Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-18
News Summary.

IN OIAA S"chSt pCpCCul thO
pensions officially disabled soldiers and
, sailors has passed the US. Senate.
The House of Representatives has
passed by two thirds majority a bin
removing political disabilities from all
participants in the rebellion except
members of the 36th and 37th Congress,
officers of the judicial, military and na-
val service of the United States, the
heads of Departments and Foreign Minis
listers. 1t passed by two thirds MAORI
ty; as did also the bill removing the dis
abilities of 10000 persons by name.
The colqred people of San Francisco,
are commencing the " war of races" by
testing their right to send to the pub
lie schools.
D. G. Spencer suicided at the Amer
can Exchange San Francisco, May l3.
The kearsarge mine, in Inyo county
Cal, lately sold for $4,000.
One man in Bloomington Illinois has
sold 100000 grape vines this season.
England paid s29,O00,OO0 for corn
last year, sos 100000 for wheat and
-four So, ,000,0 900 for oats, and Sl4,-
100000 Tor barley all this to foreign
countries
A meeting Of the United States Ag-
ricultural Society organized in 1892 and
which is now resumlng operation, will
be held in " ashington on the 10Th of
May.
The printed Ku Klux testimony re
ported by Senator Scott deyutcs 2l9
pages to Georgia, 40 pages to Nissi>
ssipli, and about 1000 pages to Ala
bama and Florida.
The President has nominated M. C.
Page as the U. S. Attorney for Mon
tana.
The students who desecrated the
grave Of Castlnon in Cuba, have been
arrested aad sent to Spain.
Wm Nixon shot and instantly Killed
man named Harlow at Salt Lake re-
Gently.
Arrangements for the construction of
the Texas Pacific Railroad have already
commenced 1t is the intention bf the
managers To push it forward with the
greatest possible speed
In consequence Of the rapid con- Sump
ton of tlmher in the Russian Empire, it
: proposed ~ pass law enactins that,
20 other fncl than coal ia to be used in
heating the engines employed by rail-
road companies.
Arrangements have been perfected
for prize ii hit between Mace aud
. BALDWIN, to take place the 10Th OF
August.
London, May l2-The Observer says
communications have been passing be-
tween the Cabinets of Washington and
London all the past week The Gov
ernment ot the United States has as
.umed no definite position of favorable
character. There is ground for hope,
however, that President Grant may
recommend, aud the Senate approre,
Il modification uf the Treaty of Wash
ineton. The course of British Govern
HlcHt DcItEc III ilantCut 10 IBbFFbW, uS
pends on the reply from the Washing
ton Cabinet Public opinion in England
is avcrse t. any action which will close
negotiations tor settlement.
Paris, May l2.-Gambetta in reply
to the address from the deputation of
AIsace aud Lorraine, said France must
net speak OF revenge, and advised the
adoption of watchwords, patio nee and
time. These were kcynotes for France
She would obtain satisfaction without
resorting to the sword.
Madrid, May l2-The annual Bud-
get published, shows an xcess of
expenditures for the f.cal year The
B"dget proposes to tax railway fares ten
per cent, and increase the tax on landed
property ten per cent.
Serano will have the main portion of
his force concentrated at Bscay to NOR
row.
Mrs James Fisk is preparing to have
a $4,000 monument erected over her
husband.
Everton, England boasts of a cast
iron church l91 feet long and 8S feet
wide