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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1876)
V -t -sv. ?rr s. us 3 0 0 0 ti H 0 ft 0 0 u o ,1 Ai H H .si 4 0 0 0 C3 0 0 d 0 CENTBNNIA L. 1770. 187. PROCLAMATION. Chicago and North-Western Hallway. The .'opulur Home Ovvrlnud. TnvEIiS FOIl riJICAGO. Nlnmra Foil.. ,' "'""'-' pl! odrliilila. Mniitrwl. Ouchec, hew lork. Ho'tnu.eriinv point Eitt, should Imjr ttulr TKSf,NTINI'T4li TIC KKTS Via the IMi'lloir Iluule, TH. Clilciign and Norllnvcfctnn Railway. Tills im TIIK IIKsT KHUTJ! 1JAST BY TELEGRAPH. Itrlrul l iif STK il, U M S, ami tin It hi? Wn midetliel -CKSI l.linethutlni'Uirbii-ii M tllKlii tlilreiiiinm liy thl" roue passengers t rpolntM irtof Chicr.j;uh.ieini!ceolttieioilowlii ' line,, home lilcn-S': BY Tltn PITTSIU'RO. VORT WAYNI' AND CHI CAOO AND PENNSYLVANIA ICAILAVA Vs. 3 THROUGH TRAINS HAII.Y, with "tillman Pal aruCarMhronL'hlo Phlludelpnm ana New York on inch train, - THROUGH TRAIN, with Pulletan Palace Car to X. llilllmoroand Wnthiujitun. MY THE I,KK MlOHr" AND MICHIGaN SOUTH. KltN RAILWAY ANII CONNKCTIONN (NL'W YORK ULNTKAL AND KHIK itVILKOAHs). 3THKOUC1II TRAINS DAHY. w'th Palace Draw in Room aucl Hllvcr 1'aUcc Slecplnc-Cars thronirh tn New York BY THE MICIUOVN CENTRAL ORVND TRUNK ijkkvT vcTKK.V AM) KHIB AND Nr.w D O THROUillI TRAINS, w III, Pullman Palace Draw n t- iuv ivi i ii nun 'Mcerinir ri. rnnin h tn . York, to Nil JTtm KtllU. Hiilfnln lirMlidiin V. . i iuik my. BY BU.T1M0KE AND OIHO JUILTIOAP; S TllllrtlTfllT W(l T' ltll .. t. ... ,Wf . ..uwi'llll llll'.ll " Ul.l , Willi milllllll 111- -tj aco Cam for New ark, Zniictilk. AS'ticelm, Wash- .u...!, unu imiiiiuuie, w liudlll CIIJIitt. ThU l the SHORTEST, UE.Hr, anil on.c lino run tins tlio Pnllmin clcbraieil P tLVCb t5l.E' PINO . J.RS AND COACH as, rtinuectln-; Illi UilnuPa i iflr-Kallmid at OMi'lA. aril troin tl,n W1T. Ma rriinil Jiinitliin. Mnnliill, Culnr llap'.d, Clinton, h tirlli.K, unit DKou. .or CHICAGO aND illu t A-SP. Thl iinrulat route le nni-tirtiafvcd for hn-pd. Cum fu 1. anil ha cty. The i-mooih, well hatHrfd. and led track nf ulcil ralln. he ceMirnte.i i'ullinnii Jciiriliiiiln'-Cir". the perrtel Ttlniruih Si-tem nf t)olti train, the rrirnlarltv with Mhli h lhe rim. tie dm rani.' Rrranjreniuit lor iiinniii tbrou'h ca toi liicao from ad point Wt, necnie to nciietn alii hn coralorts In modern hallwav liaiellnL. No cnai ea oi call? ana -no leitioiH diliat I'trdii". Pa At th Kallr "lit tral 1. U II. P comer K ifenecre lll run tiikelsMa thin Pi wife Kniite Oeni-ra' Ticket 01tke of the Central PhciiIc ib i. 3i rami nto. Itt for ar.le In all the Ticket Olhic of the Cen icittc Jul. road. W II. STENNETT. Oen. Pn. A.int. TIN IIUOIIITI'.-Ocn. r-iiu. . aTANWoiil), CJemiai AL-cncy, 1S1 'Miint- etreit, nun riancmco. anM7tf The fir. Widest Achk-icnicnt or the Age ! T lie Little Monitor SEW JVO Ml No ro-wi Ijock S. blofc TT IS TIIK J. tun le le6t ii mont n.p!e hi win sew inn without any ch. !iiiv a Than any other resolution. The pnbllc are WONDEi Satlftactton sua For further paril NHTimdStrcU, in'. rIJG MACHINE I !HTrL.K; .HO BORRl.!i: id ing of Thread. Makes the iiL-h, Cham Stitch, and Ca titch, from two comvier iil siKxlrj,lireu I jUJHTEsT RUNNING, AST) MAKES i-.u of an) machine In the world. The cuniiruotii'u and tbcrariirt opiratid. I the Hut -t to tho hcaiict-t 01 fibrios tSvjuf tenelon, S mil CIECNT. lANTHIt Uachlue. making 5X Hitches to tiie W. VT. MARTIN, t Good, reeponi" all pjrtpof the utu. Poitland, April WKf miteil t call and tee thla UTTJI. EETVXNTIOIT ! juiteeil or money refunded. aUr call at lear Alder, Good Templars' Build- IKS. A. B PAXTON, Solo Agent for Oregon. Ipent, "alprc. Vj1 Amenta wanted to camaet- Copat tnership. VI, ft TO . fc ADAMS, JOIIV JUNTO. WALCLK A APAJIS. BUEEl 1! MERINO TAKE pleamiro in ollerlr Oregon and the adjoin! to ptirchanii T1I0H0UGHB. 8HEE1 tin the Wool ttiowerH of icTenltorW the chanie U2D JdHlINO. and a. ..,.i.nnirfi.jii.ru.iih. (nev can. ann u en deavor to. 11 Sheep of the r V-"1 quality nd lalne at. MUCH CIIKAPKIt KAThS . " '":" poeMiiiy be Imported, fcxarulnatlon o wnipanw n with nth. er 8-ieep oifered lit the market fleoidt'illy.lntted. Address MIN. " ?. Halem, Oregon. N. B -The Rara and Rjim L ViPt, ,!1" K"',l twn ha men on the HLAND PARS. . " aX fcle-u.