The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-11-14
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Gen, T., Il. Beale Of Washington, who was
probably the most intimate friend of Gen,
Grant, and who was formerly minister TO
Austria, Is opposed to the proposition to re-
move the Generals remains To Arlington or
the Soldiers home. Gen, Beale says; AS
a result of conversations with the General
aud members of the family, l am convinced
that the proper place iorthe remains OF Gen.
Grant Will hethe grounds south OF the White
House. Let the testimonial take the form
Of magnificent fountain, with pleasant
places Tor men, women and children, and
where il would be centrally located and easy
of access, The proposition has been made,
too, that the remains of the lamented Lin
coin should be removed to Washington, and
say let this bc done by all means, and let
he White House grounds be their final rest.
Ing place. What magnificent idea II
would be TO rear monuments, fountains, or
some equally artistic and splendid design to
Lincoln and Grant, side by side and close
to the shaft which perpetuates the memory
OF the Father of his Country, thus honoring
in most signal manner the three great
men in the history of the United States.
Frequently since the funeral of Gen, Grant,
while Mrs Grant and other members Of her
family have been at my house In this city,
the subject has been talked over, but nothing
definite was determined upon regarding the
removal of the generals remains from XIV
erside park"
Past and present met at the white house
recently, shook hands, and enjoyed social
three-quarters of an hour with each other in
the green parlor. Ex-Presdent Grover
Cleveland impersolated the past, while
President Harrison represented the present.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland drove to the eyecu.
tive mansion together, but only the eX- presi'
dent alighted, his wife satisfying herself by
sending card in to her successor as mistress
Of the two-story and basement national
palace, Then she drove away, the empty
carriage returning to take away her hus.
band. He must have had very pleasant
time with his successor, for when he came
out his face was wreathed with smiles, and
he chucklcd merrily when he said good
by"
The president has amended the civil SER
vice rules so as to provide for filling yacan-
cies in the railway mail service by certifying
for each vacancy the names of the three
persons having the highest standing on ex-
animation resident in the counties on the
line of the road ON which service is to be rem
dered. The former practice was to lnVaria'
bly, certify the three persons standing the
highest in the entire state in which the va
cancy occurred. The amendment also pro
ydes that in case Of public and pressing ext
gency demanding the employment of expe-
rienced railway mail clerks, who cannot be
at once supplied in the manner stated above,
experienced clerks may be detailed from any
division of the service for period not ex'
ceeding sixty days.
Arthur C. Mellette, the governor of Da-
kota Territory, in his last annual report
says that the growth of population in the
Territory has been sihgularly rapid and
stable, and now reaches 650,00O us against
n5,6l0 in 1885. The Territory still has q
vacant land area of about 1851, 237 acres
most of which lies i'll the Bismarck and
DEVILS Lake districts in North Dakota and
the Rapid City district in South Dakota, the
amount still open for settlement in the Bis
marck district being nearly 100000 acres
The Governor reviews the history of the
movement for the admission of the Terri
tory into the Union, and concludes as fol
lows: "While her material develop
ment, which is chiefly the work
is proud chiefly of the fact that it has beer
accomplished without the crime and blood
shed usual upon t. e establishment of civil
cation in the wilderness. Her people have
been law unto themselves in the absence
of courts and peace officers, and never ha'
the militia of the territory or of the natior
been compelled to the exercise of force II
her behalf. She has safely and tri
umphantly passed through the excitement
consequent upon the adjustment of It'll,
lands location of county and state seats O
| government and their attendant dangers
and now furnishes two states, fully equipped
and grounded upon the broad intelligenc,
| and fervent patriotism which must eve
constitute the hope of the republic"
The president has appointed Trinidad
| Romero to be United States marshal TO
New Mexico.
| The death rate in the army for the yea
was SIS. Last year III : rate was S.l2. Dur
ing the ten years ending Dec 81, 1885, tn
death rate was 1923
Fourth Auditor Lynch in his annual re
port to the secretary of the treasury, say:
| there is deficiency of 1858, AGA in the appro
! priations for the pay of the navy and thu
| marine force for the last fiscal year
| caused partially by the paymen
| out of that fund of claims for Ion
| geviy and for service on board receiving
| ships, under recent decisions by the suprem
court The auditor makes an earnest recon-
mendation for an increase in the clerica
force of his office.
Mai. Gen. Schoield commanding tn,
army, has decided that the command of ;
regiment should always deyolve upon tn
senior officer on duty with it, whether he b
stationed at the headquarters of the regimen
or not"
The treasury department has under con
sideraton a plan for better supervision
over foreign shipping arriving at New Yorl
by way of Long Island sound. A specia
agent who investigated the subject reporte
that, while he was unable to fine
any substantial confirmation of tn
report that extensive smuggling
|
through the sound yet he is of the opinion
that, as matter of nrecaution, one Of tn
revenue vessels at New York formerly OF
duty in the sound should be returned
those wal ers, or that another revenue cutie
should be signed to board vessels comm
in by that route.
1t is said that the action Of President Hal
rison in proclaiming Montana as admite
to the union has been condemned as polit
cal trick.
The officials of the new state of Washing
| ton, ignorant of their duties in regard to tn
final formalities which are to make of tn
| Territory state. have sent badly botehe
documents to Washington, and they hav
been returned for correction.
The President has announced the admit
sion of Montana to the Union.
St. Patrick's Catholic church at Utica,
/ Y, has been burned
DR.. Mary Weeks Barnett has suit fc
$4,000 damages in the Circuit Court ;
Chicago against Frances +. Willard pres
dent Of the National Woman's Temperate
Union, Caroline Il. Buell. and Esther Pugl
for circulating false ana defamatory stat,
mcnts against the complainant concenin
her management of the National Woman
Temperance Hospital in that city, by NEAR
of which she lost her position.
HIS LAST MESSAGE.