The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-13


Bland silver bill.
The survivors OF the wrecked steamer Nero
polls arrived At Norfolk, Va, and were cared
for by the citizens. Nine Of them were sent TO
the hospital Among the survivors the opinion
prevails generally that the vessel was rotten
and unseaworthy, and should not have been
allowed 10 put to sea. An investigation VIII
be made. The captain OF the Metropolis IN
.,Ists that she was perfectly seaNorthy.
William sturges, prominent in railroad circles
fled q voluntary petition in bankruptcy at
Chicago. His liabilities are over sl,00O,OO'.
]. Madison Wells. Of the Loui.ianA reforming
tolrd. who made his escape recently when the
other members OF tho bosrd were arrested,
voluntarily surrendered himself at Rigolets
Station, La, and was brought to New Orleans.
A bow who had been brought to Baltimore
from the West Indies, and was believed by
many 10 be the missing Charlie Ross, was
visited by Mr. Ross, who said the child was not
his. Mr.. Ross states that this made 573 boys
he had been called TO see or had been written
about. and his hundreds OF failures to identify
each waif as his own, hal taught him to en- er
tain sanguine hope. He supposed he should
continue to see boys until he died. but did not
expect to find his own son in any Of them.
From Washington.
Mexico has paid to the United States the
second installment of $500 600 on account OF
damages awarded by joint commission to
American citizens.
The House committee on ways and means
have made public the proposed new tariff bill.
1t provides hat on and after January l, 1879,
all articles not named in the bill shall be free
OF duty. 1t makes heavy reduction ON the
number of articles and some OF the rates OF
duti s. It abolishes the charter and COM
missions in ascertaining dutiable values under
the present law, and adds i've per cent. to
make the dutiable value at the last foreign
port of expectation. II disc inmates ten per
cent. against the products of all countries dis
eliminating in duties against us. This Will
add ten per cent. to all impnrtations from
France and several other countries. 1t gives
free raw material to manufacturers for ex-
port; prohibits the importation of obscene
articles or books protects trade marks tries
TO prevent the importation OF diseased live
animals; limits wearing spparel to 500; ad-
mits steam plows and other steam agricultural
machinery free extends the free importation
Of articles imported by religious, educational,
scientific, and artisan associations encourages
the importation of superior breeding animals
and of foreign inventions; admits life-saving
apparatus free, and all foreign materials used
in ship-building makes further provision
for carrying out the treaty of Washington
abolishes all customs districts where it costs
more than half to collect the revenue, and adj
mts free all articles intended for government
uees.
During January the public debt was de-
creased 81 1858, 076.5 SO, and since June l, 1877,
it has been decreased $15,S7O,S57.
The customs receipts for January. as COM
pared with January, 1877 fell off 1881, ITO,
while the receipts from internal revenue fell off
$1,171, ITO, making total loss in revenue of
over 90, DOC, 900. The customs receipts reported
for last month were $685. 1888, and the in
ternal revenue receipt, IS, l492OS.
Commissioner De Luc, of the agricultural
department requested the resignation of Mr..
Dodge, the statistician of the department, and
Mr. Dodge declined to comply with the request.
The commissioner thinks that tea can be grown
in this country while Mr. Dodge maintains
that it cannot be grown here. Hence the re-
quest to resign.
Francis Murphy, the temperance agitator,
with his son and daughter, called on the Pres-
dent and Mrs. Hayes the other day, and met
with pleasant reception.
meeting OF Republicans in Washington was
held to decide what steps to take to protect
the Louisiana returning board.
The finance committee of the Senate coll
sidered what is known as Senator Wallace s
long bond bill for investment of savings, and
it was agreed to and reported to the Senate.
The bill authorizes the issue of 800, 000,0 600
| fifty year coupon bonds of denominations Of
$25, $50, and 800, bearing interest at the
rate of 3. 65 per annum. They are to be issued
in the name of the person who pays the money,
and to be registered in his name, but may be
transferred to any assignee, and may al be
registered in the name of any owner. In this
respect they are equal safe with registered
bonds. They may also be assigned in blank,
aud when 50 assigned they become coupon
bonds, aud pass by delivery, like any other
coupon bond. This will enable the owner to
dispose of them when h. wishes. The inter
est is payable at any national bank on present
ing the coupon with the bond. They are pur-
chasable with legal-tenders a. coin value, and
the proceeds are to be appliedto redeeming the
outstanding bonds bearing higher rate OF
interest. The purpose Of the bill is two-fold
first, to give an opportunity for investment oil
savings, and second, to initiate the policy OF
placing the debt among our own people.
The House committee on the Judiciary toot
vote on the proposition for a sixteenth
amendment to the constitution of the United
States, giving women the right to vote anC
stood a te-fve to fve-Mr. Harris, OF
Virginia, who is opposed to woman suffrage
being absent.
Tho House committee on pensions agreed t
report bill for the revision of the pension
laws. 1t provides that il applications for pen
sions are made W thin five years from tn,
death, or discharge of tie soldier, or officer
concerning whom the pension is asked sucl
pension, if gr nted, shall date from the time o
, death or discharge of such pensioner. Pen
slons for which applications are made afte
five years from the time of death or discharge
shall date from the time when such applica
r ton is made. The bill contains claus
which allows to be replaced on the rolls pen
} sioners whose names were stricken off on &C
count of aid given to the South during the re
bellion, but it is applicable only to such pen
I sioners as are now living. 1t confers no benef
, on the heirs of those who are dead.
Foreign News.
The Russian steamer Constantine blew up
Turkish steamer in tie port of Batoum, on th
Black sea, by means OF a torpedo.
r Large meetings in favor OF peace have be
held all over England.
Q The government Of Greece has declared WIS
against Turkey, and has ordered an army
p 1000 men to cross the frontier into Thessal,
+ Epirus and Macedonia, in order to prevei
|. massacres of Christians in these provinces.
II George Cruikshank, the celebrated Englis
II artist and caricaturist, is dead.
% The peace preliminaries and armistice ba,
o been sisIed at Adrianople, and the easter
. war is practically at an end the Grand Dul
l. Nicholas having ordered o suspension OF he
u tilites. The peace conditions are as follow
D The erection of Bulgaria into a principality ;
"a war indemnity or territory in compensation
10 the independence of Roumana, Servia, al
Dr. Montenegro with an increase of territory
e. each; reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovin
= an Interior understanding between the suit
Ill and the czar regarding the Dardaneles {
., evacuation of the Danubian fortresses a
~ Erzeroum.
90 The British consul at Shanghai Telegram
a that 9,000000 people are now reported des
10 tute in northern China. The foreign rel
as committee appeal to England and America
a. aid.
of A dispatch from Shanghai, China, announ,
nv that an asylum for women and children in I
We city of Ten-Tsin, has been burned, and I'll
y, more than 1000 persons are said to have p
If ished in the fire,