Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-12-27

fixed for their meeting, the second Monday In |
January. The electoral vo e shall be counted /
by the Two Houses Of Congress on the second /
Monday Of February succeeding every meeting !
Of the electors. Every objection shall be made |
In writing, stating the reasons and be signed |
by at least one Senator and one member Of the
House. 1t further provides for the separation
Of the two Houses, and the action upon all
objeciiors after two hours debate in each
House, under the fve-minute rule. No vote
o. jacted to shall be counted, except by the
affirmative voice OF both Houses. No debate
Is TO be allowed when the two Houses are in
joint session.
The House committee on postofices and
post roads agreed to report to the House, with
a favorable recommendation, an elaborate bill
for the reclassihcation Of mail matter and the
rates OF postage thereon. One OF the principal
features OF the bill is the provision requiring
the publishers OF newspapers and periodicals
who desire to have their publications trans
mitted through the mails at second-olass rates
to submit the same to the postmaster at the
place OF publication, under such regulations az
the acknowledgement may prescribe, TO be
examined and registered once EACH year for
such transmission. The fee ia to be 81 per
year for each certificate of registration, and
the privilege thereby granted may be revoked
by the postmaster in case the publication shall
so change its character as to bring it no longer
within the requirements of the bill, which are
that such publications must be published for
the dissemination OF information Of public
character, and have list Of paid subscriptions.
The bill proposes to establish four classes Of
mail matter First written matter second,
registered periodical publications; third, mis-
eellsneous printed matter and fourth, mer-
chsndise. The present rates OF postage for
the first class are left unchanged. The pound
rate Of two cents per pound on second-class
Ynottar IL rafainad and ol5O avtaDdn1 IN garnYnla
copies. The rates for books, transient news
papers, circulars, proof sheets and other mis-
cellaneous printed matter, and also for manu-
script copy accompanying corrected proof
sheets, is to be one cent for each two ounces,
and the rate for merchandise is fixed at
one cent per ounce or fraction thereof.
FOREIGN News.
cash box, containing bonds, stock certih-
Gates and other valuable papers-in all amount
ing to over 800, 000-was mysteriously alb
stracted from the safe in the Office Of Turnbull
Il Co, st. John, N. B.
In the house of commons Sir Stafford North
cote, chancellor of the exchequer, declared
that England would not acquiesce in Russian
interference in Afghanistan in any form.
In the British house Of commons motion OF
censure against the governments Afghan pol
icy was defeated by vote of 1913 to 227.
OypTl60 OOSIa0Orh2 was naDBeQ at OF, JOunb,
P. Q for the murder of Matthew Mathevon,
in boat on Lake Champlain, last July.
Queen Victorias third child and second
daughter, Princess Alice grand duchess OF
Hesse-Darmstadt) is dead. She was victim
Of diphtheria and remarkable coincidence
in connection with her death is that 1t tool
place on the anniversary Of the decease of her
father, Prince Albert, who died December a.
1861. Princess Alice WAS born April rs, 1913
was married July 1, 1862, to Prince Ludwig
~. grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and had
seven children-fve daughters and two sons
two of whom sre dead. In disposition the
Princess was gentle and amiable. She was the
first of Queen Victoria's nine children to die
and the queen received many expressions Of
sympathy in her afflction.
Advices from Hamilton, Bermuda, say thu
British steamship Kate of Whitby, from Gal
weston, Texas, bound to Havre with 1902 bale
Of cotton, struck on reef and sank. Only III
bales Of her cargo were saved.
A new italian cabinet has been formed, will
Signor Depretis as president of the council.
Great distress prevails throughout England
manufacturing districts and in Scotland. Thu
recent heavy financial failures have caused {
general stagnation in business circles, and tn
poor and unemployed are suffering in conse
quence At Sheffield 1000 children and 8, 00
adults received aid in one week.