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THE ENTERFi
OREGON ITTT, OREGON, JAN. 2S IS76.
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The Army Reduction.
We were surprised to see a paper
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like the Standard defending the pro -
posed reduction of the army. Had
that weekly been published in an
Custern city, there might have been
o some slight excuse; but out here on
theextreme Western frontier, where
troops are a necessity, we are at a
los to account for such a course.
We admire the paper's consistent
O
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Democracy, but we think it runs to !
extremes. Becauso Sam. Randall,
vrho introduced this army curtail
ment bill into the House, is a Demo
crat, that is no reason why Demo
crats living where their personal
interests will be interfered with,
should support the measure. The
O Louisville Courier-Journal, a good
Jeffersonian sheet, strenuously op
poses the passage of this bill, as do
many other Democratic papers, un
necessary to mention. (According to
the Chicago Tribune's special dis
patch, dated Washington the 20th of.
January, "tho Democratic investi
gating committees will be in favor of
an increase of the army by two full
q cavalry regiments," so it cannot be
on Democratic grounds that the
O Standard has taken a course so incon
sistent with the interests of the set
CD 0 tiers west of the Mississippi.
If "the Standard favors the bill be
causo it wishes retrenchment, we
consider its logic most decidedly of
"the penny wise, and pound foolish"
order. It will be almost unnecessary
to point out that if rour border and
backwoodsmen settlers are not pro
tected, no new country will be
"opened up," farms already located
will be abandoned, to say nothing
of the depredations that will come
from the gangs of cattle thieves in
festing the Mexican border, and the
absolute disgrace reflected on a gov
ernment which is too despicably mean
(to protect the lives of "those pio
neers tho boue and sinew of the
coantry, who create Slates from des
erts." Should the Stamlard take the
ground that it favors, a reduction of
the army in order that the Southern
States may be freed from the "Fed
eral bayonet," we say that the ques
tion is foreign to the issue. The bill
for tho reduction of the army does
not say that the troops shall be taken
from the Southern States, but leads
us to believe that the reduction is to
be made proportionately, all over the
country. Whether the troops could
be better used on our border, than
in threatening the people of the cot
ton States, we will not here pretend
to argne it is irrelevant and inap
plicable.
Is It War!
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Because Port Royal iscthe best
O harbor on the South 'Atlantic coast,
and because Grant is making it a
rendezvous for our naval vessels the
X. Y. Sun thinks that war with
Spain must be the result. It is true
that the iron-clad fleet is stationed
at Port' Royal and that all our ships
now plying foreign waters have been
ordered home. It is true also that
all the navy, yards are busily engag
ed repairing our old hulks, and that
extensive shops for naval purposes
are being put up at Port Royal
but it takes more than this to im
pregnate tho uir with the real smoke
of war. We have had this sensation
thrust at us rather too frequently of
lato to feel any uecessity of calling
on our readers to prepare for
"trouble;" it is a kind of subject
that New York editors treat like their
brothers in the West do an encyclo
pediathey turn to it when they are
at a loss for something to writo
about. It will turn out that Secor
Robeson and friends have been buy
ing real estate at Tort Royal, not
that there is any danger of war.
The Amnesty Rill. Mr. Blaine's
Amnesty bill, we think, must needs
meet with general approval. If it
were more just.it would probably be
less popular. It is hard to see the
justice of pardoning every body else,
and the singling out of Jefferson
Davis for solitary vengeance. Mr.
Davis was not the author of seces
sion, was not either the ablest or
the most popular of the secession
leaders, and certainly would not have
been singled out by the Confederate
authorities themselves, as the one
) whoso wisdom and tact enabled them
to prolong for so many years the
nnequal struggle. But Mr. Blaine
knew the popular temper. The peo
pie aro ready to forgive every body
else, but still think of Jefferson Davis
as a most alarming personage, with
horns, hoofs, tail, and pervading odor
of brimstone.
Too Much. Some of the Eastern
papersexpress the belief that Graut
o will pardon the whisky thieves
Though we have a great respect for
the "great dailies; we can not help
feeling that they are, at times, a little
too malicious in their prognostica
tions, as the above prophecy will
demonstrate.
The facile pen of ex-Governor
Curry is now used in the editorial
behalf of the Evening Journal. As
tho Oreganian. unwittingly says, "he
ha"? our besrWishos Tor suecees in
! What Are the Political Issues!
