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T V I i THE WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN. Issund Evory F.nday 1'orning. W. II. II. WATKKH, HuMutwa Miinirrr. THE DAILY ORECON STATESMAN. WEEKLY OREGON STiTESIl Issued Every Morning, Exceat Monda W, II. ii. WATERS BiiaiuMa Jlauascr. TF.RM i lnr Ti-,)ivMHllor(ltien-lMi Six nioniK uy Mall o otherwise..... 0 Hiil(.ir1itl(iiiit, tu evury lslaiwa, to bo jId D advmiue. AdrerllMiinenU Innnrted M renannaulo rales. Served by Cvrler, per week 23Cent Sent by ma;',, per year Sent by mall.au month $0 nuftsurtptlonibrmail orzpremiitbepld(a advance. VOL. 2G. SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 0, 187G. NO. t ! ' TELEGRAPHIC. ' Vert latent sews HEPoirr. Washington. June l,r-Armii six June lj-Abmit months ago Adolph K. Rutro, flloil a pro tost in the Goneral Land Orlloe agahift all applications for patents lor wining claim iu towtwblps i' W, norm raiie, i cast, In the State ol Nevada upon the ground that the conditions specified by tlie third taction ot the Antra tunnel act altonld be Inserted la all the patent for claims Id those townships. This claim ws the subject ol Congressional argument before the commissioner who has now de cided that Mio condition rclerred to should be Inserted only in claims upon the Cons stock lode, extending from the Utah Olulm and northerly to the Baltimore American and southerly to the same direction. Wasuikston, June, 1. The debt state ment shows a decrease during May of $4,- 617,515. Coin balance, IplKUmjlM, cur rency balance, $41,25,70: special deposits lield for redemption ol certificates of de posit. f31,3H3,300. lMmltlu wmr UiiwMlan Treaty Bill Washington, May 31. The .Senate i-nniiniLbL-e on turcica relations to-day I rA ili.b'iratux lrnm the Chamber of Commerce of New Orleans. Savannah, (;imrleston and ICalelgh In opposition to the passngo of the House bill tarrying the Hawaiian treaty Into effect ; tliut free in troduction of sugar and rice lrm the Sandwich Island would be destructive to the Louisiana. Mississippi and Carolina producers of those articles. Judge Allen, Commissioner of the Hawaiian govcrn mnnt.and Senator SHrgent were thou tmrd In reply. They adduced statistics to Show that the amount ot land in the Sandwich Islands eaiaule of producing rice and su- rar had been ereatlv overestimated : that the present production U small, and that it cannot oe mcrcuwu. low Republican CaaTeCa. i ' At t wa o'clock the convention roan wambled. Hon. James F. Wilson was chosen jieraianent chalrnutu, and made a brief addrss. A Statu tlqket, Beaded by the Secretary of .State, was then nominated, ali tlie present (mmbents being renominated, except that of John E. McJuuklu wliu .wan nominated for Attorney General iu the place of Saltisha Parsons. We fuvor an early return to curren cy convertible iuto coin, and therefore advocate the gradual resumption of ppecie puynients by continuous steady Ktcps in that direction; Hint In J. (1. Elaine we recognize a pure ll"putli caii and patriot, and one well worthy to be cboHeu as the national represen tative of the Republican party in the coming cumpuign. The following per koiih were elccteil delegates ut law to Cincinnati.' J"h. J''. Wilson, Jlirum l'ricc, loliu Y. Stone and (ieo. ). 1'er : kins, with cx-Oovernor Morril, C. (MnrUHon, A. W. Thomas atut JCIcxau Uer Clark, alternates. A resolutiou iiiHtrueting delegates to vote for Blaine wuh oll'ered and withdruwti, and one iiiHtrueting them to vote sb a unit, curried. 1 1 is said the delegation stands for Blaine 17, Conkling :i Morton 2. J'.lainu's friends claim it is oolid for him. Turklxb Biot. Yibnsa, Mny 31. The Aiftrian Am bassador at Constantinople telegraphs that the revolution might Imve been avoided by a timely recall of IgnatutV. tlie ltussiau Amlstssador. 