Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-29
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Of their apparatus and some Of the spurious
coin were captured.
From Washington.
The state department has received official
intelligence, from COnstsntinople, OF the dis
continuance OF Russian ports on the Black sea.
The House committee on education and labor
has instructed Mr.. Goode the chairman, 10 re-
port a bill providing that the net proceeds Of
sales OF public lands shall forever be conse-
Grated and set apart for the education OF the
people. The act is not to have any effect to
repeal, impair or suspend any law authorizing
the presumption of any lands or the entry OF
public lands for homesteads, nor as limiting in
any manner the power OF Congress to alter or
extend the right OF Homestead upon such
lands, nor shall il be held to limit or abridge
the power Of Congress over the public domain
or interfere with granting bounty lands.
The President has nominated William s.
Choate to be United States judge for the
Southern district OF New York.
The first batch Of new, silver dollsrs-ten
thousand in number-was received at the
treasury department, and three thousand of
them were paid out in exchange for gold. Sec
Rotary Sherman, by whose order silver is only
to be sold for gold, takes the ground that to
veil for greenbacks would make the latter pay
able for customs duties, which he states is con-
trary to law.
reucy has agreed upon bill providing for the
issue Of silver bullion certificates in denomina-
tons OF 80, $40. $50, 800, and Fl, 900 each,
representing 412l5 grains, aud receivable with
ont limit for all dues to the United States.
Messrs. Hardenberg, Esmes and Chittenden,
of the committee voted against the bill.
A dispatch was received from the United
States counsel,general at Havana, recording
the death of Hon. John Z. Leonard, member
Of the House from Louisiana, who about
fortnight previous had been sent by the Presi-
dent as a special commissioner to Cuba to in
quire into the alleged kidnapping Of colored
men from Florida.
bill has been presented in the House to
erect new mint at indianapolis, Ind.
The bill to pay 1915, 900 for mail contracts
made in the South previous to the war has
been defeated in the House.
The nomination OF Mr.. Beard to be collector
of the port of Boston has been confirmed by
the Senate without opposition. Senatorial
courtesy prohibits opposition to a nomination
supported by both Senator's from the State in
which the appointment is made, as in Mr..
Boards case.
The House judiciary committee has by a
majority vote, decided to report bill repeal
ing the bankrupt law,
Secretary Sherman was sent for by the
Senate committee of finance, the other day, to
get his views in regard to the bill repeating the
resumption law and he informed the COM
mittee that specie resumption upon the day
fixed was practicable and that the silver bill
would be an aid rather than an obst:. Gle to re-
sumption.
Foreign News.
The king of Greece was entertained by Gen
eral Grant, at luncheon, on board the United
| States steamer Vandalia, at Athens
Coooocnoo tho 1ra1l t,,Ov-,, E,aDch aditor of
| fighting procivities, has fought another duel
with Republican deputy, at Paris.
The storerooms in course of erection at the
| Woolwich dockyard London, covering an acre
OF ground suddenly collapsed while the labor
ers were at work. Hundreds of the workmen
were buried in the debris. All we're quickly
rescued, but many of them were seriously in
jured.
Thrty-six persons, who were attending fair
at Brest France, were drowned by the capsiz-
ing of barge.
Subscriptions for a new issue of 1000, 00C
roubles we're opened at ST. Petersburg, and the
amount Is said to have been Immediately sub,
scribed.
The Powers have agreed to have each two
representatives in the Peace Congress.
The ratfcations of the reaty of peace be
tween Russia and Turkey were exchanged al
St Petersburg. Meanwhile the Russians were
strengthening their position around Constants
nople.
An epidemic of measles has broken out il
Lyons, France, and 5000 persons have beer
taken down with the disease.
The Grecian instruction against Turkey ha
been completely suppressed. In the district o
Chimara the entire expeditionary force of tn
Greeks has been killed, captured or dispersed
in the mountains. Great excuses were com
mitted by the Turkish irregulars who burne'
. or pillaged sixteen villages, the inhabitants o
which fled or persisted. The various consul
have represented the condition Of affairs t
their governments, and appealed for proven
tive measures.
England has refused to take part in tn
European congress unless Russia promises t
: submit the treaty stipulations in full
ODonovan Rosa, of New York, attempte
to lecture upon Ireland in Montreal on st. Pal
rick day, and the result was a riot in whic
l four men were shot. The windows of the ha
in which tho lecture was held were riddled wit
stones and the lecturer was compelled to clos
Q abruptly and steal out Of the building by sid
. door. The military we're under arms and til
+ police came to close quartars with the riotel
several times.
i The national council of the Sovereigns
Industry met in convention at Washington all
v effected an organization. Delegates from
= large number of States were present.
+, A majority report of the House commit E
J, on civil service reform says that Doorkeept
Polk, who was charged with making more al
pointments to Office than was allowed by lay
should be removed. A minority report, sgne
by four Of the committee, dissents from Il
); views of the majority.
. General Grant has arrived at Naples.
., The Danube is again open to commerce.
IS The marriage of the Earl of Roseberry
W Miss Hannah de Rothschild, only daughter
II the Baron Meyer de Rothschild, was celebrate
in London with great splondor. The bride
IL fortune is estimated at from SIS, 0OO,0
A. $40, 000, 900. Among those present at the Ger
as mony were the Prince of Wales, Lord Beacon
40 field and others.