L
There is a deal of Ioud buncombe
coming9 from party leaders, calling
on their constituencies to cling to
j their old principles and fight the
battles on the issues before the eo-
tvi i i o t
j pie. Inch are those issues? lie-
; fope t. . ... . 0,. nnK miht
- w v .vy
have been the currency, question,
but the defeat of the Democrats in
that State has forever settled that
issue; Democrats and Republicans
alike, being now on the side of hard
money. Though one party has tried
to make the other take the unpopular
side of the school question, both, in
reality hold the same grounds that
there should be no division of the
school fund, nor any religious teach
ing in our public-schools. The New
York World wants the Democratic
party to come before the people with
"revenue relorm" as its battle cry
that is, free trade. This, the Spring
field Republican says, "is unavailable
as a party issue, for absolute free
trade is out of the question, but the
future tariff legislation must be in
that direction." Morton's "Southern
Question," and his furious oratory
on the outrages practiced in Missis
sippi, have not the foundation in fact
from which to mould a genuine party
issue. From an independent, neutral
ground, we have impartially scanned
the field of politics, and mustadmit
that we see no live issues between
Republicans and Democrats, other
than that Democrats are anxious to
get into power, while the Republi
cans are equally desirous of retain
ing it yto the victors belong the
spoils" appears to be the only impe
tus thus far given to the voters of
these great parties.
Oregon Independents.
The Xew York Tribune, speakfhg
of the coming presidential "election
inquires: "Is it by any meansjii) pos
sible that an Independent ticket
could be nominated which would
carry New York, New Jersey, Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut, 'California,
or Oregon?" We cannot speak for
all the States mentioned but feel
pretty positive that it would be de
cidedly inqjossible for an Independ
ent Presidential candidate to carry
this State. It is nevertheless true
that there are independent voters be
longing to no iarty organization,
who justly hold "the balance of
power" in Oregon, and though they
never figure in caucuses or conven
tions make their power felt at the
polls. The party which nominates
the best man, and on the best plat
form, may safely count on this vote
in Oregon, whether he be Democrat,
Republican or Independent.
To Correspondents
Under the above caption the Hills
boro Independent, thus forcibly ex
presses our sentiments:
As it is the business of a county
paper, a we have often explained,
to represent the local interests of the
people of this county, Ave will pub
lish, as we always have, short, point
ed articles on politics, business en
terprises, schools or news in the
county. Criticisms on the county
business when not founded' on
personal or political antagonism
purely, will be gladly received by
us. Political articles must be main
ly local. It does not matter to us
what the politics of the writer are,
.vhether Democrat, Republican, or
Independent, so that he or she
furnishes us matter that is readable
and suitable for the local paper.
Send your long articles and national
ones to some State paper. We run
on a narrow gauge road and our track
will not suit vour eugine.
But if we are independent in poli
ics we are not, and do uot propose
to be neutral. Decidedly not. While
we shall not in the future light under
the banner of a.iy of the political
parties w hold a free lance and shall
lurlit where and when we please.
The Centennial Appropriation.
The bill asking of Congress the ap
propriation of SI, 500,000' in aid of
tho Centennial celebration passed
tho House on the 25th by a vote of
14G yeas to 130 nays, Lafayette Lane
voting with the majority. That we
will have a grand celebration on our
hundredth birthday is now settled
bevond doubt. The New York pa
pers fought hard against the bill,
but the heart of the people was in
the measure and it was bound to suc
ceed.
To Readers. We wish to say to
our"readers"-in contradistinction to
"subscribers" that the Enterprise
is not a political paper; and we are i
desirous of impressing the fact that
Republicans, Democrats, and Inde
pendents are all equally welcome to
our subscription list, and are -all
equally the dictators of our course.
?1,?od to no Party's arbitrary sway,
Ae follow Truth where e'er she leads
the way."
A Good Move. A special dispatch
to the New York Sun says Speaker
Kerr proposes to shut the doors of
the House lobby against the horde
of lobbyists who have infested the
corridors and halls of Congress for
many years. He haa given tho door
keeper imperative orders not to ah
low oey one to cross the hallway in
the rear of the House chamber except
those entitled to the privileges of the
rloor.
George H. Pendleton is making a
"presidential pilgrimage" tbron"h
the Southern - States.
No . use,
we do.
