The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-21
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There were three sunstrokes in New
York Saturday.
The Bostons beat the Cincinnats at Gin
cinnati Saturday to 2.
Gen. Grant has accepted the chairman
ship of the union veterans national COM
mittee.
A Washington special says Gov. Cham
berlain has been rendered the Office of So
lici,or Of the treasury.
Hon. Edwin Earle, ex-mayor of Worces-
ter, formerly Indian peace commissioner,
died on Saturday morning.
A special says it is probable that United
States district attorney Walton of Missis-
sippi will have the Brazilian mission.
1t is officially announced that the Turks
bombarded Sokhoumkale again and burned
the town, which was consequently evacu-
ated.
Admiral Porter has had his claim for
SO 1000, 900 prize money, for aiding in the
capture of Richmond, dismissed With severe
SoASheo W ehV JuoBC.
The farmers of Atlantic county, New
Jersey, will shortly hold meeting for
prayer for deliverance from the potato bug
visitation this summer.
A Charleston special says all the South
Carolina bonds issued since Moses ceased
to be governor will be declared valid by the
investigating commission.
1t is authoritively stated tsat there is no
foundation for the report that the Russian
fleet left New York in consequence of any
request or intimation from the government.
The New York assembly ordered to
third reading three senate bills postponing
the time for the going into effect OF the
code of remedial justice until the 1st of
September next.
Tilden's intimate managers at Washing
ton insist that scheme has been devised
likely to result in the passage of a law by
the next congress to enable him immediate
ly to try title for the presidential office.
The cabinet has decided that Secretary
Sherman should not publish the treasury
resumption programme, as it would enable
Wall street to take advantage of the admin
istration by getting up corner in the mar
ket. Results will be published.
The laborers demonstration in the assem-
bly, chamber at Albany, on Tuesday, has
been greatly exaggerated. There was no
violence beyend blackguardism, and no
threats or riot. The police were notified
but not called for, and the whole thing
ended without interference from the police.
A telegram has been received at WASH
ington from Collector Mills at Lynchburg,
in which be says the shooting affair in that
district, recently, resulted in the shooting
OF four Illicit distillers and one citizen; and
not in the mortally wounding of one and
shooting of four United States officers, as
at first supposed.
]. d. Brady, native of Virginia, who
served in the Union army, was on Satur-
day appointed collector of internal revenue
for the second Virginia district, in place of
George s. Richards, originally of Maine,
but who has been holding Office in Virginia
for the past - years. This is the first ap-
pointment of the kind made by the presi-
dent, and is supposed to indicate policy
Of preference for native republicans in
southern appointments.
The district supreme court at Washing
ton, have decided the celebrated suit of
Admiral Porter, and officers and members
of the North Atlantic squadron for prize
money on account of the capture of the
Richmond. About 50 900 900 was claimed.
In November last Judge Humphreys set
aside the former decree and awarded prize
money to the amount of $685. He de-
cided all other claims for prize money.
The court unanimously reversed the former
proceedings and dismissed all the libels.
The libellants still have the privilege of ap-
pealing to the supreme court of the United
States.