The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-06-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Collector Erhart is TO deliver the Grafton
at the commencement exercises OF his col
lege,
Republicans are talking about trying TO
persuade Mr.. Depew to run for mayor this
fall.
MIR. Depew's friends ariticise ex-senator
Warner Mi Tier very sharply for Juggling In
Mr., Depew's name In the interviews which
condemned the Republican state Committee
for denouncing Fish aud Gibbs, Mr. Miller
In these interviews said that when the com
mittee aimed at him, they also fired shot
at Depew, as both were in the same boat on
the Worlds Fair bill, Mr. Depcw's friends
REGAL how at the Cooper union meeting he
called upon the vast audience for three
cheers for ex-senator Plat, and add that, as
Mr.. Depew il u man of peace and detests q
controversy, Mr., Miller should have spoken
for himself and made no remarks for Mr.,
Depew,
Republican Federal officeholders say that
when they 20 to Washington TO have any.
thing done they are compelled 10 appeal TO
the Democrats of New York because senator
Hiscock refuses TO recognize their existence.
There are certain routine matters constantly
coming up, and the Senator's critics in his
own party aver that he will rot be bothered
with them,
Fremont Dole was at the Fifth Avenue on
Decoration Day, "Gracious! what a fall
that Young man had" remarked one of his
old friends. "A year ago he was Speaker. and
now he is absolutely forgotten. lie wants
to leave New York State and so to the far
West as the representative OF an insurance
company, hope he may succeed"
Secretary Tracy is referred to by lis friends
In Brooklyn as q candidate for Mr., Evarts's
place. Ifthis should come about and Mayor
Iba oh A.,
Brooklyn would lift her head to the EN-.
pyrean. But there are also republicans who
intimate that Gen. Tracy has even higher
ambition than to succeed Mr. Evarts. As
Senator Fassett supposed to be booked for
the republican nomination for governor,
Gen. 1racy's friends think that his ambition
must point to the presidential chair.
Commissioner Mason says that the collcc.
tons of internal revenue in May We're great
er than the collections for any one month
since 1870. They amounted to SIG, S37 ,L72,
and showed an increase on every object OF
taxation except oleomargarine. The COM
missioner said the large collections indicated
the general prosperity of the country, and
also that the people were drinking more
whiskey and beer and eating more butter
than heretofore.
Attorney-Gcneral Miller desires TO have it
known in regard to the Port Townsend Gus.
toms frauds that he did not order nole pros
In the case of Beecher. lie says he wrote to
District Attorney Winstone at Spokane
Falls, WASH, in regard to these cases in
April last, directing vigorous prosecution
OF Brooks & Harmed. and also against
Beecher, unless il should appear that the
charges against the latter were barred by the
statute OF limitation, in which event he was
instructed to enter a nollc pros, but not
otherwise.
Representative Darlington has reported to
the House from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds the bill providing for
the purchase Of a site and the erection Of q
building for the use Of the United States
| Mint in Philadelphia, At a cost not exceeding
| S2,00O,000. The bill also authorizes the sale
at public or private sale of the present
! build ng used for the mint when the pro-
| posed new building is completed.
The claims of the government against
Allard q Sons, importers of New York, on
account of alleged frauds on the customs
laws, have been compromised by Assistant
Secretary Tichenor, so far as the seizures at
New York are concerned, by the payment
by the firm of the sum of $4,000 and cots.
The frauds in this case, which were com
mitted over year ago, consisted of under
valung, and in some instances smuggling
valuable AMI expensive articles of house
| hold decorations and works of art.
| Col. Gibson of the Sd artillery, has re-
| ported to the police that extensive rGbbcrieS
| have been discovered in the storehouses and
magazines at the Washington barracks. Two
brass cannon and several hundred pounds
of gunpowder are SO far reported as missing,
and board of survey is making an investi.
CATION. Ordnance Sergeant Clisham, the
man responsible is suspected of the robbery
| and is under arrest.
A number of ex-senator Platt's friends
say that he and the Republican State Com.
mittee have given Hamilton Fish. Jr., and
the Wicked Gibbs unnecessary prominence
Mr.. Gibbs was tickled to think that he was
mentioned by name in the coldemnatory
resolutions.
The postmaster-general has ordered The
establishment of the free delivery system al
Winchester, Mass, the service 10 begin
| July 1.
Representative Mason of Illinois has pre-
pared bill for introduction in the House
which proposes TO amend the Inter State
| Commerce law so as to permit railroad COM
panies to make special rates for theatrlca
travellers in parties of five or more.
Representatives Miles hrs submitted tt
the House Committee on Pacific Railroad
the report which he had been instructed tc
prepare in favor OF the adoption of the bill
previously agreed upon, to ref md the gov
eminent indebtedness Of the Union and Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Companies. The re
port was adopted by the committee.
The Secretary of State has received de
spatch from the United States legation a
Rio de Janeiro announcing that the cabinet
has passed a resolution enthusiastically APP
proving the action of the international
American Conference in recommending ar
bitration in all questions of differences be
tween the several Governments of America