- The Kta can ho eeb at Ibe l'"-'. w t the MM. bAHM four and a hall ml "Htn of the city. Halem, September 10, lb73. Land forjmmi, grants. CHOICE FARMS FO. SALE, 4,000 ACRE &. In Quantities to Suit Pu rchaser3 OQA ArUES.fiite fouth and adjnli InsttcRall Jj tjJ road Depot ai Halem. all under ulrtrat.on, and mltablo for Kriln or recetablea. 04Q ACREil. fnar mile uoiitheat r f fialem. on 'thcrallr.ad, with Mill Creek munhi; th nrli It. Thla U tho cholccat fa'tolnc land In Marl x!,e'?D wltb tine rprinsa. co'iitli;ln part of thei 1 Kxtor donation c aim, on which I raled the pri 'it r fifty- bniihels of wheat and three tonn of til ""iy P'r acre. Tho t)rt crop of oats ever raided ou ort of thla land meaanred nlnctT-fimr buhtl per aci . znm welRhil and eronhd chained by Mr. Alfred t (flnion. or siaieni. B700 ArilKS ofpralrieandllKlithrnaMMrd, Mlih tiiuber for farmlnsf purCfe, hnnmUil h r Ihf Willamette rher for four mllen. beaulllnl lake i tho eat, boat landlnja all along tho rlier, romtnei clu? four miles north of halem o,U oholi t KTAln lotXld. I he IdiVfft and mint i- cit able body of land to be found in the VIIlauutte al.k-y to b pnrchai-ed by a colony To he i-old from 15 to tii nor urn.. Th! land aIU all be I1111utdia1t.lv r t- anrveyed, and can bo aold In larger or fmaller narcfl . tomit fiarchaMTa. It can be ubdlridcd to the btr. poihleadiantaire,nd I can offer any perron or per i-onti. or colony of perimnn. delriuu to pun haiohoniet in the bent part of the Willamette -.alley, pear the city of balem and within reach of the bet n-clal ad-.aniase-i. an well a t-uont fa.orably locatrif with re ciiect totnarketa, crcateradiantajni, on mnro fofor ablo terror, than titer a eier expect to reallj a-raiu THOMAS CROSS. Salem, Not. P. 1S73. llir- AtliMiici (iciiri'iil una I he ('. 1. It. II. IIlllllllH. Wa-himuo.v, MuivIi . Attorney (Jcii ii'r.tl Pii'itciKint di-KiiowlcJ-'lnf: tl.o ro cvlpl oi- N'li.ttnrSiiRciit'i! ri'cxMit letter in rc-i-inl to tlio iilt ;i-;-iItit tlio O. 1'. R. . ( o Tits In- U liiiprL-HHl tlitit It i of tiie lil-l)ci liiiporinnct! tli.it nil the 1'icls -iioulil l muili' to iippc.tr in tin- ilepo-i-tlon-i uliich lire to lie t.tUcii In till-ciiy. anil Ik wiI1-.ii' tint tlity tlo. IIimi-Us S.ir gt'tiMo oniiiiiiitiK'-ili' miy liil'oiin illon lie in.-iy liieiM'.t to the tliiiii or llie prect-c pl.uv ihev will lie t-iKtii. nnil Sii-ienl lu telei-iplml .in Diltc fur li.lortiiuioii. Mm- Ieji trllilf-Ml I'liilrkl AtHlnut 'Ilo- xi jili I.lcie In l-urt initio. Ill Li'Miiii-rimi Willi Jen. llownnl'i1 trle- gr,)iii. Ihe U"n lli-piitineilt ti 1-4 Kent In ( onure-. t Itller fmtti the iitltiv 'Mirnlll- i-i r .if I'o'll iml. -lutlii llieie is mi pi.I- hie tulll'-iiv iif--l'i lor the prnpo-ftl line n tell jKipli to I'm f C.inliy. .mil pin- tet tiiviii-t it- coti-.li tictioit belli"; allow rti i to -'iwll the .-iiiintiiic tit iiii)ionri.itloii t-lnrytil to ti.e .irmy. Kflknnp. lx-boi'iet.try I!ollni) rom-iins In hii own hon-e. whlili lip lu t.ot left finrH! lie tentleitil his re--0";i ition, anil U to till ptu-po-es-t ptl-oner." The enttiineu- tuels ami front are beln-j git.irtleil liy pollceinon. Me--u-. Ctipt'titer ami Hl.ilr, t-niui'd for ltelt-.ii.-ip. appe-ireii at the Attorney Gun rrnl's ollice to-day. and :t-keii th tt tho po lice lie reinoeil. as the Secretary Ii ill no intenlion wh.ttetr nl attciiiptin-r lllcht. 