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Our liailroad.
Tho conditions under which tlio
Central Pacific Railroad would build
the lino from Winnemucca to Port
land are rather "too much of a much
ness" to be printed in full in connec
tion ; with this article, so we confine
emrself to Caniilla-liko "skimming
o'or the plain." With the exception
of tho OregottiuH and Journal the
press of tho State has been a unit in
tts opposition to tho scheme. Tho
Portland Board of Trade through
) which body tho propositions were to
bo given to the people, and which
has nominally introduced tho out
landish idea on- Wednesday night
became decidedly weak in the knees,
and as if catching the sentiment of
tho public and at tho samo time
(dreading to forsako their upstart,
passed the following milk-and-water j
resolution:
Resolved, That tho subject, with
the communications, etc., already
read, bo recommitted to tho commit
tee on railroads, with instructions to
indicate to Mr. II. and associates
ouch modifications and alterations as
they believo will be acceptable to the
people of tho State, and receive any
further propositions from the C P.
K. R. Co., or any other corporation
engaged in railroad construction, and
report tho same to this board.
Judging from this tho plan is still
laid closely to their hearts, and that
if Mr. Huntington will make certain
"modifications and alterations" tho
docile people of Oregon will yoko
themselves to the freight trains of
the Central Pacific niono2:oly.
No one feels more than we the dire
necessity to this Stato of railroad
communication with tho East, but
when that prize is to bo bought at
the price of slavery we raise our voice
in concert with other well wishers of
the State against tho outrage. The
Central Pacific assumes too much,
and dictates like a Tamerlain, or
other Barbarian conqueror. The very
immensity of Mr. Huntington's de
mands makes them jjositively ridic
ulous. Not satisfied with the State
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paying annually, for thirty years,
the sum of 210,000, even Portland
is fisked to run in debt to the tune
of another million! The road is to
bo exempt from any manner of taxa
tion until its net earnings are ten per
cent. now absolutely absurd! In
riph and populous States not one
road in fifty could make such an
annual exhibit, but even should tho
traffic of Oregon bo sufficient to run
tho income of tho road up to that fig
lire, is there any person in the State so
guileless as to presume that the Cen
tral Pacific would apprise him of it?
Would not the company rather con
tinue to kecji their income down to
nine and eight ninths per cent., with
making improvements and other de
vices? Tho next point was thus taken
by a gentleman of tho Portland Board
of Trade: "The Company agrees to
charge only such rates for freight
and passengers to and from tho At
lantic coast to tho terminus in Ore
gon, as tho charges might be between
thoso places and San Francisco, with
the additional chargo of the rates of
steamer or railroad freights between
Portland and San Francisco. This
article, if carried out, would put us
in a worso position than wc are in
now; becauso tho railroad company,
being tho owner of tho steamers
between hero and Sam Francisco,
with no show "of a competing
line, it ould chargo us any price it
would choose over and above present
prices to San Francisco."
Furthermore, this modest corpora
tion wants ten years (when five would
bo plenty) inwhich to complete the
road; right of way for one hundred
feet (when forty would be enough),
O forty acres (when ten would bo plen
ty) for each station and depot, and
the right to take timber, stono and
water, gratis, for tho construction of
the road. The coolness of these de
mands is sufficiently perceptible, we
feel satisfied, without any reference
on our part to the condition of Fah
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renheit. To the credit of Mr. Onl.l-
smith of the Portland Board of Trade,
be it said, he logically tore the entire
programme to pieces. The following
ore the closing remarks of that gen-
tleman before tho august board so
frequently mentioned in the course
of this article:
The next point is that the railroad
be allowed, to purchase all unsold
State laudsin the State. All we want
railroad connection for, is to bring
more people into this Stato. Xnw.
if on one side you tax them heavv to
come here, and tax them heavy after
they are here, and take the few re
maining acres of cheap" land away
irora tiiocv, what will you do with
them after they get hero? Make
slaves out of them for the railroad
company? The gentleman who has
proceeded me has stated that the
railroad company, after building the
roaa, will have more interests in this
Slate than any of ns and will seek to
develop the Stato. This is well enough
-tcf talk about, but is it borne out by
facts? Does that company to-day,
whon it taxes the people of this coast
very nearly seven millions more on
freight than it did last year, stop and
think if it will hurt the development
Oof this coast or not? No, Sir, it does
not care for it; and I say, in conclu
sion, that we are better off without
this road than to have it under the
terms here proposed.
