The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13
Late News Items.

The Brooklyn Argus calls Mr.. Sartoris
"the national son.ln-law.'
Chester Carpenter, foreman of the Til
ton-Beecher jury, was in the Brooklyn city
court, Saturday, having been sued by a
grocer for bill of $115, but testified that
he was worth nothing.
Gen. Butler has written letter on the
currency question. lie prescribes unlim-
tied greenb lcks convertible into Go bonds
How that would help men who are now in
need OF money he does not know himself
Cigar makers and smokers can take a
long breath. The commissioner of internal
revenue bows to the universal protest
which his inquiries have brought back
| against the adoption of the coupon stamp,
aud will not recommend its adoption by
congress.
| The Chicago Times recommends a war
with Mexico not that Mexico deserves a
thrashing, mind you, but to employ the
idle, stimulate business and unite the coun.
try. A very brilliant idea. Almost as
good as for man who is in debt to take a
stiff drink aud pick quarrel with neigh.
Dor.
The Troy and Albany papers dsbelevt
the finding of Filkins' skeleton in Dame
mora prison. The police authorities also
discredit the story. They think that he il
alive somewhere, and the recent mysteri
Gus disappearance of Mrs. Filkins from
Albany. leads them to think that she ha,
rejoined him.
President Porter, of Yale college
preached in Plymouth pulpit Sunday
morning. Pastor Halliday preached in tn,
evening. The Sunday morning praye
meetings, which were begun simultaneously
with the great trial, are to be discontinued
The Rev. Mr.. Julien, of New Bedford, il
to preach on the next three Sundays, an(
DR.. Robinson, of Troy, on the fourth.
Abraham jackson turned up again, Sat
urday, in the superior criminal court a
Boston, Judge Bacon on the bench, whei
he was called to answer on crimina
charge of forgery the complaint bein!
t0g gEgeSSfy aot H: promssory . note o,
Edwin L. Howard for $4,000, and for ut
tering the same. Jackson was not mucl
changed in appearance, and looked OF
with apparent indifference. He was re
manded for trial.
The postoffice department has adopted ;
new design for postal cards, prepared a
the printing department of the treasury
On the upper left hand corner is the mono
gram "U. s." across which in a scroll
are the words. 'Postal Card" On the
upper right hand corner is the stamp. near
y square, instead of eliptcal, the sides OF
the stamp being composed of fasces anc
the top and bottom of band scrolls, the tor
one having the legend, ~. S. Postage,
and the lower one, Zone Cent" In The
center OF the stamp is profile of the God
dess, of Liberty. 1t will be printed in
black, on card board of eau de nile color,
and will soon be ready for issue.
The funeral of General Frank p. B.air
took place Sunday afternoon from the First
Congregational church, corner of Tenth
and Locust streets, st. Louis. The seryi-
ces were conducted by Rev. T. M. Post,
pastor of the church, assistedby DR.. James
II. Brooks, of the Walnut street Presby-
terrain church. The church was filled TO
overlooking by all classes of citizens.
Prominent among those present were Gen
eral Sherman and the members of his staff.
Montgomery Blair, Mayor j. II. Button
and several ex-mayors. Senator Bogy, ex-
Senator b. Gratz Brown, the city council
and city officers in a body, members of the
first Missouri regiment, of which General
Blair was the first colonel, considerable
number OF eX-confederate soldiers and very
many of the most prominent and dstin-
gushed citizens The remains were CON
yeyed to the Bellefontaine cemetery under
escort of the first Missouri regiment and
were followed by large concourse of cit
liens.