The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-23
From New York.
THE MILLS AT FALL BIyER.


most all have decided TO run the cotton
mills on short time, some reducing it TO
onc-half aud others to one-third.
ARRESTED.
Samuel A. Briggs of Chicago, said to be
dcfaulter in one hundred thousand dol
lars from the bank of which he was vice
president ana cashier, was arrested here
and will be taken to Chicago.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Judge Benedict in the case of the wife of
DR.. Gallagher We. Steamboat State Of New
York to recover value Of wearing apparel
stolnn while passenger on the vessel, dc.
cided that married woman can legally
bring such action
SUSPENSION.
The suspension of c. Ladman s CO., ex-
| tcnsively engaged In the importa ion of
sugar is announced today.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
The members of the butter and cheese
exchange have adopted call-similar to
into effect to-day and will govern all the
future sales in the exchange.
HoMEwARD BOUND.
Large numbers of people are arriving
home from the White mountains and other
eastern summer resorts The steamer
Rhode Island of the Stonington line
brought nearly one thousand passengers this
morning.
DIX'S CHANCES.
Special dispatches to-day from Utica,
where the republican state convention will
be held tomorrow, leave little doubt of the
denomination of Gov. Dix aud Lieut.. Gov.
Robinson.
BEN. BUTLER.
Ben Butler was in town last evening.
THE TICKET AGENTS CONVENTION.
The convention of general railroad ticket
agents ended its session this morning. The
committee on through rates presented re-
port, and The rates as revised were adopted.
OF changes made in rates nothing could
be learned but that they were of down
ward tendency The convention adjourned
to meet at its annual session in Cincinnati
next spring.
GOOD DAY FOR IMMIGRANTS.
One thousand eight hundred and eleven
immigrants arrived at Castle Garden yes
tcrday.
LOOKING AFTER CITY POLITICS.
The Brooklyn committee of one hun
dred met last night and resolved to take n
hand in political movements in the fall
campaign so far as city offices are con-
cerned.
SONG OF LIBERTY.
The professional musicians who came
to this country in A, AS and 40 propose
holding a grand musical jubilee to cele-
bratc the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
escape from monarchical despotism.
THE POLICE JUSTICES GETTING ANXIOUS
The decision of the court of appeals on
the question of the legality of the act of
the legislature of 1878, recognizing the
board of police justices, is expected to-day,
and looked for with great interest in this
city.
STEAMSHIP NAY IGATIoS AFFAIRS
Another secrect conference of English
transatlantic steamship agents was held
yesterday. The principal objects of the
conference are to raise and equalize the
rates of passage, and to do away with the
superiluous offices for the sale of tickets in
this city. The local board of United States
steamship inspectors have informed the
Pacific mail steamship company that they
will make investigation INTO the causes of
the disaster to the steamer City of Guate-
mala, which went ashore recently at Wat
kin's island.
EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.
The case of Edna Dean Proctor against
Francis d. Moulton for SANDER will not it
is stated by her counsel, Gen. Tracy, come
up in the courts at present. Mr.. Tracy
says bail will not be required, but all that
is necessary is for Mouion 20 put in an ap-
pearancc and have it entered on the papers
served on him by the United States mar
shall. He also stated that it was more than
probable that Moulton's answer to the
complaint of Miss Edna Dean Proctor
would not be read in at least twenty days,
United States District Attorney Tenney
states that he has no connection whateve:
with tlo emit ubirh IL of thu patt,ro ,,F 4,