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The Salem Mercury has published
that black list, and numerous are
tho names of Democratic politicians
thereon.
EelEnap's Tria
The articles of impeachment, it is
said contain only tho charges of the
Fort Sill matter. The judiciary com
mittee has carefully confined itself to
matters which can be clearly establish
ed. Tho payment of the money by
Marsh and thejreceipts for it given by
Belknap raise a presumption which it
will bo hard for the latter to rebut.
If he should say that he was ignor
ant of tho purpose for which the
money was paid and of the corrupt
contract for which it was the consid
eration, he would be confronted with
evidence from tho records of the
War Department. It will be impos
sible for him to pretend that tho cor
rupt contract was an afi'air of his
wife's, of which he was ignorant.
It is difficult to see how he can dis
pute any of tho facts of tho case.
His defense seems restricted to a
technical question as we surmised
in a previous issue of the En"Teiiiiuse.
Can any other than civil officers of
tho United States be impeached?
Can a person who has been but is no
longer a civil officer bo impeached?
Does resignation disarm impeach
ment? Asido from its present par
ticular application the question is
one of general inteicst, and tho Sen
ate will bo called- upon to establish
an important precedent. Much may
be said, has already been said, on
both sides of it. There is a wide
difference of opinion between the
managers of the impeachment and
the lawyers for the defense. By the
re-perusal of tho trial of Warren
Hastings we learn that ho was im
peached after his resignation, and
such is held to be good laiv by the
Democratic House, while the Repub
licans and the defendant's eminent
counsel hold that the right of im
peachment is derived only from the
Constitution, and must be strictly
construed, and that by Ihe letter of
that, instrument Belknap is beyond
its jurisdiction. Without any pre
tense of a knowledge of law, and of
Constitutional law more especially,
we nevertheless feel that the latter
view of the case is more consistent
with common sense, and heuce, ac
cording to our logic, better law. We
take it for granted that the demurrer
of Carpenter, Blair and Black will be
snubbed, yet notwithstanding that
we can never feel that a man is liable
to impeachment after he has resigned
from tho office which rendered him
impeachable, rather than liable to
criminal prosecution, as he would
have been in the private walks to
which his resignation lowered him.
Time to Stop.
General Crook, who can be as kind
and gentle to the Indians as anybody,
when they Lehavo themselves, and
who is one of the few men who have
succeeded in managing the wildest
tribes, is also a man, we should judge,
who will take no nonsense, and any
savages who venture on tho war path
within his vailiwick are likely to get
themselves into trouble. lie has just
been heard from over in the Yellow
stone region, where ho has been do
ing somo big marching and has given
Messrs. Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse
et al., who hang about tho agencies
all winter and go out marauding in
tho spring, somo salutary lessons in
deportment. Crook does not do bus
iness in the Piegan style, but his way
is none the less effective, thouch it
is probablo that if he had chargo of
the Indians all tho year around, with
no Interior department to bother
him, he would get along with very
littlo fighting of any kind. If wo
had but a few hundred such effective
officers as tho general in question we
might gladly submit to the Demo
cratic bill to reduce tho army, but
unfortunately thoso like him are few
and very far between. An article
appeared in the Oregon tan last week,
clipped from a Cheyenne paper, if
we recollect aright, which seemed to
insinuate that tho Indians had decid
edly worsted the troops under Crook.
We really have to take issue with
that paper on this point, for it, itself,
only claimed that the Indians had
succeeded in stealing back some
ponies which our troops had captur
ed, and that ono cavalry officer with
his command held back in the fight
and looked calmly on. We surely
fail to see how this defeated the old
Indian fighter "tlieman who catches
his shadow." Ah.no! The dispatches
told a different tale, and the General's
record is too good and of too lonpr
standing to bo frightened away by a
fractious Cheyenne editor. The cus
tom of trying to pull down every one
who reaches eminence is getting en
tirely too common, and like the editor
with dried plums wo draw the line
at Crook.
To the Victors Belong the Spoils.
The attempt to obtain reform by in
vestigations and exposures, is like
trying to collect the water pouring
out of a barrel full of holes. Nothing
would astound the country so much
as a'solemn declaration by the Dem
ocratic party that, should they come
into power, they would retain every
honest, faithful anil capable man
now in the public service, under
executive appointment. And yet,
this i3 just what wo must come to.in
real reform. , Offices will be sold as
long as they are treated as spoils of
victory, and the bartering of post
traderships by Mrs. Belknap is noth
ing bnt a logical result of the spoils
iheory.
