The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-25

Richard d. Kennt, a disgraced Catholic
priest was sent to Blackwcll's Island yes
terday for six months being found drunk
in the street
THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAIL
WAY SUIT.
a motion to examine Mr.. Mcfcnrv i'm
the suit growing ont of construction con.
tracts of the Atlantic and Great Western
railroad was heard Yesterday, bu, decision
reserved
COMMISSIONS.
Testimony in the case Of the commits
sioncrs of charities and correction shows
that on nearly all purchases percentage
was paid To the party purcl asing for the
board, varying from five to ten per cent
ENiGRANT PASSAGE FARES
1t is stated that The difficulties between
the steamship companies as to the price Of
passage from England 10 this country for
immigrants have been referred to Liver
pool merchants as referees, who VIII dc
eide early next week
DErAErrRE or MR. sARroRis AND BRIDE.
The President and family and Mr. and
Mrs Sartolis embarked on thc steamer to-
day. Several tugs with prominent federal
officers on board and three revenue cutters
escorted the steamer down the bay. All
were handsomely decorated with aircamcrs
and flags ana as the vessel passed down
the halbor salutes wcre fired from the forts
and batteries AS the President and family
left the steamship and embarked ON the re-
venue cutter Grant, To return to Tie CITY. a
salute was fired by the latter vessel. alicus
were hidden AMI the steamer proceeded ON
the voyage. The President and family re-
turned 10 the city, and leave it is said. on
Monday for Washington.
THE JuMRL CASE.
The final chapter e a celebrated litga-
ton, which revived revolutionary memo
ries, and involved an Interpretation of the
most intricate laws of Inheritance, was
closed Saturday in the United States court
for this district. A year ago it was decided
by a struck jury that George Washing
ton Bowen, the claimant of the Jumel cs-
tate, had not proved that Nine. Jumel,
widow of Aaron Burr. was his mother and
in any event there was nothing which he
could have inherited at the time Of her
death Judge Batchford, by supple
mcntary decision, has now restrained the
claimant from bringing any further suits of
ejectment This pcrfects the title of the
estate at Fort Washington. Counsel on
both sides have been disputing for years
over the question, and thousands of dollars
have been spent in litigating 1t, yet all the
while the documents were on record. and
as well known to everybody as they are
now.
TIE STEVENS BATTERY.
The famous iron war vessel known as
the Stevens Battery, which has been in the
course of construction since 1913, and
which was designed originally by f A Ste
vens and left by the will of the latter to
the state of New Jersey, is to be sold by
auction. As she is now, the vessel rcsem-
bles only slightly the original designs of
her builder, her dimensions having been
changed by Gen. George b Mcclellan. Her
measurements now are, length 400 feet,
beam 45 feet, depth 21t feet. boilers 10
feet, engines 4 feet, maximum horse power
5000. The armament was to he six guns.
which was changed in 1865 to five fifteen
inch guns weighing twenty-five tons each
and capable of throwing round shot of
1925 pounds. and two ten-nch rifle guns
This vessel, if completed as her specifca-
tons now call for, would be, it is said the
most formidable iron man-of-war afloat,
II converted into n merchant vessel she
would be. with some minor alterations, a
fast and safe passenger vessel. About
$500, 600 have been expended upon the
vessel, and it is calculated that about $780,
GOO more will be necessary to complete her
as a war vessel, or 5000, 900 for a merchant
vessel. 1t is said that the agents of several
! foreign powers have been endeavoring to
purchase her.