'I'ln- i.n-wiV w.tsm.ide. that as soon as the Indictment w.is tntiiitl tlio S-etTctary would he ttiri-titl. and could then glc bil', whith would telieve bitn from the "iliM-illiiic-e lo whKh ho U now subjected. Mioitld the ytanil jury nactwith any em-b'in.is-iini'iits in nbt.iliiliif; nti-csmiy cl tleiiee to li.iioe all indictinr'iit upon, the uin-t will be nude without Inillctineiit. .several pef-onal I'liemU Iitve vldtud ilel-kn-ip ro.'i-siiro him of tnelr sympaihv in bii n-oiibli'-- A fele-rr.iiii was i nt from the While lloti-e to a p-entieiniin who-e tiaiui! h.t- not been mentioned ont-ido the eabluet. teiiileiliig the appointment of Siovtiry of War. Ac-tinj; In aeeord.inee with the rnleoi the President, no mention will be m tile of hU Intention rej;.irdlii this appointment until the pirty to whom it U tentb-ied b.i-) -dgnliU-d he will ai-c'ciil the .llkv. 'I'lii-atiernoon Judge Snell. of the po lice toint. leieiverl a note lioin Attorney Well-", -tiitine tint ex-Sen ltor Carpi liter hid inloiinid In in that I.elUii-ip would not be leiitly to appear in eolii t to-rl.ty with hi lull, ,,n(l a-Kinj; tint hi-, isimj bc'nlton eil to -tand. and tbl- airanaenteiit has been iigic-i-rl to. CelUn.ip will teniiiiiin the iii-todyol the ollii-ei-. and will li.to licarliii! lo-moirow. Miortly alter I i si . W. W. Itapely. a ell k iiiran citli ii ol Wa-liinjjton appeal ed nt tin police tonrt, went upon the bail bond of itelkiiap. Itiiueii -nit! Itect-hf r Xl.iv Yuiih. M-iu-h 8. Henry C. How tiu appealed to-night beloie the special coniiiiittu- of Plymouth Church, appoint ed to tiy bis e;.-u. The clnt-j'e-. produced iiiialu-t Itoweu by Ibe c'X..iniliicotumlttee were lead and Howen made . lengthy re ply, which was a geuui il deai-il of rill thtiges tiiude by the cmniultli e. As to the ell irge iiicil-iii"; hilil of shiiitlet, Iiotvcu s-iiil that i hi pnhllcuioii ol hi-, coiiiinuni. citlon nt r-Yhruiiy 1, had made him lia ble beliiiu (ho civil conrf- ami thu I icl tha' no -Mcli ni'tloiihul been bi ought aaiii--t him. N tire-iiinntive uroof thu he has not been utility of -landei. CIt ik Tiltn V con- tmcteii Hie t-a-f lor ine pio-ecutlon nul when be hid eoncliu-led it w.i-, aintiiged tli.it tile iiimnilttci; FliDiild meet next TiiCMlay ureiilug, when itowen will pin m his deteii-ie. Melil lo Ausuri- (or Pcrjtiej. Xiw York. Match S Win. A Hai ling, appi.d-cr of the port of New Yolk, and lot meily -tc-rerary til the I'liltd Ave nue bank, ami Spencer K. Orteu. I re preideut of that bank, weie held to-duy liy lodge Jelleiy at Yoiki!le, to answer tot wllltul pcijnty in having, as otllci'i-sot the hank, swont ton l.iKu statement of Its alla!ito the Mipeiititeiident ol b inl.lt g. hleoli- ItiMiiniuloii Kckolntinu. The Impoiteis and giocers of ilia iJoir.l of Tiade to-d ij- iiilonieil tho repot r of the M'elKl committee on the U. S. eiineney rec'oiuuieiiding a re-timptlou of specie payments and expies-big thu belle t that the legtl teiidur notes can be withdrawn and cancelled at tboiate ot $200,000 to 5300,000 per month, without detriment to the ciirient biiine-w of tlio country, and that the pioti's-t fboulil beat oniv begun and continued till with the acetuiiiilatioii of sH-tit! lu the treasury the notes are brought to par w 1th gold. Inelliiii Deprtiinllon. Tr. I.AHAJii , Maich Information from C'utnr Cit tnU evening states that on the -till liicli.iti-a i tin oil ;!0 heail nf horses C'nr r mid two from Pleasant valley. Klcveii Indians were seen. lillleill.j AccliIeiK. Chas llolr ol Sioux City wan killed by tho mot of a cabin falling on him. HU part ner also was Injiirtxl and was not expected to live. IVilc ol M-uitor ItnriiHltlo Die ft. I'lioMin.scE. H. I., March 0 the wile of bciMtor lioni-UUi elied to-day. oiiIuhIIu Coiillrnietl. The henate In executive session conflrm eel the following uoniiiiation-j : Alfonso 'fait, Secri'tiirj of War i .tame T. Mason. of Virginia, V. b. ConMil at Dte$elen ; Samuel Hannah. Collertorof Ca-tom for the Di-trict ot Willamette, Oregon ; Tho. II Cation, 17. h. Attorney for Xcw