The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-22
w A S II I N TON
WASHINGTON. April q, 1872.

Vne britisn-Amerlcan Mixed commission
Thus far about four hundred and fifty British and
only twenty American claims have been filed with
the American and British Commission which will
early this week adjourn to meet in the latter part
OF June, or before the expiration OF the three
months allowed last March as an extension OF the
time within which claims may be filed. Only two
Commissioner win then be present. but they will
merely receive claims and then adjourn till Septem-
Der. Mr.. Russell Quincy, the British Commissioner,
will leave this country for London Saturday, and
is not expected to return before September
The Oregon Senatorship.
Attorney General Williams left here tonight for
Oregon to take an active part In the State cam
paign. member OF Congress is to be elected, and
members OF the State Legislature, upon whom will
devove the choice OF United States Senator to
succeed Senator Corbett, whose term expires
March 4, 1873. 1t is understood that Mr.. Williams
will be a candidate for the position.
ku Klux Found Guilty I'm South Caro-
lima.
The Attorney General yesterday received the
following telegram from United States District At
tOrney COrbin at Charleston
The jury has returned verdict OF guilty in the
case OF Elijah Ross Sepaugh, charged with con-
spracy and murder His counsel has moved an
the following persons guilty of conspiracy
Bennett, James Kimball John Chapman, BENJAMIN
strickland, James Kimball, Jr., and Calvin Moore.
The Prospects for Final Adjournment.
All the general appropriation bills have been
acted upon by the House OF Representatives with
the exception OF the fertilization bill and the bill
making appropriations for sundry civil expenses.
These could be disposed OF in day or two Not
outstanding the tariff bill is yet to be acted on,
many republicans think that Congress can adjourn
on the Goth of May and with this view 1t is prob
able that resolution will be introduced In the
House tomorrow fixing that time. The majority
OF the Committee Of Ways and Means decline to
act on similar resolution from the Senate, hereto
fore referred to them. prominent republican
member says that nineteen democrats have pro-
missed to vote with the republicans who favor an
adjournment at the time stated.
The Route OF the North Pacific Railroad.
As there has been Misrepresentation with regard
to the actual or Official location OF the line Of the
North Pacific Railroad, Colonel James L. Fisk, of
the Helena CMontana) Herald, called yesterday on
the Commissioner of the General Land ONCE and
learned that the company's Official charts for the
location OF the line through the Territories
OF Montana and Dakota had just been filed
with the department; that duplicate charts were
being rapidly prepared together with full instruc-
tions to be forwarded to the local offices in Dakota
and Montana and that on the reception of the
same the lands awarded to the company would be
withdrawn from the market, or from occupancy by
settlers, prescriptions, &c. The line noted on the
chart may be designated as follows Gross
ing the Red River of the North at Fargo,
just above the mouth Of Big Cheyenne
River thence nearly due west to the crossing of
the Missouri River, at the mouth of Heart River;
thence west to the crossing Of the Yellowstone at
or near the mouth of Powder River; thence up
through Bazeman Pass thence past the site of Ham
Rivers, through Big Hole or Deer Lodge Pass
down Deer Lodge and He'll Gate Rivers to the
mouth Of Big Blackfoot River; thence straight
across to and down the Jocko and Flathead Rivers
to C9ur d'Alene Lake.
Fraudulent Pensions.
1t has been estimated that vast number OF
claims OF pensions growing out OF the rebellion,
probably one-fOurth, are fraudulent. ID. ID. Addi-
son, an attorney OF Washington, has proposed to
the Commissioner Of Pensions and to the Congress
sional Committee on Pensions plan by which
that system OF fraud could be destroyed, and
which would lead to the detection of the
fraudulent claims heretofore granted. The
proposition Is to publish In each county
alphabetical lists of all persons to whom pensions
have been or shall be grantud, giving the residence
&C., OF each pensioner and to furnish copy thereof
to each federal and State officer OF the county This
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OF dollars annually to the government and in bring
ing to punishment all concerned in the frauds, and
would enable the Commissioner Of Pensions to
modify the requirements OF his Office so as to rem
der it possible for all honest claimants to comply
with them.
Immigration Statistics.
According to official returns made to the Bureau
of Statistics there arrived at San Francisco during
the quarter which ended March last, 1850 immi-
grants, of whom 1,O4O were from China. During the
quarter 1853 passengers departed for foreign
tries The number OF immigrants arriving at Port
Huron, Michigan, during the same period was
s,a43-of whom 1000 were from Canada, the others
from England, Scotland and Ireland, their destina-
ton being Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Min
nesota, Kansas and Ohio. Their occupations in
clude 1900 farmers The numbers above given en-
brace women and children.
The Vance-Abbott Contest In North Caro-
lima.
The resolution Of the North Carolina Republican
State Convention endorsing the claim OF General
Abbott to the vacant seat in the Senate of the
United States will be presented to the Senate by
Senator Pool tomorrow. Appended to the resou-
ton is the certificate of Mr.. j. F. Phillips that 1t was
unanimously adopted by the Convention.