The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-14

poisoned herself and ehildren hlst Anl tAAt
they were dead before the flames reached tlefn.
The governor OF Tennessee has called a
special session Of the legislature for December
5. TO consider State finances.
The ohseauies Of the late senator Morton
Al indianapolis were witnessed BY large con-
course. The room in which the burial casket
rested and the church IN which the funeral
services were held were filed with floral tributes
from an parts Of the country, the President
and Mrs. Hayes contributing anchors, Tyre
and 3 pillow Of flowers. The remains we're
brought into the church At one O'Clock and were
followed by the pal-hearers the committees
from the Senate and House OF Representatives,
Indiana State officers and prominent men from
different parts OF the country. The exercises
lasted an hour and three quarters, and at
their conclusion tine remains were taken 20 the
cemetery and deposited in vault with eere-
monies by the Grand Lodge j. o. of O. I.
The result OF the election in Virginia was the
selection % the entire Conservative ticket,
there being no opposition.
Returns from Wisconsin indicate the election
Of the Republican candidates by increased ma
jorities.
Maryland and Mississippi went Democratic in
the elections, while in Minnesota, Nebraska
and Kan sAs the Republicans were successful.
At Quimby, Mich, George Ecker. who had
lately been an inmate of the Kalamazoo insane
ASYLUM and was released on the suppOsitiOn
that he was cured, deliberately shot his mother
dead as she was leaning over a stove, and then
killed himself with the same medium Of de-
structiOn.
Charles Z. Gettslich, late deputy collector Of
the Norfolk (Ya.) custom house, has been
found guilty Of enlightenment and F. L.
CardoZo, eX-treasurer Of South Carolina, was
tried in Columbia on the charge Of fraud while
in Office and found guilty by the jury.
From Washington.
In the event of Senator Morton's death, il is
believed he will be succeeded by the Hon. Dan
iel W. VOORHEES,
John Welsh, Of lphia-chairman Of
the Centennial board Of finance and a promi-
nent business man-has been nominated by the
President as United States minister TO England.
The bare titles Of the $40 bills introduced in
the house ON the first regular bill day covered
twenty-nine pages of the Daily Record. There
were sixteen for remonetizing the old silver
dollar, submitted by the following named gen.
tlemen Messrs. Cox of New York; Banning,
Ewing and Jones, of Ohio; Bright, Of Tennes-
sec; Hunter and Baker, of Indiana; Sparks,
Harrison, Knapp and Fort of Illinois; Bland,
of Missouri; Culberson, of Texas; Cummings
and Oliver, of Iowa, and Phelps, OF Kansas
The following named representatives intro
duced bills for the repeal or modification of the
vania; Southland and Ewing. of Ohio; Dur /,
ham, of Kentucky: Atkins and Bright, Of Ten /
nessee; Fowler, Of Indiana; Sparks, Harrison, |
Knapp and Cannon, of Illinois; Franklin, of \
Missouri, and Culberson, of Texas. Messrs. I
Hunter, of Indiana, and CulbersOn, Of Texas /
also presented bills authorizing the REISSUE Of
the greenbacks already retired under the pro-
visions of the resumption act. Messrs. Walker,
of Virginia; Riddle, Of Tennessee, and Sparks,
Springer and Hartzell, of Illinois, introduced
bills to authorize the payment of duties in
greenbacks. 4
Hon. Clarkson n. Potter, Of New York, has
resigned the Craftsmanship of the House Com
mittee on the Pacific railroads.
During October the public debt was reduced
"a, 236, 554, and for the four months of the
current fiscal year. beginning July l. the re-
duction is 2,S07, 522, an increase in the re-
duction of the debt during the corresponding
four months of last year of 80, 100000.
Secretary McCreary has issued an order for
bidding the employees of the war department to
drink spirituous liquors during working hours,
under penalty Of dismissal.
The President ordered all the flags floating
over the department buildings to be raised at
half mast as a mark of respect to the deceased
Senator Morton. .... ....
The House committee on appropriations has
appropriated S25, 763, 900 for the army.
Governor Williams, of Indiana, has appointed
Daniel W. VOORHEES, to fill the vacancy in the
United States Senate occasioned by the death of
Senator Morton.
The secretary of the navy, in reply to reso-
luton Of the House of Representatives, making
inquiry in relation to the hours of labor at navy
yards, stated that the workmen were informed
that they would not be required to work more
than eight hours day if they desired, but any
who preferred to work ten hours could do
80 and would be paid according to the rat a
fixed per hour.
Foreign News.
General Grant visited the new exhibition
buildings in Paris, and the works where Bar
tholdls statue of Liberty, to be placed in New
York harbor, is being constructed.
Field Marshal Wrangel. distinguished Prus-
sian general, died in Berlin, aged ninety-three
years. He was known as the " Grandfather of
the army, and had been soldier over eighty
years.
The capture of Dubnik by the Russians was
effected at the expense of total loss in killed
and wounded of $500 men, among whom were
all the brigade and regimental commanders.
The Farmers Warehousing Elevator in Belle
vile, Ont, containing SO, 600 bushels of grain,
was destroyed by fire, and the engineer, Richard
Dewsbury, was burned to death.
A special dispatch states that Eukhtar ha
has abandoned the important town of Ere
roum, in Armenia and that it has been occupied
by the Russians.
The Republicans have had net gain of III
seats in the French Councils General
The French Senate and Chamber of Deputies
convened ct Versailles.