. u. A nMWia-amt-,r rtwr firm -ii ii.m .tiniimw 1 1 nir ir TTlin'linT-inmliSViyayffiAMr.'MgUAiifcVwt wwinnyumMur - - - -- - - - . - l..w rtiiilDtrttwiii i t wnwiiMiiggi ' ''E''Tre-"'iii'c'iiTrrii TiiiTin-in-r awiSS358B!& QO 3 0 Q i ft 0 0 h o a ft H k 0' h 4 ' : 0 ffi . f 0 ft 3 0 0 o A H 0 a 3 0 I CENTENNIA L. 1770. 1870. PROCLAMATION. Chicago and North-Western Railway. The 1'oputnr It mi to Ovcrlnml. IjwmvaKRs for mitcvoo. MiW rails, . Plnshurg. I'hl'adelnhla, Mnnln.nl. Ijuebce, Niw ork. Bost.m.vir an) point Kurt, sl-joiild uny their TllANSCllVriNICNrAI.. TICKETS Vl;i Die Vlonctr Home, TPJ Chicago ami Nor4hwostern Hallway. rats i- the iikm" routp, kast. jwkngers for ndicujo. ItsTraft In of STK"l USItS, itid or'ltlns. Ven mide the PASTES I' tln-e t h it b i i r neon i ,uB 1 thlscoimtry. By this twite passingirsf tpaliitscastof Chlcagotiavocboiccofiheiollowlng lino ham Chica go: BV TEK PITTSntTTG. FORT WATCH AND C11I C'.VGO AND PKNNSVLV.lNlA KK.1LWAVS: 3 THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Tillman Pal Ueu Cars throat: to PhilariLlnmar.it d New York on uuh train. 1 THROUGH TnAIN. w Ith Pnliman Palace Cars to Baltimore anrt'Wasbltigton. BYTnE LAKE 3H0RK AND WCntOAN SOUTH JBKN lUILVP.Y AND CONNECTIONS (NEW YORK UENTUAL AND KRIK'HAILROADS): A Q THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Palace Draw I sj lug Kiwm and Silver Palace Slicplng Cats through 3 InNuw York. v BY THE MIOniOAN CKNTEAT, OK VXD TRUNK, MKKVl- WKHTUKN AND KHIK AND YORK CENTRAL HAIcWA.13 NEW 3 THROUGH TRUNS, with Pullman Palace D-nw-Ine Ron u and SleeBlncr CNss. throm'ii to Tiw ; Yoik, to Macara Falls, BoHiHc, itockistei, or j Voikrify. 1 BY BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD; ." TltROtMH TKWNs "AlLY, with Jlillmln Pal- ncoCarf for Newark, anrrtfllle. WLpetint- tt'ssh. ' logtou, and Baltimore, without change. This t Ire 8H0RTE8T, rT. and omy Hue run nlntf the Fullnmn cilrbraieil 1 tLACK NLKsI'lKli OARS AND lOAC'IIK.. conrcctltiL' with Union Pa i ClftC Kal wad at OMAHA. rd fruin tlm VKST. ill Uraud Jk icllcin. MaRhall. CVilar Hanidr. Cllntiin oitrnus, ann uixun, lor U11IUAQU ANU 3 KAST. v. This rnulat rontplsiinW. Dasrd for Smvl. Cjm Pi fort, anfi hafctr. TVo fnioolh, will lullarted, porrcct track ofstpil rails, ihe eclehratoa Pullman PalacoH ccnlni: Car, thorerfect '1 clfirranh HvUpin of moltc;traiUF, the reirrtl-.rll) with which Thi-j ti e anm ranie arranprment for mnnluc throiiKli cais to Chicago from all rylntp'Wept. k cure to naM-cncorH ailtherjmfort In modern Railway lrael(nir. chauL of Carp an(? no td'ou uelnj s at Fcrm b, Pafcnuew will (Ind tM'ir la this Favorite Rorte at the General Ticket Mce or the Cintml Paaldc Rallntatl. Haraniento. Tick 'If for sale lu all the Ticket Oftkc r the Cen tral Pacific Hal rol. V II. STBKNKTT, Gcu. Pan. Aneai. MARTIN UUOHITT.-Ocn. Snp. H.l ". STANWOOD," General Agency, JS1 Wnnt gonwry f trcct, San Fraurifco airKtf The Grandest Ach'sicnicnt of tlic Age! ' Tho Little Monitor SEWING MACHINE ! SO SIIUTTLC! XO BOnillNS! No re-winding f Thread. Makes the t Lock Stitch, Chain Stitch, and -Gable Stitch,'f:om two commer cial spools, direct. IT. 18 THE LIGHTEST RUNNING, AND MAKES it lean unite of i-iy machine in the work1. The mod lmple In connrnctton.aud the eaIt oporated. W 1 sew from the neon to the bea lest of fabrics witkc ut any change of tension. slews a rwa. cent, faster Than iny other Machine, making 5X stitches to the rcvoiulon. The public are Invltrd t call and see this TO OZTDBBTtTIi IN VENTZOPT ! Satl'faction guaranteed or money refunded. ForJirther particulars call at 1017 bird Street, near Alder, Good Templars' Build ing. 9TKS. A. II PAXTOK, Sole Agent for Oregon. W. 