, 1874-04-16

of Clackmas County, was nominated
for Judge;J. G. Moreland. Of Multno-
nah, for District Attorney.
BosToN, April 8.-The sixteenth bal
lot for Senator resulted as follows:-
Dawes 80, Hoar 63, Curtis 72, Adams 10,
Sanford 13, Washburn 6, scattering 6.
Seventeenth ballot: Dawes 80, Hoar 60,
Curtis 72, Adams 16, Sanford II, Banks
Z, Washburn 5, Stevens 7, SCATTERING 6.
New ORLEANS, April S.-Serious dam
age is apprehended in this City from the
overfowing of the river. which has bro
ken over the levee in several places
A break has occurred in the levee below
Carrolton and the water is running thro
briskly.
HARR1srURG, Pa, April S.-The Dem
ocratic Legislative Caucus this afternoon
agreed to oppose the Centennial Appro-
priation bill and the bill for increasing
the debt of Philadelphia until the Re
publican majority in the House agree te
pass the Appropriation bill for the City
CHICAGO, April s. The weather is ex
tremely cold and almost unprecedented
for this season of the year.
GALVESTON, April s.-The nail coach
between San Antonio and Austin was
robbed last night. The passengers, II
in number, losing all their jswelry and
money, about $4,000 in all. The mai
bags were also rif1cd.
OTTAWA, April S.-The Reil question
is postponed till tomorrow. Reil will
not appear in his seat until Arch Bishop
Tache arrives from Manitoba, when he
will be guided by his advice.
LONDON, April s. A special from Cal
cutta reports that 5000 natives have
died from disease and starvation in Hat.
coul. Mortality from famine has some
what abated by relief measures of the
Government.
PARIS. April s. The Temps to- day
publishes full text of Vonbdest's 8 dis
patch TO Metternich, Austrian Embassa
dor at Paris, under date Of July, 1870
cox,;,o. W. oo,e;dzr Tho oopca n.
France our own, but an alliance of Rus
sia and Prussia present armed interven-
ton of Austria, and advising Meter,
mich to suggest that France may return
good will of Italy, and her Elediation il
the settlement of France and Prussiar
difficulty by permitting Italian occupa-
ton of Rome
CHICAGO, April S.--Washington dis
patches say bill of Military Committee
on Army was in regular order to-day
but was crowded out of place by Cur
reDcy bill. The members of the Com
mittee are of the opinion that the House
will pass bill more sweeping in its re
ductions than the one reported. The
pending bill gives to heads of variou.
staff departments rank and pay of Brig
adler Generals. 1t is thought that thai
rank of officers will finally be fixed as
Colonels. In many other respects the
rank of staff officers will be somewha
reduced. ...
WASHINGTON, April 8.-General Butler
appeared before the Ways and Means
Committee. He complained that wit.
nesses had been examined in relation te
his private affairs while he was not pres
ent and that he had not been notified
that such testimony would be taken
Dawes explained that all reference tt
him, Butler, that the testimony hat
been incidental, and that the Commit
tee could not know In advance wha
witnesses would testify. Beck inform,
ed Butler that Sanborn would be exam
ined tomorrow, and would probably be
questioned with regard to his operations
during the war, when he held some com
mission under Butler. Butler said he
could not be present tomorrow. He
said the only office Sanborn held was
that of provost messenger, to keep Or
der on boat running between Balti-
more and Fortress Monroe. Solicitor
Banfeld made an additional statement to
the Committee defending his official
acts in the matter of the Sanborn con-
tracts against reflections made by Secre-
tary Richardson and Assistant Secretary
Sawyer.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Sanborn ap-
peared before the Ways and Means
Committee to-day with an itemized state
ment of the receipts and expenditures
under his contract, showing that, in
round numbers, the receipts were $213,-
600, and disbursements $i56, ,000' The
chief items of the expenditure were:-
S44, 600 to W. S. Morrison and assist
ants in Europe; $2s,00O to Prescott for
services and legal expenses; similar sums
to Presbury and Green; $40. 900 for the
salary of secretary; $4,000 to the dis
trict attorney, Bliss; and $4,000 to
Waddels. Sanborn testified that MOTH
ing was paid for obtaining the contracts
or in connection with Legislation, or in
the allowing of claims at the Treasury
Department; and that although nothing
had been realized by the syndicates of
tie Treasury from his disbursements to
Morrison in Europe, yet if all owed to
the continent he ought, he could turn in
over five millions from information fur
nished by him.
New YORK, April 9.-The rev COM
bination between the Pacific Mail, the
Union Pacific, and the Panama Com
panies. is regarded as almost an accom-
plished fact. Yesterday there was an