The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The attorney general has received paclf-
age OF petitions weighing several pounds for
the pardon Of Z. l., Harper, the convicted
vice president Of the wrecked Fidelity Ma
tional hank in Cincinnati. The sgners OF
these petitions are national bank men,
merchants and personal friends OF Harper
all over the country. A small number of
protests against Harper's pardon have also
been received, As Harper Is believed ny the
government officials connected with his pros
ecution TO have been the instigator and pro-
moter Of the broken banks unlucky speccula-
ton, he is not likely TO get much sympathy
from the administration.
partment, has been relieved from duty at
the headquarters of the army as inspector Of
small arms practice and ordered to report in
person TO the chief Of ordnance. The official
order says that Capt. Blunts services in
connection with the development OF an
effective sys' EN- OF rifle practice In tho army
have been Of the highest importance, and his
name will long be honorably connected with
this great advance in tha military service Of
the country. He was member Of Gen.
Sheridan's staff.
The secretary Of the treasury has under
consideration the case OF the twenty-five
English glass blowers who landed at Boston
April l2, and subsequently secured employ
ment with Chambers, Mckee e. Co., Of Jean
charged that these men were brought over
by the Universal Federation Of Glass
Workers in violation of the allen contract
labor law. The case will be referred to the
United States district attorney at Pittsburg
for investigation with the special purpose Of
ascertaining the precise circumstances at
tending the immigration of these people
A statement prepared at the treasury de-
partment shows that there was a net de-
crease of Sl7, 1874, 701 In the circulation during
the m nth Of June, and a net decrease Of
| S12 6l0, SS7 in money and bullion In the treas
ury during the same period. The decrease
| In circulation was principally in gold certi-
ficates and national bank notes, and the de-
crease in treasury holdings was principally
| in silver bullion. The circulation July 1 Is
stated at 81, $50, lac, $50, and the money and
bullion In the treasury at S652, 0S1, S43.
! Assistant Secretary Tichener and Mr..
| Kimball, superintendent of the life saving
service, has left Washington for the purpose
Of inspecting life saving stations on the New
England coast. Assistant Secretary Tichener
| will also inspect the customs service of New
| York, Boston and Portland. Among the
business to be transacted on the trip is the
location of life saving staff ms on Block
| Island, Nan ucket Island and at the mouth
of st. George river Maine. The trip will
take about two weeks time.
| Secretary Window has sent a letter to
Secretary Rusk setting forth the opinion of
the treasury officials that imported crude
potash and sulphate of potash cannot enter
| this country free under any circumst ances.
The secretary of agriculture had requested
| that those products might come in free,
| when used for the manufacture of manureS
| under the provision of the free list for guano,
manures, and all substances expressly used
| for manure.
Hadji Hossein Ghooly Khan, the Persian
minister TO the United States, will leave
shortly for Europe. In an interview lately
| he told a reporter that he would not come
| back, and that he had been driven out of the
country by the unkind and ungenerous
| things which had been written about him
| and his sovereign in the American newspa-
pers.
Warner p Sutton, consulgeneral at
Nuevo Laredo Mexico, has been appointed
secret airy of the congr>s IS of the American
Republics to be held In October next. Mr..
| Sutton Is now engaged in certain work pre-
rarotory to the meeting of the congress.
A very numerousIy signed peutIon Tor tne
pardon Of E. L. Harper the convicted vice
| president of the Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati,
| has been received at Washington. A small
number of protests have also been received
| He Is not likely to get much sympathy, as
the government off ials believe him to be
| big ascal Harper was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment He has served about
two years of this in the Columbus peniten-
| tiary, where he is allowed to manage an I'M
mense private factory outside.
One of tie EXPIRE safes that was on the
Norfolk & Western wreck near Thaxton,
Va, recently was received at the treasury
department and its contents examined. The
express company made application to be re-
imbursed for the bank and treasury notes
contained nthe safe amounting to several
thousand dollars, but the cont.n were al
most absolutely destroyed, here being Moth
ing left but few charred bits OF paper.
There was also some jewelry and watches in
the safe and they were ruined.
Harry Dixon, the young Mississippian re-
Gently appointed to West Point cadetship
by the president upon the s. atement of the
boys grandmother that her husband and
son 1.-THE cadets father had both been asSassi-
mated because of politics. failed to pass III.
physical examination required of cadets.
The statement of business transacted in
the pension bureau during the week ending
June 30 shows that 10, 30S applications of all
kinds were received, 1862 certificates issued
and 245 claims rejected, leaving 3s6, 662
claims pending. During the week 727 cases
were referred to special examiners, making
| the total number awaiting special eNamina-
ton Ii, Sl3. There We're l4S6 officers and
employees on the roll.
| Secretary Windom has abandoned the
practic. of holding public receptions aud
will hereafter receive visitors by card only.
| He says that he cannot give proper attention
to the business of the department if heis com.
PEELED to listen constantly to the appeals OF
office-seekers. He will however, continue
to see all persons who call on business,
merely reserving to himself the right to de-
termine whether the character of business
is such as to require personal interview.
The secretary of the interior has accepted
the resignation of the Hon. Joseph E. John
ston commissioner of railways and he has
been granted 10 days leave of absence. Com
| mis- Toner Johnston rendered his resignation
early in March, but action upon it has been
deferred up to the present time.
The secretary of the TT asury has appoint
ed James T. Caulk a sp cial Inspector of Gus.
toms at the port of Baltimore, and Samuel
G. Davis an immigrant inspector at the port
| IF Philadelphin