The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-09
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Si4t 100000.
The department of state received an ap-
plication from the British government for
the extradition of Mr.. 7. j. Sheridan, sCs-
pected of completely in the Phoenix park
murders. The secretary of state, upon the
application, issued a warrant for the arrest
of Mr.. Sheridan, and it was placed in the
hands of Mr.. West, the British minister Mr..
Sheridan was in New York city, where he had
been employed on the editorial staff of an
Irish newspaper.
FURTHER nominations by the President:
s. G. w. Benjamin to be minister resident
and consul general of the United States at
Teheran. Persia; Wickham Hoffman to be
minister resident and consul general of the
United States to Denmark; Lucius II. Foote
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Corea; Dwight T. Reed TO be secretary of
the legation and consul general of the Uni
ted States at Madrid.
FURTHER combinations by the Senate
Samuel G. Wingard to be associate justice of
| the supreme court, Washington Territory:
| John w. Foster, of Indiana, to be envoy ex-
| traordinary and minister plenipotentiary to
Spain: Wickham Hoffman to be minister
resident and consul-general to Denmark;
| Dwight L. Reed to be secretary of legation
and consul general at Madrid; S. G. W
| Benjamin to be minister resident and con-
| sul-general at Teheran, Persia; w. p. SUIT
ton to be consul-general at Matamoras; L. H.
Foote to be envoy extra ordinary and minis
| ter plenipotentary to Corea; La Rue Peck,
of New York. to be United States consul at
Fort Erie, Canada; Robert G. Dyrenforth, of
Illinois, to be assistant commissioner of
patents.
FURTHER nominations by the President :
Martin I. Townsend to be United States at
| torney for the northern district of New York.
John Paul to be United States Judge for the
western district of Virginia; Edmund Wad-
dill to be United States attorney for the
eastern district of Virginia; Decius S. Wade
| to be chief justice of the supreme court of
| Montana: William E. Church to be asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court of Dakotah.
In the star route trial the other day an eY-
traordinary coloquy took place between
Mr.. Merrick, of government counsel, and
Colonel Ingersoll, counsel for defense. The
witness Rerdell was being cross examined.
Mr. Merrick said he should interrupt without
regard to the wishes of counsel. Mr.. Inger-
soil (warmly)-I do not want the regard of
counsel, and would consider his regard as an
insult. Mr.. Merrick turning quickly toward
| his opponent)-I never give my regard to a
puppy. Mr. Ingersoll (involuntarily pick
ing up neavy inkstand and red with anger
O., 4 ~, ba linz
vigorously upon the desk, finally restored or
der. Judge Wylie was visibly shocked and
outraged Mutual apologies were then made
by the two lawyers.
The President nominated General Charles
X. Graham to be naval officer. James l..
Benedict t. be surveyor and Andrew Z.
Perry to be appraiser in the New York Gus
tom house Silas w. Burt t. be civil servic
examiner. and Eihu Root TO lie the New
York d r'es Il orney, vice General Stewart
L. Wo,l. #. removed.
Tn i,.eaident of the Senate appointed as
the committee 10 inquire into the improve
ment of the navigation OF the Miss ssippi
river Messrs Logan. Jones, OF Nevada
Mcmillan. Jonas and Walker; as visitors to
West Point. Mesers. Cameron, of Wisconsin
and Harris and rs visitors TO the Nava
academy, Messrs. Lapham and Camden.
Pension expenditures during February
S9,7Sl, 4l9.
DURING February the public debt was re-
duced $7,63o,G7S, leaving the principal. less
cash in the treasury,at 81, $50, 27G ia; cash in
the treasury, $50, 2GG,74s.
AT the United States mints there were
coined during February 9S,Slo gold pieces,
worth $3.50, $50: 100000 silver coins worth
$2461 900, and 4,754,OOO minor coins worth
$4,000.
president ARTHUR signed the tax and tar
if bill shortly after the passage of the con
ference committees report by the House ant
it is now law.
On the last night of the session of Con
gress the President came to the capitol be
tween 8 and 10 O'Clock, accompanied by III
members of his cabinet, and occupied The
Presidents ROOM near the Senate cham
Der, for the purpose of promptly examining
al bills presented for his approval.
The marriage of Senator Tabor, of Col
orado, to Miss McCourt, of Chicago, at the
leading Catholic church of Washington. in
presence of President Arthur and dis
t;aguished company has been followed b,
the declaration of the priest who united
them that he has been deceived; that boil
parties to the ceremony had passed throug.
the divorce court unknown to him. and that
while the marriage is legal in the eyes of tn,
law there was no real marriage in the eye
of the Catholic church. The affair has ere
ated quite sensation in Washington.
The aggregate amount ofall the appropria
ton bills passed by the last session o.
Congress is $229, 1921, 5ll.36, made up as fol
lows: Pension, $50, 275OoO Military acade
my, $3lS,G57.j0; Notifications, 100000
consular and diplomatic, 81, 1861 navy
Sl5,S9i, 434.23 army, $2i.6Sl 80 postoffice
SH4S9,52O Indian, $780,, 655.9l legisla
tive, $50, AGA, 29G.22; sundry civil, $23, 500,
1874; District of Columbia, 81 500, s67 %
deficiency, s., 1880; agricultural, s4O5
GO; miscellaneous bills, involving appro
priations of money, $4,000. No rivei