Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-07
TeIegraphic Summary.

WASHINGTON, April 36-The SUI
preme Court decided that under the
provisions of the act Of 1924, in civil |
actions in courts of the United States,
no witness can be excluded because be |
is party or interested in the case. A
decision has also been given that loan
ing money to the Confederate States,
when the subscription was extorted by
fear, and becoming surety on official
bonds of Confederate States officers
from motives of friendship, to enable
such officers, being conscripts, to re-
main at home, with their families, were
not giving aid to the rebellion.
The case OF Hawes vs.. Knox Il Lee,
fron Texas, which reopened the whole
question of the constitutionality of le-
gal tender laws, as well as the validity
of the sale by the Confederate Govern
ment of contiscated property, has been
postponed to the next term of the Su-
preme Court.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell four millions of gold dur
ing May. half on the account of the
sinking fund and half for the special
fund, and to purchase six millions of
bonds.
Gen. Santozacosta, Colombian Min
lister, has resigned.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-Chief JUS
tiee Chase, on Saturday, delivered q
long opinion in the ease of John Ed
gar Thompson vs.. the Union Pacific
Railroad, Eastern Division, aud others.
His opinion declares that the Court is
unable to find in the Constitution any
/ warrant for exemption from State tax
alton. as claimed in behalf of the cor
poration.
/ New YoRK, May Great anxiety
is felt among the citizens of Broadway
regarding the action of the Governor
on the Arcade Underground Railroad
bill, which now awaits his signature
In answer to an inquiry by 4. IT.
Stewart, the President of the New
York City Underground Railroad Com
pany says the contract for building the
road is already made with English cap.
italists, and that the provisions of the
new Arcade bill conflict with the grant
BY the Legislature to this undertaking.
The Commissioners of Excise have
issued proclamation announcing the
intention of the Board of enforcing
the Sunday law; at the same time
they promise that they will never coun-
tenance. malicious espionage, malicious
| informers, nor an extreme enforcement
of technical points.
| Collector Bailey's defalcation is Of
ficially found to be $4,000 as shown
by examination of his accounts. His
securities have been notified to make
good the amount. 1t is believed they
will respond without waiting for suit
to be brought.
CHICAGO, May 2.- The Times
| Washington special says official inform.
alton shows there is little or no pros.
pect of trouble with the British au-
thorities over the Winnepes expedition
The latter have not asked permission
to pass up Sault St. Marie canal, and
they do not intend to. They will &c
up to the canal on the Canada side, un.
load and go round it on British soil
and there re>embark for Lake Superior
1t is intended to pass the empty boats
through the canal, and the question
before the Cabinet now is whether We
shall allow this TO be done when the
object is known to be war.
A New York dispatch says partie;
have arrived here from South Americs
to arrange for survey for railroad
from the waters of the Amazon t.
Guayaquil on on the Pacific coast. Th'
Brazilian Government has offered con
cessions for the construction of ths
line.
The TrsJune's Washington specia
says the public debt statement, to l.
issued on Tuesday, will show decreas'
of at least So, 500, 900.
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