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o o o o o THE ENTERPRISE. OREGON CITr, OREGON, MAY 5, 1S76 Winslovr ami Oregon. Winslow, the revererd swindler, chas become the cinse of diplomatic complications between tho United States And Oreat Britain. Since the .tradition treaty was negotiated by Gbolh countries, persona indicted for any of the offenses recognized by the treaty, including murder, piracy, rotjbefy, arson and forgery, have been surrendered whenever tho usual forms have been complied with. Several years ago lire British Parlia ment passed an act providing in effect that before any prisoner shall be sur rendered, the government demanding o must make a pledge that he shall ' not be tried upon any other charge than that mentioned in the order of " extradition. This vsvs placing an entirely new construction upon the treaty, and was an attempt to modify it in an important particular without the consent of one ol tho parties to it. Such, au arrogant act could not of course be recognized by the goveru "inent of tho United States. Acquies cence in this new condition wa3 for mally refused, and Great Britain not then insisting upon the preposterous Vight of the parliament to amend the treaty, the exebango of prisoners r went on as before. Objection has now been made to the surrender of o Winslow without a pledge from the United States in conformity with the . act of Parliament, and Mr. Fish has c formally refused to give any such pledge. He has replied to the de mand and informed tho British gov ernment that if it insists upon hold mg mnsiowassuuject to prosecution - "IT" 1 , i. only on the charges set forth in the ; warrant of extradition, our govern ment will consider it such an infrac tion ofthe article of thelreaty rela . tivo to extradition as to warrant a demand for the abrogation of that article. It was but a few davs since tho brief telegram camo over the , wires that the treaty between this country and Great Britain was virtu ally annulled. No other conrso is Vef t us but henceforth to refuse to surrender any British criminals who may fall into our possession. The breaking of this treaty affects A, Oregon more than perhaps any other State in the Union. We are but a short distance from British Columbia, and our thieves will make that country their haven, while this State will be tho asylum for absconding Colonists An escaped prisoner or one fleeing from justice in this section of country flias but a short distance, compara tively, to travel ere he is beyond the reach of the law. "We will all learn, sooner or later, how seriously this trouble between Great Britain and the United States will react to Ore ' gon's detriment. But sincerelv re . greting the diplomatic difficulties as we do, we would prefer, almost, that Oregon be made a second Van Die man's Land, that it be overrun with o escaped murderers and "Sydney Dncks," rather than self-important . England should break her treaties with ns at pleasure, and dictate to G our Secretary of State. Englishmen Lave exaggerated notions as to the power of an act of Parliament, for there is almost nothing which it ma' not accomplish within the British Dominions, from tho changing of a man's name to the creating of a dy nasty; but it is cn little too much to claim that even that potent authority can assumo to modify a treaty for mally adopted and ratified by the joints action of tho British govern ment and another power, and we hope s that Secretary Fish will remain firm in'the stand ho lias taken. Our Skirmish on the Rio Grande. f , It is a matter of course that a re bellious outbreak in the northern States of Mexico involves our own border in a greater or less extent. A little fighting that our troops lately . liad there frightened the Democrats to such an extent that they saw in , the simple skirmish a declaration of war with the hidden motive of giving -Grant sufficient popularity to carry him for a third term to tho White House. How disappointed they must now be at tho quietness now reigning along the banks of the Bio Grande. Sntrh little fight3 are to bo expected ns a natural result of mere contact. Tu these trivial complications there might bo some troublo if Mexico ,-wero tho most highly civilized of nations, and Texas the calmest tem Cpered and most righteous of people. As Mexico falls far short of an ideal civilization, and as our Texans are nQt saints in any sense, wo have no reason to wonder that something like .a small skirmish lias already occurred on the' Bio Grando. Wo may con gratnlato ourselves, however, if tho accounts received by telegraph are true, that our peoplo have behaved .well, and that the prudence of tho American military commander has been as marked as his promptitude. That there will be a war, we are sorry t0 6ay for the predictors of Casarism, that it is