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70L. XXXVI-No. 5U SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1887. "VEEKLY EDITION EASTERN. News of the Week from Be yond the Rockies. THE BOAT RAILWAY. Oregon's RepreaeataUTes Working- lor thia Thlag The Dalle. Washington, Feb. 11. Following ia the substance of an amendment bearing on tbe boat railway at the dalles, which the Oregon senators have decided to in corporate in the river and harbor bill. The committee on commerce has author ized it. The secretary of war is directed .to appoint a board of three engineers from the U. 8. army, whose duty it shall be to thoroughly examine the obstruc tions to navigation in the Colombia river at tbe dalles and Celilo falls, and at Ten and Three Mile rapids, and to report to the secretary of war on er before the first Monday in December next as to the fea sibility and advisability of overcoming soch obstruction by means of a boat railwsy st the dalles and Celilo falls, and the widening of the channel of tbe river at Ten and Three Mile rapids to a navi gable state for large river tonnage boats ; and to prepare detailed plans and an es timate of the cost thereof, and the use fulness of such improvement to naviga tion, and their relations and value to commerce. Such board shall also report u to any other plan or project whereby such obstructions to navigation may be overcome, which, in the judgment of such board, may be more desirable than toe above or worthy of consideration by the secretary of war and congress, and rejfort the detailed plans and estimates of tbe cost of such proposed improve ments, and their relation to commerce and usefulness to navigation, Such board shall further rejort as to which of such projects is by it deemed most ad visable. The secretary of war shall lay sacb report before congress at the next session, with the views of himself and the chief of engineers thereon. Fifteen thousand dollars, er so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriat ed for this purpose. 7, Aa IaLer-atalo ('mntm Law DerUioa. M T W T - U It m... board of railway commissioners to-day rendered a decision in a case in conioim ity with the new inter-slate commerce law, prohibiting discrimination in long and short hauls. The Chicago, Hurling tun & Quincy had been charging the state $1.H0 per ton for carrying coal from Lucas county to Glen wood, for use in the asylum for the feeble, and $1.25 per ton for coal from the same place to uoun cil Bluffs, twenty miles further, for use m deaf and dum asylum, ine commis sioners recommend that the railroad ,"S charge no more for the short than the I Ltnt tiatil m r a ar Mi f nmridnni I h at etu-ct will be grafted in state legislation The Aatl-ralj-cany BUI. Washington, Feb. 11. After a long session the. conferees on the anti-polya bt bill reached a complete agreement en tbe points of difference between the ' two houses. Another meeting will be held to perfect the phraseology of the bill, which it is expected will be report ed to the senate Monday. The exact pro visions of the measure cannot as yet be obtained. It includes, however, what is regarded by the conferees as tbe best fea tures of the house and senate bills. The action of the senate bill which provides lor the appointment of a board of trus- weea to administer on uie proper ty of the Mormon church is omitted. The bill repeals the charter of the Mor mon chared, and instructs the attorney general to institute proceedings to rerov er all prooertv of that corporation not ac jpired in accordance with the laws of the United States. Churches and grounds, church yards, and property need for the purpose of worship are not interfered with. It also revokes the charter of the Mormon immigration society, and de votes the property of both corporations to public school , purposes. It leaves me election law substantially as at present. except Uiat it invests in the president power to appoint probate judges, subject H confirmation by the senate, ine pro visions of the house bill, authorizing ad ftuniat ration of an oath to a letra! wife to ostain a charge