The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-14
" LATE NEWS SCRAPS.

TOUCHING DEATH OF A CHILD.

TOUCHING DEATH OF CHILD
The death of little Lena Burnap, Sunday
night last, was very touching, and has
brought sorrow to large number of friends
with whom she was general favorite. She
had been i'll only few days with disease
of the throat, having been to her Sabbath
school the previous Sunday. About ten
o'clock last Sunday night she seemed to
know she must die, and wanted to be bap-
tiled by Rev. ii. G. Farrar, of the Metho-
dist church. Her request was complied
with, and In the beautiful simplicity and
faith of n child, her last hours seemed the
happiest OF her short sweet life. NORTH
Adams Transcript.
a NEW iLDCsTGY
Lately trade has been developed among
some Rochester shippers about which but
little is known. 1t IL the trade of dried
potatoes Potatoes are sliced up and dried
in much the same manner 40 dried apples.
One firm in that city has an order on hand
now for $4,000 pounds of these dried pota
toes, as well as for 500 bushels of onions
which are dried in much the same manner
They are intended for the navy. A bushel
of potatoes dries away to about ten pounds
and bushel of onions to about six pounds
When ready they are put into large tin
cans holding about forty pounds each, and
sealed up the same as oysters.
n.oUARRELrNG LEGISLATORS.
A letter from jackson, Miss, To tho
Vicksburg Herald says "A street fracas
occurred between two members of thu
house inst after the adjournment to-day.
Thompson of Lowndes, and Landers OF
jefferson, doth colored), took different
views upon the bill regulating the salaric.
Of judges and district attorneys. A. they
passed out from the capitol and when real
Hincklcs saloon on State street, Thompson
said TO Landcrs, You ought to speak tc
me as gentleman should be spoken to.
Landers replied, But I'm not going to dc
it, They then went for one another in {
way that was neither chll-like nor bland
Attorney General Harris rushed up to
separate the combatanis, but receiving
severe blow on the head he willingly re-
tired. Landers then drew pistol, wher
Thompson seized Senator Gray and helt
him up between himself and the thu eaten
ing artillery. Gray did not like the situa
ton and wriggled himself out, but not be
fore the pistol had hcen secured and tn,
combatants taken in charge by theii
friends"
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION FL sUDDR>
TIIAW.
Immense damage was done in Sher
brooke, Guyshorough county, about ninety
miles from Halifax, n. s., by frcshet OF
Wednesday last. The 81. Marys rive
was swollen By the rain and thaw. a
couple Of miles above Sherbrookc there is
natural dam of rocks across the river, be
You'd which for several miles it is called
Saltwater. The ice on this portion of tn,
river broke up in consequence of tn,
freshet, and flooded the whole of the val
ley. On the left bank of the river, wher,
Sherbrooke is situated, the scene was ,
fearful one. The flood brought dowr
thousands Of tons of ice and great number.
of logs. Whole trees were uprooted from
the banks in the course of the torrent. The
solid ice below the village remained firm,
and the flat upon which Sherbrooke stand.
became boiling sea. Boats and canoe
were in demand. Every house was flood
ed. The cattle were driven out of towr
by persons on no, setback The women
children and aged people were then taker
away in boats. Many families abandoned
their houses altogether, while others tool
refuge in the upper stories. Two bridges
in the village and large bridge over the
st. Mary's river are gone. A new vesse
ready for launching was destroyed ant
much timber carried away. The day after
the flood the mountains of ice and the
logs, trees and other debris became frozer
solid, so that the village is now mbedded
in frozen sea. The ruin is indescyibable.
1t extends mile and half in length by 8
mile in breadth In the event of a sudden
thaw the village will be quite destroyed.