The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-09

motive vas.throWn fifty feet into tho air, while
the shock VAS felt plainly three miles away.
Reeent failures in the West Hickox & Spears,
bankers, Of San Francisco the banking honse
OF Jacob BUM, Of Springfield, Ills WIN h,-
bilities placed At $500, 900 and Joseph d. bel
mer, A Chicago real estate and loan broker,
whose liabilities are stated At over slS0,OOO.
From Washington.
For the purpose Of obtaining additional
safeguard against the fraudulent practice OF
washing Cancelled postage stampe, new one,
two end thiee-cenl stamps win be prepared
with enclosed borders Of white around the
edge Of the designs.
In the treasury department the following
notice has been posted under the head, " No
Vacancies" persons honOrably discharged
from the military or navy service BY reason OF
disability or sickness incurred IN the hne OF
duty, shall be preferred to appointment Tor
civil office, provided they are found 70 posses
the business capacity necessary tor the proper
discharge Of the duties of such office.
The commission appointed to investigate the
business of the bureau Of statistics, of which
Edward Young il chief, have made very e1-
tensige report. After reciting some circum-
stances connected with the publishing OF pre-
sumably official books, the report says: =" We
regret that, from review OF the circumstances
thus cited, we are compelled to believe ~ that
III. mas ubcu HIS own hhuuI oAd ehnN "
his Office, In the preparation OF reports not
called for by law, thereby in some degree him
dering the other and regular work OF the othce;
90 that he caused two of these reports TO be
stereotyped, with the purpose OF ordering
copies OF them to be printed for private pur-
poses go that he suggested and encouraged
the iss-e of private editions Of them with the
design Of beneifting his son and "a that he
distributed copies of them by mail, using
official postage stamps for that purpose.
The sum Of thirty million dollars in currency
has been paid ont by the government since the
passage of the army appropriation bill, the
greater part having been paid to the officers
and men OF the army as compensation.
At q recent cabinet session the Mexican bor-
der troubles were discussed at length, but no
definite result followed, nor was anything new
presented for consideration.
The United States treasurer destroyed 81,
| 1896, $40 in legal tender notes, that sum being
eighty per cent. Of the amount OF national bank
circulation issued during the past month
| During the last session of Congress the bills
introduced for the erection Of public buildings
| aggregate nearly 10000, 900, the greater part
of which is for the South and West.
! The New Years day reception given by the
| President at the White House was attended by
all the army and navy officers foreign ambas-
sailors and other officials, as well AZ many pri-
vate citizens.
| At the request of Congressman Mills and
Schleicher, OF Texas, the President has directed
that commission of three be appointed to in
vestigate and report the facts in regard to the
| attack on the State troops at FL PasO, by al
! legged Mexicans The commission will consist
Of two army officers end citizen Of Texas.
The public debt was decreased s71, 623 10
during December.
Foreign News.
Accounts from Plevna reveal the most start
| ling tales OF misery. The Turks left thousands
| of wounded men in the city, starving and I'M
attended. They were dying daily by the hun
bred. The bodies of the slain were lying un-
buried with the Turkish prisoners encamped in
the midst OF eofpses. Belgrade dispatch
announces that the Servians, under Prince
Milan, have taken Palanka.
A st. Petersburgh dispatch states that the
Russian steamer husband arrived at Sebastopol
with the Turkish transport Messina as prize
and seven hundred prisoners.
A fire at Ottawa Ontario. totally destroyed
the Church Of st. John the Evangelist.
England's offer TO mediate between Russia
and Turkey will most likely be rejected by the
former. The Gar has called for fresh troops
to the number of 100000.
Eleven buildings we're burned by fire in 81
| JONI, y. ID. Inc UOlal loss IL ABOUT TOU,UUU,
on which there is partial insurance.
At the request Of the Spanish government
Don Carlos has been expelled from France, ant
ex-Queen Isabella has written letter denounc
ing the expulsion and denying the accusation
that she was conspiring with him against tn,
throne of King Alfonso.
Two meetings of workmen, aggregating ovel
| 1000 persons, were held simultaneously il
London, the one for and the other against tn,
Turks and during their progress a fight oc
CURED which lasted over an hour before 1t wal
stopped by the police.
The king of Italy has made a'speech, which il
interpreted in London as of warllke nature