Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.


fast. He Still rides and walks, and called at
the white house the other day on one of his
jaunts, but he spends most of his time in
doors. Sometimes his friends wonder
whether he will live to see the roses bloom at
his Newport cottage next June.
Bids for the construction of the armoreG
coast defence vessel provided for by congress
have been opened at the navy department.
CrGmp e. Sons of Philadelphia bid S1,614-
001; the Union Iron Works, San Francisco,
81, Cos, $50; N. Palmer & Co., New York, ST.
600, 900. The vessel is to be 256 feet long, 50
feet broad, 400 tons displacement. She will
be protected by belt OF steel armor 16
inches thick over the engines boilers and
magazines and eight inches forward and aft.
The secretary of state has been informed
by the United States charge ad interim at st.
Petersburg that due action has been taken,
at the request of this government, for the
liberation Of Herman Kempinsl1i, the Ameri-
can citizen arrested on December "a last in
Poland, on a charge of having evaded mill
tary duty in Russia, of which country he
was q native There are features in this
case that make it probable that a favorable
answer may soon be returned by the Rus
sian government.
1t has been decided at the war department
to convene a court martial for the trial of
Capt. Armes, the officer who made such a dis
turbance at Washington on Inauguration
day, and subsequently committed an assault
on Gov. Beaver Of Pennsylvania ct the
Riggs house. The inspec or-general's de-
partment has collected sufficient evidence to
warrant the preparation of charges and an
order for a court will be issued. There is
little doubt that the result will be the dis
missal Of Armes from the service, as every
one admits that his retention in the army
after his recent extraordinary conduct would
be out of the question.
The title deeds Of the postmaster generals
! street residence have been placed on record.
In the first deed, Mrs Frelinghuysen con-
veys the property to Secretary Whitney
for $4,000. In the second deed Secretary
Whitney conveysit to the postmaster general
for $4,000. Senator Higgins has bought a
$1,000 lot in the northwest quarter, and will
build q handsome residence.
Captain Herbert w. Beecher was appoint
ed collector of customs at Port Townsend,
Washington Territory, by President Cleve-
land out of regard for his fath her, the great
divine. He was very obnoxious to some of
the republicans on the Pacific coast, and they
will soon be rid Of him. A letter is ON it's
way from the treasury department to Cap
tain Beecher notifying him that his services
will not be required after receipt of the let
ter.
The naval orders have been promulgated.
Second Lieutenant G. A. Doyen, marine
corps, has been detached from the navy
yard at Portsmouth, N. H., and ordered to
report for duty on the U. s. S. Adams at
Mare Island, Cal, on the goth inst. Second
Lieutenant L. Karmany marine corps, has
been detached from the Norfolk navy yard
and ordered to the Yorktown at the League
Island yard, on the 10th inst.
Schuyler Duryee who has been appointed
chief clerk of the patent office, is AZ years old
and was bornin New Jersey. He was en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits in New York
City until 1871, when he accepted position
in the war department. which he resigned in
1881 to accept the appointment as chief OF
the assignment division in the patent office
In 1888 he was made chief clerk of the patent
office and held the same until July, 1887
when he resigned.
Ex-Secretary Endicott is in Washington
In the course of a conversation with a pri-
vate citizen he expressed his distaste for the
civil service system in this country, which
permits good man to be turned out Of of
fec merely for the purpose of making room
for rival in politics.
The secretary of the treasury has appoint
ed George H. Guernsey to be superintendent
Of construction of the public building al
Montpelier, vt.
Senator Cullom, chairman Of the commit
tee on interstate commerce. has postponed
the date of the meeting of his committee il
New York to begin the investigation of the
railroad regulations of t1is country and Can
ada from May to May 3.
James A. Vose of Maine, who for IA year;
prior to the incoming of the last adminstra-
tion was appointed clerk of the po,toffice de
partment, has been reappointed to his ole
position.
President Harrison has issue a proclama
ton recommending that on tuesday, April
30, the centennial Of Washi lgton's inaugura
ton, ''at the hour of 8 in the morning, tht
people of the entire country repair to theil
respective places OF divine worship to i'm
plore the fIvor of God that the blessings Of
liberty, prosperity and peace may abide will
us as people, and that his hand may leaC
us in the paths of Righteousness and gooG
deeds"
The president has appointed Cornelius
Van Cott of New York to be postmaster al
New York.
President Harrison is expected to take
trip down the Chesapeake for q brief vaca
ton.
Col. Joel B. Erhardt, who has been ap
pointed by the president collector of custom
at New York, is president Of the New Yorl
g. Northern Railroad company He is ma
tive of New York City, about so years o
age, and lawyer by profession. He eenlistet
as priva'e In a New York cavalry regimen
at the breaking out of the war and serve,
with distinction, fighting his way to a car
taincy. At the time of the draft riots h
was made an assistant provost marshal O
the city, and aided greatly in the restoration
Of order.
Very active work is being done at the per
sion office and interior department for tn
complete reorganization Of the pension SCI
vice, so far as it relates to executiv
branches. Recommendations have bee
made to the secretary of the interior for tn
appointment of members of the pension eS
amining boards located throughout tn
country, and within few days new phys
clans will be in charge of these organiza
! tions.
| The secretary Of the treasury has afflrme
the decision Of the collector of customs a
Boston in assessing duty at the rate of Il
cents per pound on certain structural shap,
of iron imported by Joseph Birtwell Jan.
last.
The reunion Of the survivors of the Thirty
| fourth congress who voted for Genert
Banks for Speaker will probably be post
! poned from the 1st of May to several day
later. 1t was postponed from Feb. 2, the al
niversary Of the election of General Banks
to the 1st Of May, so as to make the trip
more comfortable one for the older member
of the Survivors association, and the secon
postponement is to be made because Of tn
centennial celebration in New York Apr
80, Ex-senator Cragin Of New Hampshire
who is president of the association, Is loohin
forward to good attendance The affai
will probably be in the nature Of quiet sit
down this year, and less of politics
demonstration than last year
James W. Romeyn, consul at Valparaiso
in reporting to the department of stat
upon the trade and commerce {
Chilli comments upon the fact that while IL
imports into Chill in 1887 amounted to 4S
63O, 900, but SO, 200, 600 came from the Unite
States, and that while $1,000 vessels entere
and cleared at Chilian ports, the America
flag waved over only POI of them.
Secretary Window received a messag