The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-06-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.

IL BIO feet long, 01 feet beam, ana mas
displacement Of 664s tons Like all Of the
twin screws and her motive power will be
vertical triple expansion engines Will h
will develop great horse power and give tho
ship a speed Of II knots. The total cost Of
Names hull and machinery is estimated at
50, S44 503. The armor will be IL inches
thick on the sides, and 1O]S inches In thick
ness on the turrets and barbette.
The largest sailing vessel that ever came
up the Potomac Il tied up to Littletield's
wharf, foot Of Twenty-sixth street. 1t Is
the ur-masted Pocahontas, and brought
1900 tons Of asphalt from Trinidad, Spain.
She halls from Taunton, Mass, and her
master is Capt. Sawyer.
The president has committed to imprison-
ment for lDe, the sentence of death imposed
ON w. II. Miller, convicted In Arkansas In
February last OF murder. The president
says In his endorsement that there are cir
curnstances in this case which make him un-
willing to confirm the death penalty. The
president has also committed to imprison-
George Brashcar, convicted In Arkansas OF
murder.
All the vessels for the new navy, except
five partly completed iron monitors, are or
will be built Of steel. The keels for these
iron monitors were laid In 1874 and 1873.
They are armored and double-turreted.
Each one will have four 10-inch breech- load
ing rified guns in it's main battery and sew
eral rapid-fre and Calling guns in its sec
ondary battery.
The president has appointed the follow
ing named postmasters: J, Il. Locke at
Portsmouth, n H., vice s. J. Gerrish, COM
field. Mass, vice L. r. Norton, resigned;
@. G. Cook at Milford, Mass, vice ]. H.
Stratton, removed; Marshall Emmons at
East Haddam, c, nm, vice I. b. Warner,
resigned; g. H. Spall at Stratford, Conn.,,
office became presidential
The SECRETARY of the treasury has awarded
the contract for furnishing forged iron spin,
dies for the Middle Breaker, Roaring Bull
Brimble and Kettle Bottom Ledge, Salem
Harbor, Me-, to the Nashua Iron and Steel
company OF Boston at ISIS.
The contract for rebuilding the light bea-
con at Whipple Point VT, has been award
cd to Lutters Whitney of Keesville, N. Y,
at $T29.
Superintendent of Census Porter will
| appoint to aid him In the preparation OF the
eleventh census s. N. d. North of Boston,
secretary Of the National Association OF
Wool Manufacturers, to have charge OF the
statistics of the wool and worsted industries,
and Of the newspaper and periodical press
throughout the country.
Surgeon-General Hamilton of the marine
hospital service has left Washington for
| YOUNGSTOWN, Penn, to confer with the state
board of health of Pennsylvania regarding
the sanitary condition of affairs in th3 flood
blighted districts. He will also ascertain to
what extent, II any, the marine hospital ser
vice can cooperate with the state health
authorities in the present emergency.
The secretary of state has been informed
that Brazil will participate in the interna-
tional conferences of American states, to meet
here next October. The representative Of
Sweden at the conference will be Capt. f.
and the representatives of Norway will be
Capt. G. S. Salvesen of the Norwegian navy
and s. W. Flood, agent Of the various ma
rine insurance companies. ~,
In the care of Captain George A. Arms
U. s. A., retired sentenced by general court
martial to be dismissed from the service, the
president has committed the sentence In con-
Iteration of tn, good service which this
officer has rendered, and of some mitigating
circumst ances connected with the offences OF
which he was found guilty, to confinement
within such limits as the secretary of war
may prescribe, and to deprivation Of right
to wear the uniform and insignia Of his rank
in the army for period Of five years.
The Japanese and Mexican ministers have
exchanged notifications of the new treaty be-
tween their respective countries. 1t differs
from the conventions mad by other powers
with Japan in the fact that no provision Is
included for the exercise of extra territorial
Jurisdiction and no right of interference with
the Japanese tariff is accorded. Mexican
citizens in Japan are declared subject t6
japanese laws and Mexican traders are held
amenable to the commercial regulations OF
the eastern empire. In return for these con
cessions Mexicans may engage in business in
. all parts Of Japan, and may participate II
J all domestic enterprises none of which have
hitherto been accessible to western capital.
Col. John C. Keltou, who has been ap
pointed acknowledgement OF the army, T.
I succeed Gen. Drum retired, was born il
Pennsylvania in 1928. He is a graduate O
West Point and has a good war record
Since the war he has held various staff posi-
, tons He is an inventor of marked ability
and also a writer Of high repute upol
subjects connected with the military ser
: vice.
A telegram has been received at the civil
service commission from Commissioner
!, Roosevelt and Thompson, who are conduct
ing the inquiry into the recent examination
l. held at Troy, N. Y, for positions on tn
clerical and carrier force Of the postofflce
i They sta ted that as a result of the inquir
p thus far made they had Cancelled the exam
l. nation recently held and also asked Pres
dent LYMAN of the commission to appoin
q another day on which q new examination
n for a similar purpose can be held.
n The president has appointed J. H. Stone
editor of the Detroit Tribune, to be collecto
n of internal revenue for the first district {
g Michigan.
y The president has given orders that herr
after Sunday drills in the army shall /
10 without arms.
e In recognition of the valuable service rel
" dered by King Mataafa in saving lie an
property on the occasion Of the recent hui
Or ricane in Samoa the navy department,
Y show its appreciation of the kings, conduc
th has decided upon send ng him O whale bot
lis Of the latest improved model.
The following is statement of the Unite
d States bonds purchased from Aug. 3, 1887,
n n date: Amount of per cents, purchase
as S6l, 6O9, $50; Of ~ per cents 500 123, 40
es total sl7O 1872 $50. Cost of 4 per cents
SIS o53 65l; of A., slls, 16l ,C65; total, sl9i
IN l146 Cost Of per cents o1 at ,s mat1rit
De S232 7sS ISL. Saving of 4 per cents, s2s
tn .3l2; Of AZ &c cog, 1923; total s35 673, AZ
/" The United States consul at Ottawa, Ont
;, has notified the department of state OF
-, number of changes in the custom tariff
-, - that country, the principal ones being Q
~ following additions to the free list: Cott
no yarn, jute yarn, corrugated wire, cott'
~ Irvine yarn, wool and worsted yarn, blank
=" ing tapping, discs plough plates mou
=, boards, land sides, wire, steel, galvanize
ny twined and coppered, veneers O. wood c
ry from log, molasses for making blackr
"a steel, No. IL to 80 guage, and articles
he colnrs and dives.
~. The navy department. will in a few do
issue proposals for steel plates to be used
the construction of the almored cruz
Maine, now building at the navy yard
New York There will be required abb
49S tons of steel protective deck plates, wei
fl ing 40 pounds per square foot. The b
will be opened by Secretary Tracy, July
nm and the plates are to be delivered within
Wv DAYS from the date of the contract. All
IN the plates are to be of domestic manufactu
les. Pensions as follows: Original, Mel Car
adj bell; storation and increase, G. 4. Bate
len G.. L. Smith, G. NJ. Atwood, G. z. Mates
lit reissue, Robert Tarr, VIM. r. Riddle, Sus
ing widow of G.. F. Pierce, Harriet, mother
to F. C. Swift Alvira, widow OF Z. d. bu