Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-05
T.. b. W-4SLL3 URINE SEC RETARY
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W 4h'AtiA>N'AOANt AVA itii c'
The Inauguration ball last night was
magnificent success so far a. numbers
and fine dresses are concerned. 1t il
cstim ated that 5000 persons were pres
ent, including large number Of army
officers, diplomatic representatives, and
politscal and fashiOna le celebrities
Very few members IF either House OF
Congress were pr sent, the night scs
sions having used them up
The Presidential party arrived at II
o'clock and were escorted to the recep
ton room by the police force, who open
cd the way with difficulty through the
dense crowd The President was ac-
comp MED by Mrs. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Colfax, Gen. Badeau, Senate Morgan,
and others.
Gen. Grant has made the following
abinet apE ointments
Secretary ofStltc T. B Washburnc, of
Illinois.
Secretary of Navy, Adolphc Z Bor-
lie, of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of the Treasury, A 4 Stew
art, of New York.
Secretary of Interior, d Cox, of
OHIO.
Postmaster General, a ] Cresswell, of
Maryland.
Attorney General. L b Hoar, of Mas
sachusetts.
Secretary of War, ] NJ Shcofeld, of
Illinois.
NEW YORK, 5th.
The Tribune com mends President
Grants inaugural address, and hopes to
receive from the President n splendid
ad .ninistration.
The World says that what is not flat
in the inaugural is crude.
The Times says, the inaugural leaves
nothing in doubt, and propounds a
great policy with distinctness. The law
will have in him no feeble administra-
| tor.
The Herald says, 1t is full of promise
and power for the country.
The San says, the country will appre-
ciate the expressions of tn, now fresi-
! dent.
y NEST tiendish conspiracy has been
set on foot ID take the life of l.. S. Dis
trict Attorney S. b. Courtney, Esq. be-
cause of his Jealous efforts to punish
transgressors OF the law. The plot, it is
said, was concurred in by two members
of the wh.skey ring who have been con-
victcd Of frauds upon the revenue de-
partment, and who were quartered
in the Ludlow street prison. The most
ryliab e ev.dence in in possession of The
government against the parties suspac-
ted.
a Washington despa .ch says, T.. b.
Washburi:e goes to France. The Minis
ter to England has been decided upon,
but his name is withheld.
Great importance is attached to the
spanish and Mexican missions.
AVienna de patch says, the Cores
pondencc of the East announces that
last week Ruiz ;a sent llrge quantities
of arms and ammunition to Roumania
Russia is as, trying to create disturb
/
ance in Thessala and Epirus by means
of bands coming from Greece.
An indianapolis da-patch says, thea at
tempt to press the negro suffrage amead-
ment has broken up the Legislature.
The Democratic members presented
their designations yesterday.
a Nashville despatch says tn, Grants
inaugural was circulated there a Bpm.
yesterday. and was sought for and read
With avidity by all parties. the clause
relating to suffrage is regarded as OBJ
scure, but the rest gives general satisfac-
ton.
INDIANAPOLIS IND, 5th.
There are startling ru.lors of a muir
der few nights ago, in this city. The
victim was decoyed from the theatre,
killed, and his body burned. His name
is unknown,
COLUMBUS, 9th.
In the House OF Represe. ltativcs yes
terday, Mr.. Odell, of Licking, intro.
duced resolution endorsing Johnson's