of polvgamy, is includ ed. The provision of the house bill elim inating noiYiramista from the reeiatration lists is also included, as agreed on in con- wrence. The Great Strike Kaded. New Yoax, Feb. 12. The men who participated in the treat longshoremen m.t iw.1 Vi . nlo.'a atrik-a ara eacer to get back to their old places. The strike is cuaea, ana everything wui oe in a wc a 1 m . a a uaiconaiuon Dy to-morrow. A Bla- Techt Rare. New York. Feb. 14. R. T. Bush' . yacht, the Corona, and Caldwell A Colts' Dauntless will run a race from Sandy llnil. XT- V L. HnuiiatMnl TftV i ilTW aula, " land, on the fourteenth of March. It ill be for ten thousand dollars a aide. BrMg. Washed away. Bcttk City, Feb. 23. An iron bridge I lately erected here was washed away this afternoon. The county thereby is loser to the amount of 27,000. Forto ntely no one went down with the bridge. A feeling prevails that had some precau tions been taken in removing driftwopd collecting on the protection pier yester morning this loss could have been : wrted. : ASOTHEB GRAXD RASCAL. Grand Treasurer of the I. O. O. F, af Texaa, Short Chaa-e. Chicago, Feb. 13. A special to the Times from Austin, Texas, says : There Is quite a sensation here to-day among grand lodge of Odd Fellows which has been in session during the week. It is alleged that Thomas M. Joseph, a prom inent lawyer ol ualveston, and for ten years treasurer of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Texas, is short in his accounts in a sum ranging from $12,000 to $30,000. Suspicion was first induced nearly a year ago by a draft drawn on Joseph being re turned unpaid. There Xay be aa Extra Seaeioa. Washington. Feb. 13. There is every reason to believe the. republican majority in the senate favors an extra session of the Fiftieth congress. This will not be done, of course,, if the president can avoiu ii, dui snouia any ot tne regular appropriation bills fail, he would be re quired to do it. The veto of the depend ent pension bill holds in the treasury a large part of the surplus that would oth erwise have been expended. Republi cans are urging large appropriations for coast defences and construction of a new navy, and yesterday the bills introduced Friday by Senators Cameron and Hale. appropriating $37,000,000 lor increase of the naval establishment, were reported back favorably, and will be passed at the earliest possible moment. The regular appropriation bills are in a backward condition, and if an extra session is forced, the issue will be between reduc tion of the tariff and providing means for national defense. Maanlos; Realg-aa at LaU Washington, Feb. 14. Secretary Man ning called at the White bouse this after noon and placed his resignation in the hands of tbe president, to take effect up on the appointment and qualification of bis successor, ibis action is taken in order to allow Manning to acceid the presidency of the Western National bank of the city of New York. His jetter of resignation will not be made public lor several days. It is stated at the White house that no immediate appointment will be made to the office and Manning will continue to act as secretary for sev eral weeks. Secretary Manning left Washington this afternoon for Albany. He expects to return to Washington Friday or Saturday. The Militia BUL Wasjiisotox, Feb. 14. The president has allowed the act appropriating $400,' 000 a year to provide arms and equip ments for militia to become a law without his signature. The constitutional limita tion of ten days within which be should have acted on this bill expired Saturday. His failure to sign the bill is regarded as an oversight, as he was not known to ob ject to any of its provisions. THK RETALIATORY BILL, It Will Be Slightly Aatnlcd la the Hoim of ReareoeatatlTe. Wamuxotox. Feb. 14. The sub-corn mittee of tbe house committee on foreign affairs, consisting of Mrs. Belmont, Clem ents, and Uice, to-day presented its re port on tbe retaliatory bill. A substitute hill ia recommended for the Senate bill and the Belmont bill. It provides that when the president is satissea mat AmAi..an vmiaU ar rf.niw4 trpfltv rmhta or reasonable privileges, he may, by i - t .