The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-12
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The British government proposes to abol-
ish the system of salutes on the meeting OF
war VESSELS of the different nations and the
reception of high officials, as it is fruitful
cause of embarras.ments and ill-feeling.
San Francisco personal advertisement
"lou had better stop twlrling your mus
tache and leering at me as pass along the
street, or | will be compelled to call on
some of my male relations. and also call
| your wifes attention to it,"
One Of our lecture managers has been
making renewed and desperate efforts TO
get John Bright to come over and lecture,
going so far as to offer HIM blank check
to fill up with any sum he pleased il be
would come, but it was no go.
Shortly after ex-President Johnsop's trial
he said to friend who was congratulatpg
him on his narrow escape Eyes, and
when | die, want to be buried quietly,
and hope the same wretched set of serb.
blers who have just been writing me down
on impeachment won't be allowed to write
up the funeral"
Bsmarck's shoemaker in Berlin is noto-
rious for breaking his promise One NOM
ing, he was aroused at 6 o'clock by a mes
senger with the simple question, care
Herr Yon Bismarck's boots ready yet ?"
The maker said, "No." In ten minutes
another messenger arrived. Loud rang the
he'll: "Are Herr Won Bismarcks Scots
ready yet" "No." And 30 1t went on
every ten minutes until the boots were
ready in the evening. The shoemaker never
disappointed him again.
In very large room over Browns store
| in Greenville, which he used to style his
office, johnson left one of the largest pri.
vate collections of what might be termed
war history in the United States He saved
all of his letters and dispatches, and copies
of such as he sent, and the collection can
| only be measured by the cart-load. With
the rest he had complete files of leading
newspapers, and, in fact, an immense mass
of matter bearing upon the war and his
presidential term.
The suit of Henry jenkins against Rev.
Flavel 5. Cook for refusing him the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper has come up be-
fore Sir Robert J. Phillimore dean of
Arches. The prosecutor had compiled a
book of selections from the Bible, and had
said in a letter that many of the passages
which he had omitted 'were incompatible
in their generally received sense with re-
| ligion and decency," whereupon the Rev.
Cook refused him the sacrament. And the
dean advises the withdrawal of the hastily
written letter, and a reconciliation of the
parties.
The Bible upon which johnson was
sworn into Office as president of the United
States was kept in his private Office at
Greenville. Upon the margin Of the page
which he kissed is written in the handwrit-
ing of Chief Justice Chase, who admins
tered the oath Of office, the following {:
"Andrew johnson kissed the book at the
par sage marked when sworn as president,
April Is, 1865" The passage marked is
Ezekiel xi, 81: "But as for them whose
heart walketh after the heart of their de-
testable things and their denominations,
will recompense their way upon their own
heads, saith the Lord Col"
The American minister has gone with hii
family to Switzerland, leaving Mr.. Hoff-
man as "charge d affaires." / understand
that he has given up the lease of his pres
ent house-which he holds from Viscount-
ess Strangford- it will expire on the
LIST of January next. This fact does not,
however, inspire any high hope among US (;
it probably means only that the minister .
$4,000 year in gold is not sufficient to
maintain the establishment. Though why
tablishmeniifs' fsSaYppt5hfe6 6Gfe 5HaRX tinsE ST.
Schenck is distinguished beyond all his pre-
decessors by the rarity of his inequalities.
i London Letter.
Conversation at fashionable watering
place. Middle aged party, envious of the
belle of the room, and determined to put
her down: "How admirably your dress
maker has altered your dress l vow,
hardly recognized it as the one you wore,
last year y Young party, with outraged
feelings, owing to the consciousness that
the insulted garb had come direct from
Worths, and was now worn for the frs,
time: ''Yes, it is nicely done, think. BY
til way, tell me, Nlre. u, where did
you procure your new teeth They are per-
fectly lovely but must say that liked
your last years false hair much better than
that you now wear" Stately courtesies on
both sides, and mutual resolve never to
recognize the creature again.