entirely beyond probability. Tho Albany Democrat says that tho 'steamer City of Salem, Captain U. B. ;rcott, made the run from Albany to Salem, (42 miles) last Sunday, April 30, in2 hours and 20 minutes riming timc. This is the quickest trip Tn'ade between tho two cities this fce.iaon. o WASHINGTON LETTER Washington, D. C., Apr. 14, 7C It is amusing to observe the frantic efforts periodically made by Congress to appear before the public in the attitude of enforciag strict economy inaugurating a system of thorough retrenchment and reform. This they do pluhintbropically and without re gard to coat, and even to the extent of sacrificing the salaries and per quisites of some of their zealous though humblo supporters. Con scious that the much enduring nation is loaded to a degree approximating the last feather's wright, they strive to delude tho patient national animal into believing its burden somewhat lighter; though tho sad truth renders the relief bat momentary and the comfort gained but the result of shifting the pressure from one set of aching muscols toanother less sorely galled by actual contact with the pack. With immense display of zeal and energy they proclaim their pur pose to stop tho gaps through which the "life blood of the nation is ebbing away." The work is prosecuted re gardless of expense, millions are joy fully paid out, and, at last, amid the grand flourish of party trumpets and peans of congratulatory acclamation, it is made apparent to the grateful public that a leak has been stopped, the tax-payer's sacred privileges pro A 1 i 1 a iecieu, ami uie saving or a sixpence per annum effected for the ensuing two years. That this is no hyperbole, no flight of fancy or effort of the imagination, a brief perusal of the Congressional record will show. For months tho noise and clash of the busy engine of investigation have been heard; witnesses have been summoned from far and from near; expenses to the amount of S125.000 have been incurred; and all to what purpose? Careful examinations have failed to sustain grave accusations; the smoke has far exceeded the fire; and indiscriminate investigation has pfoved hurtful to none but the party encrasrod in its prosecution. At the beginning of the present session, Congress promised stern, unyielding and impartial measures, akin unto Roman virtue, in their severity; since then, four months have pass d away, and a curious public may well ask what has been accomplished. First, tho civil service has been crip pled by tho indefinite furlough of three hundred clerks; salaries have been decreased, and the general effi ciency of the Executive branch of the Government greatly impaired. While in legislative matters, the ap propriation bill plays sad havoc with the disposal of the public funds and the tariff measure makes numerous changes in existing rates and duties. Wholesale condemnation is not your. correspondent's intention, and ac cordingly these remarks are only such as are sustained by known facts. For example, take tho river and har bor appropriation bill. Its passage was heralded as a stroke of economy, and to the credulous it might so ap pear; yet, it requires but a moment's examination to rend the veil of inno cent motives and lay bare the miser able subterfuges of the measure. Under tho guise of retrenchment, and by the provisions of this bill, inndreds of thousands of dollars are virtually devoted to private ends. A $3,000,000 steal in a $5,000,000 appropriation, with Sam. Randall of Pennsylvania as the accredited au thority for tho statement, is certainly encouraging and prophesies well for the dawning Centennial era of reform. Hallett Kilbourn, tho recalcitrant 'ring" witness, still continues his exile behind the bars of our district jail. For nearly a month ho has suffered the rigors of Congressional displeasure, and, martyr like, refuses to allow his private papers to be sub jected to tho scrutinty of the inquis itive Congressmen, who had hoped through them to solve the enigma of the famous Washington real estate "pool." His incarceration, although indirect violation of the Constitution, is sustained under the caption of "British precedents," to which, as a matter of course, Judge Black (Mr. K.'s counsel) objects, and denounces the entire proceediufr as an illegal aud unjustfiiablo usurpation of au thority. Congress, some years since, made an express provision for tho punishment of refractory witnesses, by due course of law in the district courts, and thus by its own decision must stand convicted of error. The writ of habeas corpus has, however, been issued in tho case, and it is therefore presumable that a thorough ventilation of the subject will soon ensue, when it is hoped tho powers of our American nouse of Commons will bo clearly defined. Like every rose with an attendant thorn, so each