Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-10
From WashInEton.

erty OF the Union Cotton Press company, IN
cluding 10, i2l bales OF cotton. Loss on prop
crty, about slOo,OOOI on cotton, S475,OoO.
From WashInEton.
General Sheridan has replied to Secretary
Schurz request for specifications In support
Of charges Of Encouragement OF Indian af-
fairs in the West.
According to the annual report OF Public
Printer De Frees, the government Office during
the past year turned out "a 957, 653 blanks, en-
velopes, etc, 120 790 blank books and a, los
miscellaneous volumes, in addition to IL, OBS
pages Of document matter printed only.
A subcommittee Of the committee appointed
under the Blaine resolution to inquire into
election practices, has gone to New Orleans, to
take testimony. The subcommittee consists
OF Senators Teller, Cameron and Kirkwood,
Republicans, and Garland and Bailey, Demo-
Gratis.
The Potter committee returned to Washing
ton after examining several witnesses in New
Orleans, and selecting one gentleman to repre-
sent them and another, MIR. Sherman, to take
any further testimony that might be required
from the Crescent City.
Following the example of Mr.. Blaine, Sena-
tor Thurman has replied to the Senate commit.
tee of inquiry into the name! in which the res
cent elections were conducted in the various
States, for the sources Of information upon
which he based his amendment extending the
scope OF the resolution so as to include the cleo
tons in the North. He refers the committee to
the newspapers generally, and calls attention
TO the complaint of New York citizens against
the illegal and oppressive conduct OF super
visor Davenport and other federal officials, and
to Congressman Kellys letter, specifying the
means employed by federal officials in Penn
sylvania to defeat his nomination and election.
The customary reception was held at the
White house on New Years day.
The gold and silver product for 1878 in the
| Pacific slope mining regions, is reported by
Wells, Fargo d Co. at $81 900, 900, which is
1000, 900 less than in 1877.
During December the public debt was in
creased S1,233, 1856 80. Total cash in the treas
ury, 1878, 800, 027.75. Debt less cash in the
| treasury, 90 028 GAL, Ill %. Decrease of Cebt
since june 30, 1873, ~, 12s 700 79 Coin age at
the various m;nts during the month, 8, 275, GAG
pieces of all kinds, So, 74S, 310.50 value.
The law calling for the resumption of specie
payments went into practical effect January O.,
at which date the United States currency con-
sisted Of old demand notes, $62,035; legal
tender notes. all issues, $346, 6S1, Ole one year
notes Of 1868, $50 ,2G5 two-year notes of 1868,
$4,000 two-year coupon notes of 1868, $23,
$50 compound interest notes, $268, 100 frac-
tional currency, all issues. $16, 108, 158.9 5
total 1868 208, 584 So. Great preparations were
made at the sub-treasury in New York to meet
all demands for gold coin, but the calls for
the yellow metal were not many, or for large
amounts. few persons who offered national
bank notes for gold coin were Informed that
only legal-tender notes were received. The
vaults Of the sub-treasury held about $110,.
600, 900 in gold ready to be paid out anC
during the day $4,000 in gold were called
J for and $400 900 paid in. The banks reported
no demand for gold in the city, but some little
| tkasn 1.nfr
gold room and gold exchange bank have beer
} abolished Flags we're raised over all the bank
and salutes fired in honor of the event.
Thieves entered the cashiers Office Of tn,
government printing Office and carried of
about SIC, 600 put up in envelopes.
Foreign Mews.
plot to assassinate the emperor Of Austr
} is reported to have been discovered, and dye
i. was arrested in Altenburg. Saxony, charge
| with threatening to murder the monarch.
7 Two titled Frencbmen fought duel wit
s swords recently, one of them-Count Pairnet
, receiving two wounds.
Fifty-one failures, with liabilities sggregat
ing 80 8S5 900 and assets 81 ,762, 900, have take
place in Montreal within the past three months
. dispatch giving details of the riot of th
! students Of the University of Kieff, Russis
: says: " The students, in meeting held ou
side the town, decided to protest against til
closing Of the university. A body of then
well armed, accordingly proceeded to the un
versity and forced their way in, after disarn
. ing the town police. Then they fixed on
. blackboard an energetic protest against tt
arbitrary proceedings OF the authorities. Tw
/ companies of local militia tried to dispense IL
9 students, who resisted and thereupon ril
t ensued in which eighty persons were killed an
@ wounded on both Sides"
:, The Japanese steamer Locashema Mara, rul
'i ming between Osaka and Deva was totally d
stroyed by the explosion of q quantity of gul
e powder among her cargo, and eighty-thrt
1t persons were drowned.
o Much damage has been caused by hea,
floods in England and Scotland.
u A great national exhibition will be held
Moscow in 1880, in honor Of the twenty fifth a
" niversary Of the czar's accession to the thron
A thirty-eigot ton gun burst during pra
" lice on the British man-of-war Thunderer,
lsmid killing seven men and woundiDg fort