The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-05


,ressivc, and the heat is intense every day
ntil late in the night. The country 10
uffcring FOR rain Travel is very dusty
MI disagrceable. Several cases of sun
troke occurred Wednesday.
THE WOODS tPoS Long ISLAND
re aLla2c. Tuesday night the wind drove
he fire eastward as far as the Quogue.
where its progress in that direction was
checked, hul i. continued 10 burn north
md south until hclween 500 and 1000
lcres of valuable woudAii had been de-
vastated, the losses being principally River
head owners. In New Jersey the sun has
thoroughly cooked the grapes upon the
vines where they were not protected by
leaves, and the foiagc Of the pear trees
has turned black.
ELECTIONS.
ltnyy b. Hyde was on Wednesday
elected to the presidency Of the Equitable
assurance society Of the United States.
James w. Alexander was elected TO sue
coed Mr.. Hyde as vce-president.
TIE ERIE INVESTIGATIONS
Mr.. Bishop. the last of the English ac-
countants, who has remained after Captain
Tyler's return, TO finish mp the investiga-
ton of the accounts and financial condition
Of the Erie railroad company. has sailed
FOL Liverpool Mr.. Gregg takes with HIM
full report to be presented TO the COM
pany, one whose account this extended and
difficult inquiry has been made.
THE LARGEST NUMBER or MENNoNlTEs
which ever landed in this country arrived
Wednesday by the steamship Teutonia,
from Hamburg The number arriving by
this ship was 1910, and about 100 mer
came by the Colima, also from Hamburg
So heavy were the demands made upon thu
steamship company, that an extra steamer
was supplied, the Teutonil being tina
steamer The Mennonites renamed il
Castle Garden over night and left for Da
kota Thursday.
THE FALLING OFF ~ GERMAN IMMIGRATio!
during the month of August was at rat
less than that which had previously pre-
vailed. amounting to about lifty-siX pc
cent. The change is slight and may pos
sibly not he permanent, but it is percept
BILE and from the experience the countr
has had of German immigrants, the appal
ent Improvement in their numbers is matte
for generalization.
CLERK ARRESTED.
Rasmus & I.essignolo sent James Jer
kins, one of their clerks, lad of eghteer
to the Bank of New York, Wednesday
with check for $1,000 gold. lie receive
three gold certificates for S 900 each, anC
returning to the Office, was directed to G
to the subtreasury and convert two of IL
certificates into cash. In the sub-treasur
he received $4,000 gold, with which he +
turned TO the office, but he failed to pr
duce the remaining certificate for 800
and ON being questioned gave evasi
answers He said that he had rolled Il
certificate up and put it in his pocket, b
that on searching for it, it was gone. |
was arrested.
DECISION IN BANKRUPTCY.
Judge Blatchford, in Il bankrupt cas-
gave decision Wednesday to the effe
, that when the assets of bankrupt fail
reach fifty per cent of the claims prov
against the estate he cannot have a d
| charge unless by the consent of the n
, iority in number and value of his credito
/ in accordance with the provisions of t
, act of 1868, which the court holds has /
been modihed by subsequent legislation.
: A SINGULAR DISCOVERY.
u A rich vein ofhematite iron ore was {
covered at the corner Of Washington a
5 North Moore streets, in this city Wedn
+ day, while excayating for tie foundat
c of new building. 1t is sad to be the fl
: mineral of any kind found in the soil
:, Manhattan Island.
e THE NEW GOLD MANIA.
e Advices from Yankton say that g
n seekers are congregating in large numbt
-. and are preparing to leave for the BIZ
u Hills mines. If gold exists in that cSun
5. in any considerable quantities, it is V
If certain that it will be dug out by wi
If men, and that the digging will begin pre-
soon. There is treaty, of course, VIII
r.;,, loa hat 40 ohn1 4
lc pass on this Indian reservation, but wi
x men of the present age care very little
or Indian treaties. The treaty, it may be
u pended upon, will not prevent the in
ie sion. If the gold hunters do not
MT straight though it, they will circumvenI
" Large parties of adventures are alre
at preparing to set out for the New FL
" RADIO, without the least regard for any
cs strictions, relying upon their courage
in ability to defeat the Indians in case opp
he ton is offered, and utterly ignoring
co warning on the part of General Sherit
1t is stated that by taking partic
~ route the gold bearing fields can
&C. reached without trcspassing upon the
ye dian reservation.
-, In connection with this plan, it has
" represented that the gold bearing field
'' not lie wholly within the borders of the
mt seryatlUn. and General Sheridan is re
IA sented as saying that provided it is as
tanned that the gold fields ~ i.s ,,ithin
ire borders of the Sioux reservation, Cong
or can be induced to alter the terms of
treaty. 1t will make no difference, it
pears, whether the Indians are or are
willing to consent to change in the
visions OF the treaty.
DRY GOODS MARKET.
i'll In domestic dry goods the package t
III is moderate, but the jobbing branches
m gradually assuming fair degree of an
20 ton. Cotton goods are unsettled, oy
'"t to daily breaks in brown and bleac
ew goods. The finest Of the loom was
me first grade to decline this week, sales
N, ing been made at thirteen cents, and W
'.' suttas were the next to decline yesterds
IN seventeen cents, and SO it will prob
The continue until values become equal
I'm C1aflin & Co, have again marked d
". brown cottons, Atlantic A and In
hc Head lie, Atlantic II 10l, Atlantic ID
nut Wachusett 104c, and Massachusetts ST
icy ard 104c.