The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-15

for annexation and get on prodigiously.
That nothing may be left undone which
might commend them to the good graces of
Americans, they have resolved on an issue
of paper currency.
POLITICAL CHANGES IL NEW YORK
The liberal democracy have carried thirty
eight out of the fifty-iivc counties in New
York which have thus far elected super
visors this year. Two years ago they
carried but ten. They have now a minority
of nearly one hundred towns. as against n
republican majority of about three hundred
two years ago and of seyentv.two last
year.
GIFT CONCERT ADVERTISING
Muat IIalstead, editor of the Cincinnati
COmmcrcidl, was arrested ON Saturday night
on warrant sworn out by Thomas Proc
Tor, charging nm with publishing as an
advertisement the grand grand Gift concert
of Lcavenworth, Kansas, thereby violating
the laws of Ohio.
PARTIAL EMANCIPATION IN CUBA.
The Havana Official Gazette of the 18th
states that all the slaves furnished to the
government, in accordance with the decree
issued during the administration of ,Iouvel-
lar, shall be organized as soldiers under
white officers, to serve five years and at the
expiration of their term to be declared free.
Their compensation shall be the same as
That OF the regular troops. Free colored
persons who enter government service are
to be assigned to transport duty.
SPEAKER BLAINEs DECISION.
Speaker Blaines decision that the hold
ers of national bank stock had a right to
vote on question of taxing these institu-
tons is based on the theory that their in
terest was not Individual, but only such as
belonged to class. 1t differed from the
point raised to prevent Mr. Hooper from
voting in the last Congress on a Pacific
railroad bill. That bill, as q Washington
correspondent states, was for specific rail
road, and not for all the railroads of the
country.
FRENCH POSTAL TREATY,
The new French minister has had an
interview with Mr.. Blackfan, superntend-
cnt of foreign mails, post office depart
ment, in relation to postal treaty with
France. The indications are that a salts
factory arrangement will be made between
the two countries, although the general
features are not yet agreed upon.
THE WESTERN wool CROP.
The Nationa! CrQp Reporter estimates
the wool crop of Illinois. Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin
at 30, 500, 900 pounds, or |, $50, 900 less than
last year This is owing to falling Off
in weight, for the number of ANIMALS is
i'll excess.
GERMAN CRIMINALS.
The attention of the government having
been called to the report that one Rollver,
German criminal, had been pardoned by
the government of WUr.emberg on condi-
ton that he should cmgrate to the United
States, Minister Bancroft was instructed
to inquire whether such was the fact, and
If so, to protest against such action. Mr.
Bancroft has informed this government
that he made proper representations ard
received an explicit denial of any such
action, not only in this case, but in all
others, the Wurtemberg government stat
ing mat pardons are never granted on such
conditions.
SWEDISH EMIGRANTs.
A party of sixty Swcdes arrived at
New York from Europe by the Cunard line
to Boston. They were accommodated at
the Grand Trunk depot and were
forwarded to Toronto by the Grand
Trunk train next morning, Among them
were Swiss man and wife, aged about
torty-fiye years, having with them their
family of nineteen children.
LowENsTEIN's WIDOW.
Some weeks ago the janitress of the
Brooklyn police headquarters, Mrs Godkin,
applied to the board of police commission
ers for permission to offer home to the
widow of Lowenstein as soon as he Ind
been hanged The commissioners had no
objection to Mrs Lowensten dwelling I'M
der the headquarters roof tree with the
janitress so long as she proved to be a
proper person. Mrs. Goodkin, whom Mrs
Lowensteln calls her foster-mother, made
the acquaintance of the young woman at
the time she was arrested by the Brooklyn
detectives and taken to the police headquar-
tiers. She has no relatives, and her fnrlorn
condition excited the sympathy of the kind
hearted matron who thus offers to share
her home.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
The remains of the Hon. David p For
rest were taken to their final resting-place,