The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-01
From New Yorl;


NEW loRH, oct. 81.
Steamships Alexander Lavalley from
IIarve, Alexandra from Gibraltar and
Smidt from Bremen.
BOILER TESTS.
Government boiler tests will bc com
mcnced next Wednesday,
uoyT, spRAGuEs AND co.
IIoyt Spragucs & Co., say they have no
statement to make for several days.
BRlTroN vs. BUTLER.
The case of Briiton VS. Butler has been
concluded. Decision reserved
INTERVIEWED.
The chief of police interviewed Irving
again to-day, and is confident he has a clue
to the Nathan murderer
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
The Evening Express says the financial
situation to-day is characterised by even
greater depression than yesterday.
RUMoR DENIED.
A rumored suspension of she firm of II.
3. Clain & Co. is authoritatively denied
by Mr. Robinson, one of the firm. He
states the firm is AS solvent as ever they
were
INDICTED AND SENTENCED.
Nine indictments for forgery and embez-
element have been found against John ID.
Couse, cashier of the banking firm of Law
renee Brothers. Couse pleaded guilty of
forgery in the third degree and was SEN
fenced to two and half years in state
prison. The amount Of enlightenment was
$4,000.
THE WEATHER.
The weather is cool and cloudy The
wind is north.
CONVICTION.
The HavaAa bank robbers have been
found guilty by the new jury and will be
sentenced Monday.
Mary Benderhoff, aged % years, stabbed
herself to death in Greene street to-day, be-
cause deserted by her husband.
CONGRATULATORY.
At meeting of the Brooklyn committee
Of fifty last night resolutions were adopted
congratulating w f G Shanks Of the Tri-
bune on his temporary release from prison.
STOKES DISSATISFIED.
Stokes stated last night that he was not
satisfied with the verdict, but was resigned
to it. He denied that his counsel or friends
had had any improper influence with the
jury, and charged that much of the testi-
mony against him was false
NoTE.-An interview with Stokes will
be found on second page.
SYMPATHY FOR TIE sPRAGUEs.
Much sympathy is expressed by mer-
chants, manufacturers and others for the
firms of lloyt, Spraguc IL Co. and A 4 w
Sprague, and the general impression is that
they will resume shortly and satisfactorily.
The statement OF the affairs of the firms
are anXiously looked for.
THINGS IN WALL STREET.
Affairs on the street are very unsettled
the suspension yesterday of lIoyt, Sprague
4 Co., having increased the mistlust al
ready felt and embarrassed speculation of
all kinds Stocks opened weak and fever
ish fell J to per cent, recovering slightly,
but going off again. The dealings are few
and only in small amounts, business men
being unable to anticipate the effect of yes
terday's failures and fearing further
trouble.
REDUCING THE WAGES OF MAsoNs.
Building firms having determined to re-
duce the wages of masons and brcklaycrs
to S3.50 and labOrers to - per day of eight
hours, provided against the prospect of II
strike by obtaining the services of worlimen
from the eastern states. In many in
stances bricklaycrs have been engaged rs
stone masons. The union believe the pro-
posed reduction is fccler, and if they sub
nit they will be forced to work ten hours
A conference of delegates from all socie.
ties will be held. Large numbers of work
men have left the union. and are willing to
accept the terms of employers. Out of
eight thousand in the unions not more than
half are now connected with them 1t is
thought the laborers will he the only men
to resist They are well organized and
number about 10000 the central Organ-
cation has SEQ, 900 in funds
EXCISE BOARD REPORT.
The excise board report over 1000 liquor
saloons of various kinds between Four
teenth street and the Battery. The board
has received $3.50, 900 for licenses, being
$4,000 above that received by the old
ring boards.