Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-17

The president has signed the Pendeton
civil service reform bill.
The United Stat es Senate has passed tn
bill for the relief of Gen. Fitz John Porte
81 to 81.
A movement is on foot to erect Il suit bic
monument over the spot on Putin Bay
Island, Lake Erie, where those killed in
the battle of Lake Erie We're buried after
Perry's victory.
S. w. Dorsey sends Chairman Jewell
of the national republican committee. bis
resignation as secretary incidentally-re
counting his own feats in the Garfield
campaign, and saying that he is not phys
cally able to continue his duties, nor has
he time.
George Scheller, lessee of the bar room
of the Newhall House, was arr, sed Tues
day afternoon on suspicion of firing the
hotel. Scheler says that he closed the
bar room at 80 a. M, but it has
been ascertained that he returned 10 the
saloon with viii Sanderson and TomDun
bar after 3 o'clock. The greatest excite
ment prevails over the arrest. 1t is re.
ported that Scheller was arrested princi
pally on the statement Of Engineer Line
han and another employe, who claim that
they saw Scheller in the wood room where
Linehan says the fire originated, and he
was there after 3 o'clock II. M. The dis.
trict attorney has refused to let any one
see Scheller, saying thlt be is afraid IN
attempt will be made to lyncu him. SjheI
Ter has been on debluca.
United States senatorial elections are
the interesting thing just now in several
states. Gen. Ransom is re elected from
North Carolina. Senator Garland. who
is an excellent senator and perhaps the
real leader of the democrats in the Senate.
was reelected yesterday from A kansas.
In Minnesota Window gets 20 votes; he
needs 76 and will probably get them.
Illinois will probably elect Gov. Shelby
+. Cullom to-day; he is the republican
nominee. Colorado is still voting. The
democrats of West Virginia will elect
Congressman Kenna. In Massachusetts
in the voting yesterday in the Senate Mr..
Hoar received IT, Grape 2, Long G,
Bowerman 49,; in the House, Hoar, 1903,
Grape, 10. Long, &c, Bowerman, 70, C. f.
Adams, Jr.. /, A. A. Rowney, 2, G. d.
Robinson, 2, B. F. Butler, 2, Z. A. Akin.
son, no choice. The Senate took five
ballots and the last stood, Long, %, Hoar,
10, Grape, 2. 1t looks as though it would
be close race between Hoar and Long.
Hon. Lot M. Morrill, of Maine whose
death occurred on the 10th, was born in
Belgrade, Me-, in 1915, studied in
Waterville college, and was admitted to
the Bar in 1889. He at once took high
rank in his profession. His political
career began in 1852, since which time he
has been prominent figure in state and ,
national politics. He was governor of +
Maine for three years next preceding the I
opening of the civil war; and in 81 he q
was chosen to the national Senate, to fill f
out the term of Hannibal amlin, who had $
just been elected vice president. lie was g
reelected in '63, served the full term till I
so, and then he was elected to succeed Ii
senator Fessenden. In 76 he resigned 10 il
become secretary of the treasury. On CT
eaving that post he was appointed colec- G:
or oil the port of Portland, which Office he -
leld TO the last In GO he was Il member "
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