'V. MARTIN, Agent, Ralcm. CSy 'lood, i espooeicle Agents wanted to ceavase aij pirj; ni inc state. Portia od, April .tf Copartnership. flII"f.HNTO WALTLU A, AlliMS. M.NTO & ADAMS, nunr DEits op MERINO SHEEP, fJIAKK p'eoFnro lu oflering to the Wool Growers of a. Oregon anil tDranJoinine 'I tnUoiiK the chente topnrcbase VJIOHOL'UUBltED MitRINOs, and as suring part cs iutirtsud ttiat they can, and will en di nor to. ell "beep ol 11 o samo qualltj anil uli p at a.uuii ciiiii ru rtA'i-i,) inin sucu tan pnst-tui) he lmportoi' Xxamlna'Ucn and couipan u with utli- eiT-nicpouere lu me hmthpi are foinuuji iunea. Adduss M1NTO i ADAMS, -al in, (in eon N. I! The Rums and Ram Lumbs of the (1 ik .u heeiiin lie l&L'iND I'ARJt, ndjolulnt; nIen. The En main bu wen at Hie same place, or at tfn HILL FARM four and a bell rallts south ofthecit). talfBi, Sopicinhor 10, IS'l. Land forjmmigrants. CHOICE FARMS' FOR SALE. 4,000 ACRES, Id Quantities to Suit Purchasers OQA ATtRS,rt.ie south atd a JnInlmj the Rail AdJ road Depot at Salem, all u&der cultitation, audriillablefornin or)egctabiPs. 840 ACRES, foar miles soatliPist of Salenuon the railroad, with Mil: Creek ninnli r throngb It. This Is the eholceat fanning land lu Varkn coonty, with line sttrlcxs. conCstln? In turt of the old Koetor donation c aim, on which I raised the present )(r fifty bushel of wheat id three ton .it llmothyVr acre. The first erOD of oats ever -als.d on mk of this land measured ntnnH.fnnr bushels t racrn. L-raln k. . . .. . . . .. .. .r,i ...-" :reipneu anagruciKi cmiueq uy Jnr. Aiiita Mauton. Q700 ACBR8 ofpralrfeandH'ghf hmshland, with timber for farming jyurjwses, lunn led by the Willamette rher for fonr taller, bcauilm) Vibe on the east, boar Jandlugs all along Ibe river, commencing four miles' north of talem-.Xl oboloe (RTCaJUsX lAllcl-the largest ana nt suit anle budyirf land lo be tonud lu tbe WlUameue ralley to bo pnrch.red br a colony To be sold rm a 15 to $Mpcr Acre This land will alt be lmntdUtely re (orrejed, and can be sold in larger or tmubzr j rcel, U salt jtorchaivn . It can he subdivided to tlur best son, or colony of persons, dclrlng to parchaae bomes In the best part ot tbe Willamette alley, ntaAr tbu niMinia uian jffcfua i nu onerauT ucttmi vr per city or uaiem ana wnwn ru.cn or me oeci pjchiw vaatazes, as well as most farorably located wltli re prt to markets, greater jdnntages, en more Uror able terms, than (her can tnrer zpec to realize sgaVn. THC1CA3 CEOSS. Baleca, Hot. 0. 1873. BY TELEGRAPH. Ibe Brlknmi InWMIjcntloH, V.hinoion. Maah 22. Gtii - II. IVlidlvtun .u U'tniutlio rtlb-CdniinUlec ol tnchiuklnrv Comrnliti'n tikiiL.iii it,. tclltlei! Hut Pcitllfr IVlknnn flnp n.,i- member ol Ills, family lmnUMlittlv or re motely m rival ruv inonoy b.itt-vcr fro in V , V; n"!,ltl11" rom the ICi-ntttcl.y Ci-ntr.il Kallroul. Ollwr jcirn ol hU testimony weiu almllar to tb.it oivou befoio Hie "ni mittic on r.ienililiiri'- In tin- V:u le liaitmpnt, with tbe cilditlon tint oinicol tbi- $.10.1KI0, tbu Htmiunt ot our- nt tile (ir.ilts, w s spent by liin In tin- iiivment of iirlvttutlcbtA mill nnri.li i-e nf '.irlott :irtlult'. nml tlic biLuiLu w.ts tul.uii b bliu to Kuiojie. fn'eli I. Sfnratt IJriliR sworn, tiMlllcil: In JIonlie.il 1 lookevl over tin' priuteil .iiximmt ot my tu-iliii.inv. Willi oim InoiiKlcVriblt-iil-illtbm It UcnritU. Tin- luldltion l lint I rvinriieil to the Stnetary of Wai alter I b ul koiip to NVw Yo k ultli Mr. Kvaii". iiinl n(iiutul tbe Serrctiryto miilte tin jpiiolntnicnt ot i:aiK.is po"tniMer. I eami! to AVn-bington In answer to a note or request of Mr-. Iltlktup. 