News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
NOTES.

Texas, Saturday night frightened three
book-keepers with revolvers and took
fifteen hundred dollars from a safe.
Gen. Grout was one of the Repub-
lican Congressman who took strong
ground against the Fitz John Porter
bill, and defended his views before the
House in an able speech.
In the city election at Portland,
Monday, Chas. J. Chapman, Repuhli-
can, for mayor, had a walk over, car
rying the city by 1887 majority. Lit.
tlefeld, Prohibition, had 17S votes.
A s'satchel hustle" is the latest. 1t
is for ladies. 1t has a compartment,
roomy and airy, in which night
dress, gossamer, comb and brush.
toilet articles, a wrapper, a bottle of
soothing syrup and bottle of cologne
are easily carried. The hustle, says
an exchange, is admired and all the
rage.
Every one notices the growing scar
city of 81 and So bills, which are
being Withdrawn from circulation by
the government to increase the use OF
silver. coin. The amount thus far
Withdrawn comprises S5,412,196 in
one dollar bills and s5,041, 654 in
twos. This enforced change in the
currency is becoming a serious incon-
venience.
The last words spoken by John B..
Cough were those he had just uttered
when the prostrating shock came.
" Young man, make your record
clean" Mr.. Coughs estate is esti-
mated at less than $4,000 and con-
sists of his homestead near Worcester
and personal property enough to yield
Mrs. Cough an income Of about
$500 year. His gifts for benevo-
lent purposes has been generous and
constant.
The elevation Of Archbishop Gill;
bons, of Baltimore, Md, to the rank
of prince of the Catholic church is a
tribute by the Holy See to his person
al worth and meek piety. He has all
the gentleness of character that char
acterized his distinguished predeces-
sor in the same high position, and al
though he may be considered very
young for the rank of Card inal, he is
considered the master mind OF the
Catholic church in this county,
Albany Argus.
The grand proposition for Con-
gress of all American nations formu-
lated by Mr.. Blaine, while Secretary
of State, and set down Upon by Pres
ident Arthur, has not been lost sight
of by the people. All adherents of
the Monroe doctrine were then, and
are now, in favor of the scheme, and
each year the expression of the peo-
pie grows stronger and stronger in
favor of the grand conception, until
now the unanimous voice of the earn
est intelligent masses demands such a
Congress.
The United States Senate OF Tues
day passed the bill appropriating
S250,000 for the erection at Wash
ington of a monument to the memory
of Gen. Grant. Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts had charge of the bill
and carried it through, with only a
single opposing vote, in a speech which
paid a magnificent tribute to Grant
and eloquently defended the policy of
erecting monuments to the illustrious
dead. The negative vote was cast by
Senator Plumb of Kansas. The bill
stands good chance of passing the
| House.
The best informed and shrewdest
of Republican managers express them
selves as satisfied that the Senate will
remain Republican through President
Cleveland's term, and that the next
House will be Republican. If the
spoils wing of the Democratic party
could gain control of the President,
the election of Republican House
would be assured, for wherever they
have got in their work they have made
botch Of it. President Cleveland
has, however, had his fingers burned
in few instances, and now refuses to
be manipulated.