The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-04-08

mel New has withheld, tor the present,
his resignation as U. S. Treasurer, at
the request of the President and Secre-
tary Bristow.
LONDON, March 27.-Queen Vic
toria and Princess Beatrice leave Wind.
sor this afternoon for Portsmouth.
They 60 to Cherbourg to o.morrow in the
yacht Victoria ond Albert. General
Derherry. as Secretary of State, will
accompany Her Majesty throughout the
tour.
RIO JANEIRO, March 27.-The
Emperor OF Brazil, who sailed yester-
day for the U, tied States, will not
touch at Bahia on account Of the quar-
antine existing there. He will, how.
ever, touch at Pernambuco and Para.
SCRANTON, Pa, March 2S.-Forty
miners left this city for the Black Hills
yesterday. They were accompanied
to the depot by brass band and
crowd Of about 1000 men, women and
children. "'he gold hunters were pro-
vided with arms, ammunition and min
ing implements, and were regularly
otficered.
They had the worst snow storm OF
the season at Toledo Ohio. on the 18th
ult.
BOsTON, March est is now
thought the destruction caused by the
reshe.s in Worcester county will
amount to S5,OOO,0OO, while there is
reason to believe that thirty lives have
been lost and two in Clinton and one
in Webster.
The change of postmaster at Salem,
Oregon, was made at the instance of
the Postoffice department on account
OF the repeated violation of its regula.
tions as to the manner of doing busi-
ness, and Senator Mitchell was re-
quested to nominate u successor irnme.
diately.
LONDON, March 2S.-1'he latest
betting on the inter- University boat
race is six to FIVE in favor of Oxford.
Tho Ohio Republican State Conven.
ton was held At Columbus on the 2oth
OF march and declared in favor of Gov.
Il. b. Hayes for President of the U. S.
Gov. Ames of Mississippi has resign
ed. He was impeached by the legisla-
ture and resigned as the last alterna.
tive.
The resignation of the Governor was
a complete surprise to all except the few
who had agreed to this plan last night.
The Republicans are indignant.
MEMPHIS, March 29.-Dr. s. fl.
Bawer, member OF the California Sen
ate, died here to-day Of aneurism of the
heart.
PHILADELPHIA, March 29.-At 7
O'clock this morning an arch in the ad-
ditiOn which has been constructed at
Memorial hall, on the Centennial
grounds, fell and several workmen were
injured, one of them, John Kennedy,
seriously. The building is not greatly
damaged.
Senator Mitchell to-day presented
petition Of citizens Of Oregon asking
that an old fort in Oregon may be turn
ed over tor use at any time required; !;
also, a petition for the pension OF Mexi-
can veterans; referred 10 the committee
on pensions.
LONDON, March 2S.-In the House
Of Lords to-day the Duke OF Buccleugh
emphaticalIy denied that he Intended
to second the Earl of Shaftesbury's
motion, for an address praying the
queen not to assume the title OF en-
press.
MONTREAL, March est is stat.
ed on good aulhouity that when Ma rsh
first came to Montreal be became &C.
quainted with an Ottawa gentleman to
whom he made a statement which is
said to differ from anything hitherto
made public. The detectives are said
to have passed through this city on
Friday last for Ottawa, to get at the
facts to be used in the impeachment
trial.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-In
regard to the complaint Of the people Of
Olympia, w. r., that the Pacific Mail
Steamship Co. neglected to fulfill their
promise to make that point the terminus
Of their northern coast line-on condi.