Congressional measure has joined with its varying phases, tho concomi tants of seriousness and comedy, and to this rule tho nrospnt i no exception. During last week tho quiet chuckle of satisfaction so fre quently audible in the House after the announcement of Kilbourn's dis comfiture, was rudely interrupted by tlie presentation of a little bill for furnishing tho prisoner with his raoals. To this extent there was nothing unusual in the proceedings, but tho joke was duly appreciated when it became known that the hon orable members were called upon to ii'piniate au account for viands eon- sunied to tho tuno of $30 per diem. It was indeed a decidedly unwelcome surprise, and pledged as they were to discountenance extravagance of all kinds, it became exceedingly un pleasant to consider bow very laugh abla was their present inconsistency. The situation . is becoming really desperate, and tinlcss this abnormal activity of the imprisoned bon vivant's digestive organs be arrested, it is alarming to think of the consequences which may ensue. Tho Commissary Department must be plunged into irretrievable ruin, and months of weary legislation will fail to repair tho breach in the national finances. The last act of this drama is awaited with breathless expectation and in the meantime, our modern Gargantua breathes the noisome air of his dun geon foul and languishes on his pris on fare of champagne and truffles. One more piece of concurent absurd ity aud I am done. After days passed in anxious discussion, the nomination of R. H. Dana, Jr., ns minister to the Court of St. James, has been re jected, and a worthy gentleman thus denied the privilege of filling an ex alted position. Suffering from the accusation of literary piracy, he was sacrificed on the altar of outraged Senatorial dignity, and this, too, for availing himself of a power which Congress had in its perverse wisdom (?) legalized. The solemn old bald heads of the Fog-bank (as the Senate is now known), forgetting their neg lect in the matter of an international copj'right law, righteously deemed it necessary to establish a limit for po litical morality, and accordingly, with Benj. Butler as a co-adjntor, drew the line of demarkation at brains. The idea was certainly forcible, while tho article in question was both scarce and valuable. The result was the old story of tho spider add the fly; deluded with their fancied pow ers of discrimination, the Senate blindly walked into shy Ben's little trap, and in refusing the requisite confirmation unwittingly gratified a personalenmity and smoothed out the milled plumago of the "Essex statesman." R. M. D. Starving Economy. The order under whish the flow of gas and water and the use of fuel in the United States buildings was stopped has been tho canso of just comj'laint and condemnation throughout the land. The United States Court at Portland has receiv ed tho order in question, and in night sittings would have to- use tallow dips were it not for the con fidence placed by the Portland gas Company in Congress eventually re covering its senses. Tho Democratic House informs us the applanation for lighting, cleaning and warming tho federal buildings is exhausted. Then why in the name of common sense does not the committee on ap propriations rush to tho breach. This is a case of actual necessity, and we hope the House will sudden ly awaken to that fact. The country will applaud tho efforts of the Demo crats at retrenchment, but it dons not grudge fuel, gas and water for the 'public offices. Tho committee on appropriations ought to save ev ery dollar it can, but cheeseparing economy is perhaps worse than ex travagance as it is pleasanter to die after a short and happ' life, than eke out .1 miserable existence in tho avocation of a beggar. Ovei-Zealous. Verily 'are the Democrats of the House still thirsting for gore. Not content with putting Belknap on bs defense before tho Senate, they want to impeach somebody else, and now meditate, it is said, pitching on Clapp, the Congressional printer, as their next victim. After bagging such big game at tho first shot, it is notsurprising that their appetites are keenly whetted for more, but they ought not to level their cannon at such a tom-tit as Clapp. He is not worth impeaching if he is a rascal and it has been by no means proved, and it is very questionable whether ho is erough of a government officer to be impeachable under tho Consti tution. There is no glory or political capital to be extracted from hira. If really guilty, as the House seems to look upon as a foregone conclusion, an indictment and trial before a criminal court is the kind of punish ment for such "small fry." One sniff of impeachment from afar has seemed to turn the head of the Dem ocratic Congressman, and everybody suspected of wrong, from an imper tinent hoodlum