The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-02-05

IOOnSregatlOnal ulNlneS, TITS Deen or
ganized to inquire into the fitness of
Beecher to remain in the denomina-
ton. About 40 churches have been
invited to send clerical and lay dele
gates. The principal movers are
said to be DR.. Leonard Bacon and
DR.. Bartlett of Chicago. DR.. Dex-
ter, of Boston, in a letter from Bart
lett, declares all Investigations will
be open and the testimony ample.
Plymouth church has been invited
to send some one to represent her
pastor. The witnesses are likely to
be Redpath, Mr.. Bradshaw, Flor
ence Tilton and Mrs. StanIon. This
statement is for what it is worth.
New YoHK. Jan. 24.--The Off
GERS of the direct, L. S. Cable Co.
announced their cable was broken
again to-day about I4o miles west of
Torbay, L. S.
| OGDEN, Jan. a4.--Th. Central
Pacific express train cast, is snow
bound at Wells station, and will not
come on tO"OIN.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 25.-Police
officer White this morning found
living male infant, five or six days
old, abandoned, in vacant lot on
Hayes street, near Octavia, and took
it to his house, pending steps for the
discovery of the parents.
| Jno. A. May shot hims.lf this af-
tcrnoon at No. 7Io, Ellis street, in
Iflicting fatal wound, the cause of
despondency, arising frcm impaired
health.
| General Banning's bill, for the re-
duction of army expenses, is calcu-
lated will save about $4,000 per
annum. The reductions do not ap.
lply to officers, serving with the
troops in the field. In the case of
general officers all communications
of quarters, rations and fuel are cut
off, and each officer is left with his
|pay proper. This alone will leave
the general OF the army $4,000; the
acknowledgement, $II,5oo; major
generals, $500; brigader generals,
|$5,5oo. The pay Of colonel, lt..col-
onel, major, captain and first licuten-
ant is left unchanged, and for the
reason that in no case can any one of
these officers, even after twenty
Iyears OF service receive more than
$4,5oo. The pay Of second licuten.
ants, however, is reduced to $1,000
for mounted officer, and ST., 200 for
an officer not mounted. The reason
for this deduction upon second lieu
tenants is, that, with very few ex.
Iceptions, they are young officers un-
married and fresh from the academy,
and the sums indicated are deemed
Sufficient for the short period during
which they serve in that rank. as at
the outside their service does not ex.
tend beyond five years. The sav.
|ings on second lieutenants pay
amounts to $4,000 year.
A Berlin special says Bismarck is
confined to his room with neuralgia.
A german squadron of three ,ron-
clads and one tender will visit Amer
ica in July.
| SALT LAKE, Jan. s5.-The Cen
tral Pacific trains are still blocked in
the snow near Wells station, Utah.
The northern road has also been
blocked by snow since Friday.
i WELLS, New, Jan. s5.-The dc
layed west-bound overland trains got
through the snow blockade last night
at IL o'clock. The eastern bound
train left here at 10 o'clock to-day
with nine engines and snow plow.
The weather is warm and the snow
is thawing. No further blockade is
unprecedented.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 24.-Gen. w. w.
Miller, an old and respected resident
Of this coast, died to-day at his resi-.
dence, alter an illness Of few days
duration. He was contemplating a
visit to San Francisco, and made a
trip to Victoria, but failed to connect
with the California steamer. He re-
turned i'll and experienced a rapid
decline which ended i'll death.
| New YORK, Jan. 25.-Letters from
Lima, announcing the complete de-
struction of the town of Abancay by
an earthquake on the 4th of Decem-
Der, state that between 4 P. NJ. ON the
4th and = A.. NJ. on the Sth no less
than 81 earthquakes occurred, sever