The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-06

The memorial services in the Harvard
church at Charlestown, Sunday forenoon,
were of deep interest. The discourse by
Rev. DR.. Newell of Cambridge was as true
as il was appropriate in its beautiful sim
plici,y while the communications read
from Rev. Drs. Ellis and Osgood-thc first
DIR. Walkers successor and The second one
of his parshioners from boyhoOd up to
manhood and always his reyering friend
together with the other exercises, added
much 10 an culogisic occasion full of
soemnity and significant "reminiscences
All the proceedings will be gathered to-
gether and preserved as memento of the
faithful life and grand character of the eX.
president, than whom New England has
had to do it honor and claim remembrance
few if any finer specimens of Christian
manhood, social worth, scholarship. and
intellectual ability.
The legislature assemblies at Augusta,
Me-, to,dly, and there is no doubt that E.
F. Webb Of Watervile will be elected
president of the senate and that w. w.
Thomas, jr., OF Portland will take the
chair in the house, which he held, last win
ter. There will he strong effort to cut
down the expenses ofthe state government,
and probably the office of commissioner of
the sinking fund, created last winter, which
cost the state 81 800 year, will be abol-
shed. The insurance commissoncrship,
too, will probably he abolished, or the
salary of 90 500 year-the same that the
governor receives-will be reduced. The
| fight for woman suffrage will be renewed,
and desperate attempt will be made to
| re-eetablish the state cOnstabularY. The
| question of abolishing imprisonment for
| debt will come up, and, of course, the
| Maine legislators can't get together with
out discussing the subject of capital pun
| ishment.
The most ingenious attempt at escape
| from the Massachusetts, state prison made
of late years occurred recently. lust be-
fore the prisoners marched from their
number, then temporarily employed about
| the yard, managed to steal coat and hat
| belonging to one Of the instructors at the
| prison, and in some unaccountablc manner
| also became possessed of watch. Putting
on the cost over his prison garb, and sub
| stitutng the hat for the uniform cap, he
walked boldly up to the door leading to the
octagon and raped on it loudly. Officer
Darling quickly responded, and partly
ope ed the door. The prisoner, in bust
ness like manner, pulled out his watch, and
looking at II, said, II declare il is nearly
five o'clock have only few minutes to
catch the cars Wonder if am right IL
so, must hurry along" 1T the same time
attempting to place his foot upon the
threshold OF the door. son." returned
Darling, II guess your watch is all right
but hardly believe that YOU will catch the
train tonight. Hadn't you better wait sew
eral years longer?
The arguments pro and con in regard tc
tue pardon of Spence Pcttls, now in the
state prison for forgery, were continued al
Boston, Monday, before the governor and
council, and the preponderancc of senti
mcnt was decidedly against the pardon.
Mr.. Cheney, formerly assistant district at
torney, and w. Z. Wood, late OF the
United States secret service, insisted that
Pettis could not and would not be mt de tC
testify against the supposed counterfeiters
in New York, and others believed that II
was essential to keep him in prison, now
that he is there, rs his testimony, II given
in good faith in New York, was not of such
value as to risk letting him so, before his
sentence there. 1t was stated that John
Cummings, president of the Shawmut bank
had said that he believed that, II the Other
side had been presented TO the banking rep
resentatlyes OF Boston as fully as the
ground for the pardon, ho would not have