- -s-vl. 1 1 . hvM int at man. rocoaieiiuu yivuun .ih suw can port of vessels owned wholly or ia -wji b Kv RritiaK shi Hiorrfl nn'arn vintr f mm Canada or Newfoundland, except when mm t I S t ? in distress. . lie may aiso iorpiu tne im- rwrt.inn iJ an v tmntla. wares, or mer chandise, from Canada or Newfoundland, nr anv IrwvtmrktJVe. car. or OSI1M TeniCie. Violation of this provision is made pun ishable by fine or imprisonment, or both. Une section ot tne rui auuionzes me creation of a commission to take testimo ny with respect to damages inflicted upon Amorican citizens and American vessels. The substitute bill was debated at length, but no action was taaen. Galveston, Tex., Feb. lo. The firm of Oppenheimer & Co., of this city, has failed. The liabilities of the firm are .knni half a million. It ia estimated that the" assets will more than cover this amount. A Diarnal Fallarc New York. Feb. 15. The business for the steamship and railroad companies along the piers of the city has assumed its normal conditions. The men have Eenerally gone back to work, and ac nowledHl that they are badly beaten. A Jaanp Death. Niagara, N. Y., Feb. 15. A man named John Stever, aged seventy years, was noticed to peer strangely over the railings of the great suspension bridge here this morning; and be mounted the railings and jnmped over the side of the bridge Dei ore nis inwuuu tw w certained. He alighted in tbe raptda of the Niagara river, ninety feet below, and was lost to view. RepahUeaaa Carry Philadelphia. Pun ihrirnii. Feb. 15. Great inter est was manifested in tbe municipal lection here to-day. The officials cho sen will enter upon their duties under the new law, known as the Bulht bill, which provides sweeping changes in va rious departments of theory- Tbe dem ocrats experienced connderaWedifScntty inmpleting their ticket. Their first nominees declined. The party finally nominated for mayor, George Deb Keim, who three years ago was elected sheriff on the republican ticket; Charles Ben ton lor receiver of taxes, and U. W. Ar undel for city solicitor. The republican ticket is: 11 win H. Fitler for mayor; Henrr Clay for receiver of taxes: and Charles W arwick (the present incum bent; lor city solicitor. Neither ticket was enttrely satisfactory, and the papers were not united in support of their party candidates, the result being a large amount of scratching. The city, on a straight party vote, is republican by from 15,000 to 25,000. Returns from fourteen of the thirty-one wards in the city give r mer, rep., ior mayor, a majority ot 293, and Clay, rep., for receiver of taxes, 7578. Careful estimates at midnight place Fitler's majority at 25,000, and Clay 8000 to 10,000. Aahore la New York Harbor. New York, Feb. 16. The passenger and mail steamship Wisconsin ment ashore when entering New York harbor to-day. All the passengers and mail were saved. "COMMODORE" SLOAT. Mysterious Disappearance in New York of a Once Well-Known Resident of Salem. Years ago, and for many years, Salem was the home of a man who claimed to be a nephew of Commodore Sloat, of the U. S. navy. E. D. Sloat was a painter by trade, and would be about 75 years old, if alive. He was industrious and peculiar in some respects might be called eccen trie, and occasionally became "how come you so?" though not decidedly intern perate. It is very possible he accumula ted something, as be was a single man, industrious, and earned good wages for at least twenty years in Salem. He was rather portly, in fact a handsome man, and took pride in appearing well. From his chum of kindred with tbe U. S. Com modore, who had been in actual service and was well known in publiolife at that time, everybody called him 'commodore. If Commodore Sloat had any mining stock it was no doubt that of the Santiam mines the White Bull lode that Salem people discovered and developed at con siderable cost twenty years asro. Old citizens of Salem wiU read with interest tbe following item taken from the Y. Star of rebruary 5. Ibe idea tiflcation of tbe lost man with