Correspon deuce From Oswego--j
Iron Works. -
Oswego holds a position, in this
your county, and as a town, is of
some importance. It contains about
100 inhabitants, most of whom are
employed iu and about the Iron
Works. It has a fine view overlook
ing the Willamette and is connected
both with Portland and Oregon City
by the steamers plying backwards
and forwards. -
Near it are situated the iron ore
beds, both of which ai of value.
One is owned by Mr. Patton, the
other by the Company. j
The town is composed of dwelling
houses, the M. E. Church, a courde
of stores, a blacksmith shop, the
usual saloon, and the buildings be
longing to the Iron Works.
These consists of immense sheds
containing coal and iron ore, the
blast room and the "furnace."
The "furnace" is a two story
building built on the side of a hill.
The iron ore is brought into a long
low building connected with the
furnace. Here it is pulverized by
meani of a rock crusher run by
steam. It is then placed in a cart
arranged on an iron railway and
transported to the furnace. This
furnace is of a hollow cylinder shape
about a hundred feet in length and
three feet in diameter at the top but
gradually widening toward the bot
tom, where there is an opening
through which the iron ore can run
out. Into this tho ore is poured.
Upon it is thrown a layer of coal,
then one of limestone and so on un
til the furnace is nearly full. These
layers are renewed at stated periods.
The limestone is used to keep the
iron and coal separated. The heat
is kept at about 1000 .
Every twelve hours the mouth of
the furnace which is stopped up
with clay is opened, the slag remov
ed, and the melted ore allowed to
run into the moulds prepared for it
in the sand with which the bottom
of the lower floor is covered.
These moulds are formed by hav
ing wooden frames of the size requir
ed pressed on the moist sand and
then removed. Their shape is then
left in the sand. The ore then runs
into them ami fills them out. It is
a beautiful sight to see the molten
irQn rush from the mouth of the fur
nace in red hot streams here tak
ing the form of a glowing lake, there
a fiery river so dazzling that one can
scarcely gaze upon it. The bronzed
faces of the workmen are lit up by
its light and glittering sparks and
tiny particles of irou fly through
the air.
The hotter the fire the more re
fined the iron. About four differ
ent grades are niade. these de
pending both on tho heat and the
kind of ore used. From ten to
twelve tons are made per day.
During the fall a new furnace was
made of tire-proof brick. Its power
is much greater than that of the old
one. New air pipes have also been
added. A short distance from the
furnace is a building called the
blast house, which contaius the ma
chinery used in pressing the air into
these pipes. It is very powerful.
The air ascends into the furnace, is
there heated and descends down be
low where it is used for the purpose
of increasing the heat.
Messrs. Seely and Crichton
the principal employees the
being the overseer, the other
are
one
the
book keeper of the Iron Works, both
of whom are said to be in every way
competent.
The Irou Works give employment
to from twenty to twenty-five men iu
its various departments. It is now
iu good working operation. There
is no doubt but that this place will
become at some near future one of
the great sources of wealth to Clack
amas county. "Home."
The Electoral Districts bill, as
originally passed by the French As
sembly, gave Paris twenty-five dele
gates and Lyons eight. It has now
been so amended as to make these
figures twenty and six, respectively.
This is a blow at communism, but it
is doubtful whether denying Com
munists representation will tend to
increase their satisfaction with the
existing Government. The French
plan of trying to smother opposition
by force, instead of meeting it by
argumeut, has not been successful
enough hitherto to justify this repe
tition of it. Chicago lribnne.
The new postal law, compelling a
letter writer to put the stamp on the
upper right hand corner of the en-,
velope, under penalty of his episto
lary effort going to the "dead letter
office," is the silliest and most arbi
trary postal regulation that has ever
come under our notice. Jewell, you
aro not the jewel you were.
Capital Punishment. Capital
punishment is not practiced in
Rhode Island, and the pardoning
power is vested.in the Governor and
Senate. The Governor's recommen
dation and the Senate's consent are
necessary. The result is said to be
that pardous are r ire, and generally
judicious.
We compliment the Sent fuel on
having arrived s-.t. the age of man
hood. It began the 21st vear of its
existence with tin- last issue.
Somebody has been casting bread
upon Waters, and tin result is that
it comes back in the shape of an en-
CONGRESSIONAL, i
HOUSE. .
Washington, Jan. 22. Steel offer
ed a resolution directing the com
mittee on appropriation to inquire
into the expediency of making any
appropriation for the support of the
Sioux Indians, and also into the right
to exclude white men from the Black
Hills; adopted.
