Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-24

New York, Feb. .20.-A Heralds
Washington special says it is uuder-
stood that j. w. Forney, will be ap.
poioted Postmaster General, in the
place of Creswcll.
London. Feb. I9,-Sir Chas. Dixie
addressed his constituents at Chelsea
this afternoon. The meeting was crowd.
ed and at the outset was slightly, dis
orderly. Ample precaution was taken
against trouble. The platform was rails.
ed so high it could not be scaled,
the seats were -aaileu to the floor and
the police on hand in force. The
disorder soon subsidized, and the or
ganization Was completed. Sir Charles
then delivered long and powerful
speech. He protested against the sup
preston of free discussion of monar-
chical principles. He had attacked the
monarchy because of the evils it en-
gendered. Never did the rich less un
derstand the necessities Of the poor,
and should they continne to ignore
them grave results would 9ollew. Ee
warned his opponents to beware lest
they push the peop'e to extremes
Alluding to the relations of England
and the United States, he attributed
tho present i'll feeling to the ignorance
which prevailed in aristocratic circles
of American institutions.
Paris, Feb. 19-Geo. III. Baker the
newly appointed Minister of the United
States to Constantinople was yesterday
presented to Theirs by Washburne.
The Opinion Nuionale asserts that
q conspiracy has been discovered 10
which three Generals under the late
Emperor are leaders. Their plan was
to disperse the Assembly by force and
take possession of the Government,
when they were to be supported by
large number Of ex-oficers and soldiers
of the Empire from the North. The
Opinion says tnat in consequence of
this revolution, the Belgian frontier
is carefully guarded and no one per
mitted to pass into France without
passports.
A eight demonstration was made be-
fore the residence of the Duke AuMa.e
on Sunday. The crowd uttered cries
hostile to the Monarchy. Some threats
were made, said to have been melted
by Bonapariists, The forthcoming
manifesto of the Monarchists in the
Assembly mouopoli4es the attention of
deputies.
Washington Feb. l9.-In the SEN
ate, Scott presented the majsrits re-
port of the ku Klux Committee, accom-,
panied by testimony and by bill to ex-
tend the operation of the law to May
9Th aud authorixc the Suspension ct the
habeas corpus act until The end of the
next SESSION of Congress. The report
also recommends the passage of . gen
eral but not universal amnesty bill.
In the House. Frye. at the instance
of Hooper, introduced bill sup 'emen-
tary to the civil rights act Of 1866, aud
moved the previous questisn. The bill
Was read. 4 motion by r bridge To
reject the bill was neSat,ved by strict
party vote. The bill W at over till Mon
day.
The bill to repeal duty on coffee
passed under q suspension of the rules
By vote of l53 to IS.
In the Senate, Cole introduced bill
directing the Postmaster General to
provide Immediately by contract or
otherwise for the Transportation of the
California mails around the blockaded
portions of the Pacific Railroad
In the IIoase u large number of biRs
were introduced and referrd. Among
them bill to refund the cotton tax col.
lected from 1865 to 1868.
New York, Feb. l9.-The funeral
of Mrs. w. B. A>tor took place to>day
at Grace Church. 1t was largely attend
ed