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Con I Minor' Contention.
riTTununo, Murch 18: Tho bitumlnou
coal minors' convention to-day heard n report
from tho committee m restrictions favoring
tho tight hour nils after July 4th nil over the
United State, and also that each district lias
iU own output. , f ,
11m f'nniltio I'll ml.
. New YortK. March 18. Tho ltrrahl sayst
The recciptn of yesterday's entertainment and.
the money lor wiucn wm no at naim ny mo
coming inallf, Aro mora than enough: to :
the Irish relief, fund to 100,000.
' s'lisno Hiikrr'n Nlrlkc.
Nkvv YoltK, March 18. The CommtnUil
Miillttin tav tho lookout In tho piano maim
factories still continues, and although at somo
gf tho factories tho owners of which havo
joined fu the in ore mint against the union, a
lew foremen aim non-union moil are engage"
in Jlmshjiig ui, work Is practically at a stand
til). It is reiKirted that capitalist renrcscnt
lag ev oral Chincso companies had offered to
take the lactones, stock and material of tho
manufacturers and set Chinese at work mak
ing Dianos. Tho men who inado this oiler, it
Is said, have agreed to furnish security to tho
mount nf 13.000,000, and to furnish Chlneio
iaboren at llfty cents a ilay for the lint yoar,
.and seventy-tiro cents a day for tho second
jeer. Several manufacturers douhtod the
atory, and said that while, with alight Instruc
tion Chinese would provo sood workmen,
neb a radical tncasurd could not be adopted,
except after cartful deliberation and investi
gation, p A Flea far Welle, Fisrsro Co.
WaMitxtiTtur, March 10.AII Paclflo coast
en a tors, representatives anil delegates in con
gress lave ,to-iay united on n letter to Post,
nailer General Key,, iu which tlior sayi
""Learning that the commission to which you
referred the question of letter carrying to
Well, Fargo & Co. 's express have reported
.adrerssly to the continuance of such aorvico,
we beg leave respectfully and earnestly to
protest against any action by your department
' prohibitive of such carrying of of letters In
government ttaniwd onvolnpcs, as being
against public interest and a serious blow to
the business facilities of our people."
( ' Virginia: Kfilnt Tllilru,
- A member of tho Virginia legislature, ono
of the leading democrats of that state, talking
Jot ,Uie pretiueutlsl canvass, saia mac mero is
not a democrat In either homo of tho legisla-
ture, either the dobt payer or readjuster
wings of the party, for Tilden. All of them
ore against hlin. Kvory memlier of tho stato
-ventral oominlttoe aro against him. There is
net democratic paper In the stato for him,
'and lie cannot carry Virginia if lie is noml-
sated.
What larrlea Nays,
AooDATa, Me., March 18. The legislative
committee, Inquiring into the conduct of ex
Oov, Oarcolon ami his council, havo mado a
report. It atatea that Garcolon, vt litto evinc
ing a willingness to disclose everything, was
t lutirm la bis memory and, failed to give satis
. factory reasons for his course. When ovi
dene waa laid beforo hint he coated longer
to defend hie counting out, and passionately
declared his own innocence, and declared that
a Judas among tho Bunnell h,l slums lb"""'
HlaUr ar Yaqulna.
WasiiinotxJk, March 18. the senate to
day, on motion of Slater, of Oregon, adopted
resolution calling for (lata in posseMion of
vie eugineerr ueparlnient respecting tho on
trance to xaquina bay, ami particularly a
copy of the report Can
' xatiou and survey made last December, by
ilireotion of the Facilla Coast board of engf-
neerr, as part of the investigation still in
progress to determine where the l'aciflo Cotat
narbor of refuse should bo constructed.
Slater's purpose is ta use thssa data in sup-
Men Drotviss-sl. ,
Memphis. Marclu 20. Four nctrrco and
one hi tn mail were drowned by capsb-iug of
a skiff at Walnut bend.
A Knnmm Colony,
A Kansas colony of negroes for Liberia
passed up to-day by river, ICO in number.
Nleninbnrtt Mink.
New Ohleunh, March 20. Tho steamer
Marv Louiso fromShrovcnortto Now Orleans.
sunk in ltd river Thursday morning, and is
supposed a total loss. Tho freight consisted
of l,C00 bales of cotton) boat and cargo valued
at 100,000. Tho cotton probably will bo
saved Ilia damaged condition.
A (Ji'orgln Ntipervlsnr.
WAHHIiCSTO.s, March 20. Tho scnato re
jccteil Summers, tho Georgia census super
visor. Iilaln mado a humorous snetch say
ing ho had established beyond any doubt in
his letter to tho president, asking for tho ap
pointment, that ho was a firm and unflinching
republican, arid in his subsequent letters ntnl
declarations, socking confirmation at tho
hands of tho senate, that ho was a rod hot
and uncompromising democrat. I'urthcr than
this, ho had proved himself to havo been an
uiuwurviiiir loyalist and enthusiastic cooled
erato. " I regret," said Ulalno, "that I hive
not two votes, for thin I would tako great
pleasure in giving ono to conllrm this devoted
unionist, and this sinccro republican, and
ciiial satisfaction In giving tho other to re
lcet this active rebel ana tins ardent ucmo
crat."
llnnmnre lijr nUrniil Pnper.