Iii Jlenioriam. -
Mr Harvey E. Chamberlain, tho
subject of this sketch, was born in
Sutton, Vermont, on the 15th day
of September, 1818, and died of
typhoid fever, in this city, on Friday
the 21st inst.
Mr. Chamberlain was a young man
of steady habits, refined instincts and
honorable characteristics. Shortly
after he was admitted to the Oregon
bar, he was elected to fill the office
of City Attorney for this place, which
office he held up to the time of his
death. From tho day that wo took
possession of the ENTEiirniSE, until
his recent sickness, Mr. Chamberlain
had served as our local editor, and
how creditably to himself, we leave
others to judge to us ho appeared
without equal.
Our associations with tho deceased
were of tho closest nature, and we
can say in all truth that they loved
him most who knew him best. He
was charitable to n, fault poor fel
lv! we Lavo seen him take money
from his pocket when it was almost
like 'taking bread from his mouth,
and give with more cheerfulness
than many a richer man.
In mind and tastes, he was above
the ordinary class of Western people,
yet his affability and warm cordiality
made friends for him on every side.
Large in stature, ho was large in
soul, in ideas, and in deeds. Ho
grasped an acquaintance's hand with
the earnest pressure of sincere affec
tion, and looked him honestly in the
eye, and for a friend no sacrifice was
too great. lie was a constant reader,
it being his ambition to lead rather
than to be led, to be looked up to
rather than down upon. He was a
gentleman in nature and a gentleman
in breeding, and as such " scorned
anything mean or even questionable.
For the benefit of his old parents,
far off in the green hills of Vermont,
we will say that their boy was kindly
cared for in his last moments, and
was buried from the Baptist church.
Flowers, the gifts of young ladies,
God bless them! were brought in
profusion to tho church and placed
upon ins conin. JUie woms oi uie
choir still ring i:i our ears "Who
has not lost a friend?"' for friend
indeed he was to us, faithful and
true; and, as a last tribute to tho
memory of our departed associate,
we can but say that wo feel that his
spirit has ascended to that throne to
which so many heartfelt prayers, for
his sake, have of lato been offered.
Our innocent and well-meant ad
vico to the people of Benton in our
issue of April 15th, it seems, provok
ed the editors of the Gazeite and
Democrat to give vent to their indig
nation in "profuse strains of unpre
meditated art." The Democrat pub
lishes an inflammatory article under
the chaste and grammaticihead of "A
Infamous Exaggeration," and uses
up a font of exclamation and interro
gation points, causing the vasty deep
of his pent-up feelings to "boil as a
pot" in scriptural parlance, while
brother Carter brings all his knowl
edge, scorn and contumely to con
centrate in ono withering outburst,
which fairly opens to our frightened
gaze the "crack of doom," hear him:
"Constitutes himself DICTATOR to
the citizens of Benton county, and
directs benefit of all ignoramuses
who may wish them how they h id
best invest their own capital." After
this thunderbolt we were prepared
to retract, but ho goes on to quote a
government official who confirms all
we said and more, with referenco to
the depth of water on Yaquina Bay
Bar, so that the one and the other
are not "conducive" to that clearness
of mental vision which would enable
us to comprehend tho scope of his
reasoning, and until we hear from
him a.crain we must ask "which?"
Ock Natiox Disoiiackd. We feel
assured in saying that Democrats of
even the most rabid stripe will not
consider the downfall"1 of President
Grant a subject for bonfires and re
joicings. The sad news of his cor
ruption falls like a pall upon the
entire nation, and is rather a cause
for mourning and sack cloth and
ashes. In his overwhelming d:s;
grace let us endeavor to recollect
him as the hero of Fort Donaldson
and Vicksburg, just as the impartial
historian gives Benedict Arnold
credit for courage and gratitudo in
his exploits in Canada and at Sara
tago, for Heaven knows lie is in need
of charity and kindly feeling.
Please Take Notice. Wo leavn
by Washington dispatches that a
greater contraction of currency took
place in March than has ever occur
red in a single month before. Agi
tators who urge that more currency
should be issued to moet the wants
of trade, will please take notico that
tr.ide is not in want of greenbacks at
present, anil does not seem likely to
be for some time to come.
