The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-02

Ulttee mas COnClnued 10 open the cOmpalSn
early, and will call the convention for the
goth.
John p. Hall, the murderer OF Mrs 8.
+. Fitch, of Guilford, Chenango county,
NY, has btel imprisC ned, in accordance
with the findings of the coroner's jury.
Real estate in New York Is declared by
those familiar with the auction sales to
have fallen from 90 to 80 per cent from
the prices of two years ago.
A western paper chronicles marriage
in this suggestive style : "They resolved
themselves into committee of two, with
power TO add TO their number"
A well authenticated case of death from
the sting of a hornet recently occurred In
England. A woman who was stung by
one in the neck, tainted Immediately and
expired In few minutes.
Millbank prison is now SO full of soldicry
suffering the penalty of dcserton there
are 900 altogether-that Bedford jsl is 10
be used as u branch establishment for the
custody of this kind of offenders.
Men die to great extent by generations,
and 1874 has been witnessing the quite
rapid passing off of men eminent for long,
useful and conspicuous lives. Gerrt
| Smith has row been numbered ps one Of
the notable procession.
The price of books in Germany has great
| ly increased af late. The reasons given are
a rise ia the wages of COmpostOrs of forty
to fifty per cent, and decline in tho sale
of scientific works, requiring an addition
to be made In heir prices.
Philadelphia splrrows have met their
match at last in n caterpillar with hairs so
stiff aud bristly that they sick orosswise in
the little creatures outlets, and send them
hopping and screaching about like man
with iishbonc in his throat.
In wrapping his paper in old bills, the
editor of the Oshsosk northeastern gave
himself away painfully. The Berlin
Jorrna, received Lis druggists bil--total
for whisky. $1,000; total for drugs,
| $500.
The Polar sea has been remarkably free
from ice this year. The Pacific whaling
feet sailed further east past Point Barrow
tLan ever before and it is said that Il
steamer might have gone clear through
McClure's northwest passage.
An invoice of flour paper barrels, from
Winona, Mimi, was received in Philadel-
phla last week, and attracted much atten-
ton, being the first ever received there in
that style of packages. 1t was manufac-
tured by the patent process.
Brown, the mind reader, has been arrest
ed at New Haven, by II. p. Hubbard, the
manager of his exhibition, who sues to re-
cover $40, which he ,ays Brown BORROWED
of him, falsely representing that he owned
considerable property at Council bluffs,
Iowa.
Though the Chicago people thought it
would hardly pay to spend Sc 900 in elect.
ing man for the closing month or so OF
the late Congressman Rices term, Gov.
Beverage seems to have concluded that the
constitution leaves him no discretion in the
matter. and he basprdcrsd special cleo
ton, Jan. ED.
The late Hon. Alvah Crocker made q
will long time ago which he recently de-
stroyed, intending to make another chang
ing its provisions. lie expressed his in
tention of SO doing on Thursday last, but
died on Saturday without executing that
important document. His estate is cs,t
mated at 81, 900, 900.
The wife of the Tichbornc claimant
having refused to pay a poor rate demand
cd of her as Mrs. Ortou, was summoned
before the magistrates recently by the Ly
mington oversecrs IA defaulter. The
magistrates granted distress warrant. de
string ii to be held over for " few days
The woman states that she is not Mrs. Or
ton, but Lady TichbOrne, any Lawful
claim upon whom she she - willing tC
pay.
The association for erecting a monumen
to Stephen A. Douglas at Chicago, having
been unable to complete the shaft, aut
failing to get any aid from the state, have
voted 10 petition the legislature for leave
to remove the remains to the grounds OF
the Chicago university, which were giver
to the institution by Douglas, and sci
their present grounds, hoping to ge
enough for them 10 pay for finishing tht
monument.
Thursday, 10 take action on the proposed
narrow gauge railroad from the villa &c t.
the lake, Hon. II. II. Hathorn STATED
briefly and clearly his reasons for bclevin!
that the road would be popular. pleasan
and paying. He concluded by announcin.
that he would subscribe $4,000 toward th,
enterprise. The announcement was re
! ceived with applause, and other pledge
were read by l.. II. Cramer 20 the amour
of $4,000.
The funeral of the late Gerrit Smith tool
, place from his residence at Peterboro
r Madison county, at O'Clock p. III. Thurs
day. Notwithstanding tho intense cold
, the thermometer being at 30 degrees bcloy
zero, the attendance at the funeral wa
: very large. The funeral services wer
very simple but impressive, They wer
conducted by Rev. S. II. Cal,hrop, Il Uni
5 tartan clergyman of Syracuse. The fol
{ lowing were pail bearers Gen. John j
Knox of Knoyboro. Hon. Charles b. Sedg
wick of Syracuse, Hon. Henry A. Foster
Hon. ID. e.. LittlejOhn and Hon. Hamilton
8 Lttlefeld of Oswego, Gen. Il. L. Pctrie
q Hon. Caleb Calkins, John Campbell an,
jeremiah Bump of Peterboro, DIR. III. b
: Jarvis of Canastota, Hon. Benjamin Chap
man of Clockvile. Noah Bristor (colored)
, Peterboro, VIM. Kenny and George Bian,
@ (colorei) of Geneva. The orphans Of tn
village, proteges of the deceased, and tn
g children of the Sunday school furnishe,
). the music for the funeral service. Tho re
!. mains were inferred in the Peterboro Gem
etery. Among tho notices displayed ii
the residence of the deceased were the fol
lowing Equal rights to ALL" "Rescu
Cuba now" "IIuman rights above all law
!, and constitutions" THAT one is n ma
l. proves that he Is entitled 10 all rights of
8 man."
4 =-y--==--x------