Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-28

WASHINGTON. Dec. "a, l960.-Great
exertions are being made to shield Secre-
tary Floyd from completely in the abstrac-
ton of the bonds. The facts show that
he has awarded contracts to a large amount
to Russell, Major g. Waddell, Of the over
land mail route, and has of late certified
pay warrants for their services Russell
went to Bailey, who married Floyds
niece, and said the drafts would be pro-
tested and Floyd dishonored, whcreupon
Bailey entrusted him with the bonds. 1t
now appears that not only the bonds are
lest, but the amount of Floyd's accept
ances.
The Republican members of the House
Committee held prolonged caucus to-day.
There was an evident disposition to con-
cliate the South, without abandoning the
Chicago platform, by admitting New Mex
ico if she desires to come into the Union,
as o slave State, and adopting Stewards
proposition in the Senate Committee to
protect slavery where it now exists.
John A. Andrews, Governor elect
of Massachusetts,, had an interview with
General Scott to-day. General Scott is
apprehensive that the forts at Charleston
will be taken by the authorities of South
Carolina.
WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-It is discovered
that several Government officials of high
standing are connected with the great
robbery of the Indian Bureau Bonds.
Their names had not yet transpired. 1t
appears upon investigation that the Bonds
were stolen to borrow money for the use
of the Central Breckenridge Club, during
the late Presidential election, and the
crisis in monetary affairs has prevented
the return of the bonds before the usual
time to use them for their legitimate pur-
poses The robbery amounts to nearly a
million of dollars.
MARYLAND,-The population of Mary
land is 73l 1892, of which number 1876,
1892 are slaves. This shows an increase in
the total population since 1850 of l4s,
35l. There has been decrease of 1886
in the number of slaves.
SECESSION BoNNETs. of the host
of newspaper correspondents at Charles
ton, S. c., writes that the Southern ladies
have invented a secession bonnet. The
materials are of Georgia wool, very tast-
lily combined, ruche of black cloth rolled
and tipped with gold braid and palmetto
embroidered in gold on the ends of the
strings.
STARVING THE NoRTH.---A friend in
whose word we have the fullest confidence
informs us that a large provision merchant
of this city, who had long been known as
strong advocate of Southern rights, re-
ceived about ten daysago an order for about
fifty barrels of -four, with lot of pork,
fish, &C., to 90 to Charleston. Owing to
the gloomy aspect of affairs the merchant
first hesitated and then decided not to fill
the order, He accordingly replied that he
preferred to extend no credit to South Car
DINA for the present. In few days an
answer was received in this city, declar-
ing that he might keep his -four, fish, pork,
Sc, to himself; that South Carolina would
have no more Of them, having made up
her mind to StarUe The North into submis-
sion!-M Y. Com. Ady.
az We learn that the cnterprising cit
liens of Newbury village and vicinity are
making exertions for the erection of q
Town Hall in that village. A Leyec is
TO come off next Tuesday evening and we
understand that the proceeds are to be
devoted to that object.