to the Chief Execu tive, must be impeached. - w The Snmoan Farce. The dispatches the other day in formed us that Secretary Fish would pay no attention to the Saiuoan diffi culties, for ho considered Steinborger (who was at the bottom of all the trouble), an adventurer and a man who has forfeited his United States citizenship by accepting emoluments and office under a foreign govern ment. We were agreeably disappointed that tho anti-administrationists for got to raise their howl of indignation at the "cowardly" conduct of our nation in forsaking its citizens to tho high-handed authority of tho British man-of-war, Steinberger has long been known in thi3 country as an unprincipled trickster of tho higher order, and it was with much relief that we heard of his departure to "a right tight little island that stands in the sea." The kiug of this mighty realm appointed Steinberger his jrirne minister, but becoming dis gusted with double dealing caused him to be imprisoned on a British ship and if the captain would only Fail awa3r with him he might be as sured that no international troublo would come of it, and he would bo the object of tho lasting gratitude of the American people. CONGRESSIONAL. SENATE. t; Washington,-'April 23. Legis lative business was-suspended at 12:30, and the impeachment trial was resumed. "'" : ' : Oarnenter. of counsel for accused, addressed the Senate. ' Ho argued that the managers were attempting to manage the case of both sides. It was not the intention of counsel for the accused to cause any unnecessary delay in the case, but they had prior professional engagements and had not time to prepare memeseives iox arnine: the question of jurisdiction. He asked that tho matter bo delayed for two weeks from to-day, and they would theu ask no further postpone ment. Lord on the part of tho managers, opposed the request of Carpenter for postponement, and asked the Senate to here the testimony in re gard to jurisdiction. - Conkling submitted an order that the Senate proceed first to hear and determine the question . whether Belknap, the respondent, is amenable to trial by impeachment for actsdone as Secretary of War, notwithstanding his resignation of said office. Carpenter during his remarks aaid they would contend that an officer of the government had . the right to resign at any moment, and tho mo tives which governed the resignation coul not effect the latter. Lord said the evidence as to the jurisdiction was principaly of a docu mentary character and it would not take over an hour to hear it. Edmunds submitted a motion to strike out the last paragraph of the order submitted by Conkling and insert, tho follwing in lieu thereof: And that the managers and counsel in such argument discuss the ques tion whether issues of fact are ma terial. The Senate then, at 1:35, re tired to consider tho order as sub mitted by Conkling, and the amend ment of Edmunds thereto. At 4 o'clock tho Senators returned to the chamber and presiding officer Ferry announced that several orders had been agreed upon, which were read by the clerk, as follows: - Or dered, that the Senate proceed to hear and determine tho question whether Belknap, th. respondent, is amenable to trial by impeachment I for acts done as Secretary of War, r i - . i i i i- i noiwiinsiancung uis resignation 01 office, and that the managers and counsel ia such arguments discuss the question whether issue of fact or materiil; and whether tho mat ters in support of jurisdiction alleged by the House in tho pleadings sub sequent to the articles of impeach ment can thus bo alleged if the same are not inserted in said articles. Second. Ordered. That the hear ing proceed on -1th May, at 12:30 o'clock, that the opening and close of the argument bo given to tho respondent; that three counsel and three managers may be heard such order as may be agreed on between themselves and that such time be allowed for argument as said man agers and counsel may desire. After some debate as to tho ordi r of business tho court adjourned un til 12:30 Monday. The consideration of Legislativojjusiness was then re sumed. May 1. Mitchell, from the com mittee on railroads, reported favor able on the bill to exlend the time for completing tho survey and loca tion of the Portland. Dalles and Salt Lake railroads; placed on tho calen dar. At 12:33 the impeachment trial was resumed. The pending question was on motion rescind tho order agreed upon in conference on Fri day allowing the respondent to open and close the argument, etc. Lord on tho part of the managers, asked that four of tho managers be allowed to argue tho question now before tho court. Manager Hoar spoke in favor of the motion to rescind the order. He claimed the managers had the right to close, and referred to various English precedents in supjiort of his views. The