The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-06
5.tu#SE' NEWS Ss1wisAEsY


hsi CfeEbApfi dEiE sa;ist.
George Ferguson. ,Ir. OF Lawlon,ebura
nl.. was iarcd and lealhered by thc people
OF that place Friday afternoon. because of
bis using indecent language to two little
e.rl.
james McGahey and wife Alatldl, Of
New York, aged 20 and GO years respect
lively, were Brutality beaten, mt three ococl.
Friday morning by amikman named Pierce
who keeps a stable in the rear OF their
residence ia Brooklyn McGahcy irmop-
stratcd with him about making too much
noise and Pierce struck him ON the head
with large club. and afterwards beat
Mrs McGahcy in shocking manner.
Neither are expected TO recover.
Tho Official vote OF thirty counties gives
over 30, 0o0 majority for The constitutional
convention of Arkansas The remaining
forty counties viii probably swell the ma
iority 10 10000. With The exception of
two or three counties, democrats are elect
ed delegates.
AZ p. NJ. Friday Otto II. Schmidt.
Matchmaker of 1O1 Beeliman street, New
York entered the Roosevelt street ferry
house. carrying a satche in which were
fory-fye watches valued nj - COO \
young friend was with him AS he step
ped on The bridge a stranger snalched the
satchel, breaking the handle, leaving it in
Mr. Schmidt's hand. Another caught the
satchel, but dropped it, II broke open and
two watches fell out. \ third picked up
the satchel and ran through the ferry-gate,
followed by the first two They went up
South street Neither Schmidt nor his
friend made any cut cry nor pursued the
thieves. Hundreds OF persons were in the
ferry house and the street, hut no effort was
made TO stop the thieves. Not even cry
Of stop thief ~ was uttered.
J. II. Ketcham, the newly appointed
district commissioner, arrived in Washing
ton Friday morning. in the early train
from New York. Shortly after 9 o'clock
he visited the Executive Mansion and had
an interview with the President. After
preliminary conversation on the subject Of
the appointment he signified his intention
to accept. Ills commission is now being
made out at the interior department, aud
rs soon a ready will receive the signature
of the President. The commission Will
then organize and proceed to business.
The forgery Of Washington firemens
and policcmen's orders On the comptroller
OF the district for certificates of indebted
ness still develops new features. The comp
iroller having delayed for several days
making the formal information required to
enable the detectives to procure warrants
70, the arrest of the suspected parties, the
superintendent 81 police Friday ordered the
officers 'ntuislcd with the case to make in
formation themselves. and proceeded to
make the arrests at once Albeit Under
wood, late u member OF the Legislative
Assembly Of the district, and an employee
IN the comptrolier's and ThOs b. War
rick, a graduate Of Howard University
have been arrested Both Underwood and
Wanick are c0lorel men, and it is not
probable that they are the principals in this
riilainy.
The italian journals state that the city of
Milan has been visited by a hail storm of
fearful violence The streets were desert
ed in moment, and the Victor Emmanuel
gallery was one Of the places most thronged
by persons seeking shelter. They, how
ever found themselves there in greater
danger tnan outside from the fragments of
glass battered down, aud they had TO crowd
mo the shops, expecting every moment to
see the roof fall IN, The damage done to
that building is estimated at 9O000t The
DuOmO, the palace of the museum, had
also large number of windows broken.
while the streets were slleWn with shat
tered lamps. The plants and flowers ia the
gardens around the city present an aspect
OF desolation, as all vegetation is quite cut
to pieces. Pigeons and other birds were
found lying dead on the ground, killed by
the hallslOnes, some of which weighed
| three ounces.
1t Is reported that some of the depostors
in the Freedman's saving bank are selling
then pass books for less than their value
either from necessity or ignorance OF the
fact that Bank Examiner Meigs after O
thorough examination of the affairs of the
bank placed the assets, deducting bad and
doubtful debts, at 03 cents on the dollar
The officers of the company say that with
proper care on the part of the management
the books will be worth more than that
sum, and that large dividend will be made
at as early day as practicable
In the House of Lords, Friday, the Ear
of Denblgh asked whether England was tC
be represented in the Brussels congress
lie said the papers relating thereto had an
underhand appearance. The programme