The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-11
From Washington.
VENEZUELA DISSATISFIED

The VENEZUELAN government las asked a
rehearing Of the claims Of American citi-
zens against her. Secretary Fish taid If
thu application was grated it would be a
bad precedent, and would sooner or later
either put a bar upon settlement by the
means resorted to between the United
States and NeDzlela, of claims against
foreign governments, or would require this
payment to be secured otherwise than by
peaceful adjudication.
TIL Sc FRAUDULENT HICKS.
Thomas b. Morgan deposited FIVE checks
for 50 600 each at the Fret national bank,
saying he would draw the money in the
spring. lie desired - 900 for immediate
use. The cashier declined paying until he
telegraphed the First national bank Of
Lowell, Mass, on which the checks were
drawn. Morgan disappeared. The checks
were fraudulent. Morgan wears shoit
grey whiskers, and appears about 90 years
old. He talks with q New En- land accent.
n NEW POLICE Board.
The PRESIDENT through the attorney gen.
eral has notified the new district police
board of their appointment. They will act
until the president has decided what action
he will take in regard to the bill abolish
ing the board.
REDEEMlNG ~NDs.
The secretary Of the treasury to-day is
sued the thirty seventh call for redemption
as follows: ten millions f~ise-twen Y bonCs
1855 May and November; seven MILL n
coupon h, nd. as follows: 800, N. 1901
1880; $500 22lOt 10 2G7OO; $1,000 533O1
t. 62410; three million r, ght red bonds a.
follow $50 N pol 10 300. 800 3lOl to
1900; $500 81. 1t $3.50; 5000 1901 to 10
900; So, 900 4l5l to 1850; $40 900 5l5l t.
5000. The phi cipal aud accrued Interest
vii he paid at t.. treasury on aud after
the 10 h of next Apiil, interest casing
that day.
TIE APPROPRIATION
The senate committee on appropriations
to-day agreed to amend the bill to supply
he def .iency in the house con inpent fund
by adding a new cuon appropri ting
$40. 600 for IT ,nsnortation Of Uuittd States
notes. etc So 600 for expenses Of HE
senate inve,t'gltlng committees.
C YGREssInNAL LIBRARY
The annual report Of the librarian Of
congress submit ted tc-lay, sales tb It.
bound books in the library number 81 C91
aud pamphlets 10000 the law %liorary
containing 37,727 v,lumes. The pirc pal
recommendation in the report is AN NJ
p-oprla'ijn for increased accpmmodltiCD
necessary to protect from d s.ruction books
and OH CTS Of art which are now piled up
unproyided with shelves or room.
WHAT wATTERsoN MEANr
Repre-, sentative Watterson, in regard to
the statemest made by him in h opera
house speech, NJ lnduy, tfat one hundred
thousand unnamed ciuz ms would be here
the II h Of February, s ys lie meant that
the Ohio call for q rational convention
would BE- carried out and thus bring thai
number of citizens to Washington. He
Tesaiueu lhlS rs a peace, not war measure.
PREPARING FOR E-MERGENCIB5.
A telegraph lite between the war de-
partment and arsenal Is now being con-
struCtcl un Ter military direction.
THE PRESIDENT on l. UIsIANA.
Representatives Ellis, Levy and Gibson
after IN interview with the president to-day,
telegraphel as follows to Francis T. Nich-
oils, governor of Louisiana: We have seen
the president, Taft and Cameron, together
her we are assured the federal govern
ment will not now interfere or recoguiz
Packard's government or any of its dcpar-
ments. Cameron telegraphs Augur to oi-
perse the mob thu e~at,niug the state house.
The president will not recognize either
government till all the facts are before hin
and regards the occupation OF the sla'e
house BY one in the same light as the occu
pat OF of tie court house by the ether gov
errment aed will keep ha d, Of unless 6
cplliti II occurs. We auy So no attack OF
The s'a e house, the maintenance of your
present posi'i n and de'Gy in the election CT
the long term scLa or.
(eign'd) ELLI0. LEVY, gibson.