O o O o o o o o o o o G o o o o ) o o THE ENTERFi OREGON ITTT, OREGON, JAN. 2S IS76. o The Army Reduction. We were surprised to see a paper 1 . 11 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 o 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! o 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. G c