The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-01
Current Notes.

Il. Nj. Dewitt, New York publisher,
has recently issued Bret IIarte's story,
"Mcliss,' with an addition of about fifty
chapters made by some unknown person,
but all of it represented on the title page as
the work of Bret Harte, which makes Bret
very mad, and he has got an Injunction on
the publisher.
Shakespeare Caldwell, formerly member
Of Congress from Louisville, KY, but now
of New York, made the poor OF Louisville
Christmas present of hospital that cost
$500 1t is to be in charge of the sisters
of Charity, but patients of every dcnomina-
ton will he admitted to it,
The recent appointment of NJ de Chaud-
ordy, who is very familiar with German
politics, as French ambassador at Berne,
was made, it is thought, with view to
counteract the very strong influence of the
German government over Switzerland, and
put stop to Bismarck 5 prosecutions of
Catholics there.
The Montreal firemen are to have Il new
kind OF respirator, consisting of Il metal
case filled with glycerine and powdered
charcoal These will not only preserve the
men from suffocation, but also effectually
prevent them from yelling, which all fire
men seem to think is particularly eillcacious
in eXtinguishlng fires.
n Smith " Weston revolver wouldn't 90
oil when Mr.. Elder Of Wythe township,
Mo, wanted IL to, the other day, because
he didn't know how to manage the thing.
and the horsc-lhef whom MIR. Elder de-
sired 10 Kill got off, leaving hole in Mr..
Elders arm, rent in his scalp and the
impress Of large boot in his stomach.
~, mil
portion OF Kansas between the Arkansas
ana omoAY I'M rivers are great annoy
ancc to the people, since il is quite impos-
slble to catch any of them but the lame
and worthless ones, while domestic horses
and mules that once get straycd from home
almost always join the Wild herds. never
to he caught again.
y suit is now pending before the United
STATES supreme court, in which the Choc-
Jaw nation seeks to recover from the United
states S1O0, 700 due under a treaty made in
1850. The cause Of its non-paymcnt up TO
this time has been doubt in the treasury
department in years gone by regarding the
right OF persons applying for money to
receive it in behalf of the Choctaw nation
A vessel of 600 tone has got both of her
anchors entanglcd with the Atlantic cable
~ Wv 6"' " NdHSD. llt captain has
offered to cut his chains for 81. 600. or on
condition of receiving new anchors and
chains and $50 a day demurrage while he
is detained waiting for them, Otherwise he
will raise his anchors, which would almost
certainly break the cable The telegraph
company will probably accept his terms.
Huntington, the investigator of the Pa
ciiic railroad scandal in the Canadian Par
Lament, which has caused the downfall of
Sir John A MacDonald's government, was
entertained at grand banquet in Montreal
last Tuesday. There were at least 400
prominent public men present, including
eight cabinet ministers. John Young oc
cupied the char, and he and Huntington,
Mackenzie and others delivered addresses
The demand for admission was greatly in
excess of the accommodation, and large
sums were offered for tickets.
Francois Victor Hugo, son of Victor HUI
go, who has just died in Paris at the age of
40, had distinguished himself not only as