CillCAiio. March 20. The Inltr-OcMn'
Washington special sayst It Is rumored that
something in tho nature of a compromise is
in tho wind,- in outlines being that Maine is
not to inaka an activo canvass in Ohio
against Sherman. Sherman's friends aro to
consider Maine as an Available second choice,
and lllaino's friends to think favorably of
Sherman as a second choice.
) A.Keiilneky Ontrntfr.
Loi-mvillk. March 20. Tho Courier-Jour-
nut Grayson, Ivy,, spocial aajai Last night
100 men wont, to James Mnion'a house, on
lllg Sinking creek, to notify John Hoggs, n
notorious) ' character, to leavo tho county.
Iliniou refused thorn oitmittauco, and llrd ."i0
ahota at them, k uu ono man. the rouu
lators broko down the doors,' shot llitiTon
dead, seized Hoggs, tied him, fired sli.its at
port ot his eilbrt to obtain a Urge appronna
von ior me uuuerai iiaprovemcnt oi vanuii
ttay, for wlilch several monster petitious k
ulna
ve
len rvciived rcoently.
rrilvral Klrrlloit Isw.
Wahiiiniitux, March 18. The principal fca
tore of to-day's )n rocemliugs in congress was
the prvesutatloii by Representative Springer
of a proposition designed to oud the present
ooutroversev over tho federal election laws by
providlug that deputy marshals shall hereaf
ter be appointed by federal judges and be so
looted for each voting product from two or
Jnore diltereut Political parties. It alio nm.
imset to restrict apiiolniueut at each ol to a
number uot exceeding three. Tho proposl
tlon was ollered by Sprinuer after consulta.
Man with many of the leading members of his
party, and as republicans from tho president
flown have professed entire willingness to as
sent tn any reasonable amendments calcu
lated to add to the ellicioncy of tho election
laws and prevent their uso for party purposes,
there Is strong reason to belluvo that this pro-
fwsitlon, or something very similar, will In)
ncorporated m tho pending dillclrncy bill,
mud that it will receive the president' appro
val and thrrvby remove from the domain of
coiigresiKiual controversy tho ttoubltsomo
-aubject that for two years has io largely en
grossed it.
lluiirirltvH'Hstibiiriir Ciue.
WADlllNimiK. March 20. The minority re.
;yrt ou the Dounilly-Washhurue case states
.hat Washburuu'e maloritv was3.01.1i that
no uiiuici uas always oeeu largely repulill.
van, the uiajoritiea ranginc; from 2,01X1 to
8,163, The report Ueclsnvi that little if any
of the evideiiiM befoio the comuiltteo would
Io received in auv court of iustio. ImiIhd lm.
rally hearsay, and very unreliable hearsay at
that. Theru is evldeiico thai both aides nsvtl
aiiouey to poll tho district and provided means
of getting otn to the polls who were ro
TOote, etc Cauvasscia wrre paid, also ticket
holders for Iwth parties, and seakere received
money, Whild the committee do uot say
aucb use of money is eutirely legitimate, cer-
ainiy it is not unusual. The sitting member
-era unwilling to dignify alleged testimony by
offering to Ulsprovo it. There was little
worthy of being disprove.!. Many witnesses
were disapiwiuted applicant Lr l.rii..
him. hung him and left, after whipping a 1(1
year old son ot illnlon a ior joining in mo
fusilade.
FOItKIGX.
The Uermnn llmlgel.
IltHtiK. March 10 Tho imperial budget
fixes tho revenue and expenditure for tho next
fiscal year at B3D '.'.12,010 marks, and mntricu
latnry contrihutione of diirercnt states at a
total of 81,070,000 marks.
tirrrlaii AllHlre.
Atiienk. March 18, In tho chamber ol
deputies to-day the opposition moved a reso
lution declaring that tho budget la not adapted
to the llnancisl condition nf the country, and
expressing disapproval nf tho policy of the
government, l no resolution was adopted ny
a. voto of 00 to 0.1.
Rupture lletwern Ituaalis and Fanntf.
lioxuoy, March 18. Tho Timrt, discussing
the llartmann affair, ssys. l'rihce Orloff, Itui
Ian ambassador, baa been Instructed tn iuit
l'aris, and it is thought likely that Gen. Chan
coy. the French ambassador at St. 1'etersburg,
will shortly be summoned home, although
staff ofllcers of the embassies will be left at
each capital. Thle practically amounts to lit
tie abort of a rupturo nf diplomatio Inter
course between the Hessian and Freacb gov
ernment. J ran It to Leave France.
l'AHia, March 18. It Ttlt'jrtiuhe sayst Tho
urincinal Jesuits aro so persuaded that Pre
mier DoFreykinet Is In ctrnost that tlwv no
iru. i- - n.uco, and are pre
paring to emigrate to Spain ami lielgium,
rernunal.
1 "A Ills. March 18. Senor 1'rado. ox.nr!
dent ot I'eru, is here. It is expected tliat ho
win shortly return to t'cru to bring ills tamily
im curuie.
