The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-26
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CLARK MILLS, the noted American sculp-
tor, died few days since at his home in
Washington, aged sixty-eight years His
first important work in marble was a bust of
John G. Calhoun, which adorns the city
hall of Charleston, S. G. Other important
works by him are the equestrian statue of
jackson in the national capital, the colossal
equestrian statue of Washington, in the same
city, and the statue of Liberty, from Craw-
ford's design, which crowns the dome of the
capitol at Washington.
Mr.. S. A. WuEELwRIGHT, of New York.
who has been appointed by the executive
committee of the Holland international ex-
hibition as their representative in the United
States, is now in Washington, endeavoring
to secure the participation of the United States
government and its people in the worlds
fair, which is to open at Amsterdam on
May next. 1t is hoped by the managers
of the exhibition that Congress may be in
duced to appropriate 100000 to provide for
a suitable representation of American in
dustry and products This, they urge, is
only half the sum which was voted for the
Vienna exhibition, while the trade of the
United States with the Netherlands in 1881
vas more than eight times as large as with
Austria, and has increased threefold in the
past six years.
EX-SENATOR STEPHEN w. DORSEY has re-
signed his position as secretary of the Re
publican National committee.
president ARTHUR has signed the civil
service bill.
REAR ADMIRAL HUGHES, commanding the
Pacific station, reports to the navy depart
ment under date of Panama. U. s. c., the
loss of $4,000 in specie which had been
shipped from New York. One hundred
thousand dollars were sent in two kegs,
marked PAY Inspector Rufus Parks, United
States steamship Pensacola, Panama"
Admiral Hughes says that the two kegs
reached Panama and were placed in the
vault of the railroad company for safe keep
ing; but when the vault was opened, two days
afterward, only one OF the kegs could he
found.
AT meeting of the National Republican
committee the resignation of ex-senator
Dorsey, as secretary, was accepted, and
John A. Martin, of Kansas, was elected his
successor. w. E. Chandler asked for con-
siderable increase in the number of dele
gates, the increase to come wholly from the
States that give Republican majorities.
Senator Logan and others opposed this idea,
and thought it was not safe to make any radi-
cal change in the present basis. A resolu-
ton, offered by Senator Logan, was finally
adopted, leaving Democratic and Republican
States on an equality, as at present two dele
gates to be chosen for each Senator and two
for each Representative to Congress in each
State and two to be sent from each Territory
and the District of Columbia.
The total number of emigrants arriving
in this country last year was 712,5l2.
CONGRESSMAN j. W. Shackleford, repre-
senting the third North Carolina district
died few days ago, aged thirty-nine years
MINISTER HUNT has telegraphed from st.
Petersburg to the navy department that the
Russian government has finally authorized
the removal of the remains of De Long and
comrades.
The Rev. DIR. Hicks, of the Tabernacle
church, who was the spiritual adviser OF
Charles Guiteau, has executed legal in
strument transferring to Surgeon-General
G. II. Crane, U. S. A., all his right and title
to Guiteau's body.
The mortality in the Forty-seventh Con.
gress has been singularly large. M. p
O'Connor, of the second South Carolina dis
trict, died before the Congress assembled.
During the first session there died Mr.. Allen
of Missouri, General Hawk, of Illinois, anC
Judge Smith, of Alabama, who was declared
after his death TO have been entitled to q
seat by the unseating of Mr.. Shelley. Later
Mr.. Lowe, of Alabama, and Senator Hill, OF
Georgia, died. Mr.. Updegraff, of Ohio, dice
just before the Resembling of Congress anc
was buried ON the opening day. Since ther
Mr.. Orth, of Indiana, and Mr.. Shackelford
of North Carolina, have followed, making
nine in all, if Judge Smith is counted as
member. Mr.. Herndon, of Alabama, is sale
to be nearly if not quite in dying condition
with consumption.
CHARLES SHAW, colored boy, was hanged
in the District Jail for the murder of his sis
ter, married woman, whom he feled with
stone while out walking and then robbed.
The Greenback members of Congress hell
n conference the other evening. All agree'
that the principles and organization of tn
, party should DE preserved, as, Ill lhelr oplh
ion, all signs point to financial panic in tn
near future, when the principles they advo
cate will he understood and appreciated b
the people. This view of the situation vii
constitute Che leading feature of an addres
to be issued rs an early day.
FURTHER nominations by the President
Thomas NJ. Dawson, of California, to b
consul of the United States at Barranquilla
and Marcein A. Ledet, of Louisiana. to b
consul of the United States at Iuxpan.
: The compendium of the census, nearl,
ready, contains over 5000 pages. Tho com
pendulum of the last census contained on
3 800 pages. The final census reports vii con
r. tain between 1900 and 10000 pages, an
will be ready i'll about four months.