The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-10

tempt DIR. Alexander B. Mott OF this city
is said to be fast going to ruin under simi-
lar circumstances. Often, indeed, one 10
forced to exoaim, "How are the mighty
fallen I" Congressman, railway presidents
ard men of science are seen trodden under
foot by the violence Of their own passions.
Ages ago il was written, "He that pursueth
evil pursueth il to his own death" and this
is as true at the present day as in the time
Of Solomon.
LAW MATTERS.
The courts are closed and will thus re-
main until October. The judges need a
vacation, since Their labors are Of q very in
tense character. They take turns in hold
ing chambers" which will be open all
summer. The supreme court bench of this
city is not adequate to the pressure of bust
ness to which 1t is subjected, In addition to
which occasionally one Of the number may
be detained from duty by illness For this
reason 1t is not an uncommon thilg to In
vite county judges TO assist. For instance,
Judge Potter of Whitehall has been recent
ly holding court here, and acquitted himself
In very creditable manner. 1t 10 under
stood that, when fulfilling such extra ser
vice, these outside Judges receive $40 a day,
enough for such an important duty. The
supreme court judges of this city are paid
500 q year more than those of the
county, and as the latter receive $500,
the former have ST., 500, which certainly Is
handsome salary. They are, however,
required to put forth extraordinary efforts
of mind, memory, reason aud all other fac
ultles, when sitting In council among con-
tending lltigants.
TYPOGRAPHICAL.
The departure of Tom Rocker on a voy-
age for recovery of health, removes from
Printing House square the veteran of the
craft. Tom was an Albany boy, and learn
ed his trade of Webster &c Skinner. He
entered the service of the Tribune with its
first copy, and has continued there until his
present voyage removes him from bis du-
ties. He is naturally very strong man,
and has lived in a temperate manner. This
has enabled him to endure thirty-six years
Of close application to printing. When
Tom began to clay letter" on the I1f6dne,
its present editor was merely child of five
summers. Beecher was unknown Dana
and Ripley had just emerged from the
Brook Farm" experiment and were trying
to get living on the press. Tho world has
changed somewhat since then, and 30 has
Tom, IN appearance at least, bnt his heart
Is as warm as ever. No man stands higher
in the printing craft than Tom Rocker.
ANOTHER TRIBUNE" MAN.
notice among the changes at the custom
house the removal of Sam Sinclair. This
is indeed hard for this unfortunate man,
and his case will awaken general sympathy.
When the Tribune was struggling for exist
ence, there could have been observed In its
office q tall, pale-taced young man, who
had been hired to assist McElrath, the pub
Usher, and who answered to the name Of
''Sam." He was from Chatauqua county,
and had all thst ingenious ambition which
SO often marks rural youth. Sam became q
favOrite with Greeley, and was gradually
promoted until he lad salary which en-
abled him to save money and become q
sockholder in the paper. Afterwards, Nc
Elrath fell into foolish speculation and
lost everything. He left the Tribune, and
was succeeded by Streibigh, who retired in
8 few years, and then this very "Sam"
(now Mr. SiDclair) became publisher OF the
journal in whose service he had entered in
boyhood.
CULMISATIoN.
He had grown up withthe concern, knew
of its exigencies, and had become its chief
stakeholder. He had married Greeley's sis
ter and had bought fine farm. In fact, up
TO this time he was the most successful man
(next to George Jones) in Printing House
square. His grand prosperity, however,
was all lost by speculation, and the slow
earnings of half life time went in few
wasteful months. Sinclair was, like Nc
Elrath, compelled to leave the Tribune, and
was reduced to such degree that he was
glad to obtain an appointment in the Gus
tom house. His salary Of 81, 800 gave him
close living, and now he is turned out upon
the world. A sad case, indeed, but, alas
how many sad cases does one meet in the
present depression. The appeal to gym
pathy recalls the exclamation of Goldsmith
in the "Citizen Of the World: "Why was /
born man to see the sufferiugs l cannot
relieve2 Why was this heart of mine
formed with 80 much sensibility, or why
was not my fortune adapted to Its impulse
Tenderness without the ability to relieve
only makes me more wretched than the OBJ
| jeet that sues for assistance"
AsToR NOTES.
Three points occur in this family. Will
lam is absent in Europe. His race horses,
Baden Baden and King Frederick the
Great, won each purse at the Monmouth
races. His colt Lamplighter 10 dead, and
his father has just been oanonized in Trim
| ity church. What varied aspects of family
distinction! The opening of Trinity church
admitted vast crowd to see the reredos,
and also observe what some took to be the
| canoniZation of the saint. "What good
old man he must have been So kind to
the poor, and always with one hand in his
pocket. endowing hospitals, providing for
the widow and orphan, aiding struggling
young men, cheering the worthy poor with
kind words and kinder donations" etc.
Such at least might reasonably have been
the notion of any one who caught the idea
of the occasion. / noticed a man. however,
who bit his lip with indignation when he
recalled one whose sole occupation during
a long life was to use what John Bunyan
calls the "muck rake" Contrary to that
author, however, the muck rake man now
has the golden crown and front seat. SO
says Trinity. Happy the man whose heirs
can build reredos; as Virgil says, "sic
itur dd dStrd." New York now has three
saints Of eminent rank on the calendar.
st. Cornelius, the patron Of stock opera
tors st. Alexander, the patron of fash
ions, and ST. William, the patron Of real
estate holders and tight-hsted landlords.
They will have plenty of worshipers.
INTEREST AND FINANCE.
1t is now announced that the rate of tax
ton will be reduced the coming week,
| which Ia n matter of sheer peceaaitv Real