The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-22
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY
By Telegraph ana Maii.
WEATHER RECORDS.

The weather records in Boston show that
the first half of April just ended was the
coolest first half of this month i'm fifty
years. In 1868 it was about degree
warmer and in 1882 Ohe coolest of the fifty
Aprils) the first half was three degrees
warmer than this year.
MISSING.
Thomas +. Donoghuc left Montreal
April 9th at $3.50 p M, bound for Boston
via Central Vermont Railroad. lie did
not reach his destination and has not since
been heard of by any of his friends. The
missing man is 90 years of age s feet 7
inches in height, short dark hair dark
eyes, small dark whiskeis. Ralph Iaskins
of Pembcrton Square. Boston. or Frothing-
ham " Workman Of Montreal, want nfor-
nation of Donoghuc.
NEW ORLEANS.
One of the Oldest merchants in New Or
leans says that the population has fallen
off in two years 1000. and there are no
less than 5000 houses and stores at present
unoccupicd. Fifteen years ayo New Or
leans was at the acme of its wealth. pros
pcrity and commercial importance, second
only to New York and Boston. It's river
and ocean tonnage in port loading and dis
charging, was seldom less than $50, 900
tons, and in the busiest season of the year
double that amount.
sWEDES IN THE SOUTH.
a Georgia paper reports that in 1851
about $50 Swcdes were taken 10 Jones
county, in that state, 10 replace colorcd la
borers. Their passage to this country was
paid for on condition. that they should work
not less than one year and refund the pas
sage money at the time of final settlement.
They worked faithfully for the time stipu-
lated in the contract, but then refused to
work ON the plantations and went off To
towns and cities in northern Georgia and
states further north. Of all the $50 only
one man remains in Jones county, but the
experiment showed that colorcd labor is
not indispensable to the cultivation of
southern plantations.
POSTAL CARDS.
The postal card was issued on the 18th of
May last year, or ten months and half
ago, and mp to the list instant exactly l0O.-
00O,0O0, or the whole amount estimated for
the first year were delivered to the govern
ment. OF this number the fifteen largest
cities IN the country took 10000, 000-Ncw
York city alone taking eleven million and
half, or nearly eight per cent. of the whole.
Next to New York came Boston, which
took about five millions, while Washington
required for her use considerably over one
million. Ii is estimated that about ten mil
lions more will be required to meet the de
mand for the first year since their introduce
ton.
MOTHER AND son BURNT TO DEATH.
AT Evansville, Ind at three o'clock
Wednesday morning last, a fire broke out in
a thrce-story brick house on Seymour street.
while the inmates were asleep. Mrs. Ro-
ther widow, and her son Louis. aged 10,
were smothercd. Charlie Rolher, aged II.
jumped from the third story and escaped
with severe cuts on his hip. A man also
jumped from the third story and was not
badly hurt. The bodies of Mrs Rothc:
and son were discovered after the flames
were subducd
CAR LOADS.
Some one who has been investigating the
subject says that in general 10000 pounds
is carload, or 20 barrels of sail, 70 of
lime, 90 of flour, 60 OF whiskey, 200 sacks
of flour, g cords of hard wood. : of soft,
Is to 90 head of cattle, 80 to 60 head of
iOEo. CO w lVu ilttiNl Vi SllttIl, bUUJ 1ttt OIL
solid boards, 1000 feet of siding, 10. 900
teet of flooring, 10000 shingles, J less hard
lumber, less green lumber. 10 less of
joists, scantling, and all other large lumber.
$40 bushels of wheat; 800 of corn, $50 of
oats, 400 of barley, 800 Of llaXseed, 800 of
apples, $50 of Irish potatoes, 800 of sweet
potatoes, 1909 bushels of bran. The fore
going may not be exactly correct, tor the
reason that railroads do not exactly agree
in their rules and estimates, but it approx |
mates so closely to the general average that |
shippers will find it great convenience as
Il matter of reference
SECRETARY RICHARDSON.
This is the unkind and disrcspectful way
which the Troy Times speaks of the direc-
tor of our national finances: Secretary
Richardson don't know anything more |
about his intended resignation than he did |
about the Sanborn contracts. Wont some |
body get him to sign a resignation in the |
ordinary routine of business -
CENTENNIAL BILL.
The Pennsylvania Democratic lcgis alive |
caucus has agreed to oppose the centennial |
bill, and the bill for the in
crease of the debt of Philadelphia, until the |
Republican majority in the House agreed |
to pass fair apportionment bill for the
city. This action may endanger the CEN
tennial bill.
CREMATION.
The question of cremation has gone no
short distance on It's way to acceptance
when public meeting is called to discuss
it. But it has gone further In Switzerland
and Germany. At Zurich where burial
ground is growing contracted, 1900 per-
sons have subscribed toward an association
founded in favor of burning the dead. At
Basic the movement has received the pub
lie approval of orthodox clergymen-also
IN the ground of promotion of health in
the community. In Germany the news
papers are talking about the subject a great
leal, while one firm in Berlin has adver-
Used the invention of new furnace in
which to perform the operation. And,
last, 4 church warden OF Jewish syn
igogue in the same city has proposed to cs
ablish on new burial ground, lately nc
luired one of these furnaces.
TAR AND ASTI-TAR.
The Kelsey tragedy was the real issue
n the recent town election of Huntington,
L. L., although the division was ostenslbly
between the two parties. The republican
candidates were friends OF the prominent
citizens implicated in the mutiation and
murder of Kelsey, while the democrats
nominated men who denounced the out
age; and the two tickets were known re-
pectively as ''tar" and 'anti-tar." The
Int-tar were all elected though Hunting
on has heretofore been republican town.
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The Prospects of the Centennial
1t begins to look as If Congress might be
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