Waddell offered a resolution re
questing the President to communi
cate to the House any communication
which mav have nassed between the
eroverument of the United States and
any European government, besides
Spam, in regard to Cuba; adopted
The House then went into com
mittee of the whole. Wood, of New
' York, in the-Chair, on the Centennial
! appropriation bill
Lawrence spoke in favor of the
bill, and replied to tho constitutional
objection urged against it. lie sup
ported the bill on the following
grounds: First. Congress was com
mitted to it by past legislation.
Second, because it would increase
the general welfare by encouraging
I commerce and intercourse. Third,
1 because it w ould create a demand for
-I American products, and would give
employment to labor. xourtn, it
would aid; in -restoring prosperity.
Fifth, it would promote good will
among our own people and among
foreign natious, and that it would be
worth many times over $1,500,000,
and, sixth, because it .would be a
good investment and would bring
back more than it cost. The Govern
ment might save $1,500,000 by re
fusing the anrropriation : but' it
might lose $100,000,000-by doing so.
It was not wise to save at the spigot
and lose at the bung hole. He felt
that failure to pass this bill would
be saving at the spigot and losing at
the bung hole.
The afternoon debate was further
continued by Teese, Jones of Ken
tucky, Morey, Lapharu, Dunn, Mon
roe and Kasson in favor of the bill,
and by Baker of Indiana, Caldwell,
Savage and Holman against it.
In the course of Holman's speech
he alluded to a remark of Tucker in
his speech a few days ago, to the
effect that this was not a nation, and
said that if there had been anything
settled beyond recall in the progress
of the century, it was that the sover
eignty of the people, not the sover
eignty of States, was the solid founda
tion on which the political powers
of the Government rested.
He appealed to the gentlemen not
to characterize the opening of the
now century by a subsidy, and he
read a letter from a Philadelphia
gentleman speaking of the Centeii- ,
nial board as a ring, and saying that
the passage of a bill would damage,
rather tnan help the exhibition.
Randall gave indignant contradic
tion to the statements in the letter,
and said a purer set of men than the
members of the Centennial board
never managed any enterprise.
Kelley And I say amen to every
word my colleague has said.
Holman I do not know anything
about the truth or falsity of the
statements in the letter.
Randall I know all about it.
Holman I mean I know the gen
telman who wrote the letter is the
peer of my friends from Pennsylvania,
ami is a man whose honor cannot be
called into question.
Randall When we learn his name
we will know whether he is our peer
or not.
Clynier (to Holman) Was not
the writer of the letter a disappointed
applicant for the superiu tendency
of the horticultural department of
the exhibition, and was not that the
motive of his letter?
Holman I am very certain he was
not an applicant for any office.
Randall Was he an applicant for
any place with an opportunity to
draw a salary ?
Holman I am not aware of his
having been an applicant for any
office, and if the gentlemen expect
to carry their bill by denouncing a
man who can be vouched for as an
honorable gentleman they are very
much mistaken.
Randall This gentleman has sent
a letter here denouncing an entire
community.
Kelley He has tarnished his hon
or by putting a falsehood in his let
ter. Randall He has denounced an
entire community, and if we expose
his motive it is nothing more than
he had a right to expect.
The debate was further continued
by OBnen and io-.vusend, of Penn
sylvania, in favor of the bill. The
committee rose without taking any
uctiou on the bill, and Hopkins,
chairman of the select committee,
gave notice he would call the previous
qnestiou on the passage of the bill
on Tuesday at 3 o'clock.
Washington, Jan. 24. The Speak
er called on the States for bills, un
der which call, the following bills,
were introduced and referred:
By Hale, amendatory of the bank
rupt law.
By Wood, of New York, to provide
for the suspension of the sinking
fund until 1S80 ; also, to .amend the
act authorizing the funding of the
uiitional debt.
By Chittenden, to fund legal ten
ders of the United States.
By Whitehouse, for the funding
of legal tender notes into 40 year 4
per cent gold bonds, to the amount
of $409,000,000, at a rate not to ex
ceed $3,000,000.
By Woodworth Granting boun
ties to the heirs of soldiers in the
late war who entered for less than
a year, or who were killed, or died
by reason of wounds received in
service.
By Morrison, preparatory to re
demption of U. S. notes and re
sumption of specie payment. The
bill directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to retain coin in the treas
ury until it amounts to 30 per cent,
of the outstanding legal tender notes,
and in the meantime it suspends tho
resumption bill until after the 1st
of January, 1879.
