The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-19
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Eight cases of smallpox and one case Of
varioloid, in Washington, are reported.
The American institute of architects is
holding its ninth annual convention, this
week, in Baltimore.
The grand jury at Columbus, Miss, have
failed to find bill against Leut-Gov.
Davis, against whom charges of bribery
we're made.
The law against passenger steamboats,
transporting oil is being enforced in New
York. A steamer bound for Mexico was
Wednesday detained on that account.
Mrs. Williams, once the wife of Stephen
A. Douglas, has ordered the collection OF
paintings gathered by Mr.. Douglas in Eu-
rope to be catalogued and sold.
The trunk lines TO the west, Wednesday,
advanced the freight rates to Cincinnati to
70 cents per 100 lbs for first-class, Ga for
d.class, So for third.class, and 80 for
the special class.
Judge James A. Abraham of Livingston,
Ala, was shot, the other evening, while
walking home from the court house. He
was republican, and had often been threat
ened with death by kuklux.
The foreign commerce of New Orleans
for October aggregated 81, PAT, 400 in i'm
ports, against 81 ,449, 367 for October, last
year. The total exports were $5,7l4, 766,
an increase of 81, 475,S2 over the figures
for the corresponding month Of 1874
Judge Blodgett of the United States
court at Chicago has decided that such
terms as "square dealing" "one-price,' or
any other designation of business made up
of adjectives, do not come within the pro-
visions of the statute protecting trade
marks or names.
A Quebec editor announces for sale, fol
81 900 in gold, the sword won by the gal
liant Montgomery in his attack on that city,
century ago. 1t is well preserved, clearly
authenticated. and owned by a descendant
of the man who took it from the generals
body.
| The day the fast mail train was delayed
on the Hudson River railroad, last week
it made the 5Sl miles from Poughkeepsi,
| to Cleveland in 10 hours and so minutes
an average of a mile in minute and sec
onds for the whole distance-and, so
though over two hours and half late a
| Poughkecpsie, reached Cleveland on time
Guibord's grave in the Catholic cemeter,
at Montreal remained undisturbcd after tn
funeral, Tuesday night, rave fence raj
stuck into it by some roughs, and which i
the only monument thus far erected. Tn
cemetery authorities intend buildin
stone wall around the burial lot. TIL
cursing of the ground by the bishop
awaited with some interest.
The government has compromised wit
the Illinois Central railway by acceptin
$53,S77 for assessment of dividend taA
This is $27, 1876 less than the original dt
mand of the government, The compan
now has a melancholy retrospect. 1t find.
when too late to recover the sum, that
has paid the government $241 1904 fC
which the road was not legally respons
BILE.
The cornerstone of monument to job
Witherspoon, the only clergyman who sign
ed the declaration of independence, We
laid in Paramount park, Philadelphia
Tuesday, with addresses by Rev. DIR
, George w. Musgrove of Philadelphia, an
William Adams of New York. The mol
ument will consist of granite pedesta
supporting bronze statue of Witherspool
12 feet in hight, and will cost $25, 00
The money is being raised by contributor
by members of the Presbyterian church.
, A sad case of small children being force
into crime by those who should special
be their protectors came to light, in Ne
York, Wednesday, in the arrest of Ellie
, Barney, aged TO- her daughter Eliza Kel
; ny, and Mrs. Kenny's children, Lizzi
aged 10, Francis, aged IL, and Katie, age
8. for passing counterfeit five-cent piece
The children say their grandmother al
mother forced them to pass the counterfe
money in beer saloons and stores of vario'
D kinds. Emmanuel de Mott, the reputt
t step-father of the children, is in state pri
on for counterfeiting.