, 1876-04-14


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ing aloug siis tlls rutisu,osih ~
mast Esuied and carried aUay th.
main toprallant studdingsail boom
which in falling struck and instantly
killed Major w. c. Root, who wai
standing upon the Frcda's deck
The schooner was at once dispatched
back to the navy yard, Lieutenant
Moore going in charge Of ;he re
mains. Major Root was widely ant
favorably known, and had been fol
many years in charge of the drydocE
at Mare Island.
In settling the affairs of Patricl
Donahue the proprietor of ths Bos
ton Pilot, who recently went into
bankruptcy, facts of most disgrace
full character have come to light.
The National Colored Convention
convened III Nashville, Tenn, on the
9th inst. The attendance by botl
black and white was very large, anG
addresses were made by Pinchbecl
and Smith of Alabama. The former
said, among other things, that the
colored people were beginning tc
think for themselves, and would
never again vote the Republican
ticket in solid columns as heretofore
Senator Smith advised the blacks nc
longer to remain with the Republi-
can party, but make terms with their
white Southern friends, and hereaf-
ter vote for honest and competent
men, without reference to party.
The speeches made profound inn
preston, and were received with
great applause by all present.
Jacob Young, a wealthy farmer,
was murdered in his house at Har-
mony, N. j., on the 9th. No trace
of the murderer.
George House and sister, of Tus.
carora, Pa, were bound and gagged
on the 9th inst, and beaten so Sc
verely by the burglars that the lat
ter has died. The house was robbed
of some money and jewelry.
The movement on the Chinese
question in San Francisco is already
beginning to bear fruit. Eckstein
Bros, shoe manufacturers, have de-
termined to do away~with Chinese
labor in their factory as fast as they
possibly can and substitute white
labor instead. The mayor and the
six Chinese companies held a long
consultation OH the proposition 70
send all the Chinese prostitutes back
to China.
A telegram from San Francisco oi
the 9TH says: The work of attaching
the steamers of the Pacific Mail Co.
on account of the amounts due the
Panama railroad Company has COM
menced, The City Of Panama was
levied on yesterday. The Grenada
now due from Australia will be the
next, and the Montana from Pana-
ma, and the Dakota, from Puget
Sound, will be attached on their ar
rival, il considered necessary, to sc:
cure the alleged Indebtedness, tits
considered doubtful whether the
company will hold together much
longer, and it is rumored that the
China line is likely to fall into the
hands of the transcontinental rail-
road companies, while Clyde & Co.,
in the interest of the Panama Rail-
road Company, will control the trade
to Panama. The Australian line, it
is supposed, might be continued by
Jay Gould and the Central Pacific,
or abandoned.
The President is greatly annoyed
atNshe resolution passed by the
House last week calling for any in
formation Of any executive offices
or acts being performed away from
Washington; this would cover the
Presidents summers at Long Branch.
1t is believed the resolution will not
be answered, as being incompatible
with the public interests.
Black, Blair and Carpenter, the
counsel for Belknap, will on the 18th
inst, when the trial comes on, ask an
extension of two weeks, making al
together four, in which to complete
their preparations and summon wit
nesses.
An order has been issued by Sec
retary Taft to remove the army head
quarters from st. Louis back to
Washington.
The material to complete the
Western Union Telegraph line from
Kalama to Astoria has arrived in
Portland.
The committee on Territories de.
cided to report adversely on the bill
dividing Dakota and making another
Territory called Pembina.
The New York and Brooklyn As.
sociation of Congregational Minis
I ters met last week The Beechel
scandal came up. They seemed tc
favor investigation, butnot while the
present ones are pending. Beecher
who was present, urged a full inves,
tigation.
i A large reduction Of the force OF
the Office of the U. S. Treasury was
made this week. At least 20 pei
cent of the entire force will be dis.
charged.