The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1870-12-03
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TEr.EGRAPREC NEWS.
Sr. LOUIS. November q.

Sr LOUIS. November Is.
J. y. Mccartney. q e0unterfeiter. who eS-
caped from the staticn-house IN Cincinnati.
Sunday last. was arrested ct Venice, Illinois,
hast night, by Detectives Esgau, Applegate
and Lanegan. of the United State Detective
Force. ard taken to Springfield. Illinois. for
trial before the L. S. District Court Ne
Cartney is regarded as king If the counter
feters. and his arrest is the mist important
that las been made for years. lie offered
the officers SCI. 900 to let aim 60, aud psomiS-
Ell to burn IN large quantity of counterfeit
ing implements Mccartney has been arrest
ed many times. and has paid Sl5,o GOO, at diff
fereut times, to escape the clutches of the
law,
CHICAGO Nov. "a Times Washington
special says: The President in his message
announces that he still maintains the same
position on the Cuban question; also, that the
only grave differences existing with foreign
nations are with England, on the fishery ques-
ton and the Alabama claims matter.
WASHINGTON. Nov. BE. NJ. Yerger.
who killed Colonel Cochrane at jackson, Mis-
sisSppi, has been tried the second time and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Among the arrivals at Washington to-day
were Senators Williams of Oregon, and Cas-
sery of California.
A list OF persons to be removed from the In
terror Department has been prepared. The
name of Commissioner Wilson, of the Land
Office, is at the head.
The Acting Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue rules that manufacturers Of native wines
made from wild fruits, are not subject to tax
alton when the wines are sold at the place Of
manufacture
WAsHINGTox, Nov. 29.-The Government
having paid considerable amounts in interest
on bonds of the various Pacific Railroads
which it had guaranteed which sums have
not yet been paid back into the Treasury.
Secretary Boutwell, has notified the Chief
of the Warrant Department not to issue
any more Warrants for payment of Govern
ment freight or transportation of the Kansas
Pacific, Union Pasifc or Central Pacific Rail-
roads, until these reimburse the Government
for amounts already advanced. In conse-
quence of this action there is considerable ex-
element among the agents of the above cor
POI atoms who have been here for some time
endeavoring to get their accounts settled.
The Union Pacific owes s., 2S3 .229. the Kan
sas Pacific S4SS. l69 the Central Pacific S.
020, l29 The balance due from other Pacific
roads is comparatively small.
1t il understood prominens Western Sen
ator will introduce early in the season bill
allowing all custom receipts to be paid in
greenhacks instead of gold.
1t is positively asserted that the San Do
mingo treaty somewhat modified. will be sent
into the Senate again this winter.
MEMPHIs. Nov. 29.-Private dispatches
from jackson Miss, say the report from
Washington that f. NJ Yereer was tried.
convicted and sentenced to the panitentary
fer life is untrue. The trial does not occur
until January.
New York. Nov. % Tho Commissioner of
Agriculture has Just received from the Impe
rial Botanic Garden of St. Petersburg, col
lection Of Russian apples, embracing about
400 varieties. These are we'll pr9v9ed with
CRAFTS which will he at once distributed to
nurserymcn and others who desire to expert
ment with and propagate from these promi>-
ing acquisitions for the northern and north
western States