Kialarratlon from Urrraany,
Bcslik, Marcch 19. Ilisourck has pre
seated in the reichstag a paier on emigration
from Germauy dunng 1871), showing that .'l.'l,
327 persona, two-thirds nf whom were males,
emigrate J, by far the greater number going to
the United State aid Jlritish North America.
1'arule Wlua lbt Hare and Losrit Uio
Nlnkr.
IJt'r.nrooL,Mrcli 10. Parole finished first
to-day in tho can race, Aihauce 2d, and
Strathblane 3.1. There were 11 slarteis. Pa
role waa oblected to on tho L'round of cross.
and being disqualified tho raco was given to
iiw .iib;iigi jmiivnuuv uucKey oeuroy
o Parole, llettlug Just beforo the start
wo 0 to 4 against Advance, (1 to 1 agaiust
Vnocoisie, to i agaiast j-arolo and IU to I
agaiust others. Parole at the finish was half
a leugth In fiout of Advance, with a length
between tho second and third horses.
I
CONUItZSSIONAb ntOUEEMSGS.
8KSATL.
WAillNrov, March 18th.
KlrkwooJ submitted a resolution Instruct
ing tho ceutmittee nil post olllees to rot
tho power vf thu postmaster general to mod
ify mail ooutraots, exedit time uud iucrvase
the iiumliervl ttljis, etc.) adopted,
vtneincror not tlm lw ..r. mi.,.. ...
-boring o( Iwllot was constitutional, thoro is
nolaworprece.ltnt for rejectiug 2,2S2votea
thus numbered. The report meet, all other
point from legal aud uiuttahlo staudpoint.
and concludes that tho election w,l!0J,u
"rued r"" COtr,;,ly ' il ud le
Cal Mliicn, ileoliioiiK.
I'rrwui'BO, M.rvh 20.'n UtumlBout
coal mints have adoid.nl r.i,,1n i ... ...
tvatliy with the workiugmen bf California In"
xlieir effort to rotlst omirrtiwu uf capiul and
Uutnxluctiou of o.Kiliu labor,
Howe.
The house went iuto eejnmlttea on the
special dellclency lit 1 1.
Dtbbrill offered as an amendment that the
rouimistiouor shall not wltlihuldptuslonsfrom
any peualuner of the war U IS 12 who has
galued a peusiou under the act of 1S71, and
waa i!rupHil for disloyalty and reinstaUd by
act of March Olh, '
All amendmeut appropriating $U,C&'il000
or mo najnieiit ni pensions wa adopted.
A llve-miuute debate ensued on an amend
incut approprUtiiig a,lHX),lXX) for marshals
aud deputy marshals, and lliscuch,' amend
lavntH also extending the apimipriatlou to
sjieeisi iivinitias.
Uncock aiueudmeut wa defeated 107
to P.M.
Springer offervd an auieudiuent anprcpriv
tiug g(ll,(KX) for the payment of special depu
ties, provided that hereafter xcia, general
aud (leimtv marshal receive 'J iwr iUi- f.,r
I A .1 I . ,1 t . . V
eieviiuu work aim man no appointed by the
U, S. circuit court judce. aud that not !-
than two nor mort than three appointment!
shall be made forany precuut.
Kiscock aud Kiifor raised point ot orvlcr
against It, which were overruled.
Weaver ollered an amendment to the
amendment, that wbeio there ore three, polit
ical parties or men), three deputy iiiarslial
ahall be ajipoluted, no to of whom shall be
long to the same lurtvi adopted.
(urbeld offered an amendment raiting the
per iiiem oi uepuue to 9.x
Cox iipimseil rMi'giiliiug a special deputy
marsnaj aim toiirai jurisdiction over elec
tions. The n prune court bad said that there
wo tio such lliiiiL- a federal eleetiiu. For
In part ho would not recoguite tho a-iprvme
court a now juefced. it w partisan, and
ueoioisiistM,
8ENATK.
Wamiiniitov, March 10th.
In tho tcnato several communications were
received from tho departments, including o
copy of tho report of tho comnilasioner gen
eral of tho land ofilco on tho Indian Territnrv
tribes, and tho amounts of lands granted rail
road in tho territory.
The Hot springs' bill was passed, and the
Geneva award bill taken up.
Tho aenato went into trxccutlvo session.
Anthony presented a memorial from Susan
I). Anthony, asking tho removal of tho politi
cal disabilities, complaining that while the
prayers of men have been granted for such
purposes, women a-o ucnied. niie asits to ro-
ceivu tho samo consideration as if her name
wcro Samuel 1). Anthony,
HOfHE.
Wright, from tlm labor committee, reported
n resolution requesting" tho president to no
tify the Chlucse government that it is tho de
sire of the United States that clauses iu
treaties which allow and permit tho emigra
tion of subjects nni citizens of thu two coun
tries bo abrogated and annulled) placed on
calendar.
A minority report was ordered printed.
