Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-30
boston. Jan. 81.

BosToN, Jan. 81.
Editor Rutland Herald AS the unit
ed bells of our city tolled yesterday at
noon, not one heart was ignorant of the
cause and many a dimmed eye looked
upon the funeral cortege as it slowly
wound its way from Kings Chapel to
Mount Auburn. Mrs. Harrison Gray
Otis is public loss and her death is a
blow to young and old, high and low.
For many years Mrs. Otis stood in promi-
nence both as a public benefactress and
as "a queen of society" Her motto in
life has been patriotism and philanthro-
Ply, and she was called away as she stood
in the harvest-field with the sheaves Of
her perfected labors close about her.
During our civil war the name of Otis
became a household word on account of
her interchangeable efforts for the relief of
the soldiers and to-day many veteran
of the army and navy owes his life and
comfort to her abiding care. Foremost
among the many good acts was her sue
cess in retaining the Mount Vernon
property and the grave of Washington.
Close upon this pressed other and innu-
merable public services, all testifying to
her ardent and earnest spirit of nation
atty. AS leader of society her house
was always open to her friends and upon
tete days she entertained and received
the congratulations of t0u6 Ie nande.
Mrs Otis had reached an advanced age
and leaves a nation to mourn her death.
The storm of which we have heard
the most terrible accounts from the
west and north reached Boston on
Thursday, and during the night it ragged
right Justify, but owing to some charm
about the atmosphere, whether it is the
increasing proximity of the gulf stream
or not, its effects have only resulted in
delaying the trains few hours and have
granted a new lease of life to the sleigh
ing. On the coast the effects Of the
storm were severe, large number of in
ward bound vessels having been unable
to make port yesterday. No news of
disaster has come in as yet, but consid-
ering the large number of crafts exposed
to the violence of Friday night, it would
be subject for surprise should not even
a schooner be stranded upon our danger
GUS coast or within the insecure harbor
The sleighing carnival is renewed, and
on Tuesday last there were races an
nounced at Beacon Park the attendance
of spectators was small and the results
of the racing not specially remarkable.
Considerable excitement prevails about
the rulnor concerning the repeal of tie
bankrupt law. Several special meetings
have been held, and it appears to be the
general, imperative desire that this law
should have uniform operation through
out the country, as it is the best safe
guard of an honest debtor, and furnishes
the best means of reaching a dishonest
one. It's value can be estimated, not
only by its direct results in those cases
which have been brought under its ac-
ton, but also in its general influence in
securing substantial equity between
debtor and creditor and indirectly foster
ing commercial integrity. The repeal
of the bankrupt law is violently con-
tested.
An outrage came to the notice of the
police on Wednesday last. Although
earnest endeavors were taken to conceal
the horror Rama raised her dusky
wings and within a few hours the secret
was in the possession of the whole city.
The story runs that child was born, on
Tuesday morning last, to one Mabel
Dunbar, Miss of twenty years. Now
this little wanderer was an eye-sore to
Mabel's relations and she connived with
her sister, Mrs. Mullet, to give it its
quietus. When the doctor appeared on
Wednesday morning to enquire for the
mother and her charge, he was met with
the wall that the child was dead and had
been carried to Scituate, off the sea
coast, for burial. The sagacious doctor
didn't twig, but employing detective
Hammond he ferreted out the mystery.
The child was found, suffocated in a
rasin box, at the house of Mrs. Drown,
in Edinboro street. The parties are at
present held for murder; the father is
men est. Such events are startlingly
frequent and a powerful example should
be made Of this case.
An interesting relic is at present on
at the house of Mr. Augustus
Parker, at Dorchester, being large
powder horn, bearing the inscription:
Josiah Benton, his horn madein Rox-
bury camp, October %, TIT" On it is
engraved in very skilful manner, a
diagram of the old fort, showing the