'i'lie new Sultan is cxpeet il to Usue an edict iiroclaiming Unit the Moliatmnnd.tns are oppoied to the servi tude ot any people. WIllMlltw The Manchester Guardian's London cor respondent says the government will not surrender Wiuslow until a supplemental treat v has been negotiated between (ireat Britain and the United Mute emlMidying the nrlncliilvs of the act of 1S70. The cor- rcpondent nUo snys ciiinmuuliiilions am passing lietwei II London and luhiuglnii lor lliul uuriMHc. Il an lU'i-ccniens i not renche.l !y June 10i.li, U iusiinv will be lelca-td. 0 KiitHllimx. s .w Ti: vvuk.'d. June 1. Two more eines of Miuallpox have hci-n reported to date, both very li'lit. milking --i'i m all. Tun deii'h have thin lar OLViirred. The iieallli ullicer males, willi regard to the nr iin of the di-ease, lint it is evident thai the recent arrival of the Colurido front China had nothing whatever to do with its introduction, as several cases were re ported, sonic of whom were already in an advanced stage of the disease on I he day the steamer arrived and lieloi e the passen gers landed. He states further, that from - present npeuranccs the (II c:i.;c I.; on tl.c decline. Aiitv. H OOliN for Vice t'refttfltml. There seems to be some decided move ment on foot among lpiiblieaus here to bring ex-Governor Wo ids, of Oregon and I'lah Territory, into prominence as n can didate lor the' ice Presidency. How far the. nomination would hi' met with favor by the members of the Republican party at large does not at present fully appear, but his friends mo eVulolitly making a strong dim t . li.illnii Vt r oil lllacU IIlMtt Stntes. Omaha, June 2. Tlie following dis patch was received li oin the proprietors of the Sydney and liluck Hills stage line: .My stage driver tioiu the agency to Syd ney cainn on loot to the l'latlc. Mis horse was killed under him. The Indians cot the mail and saddle. This indicates that the Indians are operating south ol the agencies, hut to what extent and in whu! numbers is unknown. N.- Orleans liwiliid IiivlsllHHUoii. N i ,,v (H;i tans, June The Congress ional i-iiininiltee commenced an open lu vcsilinitiim to-dav, all were present except Blackburn. Internal revenuo "Snperrlsor Hunt tetflflen that 1S75 wlrlle en route kr New Orleans, a distiller nsmod Walsh ot this dry met him at Holly Springs au4 .t.f,i the ilistillers Daid his nredeccssor, , Cobb, 11,000 a month, and desired to ar range witir the witness, ite cime New Orleans whore he lonnd the distiller running a large amount in a crooked man ner which-he explained, lie utsrnisseu ; Todd and IUrmaii for irreguiantws, oat they were soon alterwards employed iu j the custom house. laMUetaMBt t she t blriiKO MHiclp CniCAOO, Jane 2 The granfl Jury to-1 day returned indictments against nine county commissioners and ex-county com- niissioaers, idu aipiwu cnwiv, uell and Sweetzer, who are individaal contractors. Tlie tnoK.tmcntJi in eacn case charge conspiracy to defraud Cook county. I hviuonce given Deiore me jurjwiaw show that the most scandalous and unsoru plons ring existed, the members ot which with the aid ol the wardens at the insane asylum and poor house fleeced the county of large sums of money by means ot nn dcrwclght over charges and inferiority of aoods furnished. Vermont Imoernllr convention. Month i.if.r, June 3. The Democratic State Convention met here to day. O. M. Klske was elected permanent charman. Itesolutlotm cmbopying the lollowing dec iBrations were adopted: Kctrenchtneutand economy in ted!ral and State administra tion, and lessening the burdens imposed on labor by the reduction of olllcers and taxation; an honest civil service reform; honest payment ot the public debt aud preservation of the public faith; lree schools, exempt from sectarian control, and no appropriation ol public money ior sectarian Instruction; home rule; no cen tralisation of State or federal powers; ex posure and speedy punishment of corr'ip tlon, etc., in th administration of public aflalrs; that gold and silver are the anly legal tender; steady step toward3 the re sumption ol sjecie payment, and a tariff for the purpose of revenue only. The del egates are left to the free exerciee of their discretion as to uitir cnoioe or men oesi lilted to bring out a thorough reform in the administration of our national affairs. A resolution states that, in the intereft of pure government, the co operation ol hon est men is invited, irrespective of former party afllllutlous, and that the thanks of tlio convention are due the I loirs of Rep resentatives ol the I 'tilted States for reduc ing the appropriations and instituting