Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-10-11

The Chinese embassy TO tie United States
the second that has ever visited this country
vac formail7 received az the White House
by the President and cabinet The Chinese
minister read an address In his native tongue,
after which be presented his credentials. The
President replied 10 the ministers address and
then general hand -shsking and presentation
Of the members OF the cabinet 10 the embassy
followed.
The public debt was decreased IS. l96, 534
during September Since June 80, 1878, the
decrease is 50 s7s 345.S4. CAshin the treasury,
October /, $685. $40 $40 IS Total debt, Tess
ss-h in the treasury, ~, 02s COS, 9e.
tho payments inside from the tresstr5 b.
warrants during September were as follows
On account Of civil and miscell neous, 81 514,-
1i9 &c on ascotint OF war s2773, 1856 on
account Of navy, 81, III, as 05 on account OF
interior indians and pensions), %, 5I6, S5sls :
total, els, 9s1, 42Ss4.
The total amount Of coinage executed at the
United States mints during September was
8, 1870 $50 pieces valued st IS 339, 500. OF this
amount 365, $50 pieces, valued at Sb5i6 500,
were in gold, and 2,764, 900 pieces IN standard
| Silver dbllars
foreign News.
The Spanish minister Of the colonies is in
Paris endeavoring t. c'mplete arrangements
for the purpose OF reducing the floating debt
of Cuba to $50, 10000.
A nutnbet o. inshrgent BOSNIAN towns lave
surrendered to the Austrians.
During a speech in Toronto Lord Dufferin
stated that he had proposed to Governor Rob
inson that the governments of New York and
| Canada combine, to acquire sufficient property
abort Niagara Falls to form an international
park, and that his proposition mad beef favCr-
ably received.
DR.. August Il. Petermann, the eminent
German geographer, is dead, at the age Of
ffty-six.
The international psase congress; in, session
at Paris passed resolutions recommending the
settlement Of disputes between nations by ar
bitration, and declaring war to be brigandage.
British troops have sailed from England for
india to take paft in tho camraign against the
Ameer of AfghaDistan.
The acting United States consul-genera at
Port-au- Prince, Hayti, reports the recent &C.
currence of destructive cyclone, which arose
within the limits of the Caribbean sea, lasting
two days and spending its f0rc5 upon th
entire south coast of the island, while the sec
ton north of Port-au- Prince was exempt At
Jacmel the loss to property was great. At Aux
Cayes Canailion and at Acquim the loss of
life and property was appalling. At the former
place hundreds OF honses were unroofed and
others were destroyed, while the last-nsmes
places we're almost entirely obi Grated. Two
American schooners the Haley G. Bunker. OF
Ellsworth, Me, and the Wardwell. Of New
York-were completely wrecked. The crews
were saved, and have been provided for by the
acting cohsul-general as shipwrecked and dis
tressed seamen.
Cyrille Dion, well-known billiard player
died in Montreal few days ago.
At Glasgow, Scotland, the City of Glasgow
bank, one OF the great Scotch corporations
has failed with the enormous liabilities Of $50,
900, 900. The failure is generally attributed t.
its resources being locked up in bills, share
and debentures Of various kinds that were no
readily convertible. 1t is also said to be due t
large advances on Arheficaii securities grain an
reol estate, the values of which are largely de
preciated. The failure is the heaviest that ha
taken place in Scotland since 1857, when thi
institution also suspended and is regarded a
national disaster The creditors will not sui
fer any loss, as the 1900 stock are liza
BILE and will be held responsible to the exten
OF their means.
A dinner to General Grant was given |
Paris, the other day, by United States Minis
ter Noyes.
: Messrs. Smith, Fleming & Co., East Indi
merchants, doing business in London, hav
J failed, owing several million dollars.
, A fve-mile race for the sculling champion
ship OF America was rowed on the st. LawrenC
river at 1achine, between Charles Oourtne
and Edward Hanlan, American and Canada
Q champions respectively, and resulted in VII
= tory for Hanlan. The race ives for 81, &c
; and purse of $4,000 contributed by the cit
: Gems Of Montreal. Hsnlan defeated his con
petitor by a length and quarter, rowing til
! five milee in thirty-six minutes and TWENTY-FIVE
!, seconds.