The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-08
From New York.

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New YoRK, June 6.
THE WEATHER..
There was plenty OF rain last night,
clearing off this morning, with the pros.
poet of a warm day
YAcurlNG
The Atlantic club yacht race will take
place next Wednesday in the lower harbor.
RoCImroHT OFF.
Rochcfort and companions sail for Eu-
rope to-day, his children being reported
sick.
DOUBTFUL.
A rumor is current that Jay Gould,
through and of McIIcnry, has obtained
control of Erie.
BANK STATEMENT.
Loans decrease, sG3l. 800 specie dc.
crease, S 1855, 800 lcgals increase, Si3l,-
100; deposits decrease, ai01 600; circula-
ton increase, $3G, 800 reserve decrease,
sjs7,j75.
DllllERlA EPIDEMIC EhGINO.
Physicians pronounce dipthcra an cpl
dcmic in this city, and attribute ii TO the
humidity of the atmosphere. The deaths
from the disease since January were six
hundred and three, or three times more
than during the same time in the previous
year.
SAD STORY.
Early this morning fire was discovered in
the two story frame house No. 20 Myrtle
street, Brooklyn. The second floor was
occupied by Thomas Mcintyre. wife and
five children. When the family awokc
they found all means Of escape cut off, cX-
ccpt by the window. Mcintyre first low
cred his wife and four of his children out
of the window, and then jumped ont Of
the window himself, forgetting that one of
his children was still asleep in bed. After
the fire was cXtinguished search was made,
and the boy Patricl, was found IN bed
burned to death
MAYOR UAVEMEY Err AND THE FOURTH AVENUE
IMPROVEMENT
The reason assigned by Mayor lIavcmc-
yer for refusing to sign further warrants
IN payment Of the city's half of the Fourth
avenue improvement Is that the legislature
had no right to pass law taxing the city
for the benefit of a private corporation.
Ills legal adviser in the matter is Simon
Stern. The law compelling the city to
pay half the expense of sinking the Fourth
avenue tract was passed in 1872, and the
work is already two-thirds completed, the
city's quota having been regularly paid up
to the present time Vanderbilt will test
the soundncss of the mayors law in. the
courts.
CRoP REroETs.
The reports Of the crop show that ST.
3G7, 753 more acres have been sown in
wheat tins year than last, and the present
crop is very promising for full average
production, The c0iored beetle has made
its appearance in states north of the Ohio
river and in some localities the chlnch bug
has appeared, but as vet they have not
done much damage
WEST POINT CASTINGS.
Yves, Point dispatches state that consider
able interest is felt in the examination of
Smith, the colorcd cadet, and hopes are
entertained that he will fail, which would
preclude him from entering the first class.
Cadet French had u narrow escape in drill
Yesterday, being thrown with his horse
and both rolling over together
UNION or STEAMSHIP ASD RAILROAD COM
PANlEs.
1t is now stated that the papers trans
hitting the Narragansctt steamship com
pany to the Old Colony railroad company
will be completed to-day, and that the
transfer will take place on Monday. 1t is
also reported that the old agent, Mr.. Eras-
tus l.ittletield, has been requested by the
new owners to resume his former position
as agent in this city.
PROSPECT PARK RACES.
At the races at Prospect Park Friday
afternoon, the Leavy fog interfcrcd mate
rally with the drivers. In the first trot
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trail Boy and Walter s. The former ran
into the sulky of tine latter, breaking the
sulky down and throwing out the driver,
cutting the breast Of Central Boy quite
: badly. The horse Walter 5. ran around
the track, and when near the judges stand
SHE'D near the fence, striking projecting
piece of wood which penetrated to his
lungs, the horse bleeding to death in few
moments He was owned by L. 4. X An
| dcrson Warren of WATERFOWL, Conn, and
had been sold yesterday for $3.50 to Il
| gentleman from Providence, to be deliver
e ed after the race. The horse Central Boy,
t although badly hurt, will probably recover
The weather here to-day is warm, foggy
aud cloudy, with indications of rain. The
+ popular impression that the past sprn.
IA has been an exceedingly unhealthy season
i is not borne ont by the records of th,
n Health Board. Cool weather has reduce
h the death rate, and frequent showers have
Il secured and purified the streets.
t 1t announced that Jay Could has agail
T. obtained controlling interest in Erie, an,
y that the candidates for directors lavorc'
6 by him are certain OF success at the cnsuin,
y election in July. The report is based ON Al
IL alleged arrangement between Gould IN,
McIIcnry said TO have been entered int
lust previous to the departure of the latte
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