By Williams, of Michigau, a con
stitutional amendment which pro
hibits Senators and Representatives
from soliciting appointments or
removals, from office, and providing
for oivil service commission.
By Lapham, fixing the first Mon
day of January as the time for the
meeting of Congress; also a consti
tutional amendment, proposing to
change the oommenoement of the
Presidential term frcrii March 4th'-!
to May ,1st. , . . ,
By Ward, to proteot life on stoam-
J ships, boats and sailing vessels; also
to provide means of cheap . trahsrjor-
tation on inland waters. . .
By Hoi ton, to abolish the tax
on
spirits distilled from fruits.
By Crounze, of Nebraska, declarin
all lands heretofore granted certain
railroad.companys, subject to State
taxation; also, to reduce passenger
rates over, the railroad bridge' - at
Omaha. - -
ly Jacobs lor the restoraton to
the public domain of lauds in Wash
ington Territory to the Norhern
Pacific Railroad. -
Wiilard offered a resolution instruct
ing tho committee on civil service
reform to inquire what legislation
is necessary to prevent the solicita
tion of appointments to office .aud
removals therefrom by senators and
members of Congress. '
Washington. Jan. 24. The time
was chiefly taken. Cup with arguing
on Buckuer's report on the District
of Columbia. " . 8 '.
Banniug offered a resolution call
ing on the Secretary of War for in-'
iormauon as lo the pay and allow
ance of army officers stationed at
Washington since March, 1809;
adopted.
'Whitehoue offered a resolution i in
structing the committee on civil ser
vice .reform to inquire into any
abuses or frauds which. may exist in
the administration and execution, of
existing laws, affecting any branch
of tha public service. Adjourned.
Jau. 25. Jencks from the commit
tee on invalid pensions, reported a
bill supplementary to the pension
act, providing that, except in cirse of
permanent specific disabilities, no
increase of peusions shall be allowed
to commence prior to the date of the
examining surgeon's certificate. Al
so repealing the law which makes
bounty land warrants personal
property. After discussion, the bill
passed. . -
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole, Wood of New York
iu the chair, on the Centemal appro
priation bill, which after much de
bate was passed the vote standing
110 yeas to 130 nays. A-ljoumed.
SENATE.
Washington. Jan. 24 Senator
Jones made his first appearance to
day.
Bills were introduced aud referred
as lollows:
By Mitchell to establish and main
tain a post route in the State of Ore
gon and Idaho lerntory.
Conkliug from judicarv committee
reported with amendments the Senate
bill, fixing the time for holding the
circuit court of the Uuiteil mates
for the districts of California. Oregon
and Nevada; passed.
Cockrell from the committee on
military affairs reported favorably on
tho Senate bill donating the military
road miming from Astoria, Oregon,
to Salem, in that State, to the several
couties through which itpasses: plac
ed on the calendar. Kelly's bill to
extend the time for the construction
of the N. P. R. R. was also placed
on the calendar.
Tliuruiau's bill to provide for a
commissiou on the subject of the
alcoholic liquor traffic called forth
objections f rom Senators Bayard aud
Bogy on the ground that States
should legislate on such matters.
After an amendment by Bayard had
been defeated, the Senate adjourned.
Jan. 25. Sargent presented a pe
tition that the women of the District
of Columbia be allowed to vote; re
ferred. Kelly from the committee on pub
lic lauds, reported favorably on the
Senute bill granting G40 acres of
land to the widow- and heirs of
James Sinclair, deceased; passed.
Cockrell's bill, donating the mili
tary road running from Astoria to
Salem to the counties through which
it passes, was passed.
Ti:Miau.iiiic xi:w.
Pacific Coast.
San Fijancisco, Jan.22.-The storm
to-day has been very severe. Its
violence was especially felt along
the citv front a strong southeaster
raising a heavy sea and the shipping
riding very uneasily. The barge
Exchange, lying at Hathaway 's wharf,
was stove and sunk early this morn
ing. A longshoreman, name un
known, was drowned in attempting
to save the barge.
U. S. Deputy Marshal Finuegan,
arrested in this city I. Nicholson
Elbert for forging U. S. bonds to
the value of $5,000 in New Yale about
a year ago.
W. W. Lawson, chairman of the
San Francisco board of exchange, is
suffering from a severe paralytic
stroke.