Jfesl- nation prevall-1 among tho government adheients in town along the Mexican bor der, al-niy famille-; are socking protec tion on ine American sine tt lllo (rrarnle City. Kdlnburgb and l.reiwtisvlllc'. Matn-mora-, Is i'onlilorul the present objective point of the 1)1 17. ptrt. although It isa strongly lortltltd city, the simll garrUon ol fetleral tn)ps now there under CrUto I lu uli-iii.ite for all pnrpo-t's. Col. Paril. who was ortlered with Id- coiiinvind from Coiu.ir.igo to bis ;tslt. nice, arrived nn the 3d. having ml"ed oravo'.did I'ennalii the rtute. ( ontrai-y to to expei t ition ot tlie (invirniiii'iit party Penna afit t hiving It ken itmios'i and hl foicts In lug ntigiueiit-i-d hj I- 0 vnlip tiets reeelveil nrdi-r- ftnm Dri lo udvaiiceat iintv ou Coinngo. It is teporttd tint he has reaclml f.oCii'.i. the noted den of c-ittle thieves, and the point it which SleXiillv tieentlv erns-nl liilo Mexico, wheie hU f no wl innluhlv be liiete't-ed iinmeilltlely on teeeipt ol'lhe new movement ofpefun. Col. Pirait left M n.imoras yc'stenlav tunruiiig and pur-ueil hbu, and loi- tin: protection ol Coin.irgo, the government troops hivts lelT Montera lor I liar place. AIo a small party of rural police fiom Mler. Diaz re tnaluieiuiet.it lirowiisville. lie 1 prolira blv waiting until the fotccsof Pcuna aft; iiHIiiently strong to mako an attempt on Matamoras. C.'rfiit Mmejliter f Hie TurkK London, March 10. A Kigiisa dispatch to the Times viys: Itter accounts ol the btttle ot Murrottoo.ia show that live bat talions of Turks, under helini Pasha, were go.ng to piovislou Gorauska. The Tin Us retiied panic tiickeii at thu flm attick of the insurgents. They wet e pursued with great "laughter to Lipnlek. which is a four hours'' tn-ircii distant from the tuttlo tic-Id. The insurgents ciptnrcd all the Turkish artillery and prnvUtoit trains. They lost only ten killed and twenty-live wounded. Itelrnre ol eiiiiiirs: Clrclcrcd. The Priis'sitin police iiave been ordered to seize all newspaper containing sen tences ol exconiirmnlcitinii pronounced by the limn in Catbnlle Illsliops. KeiiCuclty I'lcnh Miracle. T.orisvir.i.K, March 10 Capt. .1. M. Bent, a rttited lawyer of Mf. Sterling and ii gentlemen vecil known tor reliability, antral in f.ouisvlllo to-night, with speci mens of the llesh which fell on Friday lau in With county. Tho llesh covered tho ground tor two acres, and recmblcd mut ton, and left traces ot blood on feticos touched by the tailing Hakes. Chickens and bogs devoured It with evident rclUli. The lieavciia were clear ; tho .sun shone, only llo.Uing clouds were visible at tho time ! o'clock P. M.. March 3rd. Quin titles ot the llesh Ii iibecn preserved. That which was brought to Louisville was giv en to Pi of. Lawrence, Smith, a well known scientist, who nys there is no doubt tint It is animal tleih. He propo ses making an examination to-morrow. Ici-riile Storm. CniCAtiO, Match 10 A most terrific wind, i iu and thunder storm is reKirted by spec-ill di-p itches to have visited the northwest. thN ifternoon and to-night. It seem to lme extended from Qtilney to the tiotthcin portion of Iowa, and to have been espeei illy severe along the banks of tlie.viis-isippi iivcr. I lie town or llael (1 recti, in the southeastern corner of Grant county. Weoiisln. containine; about one thoiis.nid Inlubltants, ebb liy lead mlnerp. vrn-vilit'il by tornado which swept from outhwcsf to the northeast, taking lu Its com -u sotno thirty biiildlnn and dc- stioyiug man v lives. It was at lirt rc lioi ted that 11 were killed or seveicly in jured, but this Is disbelieved. There fs no dliccf teli'graphle communication with llael Green, bnt the tacts were learned from messagea to Galena and Dubuque lor medical aid. CO. Tm lister ol llie Alara iMdluni. Attbo riqueu of senator Mltciull the ficroturj it tl.o fnterior has lP.ueil an ol der for the immediate removal of the Al sea Indians to the Siletz a'servatlon in ac eordatiui with the act of Congios of las t-re-slon. and directed the hnecliil Aent Lliehfield at Alsea to turn over thrs pnbllrW notitiry in nn norEt'ss- on to Ilia Acent at rsilet-. 