tbe "Com modore" seems perfect : "Nothing has yet been learned of the whereabouts of Commodore t.. V. Sloat, the old gentleman who wandered away from his home, No. 250 Seventh avenue, last Tnesday morning. The police are still looking for him, but so far have not yet gamed the slightest clew to his whereabouts. Mr. W. O. Sloat, a nephew of the missing man, said yester day: "Something must have happened to him. as he never would have kept away from home so long. He was 74 years old, and had become a little child ish and forgetful, but was perfectly sane. At 7 o'clock Tuesday morning he said he was going to walk two or three blocks up town and then retarn. Mnce that tune we have seen or heard nothing of him He had no bad habits. I am inclined to think, that be had some valuable papers in his possession at the time of his de parture, as several times lately l nave seen him looking over papers. When any one came into tbe room where he was while he was occupied thus he would always put the papers harriedly into bis pocket, lie never told any one his busi ness, and I do not know how much money he was worth.' More than fifty years ago Mr. Sloat left his home and went west to work at his trade, which was that of a painter. For ten vears after his departure he kept his family well informed about bis move ments. At the end of that time all cor respondence from him ceased, and for forty years Ins family did not know whether he was dead or alive It was said bv some that he had invested some money in mining stocks, and had made a large fortune, but nothing 'positive was known. Seven years ago Mr. Sloat re turned. He went to the home of a nephew. The body of an old man an swerine the description was found on Thursday floating in the water off Staple- ton, S. I. It has not yet been ulentihed." LEXO STATION ITEMS. Feb. 8, 18S7. Miss Mary Luper is in poor health. The people here are using ice cream in their coffee. Mr. Wm. Spicer went down to Silver- ton yesterday. The band boys from here went up to . - i . . i . .i . Lebanon last mgm loaerenaue uie town. The thermometer went down to four degrees below aero, Saturday morning, here. Rev. David Brower and wife, of Mac leay, have been visiting near here for the last lew days. n TVimjnn staire driver'a team ran ifir nn. Hi la at WMk. hrakintr th tongue out of the hack and doing other damage to it. TKa aratth bound nameneer train on Ka nicrht rJ Jan. SI wis six hours be hind time on account of the high waters washing the rails ana ties on ine graae. near urao iree creex. Vmccs. lire lnAr K trab an rams on rwderdav afternoon's train, and will visit her hus- 2 band for a few days. PACIFIC COAST. News by Telerraph from West of the Rockies. KILLED HIS ROOM-MATE. FUaaiah Art of a Madaaaa la tha Kap Aaylaax Sas Fkakcibco, Feb. 12. Dispatches from Napa, in this state, give the Infor mation of the lulling by David Jones, a patient confined in the State asylum in that city, of his room-mate. Jones killed his victim with a piece of iron, and then slept beside the dead body till morn ing. Jones said tbe spirits commanded him to commit the horrible deed. roKTLAXD, Of., Feb. 12. The people of this city in every walk of life are rejoic ing oyer the success of the railroad bridge bill in passing both houses of the legisla ture over the governor's veto. This is the prevailing topic of discussion on the streets, and the Laboring men especially are in nigh glee. Tha Caaa af Jiiuw. PoBTLAicD, Or., Feb. 12. E. W. James, tbe man who killed Mrs. Mary Newton, in AlbinsJ on Thursday, with a gun he didn't kf ow was loaded, will probably be indicted for manslaughter. Baa tha Kara. Sax FaAsnsco, Feb. 13. The Amer ican ship W. II. Macy, Captain Hark ness, coal laden from Cardiff to Balfour, Guthrie & Co,, this city, ran on the rocks inside r ort 1'oint, as she was entering tbe harbor at 2 o'clock this morning, and had a hole stove in her bottom. Tugs went to her assistance, towed her off and succeeded in beaching her on tbe mud flats in Mission bay. Poetlaxd, Or., Feb 14. Dispatches received in this city, state that in the caving in of tbe east end of the Cas cade tunnel one life was lost, a man named Humphry being killed. StraajS Car Chaagaa. 