The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-17
From New York

ARRIVED.
New YoRR, Jan. TO-
The steamship France, from London.
WOODEN BUILDINGS IN ASHES.
Four wooden hui iiurs containing sew
eral small shops in Jerscy City, burned sat
urday. Loss $4,000.
WILL RESIGN.
An Albany dispatch says the superin
teNdent Of in-urance. Chapman, yeslerdn,
announced TO the governors secretary vi.
intention of resigninr. to take IF ct Jan
uary 81, for the sake Of his profession.
ONE EVENINGS SPORT.
John S. CAN'T, a wealthy farmer Of
Wes'chester county. arrived in this city on
Thursday last, intending to pulchaee farm.
Ing implements In the evening he visited
several places of amusement and was sub
sequeuily found lying unconscious on
sidewalk, and was taken to the Madison
street police station. In the night the
doorman, having been attracted 10 his cell
by his groans, found him bleeding CO.
piousy from two ugly deep wounds in the
left arm, which he had inflicted on himstlf
with the crystal of his watch. The mex,
morning, while still suffering from his
nights debauch he was taken before jus
tice Otterbcurg Then he was led from
the court room into the Essex market
prison, and on reaching the top pier he
sprang over the railing, falling on the flags
twenty feet below. He was then taken in
an ambulance to Bellevue hospital. In the
court room he said that having been robbed
OF large sum Of money on Thursday
night while drunk, he felt his humiliation
keenly, and that he had determined to com
NIT suicide.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH AND ITE TROUBLES.
After the reading of the report of the
committee of Plymouth church relative to
the failure in getting up a mutual council
Friday night, there was great applause. r.
w. Raymond said it was evident from the
beginning that Mrs. Moulton wanted n
council which would have Messrs. Storrs
and Buddington for two of it's members
She wanted to make an ex parte council
Henry Ward Beecher made lengthy and
characteristic speech. He said he had ST.
ways been cbivalric toward woman. but
would say that Mrs. Moulton periurcd her
self over my head, and my answers before
the court were true answers, as God shall
Judge me on the judgment day. In reply
to the argument that he should have re-
monstrated with Mrs. Moulton for not At
tending church in 1874, he stated that lie
had demonstrated with her on different oc
casions. Speaking of the kind of council
they proposed with Drs. Storrs and Bud
ineton, he said, ''do You suppose am
going into such hodge podge trial as that
and do you suppose that am so going to
put my life in jeopardy will not
Will not In conclusion Mr. Beecher
said 81 shall continue still in my minis
tons, and if they disfranchlse this church
just so long as you have confidence in me
| shall stand by you. The sun shall not 90
down on that day that any considerable
portion even Of this church doubts me that
shall find me pastor of the church." Dur
ing The address the audience became per-
fectly Wild with excitement, and when he
spoke Of his loneliness in the fitht they
cheered ard clipped their hpnds. The
scene was one which has rarely if ever been
witnessed before in church. The report
OF the committee was adopted and thy
were discharged, and the committee ap.
pointed to call an advis rs rour Gil were in
stiucted to proceed with Their duties and
to report to church on Friday evening
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