A dispatch from Barbadoes says
riots have occurred throughout the
island. Plantations and houses aro
sacked, animals destroyed and enor
mous destruction of property taken
place. Over 40 of. the rioters" have
been shot. The troops aro actively
employed. The city of Bridgetown
is threatened, business is suspended
and families aro seeking the shipping
for safety. The rioters say they
have the governor's sanction for
their action. The immediate recall
of the governor, John Pope Henessey
is requisite to cave the colony
COURTESY OF BANCROFT LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY. CAT.Tkyirtjta
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
Washington, April 24. Sargent
submitted ihe following resolution,,
which was acrreed to:
Resolved. That the Secretary of
the Treasury is directed to inform
tiie senate ot tuo amount in eacu
case of average and of taxable capi
tal, and of average and, taxable de
positors on May 31, 1875, in savings
institutions having capital stocks
on bonds of the respective States and
Territories, together with the amount
of tax collected upon said capital
and upon said deposits in each of
said States and Territories during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875;
also the amount of average and of
taxable deposits in saving institution
having no capital on May 30, 1875,
together with the amount of tax
collected upon said depositors in
each of said States and Territories
during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1875.
. By Kelly of Oregon, to provide for
the occupancy of missionary stations
upon Indian reservations; Indian
affairs.
April 25. Sherman, from the com
mittee on finance, reported with
amendments the concurrent resolu
tion to secure conformity in gold
coin, moneys and accounts between
tho United States and Great Britain;
placed on the calendar.
Tho Seeato then resumed consid
eration of the bill to amend tho laws
relating to the legal tender of silver
coin, and Jones resumed his argu
ment. HOUSE.
Washington, April 21. Knot in
troduced a bill to regulate the privi
leges of the writ of habeas corpus in
certain cases; referred to the judiciary
committee.
The bill for transferring the Indian
bureau to the War department passed
139 to 98. Adjourned,
April 21. Fort introduced a bill
to organize the Indian country and
to establish U. S. courts therein.
Campbell introduced a, bill to in
crease the circulation of the national
bank notes to relieve national banks
from the tax on circulation; to liqui
date the national debtard strengthen
public credit.
O'Brien introduced a bill to reor
ganize, tho navy. It provides there
shall bo on the active list six rear
admirals, eighteen commodores, fifty
captains and seventy five command
ers, and that promotions in these
grades shall cease until thoso num
bers shall bo reached.
Faulkner from the committee on
foreign affairs reported a joint reso
lution requesting tho President to
tako such steps as may tend to obtain
the early release of Edward O. M.
Condon from his imprisonment in
England; passed.
April 21. The District of Colum
bia tax bill with amendment provid
ing a tax of per cent, on all
property, real and personal, was
passed.
Lawrence, from the judiciary com
mittee, submitted a re poit in relation
to the Pacific Railroad, proposing a
bill to require them to create a sink
ing fund to pay at maturity, the
principal and interest of the subsidy
bonds issued to them by the Govern
ment. It embraces a discussion of
the legal right of Congress to require
this sinking fund and the necessity
and justice of it. It is very full and
elaborate. Ordered printed and re
committed. Tho House then went into commit -too
of tho whole, Cox in the chair,
on the legislative and executive ap
propriation bill, resuming it where
provision is made for mints. Piper
moved to amend the item for the San
Francisco mint by increasing the ap
propriation for wages from $223,000
to 8270,000.
Randall moved to amend the above
amendment by providing that the
rate of wages paid in San Francisco
mint shall not exceed thoso paid at
Philadelphia mint by more than 25
per cent., allowing 13 per cent, for
the difference between paper and
gold, and 10 per cent, for the differ
ence in cost of living. He remarked
that the Postofiice Department made
no difference between the compensa
tion at San Francisco and other cities.
He also compared wages and cost of
living in San Francisco and Phila
delphia. Piper protested against a compar
ison between San Francisco, where
men livo and let live, and Philadel
phia, where they try to get everything
and give nothing. Loud laughter.
Gentlemen should not compare tho
Empress of the Pacific ocean with
that old city on a mud creek an
over-populated country village. Con
tinued laughter.
