The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-14
From The west.

A very curious "cerical scandal" il re-
ported from Maquoketa, Ia, For months
past the members of the Congregational
church have been receiving letters vaguely
limiting at shocking depravity on the part
of their pastor, Rev. j. s. Groves, and.
having recently set at work TO ferret out
the authors of the accusations, they were
astonished to find that the minister himself
had written the letters. He confessed, and
stated that, becoming weary of his paste.
rate, he thought his resignation would be
more readily accepted il lie succeeded in
blackening his own reputation; but more
probable account of the case is that he did
ii to advertise himself and create n sensa-
ton.
An interesting fight is going on between
two insane .asylums in court at Chicago
for the possession of building and lot in
that city, worth about $4,000. which jon
athan Burr bequeathed, in 1869, to any in
sane asylum that should be built in the
northern part of the state within six years
The Cook county asylum at Jefferson, re.
Gently built, claims it, but the Northern
asylum at Elgin disputes its title, on the
ground that il is q part of tAe poor house
of the county and not an insane asylum
proper.
Some of the Chicago papers have been
clamoring for the suppression of tie can
can performances at the IIalstead-street
opera house, and Mayor Colvin visited thu
entertainment the other evening, to see
for himself He found nothing that would
warrant him in putting a stop to the affair,
but the exhibitions are said to have been
toned down, on account of his presence.
and other city officers report the grossest
indecences. A story has been started that
Colvin went behind the scenes and was
with the girls till o'clock in the morning,
and that he bought so worth of refresh
ments for them. He admits that he went
behind the scenes, but denies the rest.
The debt of Illinois is II ,70S, $50. $685.
$50 having been paid since December /,
1879.
Richland County. o., which lost $780,
600 by deialcation, about year ago. is
now found to have been, ever since 1854,
the victim of systematic robbery, amount
ing to thousands of dollars, by its officials
Rather an interesting admonition is tackled
to recent So subscription to the fund for
the Kansas and Nebraska grasshopper sut-
ferers. Says the subscriber Let the pee
pie of those western states take better care
OF their birds! For years past they have
waged such systematic warfare against
them that the markets of even the eastern
cities have been glutted with grouse, prai-
rie-hens, wild turkeys, etc, which, If un-
molested, would have kept the insects in
check We cannot derange Natures bal
ance of power and not expect to suffer
somewhere. \ law to prevent the killing
of any bird in Kansas or Nebraska for five
years would be better remedy than sub
scribing money every winter for these suf-
ferers.
st Louis is to have an academy of design
like the one 1t New York in connection
with the present art school, and people who
can't afford to pay for instruction will re-
ceive it free.
Rev. J. II. Payne, 80 years old, pastor
of the African Methodist church at Milwau-
kec, Wis, is accused of committing an out
rage on the II year-od daughter of for
mer member of his church, and has cleared
out.
The will OF Capt. +. B. Ward of De
troit, Mich, gives all the property, which
| is appraised at over IS, $50. 900 to members
of the family and personal friends, 81, jO0,-
600 going to the widow and her children.
Gov. Bagley of Michigan in his annual
message reports the net bonded debt of the
state at $500 3l4 He calls attention to
the fact that the Sl50,000,000 worth of
railroad property held by the people of the
state is making little, if any, return to its
owners, and asks if something cannot be
done for them by the Legislature. He ad-
vocates the substitution for the law now de-
claring the whole liquor traffic illegal a
stringent license law.
The trial of Vasquez, the noted Califor-
mia bandit ended at San Francisco on Sat
urday with a verdict of guilty.