, 1876-05-25

600, and shot their own horses. mounted
the best ones belonging to the stage and
rode away.
WASHINGTON. May l9.-Mitchell sub
mitted resolution instructing the COM
mittee ON commerce to inquire into the
extent and condition of the salmon fish
cries ON the Columbia river in Oregon
and Washington Territory and report .
bill for the regulation Of such fisheries.
aud protection of artificial Matching in
said river adopted.
vIcroRIA. May l9.-Appropriation
bills passed in the House: resolution
introduced by opposition censuring the
Government for otniting from assets the
claims against Dominion for money ex-
pended ON the docks, thereby imperil-
ing if not virtually surrendering the
claim, was rejected. Among sppropria-
tions passed was the sum of $31 800 for
dock at Esquimalt. License amend
ment bill imposing tax of 5000 per
year on commercial traders, and $3.50
on other non residents selling goods in
British Columbia.
The steamers Isabel and Grappler
sailed Wednesday night. The Otter
arrived last night from Wrangel. She
reports stickeen river still frozen, and
700 men waiting to go up.
Indians are still greatly excited over
the suicide of their chief. and await the
arrival of Chief Shakes, who is on a
hunt, when they will stop all white
men from ascending the river.
PHILADELPHIA. May 21-The number
of paying visitors at the Centennial
yesterday was 1900. A mass meeting
will be held tonight.
GALVESTON. May 21-The Galveston
Ne,cs' special from Blowhsville of the
2O,h says Gen. Revueller Escobedo
reached Matamoras last hight at 8
o'clock. and the American and German
Consuls turned over the city to him.
Escobedo arrived there this morning.
NEW YORK, May 20-The Heralds'
Washington special says if the Senate
shall decide it has Jurisdiction. Chand
ler intends to recommend to the House
the impeachmt Mt of Thompson, one of
his predecessors, who was Secretary of
the Interior before the war. Thompson.
as Secretary of the Interior, abstracted
more than 500. 900 of public money in
the best securities and exchanged them
for individual notes of contractors, and
that was the last the Government ever
heard of this immense sum. thus virtu-
ally stolen from the public treasury.
Chandler says Thompson is now living.
and wealthy enough to repay the
amount to the Government, and he
should be made to do so.
WASHINGTON. May 20 Bills were in
troducsd and referred. as follows: By
Kelly, Of Oregon. for the relief of
certain claimants under the donation
land laws of Oregon, approved Sept.
29. 1850; by Mitchell. of Oregon. to
establish post routes from Astoria to
Fort Clotssp. and from Silver Lakejto
PinevilIe, Oregon.
New YoRK. May 20.---Ben. Holiday g
properly at his Westchester county
farm was sold yesterday at Sheriff's sale
to satisfy Judgments.
Gold closed at 112T9X.
The Sun foresees the purpose of the
grecnback democrats to nominate VIM.
Allen as the independent greenback
candidate. if the heresy fails Of rec
ognitlon and support by the St. Louis
Convention.
Charles Francis Adams has been Sc
lected by the Centennial committee Of
this city for orator on the Fourth of
July 1876.
New CASTLE, Del. May 20. Ten
criminals, white and colored were fog
ged at the Jail to-day, the number of
lashes ranging from 10 to 80. Before
the whipping two white men and one
colored were publicly exposed In the
pillory for an hour.
WHEELING. W. ", May 2O.- Joblin.
who left Carthage, Missouri, with q
wheel barrow containing 500 pounds of
minerals for the Centennial. and the 79
year old gentleman that left New Al
bany, Indiana, about three weeks ago
for the same point. passed through this
city this morning. both appearing in
good health and spirits
NEVADA CITy, CAL. 20.-A very un-
seasonable ard severe snow storm oc-
currred here last night. About six
inches of snow fell during the night.
causing great damage 10 fruit and shade
trees.
CHEYENNE. May 20.-A fire to-day at
Gre river, Wyoming, destroyed 81 900
worth OF property.
LONDON. May 19-Funeral Of murder
ed Consuls took place at Salonica to.
day with great ceremony and in q man.
ner satisfactory to every one. Perfect
order prevailed.
COLOGNE. May 20.-1nteltigence from
London published here gives as reasons
for England's refusal to adhere to
memorandum of the Berlin conference.
that proposals require from Porte what
is unreasonable. That England wishes
to remain unfettered in whatever course
f. r.