Randall repelled tho remark as to
Philadelphia, and reminded Piper
that if it was a village on the Dela
ware, it was a village containing 140,
000 dwelling houses, more houses
than the cities of New York, "Brook
lyn and San Francisco combined,
with a population of 817,000, 200,000
of whom were engaged in prosperous
times in manufacturing, with 10,000
manufacturing establishments. He
was not in favor of cutting down tho
pay of skilled mechanics or employes
anywhere. Ho believed tho director
of the mint at Philadelphia had un
warranted ly cut down wages there,
no could not see, however, why me
chanics at San Francisco should get
more than at Philadelphia with that
labor drained from' tho East, espe
cially from Philadelphia.
Piper then moved to increase the
appropriation of material for San
Francisco from $73,000 to $110,000.
Piper's amendment was lost.
O'Brien moved to insert an item of
$14,000 to carry on the assay office
in the mint building at New Orleans.
After a long discussion, in which the
amendment was opposed by Ilandall
and Holman, it was adopted.
Davis, of North Carolina moved to
insert an item of $14,000 for the mint
at Charlotte, N. C. Another long
discussion against tho same ensued.
The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Bennett, an item of
$5,000 was also inserted for the assay
office at Boise City.
The question of tho compensation
of territorial judges, fixed in the
bill at $2,500 gave rise to a discus
sion, most of the speeches being
against the utter inadequancy of
that compensation. Cannon illus
trated it by tho statement that the
territorial legislature of Utah made
an appropriation to increase the com
pensation of U. S. judges, who act
ed there in a dual capacity.
Hoar expressed, his' astonishmpnf
at Cannon's statement, and intimated j
that a federal judge who received
compensation from any outside sour
ces deserved impeachment.
The consideration was interrupted
to allow Lord, chairman of the im-,
peachment managers, to present the
rejoinder to the demurrer filed by
Belknap. The paper was read and
is to the effect that the House in the
name of its members and of all the
people of the United States, says
that the first replication to the
plea of Belknap to the articles of
impeachment and matters therein
contained, in matter " and form is
sufficient in law for the House to
maintain its articles of impeachment,
and that the Senate as a court of im
peachment Las jurisdiction to hear
and determine the same, and that as
Belknap has not answered such
articles of impeachment, or in any
manner deuied the same, the House
of Representatives prays judgment
thereon according to law.
Consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill was then resumed,
tho question being on the amend
ment to increase the compensation of
Territorial judges from $2,500to$3,
000. As there was no quorum vot
ing, it was agreed that the amend
ment should be offered in the House
and voted on.
Hoar offered an amendment for
bidding Territorial judges to accept
any compensation, except that pro
vided by Congress.
Steel opposed the amendment as
one which would drive every judge
in the Territories to resign. The
amendment was agreed to.
TI2I.I2GKAPIIIC XEWS.
Kastcrn.
New Yobk, April 20. The World's
Washington special publishes the
following under immense head lines:
Important and trustworthy evidence,
directly implicating the President of
the United States in illegal and cor
rupt use of the publie money, has
been taken to-day before tho com
mitter on the Department of Justice,
and comes from no less a person
than an ex-member of his cabinet, ex-Attorney-Gonoral
George II. Wil
liams, who in fact shielded his illegal
conduct behind the written order of
tho President. In a word it involves
tho payment out of the secret
service fund, by order of Grant, of
$32,000 to aid in carrying the elec
tions in the city of New York in
the year 1S71, '72 and '75. All this
money was paid to the notorious John
L. Davenport, who was chief super
visor under tho enforcement act, but
who does not receipt for it in a single
instance as an officer of the govern
ment, but simply us John L. Daven
port. In one instance Le merely
gives his own due bill for a payment
made to him in his official capacity,
all duly receipted and audited in the
Treasury and correct, and from all
legal accounts this corruption fund
for election inrposc3 was gobbled
secret service fund. Ex-Attorney
General Williams says he was first
called upon to p.iy Davenport $0,000
in 1871. lie hesitated to use the
public money in that way, and call
ed upon the President, who, after a
brief conversation, ordered its pay
ment by a writen order. In tho fall
of 1872, when the last Presidential
election was held. $20,000 was order
ed to bo i aid to Davenport, the ex
Attorney General testifying that in
each instance he received the ver
bal order of the President before
turning over the money. List fall
$0,000 more wre paid. When Wil
liams half remonstrated against tho
largest payment for election in 1S72,
when Giant ran against Greeley, the
President aid: "Davenport is en
gaged in a great work up there; he
must have money." When pressed
by the committee on the corrupt and
illegal use of this fund, thecx-Attor-ney
General evaded and dodged,
and seemed reluctant to tell, though
not so willing after all to protect the
President. This corruption fund
was paid ou the order of the Presi
dent, to Whitely, and by the latter
to Davenport. Whitely produced
to-day, tothecommittee, Davenport's
voucher for every cent, and Williams
corroborated him in that and in
other respects.
