The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-30

dedication. Mr.. Winthrop was the orator
when the cornerstone was laid, and has re
Gently been very ill.,
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, of the United
States supreme court. has gone to Florida for
the benefit of his health.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR sent TO the Senate the
nomination of Carroll ID. Wright, of MasSa
chusetts, to be commissioner of labor; vii.
liam c. Emmett. of New York, to be secre
tary of the legation at Constantnople: Emory
Spear, of Georgia, to be United States dis
tIict judge for the southern district OF
Georgia, and H. C. Minor to he collector OF
internal revenue for the district of Louisiana
News has been received that 400 settlers
have taken possession of land in the Indian
Territory contrary to law. that the number
is steadily increasing, and that resistance to
Federal authority is threatened. After Il
consultation between the President and Soc
rotary of war orders were given to remove
the settlers by United States troops.
A BILL has been introduced in the House to
prohibit aliens and foreigners from acquiring
or owning lands within the United States.
WITHIN four years twelve members of the
House of Representatives eight Republicans
and four Dcmocrats-have been promoted to
the United States Senate.
AT a secret session of the National Woman
Suffrage association, held in Washington,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, of New y ork, was
chosen president, and Susan b. Anthony
first viCe-president
THE wife of Justice Stanley Matthews, of
the United States supreme court, died a few
days since.
COLLECTIONS of internal revenue in the
first six months of the fiscal year ending June
80, 1854, We're S5G,5lS, 56S, of which $3f,04,-
80 was from spirits. SIP 1872 500 from tobacco
$3.50, 1872 from fermented liquors, and $15l,
PSI from miscellaneous sources The total
receipts are $4.2IO, $50 less than they were in
the same period the previous year.
TIE Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Carroll d. Wright, of Boston, to be com.
missioner of labor.
REAR-ADMlRAL S. p, QUACKENBUsH has
been placed on the retired list of the United
States navy.
THE electoral returns of all the States both
by mail and messenger, have been received
by the president of the Senate. The returns
from Oregon and Iowa were sent back for
correction, and have since been received IN
proper legal form.
THE House committee on the public health
has decided to recommend the appropriation
of $4,000 for the nationa, board of health
and SJjO,OOJ to be used at the discretion of
the President in preventing the spread of
cholera should 1t appear in this country be-
fore the next Congress assemblies.
FURTHER nominations by the President :
Henry :. Hiudekoper to he postmaster at
Philadelphia; Stanford L. Chaile of Louis
lana, to be n member of the national board
of health; LuciuS H. Foote of California, to
be minister resident and consul-general of
the United States at Corea Nelson A
Dunning, of Michigan, to be consul OF
the United States at Auckland :;
Andrew 5. Draper, of New York, to be a
judge of the court Of commissioners of Ala
bama claims; John f. Hartranft to be col
lector of customs for the district of Philadel-
phia; William a. Baldwin to be collector of
customs for the district of Newark, n. J. {:
and William 5. Steele, of PENNSYLVANIA to
be coiner Of the mint Of Philadelphia.
THE House committee on postofices and
post roads adopted a resolution to recon-
mend to the committee on appropriations
that legislation be embodied in the postoiiice
APPROPRIATION bill providing for the reduction
of postage ON newspapers from two cents to
one cent per pound.