The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-19


ingia from Hamburg and Denmark from
London.
THE WEATHER
A dense fog prevails III and around New
York, seriously interfering with navigation
and preventing thousands of people in
Brooklyn, Jersey and elsewhere from
reaching New York
ECONOMY At THE NAVY YARD.
The Brooklyn navy yard is now con-
Quoted in accordance with the most strin-
gent rules Of economy. Hereafter only
one hundred and fifty men will he en-
ployed and on stormy days all work will
be suspended The government allows
5000 day for expenses.
THE ERIE HALLWAY AUDITOR
\. B. Chamberlain of Elmira has been
appointed successor to the Erie Auditor
Duncan.
SALOON KEEPERS AND sELF-PRoTECrIoN.
The German saloon keepers in the
seventh, seventeenth and eighteenth wards
held meetings yesterday to complete their
protective associations.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Mayor llavemyer has addressed letter
to Gov. Dix in opposition to the senate
bill. by which the powers of the depart
ment of public works will be enlarged.
THE ERIE CANAL
The produce exchange has appointed a
committee to proceed to Albany and urge
legislation for deepening the Erie canal
and introducing steam navigation.
BURGLARS CAUGHT.
Three burglars were adroitly captured
by policemen last night on the roof of
building in avenue B., which they were en-
deavorlng to rob. They are recognized as
old offenders.
SUICIDE.
Francis Bidwel of Brooklyn returned
home last evening to find his wife dead,
with a mirror in one hand and razor in
the other She had cut her throat while
temporarily insane
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
A gang of thieves endeaJ ored to rob
night. and when he resisted they shot him,
then beating him made off with his watch
and money. No arrests.
TIE BROOKLYN THIEVES.
The sheriff still has possession of the
store of VIM. Ellis the leather deather, re-
| ported to have absconded. VIM. Snyder,
another thief, was MORALLY wounded in
Brooklyn, while making off with silver
| plate yesterday
DRUNKEN POLICEMAN ARRESTED.
The coroner took an ante -mortem state
mcnt of Joseph Keolman. beaten in his
own house, supposed fatally, and dragged
to the station house by two drunken police
men named Hugh Fitz Patrick and John
Tuskey who were arrested and held to
await tie result of the wounded mans in
juries.
BILLIARD CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
A. CARRIER, in answer to the challenge Of
Rudolph says he will play in New York a
game of three ball French caroms, five
hundred points up, for 81 900 a side, with
two and three cighths inch balls, on five
by ten table. Game to take place three
weeks after his match with Maurice DAILY
for the championship of the world
ANOTHER DEFALCATIOE
Frederick A. Bailey, principal book
keeper of Badeau, Lockwood & Co., inn
porters and wholesale dealers of fruits. is a
defaultcr, and has absconded. The amount
of defacation it is thought will reach
100000 Pending an investigation of
their books, Badeau, Lockwood Il Co.
have deemed it prudent to.suspend. The
firm claim to be solvent
THE NEW NEW YORK CAPITOL.
In the investigation of affairs of the
new capitol building this afternoon John
Rowland Agneth testified that he had
charge Of the books since December, 1872,
there has been delivered in all 96094,
feet of lIallowcl granite IN the rough, and
up to January, 1874, there has been de
livcred 81 $685. feet of dressed granite
Commissioner Rice said that A 900 feet oil
Yarmouth granite had been received