The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02
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In the Ohio senate, Saturday, bill was
introduced to make drunkenness for one
year a sufficient cause for divorce
j. Gould and Trenor w. Park are at it
again, and more sharply than ever. The
literature of the fight can be found in the
Tribune and Sun.
The executive committee of the Massa-
chusetts Press association Monday voted to
hold its apnual meeting and reunion in Bos-
ton on the 18th of February
The celebration OF Tom Paines birthday
recalls the fact that the house in which he
used to live on Blocker street, New York,
is still standing; now used as beer saloon.
The receipts of national bank notes at
the redemption division of the treasury, in
;a eyef vs' a AID vupb bag Scloss Of
business, yesterday, aggregated near $780,
100000.
Ten days ago Henry Harris was shot by
w. G. Sharp, at Louisville, Ky. Sharp
was intoxicated. He was subsequently,
captured and is now in Jail. Harris lived
IN great agony until Saturday night, when
he died
The old Vermont is again to be used as
receiving ship, ard orders have been given
to put her in thorough condition, go that
she will be able to comfortably accommo-
date 1900 men in case there should be any
necessity for extensive recruiting.
The Toronto Globe publishes a letter
from archbishop Lynch, of Toronto, to
the premier, in which he saws that the
priests In his diocese are strictly forbidden
To make the altar Or pulpit of their church,
the tribune of political harangues for or
against any political party or candidate.
The grand jury at Denver have returned
to the district court indictments for murder
against eight of the Italians who are be-
lieved to have butchered four of their fell
low countrymen in Denver last fall. They
will be arraigned on Monday next, and the
trial OF all will be concluded within a week
or ten days. II Is believed that seven of
them will be convicted of murder.
The OHIO river at Louisville, in conse-
quence of the continued heavy rains
throughout the entire valley, has risen
rapidly for the last twenty-tour hours.
Since Saturday it has been rising at the
rate OF three inches per hour. Residences,
stores, Nc, along the levee are rapidly fill
ing, and the occupants have nearly all fled
elsewhere for safety. The rise still con.
tinues' and it IS feared will cause great
damage to river property. No loss of life
is yet reported from the overflow.
Superintendent Walling of New York
was notified, Saturday, of the disappear
ance of the Rev. Matthew johnson of the
Calvary Baptist church, Cbambersburg, N.
j., who left Trenton for New York on
Monday, arrived safely in the latter city,
and has not since been seen. The general
aarm sent out specified as follows Age
thirty -four, hair and complexion very dark,
build slender, weight 1870 pounds, forehead
projecting, nose sharp. He was dressed
in dark clerical suit and wore spectacles.
These are some of the Massachusetts
people 10 be represented at the centennial
w. A. Stevens, of East Brookfleld. iron
cutting machine Hamilton wooden com
pany and American optical company of
Southbridge John q. Avery, of Spencer.
machinery William Willard, of Stur.
bridge, portrait of Charles Sumner. Ex-
celsior gas machine company and J. Il.
Moore, of Warren, inks; A. II. Crossman
& Son, of West Warren, hand tools; Jud-
son, Palmer & Williams, Porter Brothers.
and Evans e Cook, Leominster, all horn
and shell articles and the Bgelow CARPET
company and Clinton wire company, of
Clinton.
The report Of the trustees of the A9tor
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library shows that the will of the late Will
liam b. Astor contained bequest to the
library of $240,000, payable In one, two
and three years after his death, in equal
annual payments $40, 900 to be applied
to the purposes Of the library, as specified
in the codicil of the will Of John Jacob
Aston; $4,000 Of the 5000, 900 to be IN
vested in books, and the residue to be kept
as permanent fund. The sum total of
Mr.. Astors subscriptions to the library ex.
ceeds $3.50, 900, which will augment the
aggregate property of the library, within
the next three years, to a sum exceeding
81, 900, 900, not TO speak of the large ex-
cess OF the present value of the books be-
You'd their actual cost.