The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-03-06

Rear admiral Daniel Ammen has asked 10 be
put on the retired list He has been IN active
service forty years.
There was a warm contest over several
Southern nominations by the President IN exc
cutiye session OF the Senate recently. Mr..
Northrup, for district-sttorney Of South Caro-
lima was confirmed by about eight majority,
all the Democrats and several hepnohSans
voting for him. The nomination OF Mr.. Will
hanson, 10 be collector at New Orleans was
rejected, only about fifteen votes being cast
for him. the most Of which were by RepEbli-
cam. Mr.. Smiths nomination. for collector OF
the port OF Mobile, was attacked by Senator
Conkling and other Republicans, but he was
confirmed.
Secretary Sherman stated TO Senator Allison
that when the silver bill became law he
should execute it thoroughly and promptly.
The National Agricultural Congress con-
yened at Washington, delegates from all parts
of the country being present. The following
reso ution was unanimously adopted ResolUed,
That it is the sense Of the National Agricultural
Congress that the government ought to control
interstate commerce, and that Congress be
asked to take some action in regard toit.
General LIE Due, commissioner OF agriculture,
is obtaining date seeds in Egypt for the pur-
pose of retaining the Colorado desert with
date groves.
Hon. W. E. Chandler, OF New Hampshire,
has issued another pamphlet in which he re-
peats the charge tpat there was political bar
gain between the Pre- ident and his friends
and Southern representatives.
The postal savings bill, prepared by the
House subcommittee on banking and cur
rency, provides for new issue OF S5O,OOO,OOO
of legal tender notes.
A Salt Lake CITY dispatch to the non-Mor-
mon delegate in Washington, announces that
the legislature OF Utah has passed an election
law for the Territory which practically disfrsn-
chises the Gentiles and places the control OF
elections irrevocably in the hands of the Nor
mon priests The objec5 Il the pas sage Of
this law is said to be to postpone action by
| Congress on the Utah election bill now before
the House committee on Territories.
The engagement Of Senator Cameron, of
| Pennsylvania and Miss Lizzie Sherman,
daughter Of Judge Charles Sherman, Of Cleve-
lard, Ohio, and niece of General Sherman and
the secretary of the treasury, is announced.
Mr.. R. W. Taylor, first comptroller of the
currency, wss stricken with paralysis at his
desk in the treasury department and died soon
after.
| Mr. Southland, Representative from Ohio,
| has introduced proposed amendment to the
| constitution to be designated article sixteen.
1t provides that the executive power shall be
| vested and hereafter administered by three
Presidents, constituting a supreme executive
council of three, to be elected by The qualified
electors of each and all of the States and each
TO be taken from one of the three several promi-
nent sections Of the United States known as
the Western States. the Eastern AMI Middle
States, and the Southern States and no two of
whom shall be citizens of the same section or
district of the country. The term Of Office
shall be six years, and no President having
served full term shall be eligible for second
term, and at the first election under this arti-
Gle the President from the western district
shall be elected for fractional term Of two
years. and the one from the southern district
for fractional term of four years, and the
one from the eastern and middle district for a
full term of six years; and after the first cleo
ton one President shall be elected from one
of the three several districts every two years.
Instead of the Weep. esident now provided,
the Senate shall, every four years, elect a
president Of the Senate who is not member
| OF that body and who, as the presiding officer,
shall have and exercise all the authority here
tofore conferred on the Vlce-President. The
bill further provides that each of the Presi-
dents shall receive a compensation not exceed.
ing $4,000 per year.
The President nominated Alanson W. Beard
to be collector of Boston, in place Of Mr.. Sim
mons, whose commission is about to expire
The nomination is said to have been made
chiefly upon the recommendation of Senators
Hoar and Davis and Representative Claim.
The President and Mrs. Hayes have helt
their third and last public reception this sea
sen.
Foreign News.
The conclave of cardinals in Rome for tn,
election Of new Pope has begun.
Prince Bismarck stated to the German Reich
stag that he did not believe in a European war
as the powers who opposed Russia would bav'
to assume the responsibility of the legacy lef
by Turkey. He rejected emphaticaly ali sug
gestions that Germany should intervene, ant
declared she was willing honorably to mediate
but did not wish to exercise the Office of arbite
Of Europe.
Prince Auersperg president of the Austrian
council of ministers, has defined Austria
position in the Eastern crisis az follows
"Austria was bound to declare gen rally tina
it could not regard some of the peace stipula
tons as consonant with the interests of tn
monarchy. The reservation did not apply t.
the ameliora ion of the condition of the Chris
tans, but to such provisions as might involv
alteration of the balance of power in the Eas
to the detriment of Austria. The government
: confidently hopes that the European council
J will reach an understanding and a solution
satisfactory to all. In any case the govern
ment, in the present grave circumstances
would consider it its duty and mission to secur
due recognition of the political and mat, ria
interests and dignity of the monarchy"
The London Times, in an editorial article
says; " 1t is stated, on authority which cauno
/. be questioned that 70, 900, 900 Of human being
2 are now starving in the famine stricken pre-
vinces of north China. The Imagination fail
, to cope with 50 gigantic calamity"
r Tho copn1ovo in, Roma Of ,pbiob a;xt,1 ~,
cardinals assisted, concluded its labors in til
: selection of Cardinal Gioachino Pecci as Por
after the third ballot. The new Pope hs
' chosen the title of Leo XIII. The conclav
lasted forty hours, being twelve hours shortt
: than that which elected PIus TX, his pred
;, cessor. From the moment the conclave ha
gone into session the outside world was bus
q watching for the signs of progress made. TIL
n is achieved by watching particular Gimme
q Through this comes the smoke of burning ba
. OTIS, which declares that a Pope has not bee
elected, as when q Pope ia chosen by vote Il
u ballots are burned in another place. Cardin
T. Pecci lacked at the third ballot only five vot,
of the requisite two-thirds. Thereupon Card
" nal Franchi, and those holding the same view
:, advanced and knelt before him. Other card
l, na's followed this example, and Cardinal Pee
i! was thus elected by he method known as 81
u alteration" The new Pope was born in Ital
). March 2, 1910, and previous to his election
VI the Papacy, was known as archbishop of Z
rouse and Papal Chamberlain. He was one
the two candidates of the moderatepar amor
,s the cardinals, and ia described as a man
IS ability, tact, and moderation of views. In a
t, pearance he is tall, with high forehead lol
d face, straight features prominent chin and
r cheerful open countensnce.
d The new Pope has received large numb
OF congratulatory tele2rams from sovereig
IF and Others 1t Is announced that he will COZ
If tinue the policy of his predecessor.
l. More soace has been allowed the Unit
Safes at the Paris exposition than was origi
70 ally allotted.
to 1t is reported that out of a population
QG 0lQ in DIG riot q mo ahc.lt q