Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-27
RUTLAND, VT, THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH p,

of fortune under which Mr.. Boutwell,
has lived has been one of gradual ascent,
quiet and unassuming in detail In early
life he took advantage of such oppor-
tHnitles for acquiring an education as Of
fered, and at the age of thirteen entered
a country store in Worcester county, as
clerk. Soon after he went to Groton
and became proprietor of the store in
which he had been an assistant. At
twenty one he accepted his first public
office, that of a school committee man
in the town of Groton, and in the same
year he was defeated as Democratic can
didate for the position of Representative
to the General Court. After various vi
cissitudes and changes, Mr. Boutwell, ap-
pears in 1853 upon the Republican side
of politics, and since that time has been
a staunch adherent of the party. He
served upon the judiciary committee
during four of his six years in Congress
and in the impeachment trial of Andrew
johnson he took prominent part. From
the beginning of Grants first term he
served as Secretary of the Treasury.
An exhibition of what is known as the
''swift connecting fire tube" was given
upon a public building during the past
week, in the presence of large number
of persons. This apparatus is simply
pipe of wrought iron, which is adjusted
to the side of building and through
which water can be propelled with much
more force than through long length
of hose This pipe can be made of any
convenient length, suitable to the build
ing upon which it is affixed. 1t is in
tended that one shall be placed upon
every other building so that if a neigh
boring structure is on fire a stream OF
water can be directed upon it with little
delay and comparatively no danger to
the fremen.
To-day, March 18th, figures in history
as being the celebration of Ireland's pa
tron. ST. Patrick The day in this city
is a tete and gala occasion. The earliest
notice of any account of this Saint, in
Boston, was taken about 1858, when the
Hibernian societies formed a parade and
marched about town. At this present
stage Of society, a procession OF several
miles in length turns out, and what
with bands Of music, banners, green
feathers and shouts. the pageant is quite
inspiring The theatres take the spirit
and throw open their doors afternoon
and evening, while the day ends in riots
and bacchanalian oblivion.
The sensations of the week have been
the appearances in public of Mr.. Below,
the great elocutionist, and Madame Jan /
auschck, the renowned German tragec- /
enne. Mr. Bellcw came to g highly "
eulogized by the London newspap+S,
and our acquaintance with the ge Ic-
man does not in the least diminisl the
justice of his praises in the highc cir
cles Of Boston society DE is % be
ranked with such notablcs as Mr., KEN
ble Dickens and Murdock HI voice is
of marvellous lexibility. while 'he adap-
tation of his style to the tra4c, meio-
dramatic and comic veins is nimitablc.
Madame Janauschck is a German act
ress Of great celebrity abr ID, who has
perfectly mastered the US OF the Eng
lish language and is now performing the
most difficult class of drJmaS with great
success. Her voice is powerful aud in
tense, with nothing fiat IS common or,
:, thA least degenerate. The repelfo5rG
includes Lady Macbeth. ffleoica, Debo-
rah, Mary Stuart and Adrienne Lecouy-
reur. NlDEo.