Fort Lauamik, Wy., April 23.-Of
the three wounded men from lied
Canyon massacre, two have died,
Theo. Berges of Virginia City, Nov.,
and Greshan, Bigelow, Holt county.
Mo. Fulton was alive at last accounts.
The colored woman captured was
killed. Her body was found full of
arrows and mutillated. She had also
been ravished.
Little Roc k, April 21. Of the
six men hung at Fort Smith to-day
ono was a full blooded negro, ono a
full blooded Choctaw, one a full
blooded Cherokee and one a white
man, and were all sentenced at the
last term of U. S. court for the west
district of Arkansas on tho 3d of
September. The six were executed on
the same scaffold.
Washington, April 23. The law
allowing private advances of the cost
of government surveys to bo credit
ed when payment is made for lands,
was rendered void in the revised
statutes by the codifiers referring to
the wrong section. Many California
settlers' and town-sites'entries there
fore haveboen refused any allowance
for money sthus advanced. Sargent,
two days ago, secured the passage
by the Senate of his bill to. correct
this error, and Page, yesterday, put
it through the House. It will
therefore become law as soon a3 it
is signed by the President.
One of the most eloquent and
effective ypeeches in advocacy of
the transfer of the Indian bureau to
to the War department, was that of
Representative Lane, of Oregon. He
argued that the transfer to army
management would tend to maintain
peace, secure additional protection
to the lives and property of our citi
zens, reduce the expenses of govern
ment, and in no wise injuriously af
fect, even if it did not improve, the
condition , of the Indians. While
discussing the question of economy,
he dextrously called attention to tho
vast amount of good which a portion
of the money thus saved could effect
by opening the navigation of the
Columbia and improving the harbors
of the coast, so as to develop the
natural wealth and manifold resour
ces of Oregon. This-wily and forci
ble extemporaneous speech has -iv-en
Lane high rank among the de
baters of the House.
The Boston Globe says Bristow said
to a government official lately "I
will be satisfied to stay where I 'am
I have never sought thePresiaency."
St. Louis, April 22. The Globe
wttucrai s Leavenworth special from i
the news seat of tho Indian troubles
in the Big Horn country is to tho
effect that the Cheyennes have brok
en up into small bands for marauding
purposes. A party of miners had a
fight with one of these bands day
before yesterday, in which one In
dian was killed and two miners i
wounded.
New Yoke, April 22. The Cres
cent City,- the first vessel of the new
line of the Panama Transit Steam
ship Company, left to-day with 55
jjassengers and the mails.
The World's Washington special
says the Caulfield committee sent to
the Treasury Department to-day and
secured the book in which the secret
service accounts were audited.
Official figures show that in 1S72
alone there were expended over
$105,000 in Grant's behalf instead of
$43,000. The Times' Washington
special says that in tho appropriation
for secret service funds the money
was absolutely within the control
of the Attorney-General. There was
thought to be clearly unpardonable
looseness in the disbursements, since
the only vouchers preserved .aro the
receipts of Whitely. If gross sums
of money have bean improperly ex
pended in New York the responsibil
ity must fall on the Attorney-General.
Davenport's testimony puts
the President's action in a new and
more favorable light.
Washington, April 23. A Repub
lican member will to-morrow move a
resolution in the House that the in
vestigation now pending shall be
public. Many Democrats favor the
resolution.
New Yobk, April 23. The Times
says Bristow is recognized to-day as
a representative of tho reform senti
ment, and his claim to his position
grows stronger steadily.
St. Locis, April 23. While five
persons were decending the coal
shaft at Brown's station on the Co
lumbia branch of the St. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern railway,
on Friday last, the rope broke and all
fell to the bottom, over one hundred
feet, two men and a boy were instantly
killed, and tho other two fatally in
jured. The Tribune's editorial, based up
on its Washington dispatches, says a
very simple explanation suffices in
case of Mary Merrill, which some
people imagined would give trouble
Bristow. Briefly, it was not a smug
gling case. Bristow was not em
ployed in it. and he had no part in
its settlement.