Tucker givo nntico that ho would nllVr res
olutions in lieu of those reported by tho select
committee ou tho intcr-oceanio canal) declar
ing it tho duty of , congress to nUirm that
whether a ranal bo constructed hy a furcign
government or by corporations deriving their
heiug and authority frointornlgn governments
tho United State will assert and maintain
their rights to sio that nothing shall bo douo
iu the premises which shall not fully secure
an unrestricted cotnmorco and intercourse by
means of such intor-oceaulo highway butwton
tho states ot the union in tiino of public war
as well as of peace) and tho United Slate
cannot admit tho right of any government, by
treaty or otherwise, to grant to any other
foreign power, or to any corporation created
or authorized by any foreign povrer, any
privilege, richt or authority in respect to
sucli intcr-oceanio highway as will he incon
sistent with their poaco and Security with free
commerce and intercourse among tho state of
tho union; that tho president bo rctpicstcd'to
tako tho necessary and proper steps to carry
Into effect the foregoing declarations of public
polioy. ,
The hjOuaethcn went into ccmtnltteo of tho
whole ou tho special deficiency bill.
After a spirited debate, Kwtng appealed to
the doinocrat to accept Garlield' compro
mise and modify those, bail election law so as
to make them non-partisan, otherwise the cry
of nullification would go up all over tho
north,
Hawlsv excitedly declared that tho rcpuhll
can party teiiderod no compromise, it xe
crated the word.
Springer' amendment to Garfield' itibill-
tuto, providing that general deputy marshals
be appotnteu oy tne u. a. juuges, was
adopted) also an amendment that deputy
marshals shall not recelvo over three days'
pay.
Frye, iu fiarfiold'a absence, disclaimed that
ho ollered a compromise.
Kwlng eaid that the iiiproino court having
declared constitutional thu election laws, they
must be so regarded at present, but only tem
porarily, because the supreme court novcr
accepted as final a supremo court decision
which wa obtained by a party division ol tho
tribunal. They had learned that tho lite of
partisanship burned a fiercely beneath thi
ermine a benoath the jackoU of tho people)
but it wo not necessary ior representative
to voto uy sum of mony which might bo do
uianded for the execution ol tho laws they be
lieved utterly subservient of the liberties of
the peoplo. The majority of the north wero
tired ol tho republicaa party, It held its
power bv clamor about southern brkadicr
aud renewal by tho people ot the soutli of op-
Ksitlou to a cnni'Uutloual gnurnjeut pyJ
secession r auUlttotfton. t , 1
U..-IMI miii mat to-iuri uiscnssioit nar
rowed thu Utuo down to this, this law wa on
the statute book and the democrat believed
it unconstitutional.
Springer's amendment wa to be taken from
that act a partisan administration of its pro
vision. Ilepublican would not have the law
changed. Itawley, ltandall and ltubeson hod
an excited debate in which ltandall declared
that 'the republicans had administered this
law iu an outrageous manner.
Gartleld said that speaklnir for b'mself
alouo, it was ever hi first object in legisla
tion ta be right. Iu n heated ilebato the only
fair argument made against the elections law
to his mind was that they wero used or might
be used for party electioneering in hrlialt of
oue party. IfoJiad beeu aud was in favor of
modifying the laws so that alleged abuses
should not take place. Applause on Demo
cratic side. 1 Tho republican had unani
mously objectoj to rider ou appropriation
bill. They hal tried to proveut a rider, but
it wa ruled to be in order. It wa hi duty
to help mako the best amendment proper, and
ior mat purpose, on ins own responsibility,
ho had offered Use amendment of yesterday.
Tlie democrats had voted down his proposi
tion, and substituted oue which made a sem
blance ot obeying tho law, which wa a farco
aud a notice tu iiiolu to comu iu lulliiient
number to overwhelm tho keepers of the
po-icoand let hell rule election day. 'lhai
proposition nullified tho election law. lie
sarcastically reviewed the inconsistencies of
the. democrats ami thu residential asulra.
tions of ltandall.
Mao.Mahon offered a a substitute for the
pending amendment, that of Garfield, offered
yesterday, making special deputies appoint-
aoio uy u, o. juuges, per diem ?o, and
equally representing all parties.
Cox did not disguise the fact that ho would
havo this law wiped our. He did nut con
tedo that thu supreme court decision wero
biudiiu;. Jackson defied the supremu court
decision that tlie U. S. bank law was uncon
stitutional. Answer auy of juu gentlemen,
would vou have carried out the fueitivu slave
law by voting money to lao catcher ! You
ore dm nli.
MaoUahnua aubstltuto was agreed tx I0S
to o.i, beteral prominent republicans voted
aye.
Springer'! amendment thus amended was
agreed to, 121 to 20, republicans generally
rvfuaiuj; to vuto.
The committed roto and reported the bill
with all the amendments alix-d to, aud tho
bill iuod. 110 tu 101. All tho renublieans
aud live democrat vjted against it.
The publio liriuting bill, by uuauimous con
sent, wa rejioited, considered aud quickly
(lasac!.
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1TKJIS HV TELUGK.llMI.
Tho Duko of Connaught may bo tho next
viceroy of Ireland.
Tho Southern l'aciflo Railroad ia completed
tn Tucson, Arizona.
St. Patrick' Day was well observed in Sau
Francisco, in many respects.
Ono liunilrod masked mon lynched Joseph
J. Field iu Jail at Winchester, 111.
Disturbance aro feared between AIussul
men and Christians at Smyrna.
Democratic delegates from New Hampshil
L'o tn Cincinnati without instruction.
Prince Orloff will probably relinquish tho
port of llusslan ambassador at Paris.