in- vestigtitioiis. aud unearthing frauds iu high places; that the action of the Iieinncrats of New York nnd Cnnnecricut, in the large reduction or State taxation which they have produced anl the practical re form which his always characterized the Democratic a Iniinist ration of the govern ment, is commendable. Hie ShI luvesllKralloii. Washington, June. 1. Secretnry Jtobc moii appeared before the Hou-c committee on naval ailuirs to-day and explained at great length bis account with Cattle iV Co., which lie showed was fully nettled on the 14th October, 1S71. He paid them in money value. The wrong done to biui was lu the publication ol detached por tions of tlie testimony. The committee would soe by a fair analysis that lie had turned from one account back to another, covering 10U pages, in older to give this ex planation. The secretary also reicrreu vo the testimony of Mr. Lewis, receiver of the late Jav' Cooke it On. At the lime that tli in tailed he owed them f H.OID. in two amount, $10,000 and 8,000. This latter amount was incntlonuil In the testi mony seven times, making it appear as $5(1,000. The secretary circiunstanlially related his business, transaction with Cat tle & Co.. at that period, troin which It ap. neiirs tlmt hti had loaned 'JO,000, or $7,000 more than he had to pay. faille began to iuiv him buck as was convenient, and the account wasclo-eil l their giving liim a check for $ii,000. The secretary pro duced all the notes and checks of Indebt edness to the tirm of Jay CooUc. J he secretary also explained Mm $:!' 000 which appears on Cutters hooks aslheamouut owing by him for a build in; lot and col un at Long Brunch. I'lie proper! v w is not lit Long Lranch, but two miles ell', at Monmouth beach. Ill 1 sr I iL-tuimher of srentleiueii formed af company and entered Into the speculation ly Jtiuylng a larin on creiui ami utviucu i Into liuildiiig Iois. He went into the spi c- ulaiiou hi-lieveing. wtlhothcrs, they would II a lom tli of llic propcily to pay llicrii back what they advanced and make monfy bt'siiies. It was not. however, ennveniont lor him al that time to u iuto the specu lation and spend money, and A. C Catcll covcie l his shares, as nau uccu uono Mu seveni I other seb ci bel'J. As much had been said about Call II receiving connnis- ions on contracts, the hecrcliuy ib cidcil tosavsucli trail-actions on aicn s. pari iveie in all respects unknown and viu Ul- l iiori.ed by hi in. K'Miorriillc ilreli'fc t'oiivnitloit. Nkw York, June 1 -Fifty two out of xixtv coiinlies in the Stale, axe rcp- reMeiited at I be I leniocraUc OrceutiacK Convention held in ( Jeiniania Assein blv riom to niirbt, und 10 out of 12S ivfseliibly districts in the S't.ile. i lie- i (.dure V,'. I'lioniliiison pi'esi.lcd. Four ilcieif lies at b're;e iiini two from cucli ilistricl of Hie Slate, Were uppoilited to (.lie i'reidcutiiil c.ouvcnlioii ut SI.' Louis. Vermont Ix iiioerntle on vi utli n The Vermont Democrat ie. coiivcti (ion elected dclcgntea to St. Louis favoring Tildeii aud hislructing tin m to vote us a unit. iinivps lesrrtlel. Wasiiiniiton, Juno 3. To-day tlie Southern Memorial Associalion of the District ol Columbia decorate I the graves of Jut) confederate soldiers buried at Ar lington C( metery. n it.n i;i'iic. The llou-e Pacllic railroad coniiuiilee ' arc env.agcd iu an nppareiitly nu.'nding dincnsslon of the Omaha bridge bill, Intro duced by Crouuae.of Nebraska, and stren uously urged by I.nttrell.. They first vot ed to report Die bill, but upon a showing by tb company that the arbitrarily reduc ed rates prescribed by the bill would fall far sliort of paying interest on the brklge bonds, which Congress fneciatl ynntborll- ed.thecommittoe rtcoiioidered this action. . The committee was then led to believe, that the recent decision of the supreme court, requiring the bridge to be operated as continuous part of tlx Union Pacific railroad, would juatlry the passage or the bill restrletlnr tlie charge for transoorta-: tlou over the bridge te tlie amonnt charged ror any otner iwo s mues or - tn road. The committee accordingly vo ted to report such a bill, but are now confronted witb the text of the- decisions ef the Supreme Court and of Judge- L11-1 lion's Circuit