The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-24

a Remarkable Military FamilY-Something
More about Beecher-Wall Street and Stock
Depreciation Of Stocks - Religious
Matters-Ludlow's Resignation-Talmag
Mother Goose.
New YORK, April 20.
A very interesting reunion took place
recently in this city among portion of one
of its historical families. and one which
has maintained direct military service of
the government for three generations. l
refer to Col. Richard l. Dodge and his an
cestors. Col. Dodge has been in the United
States army 30 years, and has had wide ez-
perience in frontier warfare. His recent
work on the west is meeting with decided
favor, both in this country aud in England.
Col. Dodge's father, James X. Dodge, who
is now SO, is one fhe few remaining PEN
sioners of lhe war Of 1912. Mr.. Dodge is
a grand-looking specimen Of well-preserved
manhood. He stands erect, and has the
full possession of all his faculties, except q
slight difficulty in hearing. His father,
Richard Dodge, was born in this city in
1862. The two brothers of the latter were
in the Continental army, and he, at the age
of 10, ran away from home and joined the
camp. The little fellow could play the fife,
and therefore was put into this service.
He is suppose to have been the youngest
fifer In the Continental army. This gave
him love Of the service. He became a
soldier, and served in the war of 1872,
holding command at Sackett's Harbor. To
go back another generation, Samuel Dodge.
father of the last mentioned, was resident
of this city prior to the revolution, and was
a deacon in the Golden hill Baptist church.
He had natural love of science, and not
withstanding the difficulty of the task, he
calculated all the solar eclipses of n century
in advance of his own day, with an sccur-
acy which experience confirmed. Being an
ardent patriot, he was elected sto represent
this city in the provincial assembly whose
centennial is now at hand, and his devotion
to the cause was shown by three sons serv-
ing in the army. Such are some of the as
sociations connected with the recent meet
ing of few members of this honored fam
ily Richard Dodge married Nancy Irv-
ing, the oldest sister of the author. She
was 13 years the senior of her brother, and
he was much in her care during infancy and
childhood. She died early in life, but the
memory of her affection was always cher
ished by the author in the most tender man
ner.
BEKCHER MATTERS.
Two years are passed since the great
trial. but Beecher is still IN legal difficulties.
He may claim the distinction cf being the
most frequent defendant found in the ranks
of the clergy. The plaintiffs, however,
do not make much out Of him. Tilton's
action was failure, and then the dentist
who sued for set of false teeth was beat
en- in a very decisive manner. After that
came Moulton's action, which was with
drawn. The last is an action brought
against him by creditor of the Christian
Union, who will endeavor to make him q
partner, as well as an editor. IT he sue
ceeds in this, he will be the first plaintiff to
beat the great preacher. The revelations
concerning ]. B. Ford & Co., bring out
some points of interest. The fate of this
house is very sad. Their ambition was a
noble one. They issued the very best OF
light reading, and also some books OF a
more solid character, and yet their effort was
a failure. Most of their stereotype plates
metal. They expended $4,000 in illustra
ting Beecher's "Life of Christ" which ID
now a worthless investment. The last vol.
ume of this work is as yet unwritten, and
will remain so. Beecher will write nc
more books, nor will Mrs. Stowe. 1t il
now evident that the Beecher literature has
had its day. Both were very popular book
makers, but scandal ruined them. The By
ron scandal killed the sale of Mrs. Stoves
volumes, and the Brooklyn scandal put ar
end to that of Beechers. Another poin'
brought out in this investigation is Beech
er's life insurance. 1t is well known thai
the Tribune association kept up life poll
cy on Greeley to the amount of 100000
and this was of great use in building the
new establishment. Ford & Co., telt thai
Beecher was of so much importance to theiI
enterprise that they also insured his life
ana continued making payments unit
81, 900 had been spent. At the end OF thai
time the scandal had done its work of de
struc ion, and they stopped the poll, y
Whai a strange his' ory of misfortune thu
Grm could relate2
WALL STREET NOTES.
observe in my last lapse of one lettel
confused two railways of great difference
in character. These are the G. @. @. ant
l., and the G. G. and l.. G.. The torme
is the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati ant
Indianapolis railroad, while the latter is th'
Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central
often facetiously designated in Wall stree
parlancs "coffee, cakes and ice cream.
The former of these roads was oncea grea
favorite with investors, and its stock ha
sold as high as 1856, with dividends of II
per cent per aannum. 1t has, however
fallen on evil times, its trade having beeI
cut off by another line, and it seldom pay
any dividend. The capital is fifteen mil
| lions, and its present quotation 10 22.
| few years ago l bought a large amount o.
this stock at the request of country
friend, paying "a. 1t afterward rose 30 90
and he was about TO sell when ''first clas
| finapcier" advised him to hold, and Ne hold
it yet. Such are the risks of the stock trat
fic. 1t really seems strange that so netet
a stock should drag IN the market. 1t i
generally in strong hands, and hence l an
surprised to see 1t 30 low.
THE OTHER.
@. @. and l. G. has never paid any divi
dend, and hence has been an incorrigibl
"fancy." Its quotations have varied from
10 to 80, and Of late it has declined heavil,
by reason of protracted litigation in respec
| to contract with another road. Its capi
| tai Ia thirteen millions, and its stocks can
be bought at 2. II stands on the same lis
with Toledo and Wabash and other fancie
| on which many speculators wrecked thei