The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-18

or even Weston, il going to have wheel
barrow race in his hippodrome, and has
hired dozen men for performers, taking
them from the laboring classes. Pedes-
tran exercises now bid fair to relieve
somewhat the annoying pressure of ere
gatta on the BRAIN" and we shall soon ex-
pect to hear of college boys securing their
boarding places dozen miles away from
the institution, and walking in con their
muscle" every morning Well, let them
go IL.
Pennsylvania can take care of the CEN
tennial alone if she is driven to do it by the
unpatriotic course of her sister states. The
value of her manufactures in 1870, as
shown by the census was SILL 1896, 3i4,
against S7Sj, 1851 in New York, and
1868. 912. SOS in Massachusetts. The in.
crease, judging by the ratio in the last dc
cadc, the Philadelphia Press holds, makes
this enormous showing at least s400, 000,-
900 in Philadelphia, and over 5000, 900, 900
in Pennsylvania. Two per cent. on this
stupendons sum would be equal to Sl8,-
600, 00O-which would make pretty good
capital on which 80 sci the centennial hall
| rolling.
Donohue, the Auhurh conyict murderer,
who on his first trial was found guilty of
murder in the first degree and sentenced to
be hanged has just been tried second time
and found guilty Of mansaughter in the
third degree His victim was a fellow
| convict who had several times threatened
/ his life. There was much sympathy for
| Donollue among the people of Auburn, and
especially for his mother, n poor widow
who resides there, and has stood by her son
with the most faithful aifectan from the
first. Donohuc was within two hours of
being hanged under his first sentence when
the order for the stay OF proceedings
reached him.
Early Thursday morning the barn Of j.
W. Veddcr was burned. The llostler and q
friend had gone to sleep in the loft while in
toxcated. Before retiring they procured a
candle, which they hung up b. n string and
lighted. They then lay down, and soon,
overcome by the liquor they drank both
fell asleep. and, on awaking found them
selves almost surrounded by flames, the
candle having burned as far as the string,
dropped among the hay and straw, and set
fire thereto. Both escaped from the loft
with nothing on but their shirts. They
were taken to the police station and locked
up it being suspected that one or the other
Of the two had set fire to the barn. A civil
damages suit is threatened against the
place where they were furnished with H.
quor.
The duty Of steel protects an industry
employing 5000 people and Injuries indus
tries employing 100000 workmen. Mean.
/ while the steel consumers say thatan Amer
/ lean steel has meyer been produced which
| they can nse In such case it seems &c
us that the steel duties are very much like
steal duties.
The Newport Ne~S says "Thc story
| that one or two cottages have been let in
! Newport for IS 900 for the coming season
is myth told for effect Such fbs do nc
good, but much harm. Rents have moi
gone up in Newport nor have they materi.
| ally declined since last summer"
A Pelham Mass, cat, from whose family
of six death had removed four little limo
cents would yet be comforted because they
were not so, to tighten her sorrow and re
place her loss in part, three young red
squirrels were added to her broken home
circle, and now she gives rations to SPUR
rels and kittens alike.
Gen. Grants dispatch explaining his alb.
sence from the Army Reunion at Harris.
burg was rs follows at would be cntirel,
improper for me to be absent from Wash.
ington until quiet is restored in Arkansas
| regret very much not being able to KEEP
my engagement to be at your reunion"
Chestnut street, Springfield Mass, has
4 haunted house from which families have
lately moved in quick succession, the last
tenant remaining but two days. They tel
Of active malcvocnt crockery and tumult-
GUS furniture, and of bloody persons gliding
up and down stairs.