The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-07
Crimes and Casualties.
RIOT AT A REFORM SCHOOL.

MANCHESTER, N. H., July 6.
During the absence of the superintend-
ent of the state reform school yesterday
afternoon, several boys made a desperate
assault upon the overseer, disarmed him,
took the keys and made their escape. All
but one we're recaptured.
A MINISTER IN LIMBO.
BALTIMORE, July G.
Rev. Andrew j. Myers was arrested
Tuesday evening on requisition based on
an indictment in New York, growing out
of business transaction. The arrest was
affected so quickly that Myers had no op-
portunity to consult lawyer.
RELIGIOUS QUARREL.
New YORK, July 6.
Hugh Blair and his wife Margaret, living
at 100 Sullivan street, of opposite forms of
religion, the former being Protestant and
the latter Catholic, began quarreling to-
night about their religion. In the course
of the controversy Hugh stabbed his wife
with a penknite in the right side, inflicting
a fatal wound. lie was arrested and his
wife taken to the hospital.
. WHOLESALE POISONING.
BooNvILLE, KY, July 6.
At Upton yesterday six persons were
given poison in milk while eating break
fast. The unfortunates are G. G. McClay,
wife and baby, Mrs. R. D. Mccullough and
baby of Helena, Montana, and Mrs.
Brown. All are in critical condition and
there are no hopes of their recovery. A
negro woman is suspected and is in Jail.
RESISTING OFFICERS.
New York, July /.
Yesterday three roughs assaulted and
robbed Edward Morrison on Douglas street
near Utica avenue, Brooklyn. When three
officers came to his assistance the desper-
ADDE'S took refuge in the cock loft of
shanty where the police went to make the
arrest. A large crowd followed and began
pelting the officers with stones and serious
consequences would have ensued had aot
twelve men from neighboring precinct
come TO their assistance. When at length
the rufflans were made prisoners it was nec-
essaIy for the officers to form close ranks
and draw their revolyers as thy escorted
them through the crowd on their way to
the station. Several officers were quite &C.
verely injured
ARRESTED FOR EMBEzzLESiENT.
NEW ORLEANS, July G.
State Senator J. Henry Burch was ar
rested on Tuesday under a writ of the diG-
trict court of East Baton Rouge, on a
charge of embezzlement of school funds.
and remanded to the custsdy of the sheriff
of East Baton Rouge. Burch sought re-
lease on a habeas corpus, but failed.
The coroner's jury having decided that
Senior Don Sevrino DE La Barrera, late
Spanish consul at New Orleans, died by
taking poison placed feloniously in bottle
of medicine, the governor has offered a
reward of 1000 for the apprehension of
the guilty persons.
B. F. Holland, agent of the Moapa In
dian reservation, and VIM. l.. Carter, a
blacksmith, were killed by band of four
horse thieves. All the inhabitants of the
valley turned out and pursued them. One
of the number was captured wounded.
On Wednesday Alexander Ponticle, Ar
thur Velele and Albert Barchel ventured
too far from shore while bathing at South
Beach, Staten Island, and being unable to
swim were drowned.
w. G. FaXon, teller, and Frank McCel-
land, bookkeeper, of the private banking
house of Bartlett & Smith, Columbus,
Ohio, are defaulters to large amount.
The shot which wounded Miss Howard
at Newport, Il. l., on Wednesday, was
fired by soldier at Fort Adams, 1 200
yards distant across the bay.
Jack Thompson (coloredD was hung at
LaGrange, Ga, yesterday, for killing two
negro children last winter, aged eight and
two.
By an explosion of half keg of powder
in st. Louis, on the 4th, two boys were
killed and several others injured.
Nicholas Thomas of New York, aged 2S.
fell from the fifth story of his house yester-
day and was fatally injured.
Mrs. Mary Brennan was fatally burned
by an explosion of kerosene at Cool Run,
Pa, last evening.