8a Fbaxcisco, Feb. 18. Statements made recently that Senator Fair had pur chased the City Railroad horse car line, which runs along Mission street are posi tively denied1. It is stated, however, to night that the Market street cable com pany of this city has acquired 60 per cent, of the stock of the City Railroad company. This new branch will be con verted into a cable road, and thus be come part of the Market street system. It is also stated that the Ueary street cable road is about to be transferred to the Southern Pacific people. Tbe ab sorption will be followed by the con struction of a cable line along Point Lobos avenue, from First avenue to the Cliff house. Three Seaaaca KlUca1. Sah Fbascisco, Feb. 16. A peculiar fatality occurred aboard the bark Mem- non, from Tacoma, as she was crossing the bar at the entrance to this harbor this afternoon, in tow of the tug Relief. Tbe bitts around which the hawser was fastened on the bark broke, struck the forecastle, and killed three seamen in its passage overboard. The men killed were Martin Kisky, aged 50, eoe known as Henry, aged 50, and another known as Gus, aged 28. Tbe two former were Finns. The latter was a uerman. All were unmarried. BAD WRATH KR. Sevare Storm Aloes; tha Caaat af CaJifor- aia. Los Angeles, Feb. 14. A severe rainstorm has prevailed here for the past twenty-four hours. Rain came down in torrents last night accompanied by thun der and lightning. The precipitation amounted to 3.37 incites and rapidly washed away the approaches to several East Los Angeles bridges. Part of the Downey avenue bridge and the San Gabriel valley bridge were carried away. Streets near the river were submerged, and residents remained in other parts of the city during the night. There are many wash -out on the Southern Pacific between the Tehachape mountains and Col ton. Wash-outs are also reported on the California Southern in Cajon pass and Temacula canyon. Through trains are delayed. The breaks are not serionS, and will be repaired in a day or two. TWO VESSELS WRECKED. Special to the Express from San Pedro says : The storm raged here with great severity yesterday. The waves ran mountain 1 high, . . and vessels at anchor off De adman's island were tossed about like chips. Last night tbe ship Ken ne beck and barkentine St. Lonis slipped their ancliors and were com pletely wrecked. Tbe omcers and crews of both vessels were saved. The St. Louis was from Coos bay, loaded with lumber. Tbe Kennebeck was of 2,000 tons burden, loaded with coal from liver pool for the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. BUwhada tha Caatral Pari Sr. Sax Fsujictsco, Feb. 15. A serious snow blockade exists on the Central Pa cific railroad between Colfax and Cisco. Th overland train that left here yester day is detained at Colfax, and the west bound train at Cisco. Until yesterday trains came through by the aid of snow plows and range sboreler. bat the eon- 1 tinned fall of snow which tbe wind drift- ed on the track, finally rendered all ef forts to keep the track clear futile. Owing to the snow blockade, the mail steamer for Australia, carrying the Eng lish mails, has been detained till Thurs day. Poetlaxd, Oregon, February 16. A Chinaman snatched Mrs. C. H. Dodd's purse as she was ascending tbe stairs leading to the Portland library rooms to-day. Mrs. Dodd (rave chase to the celestial, and overhauled him at the Revere house, where the pone was re covered and the culprit turned over to the authorities. THK STEAMER DAWX. Sha la ricked ap at 8aa aad her Officers SaTad. 8ax Fxaxcisco, Feb. 16. The steamer Empire arrived here this morning from up the coast. On the 13th inst. she picked up at sea, off Yaqulna Bay, tbe little steamer Dawn, which was disabled and had been missing for several days, and was supposed to be lost. Tbe Em- (ire took on board Captain Church and Engineer Harmon, Who are sound and well, and their steamer, the Dawn, was abandoned. AUMSYILLE ITEMS. The blittd-staggers are getting spread in our neighborhood. 