1 came here mid wiled on ber lirt. Shr told mo ! bad prevailed on b!m to give mo that ap- iKMiMiuuiii,. ciiumiu i inn ueiter go ann m-c him. I did so. I think I produced lettef ot recommend itlon from .Inclxre Ifolilinviiin. of Cincinnati, and one poi- uij Hum uu oii-vuii-uii. r.aii'i mane HIS first quarterly payment to me a morth or no alter our contract. The firt remit Linen I m ide to Mr. lielktnp. Cli ilnntti Iltitton The reeelit of tbe escpie compiny Is signed by W. YV. llelKn.ip. "VItne eontiiiiilii";. surprised and Mmc wlnt disconcerted Then I urn ei v iniub mUt.iken; my triiii.ction wa- with her. New and t iin't explain it It the pickajre went to Oener.il ISelKnap. .So far as ' I know .bc a. oiirpri-cd -it the present. I nriv i.neiiil to Mrs. lteiknap tint hc ml"ht ln cvpea .i pre-ent when s-lie spoke of "et hi, tin; mo the appointment. I sent only one pijment id -Mrs. uoiKiiip; iiuiiicn a lew iiioiitbsaltfrwnrd. I nn't s.iy when ana the (coml payment was made, eNccpt tint It was about ttiree month- alter tbe rru, first; "-cut I) lit uf It to the Sccret.irv of War; do not remember the correspond ence uiin uencrai liclkirip, except when Ijns asked forsoino f.norat KortSill. "No In such caes r would send Kvans' letters to tb.' Nrretary ol War. witness nude some pivment- to Jlolkn ip in prr-on in ,Nuw Yoik. civilly him b ink notes. He supposed Hclkimp knew w litre the money came from without any convcr-ation on the subject. AVituc-s tuiglit Invu slid to him, "Here are $!.i00,"' or a pre-ei.t of money; lie was under the impression that Belknap knew the money came from I'ort Sill. In answer to the iptcuion how lie canio to nuke The present to Mrs. IJcl kiihp. witnesn replied that Gen. Jielknip imi-t hive known the arrangement he made with Kvans, for be hid asked tho Secretary to appoint Uvans to his pi ice. and the secretary did -n. (J. Do j on Ixillewi tint the transmis sion nf money to Gen. Bi lknap was dis bonor.iblc? A. 1 felt tint if it should become known it -would disgrace him. Q. Was thai the rei-on for destroying all evidences of tho piyments in your bands? A. Yes. Q Why did you. voluutaiily, without solicitation, oiler to Gen. llolkn ip monev, eonstitutinp;a traiisaitiou tint would dis grace him i A I do not know. The lirst money I sent was to Mr. Iielkuip; the next wa to Gen. Belkn ip. W'betlier this w is in lonseipience of ,iny lrnmgi tucnt with her, I am iiniertain. I bid no idea the ti-in-aetion would be made pub lic. I did not consider thun criminal, though it known, they would dl-grace him. Q.-C.m j ou state bow you time to p iv the Secretary the monc i A It must hive been inconsequence ot soiuenirange- inent. on the ni,;lit altei the (nner.il ot Mr-. Jielknip. with Seeretaiy iJulkuan oi Mis. I'.nwels. Q. Did not Jlri. liowcrs say -'You must nut let the Secreraiy know j-ouaic going to make me a iire-ent." and did not lb it imply that the ijecietary would he olleudeil i A. I got some lmpielon when nt the luner.i), either from her or him. tint ( could -end the money to him. Adjourned. lien. IVtlt W'i reiilb (1 and testified before tbe com mittee on expenditures, In the V.ir De i) u tliieut to-d iv tint nost traders weie is. sc-ed tor political pinpo-cs. and th it dm- lug the Ii-r president! il c.unns he paiil Iioiu .Vi t)l!0 lo ..fd,0(lO. ile thought he remitted mimcv to the chdlriimu ot tho L'uiiiiuiiti'c at n .isuingioii, anil lie ptc siuncll they were asked to subscribe be-caii-u they held post tl.nli r-bip iindei the adminl-ti.ition. Ho didn't consider Uiev weiu obliged topu. but were noMtied tha't coiitilbutiniis would bo iicceptahle. He tliougbt the ainoiiiit ol oiitiiliutlonsi from inllllaiy Hst who di-igimfetl in propoi liuii to the ntinibu of ttoop, there. J. 4 I'islicr W'as iccilled and testified tint the firm of Ihaiis. ,v Co. po-t tnidtr-, contributed money tor polltli.il purpose-", In piHMwnce of it reoiie-t nrintiid in eiu'iilar-. Hn dliln t iiuilui stand contribution as compul sory, but thought it safer to pay the amount ayart from political considera tion. r, Etans Testified that during the last Presidential caiias be, in compliance with s circular rectneu at rnrt &lll, sent ifJOO to the JJc initi'lcan Committee In IVa-liln.