, 1875-02-25

days sales reached 14,O40 acres at an
average of $50 per acre. The three
days sale aggregate l25,OOO. This will
continue tomorrow in the city when q
postponement will be had to some time
in April.
The report that the Southern Pacific
engineers have found pass through
the Cajon Mountains. 700 feet lower
than Cajon Pass. 1t is not credited and
the story is believed to have been in
tended to injure the prospects cf the
Los Angeles and Independence Railroad
Eighteen miles of the Southern Pacific
are graded beyond spadria. Graders
advance two miles per day. Work COM
merces at Santa Monica tomorrow on
the Los Angeles and Independence
Railroad.
MADRID, Feb. 19.--Three iron clads
and 2, 500 troops will be sent to Cuba
soon.
A Berlin dispatch says Bismark takes
a vacation of six months at the request
of the Emperor.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.-Ihe Bank of Eng
land rate is fixed today at 81 per cent.
The bullion withdrawn today is 100, 900
pounds.
PARIS, Feb 1s.-Specie in the Bank
of France increased to Is, TAG, 900 francs
during the past week.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1S.-Preparations
are being made for the execution OF
Gotta and Estrada tomorrow as rapidly
as possible. TIE two men were re-
Gently resigned to their fate, but the
strain upon them is terrible. The ad-
vice and religious consolation Of Priests
being all that sustain them in this, their
last hours upon earth. This afternoon.
the mother and sisters of Gotta and the
mother of Estrada took leave of the two
young men and the scene is said to
have been heartrending in the extreme.
SALEM, Ogn., Feb 18.-The Touring
mill owned by Miller & Hendricks, at
Wheatland, was totally destroyed by
fire lastl night. together with about a
hundred barrels of flour and some wheat.
Loss, S25, 900; insured for $4,000. The
fire originated in the engine room.
ALBANY, n. T., Feb. 1S.-The bill
passed the House to-day. giving the
Mayor of New York power to remove
heads of the Departments and other of
fcers with the consent of the Governor
also power to appoint officers for the
Board of Alderman to confirm.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-In the Minnesota
Legislature yesterday Locherne, Dem
ocrat, increased his total vote by 2 In
dependent Republicans, who, it is said,
were won over by. a letter from Loeb
erne, defining his political faith. which
was read in joint convention yesterday,
and in which, while favoring the re-
sumption of specie payments as soon as
practicable and tariff for revenue only,
he avows himself strong Nationalist
The friends of NJ. D. Washburne with
drew his name as candidate for Sena-
tor. Locherne really lacks but five
votes Of election, as it is pretty well un-
derstood that whenever their votes will
elect him, the Republicans from Mime.
opolis and Hemrepine Counties will vote
] for him.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-The election Of
Caperton as Senator from West Xirgin-
ia yesterday is said to be a compromise
between the friends and opponents OF
the Capitol removal, the Southern and
Eastern portions of the State being con-
ciliated for the removal Of the capital to
Wheeling, by giving them the Senator
ship.
SAN Francisco, Feb, 1S.-The Pacific
Mail chartered steamer Vancouver ar
rived this evening. She left Hong Kong
January 20th and Yokohama January
3Oth. February 18th was the date fixed
for the final departure of the English
troops from Yokohama. The French
troops were to leave the following day,
but possibly may be further detained by
small pox in the English camp.
A commemorative medal will be given
to all participants in the Formosan Ex-
pedition.
The two hundred thousand dollars
app :opriated by the Japanese Govern
ment for expenditures in connection
with the Philadelphia Centennial vill
be applied as follows: For expenses
Of the Commissioners to examine indus
tries and report. 100000; for purchase
of Japanese articles to to be sent, $780,
600; for transportation, $4,000.
The provisional offices in Yeddo of
the various Ken or former provinces,
cbout 250 in number, have just been
abolished and business concentrated in
bureau of the Interior Department.
An ex-damio of Arva offers to con-
struct railroad from Yeddo the North.
ern extremity of the Island at his own
cost.
Small pox continues among the for
eignors inf Yokahama,end Yeddo, but is
declared by physicians to have reached
its limits.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The reading
of yesterdays journal, this morning,
showed there were passed last night l3
bills granting pensions to individuals.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia MARYLAND
Delegation TO- day invited Gen. Butler
to deliver an address at the agricultural
fair next fall. Butler declined, saving
he expected to be travelling in Europe
at that time.
MADRID, Feb. 19.--The following an.
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