'Ibla will no doubt, when toiviim miilt d. open Ibe u l.olo of tl e Alna ieer- vat.on to rcttleiueiit. TJ-.e Jleiilrmi i:evoIutlon. Gaia i;-to;, Texas, Mareli 8. A fpe- c-nl lioin IbuwiHulle. 'JVxa, sij-ij the rt-l'oliitloiib.t itijder Dim nro i.ipldly galiiinj; stupjjtii, t'oatidcrable cuiutei- CounlrrlellerH Arrcgtml. Cincinnati. M irch 10. The Gazette's Terra II tut special says: Daniel Miller. John ICbk. .Tames S.iuiiders, John Divi-, .btR. Diley ami Henry &aituder, couiiter-feiter-. heretofore; opetatiug In lids seition ot tllU Mate, were arrested to-day. hpn i ion- fractional currency was found in their possession. They have issued ijOO, 001) cotiulei felt money. MioeEBixIecrM In Court. X'l.w York. March 10. In the court of of general t-iou to-day. before Judge Gildersleeve, :i:i shoeiu ikers, arrested on btnieh warrei.ts granted on a charge of coiisnliacy and Indicted br the crraiid iurv for misdemeanor, were artalgued for trial, whiih was ptisipoiied until Tuesday next. A gnat crowd aivoiup tided them to eouit and cheered them lllitlly all the wav troin the police nation whero they had been confined since their arrest yesterday. V('ilHK rismnat Hobesou. Xkvv York, March n.Kellablo priva' advices from Washington ay tho Hou-e Coininilteii on Naval Affairs' llnd nothing against Itobeson In theilr invcstlcrutloti. but Xorman Wiard's accounts for ord iniie experiments amounting to over a quarter oi million of dollar-, are of such a character that his testimony Is wanted, while rumor ay tint lie Jias gone to China by tho last steamer from San Fran cisco. Ills a-sis-rant tostlfied before the cotiimltlco that fal-o reports of th? pro-grc-s and sneces ot Wiard's expcrlinent-s were coutltiiintisly made and that Hk lr co-t was ten times the aumtuit iitcessary. Ai'iirHlsor Appointed. U'AMiixr.TO.v. March 0 The presirknt nuiiiiimiru i. .iei-iiiiiniii i.tnon Apprais er of Merchandise at Portland, Oregon. KlniDdlh IUKrvntloii lllil. Ltine's Klamath reservation bill, passed by the Ilou-e ou the lib, was amended so as to provide that all lauds taken In lit u shall be located In Oregon. Illll for (tie Mercian ol I'reshlnil bi Di rrrt ole of !. I'euple, WAsHINnroN. March 10 Tho Kr.ns.rr. Coinmltlee on Privileges and Klte-tjons to day di-cus-etl Morton's proposition for a Constitutional Amendment to provldu that the President and Vice Preslelenr h elected by the direct vote of the people. It u.iiiiiiny .igreeu uiai tno )oint resolu tion bo reported favorably, some membei.s of the committee, however, rescuing the right lo ojipor,e it. Mottx Inillnn Approrirliitlon. 'i'ho Ilotl-e Comniltleu on Aimmiirh. tinit tills nioriiiug decided to report ft vor.'tblv on Ibe di lldcury iiiptoptIatiou of tIO.000 lor Iho Hous Indians nt Hed Cloud .V-,'t'ticy, the money lo be available nt once. Dlnlioneily nntt Maircnsnnt-p (li'iruc'il. Ltiltrell has presented to the Seen tary of the Itilerior a number of allldavlt t'harglng Indian Agent I. orchard, of Kumid Valley Iti:ervillon. with tli-linn-esty and iiialitaritiee in ollice. The alll duvlts were signed by residents of the lo cality and some of Kutiiiard's cmplovei". Ltttlnil s:iy'. If the deiiL'tincnt talis in employ a remedy ot tettmvil. he will bring the matter to the attention ot Con- gles. The Ilouc Committee on Public Lands hive . greed to u'coiuiiieiid the pis ige ol Line's illu, prnv'di g for the Issue ot pit i iij for tnl-loii 1 1 ti ii lu Oregon. Wash ington. Idaho and M Milan. i. Alfire Witter N.tft.lu tied f. N. Vlmsliiil (n' III Chilli. WlllM.r(iN. Match 10 l'lie t'resl dent iiiimiii m d Ainu I W nets l". . M ir shil for the dl-tikt of Oitgoti, Dull l llie liiilepriiilriil llrpiililieiin I'nit.v in i