Western nail manufacturers Imvo agreed to
stop work two weeks so ns to keep up puces.
There is trouble between ilval telegraph
lines at Wheeling, Vn., wires being cut, etc.
Switzerland has concluded to fortify her
western Iroutier a a measure of future
ifcty.
r.r.inchvllle, 8. 0 has tuff-red very so
vorely from incendiary tiros that destroyid
thu post olllce.
Oitray, tho Uto chief, having told all ho
knows at Washington, wants logo homo and
rojHirt to his tribu.
Tho loss by lira on the steamer City of Sydr
ncy, S in Francisco, is about $.13,000 oil the
v easel uud cargo.
Johannes DoDoof has ben hsurjed at Pon
tiac, III,, for murdering Kiln Mnttiu ou her
way homo from clinruli.
'1 ho putK) objects ta having Catholic digni
taries in Kiiuland pitch into thu guvtrnment
as regards the Irish movement.
All the cities ot tlie United States, includ
mi San Francisco, show "business improve
ment in returns of business last week.
In tho coming Knglish elections tho conser
vatives expect to loso nil tho members from
Scotland aud sorcn from tho north of'Irolaud.
Kx-f!ov. Garcelon. of Maine, has been nn
thu w ituess stand and denies , any knowlcdgo
of fraud in connection with election returns.
Gcu. McDowell asks nn appropriation to
plant trees and mako improvements that will
transfer thu Presidio into a fine Sau Francisco
park.
Internal rovenuo receipts wero largely in
croued iu February and tho net surplus was
user ?:i, 000,000 for tho llrst Hall OI tlio moutli
alouo.
The fruit and com crop nf Texas lias been
severely injured, and iiisomu places destroyed
by oold weather, snow and icu provail to somo
extent.
The Kansas wheat crop is said to bo twenty
tier cent, larger and llfty per cent, better than
last year, and tho yield will exceed .10,000,000
bushels.
Tho bank of Grind llapldi, Michigan, aro
losers by failuio of grain siieculation to the ex
tent o' 9123,000, and tlm bank of other cities
$150,000 more
The president is very indignant at tho con
duct of Ueno iu failing to save himself dvgta
flatiou by resigning, and to-day tummaiily
dis lusted him from the service.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, reappeared In
thu scuato to-day for the first timn since re-
ctss. It wo warmly greeted by hi host of
trieuds on both sides of the chamber.
Homer Williiiatou. ot ltoatnn. arrested bv
his fatlmr-lu-law for bolus a defaulter and
forger, tried to get even by feeding bis wife
and family ou arsenio infatuation with
another woman was what ailed him.
Tho young wife ot Minister Christiaucy has
come back from Peru and wants a divorce,
aud threatens to tell tales ou the old man
about the bargain ho madu with Chaudler
wiien ho resigned ihoscnatorshlp.
ln. Skobeloff thinks the Turcomans will
come out to meet tho Itusslau troops iu fair
llrfht aud avx him tho truublo of inarching tn
-tiero. itussia uoesnt wish to i!o to .Mero be-
cauio It may givo Knglaud au excuse to oc
cupy Herat..
The French cabinet ha decided to enforce
the decreo of 1801 for dissolution oi unauthor
ized religious orders and ia still todecido what
will bo douo with the Jesuits, who nio said to
htvo already lett Franco, so far a they arc
nut rrcuciimen.
Chief Ouray think the Utos will learn
tonuthliig in tho 23 year to come, during
which they cannot alienate tliuir iaudr, and
that they will bo able to hold their owu with
the white after that, if not, they ought to
luso them.
Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, has mado a speech
at oiiriiiguoiii, accepting the candidacy lor
thu ilemocratu presidential nomiuatioii. lie
scored (irnntj illainc, Sherman and Wash-
burno iu ter iu of reproach for their delinquen
cies in flics
Tho muyor of Tucson, Arizona, which
place, wa founded by thu Spaniards in
1312, ho telegraphed tho mayor of Sau Fran
cisco, th president of the United State and
hi holiness, the pope, that the Southern
Pacific Hailroad is completed tn that place.
A majority of the house mlulng committee
aro iu favor of l-tcatiug mining claim of ver
tical hue and duiug away with lodge loca
tions) also of fixing the maximum area at a
parallelogram ot 21 acre, length not to exceed
l.JOd feet. Claim to hold 12 mouths of staL.
ing off and applying for a survey.
It is reHirted that theChinese companies
llo otlued to tako the New Vork niumi fao-
wne end run iiiem with t-lilne.o workluc-
men, and giv J3.0UO.0OO ecunty that they
iu iiirniiii tncap lauor at price siaicii ou
cents n day the llrst )uar, 73 ceut tho coud.
That i Ucaute white laborers are ou a strike
for higher wages.
Piutmaster General Key said that he in
t ml tu postouu action of the report ot his
, Ills Albany Homiolde.
Frank Wheeler, who shot and Instantly
killed Charles Taylor In Gllmour's saloon at
Albany last Monday night, had a preliminary
examination before Judgo Johns Thursday
forenoon.
Tho stato was represented by Prosecuting
Attorney Whitney, assisted by W. Blljcu.
