The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-03-30
Ico&plLED FROM THE oRraoNrAN.l
pArns NO MARCH a1.

vrted in II few days.
New York, March 27.-The Herolds Port
land Me-, special dispatch says; There was
very large and enthusiastic Fenau demon
.'s,rnlion last Evening, Tue procession, as il
wsei the PEBBLE House, was watched with
much interest by the Provincials there as
temhled. The Atoostock paEer denies that
the Fenians in tie eastern section of the State |
intend to invade the neig6boring province of
New Brunswick.
The Senate military committee yesterday
PASSED upon large number of applications
Tor military promotions and assignments OF
West Point Cadets TO the regular army, which |
will be acted upon at the next executive ses- |
sinn of the Senate.
The cum of $3s5 900 in fractional currency
was yesterday delivered by the printing d-
ri'ion Of the Treasury Department.
The Worid's Washington dispatch snys the
ways aud means committee are preparing an
other tax bull, in which they propose to put
such articles as ought to be placed on the free
list The only measure that the committee
has ready to eport is one putting q tax of
nve ceats per pound on cotton. To-day, how
ever, they expect TO settle some of the other
matters, and next week report the bill to the
House.
The Senate military committee, yesterday
authorized Mr.. Nesmiih to report bill in
favor OF reimuursiug the State of Western
virginia for the money expended in raising
hnd transporting troops during the rebellion,
TO the amount Of $500 600
The case of the Meteor, the alleged Chilean
priyaieer, was mp yesterday in the U. s. Dis
tUct Court, and the case comes on again to-
day.
An exhibition of the game of billiards took
place last evening at the Cooper Institute
The players were Roberts, the English cham
pion, Kavanaugh, Dtery, Cohill, Fray and
Foster. There were four games pliyed, in
two OF which Roberts was victorious against
Kavanaugh and Deery respectively. Cohil
heat him at the FreLch carom game.
The presiding officers of the different Trades
Union societies held meeting in this city
TOR the purpose of making arrangements for
having grand National Convention of the
Trades Societies, and the U. S. credentials to
be presented from the representatives of the
10000 members of the Trades Unions of the
country at large. Resolutions were adopted,
an committee appointed to make the nec-
essary preparations for ihe-conveution.
Ner York, March 27.-The Herald's Rio
Jane ro correspondent writes respecting at
fairs in Brazil, and the progress of war be-
tween the allies and the Paraguayans. The
grand attack of the former is not vet ex-
have confronted each other on the opposite
side of the Parana river, and it is reported
that the allied army would cross the river,
about the middle of February preparatory
to formidable assault on the Paraguayan
stronghold.
Washington, March 27.-The Republican,
hsserts that the President has laid up for
prosecution the cases of five hundred of the
principal participants in the rebellion, VIII ON
be holds for the purpose of justice.
Washington, March 27-Presiden: johnson
ensmitted veto message to the Senate to-
Pay, on the civil rights bill. The message
as not, up to this hour, 1880 p. M, been
cad. O., ;5 &45
Senator Foote, of Vermont, is supposed
0 be in dying condition this noon.
San Francisco, March 27.-N. Willis Coles,
gentleman well known in this city, and
prmerly book keeper in the Office IF ox-
hcrf Doane, met with q most horrible
cath a few minutes past eight o'clock this
orning. at the station of the San Jose rail.
pad, on Fourth street. Mr.. Coles was about
take passage on the eight o'clock train for
edwood City, and while standing on the
atform talking to Mr.. Newhall, President
the road, the train started. In attempt.
g to jump upon the cars he accidentally
IL between it and the platform, and being
ughtI by the moving train, was crushed in
0 most horrible manner, his body being
rried by the train and twisted several
mes around until it was pressed into space
more than six inches in width. Before
train stopped his body had been crushed
I'm the legs up to the breast The planks
the platform had to be sawed out before
could be removed. eG S.
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