The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-22
New England.

The hop product of Oxford county Me-,
during the past year was 1000 pounds,
valued at $75 1000.
An infant was thrown from the night
train near Mansfield Mass, on Monday
night by some unknown person, and was
found soon after the train had passed still
breathing, but terribly mangled.
Greensville Conn, people think that
there was an earthquake about twelve
o'clock Saturday night. The windows in
the schoolhouse and in private dwellings
ratified violently, though there was no wind
and no apparent cause for their motion.
The disturbance extended as far as the rail-
road shops, where the windows also ratified
and was quite generally noticed along the
west bank of the river, though 1t appeared
not to have affected Preston.
New London Conn, is rejoicing over
just-completed arrangements by which two
great steamers of the Philadelphia & Read
ing railroad are to run to that point regu-
larly with coal for New England. The
large stoDe dock will thus be utilized, and
the New London Northern railroad is to ex-
tend its tracks to do the distributing of the
coal, while extensive arrangements for stor-
ing are projected.
The State registration report of Rhode
Island for 1875 shows that the number OF
births for the year was 65OS; the number
of marriages, 24S5; and the number Of
deaths, 43l9. OF the births 1862 were male,
and 3l46 female of American parentage,
2727 foreign, 1905.
Experiments were tried with the tele-
phone at Providence on Saturday night in
the presence of professors from Brown
University, members of the press, and 9TH
ers. Conversation was kept up with par
ties In Boston, forty-three miles distant,
and number of other interesting expert
ments were successfully made.
A sad spectacle was seen at Bridport,
Conn, the other day, when four brothers,
handcuffed in pairs, were on their way to
the state prison for elk years each for bur-
glary. The prisoners were the Peareall
brothers, from Now Canaan, recently con.
bury.
Hartford COW doctors are allopaths. A
sick cow in that city was treated on Sum-
day to three pailsful of medicine, whereat
the owner of the COW marveled greatly.
"Why, bless you," exclaimed the pbysic-
ian, ''thats nothing; last Tuesday l gave
sick COW three psilsful of strong thor
oughwort tea, boiled down black three
quarts of Gator oil; a pailful of butternut
bark tea, stepped away strong, and quart
Of gin-and the pesky critter died then !"
Norwich Conn, has boy who has re-
peated attacks of some malady which re-
sembles hydrophobla. He was bitten by a
dog some four years ago. and the wounds
are still tender, and ON the occasion of his
attacks he barks, howls and snaps at every
thing he can reach. The doctors think
that the malady is not hydrophobia, but
form Of intermittent ineanlty.
A mine of "Muscovy mica" has been dis
covered in Westfield, which is supposed to
be very valuable. This mica 10 found in
granite rock, near the surface. is tough,
and has that clear, silyery, white appear
ance SO much thought of. The Muscovy
mica has been found hitherto only In North
Carolina and New Hampshire, but not In
sufficient quantities to supply the demand,
and large quantities are annually imported
from the mines In Siberia.