iilll.iritlii. San ri'Nci-('o. Mat eil 10. "1 he Chron icle, of this iimming. in its repot l ot the proce'dlngs of thi' Kepu'ilie.iii m tie Cen tral Cooimltfie vest, nl i. sivsthe arch ives and pipers" ot the Independent Mate Central Coiiimlttee h tvo lite ti sent to the, cii'ilrni-tn ot the Itcpiibllciii Committee.' and the Independent party hi" eeased to exist as a political oig.inl.itlon. Judge Coulcs. eliiilrinan ot the Independent Committee. .ijs todey. tint the state ment is incuriect. and i'o such aetinn has been taken. II 1 remarks, however, were calculated to tiengtheu tho oplulontli.it the Independents do not contemplate ot ganiing for the coining canvass, VmuliIlilK Court inarllnl. San FrvnO'CO. March 10. In the Spanldttig cotut-in irli tl to tl iv. the exam Iniitlon ot Hugh Mntg'iu, nre-ldciit ot the Itank of Krltl h X'oith Ameriei, disclosed tint the bink hel 1 naval cvititlcatcs eif in debtedness to a huge amount as security for moneys advance tl Montagnle and Han son, on some of which part payment hud been in tele, a the bank hid been assured by Spalding that the certificates wolf nil right and would soon be paid. The ccitillcates had been presented pet soually to Spalding, who examined them and computed them with copies In his book.' Morgiu will aNo bo bioujht forward as a witness tor ttie defense. CnlilHell Kenrrrl4i. Caldwell, the burglar wl.o escaped 'ftoni the municipal criiirt-romii Ir.st U'edne-day. wa arrested this nioriiiug while sleeping inaooai-cimgnou-con .vitnnii street, caiu well Is a member ol a guig ot thieves and murderers who came heie tiom Chicago In Xovember I't-t. Six of them have been already captured and convicted of crime here and are scrying sentence") ot from tw o to twenty-lour vears and Caldwell and one other a re now lucu-tody. Allot them are wanted, either In N'ew York. Chicago or Cleveland, whet a Ihev have committed murder, burglary and ther ci lines. Ar rangtnents are being made for sending thoaf under indictment lor miinlci in Kast ern cities to be tiled there. It not con victed, they are to be tetutned here. The detectlvo force ot this city has leceived the warm commendation of the Katern de partments for their set vices in capturing tho cans'. KthiiiIiiIiic; t'omiullK-c Anpnliite-el, San Fuanci.-sCO, Much 10 The stock holders ol the Coitiinerciil Ilink, vvhlcli closed its doors omo weeks since, met tins evening and appointed a committee ol llvet to examine the beioks and atl'ilrs of fbn bank, to report next Wednesday. Seth Plukham, the cashier, lias turned over llie books and account for luvcstigiiiou. Ciipt. VTml'lell lo I'lkc (niiliiiunil ol (lie C 11 l Sim I'rHiielseo. Captain Waddell, of Shenailo'ih fame, will take commaiid of the lately-arrived steamer City of San Franci-co ou her next trip. The Chronicle this morning pub lishes n letter from Lbeneeer F. Xye. ol Xew Hcdford, lu which the writer a's-etts that, when ciptured in the bark I-.uphr.i-te by Waddell. bo showed tho l-itter Sail Francisco pipers containing full accounts ot the surrender ot Lee, tho oflleial cor respondence between Leo anil Grant and the ass-issiu ition of Lincoln. Waddell ie marked tint If the Couiedeiaey could not light tho Slieuaudo ih could and lie. would burn tho ship. No iMilctmriit Aifiilnkt Ilrt:.nn'. Washington, March l.'l. The gtand jury cannot find an indictment ng tln-t liel- Ktiap in tneaoiencu ii .Mn-li, llie nrnil- pal witness. The Alslt.iiit Attorney states that tho cvidenc-e presented thus far to the grand jury Is liMiflic-leut to warrant It in bringing inellctiiieiits, and it h more than prnbible tint miles Marsh can bo broutiht back to testify It will bo impossi ble to punish Jietkii'ip. Still AKiiinit n ItMlroiul Cniiipnu)-. Xr.w York. March 11. Mult has been entered by the government ngilnst tho X'ew York. Xew Haven unci Harttord Itallroad Co., to receive r $200, (X)0 taxes. Arrltnl tirspienlill