The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-01
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Rev. w. E. McLaren, bishop-elect of
Illinois, will be consecrated in the cathe-
dral at Chicago, Dec. 8.
The state department has received offlci-
al information that Italy has concluded to
participate in the centennial.
The suspension of gold sales by the trea-
sury was looked upon in Wall street as
steps toward specie payments.
The last boat of the season of the Della.
ware and Hudson canal company was load
ed at Honesdale. Pa, on Saturday.
1t IS rumored that the secretary of the
treasury intends very soon to issue another
call for $5, OOO,O0O of five twenty bonds of
the sinking fund.
On and after January 1, letter postage
between the United States and Japan, by
direct service via San Francisco, will be
reduced from Is to ~ cents per half ounce
or fraction thereof, prepayment obligatory.
T-.L-- ny--, Catholic p.ivst, 10 ON trial
at Caldwell, Ohio, for shooting with intent
to kill, VIM. Smithberger, farmer, whom
he had put out of church for being q
granger. Father Ryan was formerly a
British army surgeon.
Mr.. David Snton of Cincinnati is de-
sirous of spending several hundred thous-
and dollars of his private fortune in beau
tifying public square in that city. but the
able members of the city council are un-
willing to give him permission for fear his
taste will not be good.
In the criminal court at Chicago, on
Monday, Frank Williams and Charles
Smith, charged with repeating at the last
county election, pleaded guilty and receiv-
ed the extreme penalty of the lava fine
of $1,000 each and imprisonment in the
county Jail for one year.
Gen. James S. Brlsbin reports that the
crops in Nebraska, this year, have been
enormous, and that the state has been fully
restored to the prosperity it enjoyed before
the grasshopper scourge. All of the grain
planted after the destruction in June ma
tured perfectly.
Gen. Crook says the settlers on the Dor
der of the Sioux reservation have just
cause of complaint because of the violation
of the treaty by the Sioux Indians. who
have stolen stock and broken up their bus
mess during the summer, and he would
| like to give them the same vigorous treat
ment he did the Apaches.
The Rev. DIR. Eccleston, bishop elect OF
Iowa, has informed the standing commit.
tee of that diocese that he has withdrawn
| from all further consideration of the office,
which means, probably, that owing to the
charges of unfair dealing in the convention
which elected him, he does not care for the
position.
The suits brought by the Pacific Mail
company against j. g. Berret, w. B.
Shaw and J. II. Hersey, for moneys re.
ceived from irwin in connection with the
subsidy, have been discontinued, and it is
| understood the same course will be pur.
sued in the cases of Charles Albert, 4. ii.
Cormick, A. Is. Corwine, II. G. FAINT, Don
Piatt and j. II. Boyd.
Every ex-governor of Massachusetts, now
living with the exception of Gov. Clifford,
was present at the funeral of Vice Presi-
dent Wilson. The list included Gov. Bout
well, the senior past governor, Governors
Emory Washburn, Henry j. Gardner, N
P. Banks, Alexander II. Bullock, William
Claflin and VIM. b. Washburn. Governor
CASTOR was present as was also Governor
elect Rice.
Mr.. Martin f. Upper has written I
drama in five acts entitled washington,
which he intends to have brought out II
this country during the coming centennia
year. Col. Forney writes that Mr.. Tup
per will come over in person and super
intend the introduction OF the play. Tn,
characters represented are Washington
Franklin, Patrick Henry, John Adams
Benedict Arnold, Lafayette, Andre, Marths
Washington and Mary Arnold.
John Young gives notice in the ofIicia
Gazette that an application will be made Al
the next session of parliament for an &C,
of incorporation to construct the Roya
Albert bridge across the st. Lawrence al
or near St. Helen's Island, to connect TIT
eastern, western and northern railways Of
Canada with the eastern and American
railways on the south side Of the river
The bridge will also be adapted to the run
ming of city cars and for ordinary foo
travel.
Gen. John r. French, sergeant-at-arml
of the senate, has published letter remon
strsting against the newspaper charges tina
the late vice-president had been neglected
during his sickness. Gen. French say
that more comfortable room or more care
full and faithful attendance could hardly b
furnished sick and dying man. and thai
these ren0rta are cruelty uniuaf To the kind