discussion was con tinued at some length by Hoar, Car penter and Lord, and at 2:20 the Senate retired for consultation. The Senators returned to the cham ber at 2:55, and the presiding officer said he was requested to state that the motion to rescind the vote by which the order of argument was made was overruled ; also, that the request of the board of managers to bo allowed addressed the Senate on the question of jurisdiction had been granted. The Senate setting as court of .im peachment then adjourned until Thursday. May 2. Allison from tho com mittee on Indian affairs, rejiorted favorably on; the House bill appro priating $50,000 for subsistence and supplies for tho Apache Indians in Arizona Territory, and for tho re moval of the Indians of Chiricahuau agency to San Carlos agency. Pass ed. Edmunds, 'of Vt., submitted the following and asked its immediate consideration; Resolved, That the committee on commerce be and is hereby instruct ed to inquire what legislation if any, is necessary and expedient to pro vide regulationsconcerning the im migration or other arrival of persons in the United States from other countries, with the view of securing the people against the evils of pau perism, srimo aud other injuries to morals and good order of society, and with the views of securing law ful aid to the States in the exercise of sanitary and police jurisdiction and that said committee report by bill or otherwise. Laid over. Morrison submitted an amend ment in the nature of a substitute for the House bill to prevent tho so licitation, contribution or acceptance by any officer or employe of the gov ernment of money, property or other things of value for political pur 2oses. Ordered printed. house. April 28. On motion of Lord, permission was given the managers of the Belknap impeachment case to examine as witnesses on trial the members of the committee on ex penso in tho War Department, or any members of the House whose testimony they may deem requisite. Kolley introduced a bill for the admission free of duty of the machin ery used in tho production of raw silk; referred. Adjourned. May 1. The Speaker laid before the House a communication from Kilbourn, offering to come before the committee and nroduee hisbooks. Thejetter was laid on the table. - In the House to-day a resolution to have Hallett Kilbourn examined before the real estate pool .committee was laid on tho table as productive of indignity. - - ,.; - A resolution of inquiry into the Un ion Pacific Company's possession of Little Rock and Fort Smith rail road lands was adopted. A resolution of censure of Brown of Kentucky, in the last House, was rescinded and" expunged. ' Jfayner reported a ; bill authorizing; tlie i treasury to ..excha.ngesilygx. fPi' greenbacks to "an" amount "not" to"' ex-" ceed ten millions. Such greenbacks to be retired until fractional curren cy, equa, t,0, til su;iui3.xecvedr when the latter is to be destroyed. He supported the bill in a Speech, in which lie said this would relieve the people, who already felt the . want of small chanpre. ' The House adjourned without ac tion.' ' TEI,EGl?APmC NElVSi Eastern. - Niav York, April 28.- Sme four years ago a number of bankers and brokers in this city were swindled out ot sums aggregating about ?87, 000 by i means of 'counterfeit 7-30 United States" bonds. -' 'These the brokers sent to the Treasury Depart ment for redemption" 'and received tue proceeds.. Atter tlie bogus character of the bonds was discover ed the Government ' instituted suit to recover the amount. lne case was tried in the' United Siates Dis trict Court and resulted in a verdict for tho Government. New Yor.ii, April 20. Commodore Vanderbilt is sinking fast. li physical constitution is rapidly go ing to pieces. . He has suffered from hemorrhage half .his "life, but the real causes are more deeply seated His disease Ox the bladder, and her nia it is feared of tho bladder, is ultimate and not distant. Nander bilt. being noted for his caution in all business affairs for 'years, -'has been prepared to resign his post, and so complete aro all his arrangements m this respect that it is believed tnat, notwithstanding his great luliuence in the r&ilroad business of the conn- try, his death wonld have but little effect in the stock market. The stock which he holds in tho New York Central and Harlem railroads would not, it is said, be thrown on the market within one year after h's death, if at all. . ' The lLsrahVs cable reports that Tweed was lately t.een in Pans. KW luiiK, . April 2J. lildeat. prospects for the Democratic Presi dential nomination are considerably improved by the action of the New York State convention. The ripple of fractious opposition amounts to nothing us effecting the decision at St. Louis, lilden is clearly the choice of his party hero, and if nomi