KnKlnrerN. Lieut. Marin and a eretachinuut ol the engineer corps, of the. Spanish army, who coiuo to construct tho buildings for Spain In theCeutennlal grounds at Phlladciphia, arrived here yeterday, and were received by the Swinish consul general. Senor Jose M-crrcr IJeCalto. Iho editor of KlCronlita, ann otner (iisiinguisiieei Spaniards. In the evening Col. Marin was entertained at dinner In the Giand Central Hotel, while tho troops were given a banquet at tiie uotci ispanoi. Or. retorrt. to Explain nis Ilvslt,-nn(lon. It Is understood that the Rev. Ift, Ston. ol the Church of the Pilgrims, Hrooklyn, will makeJil pcrion'il explai.u tlon to-morrow evrnlug of the reasons for his resignation ot lite I'tesldeiicy of the American Congregation il Tnloii, and his membership In the Hoard ol Dlictor of tho Homo Missionary Society. Guar In- ecrex-i f. ieit in tlio explanation, as there Is reason to believe ho will give his views lu regaru to met recent council ami Its decis ion, and will define his position In ibe Congregational body. Some persons be lieve this Is the first step lu tha plan to the dislcllownhlp of Plymouth Church. 'rexrm I'mllir Si liemit Ketleeel. Chicago, Match II. A Times Warii- Higlou special says Tout Scot t'n Ii lends II It is- rotlti 1 that the rorrnptlon which i? comlnc to light is lilllng the public mind to iicti an extent as to allow (lie bill lo pass tlio Hoit-e with but comparatively little ce'inmciit. It will Ih-ttken (rum the table in the eoinniiltee loom and recoin mended to the Iloii-e. Iliirrlenne In Wisconsin. l)fliPi,'fK Mirch 10. The latest Intel ligence from llael linen, Wisconsin, re ports thee fails; T),,. storm struck the vilhgo between I and ."i o'clock this after noon on the west side, sweeping through the entile vllhgc, levelling to the giound some 2.i buildings, and killing outright some eight persons, besides seriously wounding li oi' nnue oilier. The follow" Ing me the names nf those known to have been killed: John Klcliaril-, Mrs. John I.nni'ej. Mrs. I'hns. Iticbiirds, Mr.Thos-. r.ilivanls. .Ml-s I'liointisoii. (laughter of Kdw.trd Thomp-oii. who. tngi titer with hi- son, ate al-n suppii-ed to h-ive perLshed: al-o. a s,m oi Jii-i'pii Jack-on. The fol low in ' aru the b illdings ilemollshed: The houses of Mis. TI.M-. Itlehards, John Lnoiu'V. Thus. IMw ii. Is. Mr. Kastman, I., riintiip-on. M I'liouipsim iiudJo-eph J n-k"on. besides which were a hrgo id icssinilh .i.hI cuiriigo shop, name of the owner not known, and the .Methodist Chiinh hulidiii,;. riitM-iirc all (hat are Known ut pie-cut lo be ilctrovrd. The c-'iimge is teporttd iitM iridic. The hur ricane was uccceili d by a deluge of r tin and bail. The villag" ol Hai Green has a population ol pi'ub.ibly 1,000 Inhabi tants, icti ited 12 miles east oi Dubuque, and Isalmo-t wholly a mining village. It is situated in the very hc.ut of tho Wis consin lead diggings." liitt-sllKiitlun Ilerus. WAMllMiroN, .March IL Geoige IL Pendleton, who arrived last night, staled lie was ready for examination whenever the coiiiinlttt e should want hint. Gen. Iloyntoii In teli'giaphid ttom Cluciiinati tliat he will return on Monday. Serenmie (o riiivlilriu-k. At a meeting of colored citizens It was decided to tender Pinchback the compli ment or a seieutidu on Moutlay as a token of esteem for him personally anil their ap preciation of his service to their nice in ills recent persistent prosecution ot his claim to a seat lu the N-nate to tlual con clusion. Hllliourne A Mittn Must I'rexlnev lliclr IkrOlSI. The committee InvestlgUing the real estate pool ot the District ot Columbia met to-day and Infouncd Kllboiirne they h id decided th it the book and papcis of the flnn of Kllbouruo & Latin must hi; produced lor examination. The witness expres-ed his willingness to comply wltlr the committee-' decision, in case be should be -o advised bv Ids counsel, and ho was given until .'I this