Los Angeles, Jau. 22. Matthew
Orr, constable of Comptown town
ship, has been found gnilty of as
sault with deadly weapons on Juan
Sepulveda This is the case which
created such intense excitement four
or five months ago. Orr had gone
to arrest Sepulveda on his ranch near
Wilmingtou, and had tired on him
without provocation, wounding him
severely.
Yjreka, Jan. 22. John Dowlinir, a
miner, was - killed at 'Hamburg yes
terday while ground sluicing, by a
large boulder falling on him.
Tucson, Jan. 22. The following
advices from the revolution in Sono
ra, near Ures. report that on the Gth
inst. Sernas' forces defeated the State
troops under the Secretary of State,
who had been to Guaymas for sup
plies and money. On his return, not
kuowing that Ures was in Serna's
hands, he came up and suffered de
feat with a loss of $4,000 in treasure,
arms, etc. Serna seems to be devel
oping considerable talent as a leader.
Stan Wix, A. T., Jan. 22. rhe
parties who went after the robbers
it-turned with the recovered stock,
bat the vobbers escaped.
San Francisco, Jau 21. The door
keeper of a Chinese theatre, who was
shot by a Chinaman to whom he
refused admittance a few evenings
since, will probably die.
O. S. J. Halley. a printer, commit
si
ted suicide last night, on account of !
ill health.
Heavy rains are reported throuarh- 1
out the Southern part of California. !
u'-?
ion rease, on me inst., Killing
T" A. T 1. r1 t i
one and wounding five others
Victoria, Jan. 25. The Govern
ment was defeated to-day by a major
ity of three in a full "house. It is
understood that they will resign to
morrow. The question at issue was
the government policy or borrowing
money from Canada on the security
of "the subsidies, .
. - Eastern
. Boston, Jan,' 21. The house of
Jordan, Clark & Co., Summer street,
one of the leading wholesale clothing
firms Jiere, has suspended; owing to
the falsification of their books by
j their confidential book keeper, Frank
i Sanford." The defaulter sent hjs wife
' and children to California some weeks
j ag0, and he has left in company wit'i
( another woman
Cinciknati, Jan. 22. This morn
ing, the Marietta and Cincinnati
freight train was crossing the iron
bridge over Spring Grove avenue in
this city, when the bridge gave way.
Five cars, overloaded with shelled
corn are said to have caused the
wreck. The falling cars pulled the
engine down with them, killing Con
try, the engineer, . Frank Lemmon,
the fireman,. and a brikemau. Two
men, who were driving aiong me
avenue at the time, were caugut in
the wreck, one suffering a broken
leg, the other a broken shoulder.
The bridge was a double track and
isa total wreck.
Savannah, Jan. 22. Geo. H. Pen
dleton, of Ohio, was serenaded at
the Pulaski house to-night, and from
the balcony of the hotel addressed
a large assemblage of citizens. , .
Baltisioije, Jan. 22. Ex-Governor
Fr.aicis Thomas, of MaryiaijgjLaiii,
Minister to Peru, .was struck by the
engine and instantly-killed this even
ing, while walking upon the railroad
track near his home in GerrettCo.
. Washington, Jan. 22. Senator
Sherman was ehoseu chairman, and
Representative Fort secretary, of the
Republican, caucuses this evening.
On motion of Senator Edmunds, a
committee Mas apioiuted to select
suitable names, one from each State
and Territory, to compose a Union
Republican Congressional commit
tee, the selections to be made after
consultation with the Republican
delegation from each State and Ter
ritory. Senator Mitchell's resolution in
structing the judiciary committee to
report w hether a corporation may be
thrown into compulsory bankruptcy
on the petition of a single creditor,
is aimed at Judge Deady's decision
that the Ore
gon Jinlletin Company j
into l:m k i n i it i'v l)V
should be for
one creditor claiming $200. MitcheM
wants the judiciary committee to
make a declaration covering till;
de
cision, which he denounces as ab
surdly contrary to the provisions of
the law.
New Yoi;k, Jan. 22. The Brent
wood Coal Company has gone into
bankruptcy. One claim against it is
for $380,000.
St. Joiixshcisy, .Vt., Jan. 22. The
scale shop of E. and T. Fairbanks &
Co., at this place, was burned last
evening, lhe loss is covered bv in-
su ranee. The
siiop will ue rebuilt
...ti
at once.
Chicago, Jan.' 22. George Henry
Jacobs whs executed at Joliet, yes
terday, for the murder of his wife,
.May 20, lb to.
