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NEw YORK, Dec. 17.-Specie ship
ment to Europe to-day $l.0oO,ooo' o'
which $3.50, 900 was gold, the balance
silver.
CANoNv1LLE, Oregon, Dec. 17.--Ihe
stage going north from here to day me'
with a terrible disaster. Asher Wall,
the driver, was instantly killed. The
team ran away going down Myrtle creek
hill and upset the stage. There were
no passengers aboard except man in
the employ of the company; he escaped
without injury. One horse and the
coach were badly injured. Mr.. Wall
was AN old driver and is well known on
the Ene.
SAN Francisco, Dec. T.--ln the mu.
nicipal court to day the libel case OF
Geo. Thistleton, proprietor of the Jolly
Giant, was called, ana he entered a plea
of not guilty. His bail wasincreased to
$1,000. Defendant was ordered to ap-
pear with sureties.
Preliminary examination of Slim Jim
and James Brady. the notorious railroad
monte sharps, are before the Commits
sioner O'Beirne to-day, the charges
we're dismissed. The prisoners were set
at liberty on technical grounds.
The printing material of the Weekly
paper called the Irish Nationalist, recent
Iy suspended, was sold to-day at Sher-
ifs sale. It was purchased by Daniel
O'Connell. proprietor of the Bohemian
Thos Barry was arrested by the o. S.
Marshall yesterday on the charge OF
making and delivering to Jonn E.
Yonngberg, Deputy Collector. of inter
nal revenue, false and fraudulent return
to his liability to special tax as a retail
liquor dealer, was held to answer by the
u. S. Commissioner O. Beirne in 81, ,00O
bail. Barry is engaged in the whiskey
business at Berkley. The same individ-
ual recently arrested on the charge OF
selling liquor within the prescribed Uni
versity limits.
M. Hoffman, lately employed as
workmrn in Traubes jewelry store. cor
ner Clay and Kearney. was charged with
grand larceny in stealing stock to the
value of about $4,000. The plunder
was recovered from his possession and
different pawn shops, where he had de
posted portions. After bearing the evi
dence the Court committed Hoffman foI
trial. Bail $1,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec Is. The House
to day refused to repeal the law sbui
ishing the franking privilege. Board ol
Indian Commissioners make the follow
ing recommendations in regard to In
dian territory: First, a territorial Gov
ernment executive to be appointed by
the President of the United States. and
Legislature elected 10y the people OF
the Territory Second. establishment
OF United States Courts within the Ter
ritory. Third, Delegate in Congress.
Dec. 16 The Centennial Tea Party
tonight, in the rotunda of the Capitol,
attracted crowded assembly. Among
the gnests were the President and Cab
met. King Kalakulau, the Judges of the
Supreme Court, foreign Ambassadors,
officers of the army and navy, and Gen.
Sherman. Secretary Robson delivered
an address in the old hall Of Represent
atives.
The Judiciary Committee agreed on
supplementary civil rights bill. taking
that which last year passed the Senate
and is now pending in the House.
LONDON. Dec. H. A special from San
tander to the Times says the storm
which has been raging in tho Bay OF
Biscay for several days continues ura-
bated; more boats missing; no foreign
mails received for eight days.
British bark Queen of the By, from
San Francisco July % for Londonderry
put into Queenstown, having sustained
much dam age by heavy weather.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.-German Commits
sion to Centennial exhibition at Philadel-
phia, have appointed DR.. Jacoby Presi-
dent of Commission. head quarters al
Berlin.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA Washington
special says Carl Scharz says he cannot
accept regular Democratic nomination
for Senator. if rendered him. He says
"How can any man ith common sense
expect me. with my principles. to sup.
port the Democratic party? Can I dc
such thing with nv record; sacrifice
nv whole career for seat in the SEN
ate?"
Dan Voorhees, made a speech in
Washington, Indiana, last evening. He
ventilated his views on the currency
question. taking strong grounds in fsvo,
of greenbacks; opposing recon menda.
tions of President Grant in his late
message for speedy return to specie pay
ment; declared the policy of the Gov
ernment had brought the county to its
present condition of distress; eulogised
the platform of the Indiana Democracy
in the late election as Offering a panacea
for all the monetary ills the country is
afflicted with. He concluded his speech
with an explanation of his taking the
salary grab, the main point being that
he was not the first Democraticxpoliti-
clan to take back pay; ending with a
pathetic appeal to be forgiven for the
first mistake of his life.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IT, King Kalala-
ku accepted the invitation of the NUM-
clip Il authorities of New Bedford to visit
that city some time during January.
He declined an invitation to dinner by