8everal farmers have lost some of their horses. Mr. Ilollister was in town last Satur day attending grange, representing the R. R. Co., in regard to the fanners' new warehouse." Mr. McNeil, of Halsey, is in our midst, employed by tbe R. R. company as depot agent. Mr. McNeil is heartily welcome in our midst. We wish to say that we have the best water power here that is in tbe state of Oregon, and hope it will not be long till we shall have machinery npon its banks. Our little town is in a flourishing con dition, tbe storm is over and the snow is melting. The stock is suffering in some Grts of the neighborhood for want of The grangers held their regular meet ing last Saturday. They also held a pub lic meeting. Mr. Mcintosh, of Silverton, Mr. Downing, of Waldo hills, and Mr. Coc aline, of Aumsville, did the speaking. It is the determination of the citizens that our little village must grow this year, whether wheat does or not. They talk of a new hall by the Workmen, a new ware house by the farmers, anew depot by the R. R. Co., and a new side walk from the raihnad to town. Mr. Cartwright also talks of building a new hotel. Spoopexdykk. Ar.vsvii.LE, Feb. 15, 1RK7. REAL ESTATE TRASSACTI05S. Following are the transactions in real estate during tlie past week as per the records in the county clerk's office : Simon Larkin to Morgan Larkin, 40 acres. 1 6 and 7 s. r 2 w : $600. Frederick Franx Zimmerman to Aloina Zimmerman 100 acres in t 4 s, r 2 e ; $1. Mary T. Dyar, of San Bernardino Co., Cal., part of east half of lots 5, C, 7, 8, in b20: 11200. John A. Loughmiller to Wm. K. Lough- miller, 1 acre in oodbum ; f 100. Joseph L. Jones and Polly L. Jones, 160 acres in sec fl.tfl.rlw; $2400. united Mates to wyley Chapman, a patent to 160 acres, sec 12, t 8 s, I 4 w. United States to Aaron Towner and wife, a patent ta 200 acres in 1 8 s, r 4 w. Joseph U. Moore and wife to Andrew Shepherd, 12 acres, 1 10 s, r 1 e : G0. Francis M. McDaniel to Florence B. Mann, 1 5, 6, 7, 8, b 2, Whitney's ad to Stayton ; S56. J. W. Kirk land and wile to J. M. Mitchell, 10.79 acres, 1 8 s. r 4 w ; 1300. J. W. Kirkland and wife to J. M. Mitchell, 10 acres in Marion county ; $300. J. W. Kirkland and wife to J. S. Boh anon, 5 acres 1 8 s,r4 w; $125. J. II. Settiemier and wife to F. M. Can nack and I. S. Leonard, lot 4, b 4, Wood- burn ; $20. Daniel Shanks and wife to Wm. Lenon and wife, 2 acres in 1 6 s, r 1 $40. Jacob Ojle and wife to Peter Fox, of an acre in t 7 s, r 3 w ; $6. ii. oc A Disappointed Pacfer. John Foster was yesterday brought to this city from tbe poor (arm and examined before Judge Shaw as b his sanity. Foster is a native of Nova Scotia, and about 26 years old. He came to this city about three weeks ago and i-ame an inmate of the poor farm. I ''.ring tbe time he has been there, F-ler has acted strangely, and his talk has been mostly on women, or sowte particnlar woman. It is supposed that he has been disappointed in a love affair. jiv:tors Henderson and Jessup examined him and pronounced him in sane. 1 If was taken to tlie asylum yes terday afternoon. ' I i Gocro to PoartAxo. Taking place March 1st, Geo. Bishop has resigned his position as bookkeeper for Brown, Fuller ton & Co., hardware merchants of this city, and will accept a position with Staver it Walker, Portland, commencing the first of next March. I le will take the repponsible position of rashier in the collection department. Mr. Bishop's many friends in Salem, while they will be sorry to lose him, congratulate him upon his good fortune. I - I A. G. Webb, son of State Treasurer Webb, is down from Pendleton, visiting Is Sal a-ka af tat ahn4 tViah aAfkMVtitns , aUaUSt SU(UM KSOrtUIl FOREIGN. Record of News from Orer the Atlantic IX THE SAXDY SOCDAX. Official Report af tha M aaaaera mt Itallaa T: Rome, Feb. 13. Gen. Gene, the Ital ian commander at Massowah, reports as follows: Boretti, commanding at SaatI on January 26th, at 11 a. m., saw the bights occupied by thousands of Abys sinians, who disappeared on the firing of some shells. Boretti sent out a party under Lieutenant Como, who surprised and