Messrs. Flyiin k Chamberlain, Wcathorford
& Blackburn nud H. H, Hewitt appeared for
tho defendant.
One of tho principal witnesses iu tho caso
was J. I). Bipgs, who gavo a clear statement.
Substantially ho testified that ho was iu tho
saloon when tho shooting took placo. Ho
was engaged in playing cards with Whcolcr
when Ta) lor entered. He was under tho In
llticnoo of liquor at tho timo. When Taylor
u.unu in Wheeler tluew down tho cards and
said ha did not calo about playing any mora.
Taylor naked Diggs to roll liiui a cigarette,
which lio did. ' Ho then proposed to play a
gitno of cards. Whoeler, who was sitting
there, satdt "Here, Charley) you can tako
my hand." Taylor saldt "la jour name
Whetlerj" to which ho replied in tho affirm
ative. Taylor said i "You douo mu a dirty,
stinking wrong by meddling with my family,
aud I can and will whip auy dirty stinker who
docs so." "Vou aro mistaken," said
Wheeler. "I did not and can prusu it to you.
Vou aro intoxicated now, aud I do not want
to havo nny'trouhlo with you." To this Tuy
lor replied that ho was not ton drunk to tako
euro of himself, Wheeler told hint that ho
would coin o to tho stable- w hero he (Taylor)
was working, tho next day, and would talk
the matter over with him. Taylor assented,
but addcil that "If I find you havo been fool
ing with my wife, I'll cut your throat."
The conversation thus far had takju placo
iu tho back room of tho saloon. Wheeler then
got up and started to go iuto tho bar-room in
tho front of tho building. Taylor followed.
Somo conversation was held, when Taylor
pulled off liis coat and said he could "lick any
etfukcr who moddled iri his family affairs.
v heeler started to go out at thu front door.
and Taylor called out for him to come back a
ho wished to speak, to him. Ho returned
when Taylor laid hi hand on his shoulder.
Doth then came up to the bar. Wheeler
was lett-hauded and kept that hand in his
overcoat pocket. After standing in that posi
tion for a few moments Taylor raised his hand
and struck tho counter. At this movement
Wheeler retreated a few steps', and, drawing
a revolver from his left pocket, fired. The ball
took effect in the neck. Immediately on re
ceiving the shot Taylor reeled aud fell.
Wheeler, after ahootin?. retreated throush
tho ccutor door, and observing that Taylor
imti raised up on his elbows, no advanced
toward tho prostrate man aud tired A second
shot. Tho ball entered a breast aud killed
Tayalnr almost instantly.
Several other witnesses wcro examined, in
cluding Gltmour and Watkins, tho proprietors
of the talnon. Their testimony corroborated
in the main with tho ovidenca of Diggs.
The case was summed up by tho attornoya
and the court adjourned until Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock. Wednesday forenoon
the court convened, when Judgo Johns held
tho prisoner to await the action of tho grand
jury in the sum ot $2,000 ou tho chargo of
manslaughter.
Oscar 1'aylur, wtio Is employed on tlie rail
road around the portage at tho Caacadoa, ha
ruado tho following statement concerning tho
case! About two weeks oguTaylot came down
from Kastern Oregon, and being tinder the in
fluence of liquor got off at tho Cascade. Iu
the evening no went up to the round-house,
where the boys wero assomblcd, and began to
complain ot hi family affair. Ho said lie had
heard Wliosler had twsPt ouou intimate terms
with hi wife, and if hu found It to bo truo
when he got to Albany ha would boat tho
earth with film. Ha would kill him If lie was
the last in thu world. It seem
that ha waa mistaken, and instead lost his ow n
life. Our reader can draw tlicir owu con
clusions. I HILLSIIOIIO HOODLUMS.
Cispialn Ullkliikon'n I'.xprtlrnro Wills
Tkeisi oss Wednesday Xljflst.
On Wednesday evening Captain M, C.
Wilkinson, tho military instructor at Pacific
University, Forest Grove, at the invitation of
Kev, Mr. llnyal, pastor of tho Methodist
Chuivh at Hilliboro assisted at tho services
and at the conclusion of the sermon made ono
of hi characteristic speecht. Amour' tho
congregation were a number1 ot young men
who took exceptions tn tho captain' re-
marks and evinced their displeasure in a
very insolent manner. After the service had
been completed, nt Captiiu Wilkinson wa
leaving the vestibule of the church he wa
atruck ou tho lack of thu head by some blunt
instrument by one of tlie young hoodlum, who
after striking tho blow succeeded in making
good his escape before hu was recognized,
Tho captain fell semelu and it was some
little time beforo he wa restored to conscious
ness, when he was take t to hi home at th
(Irovo. The action of the eutiru gang of
iiiHiuiums cannot no too bitterly denounced,
and it is to be hoied the woul.l-be-assrssiu
may be apprehended uud the proper punish
ment meted out to him. The rcinirta iu cir
culation yesterday that Captalu Wilkinson
had hern seiy seriously injured grew out nf
tho abose facts, but his wife writiug to friend
in the city say h. injury is nut of a serious
nature
leiurtineiit official coucerniii Wells. I'arL-o
tv..,tei i.mj!I uii.iucas UUI1I IIU UU
tamed the view of Pacifij coast congressional
delegations ou the subject, and that ho will
also wait tn hear argument of any persons
wno may witn to come hero wttldu a reason
able time to present them.