nated at the national convention will get the entire party vote of the State. Various journals in the South here tofore hostile, now udmit that though laden is not their hrst choice, " he may ue tue most avanaoie canui date. - Blaine's campaign continues to progress favorably; as Carl Schnrz. says of Bristow, he emerged from his mud bath of scaudale strougei than before.. Even the editors who originally were surest that the but torn fact m theLittIo-Kockboudca.se were discreditable to Blaine, now recant, including Medill, of Chicago; Llichard Smith, of (.aucinnati, ami Sam Bowles. Judge Davis for tho Democratic nomination is less talked of since the New York convention presented Tilden. Qlixcy, 111., April 2G. James MeOune, formerly of Ohio, arrived in this cit3r this afternoon from the Black Hiiis and was interviewed by a Whig reporter. McCune' is dis gusted with tlie liills and savs" hun dreds were leaving and many more wero without means to leave. He does not believe gold has ever been found there in paying quantities. rhere wcro plenty of rumns of rich lodes, but he only .saw one or two who had been lucky enough to liud mvthing of value. He had paid a.v high as 20 for one hundred pounds ofilour, lifty cents per pound for snirar, aud other things in propor tion. Washington, April 20. Sargent's speech on the Chinese quostion will be delivered early next week. Ho is sanguine that by the thorough pre- . . C i! . 1 - 1 seuiaiion eii me sunjecs wuicn he proposed to make to the Senate, im portant action as party of the treaty- making power can bo secured to ac complish the desired result. Kepreseutatives Lane and Luttrel appeared before tho Senate com- ! mittee yesterday to urge a favorable report on the House bill concerning j the Klamath Reservation and OregoD Wagon Road Co. The bill makes ! slow progress, there being a strong j disinclination to authorize the issue j of more land scrip. . , . ! Discontinued, Stonesburir. Lane I county. Postmaster anrointod. A 4. J John Clntwooil, Damascus, Clack- , amas county, Oregon; J. M. Stark, Bruceport, Pacific county, Washing ton Territory; Mrs. Dora F. Stnmp, Wallula, Walla Walla county, W.T. Sarah A-. Graham, Toledo, Benton county, Oregon. Glover's amendment to the legis islativo appropriation bill, which passed to-day , is very important. He hid in a skilfull combination of vords the effect his amendment will have. It will save more millions than Randall promised in his most enthusiastic moments. The tremen dous effect is all produced in the last sentence, "except those for whom specific jippropriations are made in this bill." If the Senate agrees to the bill the diplomatic service will be entirely abolished, and the river and harbor will be a dead letter. Whether this provision would not abolish the army and navy is a great legal question. All work nnder the charge of tho architect of the navy would be stopped, and the bureau would have no further exis tence. It also abolishes the engrav ing and printing business. It has been suggested that Glover only in tended to prohibit the employment of a few draughtsmen and clerks; but any way he has led the House into a trap. Washington, May 1. The public debt statement shows a reduction for April of $2,780,000, Coin balance, ST.7,G05,000; currency balance, 8519 -000. ' New Yoiu:, May 1. The Tribune's Washington special says: Shonld the Senate decide it has jurisdictiou in the Belknap matter, it is under stood hewill have, no difficulty to prove in an action beforo the court on his indictment, that Clymer guar anteed inlnj unity ' ir he resigned." Clymer denies any such guarantee; but he told another member ' of th committee 'he shonld recommend Belknap's impeachment if he was in office at ndon the next day. His re mark was. not . officially jnadeas chairman, and therefore is not biud Ing. JtoiCOEflslUHfilQa special says Grant is again quite ill, under the care of a phj-sician. The story that the President favors Conkling as hi& successor-ia; repeated New YomcMay 2.--Gen..McDowell is on hls'way'fo California. Commodore Vanderbilt and Justice Dowling are improving. By direction of the President, Cus-, ter has been ordered. to his regiment in Dakota and left to-night. He is relieved from further duty as com manding officer under brevet rank, and goes simply as Lieut. Colonel. Terry succeed to the -position he occupied before lie became a politi cian. ' Custer; is considerably ,chop f alien. -, t. . .. There is no formal order from the war department relieving . Custer from his ; command. , It ; is said in military. quarters that the detention of that olhcial here as a witness be fore tho : . Congressional committee will necesseaily prevent his taking command of his portion of the ex pedition against the 'Indians now about to be inaugurated. The, com mand proper will be directly nnder Ferry, who is commanding officer of the department of Dakota PiiiADEtiPiiiA, May; 2.