The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-26
From New York.
New YORK, April 81.

STEAMERS ARRIVED.
Steamship Donan from Bremen.
Arrived-Steamer HOLLAND. from Lon
don.
Arrived-City of Chester, from Liver
pool, and Cornwall, from Bristol
sMUGGLER ARRESTED.
Charles X. Lawrence, fugitive smugger
and Secretary Of the Americas Club, Is ex-
pecled here from England next week, in
the custody Of an officer, who has toll
lowed him since the 9th of February.
Value of the silks and laces which Law
renee imported without paying dpty on, ARE
now estimated at S3,OOO,0O0. Frauds be-
gan four or five years ago under deputy
collector in the custom-house, now dead.
Lawrence is said to be worth half mil
lion, mostly in bonds. What real estate he
has is in his wfe's name, and cannot be
attached.
Mrs. f. Il. Conway, the actress, is re-
ported dying. Tyler Curtis, of San Fran.
cisco, whose wife died recently from abor-
ton, died himself Friday in this city, from
the result of cold contracted on the voy-
age from California.
ARCTIC ICE COMING DOWN.
The Liverpool steamer Nova Scotian,
which arrived at Baltimore yesterday,
met immense ice fields in latitude 42o 90
longitude 49o TO-. The captain says as
far as the eye could reach an uobroken
stretch OF ice was to be seen. There
we're in it many ice-bergs and a number of
vessels, seeming to have been caught there
long while before.
There were ship, two barques, brig
and other vessels 80 far in the distance
that they could not be made out. This ice
had come down from the arctic regions,
and the imprisoned vessels had doubtless
come many miles with it. and will not be
liberated till the warmer weather of the
Calf stream melts them out.
JOSH HARRIS NEW THEATRE.
Designs for the new Eagle Palace Thea
tire, to be built by Josh Hart, of the
Theatre Comique, have just been com
pleted. The edifce will be situated on the
westerly side of Sixth avenue, just below
Thirty-third street. The structure will
cost about $4,000, ard will probably be
finished by the first week in September.
RTACK JJTrra 7 ITTrp
to the World says returning miners give a
glorious description of the country. They
bring back with them sufficient placer gold
and silvcr-bearing quartz to demonstrate
that under more favorable auspices mining
can be more profitable. There were two
feet of snow on the hills at the time they
left. The winter was unusually severe,
rendering impossible successful prospect.
ing. 1t showed tor eight days steady.
They never saw an Indian. They report
elk, deer and mountain sheep and wolves
abound in the hills. Beaver are also on
the streams. The valleys are well watered
The miners describe the scenery of the
mountains and valleys "a being pictures
que beyond description.
FIRE-UNION LEAGUE CLUB.
Fire occurred to-day in the Union League
Club house, which threatened to destroy
the whole magnificent structure. Fire in
surance patrol fortunately arrived prompt
ly, and before the engines arrived the ar
gallery on the first floor was cleared .
pictures and statuary, and the furnitur,
was properly covered. In The Mansart
roof, on the sixth floor slept number o
colored servants, who became panic-strick
en-, and were only saved from horrible
death by being thrust on the roof of ar
adjoining house. The only work of ar
damaged was the picture of the soldiers
burial ground at Gettysburg. The carpet
and frcscoes were ruined. Total loss il
the neighborhood of $4,000, insured 70
100000