Court which show conduv sively that the committee has, been do- i ceived, and that the courts expressly re cognized the tight of the company to charge special tolls for this bridge under the act ol congress, ana merely require that tbure shall bo no transfer ot freight or passeugers there, and that Council Bluff's shall be considered the terminus. The company propose a bilUis just for all par ties that Congress stian create a govern ment commission of Cabinet ollietrs, and make it theH- duty to fix tolls, at rates handy sufficient to pay the interest on the bridge' bonds and , operating expenses. This, tinder the changed mode ot operat ing expenses. This, under the chviced mode of operating the bridge, would in sure a large reduction on existing rates, and could readily be passed thronD Con gress; tut Lnttrtdl and a few others seem desirous of mskiug a popular show of re form by reporting a bill of which, eveii if it could pass Congress, would yertajmy fi B.r nsiilp hv lhf ivtnrta. i tlnelnnnll Convention.' at the Cincinnati convention this morning as follows : Blaine, 2SG ; Bristow, 110 Cotikiltig, 75 ; Ilartrauft, S2 ; Ilayes,0 ; Jewell, 13 ; Morton, 11 ;'- WfishonrnV 1 ; unknown, 31 ? necessary for a choice',-37ti. j 1 l.e developments ot iiiaine s luveitiga tion In Washington, however, threaten to npsetall these calcuhtions. ' ,"i ( to . Siennte. ' The Senate resumed tms'uiess being Ub bill making appropriatuins lor legislative executive and judicial .expenses of Ut; government lor i lie yeaK ending June 30; 1H77. Tbe pending 'wmtIoii uelng rtl an amendment ot the committee on appro priations to restore the salary of tho Pres ident to $30,000 from and ai'ter March 4. 1S77, It was agreed to yeas 31, nays 11 as follows : Yea A lison, Booth, Clayton, Davis, Hamlin, Logan. Morril of Maine, Nor wood, Kinson. Sherman, Anthony. Bout well, t'ooper, Ktluiiiiids, IIowe.MeMillen, Morril of Vermont, Paddock, Bol'rtsoti, Spencer, Bayard. Chrisliancy, Cragin, l'relinelmysen, Johnston, Mitchell, Mort on, Patterson, Sargent, WiiiJoin aud Withers 31. ays Bogy. Cockrell. Katon, Ooltllh waile, Stevenson, aud Thui'Mtan, Kelly of Kentucky, McC'rary, Uaxey, and iloilch cock 11. livllj- Mission I.aml Tli 1 1 l:e;ui l! I'rt tortly. A favorable report was made to the Senate on Kelly'n bill for tlie issue of patents for Mission lands iu Oregon and Washington aud Idaho Territo ries. ItoiM I'etlro . Washington, June 3. Tbe Em peror and Empres of Brazil aud suite visited Mount Vernon this morning and shortly after their return left for Niagara Falls. The distinguished party will soon sail for Germany, where the Empress is ordered by her physicians to a celebrated water cure Ineldeutal FxueiiMF of (lie Initialiser viee The House to day airreed to the fol lowing item in the Indian appropria lion lull ior incidental expenses of tho Indian servies on the Pacific coast, States and Territories: Califor nia, $30,000; Oregon, $10,000; Wash ington, $",000; Idaho, $3,000; Montana, $.",(KI0; Nevada, $5,000; Utah, $5,(XK); iev Mexico, if 10,000, ami Arizona $10,000. Jtwas tuso voted that no portion of these amounts shall be ex pended on payment of employes, but shall be used only for annuity of goods subsistence, agricultural implements, educational purposes and incidental transportation. Uolil mill Vjlver t'olitne. Washington, June 3. The total gold coinage for M iy, as appears trom rcivu ts of Dr. Liudcrman, was i;;'l,1Sli,lli0 ;.' trade dollars $ 1 ..tio i snbsidiarv sj'vcr;'' $2. 1 '.10,100; minor coins .$12,475. Total number of picivs str uck 1U.1215.U31 ; total value ol coinage $5,lWU,sio; T'Lis, is re garded as a very large, coinage. .. " Tbe mint will close foramiualscttleiiieiiff about the 15th instant, which it is expectad.jvill occupy about two weeks. Atter tejump- tion oi operations ino suusiuiary coluage, it is proOiiDie.wui lie at tlie rate of S3.00O. 000 per inuntli. During May 5,757.518 ............. .1.;,, t'i 'jnnioi . , l l ' o wi iiu ineii ar, riiii.tiicipina ; 2,(tji.uou iiiixcOcprc-s-ijiiiig $3.U.IHI0 at San Fi aucisco, aud ar. Carson 1,707,213 pieces, representing ;.jm,upu. ' Alurder. St. Ai.uans, Vt., June 3. Mrs. Clins. Battler, residing at Jligliatc, was killed last eveniuig by u hired lad of eighteen, during the temporary ab sence of her husband. t HiMilj I'oisoued mill .Money Stolen. Easton, Ph., June 3. Moses Schug another member of tbe family recent ly poisoned, lias died. Tho coroner's impiest elicits the fact that arsenic wan the poison used, and that there was enough m the collce drank hv the mil H tuiKite laimlv to have kille hundred pi-.'idc M.v:t.y , Ua stolen from the house, while a large amount Tbe Times summarizes the first balldtl.". W i'i you deliver tliem to-morrow of government bonds and other aecu Were untouched. ' ' Jnrrett & palmer's " lrln. 