The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-28
From New York.
CLOSED.

The produce and cotton exchanges were
closed yesterday.
HARD DAYS WORK.
King Kalakaua went 10 church on
Christmas, had his picture tagcn, and, as
sisted by Aid. Gilon, held reception in
the afternoon. and went to the theatre in
the evening.
PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION 10 BE RESUMED
The subcommittee of the committee on
ways and means commence investigation
here iuto the affairs of the Pacific Mail
steamship company Tomorrow
THE new BOARD OF CHARITIES AND coRREo.
TON.
The new commissioner of charities and
corrections, Isaac II. Bailey, was sworn in
by the mayor yesterday morning, and the
board organized yesterday by electing Mr.
Bailey as president. The case of William
M. Tweed and methods of reforming
abuses in the department were discussed.
CUSTOM HOUSE.
The full official report OF the invcstigat-
ing special agents of the treasury, relative
to the internal workings of the New York
custom house, was forwarded to Washing
ton by Fridays mail. The exact recon-
mendations of the report are known only
to the two agents
THE KfSG's PROGRAMME.
King Kalakaua held levee for army and
navy officers at the Widdsor hotel at Ii
o'clock last Saturday. Half an hour later
he received the members of the board of
trade, and from noon to l o'clock the re-
ception was of general character.
Bongens brewery in East New York, to-
gether with the machinery and stock of
malt. was destroyed by fire which broke
out at o'clock Saturday morning. Loss
over sos, 900; insured in the Williamsburg
City fer $4,4OO; Etna $4,000, and Ger
mania $4,000.
MYSTERIOUS MURDER
A young man named Patrick Walsh,
eighteen years old, was found Friday morn
ing fatally shot in the abdomen. He re-
fused to say how he came by the wound,
though informed that he could not recover.
1t is thought that he had been engaged in a
quarrel, but no clue to his assailant has yet
been obtained
GOOD CHRISTMAS.
All the charitable institutions in the city
were well provided Christmas day with
good things. The six hundred newsboys
were, for the fourth time, provided with
their regular turkey dinner, with the addi-
ton of two new shirts and pair of shoes
and socks by VIM. NJ. Fliss. They also
listened to brief atter-dinner addresses by
Senator Conkling, Collector Arthur, Col.
Howe and Isaac H. Bailey.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.
The pleasant sky and not too chilling air
| Friday called out our citizens from the at
fractions of their homes, and the churches,
rich in evergreens and flowers, were every
where crowded. Central park and all the
uptown walks and drives presented an ami
mated appearance. Sleighing was also ex-
tensively INDUCED in, and the jingle of bells
resounded along the boulevards, and the
day altogether was one of sunny festivily.
ACCIDENT.
During the performance of Blue Beard
at the Hlppodrome on Saturday, an acct
dent occurred of serious consequences, In
the las, scene, fireworks ignited two young
girls dresses, and they were considerably
injured before the flames could be eXtin-
gushed. The performers wrapped their
coats around the young ladies and finally
smohered the flames.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM STANLEY.
The Herald has second interesting AT
rican letter from Mr.. Stanley, who dis
courses mainly of Zanzibar, showing how
rich the country is in the productions
which have so often made the fortunes OF
transformations merchants trading with tho
most distant parts and penetrating barbar
Gus countries for the rich wares SO much
priced in civilized lands. Then he gives L
glimpse of the palace of the sultan, Burgh
ash Bin Said, and of the prince. He de
tails the princes own account of the mis-
sion of Sir Bartle Frere and the failure OF
that eminent Englishman's negotiations
with Zanzibar The charm of the sultan.
story is in the very poor mouth he makes
about his misfortunes and those of his PEG
pie. Evidently it was not easy for The
prince to sign treaty if its conditions
were to be observed. The slave trade wa,
not only tradition with his people, but il
their poverty it was necessity.