The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-07

| lsONDoNs ENOs W.
The remains of the late John Foster,
the author, were deposited in Kenssl Green
to-day. l. t. stated he bcqueathed nearly
the whole Of his property to Lord Lytton,
whose father and Forster were lifelong
friends.
TIE woN'T COME.
| Bella Life in London says: From opin-
Ions expressed at a meeting on Thursday
there seems no reason to expect that any
crew from the Cambridge university will
go either to the contest collegiate match or
the centennial regatta.
BrsMARoK FIRM.
The Pail Mall Gszette'5 Berlin special
this evening contains the following /:
Prince Bismarck has sufficiently recovered
to drive in bis garden in close carriage.
His parliamentary services will now be re-
snmed. When questioned about Cardinal
Hohenloh,s, who went to Rome, by some
deputies who called on HIM, the chancel-
lor distinctly stated that whatever might
be the cardinals mission, or whether there
be any mission at ALL it is not authorized
by him. He declared that so long as he
remains at the helm it is not the state which
will make the first advance towards recon-
Citation with the church.
THE RESULT or THE DEUTSCHLAND INvEsTI-
TON.
The official investigation concerning the
loss of the Deutschland has been conclud-
ed. The report say $ the wreck was owing
to an error Of reckoning, and TO the cap
tan's disregard of the force and direction
of the tide. The report praises The disci-
plne maintained aboard the steamer and
the conduct of the officers. The boatmcn
at Harwich and elsewhere are completely
exonerated from charges Of cowardce,
pillaging, not rendering prompt assistance,
etc. The report also recommends that
Geographic communication be established
between the light-ships and the shore.
THE IMPLEMENTS QUANDARY.
Sir Henry Halfard writes to the London
agent of the associated press: am in
communication with the Scotch national
rifle club, which has accepted the challenge
from America to send a separate team, and
with the Irish rifle association, who still
have the matter under consideration. | am
endeavoring to obtain their cooperation in
sending British team alone. The council
n fbp national ri a t. Il
nous in its feeling that only British team
should be entered, that there is no necessi-
ty to call meeting on the subject. If
fail in inducing Scotland and Ireland to
join IN the British team | shall place my
resignation as captain in the hands of the
national rifle association. / have every
reason to believe that England will not DO
represented by any separate team.
OPPRESSIVE TAXATION.
Havana advices state the utmost efforts
are being made to collect war taxes. The
ten per cent. income tax, it was calculated
by the former director of finances, should
produce twenty million dollars year. 1t
gave for 1876 SO .5GS ,425. Tax collectors
have seized the property of several com
mercial houses, some If them respectable
foreign firms, to sell for taxes that are re-
sisted as excessive or unduly exacted.
Corporation butchers ARE threatened with
an eyaction Of thee times the original
amount Of ihe tax as a penalty for not hav-
ing, with few exceptions, paid the first
two quarters OF five per cent, on their capt.
tai.
LONDON ACTORS AND THE CENTENNIAL.
Theatrical performances were given ut
Drury Lane theatre Saturday afternoon for
the benefit of the ccntenui,l fund. The
proceeds were nearly $4,000 A thousand
dollars was also contributed to the fund by
the American actors now in London.
THE PORTUGUESE AND THE CENTENNIAL
Minister Moran writes from Lisbon that
Portugal wilt be handsomely represented
at Philadelphia.
ARRIVED OFT.
Arrived, steamers Parthia at Liverpool,
CALIFORNIA AT glasgow.
RETURN OF PRINCESS OF WALES
The Princess of Wales arrived at Dover
to-day from Denmark, via Calais.
BRITISH NAVY IN CHINESE WATERS.
The London Observer says it has reason
to believe, in view of the unsettled state of
political affairs, the British govern ment in
tends to strengthen its naval force in Chi
nese waters.
| WILL CONTEST TIE ELECTION.
PARIS, Feb. 6.
Louis Blanc has announced his intention
of contesting the election for the chamber
of deputies in the fifth and thirteenth ar
rondissements of Paris.
WILL NOT CONTEST.
Victor Hugo has declined an invitation
from the irreconcuable radicals to contest
the ninth reimbursement against ex-Presi
dent THEIRS.