made
no resistance and declared his innocence OF
the crime.
DROWNED
Mrs. Caroline Sherman of 1876 Christie
pher street, was drowned in the North
river last night by the upsetting of row
boat Samuel Lender and Emma Swift
were picked up by tug boat and landed
The body of Mrs. Sherman was not re.
covered.
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
simultaneously with the meeting of the
philosophical section of the evangelical
conference in st. Pauls Methodist church
this morning, and at which the principal
feature was an address on the religious as
poets of the doctrine of development 10y
DIR. McCosh of Princeton, the theological
section of the alliance resumed its session
at Association Hall, Rev. DIR. Woolsey pre-
siding After the singing of hymn by
the congregation, and prayer by Bishop
Campbell of the colored Methodist church
Rev. DIR. Irenacus Prime, general secreta
ry, announced that the delegates from
foreign lands were each to receive from the
American Bible society a copy of the Holy
Bible in English, as an expression of the
interest felt by that society in every effort
to counterfeit the influence of intidelity ant
superstition. Rev. DR.. Tiffany stated he
had come from Washington bearing an in
yitation to delegates to visit that city, thai
special train had been provided and thai
President Grant had givenup meeting will
the army of the Tennessee in order to bt
present to greet them. The last announce
ment was received with applause.