The trial of W. W. McKee, which
was commenced at St. Louis yester
day, upon' an indictment charging
him with conspiracy to defraud the
government, proves to be one of the
most interesting of the St. Louis
wliisky fraud cases.' District Attor
ney Dyer expresses confidence in his
ability to sustain the indictment and
obtain a conviction. a
New Yokk, Jan. 22. The wife of
Sir Hugh MacKenz.e, of Montreal,
and Fred II. Brydges. son of the
superintendent of the Grand Trunk
Railroad, of Canada, were arrested
here, having, it is .-il.'eged, t-loped.
The police justice discharged them
from arrest, and Mr
Mi.
ic:venzie re-
turned to Montreal,
infant children with
called flight.
She had two
her in her so-
Washington, Jan. 2A.--Herculean
efforts are making among officers of
the army to frighten the military
committee out of the contemplated
sweeping reduction. As soon as tlie
project for cutting down the army
was made known, every channel bv
which influence could be brought to
. V ml
bear was filled with protests
and
finds to stay Congress from
action.
The Senate committee on railroads
to-day agreed' to recommend t..e
passage of a bill to extend the time
for completing the N. P. R. li, with
amendments limiting the extension
of time for the main lines to a period
of 8 years, instead of 10. The sec
tion proposing to repeal the law re
quiring the company to piy the costs
of surveying ami conveyancing, will
be omitted from the bill as reported.
It is not probable that the Presi
dent will furnish the correspondence
in regard to tJuna as calkd for
the House on Saturday.
Chicago, Jan, 24. The Chicago
Times' Washington special says the
necessary legislation for carrying in
to effect the reciprocity treaty ith
the Hawaiian Islands, now " under
consideration in ways and means
committee, meets with favor from
several members of the committee,
though the latter has not taken any
formal action in regard to it.
The Tribune's Washington special
says General Banning's bill for the.
reduction of army expenses will
propably be completed ami introduc
ed to-day.' It effects a saving of
about 500,000 in the matter of pay,
quarters and forage. These reduc
tions, however, do not apply to
officers serving with troops in the
field. In the case of general officers
all commutations of quarters, rations
and fuel aro cut off and each officer is
left with his pay proper.
New York, Jan. 24. The magnifi
cent residence of James Ingersoll
the chair-maker of the Tweed ring,
near South Norfolk, Connecticut
burned this forenoon. Loss $100 -000;
insured for 880,000.
The Sunday yf-ircury announces
that a council, composed of the most
eminent Congregational divines, has
been organized to inquire into the
fitness of Beecher to remain in the
denomination. -About 40 churches
have i been invited to send-clerical
and lay delegates. The principal
movers are said to be Dr. Leonard
Bacon and Dr. Bartlett of Chicago.
St. Paul. Jan. 24. A party carry-
inir the mail W'pt, TtJw,oii, .r.i
the Black Hills has returned and
fes wonderful reports oMhoVfch-
ness of the country.
Chicago, Jan. 24. It is considered
that owing to the cases now before
the courts in St. Louis, Babcock will
not be tried until some time next
month. '
New Orleans, Jan. 25 A negro,
named Augustine shot and killed ex.
Senator- Offutt. rThe. murderer has
iaken to the .swamp.-'Aiiil i sur
ro'unded by 200. armed men,. :.- -.--ir
I Boston. Jan. 25. E. D. Winslnw
a well known journalist has com
mitted forgeries in this city to the
amount of $250,000, and decamped.
I'orclgn.
Pauis. Jan. 22. Ex-President
Thiers will contest the deputyship of
the Ninth Arondissement.
The reports of the formation of
French squadron in the Meditern
nean and a collection of military
stores at Nancy are denied.
The3 Senatorial delegates havo
unanimously agreed to support the
candidatures of Victor Hugo and
Louis Blanc.
The Times' special reviewing Gam
betta's speech, delivered m private
at Aix, savs the speech will force0
' itself on the attention of all France,
j'lt is essentially an appeal for concil-
j lauon and rue programme 01 mod
erate. Republicans. In the speech,
which is very long, Gamletta says:
"We don't want monopoly. We are
too anxious to repair the losses of
France to exclude any Frenchman
from the task of raising up the coun
try. We must, however, enter tho
republic honestly." ,
Mamjii, Jan. 22. Reports from
elections jn this city for members of
tho Cortes, iudupte that theC's
4.0 list have
"trier!?:
cceefld- ir mve o
The Carlists bombarded
baslian on Thursday, and
San Sa
some of
the inhabitants were killed.
