The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-24

aside the New York Herald, Times,
World, Sun and other newspapers, Fri
day, If they had devoted one-tenth of
their reading columns-as we have known
a country daily to do-in attempted With
cisms and ringing changes upon the mistakes
which occurred in few lines of Thurs
days Tribune, which we herewith quote.
1t is from report in reference to the de-
falcation in the state treasurer's office, and
is copied ver6dtim. Before giving the ex-
tract, we will say that the Tribune always
capitalizes the name Of bank, and it WILL
also, be seen, from the extract, that the
same bank is mentioned by different
names in different places. We have
italcised the words where the errors occur,
not because the mistakes are of any i'm
portance, but to show that they will occur
where the utmost care is taken. We
could find similar instances, if we sought
for them, in every paper in the land, but
this suflices for our purpose. The Tri5une
says;
1t appears that on the eth of September
the deposit in the Mechanics and Farm
ers' Bank had been drawn down to about
$500, 600, and it was known that n day or
two previous about 81 100000 had been
paid into the Commercial bank, and
il being about the time of the panic when
banks were anxious to have as large
balance as possible, a complaint was made
by the farmers and mechanics bdHk that
they had not Mei0 full share of the de
posts. This caused the drawing of the
tronSJer checks for the $175, 900 above al
luded to, as Mr. Raines wished to cqualiZe
the balances. AS soon as the Deputy Com
tr0iLer Gallien became Mtiifed, from the
figures furnished by the banks. that
$4,000 was not the proper amount to
transfer he told Controller Hopkins, and
justified his refusal to sign the checks.
After all, this study of typographical CT
rors, if some one would take the pains to
gather them, would make most interesting
book, and one which would be eagerly
sought. Before we close this subject of
typographical errors. we have, just once, a
word, personal to ourself, to say. We arc
not in the habit as our readers well know,
of entering into personal explanations OIL
defending ourself from unfounded charges
but we deem it proper, at this time, so tc
do. Friday morning copy of the agri
cultural address, delivered by Rev. L. M
Haynes, appeared in THE GLOBE, twenty
four hours, as usual, in advance of any
other newspaper. In eXcusing themselve
for their want of enterprise, they indulg,
themselves in their usual whine, abou
correct copy, and say that "by actua
count there is more than fifty wrong word
and outs" in the address as published by us
Without stopping to consider the prophet,
of criticism upon the part of newspape
which announces this same address to hav
been delivered at Wallingeord." ant
speaks about the centudry from the settle
ment of the town, prententions what
ever that may be-JDy, and thirty othe
errors in the same address or that says, il
another place, that man had been arreste,
for the murder of his wife, and that til
wife, Mrs. Lowell mysteriously disap
peared three years of age" we pronounc
the statement unqualfedly false. TIL
manuscript was carefully read by copy
ourself holding the copy, and every wor
contained therein, so far as it could be dc
ciphered by the compostor, the proof
reader or ourself, was contained in the ad
dress as published. If any words wer
left out of the address, as it appeared j
THE GLoBK, they were ''out" in the origni
manuscript. If there appeared any wron
words in THE GLOBE report, it was becaus
it was impossible to decipher the man
uscript, and, under the circumstances, til
best was done that could be-that is, to fin
a word nearest to the look of the manus
cript that would make comparative sense
We doubt not there were typographici
errors in the report, and, considering tn
nature of the manuscript perhaps wron
words, but we know that there were n
, "outs." The proof was read with som
haste, as we were DESTROYS furnishing gu
, contemporary Herewith, so that it might i
published simultaneously in both Office.
To accomplish we violated the pos
tive injunction of our physician an
remained until we had copy to furnis
, them. They-or some of the staff-we
knew, if our word was believed by then
that such was our physical condition at til
time, and the reason why we were at til
offices, and in the street, instead of in bee
Our courtesy, at the expense of muc
r physical suffering, has been returned i
the manner referred to, and with this e'
planatien we take leave of the subject fol
ever