-rnn mil ,1 ,, ?, walllngton, .lllll """"' ,s0 to "'0 Willie committee wiiiun mo list six inonths ot Jylncoln s IVesHency, but was not now jbIm.I np in politics. He would not wne jmld mo ney if not callul on to do so. He jenta check for the money to I'oslmnster Kd warde. Hu tiejieveil the Secretary ot" IVur or someiiiiddle man had been selling- post tradershlps. This was a matter ol com mon conversation at the Western posts. E, U. jLtwaanf, Of Cincinnati, teatlfleil thtt ho na in tbe narunare wisimgs with tho late Mr. How em. The entatc of the deceased ws from M.OOOto 30,000; 15,000 being for lite insurance. The money he owed to Mr. Bowers was paid as surviving partner to Geo. II. Feudleton, the mutual friend of both parlies, and who was attorney for "szSstsSSJ I Mrs. llowers. Witness never knew what investment was made of the money; he knew C 1. Marsh, wlioat'tlnt time wa in Cincinnati, but hid no connection with the (lair-action. Maivli said lie was ghd to hear the evidence emits out so nicely in her biisines. Prtiiinjlvniiln Mnto llrmorrntsc Conten tion. On te-asscmbliiig delegites were elected to the National Cntwentinii, and Chirle It. iiuck ilow cbos ii to head tbeeKctoral ticka ol l'eiinsylv.iiiit. Tlie plitforin s adopted pledues the economical iidmiidstiiitiiiii ol oii innn-nt-il nll'iir-. honest p'i inent of the puMie debt, and the sound pie-en ltlnu of the ptililli I'lilli; it clnrges hiibm and Ii uid in the adniiiil-tr.itloti ol the gnwrmi.ei-it atVaiis iMiil tint the llnaiuial einbiir.is--inent is the ilinct result ol ptttml go ernuii'iit. unwi-e legisl ilhin. iiious liiun c'.il policy. etraagaiice .t ml mtrtiptloii ot the Itrpublicaii pairy; lint tbeioriup tlon in the aduiiiil-tr.itinii ol public af liirsialls inr Inti'Migitiuii olen braneli of the public Mrtiu: It billees tint econo my and ritietichoicnt aie indlspciisHble In' the IVderal State nnd municipal ad ministration ; It commends members of the nou-e for the reduction ot expendi tures ; favors general amne-ty tn all per sons implicated in the lite rebellion ; it opposes appropriation of the svhool fund or other moneys to sectarian u-es. it s-iys that the statutes for resumption of sK'clc payments on tho first ef J .inn iry, 1S70, is Impossible to execute. It is a deliberate proclamation that, at that date, tbe United States will go into bankruptcy ; it pni l)7cs industry, creates dlstiu-t of the fu ture, turns the laborer nnd producer out o emploj inent ; is a standing threit upon business men, and ought to be repealed forthwith; that gold and sllvei only are the true bais for currency of the llepub lie ; that Congress should take such steps for the resumption ot specie payments as will most surely and speedily reach that result without destroying the business In terests nt flie (icople. Itc'soUcd, Tint in common witli the people ol our sister States, we rejoice in the opportunity to celebrate the Centenni al proclam ition of our emamipation from the government of the Itiitlsb cinwti, making as it did an epoch of the greatest event In modern history, and we feel a ju-t piide thit Its celebration should be upon tbe soil of our own commonwealth, and in the city where Independence was deel ired. A resolution, declaring that this con vention present to tho Democratic p'tity of the United States the inmo of Hon. J. S. Ill ick :i a candidate lor President, was hid ou the table. Adjourned. Terrible Kploolon. Xuw York. March 2-2. This iltcrnoon about 400 pounds of .lubiter powder, stor ed in the mill of the Ilrown I'owder Man nliicturing company, at Washington, in the, northern section of the city, exploded with great violence. Four men were lit erally blown to atoms and some six or seven secr.'lv injured, of whom two will die. The mill was blown to pieces and buildings in Its immediate lclnity were considerably shattered. Hardly enough of the rcmilns of the victims could be col lected on whicli to hold an inquest. The sound of the explosion was heard for milt s around. The