, 1872-02-22

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cIScrSSArT1. Feb. 20.-A horrible tra-
gedy came to light early this morning
near Albany, Indiana The cabin of
German named Bentley was burned to
the ground and the charred remains Of
the owner found in it. He is belieYed
TO have been robbed and murdered, and
the house burned to conceal the crime.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20.-A Washington
special says the foreign mail which left
London on Saturday. Feb. Sd, arrived
to-day. 1t did not bring the text of Earl
Granvine's note IL. the shape Of the
friendly message to which the Queen al
luded in her address TO Parliament
The mail broaeht unoffeial l4tters which
indicate that surface sentiment in Grea.
Britain over the American case is not
shared to any such degree by officials Of
the English Government. While some
fear is expressed ywriters that the trea-
twill fail. there is no one who gives an
opinion that war VIII grow out of the
present situation.
The feeling among officials is said to
be quite general that the claim for dam
ages was put in By the United States to
make complete case but with no hope
that the Geneva arbitators would allow
it. ~ r4-...,...-.e---7s
4 Iri5lule's Washington SPECIAL says
Chaffee. of Colorado is working busily
to gain support for his plan OF CONSOLE
dating Territories. into States or with
States already existing. He proposes to
unite Colorado with Wyoming, Daeo,a
with Nebraska, Utah with Nevada, Wash
ington with Oregon and Arizona with
California He proposes to leave New
Mexico rs a Territory and Alaska as a
province. = rGEs ~ 2
SAN FEASCIsco, Feb. Sailed, ship
Grace Darling, for seabeck; ship Fila
beth kimbail, for Port Gamble bark
Constitution, for Port Townsend. ~.
Arrived, bark Harrison from Seattle.
san FEASc1sco, Feb. 2o.-The first pas
senger train from the East, for over
three weeks, arrived yesterday. Pas
sengers report great suffering and hard
ship While bloekaded.
Over 100, 900 letters and several hun
dred bags on papers arrived yester,lay.
Pour< cases Of smallpox have ap-
peared among the recently arrived pas
sengers by the steamer Constitution.
PoETL4SD, Feb. 21.-The damage 10
the streets by the washing away Of
grades, etc., VIII amount to five thousand
dollars.
The river is still rising. All the
lower wharves are entirely under water.
portland, Feb. 21.-Tbe heavy rains
Of last week caused rise in the Santi-
am river, which yesterday afternoon
reached 10 within IS inches OF the great
food Of 1862 The bridge of the Oregon
and California railroad withstood the
test splendidly, bat the south pier and
first bent of piles are so damaged THAI
trains viii Mt be able to cross for some
days The current was very powerful.
Great trees mapped across the cente,
pier like splinters.
Al Jefferson the water has now re-
ceded six feet. A number OF bridges
across the smaller streams are gone.
No loss of life is reported.
The Willamette river lacks one foot
Of reaching the highest point of last
year.
On account of the wash on the rail-
road, passengers and mails are low car
ried by boat to Oregon city.
The steamer Oridamme sailed for San
Frane;1co last night
The Orego',ian, CT the 18th inst, has
the following:
Gen. Tilton informs US that orders
have just been received from headquar-
ters. at New York to put the Northern
Pacific Railroad through aud have it in
working order from kaiama to Olympia
by the 1st Of November next. The
working force has been accordingly in
creased, and it now numbers near seven
hundred men.
SAN FEAxcIsco, Feb 'N-The first
passenger train from the East for over
three weeks arrived yesterday. Passen-
gers report great suffering and hardships
while they were blsekaded-
Over 100, ,O00 letters and several hun
dred bags Of papers arrived yesterday
Two more mails are expected to-day.
, LONDON, Feb. PIN the House of
Lords, this evening" the Duke Of Argyle
announced that the government had re-
ceived Official information of the assas-
sination of the Governor General of In
dia, Carl Mayo and. with several other
Lords, pronounced esloSies on the de-
ceased.
In the Commons, Gladstone stated
that on the evening of the Sd instant
Earl Mayo was st-.bbed by Mohamme-
dan convict, and soon after expired
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