, 1875-02-27
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail

Tor ul llltun mouse and Mrs
Tilton with flushed face leaving
a position beside Bcecher when he
entered. Mrs. MOulton was next
put on the stand.
\ charge is brought against Sec.
retary Roheson for loaning JAY
Cooks q Co., one million dollars
Government money TO save them
from collapse in 1873, and taking
for security quantity Of new and
old railroad iron that has been
twice mortgaged for over its value.
The refusal Of the House TO set
the time for considering the Texas
Pacific Railroad bill, is considered
conclusive that its chances are
dead this session. SCOTS friends
think it will pass next winter when
congressman will be less timid.
An appropriation has been made
Of s72, ,637 to pay the State Of Or
egon for Modoc war expenditures
The officers Of the Arizona, Just
arrived at San Francisco from
Panama, report turbulence and
trouble along the Mexican coast
and a regular war imminent.
A dispatch from Philadelphia
says: The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company refuses to allow the Bal
timore and Ohio Company to run
over its line between Philadel-
phia and New York, and it is said
instructions have been given toits
employees to take no freight and
issue no tickets from New York to
points on the Baltimore and Ohio
road.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road have reduced the fare from
New York TO Chicago and Cincin-
natl to slG.25; to st. Louis, s21.25
Allen T. Caperton, the United
States Senator from West Virgins
is Democrat Of old Wing ante
cedents, and was a member Of the
Confsdorate Senate during the
war.
The House Committse on Eor-
eign Affairs, on. the 18th, author
ized Myers to report a bill supple
mentary to existing laws on the
subject Of immigration Of coolies,
It prohibits United1States Con-
suls from granting permits tc
American vessels TO transport any
immigrants from Oriental coun,
tries who have entered into con.
tract for immoral purposesy pro
.Sides penalties not exceeding
$1,000 fine and Eve years impris,
onment against any person EN-.
ploying or holding women under
contract for prostitution; and also
heavy penalties against bringing
into the United States any coolies
without their. voluntary consent,
or contracting to supply involun.
tary coolie labor, or endeavoring
70 hold coolies under such con
tracts. The billalso prohibits the
landing in the United States oI
aliens undergoing sentence for
non political crimes, or whose sen.
tence has been RENTED on condi-
ton Of their emigration, and oi
women imported Tor purposes oI
prostitution; and provides that all
vessels shall be subject to inspeo-
ton TO ascertain whether any such
persons are on board. Bonds may
be given BY the master or owners
Of any vessel 70 permit the land
ing Of such persons, conditioned
upon his or her return within six
months 70 the country whence
brought Any violation Of this aci
will subject tho vessel to forfeit.
urs. The bill, though prepared
BY Myers and perfected BY the
committee, i largely based upon
various measures introduced by
Page Of California, 10 which State
its provisions viii mainly applys
Orders have been given by the
Department, according 70 the Val
lejo (CaL) Chronicle, 70 sell the
steamer California- The day has
not been designated, but the ofIicial
publication viii be made shortly
She has been laid up In ordinary
st Mare Island for shout two year
pas., but vas previously the fag-
ship Of The North Pacific squad
ron, and the largest vessel OF he
aect. She is screw steamer Of
2490 tons and al guna. and was
built toward the close Of the war.
Forty eve Sisters Of Charity,
vho bad bean expelled from Coli
AA~ AAN NaAAAAAA ANAI uANN NNANNAlN
arrived in California
A disratrh from Madison, Wis
oonsin, says: A horrible story Of
two children in this county being
devoured ~ wolves reached tbs
city to-day. About twenty miles
northwest Of thin city, and about
a mile from Dane station, IN a
rough country, On the town line
between Vienna and Dane, two
German children vent 10 the
Steele schoolbonse, distant only
q halfmilo from home, By a short
cut through the woods. Not 70
turning at the usual time. search
was made, and the scarf Of one Of
the children was found and traces
Of blood, while the bowling OF
wolves vas heard not hr aWav.