explosion is thought to hac resulted fiom two much friction In rubbing together solid and fluid components. A Ketrnne Agent On His Trmels. Chicago, March 2.1. Hon. D. I,. Phil lips, who lias spent snme'months In Cali fornia investigating tho revenue and cus toms service on the coast, reached this city from Washington to-day, and leaves foi Sprmglleld to-night. Col. Phillips lias made a full report of his observations to the Secretary ot the Treasury, and this re port will undoubtedly be made the basis ol important aition looking for the reforma tion of abuses ou tho Pacific coa-t. These abuses are tho inevitable le-ullsot the villous political system which "Ives to lo cal politicians tbe control of appolutmi uts whlih should rest with the Kxeeutive. It Is moie objectionable on the Pacillc slope than elsewhere, on account ot the remoteness of the Slates bom the Xation al Capital. Tho olllees have bten u-ed by Senators and Representative to seune their re-election to and continuance in olllce, and the responsibility seems to be to them lu-tead of to the hi ad of govern ment, it is understood tint Col. Phillips has not tnide charges agilu-t liidlviduil-, but Ins pi tied the TreaMu v Depaitiuent In possession ol facts establishing roirup tiim of the present sy-fem. all of wlikh are backed bv reliable testimony. Itollvr RxjiIiiHlirf. I.AKUill, Wyoming. Mfieh 2.1 At about t o'clock litis nioiniii'-a boiler in the T. I. tolling mill at this plice i xplodid with tcrrlhio lorce. wrecking the south hill of the mill. Pour men weie lu-tant 1 killed, and ten woundul severely. Tho ixplo-lou occurred after the night hands hid gone home and before tho d ij hinds came in, so that there were Ils than twen ty men In the mill at the tlm" IJvcry one w.i eltht r killed or hurt. 'I bo boiler was carried tluoiigb the stuuu wall of tho mill and out a pi liter ol a mile on the prarle. Pollowlug Is a list of tbu klllul : Kichaid litem, Jl.ury .viltier. flames rowers. William Wardell; severely wounded, .r,ames Craven. CJio. Hhinuissy, Hubert McLean, uml Wm. A. Thomas. Four others are slightly wounded. One of the wounded. Michael Buckley, Ins since died, and two more will probably die. Kvery one of the killed had f imllles here in T.ariinie. The wounded hive been ta ken to the Sl-tirs' huMilMl here. The d image Is c-timated at tJlo.OOO. The cause ol explosion lias not been ascer tained, Tlir (tilnrae Question, San Fraxci.-CO, March 2'.'. A meeting ot the committee of twelve, appointed by tho boird of supervisors to lake action on tho Chinee question, was. held yesterday evening, and a committee ol three appoin ted to memorable the legislature to au thorize the city to make an appropriation to delny the expcnes of n delegation to Washington to preent to Congress tho i necessity for tome legislation directly to- ward the correction of the evils attendant upon tbe increase ot the Chinese populu film, and to Influence Its action with re gard to the modification of the treaty rela tions. A resolution was adopted request ing the city legislative delegation to use all efforts' io procure the pajngt of tbe bill called for bv the propo'ed memorial. A commit teo of flvo was nisi appointed to einvass the, cit for Mibsriition tode H.iy the expen-cs of the proposed move ment. The committee appointed to mcmoralUe the legisl ituro on tho subject t auihorl. ingan appiopriatlon to dc tray tbe expense- of a delegation to Washington to rep-re-ent the public sentiment on tbe qus tion ol I liliK'se immigration met to day and adopted ,x le-olutlnn and memoilal which was s(,nt to Senatui llnieh and As si mill man Coffee lor inn (vluctlon lu both houses ol the legl-1 itiire. trreviiil Cur I'mssIiik (omilerl. It Mono). Pint wi i Pill v. Maiih 21 l.i-f uioht Ihe discovery was ni ide that a large imm T. r of boom s.