The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-09

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Fifty or sixty deer have been killed near
Elizabeth, Essex county, N. Y, this year.
The last boats of the season on the Cham
plain were locked through the feeder Mon
day, Nov. 8.
T. G. Carew lost twelve sheep, few
nights since, and nearly every flock in the
south part Of Monson, Mass, has been visi-
ted in the night, presumably by dogs.
Nothing is heard of Tweed, and hardly
anybody expects to hear anything. The
most plausible theory is that he got off on
bark owned by his nephew bound for
some South American port.
Another steamship disaster is added to
the already terribly long list which the year
1876 has run up. The latest victim is the
Deutschland, which was wrecked off the
English coast on Sunday night, and the
loss of life threatens to reach between 80
| and 100.
Gill, Mass, people are not pleased at the
reported removal of Postmaster Josiah d.
Canning (the peasant bard) who has held
the Office over 81 years. He has received
no official notice of decapitation yet, how
ever, and the only objection to HIM comes
from individuals who think he's had the
office long enough.
| Miss Kate Moves was in critical con-
dition from poison arising from kissing her
deceased neice on Sunday, who died of
/ diptheria. The young lady had slight
sore on her lip at the time. A swelling
commenced in her lip which soon extended
to the noise, and it was feared last night
that the difficulty would reach the brain.
Rev. DR.. Baxter Dickinson, native of
Amherst, Yale graduate in 1917, an hon
orary A. M. at Amherst college in 1888,
professor of rhetoric at Lane theological
seminary, Cincinnati, and later holding a
like place in the Auburn theological semi
nary, died at Brooklyn, Tuesday, aged 81.
He was identified with the new school
movement in the Presbyterian church.
The Hudson river ice crop, this season,
promises to surpass that of any previous
year. Cutting has already commenced at
Barrytown, Cocksackie, Vefplank's and
Staatsburg, and the ice in the neighborhood
of the Catskill, Rhinebeck, Cornwall and
Peekskill is nearly in condition, and cut
ting was commenced yesterday, and by the
end of the week there ought to be about
100000 tons stored along the Hudson. II
the present weather continues, ice will
form faster than they can cut it.
The October report of Manager Prescott
of the Hoosic Tunnel, shows that the total
receipts were $6127 and the expenses
$4562. There were S05 loaded cars sent
east and 255 west over the Hoosic TUNE
line, and an increase of freight, but fall
ing off in passengers. There were 800 fee
of arching done in the tunnel, against 35(
feet in September. Quite considerable
share of the freight is cotton coming from
the southwest, It being a common thing
now to send cotton from Galveston
Texas, to Boston by rail, without breaking
bulk, as cheaper than by water. The cot
ton cars are then sent back empty.
One of the most attractive articles at TIT
Massachusetts infant asylum fair in Bos
ton is superb book of autographs, ele'
gantly bound, and containing letters Oh
signatures of the most eminent men an(
women. The title-page has beautiful ant
appropriate sketch by Hoppin, and one OF
the most notable features of the volume il
the following characteristic letter from
Mark Twain
HARTFORD, Oct. 8, 1875.
Dear Madam:-I beg to wish the bes
success and long career of usefulness tc
the infant asylum fair. But words ar
empty; deeds are what show the earnest
spirit. Therefore, am willing to be ON
Of thousand citizens who shall agree t,
| contribute two or more of their children t,
this enterprise. l do not make this offel
in order that | may appear gaudy or lavish
in the eyes of the world, but only to help
worthy cause to the best of my ability
+ Very truly yours, SAML. L. CLEMENS.
Mark Twain.)