- It is now estimated that nine-tenths ot all ex hibits for the Centennial exhibition aro now in place in the different de partments and" that the schedule will bo completed 'in the next few davs. The Corliss engine, in Machinery riau nas been in successtnl opera tion during tho past two days New Yokk, May 2. Tho Brooklyn superintendent of polico to-night re ceived a telegram from the chief of police at San Fiaucisco, stating that ho had arrested John llalleran, who murdered William Russel,1 in June, 1S71, at the foot of Dock street, Brooklyn. ' ' lNDiAXArox.18, May 2. The re publicans curried the city election- to day by a largo majority, electing 11 out of 13 councilmen. ' Iarltie Coast. San Pijancisco, A pri 1 23. The Railroad Company have attached tho stores of the ; t;teamer City of Panama and -will do tle same with all tho Paciiio Mail steamers them selves without liling bonds of in demnity. . , ? ' Audio Cavilli, machinist, who has uerfeered what' is supposed to bo a valuable machine for the manufac ture of boots and shoes, ,vas waited upiui : at his shop to-day by Dom Pedro, who ordered a model of the machine, and vol mUeered to consult with his government about obtainiu;. a patent for the inventor in .Brazil. as ho is desirous of introducing tht boot aud shoe manufacturing busi ness into that country. . Sax Francisco, April 30. Last evening iinstem Bros., boot and shoo manufacturers, discharged from Ihoir lactory on Ilycs street, near V vne-ss aven ue. 75 Chinese em pl-ovees. The tirm expect to lmethe Mongol ian element completely eradicated in a in .nth. v iiii.o men to-morrow will fill tho; placed of the Jhhiese lischarged. Tho crack shots of the California Cilia Association held the. luonthh match at Bay View range to-day. Distance 1,000 yards. Tho weatuei was favorable. Capt. 11. J, Burns ot the Sumner Guard, won the gold medal of the association for the sac- )nd time bv a score of 41 out of pos sible 50, each man being allowed tei scoring shots. This is two per ma moro than tho standard, required ii. the recent contest for Creedmoor match for Centennial team. a place selecting in San Anpiseas, Cal., April &. Michell Brown and Michell Ratw vich, the Austrians convicted, last week of robbery, were sentence-d von terday by Hon. Ira II. Reed to im prisonment for 15 vears each. : San Fkancisco, May 1. The at tachment placed on the stores and coal of the? Pacific Mail - steamer Alaska on Saturday was released to day on a boud for 27,000 to enable her to sail for Chiuaaud Japan. l'late Kurr of Portland. Orecron. has brought suit before tho register in bankruptcy' Getchell. against the Nevada and Northern telegraph Co. to recover 28,750, alleged to be due him on the construction of the line from Winnemucca to Portland. The acton which the bankruptcy of the company is predicated is the attachment on the company's office at Portland, by Ladd & Tilton. Antioch, Cal., May 1. A lir$ oc curred here which,, was theculmiua tion of an excitemeut which has been growing since last Saturday, when ono of tho. doctors informed various parties that several boys Lad visited a Chinese house of prostitution on tho outskirts of the. town and were now, in consequence, under treat ment. In a short time their parents heard of it and. extreme . measures were talked of, but better counsel prevailed. On Saturday morniug thirty-five or forty citizens proceed ed to to tho Chinese dens and noti fied them , to , leave town, before 3 o'clock, or- trouble would ensue. This all promised to do, and several of them started up the river in a sail-boat for Stockton, and others taking the titeamer for San Francisco. Among tho latter was one women who was nearly gone with disease. A boss ; Chinaman was sent with them, but. much against his will, it requiring tho efforts of two .men to get him on the boat. It being sup posed that tho . women had left for good, tho excitement subsided. However, on Saturday afternoon, it was reported that the woman who bad started for Stockton had return ed, which, revived the excitement of Saturday, but nothing occurrexl to disturb the serenity of the Sab bath until about 8 P. M., when a cry of fire was raised, and it was soon apparent that action had been taken. Chinatown was on fire, and a crowd of curious lookers-on assem bled; together with the fire company but little wa3 done to stay tho pro gress of tho fire, and all but two of the building's were destroyed tb.6 jiu mates fleeing terror stricken n " 1 the. tirt was started, no one kin lorday Jhe remaining building i J, ' leen removed, and Antioch Ts free, fiofia this degraded class. - foreign. ' iBEBtistf 'April 20. An ijperj,. decree 4$ published to-day i-est,jr'j.' , theYTght oZ sull'rago to