-, hills, mi the Mt nh nits' .Vitiouil lluik ol .New Itedlhld. M.lssi-ilm-e'ts. hid Imiii put Info cirvul illou iliirlug rli- aOeiiiiion and evening. I'lme men, ii.imid Xnles. 11 nil-on and P.ittei sou wi leerre-ted. They Ii id a beirlns to ili.v. and wtie inininltted foi fuillni ln-ve-llg.illon to-morrow. IKMIlll OT l'. SI. ( OUSIll. TIovh-, Maich 21 I-inl Dililgnen, con-ill general ot tho United Stites to Italy, and son nt tbe lite Hear Admiral Dalilgiceii. died lure jctcid.y. Unite linnoata n 'lax. Cm oi Ml xico. M.ireh 24. The gov ernment Ins impo-d an extraordinary tax ot one-hall per cent. The French and s.in!h residents obict ted to paylnc it. Mr. Po-ter, U. S. Minister, declines tn ait with the other foreign ligations in a protest against the tax and foreign resl ilents ab-taln fiom action. loriH'rt l.aan nt Mittmnrn Gai.vk.sTOn. Much 2-1. A Hiowi'svlllo special to flie Xiws says : Yrteixlav af ternoon Gen. T.ibirra gave the tneiih.ints and bu-incss mCn of Matamoras n peremp tory oidtr to meet him at his olllce at I ' 2 o'clock. When they met, they wete in formed tint the object of the meeting was to rilse 'WOO.OOO to pay his ttoops and place the cily in a sfat of defense. He nflered a premium of .10 per cent in cus tom house bond. saying It was a fiieudly offer only, and If not accepted, he would ral-e the." monrv by foiee and not scruple to n-e severe mean's If necessary, to e fleet his object. He s.ild he had the Intel p-ts of his government in his h mils ami would serve them at all haards. Tho mer chants weie then called upon to stib-eribe. When Scnor Antonio lingoria was called hes.tld he was tinablo to siibsiriba. He was immediately confined In artillery mtatiersandho isthciejct. He can be released by sub-cilbing $10,000. Ten thoii-mil dollars have been demanded from the house of Don Franci-co Armcdi us. tbe manager nt which is an American i itlen nnd is in Xew Orleans at present. Some mcmbeisof the firm aic on this side. Last nlsbt ij.1.000 were subscribed ; to-dav. f 14.200. This sum raised tails .4.17,000 short of w hat is needed now, and Gen. 1cbirra says he will call foi the bal ance In lilteen d ivs or so. In addition to this forced loan, Mexico has levied a tax of one percent upon capital, propcrty,e'tc. Also American merchants have sub scribed to tlm loan ; but In view of ulteri or mcauics on the part of General Lebir r.t, they have applied to United Mates Consul Wilson (or protection. Gen. IX'l-o is near M itamnras w 1th more than a thou stnd men. It Is supposed he will attack soon. The above f uts will aid mateiially in giving him an easy victoiy. The nig ItHce 'lo-Sforron. San ritvxcrsco. Match 20. '1 !.a two miles and repeat ,;iCe announced by the 15 i.v District Assoc! itlon, tor to-moriow. bids lair to bo next to tho four miles and repeat, tho mo-t inteie-tlng tint event of the season. Golden (Lite. HookhocMug. iieveniie, Jr., mil Chance will start tor the nurse of $2,000. A square, i ipid and well contested run miybo relied upon. Pool selling, iuaiiguiiitiil at the Lick House list night, was continued with much pirit to :t late linui. although as a rule, the pool, sold were sin ill. Golden Gate. '?'!3; Itevcnu'-. .fr.; 25; Hoeklioik in'. s,-2(); Clianre, -?1." Llli:. PikiI selling to-night ou the two mile and repeat i.ue tor to-imninvv I qulto lively. The bitting is mo-tly ion tliied to srtorting men. Golden G ite re uniiisthe favorite at il'2"i, l.l.l. 200. 120, 120. Ilevenue. setond. l100. 100. 17.1, 100, 120. Ilockhocking. ipli?1,, 120. lli.1. 100, 102'j. Chance, t42'j, .la, DO, ,17'j, :i7'., Klllc' Hnleli. Tho second monthly rille inatcli between the ciack shot ol the California Itlilo As soc! itlon t ikesplac.i to moiroi' ; distance. 