l'ou tub Waliiu Hills. Tho Stiitttmm
say: Mr. J, llrandt, Jr., General Superin
tendent of the Oregon and California railroad,
telrgraphed their aieut here. W. V. Skinner.
that he had been instructed to eit.-ml the
branch of the Salem and bilmtou ro! up
iiuu mo tsaido inns, aim tliat ac.-ordingty
Mr. Hurlbert. their engineer, would mako
the survey a soon as ilia Silverton brauoii
survey is completed. This will bring the
produce ot too Waldo Hills u ill, In cuv
reach of transportation facilities and givo the
fariusr there an nuuortuuitv to avail them
selves of the advantage ot the Salem markt
fr their wheat, without the troabla and ex-
.U..1.A IF Sal .,. n.I.ia 1. .. . 1 .1 ?1 1! .... I ..
11-u.v v. v..i.,g vies ssuj auu llliucuit
roods,
jfcTho winter in Sprague river valley ha been
very hard, The ground is still covered with
about two feet of suow, the hay is all gone
and cattle aud horse are dying off fast. The
Snake Indians on the Klamath reservation
had twenty-three heiul of two year old heifer
giveu them last fall, and now all are dead but
live. There are 4.000 head of sheep in the
upper oprajuo river sauey, ana mcir ownon
say it the snow doesn't disappear in a very
few day they will uot have euough mutton
lett for seed.
Kvory man who returns fro-u the Ska;it
minus, briugs back cheeriug report as to their
richness. Tho J'ot sajs not oue ha vet been
heard to say that they had no roulldenco in
the mine. It is au excellent judication, too,
that those who have made the most thorough
prospoct are the most sanguine of success.
Two or three men ia the lied stable on
J Main street, Walla Walla, wero examiuiug
pistol whru one held by tn. Jones, not thu
agricultural implement wan, accidentally
went off, the ball inflicting a painful He.h
wound in the right arm of a man nanud
Wit, T
lifts minus Valley.
A corrcsi-oudcnt of the l.ako- County A'j.
amlntr give somo particulars of that part of
the country, as follows)
This valley contains about 00,000 acres nf
flue land, most of it fanning, though where I
live with some others, it is classed as marsh
land. It is now the dustiest part nf the
valley. It is subject to au annual overflow,
which occur in May, caused by the melting of
vuuw n. sua strati ut sua euewaucan river, A
little work would protect thousands of acres
from this animal overllaw, and would make
thi one ot the finest grain valley in the
"Muutry. The deepest (now this winter did
not exceed eight inches, and that ouly lasted
a few days. Grass is making its appearance
tiuely, aud stock here has been aud is doing
well consilernu the uncommon!.- lnnu wlntnr.
I was talking jesterday witli one of the largest
cattlo owner in this valley, aud he ossare-d
ma had not lost one ou account of thu long
winter, and had lost but two to hi knowledge
out ei 1,-i-j or i,-iuu ncaa n irom poison,
and tho other from soma unkuowu cause. We
need a saw aud grist mill very much. At our
nourishing little town (Paisley) is as tinea
water rower a can be found anyher', while
only a few mile up the river U a spendid belt
of timber. With a little work the river could
be made to lloat the largest timber. This
section has thus far been used as a stock
ratigo and no ouo has taken interest in auy.
thing else. Stock men try to dis.-ourago im
migration, but I think that another season
will riud twice the present number of people
hera.
ASOTHKK lt.VtLiV.lY.
Incorporation of llir- I'ortlnitil ntstt Vnti
cmivcr L'oiiipnny Yetordiiy-.
Yesterday morning the following articles of
incorporation of the Portland and Vancouver
Itailrovd Company wcro lllod iu tho ofilco of
tho county clerk t
This instrument, executed in triplicate), wit
ncsseth that G. F. Wells, W. M. Watson and
T. A. Wood, do hereby associate themselves
together aud mako these articles of incorpora
tion under ami pun want tn the general laws of
the stato of Ortgoti, relating to tho formation
of private corporations, that is to say i
.Aiiticlb 1. Tho said 0. F. Wells, W. M.
Watson and T. A. Wood, their as lactate, suc
cessor and assiguces, do hereby lonn a cor.
poraliou and adopt as tho n.iino assumed by
said corporation and by which it shall be
known, tho following, to-witt Tho Portland
and Vancouver Hailroad Company.
Alir. 2. Tho duration of said company shall
bo perpetual.
Akt. 3. Tho business enterprise and occu-
fiatiou iu which Bald corporation is tu cugsgo
s t
1. The construction, equipment and operat
ing of a railroad oud telegraph line, with all
thu necessary branches, sldo tracks, fixtures,
buildings, depots, stations, warehouses, land
ings, wharves and nil and singular all other
appliances and appurtenances, tpgathtr with
tho necessary ferry and ferry boat or boats,
bridge nr bridges, from a point at or near tho
city of Portland, in tho county of Multnomah,
iu tlie state of Oregon, nnd from thence by
tho most practicable route to or hear tho city
or town of Vancouver, iu tho county ot
Clarko and territory of Washington, and tho
carrying of freight and passengers thereon
and thu collection of tolls therefor.
