The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-12
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL l2 1878

been suspended from his office, In accord
ance with facts submitted to the senate by
q senatorial committee appointed to exam
inc his books, and his chief deputy clerk,
Barker, has temporarily assumed the du-
ties of the office.
Two students of the Yale theological
school, upon returning to their room Mon
day evening, were confronted by q man
with a cooked pistol, who den anded their
money. After securing about 81 from the
young men, he coolly retired, locked them
In their room and made good his escape.
Redpath's sugar refinery In Montreal,
will close as soon as the present stock Of
raw sugar is worked off, as the keen COM
petition of American reflners renders that
business in Canada Improbable. A large
number of worLmen will be thrown out of
employment
Hundreds of families are said to be starv-
ing in Scott, Polk, Montgomery, Swier,
Clark and Sebastian counties, Ark, in con-
sequence of the drouht last summer, 400
families being destitute in Scott county
alone. They have received no aid from
outside, and have in vain appealed to the
state authorities and to Congress.
San Francisco expects much larger i'm
migration this year than that of 1874,
though there was an addition of 30,727 to
the population from this source in that
year. Thus far the arrivals are nearly
double those of 1874, and about 1000 per.
sons ale now arriving weekly by railroad
alone.
A woman one hundred and seven years
old has been discovered in the town Of
French Creek, Chautauqua county. She is
very light, probably less than one hundred
pounds has good hearing, and sees to read
the finest type without glasses She says
her grandfather lived to see one hundred
and five years, and was well aud hearty
the day before he died.
| William Bourne, the Steamburg, Catta
raugus county, boy, who chopped his step
father-Caleb Omans-to death, about 6
year ago, and was sentenced 10 state prison
for life, made confession about that time
duplicating his mother, brother and sister
in-law. Those parties were arrested ant
tried, but discharged. The boy has since
experienced religion, and now writes tha
his implication of those parties was all
lie that he had accused them because Ii,
had been advised that by giving such evi
dencc he could procure his own release.
1t is now suspected that the recent poi
soning of the family of +. A. Kendrck
cashier of the Lebanon national bank
was part of plot to rob the bank, suspi
cion which is strengthened by the fact tina
the lamp near the bank was twice extn
guishcd on the same evening. The servan
girl has left and cannot be found, and tn,
stomach of Mr.. Hendricks mother, VIII,
died from the poisoned tea, and the tea-po
i'll which the tea was prepared, have beef
sent to Boston for examination.
A fearful tornado swept through Edin
burgh, Illinois, about 4.30 o'clock las
Wednesday afternoon. The Christian
church, in which some thirty or fort,
young ladies and gentlemen were rehears
ing, was demolished. About fifteen of tn
party had been taken out at last accounts
Miss Porter was dead, Dick Greenwood
had both legs broken, and J. B. Eaton wa
seriously injured. Miss Sanders had bot
legs and one arm broken. Mr.. Kenmore
had his jaw and shoulder broken, an
several others, whose names have not bee
ascertaned. were Injured. Five dwelling
were also blown down, and an elevate
badly damaged.
One Charles S. Turner, of Dannemora
has recently earned S25, but, if reports ar
true, not much credit, by returning Ion
escaped convict to prison. The Patts
burgh Sentinel sets forth what is elaine
as the facts in the case, in substance. q
follows: Some ten years ago u man by tn
name of Trudo was committed to Clinic
prison for the term of six years. Afte
} having served a year or more he made hi
escape, married, and now has a wife an
five children, one an infant. For owe
eight years he has been an Industrious an
law abiding man, supporting his faml,
and for the last two years he has been a
inhabitant of Dannemora. Turner gettin
| trayi. -r IT, - ~ 49,
and returned him to the prison authorities
receiving his $25. 1t is said the either
are very indignant, thinking the circun
stances did not warrant such proceeding
i and that probably petition for Trudo
! pardon will be presented to the governo