engaged the enemy. The Utter ad vanced intrepidly on all sides to within 300 yards of the Italian positions. There was desperate fighting until five o'clock, when tbe enemy retreated. Boretti ap plied for reinforcements and Gene sent a column under Col. DeCristoforis. The column was delayed by difficulty in trans portation. DeCnstoforia asked lor more men and guns. While the latter rein forcements were on the way it was learned that DeCristoforis's party .were massacred, after forming a square and defending themselves to the last man and cartridge. The relief party found the bodies lying in the order in which the men fought, and the enemy retiring. Many corpses were mutilated. A SPECK O WAR. Portaga! ban Raptarrd Ifar Diplomatic Relations With Tarkay. London, Feb. 14. Dispatches in this city, from a reliable source, give the information that tlie sultan has refused to Portugal territory claimed by tbe laU ter power. On this account Portugal has ruptured her diplomatic relations with Turkey, and the Portuguese flag has been hauled down in the disputed territory. A number of Portuguese men of war threaten the bombardment of Tunis. Maklaf MoraGaa. Yiexsa, Feb. 14. The working force ot the great Steyr rifle factory has been quadrupled within a short time, and preparations .are being made for tbe manufacture of an immense number of rifles. Blaaaarrk'a Oplaloa. Be ems, Feb. 14. Tbe Poet says that in reply to an inquiry by Deputy Eyn ern in the landtag, as to whether war was probable, Bismarck said: "You know quite as much as I do. - We live in a state of peace, but look at the French preparations at building barracks, the position of Gen. Boulanger, the constant outcry of the French patriot league dur ing sixteen years. Then consider what we have to fear from France." The Post recommends Germans who desire to know the position of tbe tbe French frontier to .study map pre pared at Wurtemburg by Major Trotscli, published at Stuttgart, which shows that between Paris and the eastern frontier troopa of the line, combined with the present reserves, form an effective force of 600,000, which can be tripled in a few days. The Germ an ia denies that Windthrost kept secret Cardinal Jacobini's letter and asserts that the first letter was made known to the center leaders only through the press. SERIOrS PANIC. Tha Military aad rtaaaelal Circle af Laa doa SUmd a a. London, Feb. 15. There is a decided panic ia' financial and military circles. Dispatches from Cairo announce tbe withdrawal by tlie Egyptian government of the annual subvention or two hun dred and fifty thousand pounds towards tbe expenses of the Egyptian armies. Prlaeaera ta ha Released. Calc-ctta, Feb. 15. Twenty-five thou sand of the 75,000 prisoners in the jails throughout India, will be released to morrow, as an act of clemency to com memorate the jubilee of Queen Victoriiv. In selecting those to be liberated, special pains have been taken to show leniency to females. All persons imprisoned for debt throughout India, where tbe debt is under 100 rupees, will be liberated to morrow, also in commemoration of the jubilee. In these cases the government will pay tbe debts. Paeis, Feb. 16. Messages state that more disastrous floods are expected in Lyons, France, which is bo'lt at the con fluence of the Saone and Rhone, when the gorged waters above the city break laose. An attempt to break the gorge with dynamite has failed. ArroutfMESTS. Governor Pennoyer has made the following appointments: Notaries public Samuel Counell. Port land, Charles Iliratell. Portland, C. B. Iarin, Antelope, Wasco Co., T. w. Davenport, Salem, Geo. Williams. Sa lem, and R. Ii. Tyson, Middleton, Wash ington Co. Commissioner of Deeds. Charles A. Sear Is, 20 and 22 William street, N. Y. NcwBcs. C. IX. Monroe, proprietor of the Monroe boose, has added a new wagonette to bis possessions, and is now prepared to transport passengers to and from his boose in one of the most ele gant vehicles ever seen in Salem. Tbe wagonette was ordered from St. Lonis, and is very attractive In its adornment and altogether comfortable in its appointments.