The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-02

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I Two gangs of colored men have begun |,
work under the city government as stree
sweepers.
THE GREAT BALLOON.
Work commenced Sunday upon the nam
moth balloon in this city by Messrs. Wis,
and Donaldson under the auspices of tn,
Graphic company, the builders agreeing t,
make an aerial voyage to Europe. TIL,
expedition will start about the Goth Of
| August.
THE HAPPY FAMILY.
Mrs. Utica Boxer, sister of Woodruff
was arrested on acharge of being drunk and
disorderly yesterday, but discharged, the
complainant not appearing. Mrs. Boxer
has now preferred charges against Wood
hull and Col. Blood for cruelty and arrest
without cause, and the latter are to he ar
rested to-day.
ALLEGED BLACKMAILING.
l.. ID. Crossman, Maiden Lane merchant.
has caused the arrest of one A. p. Riker
for attempted Matchmaking, in endeavor-
ing to implicate him and his brother in
horse stealing. Riker had written him a
letter, threatening that unless he came
down with 1915 he would be arrested and
taken to Danbury, Conn, for trial, and
requesting him to make known his descis
ion through an advertisement in 'personal"
column.
BILLIARDS.
Cyrille Dion has challenged GARNER for
thousand dollars side and the cham
pionship cup. Ubassy has also issued a
challenge to the champion of the world,
and says he will reside in the United
States from October Is next till June IS.
1874, during which time he will be at the
disposition of any billiard player for
match of a thousand points, played on CON
secutive evenings, five hundred each, for
five hundred dollars a side, or as much
more as his opponent may elect
MORE HANGING.
David Murphy, convicted June 27tl,
1872, of the murder of David Barry and
sentenced to be hanged August ID, the
same year, will be re-sentenccd to-day. the
Court of Appeals on a writ of error having
affirmed the judgment of the court below.
DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT.
Dunden, Frerers & Co., the lace import
ers, deny all intention to defraud the goy
asserting that the charges have
been trumped up by former clerk of the
house, and they intend to contest the
matter in the courts and not compromise.
Per contra, Deputy Collector Phelps ex-
presses the belief that the alleged irregu-
larities will justify claim against the
house of 100000. Several cases of goods
were seized Yesterday, and the officials are
investigating other cases of alleged irregu-
larities among importers.
INCENDIARIsM.
Two incendiary fires occurred this morn
ing.
HEAVY ROBBERY.
The room of VIM. Lewis of ST. Louis, at
the st. George Hotel, was robbed Monday
night of 1870 and gold watch valued at
1850.
DISCHARGED.
John Brown, arrested some time ago on
The charge of dealing in counterfeit money
was discharged to-day.
PRIZE FOR FOOT RACE
James Gordon Bennett proposes to offer
pieces of plate of the value of $500 as a
prize for two mile foot race at Springfield,
Mass. on the nth inst, open to under grad
hates of any college or university in Anne
RIGA.
BROOKLYN CITY GOVERNMENT.
The budget for the support of the city
government of Broolly for 1874 requires
upwards of half million dollars, the rate
Of taxation to be about 81 per cent
INCENDIARIEs ARRESTED.
Two supposed incendaries were arrested
ut Hackensack, n. ]. A vigilance COM
mittee is talked Of
THE IRREPREssIBLE oRANGEMEN.
The orange societies to-day applied to the
Board of Police for permission to parade
On the 10Th of July
WIFE MURDER.
The trial of Frank Gill for wife murder
begins tomorrow.
BARBARIsM.
At the hanging of Aaron Stroud. a ne
gro, at HillsbOrough, n. c., Yesterday, for
gross outrage on little girl, the knot
slipped and fully twenty-five minutes elaps-
ed before the heart ceased to beat. While
The body was hanging the sheriff admitted
boys, who gathered about the Jail, to wit
ness the spectacle.
FEMALE RoBBER.
A girl named Mollie Sherwood who has
been travelling about Arkansas for some
time in trousers, under the assumed name
Of Bill Henderson, has been arrested for
fur stealing and other robberies.
SUICIDE.
young German woman of Boston NAM
ed Hoff poisoned herself this morning, be-
cause deserted by her husband and in en-
IRENE poverty.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
A mason, named Laforest Savage, fell
from church ut Lynn, Mass, to-day and
was killed.
Frauds of New York Officials.
New York, July /.
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