The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-04

MoRRIsTowN, Penn, June 2.
Two burglars, while entering the house
of Samuel Roder at Blue Bell, Montgom-
cry county, last night, were surprised by
Mr.. and Mrs. Roder. During the scuflle
one of the thieves shot and instantly killed
Mrs. Roder. The men are at large.
CLERGYMAN DROWNED.
FREDERICK, Md, June 2.
A dispatch says the Rev. John M. Fri
day, pastor of the Lutheran church at Har-
pei's Ferry, was drowned in the canal near
that place, yesterday.
VOLUNTARY STARVATION.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June Q.
Simeon Moon of Clinton county, Ohio,
who had been starving himself to death for
two months, died Wednesday. His friends
state that he ate nothing for nine weeks.
No reason is assigned.
FREDERIoK, Md, June 2.
Frederick Friendly, colored, aged 81
years, was stabbed and killed by Adam
Bell, colored, aged II years, in Prince
Georges county, Thursday. Bell surren-
dered himself, alleging that he acted in
self defense. The difficulty arose in game
of cards.
FATAL REVENGE.
A dispatch from Greensbury, Pa, says
Samuel Ninny, his daughter, Mrs. Paterson
and child and Mrs. Harris were poisoned
by drinking coffee into which arsenic had
been put by Lincoln Nlnny aged IL, who
confessed the act, stating a desire to get
even with the old man for Furnishing him.
The lives of all are despaired of except that
of Mrs. Harris.
WHOLESALE MURDERS.
New York, June 8.
George Brown and his three sons,
George, Jesse and Josiah have been arrest
ed in Cook county, Texas, charged with
committing fourteen murders in connec-
ton with gang of desperadoes that infest-
ed the Texan frontier. Their arrest was
due to the fact that the wives of Jesse
Brown and Samson Barris, both members
of the clan, had been ordered to be killed,
having discovered the secrets of the gang.
Barris revolted against this order and had
the whole party arrested. George Brown,
jr., has been tried and sentenced to be
hanged.
george W. Hayes, another conductor on
the Northern Central railroad of Pennsyl-
vania, has been suspended for scalping
tickets. Over forty tickets taken by Hayes
and not punched were found with rela-
tive of his. They have several accomplices.
Criminal proceedings will be instituted.
Last night party of roughs at Manches-
ter, N. H., assaulted Officer Train on his
beat, overpowered and brutally beat him.
He drew revolver and fired several shots,
mortally wounding VIM. Ryan. Other
officers coming to the rescue were stoned
by the mob.
A large oil tank near Millerstown, Pa,
was, last night, struck by tightening, and
this set fire to another tank. $4,000 barrels
of oil belonging to the United pipe line and
Columbia condit company were destroyed,
with number of derricks. Loss, $S5, 900.
Pursuit was given to the burglar who
shot Mrs. Roder at Norristown, Pa, and il
is reported they were close upon the fu-
gitive at noon. Hs is mulatto.
Joseph Grace aged IL, fell into the basin
at Albany yesterday. James Healey at
tempted to rescue him and both were
drowned.
William Black fell from a third story
window of the Hotel Brunswick, in Bos-
ton, yesterday, and was fatally injured.
Two brothers named Deming were
drowned in The Mohawk river at Cohoes,
N. Y, last night, while bathing.