The Times' Boston special says tho
Republican delegates from Massa
chusetts thus far are nearly equally
divided between Blaine and Bristow.
The be.st part of the organization is
for Blaine; the people are more for
Bristow.
Laicamie City, Wy., April 21.
The sheriff has arrested and confined
in jail here two women, supposed to
be the old woman, and Kate Bender,
of Kansas murder fame. A descrip
tion of Kate and Mrs. Bender was
sent here by telegraph to-day from
the Sheriff of Parsons, Kansas, and
exactly answered the description of
these prisoners. They aro tough
cases anyhow and will be held for
further investigation.
Baltimore, April 24. The Ameri
can publishes the statement of one of
tho passengers by the Hibernian,
which arrived yesterday, to the effect
that among tho passengers who land- I
e.l at Halifax were J) :i Carlos, oi
Spain, and three of his generals. It
is said they are to m-ike a tour of
of the United States incog, and will
resie.'i St. Louis to day.
Washington, April 24. Because
of the condition of affairs in Mexico
several vessels are. ordered to the
nearest waters. Four steamers left
Hampton roads recently forTampico
the SJunnut, Marion, Smilara thu
Hartford.
The following aro the postal changes
announced for the Pacific coast:
Discontinued rataha Prairie, Waihi
Co., W. T. Postmaster appointed
Abraham V. Odeu, Mitchell, Wasco
Co., Ogn.
New York, April 24. The World's
Washington special says: Davenport
failed in his testimony to convince
the committee that his huge expen
ditures were proper; even Republi
can members do not deny it, and are
willing to concede there has been
gross irregularities in the matter of
vouchers.
The Times says Bristow is recog
nized to-day as a representative of
tho reform sentiment, and his claim
to this position grows stronger stead
ily. "New Yoke, April 25. The Trib
une's editorial on Blaine's speech,
says it is straightforward and lucid.
If his statement of facts be accepted,
there will be little or nothing left to
support the scandal iu any of its
preseut forms. Tho Sun's editorial
says Blaine's promised speech came
yesterday. His subject was the $G4,
000 paid him by the U. P. Co. for
worthless bonds. His explanation
is not satisfactory. We believe he
bad the money.
The Herald says we think the long
statement by Blaine will be accepted
by the candid man of both parties.
To be sure U is e.v parte, but he as
signs very good reasons for collec
ting tho evidence himself and com
ming forward in his Own vindication.
Accepting Blaine's vindication, the
public will be curious to know who
inspired the accusation. Harrison
is a Republican and understood to
be a personal friend of Blaine's rival.
It would now seem to be in order
for Morton to rise and explain.
The Times says the appearance of
Blaine responsive is a novel-occurrence.
Heretofore his attitude has
been aggressive. To tho most of his
opponents even his attitude will seem
that of conscious innocence. His
defense is far more specific and com
plete than tho charges brought
against him. Some one is interested
in destroying Blaine's reputation.
To accomplish that, evidence, if it
exists, is necessary; mere assertions
will no longer do, and -at present
Blaine must bo held acquitted.
The Tribune's editorial says tho
speach of Jones, urging that silver
should be made legal tender in cer
tain proportions to gold, will attract
attention. His display of erudition
upon the subject, whatever may be
thought of tho financial theories of
the Senator, in this speech, so far
as delivered, is very far superior to
the usual liood of Congressional
wisdom on such subjects.
Pacific Coast.
Sax Fisancisco. April 23. The
concert of Gilmore's Band at Wood
ward's Gardens literally naoked th.it
1. . " . . :
boats communicating with suburban
retreats wero crowded throughout
the day.
Borden, April 23. A shooting
affray occurred thismorning,whereia
a Spaniard named Miguel Valenca,
was shot and killed by J. E. Griffith,
a blacksmith by occupation. It ap
pears that the deceased had been ac
cused by Griffith of holding criminal
relations with his wife.
San Francisco, -April 22. Archi
bald McKinlay, for a long time cash
ier of the bank of British North
America, has become a member of
the San Francisco Stock Exchange,
taking the seat of George W. Kinzee,
for which ho paid $40,000 the Iarg-e
est amount ever paid for a seat ex
cept in the case of McDonald's re
cent purchase.
Sax Francisco, April 24. Capt.