'Omatia, June 3. The maximum rate per mile of the last train on each of the three dlrUions of tbe Union Pacific was one minute, and on the division between Big Springs and Julesburg, the run was made at the rate of 11 miles an hour. Tbe train arrival it OgnVii at 10:57, 3 hours an&27 minutes ahead ut time. Av erage speed over the mc-u , l'acitic, 44 miles per hour. ' The fast train arrived at Kef ton at 11:46; topped 4 minutes for water. Tlie speed between Promontory and Kelton, 4 a hour; average rate of speed from Troma to Ogden, i miles per hour; entire time from Ogden to Troma, Including stops, 3:36 distance, 158 7-10 miles; en gine No. 149, drawing tho train; has cyl inder 13 by 24 inches; driver, o feet; sbe U a model engine, weighing 3.) tons. It is tlie Intention to rnn her to Oakland Point, if she will stand tlie ordeal of tbe constant motion at such a rate of speed. Average rate of speed from Ogdcn sto Troma, 41 miles per hour. So far the most remark able run has occurred oa 4lie Central Pa cific, up hill grade, from Ogden to Prom ontory, in ol miles, made in 1 hour and 9 minutes. ' , . Sacuami.nto, June 3, The train ar rival at Mill City at S:5:i, making 29 miles in 33 minutes. Jt arrived at Humboldt, a-tttdri. -- Kkso, June 4.-2:23 .4. m The trans continental train has .iii't pas.ed through the town. The trnck for a mile and a halt was lihed with people firm pistols, bombs aaid shmittn.- Boms n candles were fired Jyoia tlie re ir end of the train. ; j 100.000 Letters on tlie Fuse Tnin. 4 San FraxosCo, June, 3. The following (flspatch was received by Postmaster ey; Have 100,000 letters for vour cit- A arival of the trans-cnhtinentfi! sxnresn? tstgneu jnrrett X raltner.'' The post- maw win navetne delivery made upon the arrival of tbe train . ! -J' i nw rirenlnr.'' " I ,I.rX'EKPOoL,'June 2. The leading graiiT'ctrcuiar eays tnere. lias been some very hot weather this week, but the cmiutry. need- moisture, ,ani a change of temperature. It has, bow- ever, checked the active disposition to operate, although a numbs r ot the BrKlmi m&rkuUi'eoortafresh advance orasnutmgon wiieat, the improw nient is niucii less pronounced than it was previously. Engliuh wheat has lately risen above the comparative vaiue ot tne toreiga, and tlie consump tion of the latter may be expected to increase coiisiiierau:y. lite 1 rnnsi'Oiitluenlitl rust Train. riTTscfitoii, June 1. JarretA Palmer arrived lieie at 10:5S, two ininutes ahead of tune, the distance from Xew York 430 miles vas without stoppage and with owe engine. IC union at I'liiludeiplilii. PltiLADlT-illA, May, 31. The annual reunion of the society of" the Arm v of the Cumberland will take place here on the 0th and 7;h pf Julv next. , General Sher idan will preside. The Academy of Mu tilc lias been engaged lor the occasion and extensive preparations bare been made. The society ot Hie army of the Potomac w ill meet, here on the Oih ol June. More l"xplnntlon WnnMI frona Kerr. Washington, June 5. The Times has a long special showing; Speaker Kerr's rec ord iu tlie famous MoGarraghau claim. which shows that Kerr thought tlie claim just, and afterwards opposed it in every torm ana snape, denouncing McOarrag ham and espousing the cause of the New Idna company, The active man of the latter-company was R. K. Elliott, who now appears as Kerr 3 council in the Green-Harney charges. During Panoch Crande contest in lsil, it was observed that Kerr sustained most intimate rela tions w ith Thompson, Elliott, and other repiesentatives, and the attorneys ol New Idrla company. The money used during Kerr's candidacy lor speakership was said