The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-19

panes are for the first time covered with
frost. The Hudson river was closing rap
idly, last night, as far down as Pough-
kecpsic.
THE ROSS CHILD MYSTERY.
Dispatches from Philadelphia furnish
such strong corroborative testimony con-
Meeting Mosher, the Bay Ridge burglar,
with the Ross Kidnapping, that there can
no longer be any doubt as to the story told
by the dying felon. The tangled web of
mystery is going to be unraveled. We
are told of the doings of the kidnappers
and movements in Philadelphia and it is
hoped that Il fortunate conclusion will
soon be brought to this long and cvcntful
history.
Late last night Mr.. Lewis, uncle of
Charley Ross, with several other witnesses,
arrived in this city, aud had consultation
with Superintendent Walling and Captain
Helms of the Philadelphia detective force.
1t was announced that Superintendent
Walling knows who the persons are who
have possession of Charley Ross, and it was
rumored this morning that detective had
ascertained the whereabouts of these per-
sons, and recovered the boy. Owing to the
lateness of the hour, this rumor could not
be verified.
ROBERT UNDERWOOD,
80, a., Ia ,,,,, ,,,oet f,,,;;o, al =, l.,o,rn n,
Underwood, expired at his residence in
Saratoga on Sunday last, az about fifty
years A small circle of friends will mourn
over the departure of this noted pool seller,
while thousands of turfmcn and those in
terested In turf matters will be sorry 10
learn that the doctor has gone.
AN INDICATION OF RETURNING ACTIVITY
in business is reported from the dry-goods
shops and shpyards. There is some stir
among the mechanics engaged in branches
of industry connected with the overhauling
and repair of sea going craft, and they
have been buster during the December days
than IN November This is always healthy
sign in port like ours, though not i'm
portant enough to more than strengthen
the idea that the latest effects of the COM
mercial storm are passing away.
THE LITTLE EXPLOSION
at Washington in reference to the Pacific
Mail company, will probably help to give
the finishing blow to the subsidy which was
frauduonty obtained by that company.
Mr.. Parsons made matters good deal
worse for himself than they were before,
by acknowledging that he had been paid
money by the corporation. 1t is quite
clear that tic subsidy should be rep called.
Fraud vitltes all contracts, and the right
Of congress to repeal the subsidy under such
circumstances as are alleged will not be
disputed, sv lille the justice of such course
is byiOus.
MIR. SUMMERS LAST APPEARANCE
in this city was as the guest of the New
England Society, and at the special invita-
ton of its late president, Mr.. Elliot G..
Cowdin. Mr.. Cowdn was therefore fit
tinglv made the spokesman of the society
in bearing its tributes to the memory of the
departed senator.
THE CoMBINED RAILWAY LINES ~ THE WEST
have met with check in their effort tC
| raise rates on eastward freight. Theil
| board of commissioners had fixed npon two
| adyancements of 'he rate on fourth-class
| freight, which includes the greater part OF
| that which comes East first from 40 to AZ
| cents. and then from As to so cents, but
the old rate of As cents has just been re-
stored. The cause of this step is pretty
generally attributed to the refusal of th'
| Baltimore aud Ohio road to act in harmony
with the combined lines on rates to Balti
more. and to its determination to hold fas
to the old rates of 35 cents.
If NEWS FROM HAVANA
be correct, the Cuban insurrection has tax
en- a step forward most threatening to span
ish mower. For many years the Spanish
authorities have felt that then only hope o.
crushing tile patriots lay in coniinlng then
within a narrow territory. With this CD
iect expensive forlihcations were bull
across the whole island, but the patriot
have now succeeded in forcing, TINS line
AS 1t is their intention to apply the torcl
to plantations of the western department
and invoke scrvile insurrection, com
nlete paralyzation of business may be look
ed for. By destroying the material re
sources of The country, the patriots hope t
render it impossible for Spain to carry OF
the war. The remedy is an heroic one AM
Hinged with barbarism, but those who stan'
bv and see weak people slaughtered II
cold blood have no right to complain oil
the score of humanity. II.