The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-03
Miscellaneous.

Inc ozone Datn IS new curative agent
much talked Of
Mrs, Nancy Madison, widow of a broth
or of the president, lied last week near
Lancaster, Ohio. She was Revolution
AIRY pensioner.
Theirs is very rich. lie has stock in the
mines of Auzin to the amount of 10, SOC, 900
francs, and his various investments lift The
sum of his riches to double that number of
millions.
The wife of Senator Sharon of Nevada
died at San Francisco on the 18Th inst,
after long illness, caused by cancer.
She was only forty-two years Old, and she
leaves three children.
This has been a lively month for Mrs.
Borden of Litchfield county. She was
married on the 9th, went over the paper
mill dam at Naugatuck station on the 10Th,
and was badly bitten by dog on the 18th.
At n Charleston rifle match the prizes
offered consist of 1000 cypress shingles,
carpet rug, china tea set, lightning-rod
conductors, two bottles of cologne, saddle
and bride, and other miscellaneous art-
Giles.
The Dublin court of common pleas, to
which the appeal in the case of the Tippe
rary election was referred, has unanimous
ly decided that the late John Mitchell was
disqualified and that Mr.. Moore is entitled
to the seat.
Mr.. j. II. Wood, the Englslm N who
has identified and oxcavated the famous
temple of Diana at Ephesus-one of the
wonders of the world-says that, under the
foundation, he discovered the charcoal de-
scribed by the Roman author, Pliny, as
having been laid down to prevent the damp
from rising.
A young lady of Carlisle, Pa, who is
the other night while under the influence
of a dream, and built small bonfire under
her sewing machine. BY the merest
chance the fire did not spread, and the
only signs of the possible disaster when
she woke in the morning were a heap of
ashes and some charred furniture.
Rev. Kingston Goddard, rector of the
ancient St. Andrews church, Staten
Island had an annual income of $1,000, a
ptTSOlltSc anu lOIty uCIC5 VI l'ilu Dul Hc
mortgaged his horses, household furniture,
etc., and thereafter run himself and the
church so scandalously into debt that the
parish have petitioned Bishop Potter to re-
move him.
The island of Ceylon is British colony
in itself, and is in no way under the super
vision or control of the governor general
of India There is legislative council, at
the head of which is the governor of the
colony, who is appointed by the British
government. This legislative council is
composed of civil and military authorities,
who hold their seats in virtue of their Oflic
ial positions as military commandant,
auditor general, surveyor general, queens
advocate, etc. In addition to these ofiic-
ials there are representatives of the Gin
galese and Tanmill races. These are edu-
Gated natives, and are elected by vote from
the body of the people. The council is
formed on the same basis as the English
house of commons.
One Of the missionaries of the London
society, while on preaching tour in east
ern Bengal, says the Indian Evangelical
Review, came upon community of people
who, all unknown to the outside world
appears that some years ago a Brahmin
plndit obtained a copy of the Bible and
Church Of England prayer book, which he
studied in private. After some time he
began to speak to his friends Of the won
derful things contained in the scriptures
Next he began to read and expound por-
lions of the Bible to the people, and when
the missionary visited the village he found
that some forty people had for some years
been in the habit Of meeting for prayer and
reading the scriptures.
The Philadelphia Ipqnirer says, Mr.. II.
Il. Ncwberry of Bridgeport has in his pos
session an interesting relic in the shape of
once valuable cane, which originally be-
longed to an aristocratice English gentle
man named Thomas Childs, the great
great grandfather OF the present owner.
The staff is some hard wood, having n
head of ivory, much dscolore1 by time.
encircled by slender silver band. bearing
the above mentioned name and the date
1900. Over the ferrule is crack several
inches in length, which was made as fol-
lows During the French and Indian war,
which broke out IN 1854, Mr.. Childs, then
n resident of this country, had an alterca
ton with French officer, when the latter,
III IL NioicnI phsSlOn, uIcW HIS SWORD upon
the other, striking and splitting the cane as
II was raised TO ward off the murderous
blow. Scarcely less interesting on ac-
count OF its associations, IS an ancient table
that wears dark and indeible stain re-
ceiyed during the Revolutionary war. Just
before the battle of Germantown, while a
detachment OF our army, under Count
Pulaski, was stationed at Fort Washing
ton, that commander, hourly expecting an
attack from the Brtifh, entered the house
occupied by the grandparents of MIR. New
berry, sat down to write an order. and
being much hurried and excited, overturn-
ed the inkstand and left upon the table a
mark which never shall be effaced.
The Springfield Union, in speaking of
the IIolyoke disaster, refers to catastro-
phe at Santiago dc Chilli, South America.
December 8, 1862, when, by the sudden
confagration of the cathedral during a
crowded service, two thousand women,
maids and matrons, including the very