to be contributed by the company. There is some comment on Kerr's taking ot the. ironclad oath, considering tho testimony in In liana treason cases ot 1304, where out of the witnesses swere as follows : "Do you know whether Mr. Micba 1 C. Kerr is a member of this order or not. Tlie Sons of Liberty ? Answer he was. I initiated him iu New Albany, Indiana, nt a harness shop on Cie east, 1 believe at Mr. Grairs."' Kerr, in lSiii, Is said to have denied on the stump that he was a member of tho order or ever saw the w it ness, but 'he testimony at the time was uiiimpeacheil aud indisputcd, and in the face of it he treats it as false and takes the ironciau. a witness win ie suupu-naeu who is expected to testify as to Strauss, ex-Congressman, having appointed a man tor pay. 1 lie testimony to impeach liar- would prouably put the case before ney will be forthcoming to-morrow. It it ; the House and country in the strong said Boweu will lie put to the stand to est light. As the case now stands, prove that he lived with some woman lie ' Blaine's nomination is doubtful, if not represented to be his w ife. j impossible; but still two delegates to The committee on expenditures in the ; tlie Cincinnati convention whu were war department continutd Investigation not supporters of Blaine returned to into the charge asaiust speaker Kt-rr. Mary T. Murray testified that she hid re - men on capital jim since in Lawrence Harney lured a room at hir house in December, 1SJ5; in ISoVj lie also had a room there with his wife and both took their meals there, llanforth raised a point 84 to how lir the committee wovld go in ! this part of matter, taking the ground j that witness could not be contradicted on , immaterial or collateral ijuestion. Elliott i counsel for Kerr, replied, taking the; ground that he was a competent witness. Blackburn said it Harney bad de liberately sworn falsely as to his married life, it wiis entitled to know whether such was the fact. D.uifnrtli expected his ob jection, and a-d.ed wlivtlirr witness would net be cniuieii to protection. jHacKouru said the committee. Has not bound by the rL"t tcohh'.c.i! r.ia'-i t'l it g'Vi-in i'-iiris. f lie question was at to the date of Har ney s marriage, and If it could be shown that he had perjured himself, it would im peach his credibility as a witness. Klliott referred to the testimony- taken on the id instant, in which Harney gaid he was married In Julv, 1807, to Annie Prior, and that he had no wile when he was here as an assistant doorkeener. El. liott quoted Judge Story to show that ifl wu.ress noes ooi testify correctly In rela tion to a lact about which ho could not be mistaken, he is not entitled to credence. Clymer also took the ground that U was now competent to nursua th as to show tbe character of the man; for If ". uos married at the time be boarded with Mrs. Murrrnr. k. li A In adulterous intercourse witb a woman there. Clymer asked tbe nuextinn nt Mr if.,-..-. ru,i h ,"77". """"J I j ' uouoiinat tne woman who lived with Harnev at TOlle hina was his wife? Answer! would nn boarded them if I had not thought they were married. I keep a respectable boarding house, and would nnt. h. r-Mint. ea a man anu woman who were not mar- rieu ior luo a day. A. P. Greene was calk-d and contra dicted Harney's testimony in several par ticulars, anu said he did not believe that naruey ever paid Speaker Kerr a,cent of the money that he (Greene) paid to Har nev. J. S. Moore testified in with Harney in New York with regard to the anonymous letter sent to Kerr, when Harney said Geo. Bliss was crowding him and that Bliss and Johnnie Davennnrt wauted to make political eanital nut nf tha charge agaiust Kerr, and that they were damned rascals and scoundrels. It ap peared Iroro. Moore's testimony that Kerr, throUKb the advien of tH nrlfl ancriTa4 Sidney Webster to find out the wroer ol the anonymous letter so as to h him prosecuted, it being thought that bringing I the matter before the criminal court would have the effect ol punishing a conspiracy. A written statement from Speaker Kerr was read by Elliott iu tlie presence of tbe Speaker. He repeated he never conscious ly knew Harney; never talked with bim on busine.33 matters, and that