The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-23

The first canal boat from Buffalo cast
ward, passed Tonawanda at 9 o'clock Fri
day morning.
A well-drcsscd, elderly man brought a
little boy, apparently about eight years Of
age, to see Lusignani hanged Mt Morris
town, n. j.. on Thursday.
A board of surgeons to examine into the
physical qualifications of members Of the
graduating class, will assemble at West
Point May Goth.
Modoc Captain Jack is reported to have
$500 standing to his credit in the lTcka
Bank.
The United States consul at Belfast. Ire
land, writes that during the April, 1890 of
the best youth of the agriculture districts
left that pore for the United States.
Hannibal IIamln of Maine has not re-
turned his back pay to the Treasury as re-
ported. Gen. Spinner is authority for the
statement that he still holds ON to it,
The recent heavy rains have flooded some
of the tributaries of the Potomac, and in
the vicinity of Winchester, Va, the 0pe-'
guam rose TO a great hight. ThA streets
were flooded, considerable property destroy
ed and two lives lost.
Oswald Jugly. one of the roscaed pass sen
rcrs of the wrecked steamship Atlantic
subscrfpes 800 toward fund for the ben
eft of the fishermen of Mars Island, to
whom, he says, hundreds of passengers are
indebted for their lives
The trustees of Auburn IN. Y. Thcolo-
gical Seminary have agreed to accept Col
i. b. Morgan's offer of $500 900. and trans
fer the institution to Aurora, unless the
citizens of Auburn raise 1925 900 within
sixty days to support it at its present l0ca-
ton, in which event Col. Morgan will pre-
sent it Ss15, 900.
VIM Holden, modest type setter in the
Office of an agricultural papcr published at
Memphis, received notification. the other
day, that he was one of three heirs to an
estate in England, which, 1GS years ago,
amounted to $4,000 900 in gold lie has
hitherto been deserving and upright
young man, and his companions deeply
| sympathiZe with him in his ailctiOn.
The billiard match for the championship
of the United States, diamond cue and II
thousand dollars, fifteen hundred points,
between Maurice DAILY and Cyrille Dion.
was played last night at Tammany Hall,
New York, and was won by DAILY by two
hundred and forty-one points in thilty-sx
innings.
An organization to be known as the Life
Saving Society of New York, has been
formed in metropolis, under charter
granted by the Legislature. Its objects is
to promote the rescue of persons from
drowning, from fire and other accidents
In short, it is an imitation. as far ms il
goes, of the Royal Humane Society of Lon
don. The want of such an association has
long been felt, and we trust the New York
society will be efficient in time ms fits Eng
fish prototype. 1t can be made the instru-
ment of accomplishing much good if prop
erly managed and liberally supported. The
officers chosen are gentlemen of promi
nencc and high character, as will be seer
from the following list; President, Prof
Theo. w. Dwight Vicc-Prcsidents, Gen
A. S. Webb, Prof, Edmund r. Pcaslee
Rev. VIM. A. Adams, ID. d., Abram A
Hewitt, Howard Potter; Corresponding
Secretary, Prof. Benjamin Howard Re
cording Secretary, Marston Niles Treas
urer, Samuel Thorne; Executive Com
mittee, Prof. Frank II. Hamilton, NJ. ID.
Prof. c. Chandler, Prof A. G. Post, NJ. ID.
Rev. II, NJ. Field and Frederick Lay
Omstcad.