The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-02
Matters In Washington.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. go, 1879.

nto that condition of things always
ound here during the midsummer va
,ation.
In fact, at this writing, the president
Ind nearly every member of his cabinet
sre blowing their Christmas horns
else.
GENERAL GRANT.
The ex-president reached Washington
from Philadelphia at few minutes |
past 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
lie and his family were met at the de-
pot by an immense crowd of enthusiasts
tic friends, whose repeated cheers a"d
cordial greetings quite visibly affected
the ex-presidert. AS soon as the police
could open the way, he started off in
carriage in company with several cabi-
net officers, Generals Sherman and
Beale, TO the city residence of the latter,
where OH informal reception was held
during the evening. Most of the for
eign ministers called to pay their res
poets.
The general remains in Washington
till Tuesday morning, when he starts
on his journey South, going by rail to
Key West, thence to Cuba. Returning,
he revisits Galena, going as far west as
Colorado, bat will return East, and
spend the summer at Long Branch.
GENERAL NEWS.
The first of January interest on the
public debt is payable at the Treasury
Department to-day. Checks therefor
to the number of fifty-six thousand, and
filling twenty mailbags, have already
been sent through the mail.
CITY PosTMAsTERsHIP.
The selection from among the numer-
Gus applicants for the aforementioned
office will not be made public until after
the holidays. 1t is generally believed
that Mr.. Lewis Clephane, an ex-post-
master, leads in the race.
1t is understood here that the strug-
gle for Bruce's seat in the United States
Senate is mainly between Chief Justice
George and one W. l.. Walthall, OF
Mississippi.
THE RUSSIAN MISSION.
Seemipglyly good authority has it
that Governor Van Zandt, of Rhode
Island, has been offered the position OF
Minister to st. Petersburg, vice Mr..
Stoughton resigned.
| TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR.
1t is also asserted that General Charles
E. Ewing has been decided upon as
governor of Utah Territory; he is O
brother of General Tom Ewing, but d.
ametricslly opposed to him in politics.
SORE CONSCIENCE.
The smallest contribution to the So
called conscience fund" that ever went
into the treasury was received and de-
posted to-day by Treasurer Gilfillan,
and consisted of seven three-cent
stampsl
THE MIDDLE IN MAINE.
At the present writing the political
troubles in Maine are fast growing more
threatening. The proposition of Sena-
tor Morrill, to Governor Garcelon to
have the matter referred to the supreme
court Judges fJr adjudication seems not
to be objected to by the executive, but
the kink in this case is, there are but
few points left open susceptible of such
a mode of settlement, for the governor
and council claim that nearly every aci
Of theirs thus far has been backed by
judicial decisions. Though the attempt
ed settlement looks crcditable and rea.
sonable, 1t seems now as If nothing can
prevent trouble on the assembling OF
the Legislature but a square back down
by one party or the other. Congress.
man Frye fears blood may be shed be.
fore the affair is over, as the excite.
ment is extending and deepening
throughout the state.
The colored exodus continues, and is
on the increase. Six hundred more pass.
ed on their way west last week. The
movement from North Carolina and 9th.
er southern states is spreading.
TERRORISM ON THE RAILROADS.
A band of eight armed roughs board
ed train OH the Baltimore and Ohio
road on Christmas night, and carried
things with high hand, firing off pis-
tolls, breaking seats, assaulting passen-
gers, etc. Just before reaching the
city they left the train and are still at
liberty.
Health Officer Townshend reports thir-
teen cases of smallpox now under med
ical treatment in this city, and that the
malady is on the increase. Oflce-seek-
ers please note.
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
The whole number of campaign doc
uments sent out Of all kinds BY the Re-
publican committee here in 1879 was
over 100000. or these about $40 900
were sent into the state of New York,
and over 400, 900 into Ohio.
TO THE BOMB-PROoFs, OH, ISRAEL!
That central organ here of the Green
hackers, known as The National View,
announces a gathering of the clans in
Washington for penitence aud mutual
coincidence on the 9Th of January, and
says the Imperial Hotel is the best place
in town to stop at Granted; but what
has the editor got against that most ex-
cellent hostelry that he should wish TO
infiict upon it Brick Pomeroy and his
crowdf However, as the Imperial hap
pens to be adjacent to first-class thea
ter, perhaps Colonel Crandal thinks it
would do the assembled statesmen good
to drop in of an evening while here,
and 80 relax their minds from the heavy
business of saving the nation.
RAILROADS AND SHIPPERS TAKE NOTICE.
Mr.. Ramsey. of Philadelphia, has
brought ont and put into practical use
an excellent device for transferring the
bodies of loaded freight aud passenger
cars from three-feet guage road to one
of the ordinary width, and vice versa.
This most valuable invention annihil-
ates all opposition hitherto to narrow
guage roads. Time required to effect
the transfer, one minute per car.
Cost, Sl,5O0 per road or company.
which includes all appliances and right
to their use forever.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The people hereabouts, lin all the
eastern cities,) and especially the gas
companies, are excited TO fever heat
over the controversy and discoveries OF
the two boss electricians, Sawyer and
Edison. The whole people are unit
IN pouring out curses on the piratical
companies, and in prayers for the
speedy and complete success of the new
light. The world never witnessed
more favorable state of things for the
introduction of anything than is now