Uaraey cer tainly never offered or gave him any mon ey. The statement was utterly and wick- euiy iaise. S the Speaker explained at length the circumstances attending tlie ap- I'uiuuucut oi ureene, . tteetaloH lu the ClalcnKO Mj orally cane. Chicago; Juno" 5. Id the Circuit Court this moruliisr. live iudi??s sittinc. Baker gave an adverse opinion in the may oralty case of Col viu vs. Iloyne. The ma jority ot the judges, McAllister, Williams and Bogers, decided that since such a call is necessary to secure a valid election that tlie votes recently cast lor Mr. Hoyne uiu nugatory anu mat Mr. uolvin fiolds his ollice until an election is duly called by the council. Judges Farvvcll and Booth read dissenting opinions, lu effect that the iaiiurc ot the council to perforin its duty does not invalidate tho votes cast, because the law is mandatory and an election may legally be held, notwithsta: di ig such de reliction on the part of the council. tliirnjfo lily Oilicsr's Kqunbble. Ill the city council to-night, Mayor Col- viu presided. Ail ordinance was intro duced, declaring an election for Mayor June 27, and was referred to the judiciary committee with instructions to report on It Wednesday. . Boiler Explosion In Si. Louli. ST. LOris, June 5. Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, one ol the boilers of the Collier w hite Dead Works, corner of Tenth and Clark avenues, exploded with terrific force, demolishing the southeastern part of tbe building and severely injuring several eiupiuyca. - n iciiuihs uiCKeildorp, foreman, was badly bruised, scalded and injured Internally; Werin.in Beckmau was also severely scalded and otherwise lujurcu; iuo. J.ieunan, ioremaii, was badly hurt on the neck, not dangerously. One or two others received injuries. Loss estimated at 20,000. Blaine Investiiratlou. Washington, June 5. The judioia- ry committee met this morning at 10 o'clock.. but through misunderstand ing about the hour of meeting, neither uiaine nor i- rye were present, and the committee adjourned till to morrow. The Tribune's Washington special thinks the Democrats released wit nesses Atkins, Fisher and Mulligan expressly to leave Blaine in a bad po sition before the Cincinnati conven tion. Blaine's friends will bo verv much disappointed if he allows his enemies to overthrow him in this. While nothing authentic can be learn- ; ed from him in regard to his inten- tions, it would not be strange if he : were 10 asii tne House to morrow, or next day at the fartl ed, to hear ! him in personal explanation. He their homes yesterday after a brief ; visit to Washington. Before leaving tney toni a irieuu tney should vote for Blame on the hrst ballot. Thev had watched the investigation with great interest, aud were very indig nant at the unfairness with which it had been conducted. Hal lie iu nlm Havana, June 4 The town of Cigo l)e A villa, in the jurisdiction of Santa Spirits, was attacked on the night of May 20th by tbe ii surgcnt leader, Maximo Gome, with 1,000 men, most of them mounted, The place was de fended by a garrison 400 strong. The insurgents Were repulsed after despi-l-ale i'.bL.lir.g l.M I retired without be ing pursued. They lost 30 kille 1 aut! about ' w-i'mded. Tlie SpanHM oa?- ualties were two officers kilhd atdL three iueu wounded. roretga Crop Propeet. London. Judo 5. Tha Mark T Express says tbe harvest urosoect aro fairly hopeful, despite some draw- oacKH. xno weat&er recently has boon, on the whole, advantageous tn tho wheat plant. The state of polit ical affairs in the East are beriuninir A.AMtA - I 1 I . - I TP n uiHintni iDiiueuce in ooiix monetery and commercial circles. It oannot be denied that the possibilities of war may become, at any moment, tarn .a. 1 1 r 1 I ............ ...I.. . I. .1 t nn.u .