The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-18
General News Summary.

General News Summary.
Boston's coming dog show at Music hall
promises well. Entries will be received
after August 1, and many applications
have already been received from all over
New England.
There is a generous ice company at New
London that is begging the city to place
suitable water tanks in the various streets.
and let the company keep them full of ice
free of charge.
A monkey in Milwaukee froze its tail
last winter, and it finally became necessary
to amputate that member,-whereat the
animal, refusing to be comforted, hung
itself in the most human way possible with
rope which was kept in its cage.
Bob Ingcrsoll encountered current Of
air in the Ophir mine with temperature
of 14Oo, and remarked piously and per-
spiriDgly that If there was any place hotter
that that, he would be, ETC., If he didn't
join the church.
New London is beginning to see the ben
eft of her dock in an increased amount of
| coal brought in steamers and shipped over
| the railroads Some 30 900 tons are now
| being carried for one Worcester firm, and
New London expects to take great share
| of this trsfflc which has heretofore gone
through Providence.
A Byron IN. W farmer met singular
death the other day. He drove horse
rake under tree, when his head became
en- angled 10 the limbs, and his horse sud-
denly starting, he sustained injuries that
| caused his death in short time.
During the past year near'y three million
sheep and lambs, representing money
value of $S, 900 900, have been killed
throughout the country by dogs, wolves
and various diseases. The proportionatt
loss is highest in North Carolina, Floridi
and Louisiana.
A blind man in Springfield, No, fell IL
love, but, not having the courage TO pro
pose to the object of his affections on &C
count of his infirmity, made confidant,
of a lady friend, who brought him the glat
news that his passion was return ed, ant
the happy pair were married last week.
An clipping couple 10 Calcasieu parish
La. were overtaken by the father AM
brother of the bride too late to prevent tn
marriage, but free fight ensued, in whic
he bridegroom was killed, the father ee
verely wounded, and the brother, refusin
10 be arrested, was MORALLY wounded b,
the sheriff's posse.
The miners of Pennsylvania, Michiga
and Wisconsin are said to be organizing
new secret order called the "Iron Hearts,
to take the place of the "Molly Maguires,
The oath binds the members to obey all oil
ders at the peril of lite, to defeHd the il
terests OF the order, never to reveal il
secrets, and 10 succor brother members.
Elihu Burritt has finished his "Colonit
history of the Harrington family of townl
} collated with the annals of Connecticut,
l | which embraces the history of Farmingtor
, New Britain, Worthinglon, Kensingtor
Southington, Bristol, Avon and Burlingto
up to the close of the revolution, as well q
9 the leading events in the state each yes
r from 1886 to 1888.
/ Boston did an uncommonly heavy stra v
9 berry trade this season, one Norfolk steam
er alone bringing 100000 quarts at OF
e time. The farmers about Boston, To-
took in large quantities, CT ncord and Lii
coin sending in some 8 900 ates of
quarts each, Dighton some $50 tons,
j nearly IS 900 crates, and other towns less'
0 amounts, netting the honest granger fro
g seven to nine cents quart.
d Miss Louise Simpson, an eccentric mai,
4 en- lady who died in Pttsburg. Pa, te
years ago, made will directing her dun
beasts TO be distributed among her ffienC
l. for good care, and bequeathing so cents
week to feed her three dogs. Recent
It enc of the dogs died, and the execute
~ have called upon the orphans court to d
eide what is to become Of the dogs int
o est.
Although the emperor and empress
Brazil get up 80 early in the morning, the
u attendants are not particularly " VII
20 awake" When their majesties were lea
70 ing Paris for London, a casket OF jewe
\. worth fl20 900 was forgotten until Il
very moment the imperial visitors we
T. getting into the train. Her majesty ha
ID pened to think OF the casket just IN d
I. very nick of time.
y Mrs. Mary Hawkins, the unfortuna
i Louisville lady, whose attempt to obi ain
q considerable amount Of money upon forg,
4 notes of ex Senator John W. Steyenso
George II. Pendleton and others was r
IL Gently noticed, has been placed by h
friends In the Cincinnati sanitarium, whe
r 1t 10 hoped that rest, quiet and skillf
m treatment will restore her to her norm
mental condition. 1t appears that the 1
tempt referred TO was not the nrst, al
u that her present malady 10 matter OF &c
I'd eral years standing.
Of They have steam locomotives on sire