The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-15
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T. w. Park has sued the Tribune for
100000 for libel.
The governor of Alabama has just issued
his Thanksgiving proclamation, appoint
ing Dec. ED. He might as well have made
1t Christmas. .lt
The November returns indicate the corn
crop of 1876 to be one of the largest ever
grown. The potato crop Is one-fourth
greater than last year.
New York's share of the remaining cost
OF the Brooklyn bridge, which is put at
$50, COG, 666. GO was considered by the board
of aldermen yesterday, but no conclusion
was reached. 1t lie the opinion of the cor
poration counsel that the action of the
legislature made 1t mandatory on the city
to pay this money.
An attempt was made to wreck the owl
train on the Shore Line railroad at Wester-
ly at half-past IL, Monday morning. A
switch had been misplaced, 1t Is supposed
by persons who had designs against the Ad-
ans express compaDy's safe. Some weeks
ago the company was notified that an ''ac-
ullRut Dt CApCCttu, anu tAtTu pre-
cautions were taken to guard against 1t.
Six cars were thrown of the track, but no
one was hurt.
The Washington avenue Baptist church
at Hartford, Conn.,, is getting fashionable.
Scandalous stories have been circulated
about the pastor, Rev. A. Howard, an in
vestigatng committee has been appointed,
| and the church has already passed vote
of confidence by an overwhelming MAORI
| ty. Rev. Mr.. Howard Is a popular and
| growing preacher. has had parishes at
Wethersfield and Providence, and is chap.
lain Of the Putnam phalanx.
At meeting of the governor and coun.
Gil at Augusta, Maine, Monday, Chief Jus.
tice Appleton of the supreme court de.
livered an opinion that the votes tor candi
dates, giving simply the initials, could no,
be counted with those giving the full name
| This will displace some state officers, re-
turned as duly elected. The resignation o.
Gen. Plasted as attorney general was re-
| ceived and accepted, and he returned tC
the state treasury his salary from the 4tf
of March last, having been elected to con
gress.
Special reports from the continent OIL
Europe as to the condition of crops show
that in France and Hungary marked
change in the weather set in about thu
middle of November, and with such results
to the grain crops as to dissipate the fear
of extensive injury to the growing plants
In Germany and Holland, however, the
weather continued inclement, but there
| were at latest mail dates indications oil
more favorable barometical conditions
The continental markets generally report
ample supplies coming to hand and an in
disposition 10 buy wheat.
A letter from Algeria outlines the pro
gramme of French exploring expedition
into the Great Sahara. This account show
that the portion of Africa which has above
all been given up to waste spot on tn,
worlds face has many attractions. NJ
Largeau's expedition was about to start t.
open up communication with the Soudan
If this result should be achieved, a very
great advance will have been made in tn,
solution Of the problem which is of sucf
great Importance to the commercial de
velopment of Algeria, of bringing about al
exchange ofproducts with those Of Soudan
The evidence in the Piper trial at Bos
ton closed, Monday, and Edward Avery
plea for the prisoner was begun. The
government Unexpectedly questioned Pipe
on his recently attempted suicide, but HI
saiu La. 49, L. ---~ IN ordar 10 rnlinva
severe pain by little bleeding. On tn,
rebuttal, Hattie N. ellison swore that sh
did not sit on Piper's lap, the night befor
the murder, but the prisoners brother ant
others swore that she had confessed t,
them that she did, SO that the hair evidenc,
in the trial is quite evenly balanced. Mr.
Avery's plea began with searching review
of the governments case in connection
with the law of circumstantial evidence
and he claimed that there was no evidence
that the girl was even murdered.