C. C. Moreno and a party of Italian
fisherman, in four boats.will proceda
to-day on a raid among tho Chi
nese stake nets of San' Pablo bay,
and before they desist will make a
clear sweep of all traps from San
Quentin to Carquinez Straits. Ev
erything will bo dono in legal
form in compliance with tho enact
ment recently passed.
San Fraxcisco, April 25. Dom
Pedro and party arrived this even
ing. At Pleasantan, 40 miles from
the city, his car was detached from
the train, put behind another engine
and riished over the road half an
hour ahead of the overland train.
The object was to avoid any demon
stration on his arrival, and it was a
perfect success. Tho party passed
through Oakland without attracting
attention, crossed tho hay and ariving
at the wharf took carriages to the
Palace hotel, where they entered
without half a dozen people knowing
they had arrived. On the arrival of
the regular train at Oakland, a great
crowd was in attendance, with bands
playing and colors flying, with Dom
Pedro already ensconced in his
apartments at the Palace. Seats had
been engaged by the telegraph for
the party at the Mechanic's pavilion
to-night to1 hear Gilmore's orchestra.
Okovill,e, April 25. The Laporte
stage was stopped six miles above
this place to-day by one man, and
robbed Wells, of Fargo & Co.'s box.
The amount of treasure is not yet
known. Five passengers wero in
the stago at tho time.
l''o reign.
Calcutta, April 22. A telegram
published in the Pioneer to-day an
nounces that seventeen persons, im
plicated in the murder of Mr. Mar
gary of the English expedition, will
be executed at Bahanio Bemha, May
5th, in tho presence of the British
escort.
Lo.ndox, April 22. An explosion
of powder to-day during the opera
tions in the new railway tunnel iu
course of construction near Meath,
Glamorgin county, South Wales,
caused tho roof to fall, burying all
the workmen. Thirteen dead bodies
and a number of wounded have been
recovered. The search for victima
continues.
Paris. April 23. Lesoir states
that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
is considering the case of a commer
cial treaty with the United States. It
is proposed to place French silks and
wines on advantageous footing as to
the tariff in the United States, while
France in return is to subject Ameri
can cotton to only small import dn-
London, April 23. The Homer
ville paper mills near Bristol were
burned; loss estimated at ."70, 000;
")) workmen disemploved.
Cairo, April 24. The Egyptian
troops have begun their homeward
movements from Abyssinia.
Bkrlin, April 24. It is announc
ed that the eommtttee of mining
officials, which is going to Phila
delphia on behalf of the Prussian
government, will lo divided into
two parties. One will visit the min
ing districts of Montana, the Rocky
Mountains. Idaho and California,
returning from San Francisco by
way of Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
The other party will remain cant of
the Mississippi, and visit the diff
erent parts of Pennsylvania and Illi
nois. London, April 24. The Hungar
ian Ministry have resigned, but tho
Emperor of Austria refused to accept
their resignations.
A dispatch from Berlin says it ia
stated that the government is going
to reinforce its Mediterranean squad
ron. Extradition. There are dot
three prisoners charged with forgery
Win slow of Boston, Gray of New
York, and Brent of Louisville in
London awaiting extradition, but,
observes the New York Herald, there
is delay over their surrender because
of the question springing out of the
Lawrence case. Whatever may be
the merits of tho English claim in
regard to Lawrence, in its present
shape it does not justify a nullifica
tion of the treaty. The surrender of
the three prisoners named is asked np
on'grounds clearly within the treaty,
and when Lawrence is tried for an
other than an extraditidu offence it
will be time enough to determine
what is to be done with the treatj.
A correspondent from Hepner, in
Eastern Oregon, says: "The grass fe
better than it has been for years.
The roads are dusty, and the people
need no gum boots or a canoe to
travel iu this section. The farmers
are through ploughing, and a great
many are engaged in driving beef
cattle to the Dalles, where they are
disposing of hundreda,"
A $12,000 monstrosity, in the
shape of a double calf, is on exhibi
tion at Portland. The animal is nine
months old, has one head, two
bodies and seven legs. Mr. Daniel
Willson is the owner of this singular
freak of nature, and intends taking it
to the Centennial.
The .Democratic State Convention
nominated Lane as Representative,
by acclamation. F. R. Strong was
nominated district attorney for this
judicial district.
.
The Multnomah Democratic con
vention met on the 22d, elected dele
gates to the State Convention, and
adjourned till the 20th of May, when
candidates will be nominated for the
various county offices.
There was not a singlo proxy at
the Democratic convention in MuJt'