1.000 vird-, for the prize of the gold med al ot the assoi latlou, which is to Income the propirty of the inarksniau winning three consecutive m itches. Tlic (linrso AkiIiinI ISi'vi'iiiii' t'olleeloi Holunlili Spiiulatlon still loutiiiiies life concern ing tlie wlii-ky i nig. A statement is pub. IMied In tlic Cluoniele Ibis morning tint Collector Nilgvvlik omii time ago, to iclvnl positive olllelal inloiniatloii tli it a leilaln stoiekeepir atAutloeli ill-lillei) hid. lu cnllu-Iou wiih tliu distiller,, bi en den .Hiding the revenues, but Sedgwhk took no lurlher action thin to remove llie storekeeper. turtijor (Jriirml ol 'nllIoriil Over llHUllfl. Tlio examination of the nlbilrs or the Surveyor General's olllce Is still going on belorn the mniiorOly land committee. The t vliluice shows ut lel-t gre.it looseness In the coudiKt of tho olllccrs under Gard ner s administration. Hrnniolilp Wrrckul. Xi:vv York, March 20. flie steam ship Grait Western from Mediterranean ports, went iwhorn near Amlryville. Long Nland, Lite on Saturday ulaht, and Is like ly to become a total w reck. The crew were saved. Vo passengers. The vessel carried a general cargo. Yesterday's storm raged over the whole of Xew Kng laud with disastrous eflccts. Hallroad travel was Interrupted seriously. There are fears ola dangerous freshet In the Merrlmac rlvor. The loss by breakages of various dams was heavy, destruction of bridges, mills, dwellings, and by Inun dation where the property la not swept away, is immense, and cannot be acurate ly estimated. At Danlelsonvllle (Conn.) Galnsbougb's mill Is undermined and is likely to be carried away. The lost is al ready estimated at 120,000. Four persons crossing (ho pom! at Norwich were drowued. At Burrlllvllle tbeCouuectlcut mill and manulactiirln property, valued at over $200,000. was swept away. .Sonio damage is reported from Xew Jersey. Foreign Jlnrfucls. London, Mirch 2.1. The corn frrcfe since the beginning ol the week ha rather gained strength and values have slowly and steadily Increased. The pro vincial marktts vc-tenhiy reported a shil ling iidviuiu on w he it, but with tho fine weather the inquiry is becoming m tiler In London. since Monday there bis been 27.1110 quitters of uiiile and l.SWfi qtnrteis ot wheat. Supplies of foreign grain during the next lour weeks iucludc 22.000 qii irtirs ot Cilllornii wheat: 210.- 000 quarters of American maize: 41,000 quarters ol (J ilat. m ii,e. The condition of trade ou the continent is firm and v dues continue adv. lining. At Pat is and ollnr markets when is quoted at ten hillings lour pt nee mil barley seven shil lings seven p nco below tho December avi rige and oils uri exietlythe avenge to-ibiy. At M.uk Line business was slaik lilt pikes ate fully maintained. Be ins. j is mid flour .no unchanged. At tlie Mock IXJiingult Is believed thai llie more impo: taut home railway lines Inve tueii pully oveisoW. 3Ioney is p'euiifiil. Owing to the Suez canil paymviits discounts are wc ik at the ruling rates lor best paper and there is little doing. Con-uls and other Ctoviriimcnt securities hive been steady. Aiueiican bonds are quiet. HHIMrj rvpeilltfon lu Ihe Illncklllll. C'lIie'Ai'.O, M ircli 2.1. The following tel egram was u cii i oil at Gen. Mierld tn's. beadquaiters this moiiiiug: llixo, M.nch 22, 1870. Cut loo-o fiom wagon train on the 17th Scouted Tongue and liosebud river- until sitislied there were no Indians ou them. Then stinck across the country towards I'owder ttver. Gen. Reynolds with part of eomnnnd was puslieil lorward on tlio tr.iil leading to the village ot Ciay Horse, neu the mouth of Little I'owder rivei. 