The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-04-18
9ailp Wlonntaineer,
EpltOme of Telegraphic News.
DATES no April IA.
[coMrILED PROM THE onEaoNIAS.]

uWW9toH, april IL = In the senate, MT.
Williams called up the bill to prevent the
absence Of Territorial officers, which was
source of g eat evil. Judges, Governors aud
Secretaries absent themselves for six months
to visit Washington City and the Eastern
States.
Mr.. Grimes was conscious that great IN
justice had been done the people of the |
Territories, but tthoughtthe bill too sweeping. |
Mr.. Nesmitn thought the bill too rigid.
Mr.. Conness here cal ed attent on to the |
fact that Territorial Offices were selected !,
from the superanaated politicians of the
East, for whom no use could be found at
hVme.
The further consideration of the bill WAS
postponed
The Senate Select Committee, on the bill
Incorporating the National Telegraph Com
pany, have lad preliminary meeting and
discussed the general subject. Mr.. Brown
favored the Governments taking charge Of
all telegraphic wires in the United States
and operating them in connection with the
Post Office Department. while others of the
committee are in favor of q most unlimited
grant of power 10 q new company, to run
wires along any route whether railroad or
wherever they choose to co. all State or cor
portion laws to the contrary notwthstand-
ing. 1t is believed the committee will report
abll.
The House having amended the Senate
resolution on the liquor question, so as 10
exclude liquor from all public buildings,
Including the While House, the Senate re-
fused to concur.
Yesterday, the House. after two hours de-
bate voted an annuity of So, 500 to Martha
McCook, mother of the gallant McCook boys,
in addition to the pension which she draws
since The death of her husband, during the
10 onl " ointn nf tha 81
ton to it was that it might furnish prece-
dent for annuities.
The Senate, yesterday, passed the House
bill establishing the rate of pension at $25
monthly in all cases of total disability re-
quiring constant aid of another person $40
monthly in all cases of total disability. not
requiring personal aid, and $50 when disa
bility interferes with labor.
Washington, April l4.-Gossping among
newspaper folks here has it that during the
time the Civil Righ's Bill was in the hands
of the President, the. National Mteljgcncer
had an elaborate editorial supporting that
measure, believing the President would sign
it, but upon further information the editor
destroyed the article and prepared another
foreshadowing the veto.
Col. Babcock, of Gen.. Grants Staff, is
going on q tour of inspection through Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and California.
The Indian Bureau yesterday received a
telegram from Col. Taylor, at Fort Laramie,
saying that the uxiChiefs, Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail, are assembling their bands on
the north fork of the Cheyenne river..
Chicago, April l3.-Several negroes hav.
ing been presented at Memphis under the
State law for keeping bars and billiard So.
looms, their counsel pleaded the Civil Rights
Bill in abutment, and the Judge will deliver
his opinion in q few days.
New York, April l3-John Lambert, ar
Englisbman, has been arrested, charged will
stealing 5000 from VIM. l.. Adams, Col
leetor of Astoria, Oregon.
San Francisco, April l6.-At about a guar
ter past one o'clock this afternoona terrible
explosion occurred in the assay Office of G
W. Bell, on California street, adjoining
Wells Fargo & Co. s. Capt. Sam. Knight
Superintendent of Wells, Fargo Co.'s Ex
press, and G. w. Bell, were instantly killed
Several others whose names are as yet un
known were also killed.
Many of the employees Of Wells, Fargo
Co. were more or less injured, but it
thought none of them were killed, except MI
Knight. The nature f"the.explosion is nc
yet known, but it is supposed to have bee
II barrel of nitro-g lycerine oil one of tn
most powerful explosive chemicals know
tomodern science.
The conclusion was felt with terrible fore
throughout the entire city. The assay ofic
and portion of the express building wer
demolished. Window sash and glass wer
shattered in buildings in adjoining blocks
Tie most intense excitement exists through
out the city, and posse Of policemen hay
been stationed about the express office I
keep the crowd back.
II is supposed that some workmen nj
still buried beneath the ruins of the nssa