London. Jan. 24. The
Iuterna-
tional Society of Workmen, at Noisy,
iu Belgium,' are demanding bread
without payment.
Nilson's husband, M. Rosseaud,
'is dangerously ill.
M. Rubenstein, the pianist, is
threatened with total blindness. 0
A Berlin special says Bismarck is
confined to his room 'with neuralgia.
Pauis, Jan. 23. A categorical de
nial is given to the recent rumors
that France is increasing her arma
ments. Pakis, Jan. 24. The Bonapartist
Association has issued a manifesto
announcing that they will support
MacMahon until the expiration of
his term. They will then demand
that an appeal to the people shall bo
made for determining the future
j form of Government for France,
i Beklin, Jan, 24. The Spanish
diplomatic representatives at the
various courts have verbally inform
ed the Governments that after tho
defeat of the Carlists, which is ex
pected in a short time, Spain hopes
to be enabled to quell the Cuban in
surrection through increase of rein
foreemeuts. No foreign complica
tions are anticipated, because tho
Unted States has distinctly repudiat
ed the idea of annexing Cuba.
Maikiij. Jan. 54. Senor Castelar
t nas oeen elected deputy to tue cortex
i.ii ...i
liDiu Jarceiona.
Vienna, Jan. 24. The J"ee Free
Presse represents that the insurgents
in Turkey apprehend, as the natural
sequel of the presentation of And
rassy's note, that the Imperial Powers
will forcibly intervene to compel
them to lay dow n th ir arms. They
are, consequently, redoubling their
efforts in order to improve their
position, and a brisk renewal of
righting is expected.
LoNimx, Jau, 25. The Daily Tcle
fraih,s Paris dispatch sa3's the com
mission nppoiuttd to examine works
of French artists for exhibition in
Philadelphia, have completed their
labors. They have selected 070 pic
tures including "The Declaration of
Independence," and "The Surrender
of Yorktown," by Armand Dumaresq
"Old and New California," by Bar
tholdi; a portrait of Washington, by
Princeteau, and several work by
Adam Blane of Brest, Alfred," and
Autigur, besides 100 pieces of sculp
ture and (10 engravings and designs.
BEi:ciN?Jan. 25. In the Reichstag
to-day the bill for a grant in aid of
the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibi
tion, passed the first and second
reading.
Havana, Jan. 25. Advices from
the city of Mexico to the 15th state
that 400 soldiers have been sent to
reinforce the Mexican troops on the
Rio Grande.
In storms around San Domingo
early in January many vessels and
several lines were lost.
Paris, Jan. 25. The official jour
nal contradicts the rumors that the
reserve will shortly be called out,
and characterizes as false the intend
ed mobilization of territorial army.
The famous race horse Gladiateur
is dead.
TICK It 1 TO K I A 1. N IiV S ITHMS.
Over five feet of snow at Silver
City, Idaho.
Capt. Mier's small steamer has
been launched at St. Helens and tak
en to Pekin for the finishing touches.
Citizens of Seattle are trying to
get up a Centennial celebration at
that place. o
The Washington Standard says one
of the deck houses of the lost steamer
Pacific recently drifted ashore at
Port Angeles. The words "Captain's '
Room" were painted .on the door,
which portion was cut out iiind taken
to Victoria to be exhibited as a relic
of the sad disaster.
O
The oyster beds in Shoalwater Bay
have been much injured by the rough
weather. The heavy seas in some
instances piled them in immense
heaps, and in others buried them
deep in sand.
o
At Canyon City, snow is plentiful
and wood scarce. Pleasant.
Thes Territories want the offices
now in the gift of the President ,
made elective.
Ten thousand people have croue to
the Black Hills in tho last three
months.
Burglars are
Walla.
doing t11 at Walla
Farmers aro plowing in the vicinity
of Olympia.
For the first time since its erection
the county jail at Olympia is with
out an oc.-upant.
Mrs. Phelps, mother-in-law of J.
B. Montgomery of, Portland, fell
through the hatchway of the City of
Panama a few, days ago, and broke
her arm.
Burglars are keeping Olympiaus
awake these cold nights.
I Soma boys collided while coasting
at Olympia and , James Ferry is
bqw waiting till his bruises get well
enough to permit his putting a little
rcolor on the eyes oCihe unhurt bovs.
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