The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-20
THE POsTOFFICE CASE.
From New York.

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New YORK, June 10.
The building Nos Howard street was
partially burned last night. Loss by Hath
away & Dodge, importers, $4,000 Lea
WIT & Alien, $1,000 Insured.
TIE BRICKLAYERs STRIKE.
1t is alleged that the bricklayers' strike
is not ended, the iourneymen stating that
no general strike has been ordered as yet,
but such will soon be ordered unless all re-
ccive the advance demanded
MURDER.
Mortimer Sullivan was shot dead by
Mark Gill this morning, in liquor saloon
in Murray street. during dispute about
yacht race. Gill was committed after at
tempting to shoot the officer who arrested
him.
BENNETT DENouNCEs ANOTHER wALKIsT.
The Herald states that the proposed walk
of Mullen in this city is fraud, as the
track over which he is walking is but two
hundred and forty feet in extent, whereas
IL IL 'IdiiIic'1 " MuiIch anu MS nWhclS 10
be three hundred.
TWEED TO VISIT NEW YORK.
VIM. NJ Tweed is to he brought TO the
city to-day on a writ of habeas corpus, to
testify in suit for 81 900 lent to William
Colligan president Of the seventh ward
Tweed club, by Foster Dewey, Twccd's
former private secretary.
WHERE JOHNNY Is.
1t is reported that Johnny Dobbs, the
leader of the masked burglars in this
vicinity. who is one of the boldcst and
worst burglars and planners of bank rob
berries Of this country, is now in jail at
Hartford, under the name of Rice, having
been captured by Hartford officer recent
~ All the smart detectives of the city
have been searching for him for n long
time.
BR0oKLYN POLITICIANS At DINNER.
Mayor Hunter of Brooklyn, and large
number of politicians and officials Of both
parties, attended the opening dinner of the
Oceanic club at Rockaway, yesterday, SEN
| ator John n Jacobs, now president of the
club, presiding Politics were tabooed but
Mayor Hunter remarked in his speech that
tie interests of the people were above
party politics and he had enlisted exclu-
sively In their interests tor his term of two
year,
IN COUNCIL,
The liberal republicans held meetings in
various assembly districts here last night.
The general expression of sentiment was
in favor of an early state convention of the
party, and an Independent ticket T +
Stewart, chairman of the general commit
tee, and the late appointee of Havemeyer
for the park commssionershp, denied the
statements of sundry papers that there was
any kind of bargain between him and the
mayor, political or otherwise, connected
with his appointment.
THE MAIoRALTY CONTEST SCRUB RACE
EXPECTED.
All parties at present are entirely at sea
with reference to the municipal contest
here next fall. Each party has dozen
candidates who are talked of for mayor
and there is likely to be Il scrub race. The
most prominent democratic candidates ere
Recorder lIackett, VIM ii Wickham, Jno
Kelley, John Wheeler, and W Butler Dun
can. The leading republicans mentioned
for the Office are S b II Vance, president
of the board OF aldermen, Salem ii Wales,
Jackson s Schultz, ct al Elk Mayor Hall
is spoken of by many us an independendeni
candidate, but not MS is known with his
consent. 1t is generally believed tina,
Mayor Havemeyer intends to run again, but
not as the nominee of either political par
~. The liberal republicans are not likely
to make an Independent nomination fol
mayor,