The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-22

ARRIVED.

The weather is clear and mild; wind
west.
FiSANCtAL.
The amount Of outstanding loans are
unchanged since yesterday.
BANK STATEMENT.
Loans, increase, 50, 6sl 300 specie. in
crease, 1881 600 legal tenders, increase,
$2,j07, 100; deposits, increase. - ,062 300
circulation, decrease, Sal 800.
THE BANERrrr ACT.
The protest against the repeal Of the
bankrupt act which is TO be sent to each
member Of the United States Senate is re-
cciving numerous signatures here.
RING LAW FIRMS TO Re PROSECUTED.
1t is understood that the ring prosecu-
tors, after the trial of the leaders. will
bring suits against some of the well known
law firms of which the offenders are mem
bers, to get back immense sums flchcd
from the city treasurer on plea of legal
services.
A''A Nv "A ED bAHhkl RS
The application to have llowes & Macy
adjudicated bankrupts, came up in the
United States Circuit Court yesterday
llowes & Macy were represented by coun-
sci, but. failing to put in an answer to the
petition, they were adiudicatcd bankrupts
by default.
sQUANDERED.
The committee of Brooklyn supervisors
now oyerhaulng matters find that the
moneys appropriated by the commissioners
of charities have been squandercd in
most outrageous manner, double prices
being paid in nearly every instance. For
the purchases made, no vouchers have been
returned
swlNDLlYG coEoNERs.
1t is lcpored that startling frauds have
been discovered in the coroncr's Office of
Brooklyn, that large numbers of fictitious
inqucs;s have been made, the inqusition
papers being made out on physicians GER
tificatcs and charged for ms if inqucsts had
been made on the bodies furthermore
that within three years six hundred and
twenty-three bogus cases of smallpox alone
have been charged for
LEASED.
1t is now authoratively stated that the
transfer Of the Pacific and Atlantic telc-
graph company to the Western Union was
ia. Al. I
miles of line and ten thousand'milcs of wire.
BY the terms of the lease the Western Uni
on, which already owns threc-fourths of
the stock, is to pay four per cent. per an
mum on the whole capital of 50 900, 900
TnURLow WEED FOR sPEcIE PAYMENTS.
Thurlow Weed writes long letter to
the Tribune on a variety Of topics lie
says am rcjoiccd that a movement has
been made in Congress in favor Of rcsump-
ton of specie payments. There is neither
pretext nor excuse for any longer neglect
ing this great duty. With all the contr-
vances TO aggravate the premium on gold
that premium has scarcely risen from time
10 time, above ten per cent, and but for
New York bankers and brokers the rate of
gold usance could not have been kept up
to even that point.
HARRY GENET's CASE
Saturday morning Genet was taken into
the oyer and temincr court in custody of
Deputy-SheriH Shields. \ great crowd of
his friends from Harlem was present. AZ
ter n consultation with Mr.. Beach and AS
sistant Dis,rict-Attorney Allen, Judge Dan
iels stated that no action would be taken
until the bill of exceptions was ready. AT
ter sentence by the court counsel will APP
ply to admit the prisoner to bail pending
the decision ON the questions to be raised
on the bill of exceptions, which will proba-
bly, be settled Monday. Mr.. Genet nodded
to his friends, smoked cigar, and wore an
air Of confidence
THE yIRGINIuS.
\ Key West dispatch says it is unofil-
cialy stated that the Nirginius will be
taken directly la New York instead of
Washington.
REVENUE CUTTER ASHORE.
A Washington dispatch says The rev.
enuc cutter ColfaX, which carried dispatch
es from thc navy department to Admiral
Scott, got aground Wednesday while re-
turning to Savannah. The vessel is still
aground No lives are endangered.
Oh TRIAL FOR ARSON
Julius }. Lambert and Simon V. Lam
bert, brothers, have been placed ON trial AT
White Plains for arson in the first degree,
being indicted for setting fire TO the store
occupied by them in building also occu-
pied as dwellings by two other families be-
sides their own in that village in October,
1878.
ARRESTED.
Philip Goodman and wife, indicted for
setting fire to their store, PIP Division
street, have been arrested. The man was
brought from Buffalo, whether he fled.
TEMPERANCE.
At meeting of the officers # the Cath
Ollie Total Abstinence Union today, it was
reported that the organization was making !
progress, and preliminary arrangements |
were made for meeting at the academy of |
music in this city.
Gambling Broken In.