(.i.vica, KJJilBVi UCIlbl V IUH UU ly course of foreign politics is being anxiously watched, and should tha worst ensue, we cannot shut our eyes to tho fact that, with the rapid dimi nution of stocks abroad and ot the vis ible supply In America, a great alter ation iu the present range of prices in our market will, in all probability, occur. However, political influences have not yet effected our markets to any extent, and our present position is simply one or careful watching. Supplies of wheat from abroad during the week have been fair. No feeling of depression has shown itself. Mil lers still operate sparingly; but no transactions in this quarter are ex pected to show more animation, as the stocks of English wheat in farmers hands are believed to be unusually small. The fine weather on the con tinent has oaused a somewhat dimin ished enquiry on the part of conti nental buyers. , . lahakh.m:. An article in Blackwood on Lamartine closes as follows : When all other inspiration fails, the In spiration ol home never fails him. What ever he may bo elsewhere at Milly he is ever a true poet. This is tbe highest praise we can give to Lamarttne. , uis longer poems are monotonous and cloying ; hia poetical romances ot a mawkish and un wholesome sweetness. . But on bis native soil, in the homeiy house of bis mother. all oojectlonable qualities disappear. He loves tne sues wuicii overarch that dear hit of country ; he loves the bills and the fields because they surround that centre ol all association ; and in his com panionship with Nature he is always ten der and natural, seldom exaggerated, atd scarcely ever morbid... His shorter strains .are full of the fresh atmosphere of the country he loved ; and the sentiment of pensive evenings and t'le still nights,soft. breathing, full of stars and darkness, U to be. found everywhere in the gentle, melodious verse ; not Dfty or all-absorbing, like the Nature-worship of Wads worth, but more within the range ot tlie ordinary mind, and quite as genuine aud true. Had he been content with - this. and not aspired to represent passion of which ho knew nothing, bis fame would have been more real and more lasting, lie was such a poet as the quieter intelleo- tualist, the pensive thinker love3. He eould not touch the greater springs of hu man feeling; but he could so play upon the milder stops ot that great instinct &3 to fill his audience with a sott enthusiasm. Some of his prose works reach to a pro- founder influence; and those readers who remember, wdien it came out, tlu ''His tory of tbe Girondists," will not refuse to the poet a certain power of moving and exciting tha mind; but this work, and the many oihers which preceded and followed it, have little to do with our argument. They are poetical and exaggerated prose, and have no claim to the higher tide ot poetry. If his adoration of love is sometimes sickly, and his Sentimentality maudlin, and the ideal world ho framed a narrow and poor world; tilled with but one monot onous strain of weak passion it is at the tame time a pure love which he idolizes, a virtuous ideal, which, according to liU lights, he endeavors to set forth. Aud in his fugitive pieces there dwells often the very sweetness of the woods and lield a homely, gentle atmosphere ot moral quiet and beauty. It is for these, and not tor the exaggerated poetical maundering of his largor poems, that his name will bo ie neiubered in tlie world. 191 MAKION. At Smith's Ferry, Weatherford's sum mer house is nearly completed, so is Mor ris' new store. The new town site, "Ma hiinia," is up for sale in lots to suit, lor summer resort. TI.ey are opening a wag on road on the line above the terry and village as part ot the Minto road. L. Stout's mineral springs l '.j miles west of the ferry, afford an abundance of cool water, which bold! soda, sulphur and iodine in solution, good ior sanitary uses. A large number of immigrants have lo cated in that part of Marioa county dur ing the past year, and many Germans iu the vicinity of Sublimity aud Staytou. Several new buildings going up at Stay toi . New Catholtc Church and other im provements talked of for Sublimity this summer, and uew store opened. A suggestion is oll'ered by that all owners of Stallions in Marion county, put up $10 each as purse, at tho next State Pair, and the owner whoso horse shows the best colts a year old tike the funds. l'arties i.ivormg Hliis proposition, please report to the Statesman. Crops in the Waldo hills promise a boun tiful return to tha ind.idrioui h'ulnnd nau. Tln-re is econrmy in traveling tu t;ie last iii-.ul a iius. You iu ike wli i', j u eat go a great ileal farther in u, , h of t ::?:..