those hi!, '' itants of Alsace and Lorraine, wi' while electing to retain XYcboi! nationality, are "domiciled in those provinces. Paris, April 30. The revolt ia Algiers "has' been'coniplefely subihi. ed. The leaders have baen capture and held as hostages s for vthegooj couduct of their tribes. g EtTDESHOKif , May" 1 Th e hoilcj of 'the steam' ferryboat plying ween Jhis place ;and JSoney-of-Lefj. of-Rhine exploded yesterday. It : rid-to-day t - r ; - . London May 1. The Clementina a contraband vessel, was seized at Malaga, by , the Spanish revenue officers: -The crew was ordered be low," but refused to go. r A sailor be longing to Gibraltar, and a British" subject, was 'shot and wounded and left without help for three honro that ho bled to death. - Great injja. j - resi dents. The matter is in the hande0f the British minister. Paws, May 2. It is asserted that Gen. 1 Clilzeret" hasv petitioned to MocMahon for pardon and permis sion to return to Prance. London, May 2. -A Berlin patch reports that the King of Lcv. aria has given permission for the erection of a colossal statue of Bis marck in' Kissengen,- to mark tke spot : where Kullman attempted to assassinate the Prince. At a meeting of tlie- Oxford Boat Club captains yesterday, the invita tion of tho Yale University was re spectfully declined! o- TEiilUTOllIALr NEWS ITEMS New 'Mexico has 118 public schools. Chinamen have been fighting with tho fishermen at Brookfield and got badly worsted. The California demand for Pucet Sound lumber is greater than the capacity of the mills. : A woman was arrested and. finej in Vancouver the other day for severely beating her own child. Mr Lang, a cattle buyer, has col lected about 3,000 head on tho Toa chet, and wants to swell the number top,VQ'J. Henry Grampecker bos been ar rested at Walla Walla on a requisi tion issued by the Governor of Ore gon. He is charged with forgery in Union county. ! The .Forest Qneen arrived at P,ori ijiuilow last wouk, -having made thr- round trip, to Saa -Francisco in 17 iays and 0 hours. The oniokf? J3!?d..ti ip ever made between its two ports.. , Seattle monrns the hasfv ihht of oue Tomlinson, a boss carpenter, to tue tune oi about one thousand dol lars.' : 21 tons of piping wero siin.r.l from the Tumwater manufactory 7ar San Francisco last week. 300,000 hoop poles were shipj-ed from Tacoiaa to San Franeisen'on tho last trip of the Dacota, and .yC'.- '00 more will be . sonk ou her la-xt trip. The fishery at Vancouver is heiaz ,)"t in -shape fur work.' A large reservoir is to be built at Vancouver in connection with the tafeKwbrliJO , The hoop. shaving . season closed -at Vancouver Rumor suggests, savs a corre? iMideut of the ftvw,,;,',- that the NT. P. R. R. will lie'comnletwl to Vancouver within the next 'eighteen nojiths. . The O. S. X. Co. have commence! tho construction of a light draught oat at Celilo to run on Snake river. Tho-master of , the bark M..nt.;ra not having his light up one dark night last week, a fine of S20 was imposed by Collector Webster, of Seattle, and its payment exacted. The Port Madison, mill is rnniihig night and day; turning out about a Uuudred and twenty thousand feet of lumber every twenty-four Lours. " Tho. .Chinese missionary, Dong Gong, is preaching at Oljrspia. 11. D. Harrington," of Olympic. making extensive preparations for cultivating oysters on the. west side of Budd's Inlet. Crosby's flour mill at Tumwater is running night and day. 200.000 hoop poles will be shipped from Tnmwater on tho next", trip of the. Dakota. . The Senate has confirmed Ferry as Governor of Washington Territory. . The stage between Boise and Sil ver city was robbed ugain on the 23d ult. The robbers got but little. The Port Gamble Milling Com pany bought nearly all of the proper ty offered at the bankrupt sale of the. Utsalady Mill Co. The Postage Bill. We look with less pregnacious feelings than here tofore at the 'postage' bill as no' finally agreed to by the Senate, fur it takes transient 'newspapers acJ magazine's out of the third class, aud permits them to bo sent any distance at tbe rate lof one "cent for every ounce Tor"' fractional , part tlei'ef The object evidently is to let a eingle occasional newspaper be sent through tho mails for one cent, and this i right. There might be a temptation under this law, to mail as transit newspapers or magaziues, at the V rate, publications which should pay one cent an ounce as third class nia -ter, but postmasters would probably have means of detecting and prevent ing such petty frauds. A few days ago, a man naraeu a rick Duffy, employed. in one of wholesale liquor stores, in Portias fell from the second to the first story . of the building and" sustained a L vcre fracture of tho hip bone, believeti mac persons wera Juej LisnoN Iay l.-The Prince Cf Wales and suite, arrivea from
