The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-12-12

ne passengers and crew were compelled 70
Jump into the water 10 escape burning 70
death. Eight persons were dIogned and two
met death in the flames. The rest were picked
up by passing steamer.
The town Of Athens. Ohio, Was partially de-
stroyed By a fire, which began IN q bakery In
the business part Of the town. The total loss
Is $50 GOO, ON which there q an Insurance
Of about 10000.
The Indians in the Black Hills region com
pletely surrounded the city o. DeadwoOd,
and force Of United States troops was sent
to the relief Of the people.
The German National Bank q Chicago has
failed. The directors announce that they will
be able 10 pay depositors in full.
From Washington.
The public debt statement for November
shows a decrease in the debt for the month OF
81 S23, 634 63, and the following balances In the
treasury: Currency, Ss,sl6. S96.S9; special
fund for redemption Of fractional currency,
50, SOC, 002 special deposit OF legal tenders for
redemption Of certificates Of deposit, $50, 055, =
900 coin Qncludng coin certificates esq.,
1871, 400, S133, $40, 214.43; outstanding legal
tenders, 1851, $40, 2SS amount due military
establishments "a, 500, 900.
The payments made from the treasury by
warrants during the month Of NOvemer, 1877,
we're as follows: On account of civil and mis-
:
navy, 81, 517, 720.79; interior, Indians and
pensions), S3,054, ia total, S15, $40, 92l.9].
The following is statement OF the imports
and exports of the United States for the month
ending Oct 81, 1877
TOTAL MERCHANDISE AND SPECIE.
Exports Domestic. ....... S59, 242, 925. 90
Exports Foreign. ............... 1853, O29.OO
Total ..,..................s $50, ss1, 964. 90
Imports NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 49,49s, 274. 90
Excess of exports over imports. Sl7, 3sS, $50. 90
The estimates for appropriations required
to carry on the government for the next fiscal
year are as follows Legislative establishment,
S2,844. 256.l G; executive establishment, 3d.
2SS, 1925 judicial establishment, 1891, 000,-
900 foreign intercourse 81, 2l4 395. 80 mill
tary establishment, S3l, 597, 270. 69; naval es-
establishment, SIG, 293 234. 40; Indian affairs,
IS, 415, 1920 pensions, SOS, 900, 900; public
service $l5SS5, 97S.66 postal service, SO, 093,-
672. 70 ; miscellaneous, Sl5, 143, $685. perma-
nent annual appropriations, Sl42 5s1, 1879 (;
total, $3.50, 6SS, 1868.
General Ord testified before the House COM
mittee on military affairs that the Mexican
people along the Rio Grande were in full SYM
pathy with the raiders into Texas.
The secretary OF the navy has appointed
a court of inquiry to investigate the causes of
the disaster to the Huron.
Foreign News.
Richard Hooper g. Sons, wine and spirit msr-
chants Of London, have failed, with liabilities
amounting to u, $50, 900.
John Williams was hung at Toronto, Canada
for the murder Of his wife last September.
According to dispatch from Coquimbo,
Chill, the steamship Atacsma, belonging to the
Pacific Steam Navigation Company has been
lost at sea. There we're about fifty passengers
ON board, while the crew numbered fifty men,
and only eighteen persons out Of all were
saved
A Constantinople dispatch says the Turks,
under Suleiman Pasha, have taken the town of
Elena, with eleven guns, twenty ammunition
wagons and 800 prisoners. The Russian loss
IL estimated at 900.