Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-02
I'eiegralihic summary.

uHUeS anu tHc OuH5 democracy are
marshaling their forces for the contese
of tomorrow evening Sheriff O'Brien,
their leader, claims that the meeting is
mot to request Tweed to resign the
Chairmanship of the Democratic Gen.
eral Committee, but he says he will be
called upon to state distinctly whether
he has been closeted with Republicans,
and if he has been traitor, the next
step will be his expulsion and the cleo
tion of new Chairman. The Tweed.
lists are as confident of success as their
opponents, but it is said that in case the
General Committee should elect ano-
thcr Chairman they will retire and adj
here to their Chairman. The whole
matter comes before the Saehems OF
Tammany, of which Tweed is the
Grand Sachem, and whose decision will
doubtless be in his favor. Other re.
ports state that earnest efforts are being
made to heal the breach.
New YoRK, March 27.-It is stated
upon trustworthy information that
communication has been received by
the President to the effect that the
Virginia Legislature is preparing to alb.
rogate its ratification of the fifteenth
amendment by coup de main, and
that members intend to rush its repeal
| through both houses on tho same day
without notice and without debate.
The President, it is declared, intends
to issue proclamation announcing the
adoption of the fifteenth amendment as
soon as Texas is admitted, and that he
won't wait for the admission of Gcor-
gia.
New York, March 27--A Panama
correspondent says the Republic of Co
lombia will ratify the Darien Canal
treaty A letter from the Darien ex>
pedition, March Il, says the officers
and crew are all we'll except command
or Selfridge, who is suffering from a
lame leg, which prevents his accompa.
nying the party across the Isthmus. A
road has been cut three miles into the
interior, meeting a river which Is said
to flow into the Pacific The Indians
were frightened at first, hut proved
friendly. They assisted the explorers
in every way possible. All are sanguine
of discovering an easy route for the con.
struction of the canal Another Dar-
len letter says the surveyors have se-
cured i've maps of the topography ol
the country back to the base of the
J mountains. In some instances, four
! hundred feet up the mountains great
quantities of valuable iimber--logwood
india-rubber aud sugar cane, the fines
ever seen--are found. No wild aui
mails are met with and but few large
snakes.
CHICAGO, Meh. 2s.-The Tribune
Washington special says Gen. Butler
raid on newspaper men is likely 4
prove interesting not only to correspon
dents but on the floor oil the House
$ He has begun to look after Farnswortl
= and the Post Office Committee, in il
!. Boston and New York investigation, b,
c sending for the bill of expenses an,
J vouchers. He is also looking up own
: ers of Cuban bonds among members o
: sCongress. Yesterday he sent the Ser
y geant>at, Arms to oblige the Seeretar,
I, OF the Washington Safe Deposit Co, &
!. bring up his books and submit them t
a his inspection ; at which private citi
: zens having papers on deposit are great
J ly incensed 1t is understood NOV
is about to be made on banks here &
n ascertain. the deposits of newspaper men
e The Western Unioh Telegraph Co. de
e cidcd that Butler shall never ente
u their Office again after the style of tn
e impeachment days without first testin;
u the matter In the courts.
! WASHINGTON, March 27. - TIL
= Committee on Reconstruction still hav
: the Tennessee case before them. Sec
e retary of State Fletcher presented rea
r sons why the State should again be re
, constructed. 1t is claimed by thos
anxious aud persistent for such actio
!. that Senator was elected by fraud
!. that the vote at the election was 8 80
: more than nine months previous. Th
!, principal argument for reconstructio
= at present is that tho State Goyernmen
is unable or unwilling to protect il
people from the Kuklux aud maraud
ers.
1t MEMPHIS, March 25.-A z. Curry
IT Republican candidate for Sheriff,
,s elected by 123 majority. The Reput
II licans also elected the collector an
0 clerk of the First Circuit Court.
Or NARHvILLE, March 26.--The ele,
u ton for the ratification of the new Cor
stitution occurred to>day Everythin
N passed off quietly. A heavy vote va
= polled. Dispatches to the Banner il
i dictate the ratification by decisive m;
. jority. But little opposition was mad
a. out of East Tennessee, and tae Consel
: vatives claim for Tennessee the cred
: Of being the first State TO adopt un
n yersal suffrage, Incorporating it ini
4 the organic law
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