The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-28
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printing company of Columbia, S. C., has
been secured by the senate investigating
committee, showing bribery fund of $780,
900 paid to Gov. Moses, Treasurer Cardozs,
Senators Nash and Whittemore and ex-
Senator Owens also TO Timothy Hurley,
late Hayes elector, and Mackey, speaker of
the late Mackey house. A rigorous crimi-
nal prosecution will be commenced.
A Washington dispatch says the new
party nonsense in the press dispatches is
based upon a meeting of clique of twenty
disappointed southern carpet baggers who
failed to obtain Office Leading southern
men know nothing about 1t, neither does
Blaine. Dissatisfied southern republicans
are dspleased with Morton's letter, as they
think it gives the president too much sup
port.
The Graphic's Washington special re-
ports that Evarts says the president and his
advisers desire to have as little to DO with
politics as possible, and to direct public at
tention from offlce-seeking and political
agitation to the revival of industries and
general business interests. This is the rea-
son the extra session was postponed. Mr..
Evarts believes in six years presidential
term.
The Herald's New Orleans special says
arrangements have been made with the
states of Mexico, Sinaloa, Hidalgo, CHA
pas, Salisco, Tobasco and Campeche, to
pronounce for Lerdo as soon as a move
ment is made on this side. Lerdo's follow
ers boast that they will hold the Mexican
capital within three months.
In the supreme court at Providence, r.
l., verdict was rendered for $40, 900
against the New York, Boston and Provi-
dence railroad company for loss of life re-
sulting from the Richmond switch disaster.
Holland advices say that the vessels here
tofore engaged in the Baltic and Mediter-
ranean grain trade will hereafter be used in
trading with the United States, the Baltic
and Mediterranean ports being closed by
the war.
A secret meeting ef the engineers of the
Lehigh valley railroad was held yesterday
at Phillipsburg, N. ]. 1t is understood a
strike 10 determined upon. The company
is taking measures to prevent the detention
of travel.
Rev. F. Frake, president of the First
national bank Of Wichita, Kansas, ho ab-
seconded with 100000. has been captured on
the Mexican border. The stolen money
was not recovered.
The government troops participated in
the annual decoration Of confederate
graves at Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday.
The graves of Union and confederate SOL
diers were impartially decorated.
1t is reported that the Lehigh Valley en-
gineers held meeting Saturday at Easton
and decided to strike against any reduction
| of wages. 1t is understood the firemen
will support the engineers.
Gen. Logan declined the Brazilian
mission because he did not wish to enter
into forced retirement and because he could
not afford it. He will probably have a
federal office in Chicago.
The president and cabinet have decided
to recall all foreign ministers. The theory
is that these positions are similar to cabinet
places, and that the civil service does not
apply.
Mrs. Thompson, daughter of the late
Rev. Alexander Campbell, founder of the
Campbellite Baptist denomination, will be
appointed postmistress at Louisville, Ky.
A gentleman who has returned from
Deadwood makes unfavorable statements.
He Gays there is more misery than gold,
and it is dangerous place to live in.
The secretary of the treasury bas d.
rected the assistant treasurer at New York
to sell a million in gold on May 81.
The city of New Orleans voted against q
tax for the completion of the Pacific rail.
road to Texas.
Tie president is said to have recently ex
pressed himself in favor of the silver dol
lar.
Henry Boyd has been appointed post
master at White Plains, N. Y.
Titiens, the noted prima dona is danger.
ously ill in London.