The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-08

Thursday night a large fire occurred in
the business portion of Houston, Texas, in
GLIDING Main street, which destroyed prop
erty valued at $50, 900 partially Insured.
John Tucker was shockngly mutilated
in attempting to get on freight train,
while in motion, at Dover point, Saturday
morning. There are no hopes of his recov-
cry.
The house of j. Schry, three miles below
Selins Grove, Penn, was totally destroyed
by fire last night. Two children persisted,
and Mrs. Schry was badly burned. Origin
unknown.
A convention of Irish societies, in New
York, on Friday night, made arrangements
for the annual parade on ST. Patrick's Day,
and selected a similar route TO that of last
year, but which has yet to be submitted to
the police commissioners tor approval.
The appeal of William NJ Tweed from
the order granting change of title in the
suit against him to recover SO, 900, 900,
claimed to have beon fraudulently appro-
priated by him from funds belonging to the
county, has been set down for argument
in the general term of the supreme court
next Tuesday.
At the late meeting of the managers of
the American Bible Society 5,0S6 copies of
the Bible were distributed, 3,406 of which
are to go to foreign lands. Appropriations
amounting to $50 $40 were made for for
eign work, principally in connection with
the Leyant agency. The receipts for Feb
ruary were S54,07S.S9 volumes issued
$44, 239.
An engine from Portland, Me-, running
under telegraphlc orders, ran into the train
from Lewiston Saturday morning, between
Yarmouth junction and North Yarmouth,
smashing both engines, and injuring En-
gineer Cummings and baggage-master
Noyes and the fireman of the Boston train.
Two of the men had legs broken and the
other an arm broken. The fireman and en-
gineer on the special train saved them
selves by leaping into the snow.
The Posts Berlin correspondent tele.
graphs that the adoption by the Prussian
parliament of the new ecclesiastical bill,
Withdrawing state endowments from the
Catholic clergy, is considered secured. All
parties except the Ultramontanes and the
extreme Conservatives have agreed to sup.
port it. Theie is reason to believe that the
government is preparing another measure
requiring test oath from Catholics in the
civil service, who number several thou
sands, and dismissing from the employ
ment of the government those who fail tC
give satisfactory assurances of loyalty.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad Saturday
announced another reduction in fares from
New York to several Western cities. Thi
fare to Columbus was reduced to Sl5.25
to Indianapolis, sl7.25 Newark, o., SIS
25 and GAINESVILLE, $l5.25. Col. Scot
has transferred the seat of war from Phila
delphia to Baltimore, and on Wednesday
; lower prices were announced from tina
point west by both roads. The Baltimor,
& Ohio is negotiating for the purchase o.
8 the New Jersey Southern railroad, and of
fers $12 per share for 10000 shares of tn,
, stock, which has been selling as low as $50
Most of this stock is in the hands of ia,
Gould, who is said to have refused to sell.
The spring trade IN New York in gen
eral has opened with bright prospects, AM