The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-25
FAILURES AND SUSPENSIONS.

before the third heat Nf
SHOOTING AFFRAr.
An ARRAY occurred at the Fifth avenue
hotel late Friday night between Thomas
H. Ferris and Edward Haggerty, both well
known local politicians, which ended in
Haggerty's shooting Ferris, infllctipg d Sc
rious wound. The alteration grew out of
discussion concerning the candidacy Of
John Morrissey and John Fox in the fourth
senatorial district
POLITICAL. d.
The Tammany organization completed
its nominations Friday night. tr|
CITY Politics. iAs
The Tribune says the republicans have
made bargain with the anti-Tammany
democrats to support, without ratifying,
the nomination of John Morrissey in the
fourth senatorial district against John Fox,
on the condition that the democrats of the
fifth district support James w. Booth.
The combination against Tammany does
NV ChtChu W uooCHDiy
THE RAILWAY OFFICIALS
of the trunk lines say the new rates for
freight and passengers are no higher than
they were before the railway war, and
they do not propose to put them up any
higher.
THE TRADE REPORTS
from the western business centres continue
favorable, though Chicago advices agree in
representing the general merchandise mar.
kets for the moment rather less active than
earlier in the month However, the job
bers have no cause for complaint, aud the
aggregate of the fall business thus far Is
much larger than at this time last year. 1
HOPEFUL VIEW.
Dun Barlow & Co., in their quarterly
circular, say that the trade of the country
is in very fair, if not hopeful condition,
and that while people confine themselves
to legitimate business and avoid specula-
ton there is every prospect of constant
Improvement. Many OF the failures that
have shaken confidence this year are the
outgrowth of the panic of 1873, while
others are due to over-trading and reckless
speculation.
HEAVY FAILURE IN OHIO.
A Cincinnati dispatch says Mcdonald e.
Co., of Worcester, OHIO, the largest agr-
cultural implement manufacturers in the
west, have failed. Liabilities half mil .
lion assets not known. Three hundred
workmen are thrown out of employment
by the failure.
TIE ERIE CANAL.
Roscoe Conkling, in the course of po-
litical speech at the Cooper union Friday
night. abiding to the Importance of the
Erie canal, called attention to the fact that
the sea end of the cahal Is blocked by want
of elevators and terminal facilities Pbila-
delphia, Baltimore and Montreal are drain
Ing off through other channels the seagoing
products of the west. The canal is the
only sure reliance against railway combina-
tioDs to raise freight.
N THE SUGAR DRAWBACK
S. G. Ogden, Isaac Odel and Bradford
Knowlton, the sugar commission appointed
by the collector, organized for work yes
terday, at the Office of the auditor, in the
custom house, and will take testimony in
order to arrive at conclusions settling the
drawback question.
SOMETHING TANGIBLE IN THE CHARLEY ROSS
i.r ese CASE.
A Philadelphia letter says Mr. Baker,
respectable citizen OF Philadelphia, who
recently received a letter stating that little
Charley Ross is in England, has been fur
nished with funds to pay his expenses TO
Europe, and he is to leave New York in
Cunard steamer at noon for Liverpool
Mr.. Baker has an order from Nelse
Booth saying he assisted in the abduction
and knew of the whereabouts of Charley
Ross, and urging Baker to use the knowl-
edge thus far given him in restoring the
child. Booth has given Baker the follow
ing order upon the person who has the
child
New York, Oct 10.
Sam Hurbet, give to this man Baker my
little boy, which | gave you to keep for
over for him. l have made up with the
old woman and we are all going to live to-
gether. have had big stake and guess
we can live all right. If l owe you any
thing, send me word by Baker and / will
tx 1t. You know who l moan--little
Charley Sprague, my son. Baker is all
ready to come to York, so don't detain
him, and oblige Hiram Sprague, you old
friend Boston.
Arrived, steamers Celtic, from Liver
pool; Henry Chauncey, from Aspinwall
Claribel, from Kingston; Colombo, from
Hull, England.
WASHED OVERHEARD.
During heavy gale on the 18th inst,
three men were washed from the lookout
bridge of the steamer Colombo, from Hull.
One was killed and the others seriously
injured.
| sTABBING AFFRAY.
| Last night Felix Mcbride was stabbed
and fatally wounded by Thomas Handy
during tracas in barroom. Handy is
still at large.
RETURNED.
Among the passengers by the steamer
Celtic, are Hon. Lyman X. Bass and wife,
Death of an ex-Member of Congress.