The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16

Is decision of great importan ce in and out
Of New England. 1t determines the con-
stitutionality of the mill acts " in force in
most of the States, by which land is con-
demned to dam streams for water power.
GENERAL w. b. HAzEN chief signal officer,
has reduced Sergeant Otto Holtnorth of the
signal service TO the ranks, and has formally
recommended to the secretary OF war that he
be dismissed from the service for rifling
Lieutenant Greely's private papers.
THE clerk Of the House states that in the
next Congress the House will contain 1872
Democrats, lao Republicans, one Greenback
Democrat Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa., and on
Greenl ack Republican (Mr. Brumm, of Penn
sylvania). A vacancy exists in the Nineteenth
congressional district of Pennsylvania. Of
the members of the present House 1S7 have
been reelected Arkansas, Delaware, Kan
sas, Maine and West Virginia have made no
change in their Representatives.
SECRETARY McCULLocH has transmitted
to the House an estimate specifying the num-
Der and class of officers and employees of every
grade and nature, with the rates of compen-
sation which will be necessary to properly
conduct the business of collecting the revenue
ut each port of entry in the United States
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. The
number of regular officers and employees is es-
timated at 4, AZ, and their salaries at 81, 295,
139. An additional estimate for miscellane-
Gus items is made, amounting to 81, l6O,623
THE annual report of the Mississippi River
commission has been sent to Congress. The
amount of money called for by the commits
sion for the next fiscal year is S10,717,G GOO
THE secretary of war has ordered the dis
charge of Sergeant Otto Holtnorth from the
signal service for rifling Lieutenant Greely's
papers.
STATISTICS concerning the number of Nor
mons i'll this country are given by the interior
department as follows: In 1850 there were
IL church organizations and TO- $50 sittings,
in 1860 "a organizations and 10, 800 sittings,
i'll 1870 $50 organizations and 81. S3S sittings,
and in 1850 267 organizations and 65,262 sit
tings. The actual membership of the Nor
mon church, according to the census of 1850,
was I9,SS6.
A STATEMENT prepared by the United
States treasurer shows that there are now
outstanding SO, 523, IA in one dollar notes and
$26, $40, PIT in two dollar notes. The treasurer
says that there is now no scarcity of notes of
small denominations and he is prepared to
supply all legal demands for them.
THE Marine Hospital bureau has received
a report from United States Consul Byers at
Rome, Italy, relative to the cholera epidemic
in that country. From the outbreak of
cholera, late in July, down to November 9,
when the epidemic was declared at an end,
there were II, 246 cases of cholera in Italy,
and ii or deaths. OF these II, 402 cases and
6,629 deaths were in Naples alone
COLONEL LAMONT private secretary to Pres.
ldent-elect Cleveland, has been on visit to
Washington. The object of his visit is sup.
posed to have been principally the securing
of temporary quarters for Mr. Cleveland be-
fore he enters the White House.
THE secretary Of the treasury has received
conscience contribution of 500 in an en-
velope postmarlled Newark, n. j.