1 Ills beattaekeil and de-stiov i d on tho 17th, finding it a perlect magiIuc ot ammuni tion, w ir material and geucril supply. Cray Horse had with liliii the northern I'be.vennes and some ot MiiinccoJn. piob ably in all one-halt the Indians of the res ervation, l'.very evidence was found to prove these Indians were in copartnership with those at the Bed Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies and that the pioceedsot their raids upon settlements had been taken to-thc-e agencies and supplies brought out In return. In this connection I would again iCCQuiiiieud the lmiuc.dl.ito transfer of tho-e Indians (o the Missoiul. I am s itistied that It Sitting Bull is oil this side of Yellowstone, he is limped ut the mouth ot Powder river. W e had terribly severe weather dining our absence Irom tho wasr- on ttaliis. It snowed every day but one-. irrl the merciitial thermometer on several occi-ions tailed to register. IMgucm ukn'. ritooi;, mig. ucu. (Cli. ItrjIIOlMV tJtM!llUiOU. Poit i Pliiirman, Wy., Mutch 2.1. 'I he expedition which left, beio March 1st, iindei Gen. llej'uolds to proceed against the hostile hull ins, has returned to old Pt. Reno, nnd is expected here lu a lew days when lull details ol his movements will be given. Enough is now know to show it bis met w itli good success and severely punished t'r.iy Hor-e's band of Sioux, Cheveuncs ami MimiUniijoes. It is also renderedieitiiliitli.it the' number of hos tile Indians now away limn their rescua tlouliis been greatly ovet estimated, so that another one of the Indian humbugs ot tho lioiitlcr has been the le-ultot this expedition. If the ngeiicli at lied Cloud ami spotted Tail weie removed to tlie Missnuii nvei. tho piedatoiy. binds which bad Info-fed this (rentier would be obliged to succumb as they get all their supplies ot war m.iteri il. as well as inhu mation nt movements ngilnsc tin in, from these points. Hills mill IK solutions, W siiiNi,io. .Much 21. I ' lilll I'm the pigment ol tlie Moiloe I imIi.iii war i'ieii-i", lis ii poited from the llou-e com mittee, pi (li(le only 70.000 lor Oregon claims, and I,I0() lot Cilltointi. Tbu Sinateblll lor tho uliniini-liuii'iit ot the United Slates title lo I nul- in Sin Kl.ili-il-co war lepoiiid favoribly by the Iloll-tt lommlttee. Itillie hill 'rel'itliig to the wdlgi'sliiped portion of the Piesldn, to be cut oil by l lie piopo-ed extension ol Ly ons S(C( t. 'Ihe vuit iry ot theTie,iiuy posiilvily Klu-es to uiinmiiiilcitemivtlilugahout the PMIiii's lepoir, hiving given tlie strictest oidei's tint all peiid agents, repoils shall be kept (titin-lv -eeret, ami tlueitculiig the sumiiiuy ilhinWsil ol any agent who talks about them lu au way." Iteoi'Kiuilsiilloii ,r lliu Aruiy, Wasihm.ion. Miuh 2.1. Tho l ommlf leo on MillLirv AU'iiis Inve agienl upon liepic-culiitlyo BiiiiiIuo'h hill Willi tlm ' eominlttio'saiiiijiidmeiit t,n tliu rcorgiul ation ol tlie ai my. It does not reduce the pi-sent tlilctlvo tuno ol llm army, hut it reduces tlie lulintry iiiinciit- tio'ut 2.1 to 20 aiidiavdii liom 100 In -ll. It con-olid iles the (hi utei m istci and Com-uii-s.iry Depirtiin nts and lles tin piy of llr-t sorgi'iut .it r? 10 per mouth; It uiiikis Ihe head juirteis of llm Gclienil ol tiiu inny at Wahliigfoii, lu lime ol poico. uml provides th it he m ty act as seen l.ny of War, oi of a temporary v.icincy In ofiiie. ftiioviiles tint (ho suttleis and po. frideis slnll hu first ehctid by u council of admiul'tiatioii, improved bv ilepirtueut uommiuder ami General of the army and appointed by tho Seen tiny nt War. It makes u rediietiou of 200 of- HUM'S. fuiiMirtnnt lo Holder ol Miutiijr 4 lalru. Washington, March 20. Congressman Baker f Indiana, Ins introduced a bill providing that any mining claim located atier May 10, 1873, or sets of claims loca ted together and not exceeding 1,000 feet In all, imy be held by annual payment In to the county fund for school purposes ot dollars, instead of by the annual ex penditures for labor and Improvement now required. Tho bill is before the house mining committee. Foalal Cbnnajra, Postmasters appointed lohn A. Smith, Sprague rlvor, Lake Co., Ogn ; II. Hlggliis, Friday Harbor Sau Juan Co., W. T. AasM'ovlle Vajfllanc doaaamlltM. It Is rumored that an attempt Is being mado In the city to form an antl-Coollc vigilance committee.