The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-30

Not long since girl, about 1S years old,
was walking near Marshalltowp, Iowa,
when che was suddenly seized by three
trampe, who successfully assaied her, and
then, to prevent her telling of the horid
deed, cut of her tongue. Two of them
boarded freight train aud went north,
while the other loitere1 about the city.
The girl was found soon after, and the rc)-
pie were instantly aroused. The fellow
who stopped was caught, and identified by
the girl. He then told who his comrades
were, and they were arrested.
Jerome Barsman, a gray.haired Italian,
attired In rags, was arralgned at Jersey
City for begging. A close cross-cxamina-
ton ELECTED the fact that he belonged to a
begging community at New York, where o
number of the begging tramps and mu-
sicians live, having an organization pre-.
sided over by woman and provided with
treasurer. Each person paysin certain
amount and registers the district they are
going to beg or play IN. When they do
not come back at the time specified they
are searched for by scouts. The scouts in
this Instance are paid the fire imposed.
Eight hundred ounces of gold dust ar
rived in Cheyenne Tburday from Dead
wood, in the Black Hills. Friday q solid
piece of quartz was consigned 10 the Paoi-
fic coast for exhibition. 1t bristes with
free gold all over. The piece weighs about
25 pounds, and il estimated to contain
81 900 in gold. This is from The Alpha
mres, and specimens of the same are now
on exhibition in the rame of w. g. Ben
nett. The telegraph line, which has been
making rather slow progress, owing to the
absence of an escort for working parties, is
now making Roadway. All the poles are
set to Hot creek, so miles beyond Laramie,
and the work of stringing the wire has be-
gun. The first communication over it was
cent last night from Platte river.
James Murphy, agcl 10, was hanged al
Dayton, Ohio, recently for the murder Of
Mr.. Dawson, in August, 1875. In the first
attempt at the execution the rope broke
AMI he fell to tie f)or of the scsff Id. i
was first thought that his neck was broken
| but it proved otherwise, and in three min
utes the prisoner WAS the second tint
/ placed upon the death trap. At This poin
he made dea,h grip on Deputy Sheriff
| Freeman, and it required several men t,
| free his hold This time the rope was dou
bled, and in an Instant he was dangling il
the air and making desperate struggles fo
| life, but after few contortions his limb
settled and his struggles ceased. A few
hours before the execution he made full
confession of hi, guilt.
A family by the name Of Whitney live
near Danviile, N. Y. A few weeks ag
Mrs. Whitney was converted at CAM
meeting and joined the Baptist church
Her husband told her that it she persste
in attending it he would shoot her. Sun
day she went to tue house of brothe
named Clark in order to go to church wit
his family. Whitney followed her sn
forbade her going to the Baptist church
Clark ordered his brother.in-law off tn
premises. Whitney went out of the yart
and when the Clarks ana Mrs. Whltne
came out ON their way to church he levele
revolver at his wife's head. Clark knocl
ed the weapon up and received the content
of one chamber in his arm. A son {
Clark's seized Whitney and disarmed hin
Whitney then ran. He was followed wit
dogs and caught and badly beaten by Ii
Clarks. lie afterward escaped arrest an
cannot be found.