2. Tho acquiring by gift, giant, devise, do
nation, purchase, or in any olbor mauner
whatsoever, such real and peiaot.al property
a may from timo to timn loimd to bo of ad
vantage or profit to said company, and tho
samo to hold during pleasure, or at pleasure
tho samo tu sell or otherwise dlsposo of and
convey by deed of conveyance or othorwiie.
3. Thu borrowing of bonds, notes or other
wise for the gcneml purposes of tho corpora
tion with or without securing tho paymeut ot
thu tamo by mortgage ou or trust deed of any
part or all of it property, rights, privilege
or franchises.
Akt. 4. Tho principal ofilco of the cor
jmrntlon shall bo located in tho city of Port
luiil, in thu county of Multnomah, and Stato
or Oregon.
aut. o. l ho capital stock of this corpora
tion shall bo (30.000 divided into 2.000 shares
of $23 each.
Altr. (1. Tho termini of tho said railroad
and telegraph lino shall bu a point at or near
mo city oi rurtiatid, iu tho county or Mult
nomah, and stato of Oregou, and a point at or,
hear the city or town of Vancouver, in tho
county of Clarke, anil territory of Washing
ton. G. F. Wrllb,
W. M. Wawo.v,
T. A. Woou.
ltOntiED 11V HIS FIUEND.
A Linn .Con nly Urnssirer'a Kspcrlcnco
Wills ss Cossllslenco tslsitrp.
A tow day ago an old man named Dackus,
bordering onto 70 year oi ago, arrived in thi
city from Unu county, whore lie had dis
posed of hi farm and other effect, contem
plating a trip cast of tho mountains. During
his stay hero tho eld gentleman took rather
fondly to the glass that elisors, and also to a
man named J. J. Kelly. Together thoy
visited questionable resort and tho dives ol
the city, and on Wcdixsday afteroeon Kelly
had so far succeeded iu ingratiating himself
into tho good graces ot thu foolish old man,
that he was given a twenty dollar piece to
purchase tickets for both to to to Thu Dalles.
Kelly did so and returned tho change, and
that night both went aboard thu river ateamer
Wide West and retired to their berth in the
same room, the old man in n ttupetleil and
helpless condition. At 3 o'clock yesterday
morning old mau llackus awoke and found hi
boon companion, whom hu bad Iwirieoded
gone, and straightway ho thought he smelt
what would prove to be a largo sized rat.
When he searched the wckets of hi clothe
he was inoro thau convinced ot such a fact as
SCOOincoin wa missing. Hu hastily arose,
dressed himself and made known his loss to
the police aud steps were Vmptly taken
to discover the whe-realiuuU of Kelly. About
7 o'clock officer Stcphentiiu sottcl the mm,
and takinu him in charge, soon had hlin at
Eolico headquarters, wheru a charge of rob
cry was placed opjiosito his name on the
register. On beinc svarehod none of the mis.
slug money could be found, but tho circum
stances surruuudiug the case sufficiently war
rant his detention, and this afternoon ho will
have a preliminary examination iu tho police
court. When .Vr. llackus arrived in the city
ho had a draft fur $710, which ho cashed, and
about 87,000 in note nud other valuable pa
pers. His experience with Kelly bat been a
rough ouu, nud tho next time he has any
money in his possesion ho will profit by tho
lesson learned, aud avoid stranger and bad
whisky,
0. It. A Jf. CO.': IMl'KUVCVGMS.
Iteiiiorist or fists lloneyursl nasi lltslltlluirsi
itfnu K.xtrimlso Dock ami Mliisrf.
The Oregon lUilway and Navigation Com
pany have commenced a work of considerablo
msgnitude, on the river front in the northern
part of tho city. A largo force of workmen
aro at present t-ugajed iu driving piling just
alHivo thu Alutwurtli dock, at tho old bone
yard, which ha been removed down the
river tu Giles' property, recently purchaseil
by the coiupauy. A largo whatf is to bo
built, joiuiug ou to the Aliuworth dock aud
running south alone the river front for .lUV)
feet. The old Distillery building and dock
will bo eutirely rebuilt and rearranged, and it
is contemplated that tho olllees of the new
company will, when the improvement I com
pleted, be located there. In all probability
the ocean teamen will bu moved here whilo
tu the city, after thu work is linishud. It i
also contemplated that during tho coming
summer that the uewalock and wharf will be
exteuded south, to as to connect with the
present steamship wharf. When the woik is
completed the now wharf will bo the genera!
headquarter for all the different hue of
steamers owned or controlled by the coin
pauy, and the old 0. S. X. dock devoted to
other purpose. The improvement., nnw .....
dcr way aud uuder contemplation will givo
employment to a large number of mechanics
ami laoorer during the coming pring and
maimer.
As old Scotch lady, who had no relish for
modern church music, wo exprting kerdi.
like of the tinging of an anthem iu her own
church one day, whin a neighbor said, "Why
that is a very old anthem. David tang that
anthem to Saul." To this tho old lady re.
p'ieili "Weel, sveel, I noo for tLe first timo
undewtau' why Sa'ul threw hi javelin at Da.
vid when the lad tang for him,"