altetnoon to ob tain the desired advice. Sale Itiirirjitrj t'oiisplrncy cusp. W. 11. Wells, District Altorni'V. ap peared before the House Judicial- Com mittee to day and submitted various pa pers connected with the "ale burglaty con spiracy case which aio needed by the coin mitteu as a basis for its tiivctigitlou into the nutter. llie Nen Sell etmj n Win- calls on the I'linlili-ni. Judge Tall, necninpaulid by Secretaries Kobeson and (ii.uidlei, called this morn ing on the Piesident at tho Kxeeutlvo .Mansion, and there mnt Chief Justice Walte, who administered the oath ot ollice, after which the new SeOretuiy of 'Vai- proceeded to the War Deplrtment ami ucg.iu mo (limes ot HIS ollice. lie was encaged during the (lav makliigac qil.ilntaiico with the ofllcitslti charge of the various bureaus requiting attention. On Mouthy tho olllceis ot the aimv in Washlngto.1 w ill m.tke a formal t-.ill on tho nuwist'cictuiy. Spnldlnu Court llnrlliil. SAN FltVMl-c-O.Maieh U.-Iu the Sspi. lugcotlir-mditi.il In diy the te-tlmony ot Hugh "ilorgiu. Piesident nt the !t ml. ol lirltishColuinbli was coiitlliued. lie los-filic-d directly llett tho voikl,et held by the II ink weio pesin-illy iiiesented in Sp tilling, who nej.tiowledged their genu-lut-ss, (uestlniH involving either oiicheis lu the spiclticatioiis weio ol.jectnl to by the piosecutloii and tho coui't nil Jdiii i khI until .Monday to give the counsel lime to liiep.iie their atguinents ou the objections. Illuli-llmiilcil I'roremiuKH. The Alfa this morning publishes a let ter troin .-m mu in i-ti tiiti-, recoiiutiug tho appatrently high-handed proi-icdlug ou pint of Captain Stevens of the Ilritlsh ship of war II irracoula, in seilng the iirmed schooner Peei Itfs purchised hciu and taken toSamot by Stcbiberger. the L". S. Coinmisiioner. on account of carrying arms under thu V. S flag. The letter also mentions a movement on the pnitoflho c-iititaliiot the Ilirracoiitanud foreign con suls to declare independence ot Samoait ' rule, and Intimates the intention of tiki Itrltish commander, lo drive Stelubergor from the Islands, and to take possession lu the imiun of Knglnnd. Parties In this city having Imslness relations nud cominuiilcn' tlon with Samoa, believe that the condi tion of alfalrs Is not correctly stated In the It ttc r vvhlcli is evidently written by soiiiei one In Stcliiborger' lutere-t. ami consider It more probable that Iho Peer less had been employed lu tho Coolie, trifle between tho Islands, which tho Kng. lish authorities regard as on tho same loot ing with tlm slave trade ; or that she had been seized for debt. All seem lo concur In tho belief that bivblbercer ( a tJ-.ancl oL thtflri water. 'riiu4 hi llie CnlUorHlii Irntid OfUei'V Tim Chronleje, this momliiL'. publishes a letter from Sacramento, stating that dur ing Gaidnor's administration ol the olllcii of Surveyor Gonenil, application lor land were filed, thu statutory Ib.' for which should exceed by tfil.OOU iho total amount he counted tor to tho Statu tresiciire-n.il calls upon tho committee, appointed In the session to Investigate tho land monop oly and the tiauds,to Inquire Into tho mat ter. Cohen lieu lew Crnrdcr'n Statement. A. A. Cohen, hi an extended luteivluw. says, with relerencu to iho statements in ..hi ..itni-i, nun uy un-iries urocUer In a have suddenly icvlved Hie talk about the I sUitemeu lexits P.iclllu scheme and prc-ent appear- I tltoly mil .iiic.-s le-iiu en lio coiiv icnoii unit till) Mil will, alter all, vomo up this se-slou. u advocates aio oiuo nioiu lobe Fein about the Htii'C feeling iho Coiiyrvialoiiiil pulse. ts made by .Mr. Ctocl.er aiu en itccntiy pniillslicil Interview, lint all the e-meuis m; 11' untrue 111 even- m.iii-i-r. In. n,..L.. i ....:,... i ..'.. .. ......... . ui'ii'i, in mi- w.iv wnaiiivtir, u-eil any Inllueii.'iMir pti'ltluii tli it I bid with tho nillitMil (oiiip-iny to obtain any advauta-o to inyrelf. n r