, 1876-03-17
LATEST NEWS
BY Telegraph and Mail

Gold in New York, ,on the 14th inst,
I1144.
A number of Oregonians residin g
in Washington have presented Sen.
atOr Mitchell with a gold-headed
cane, the stock of which was cut
from the battle field of Balls Bluff.
Elizabethtown, Missouri, was Wis,
| tied on the 11th by hurricane; sew
enteen houses were blown down and
five persons killed.
The Grand Jury cannot find an
Indictment against Belknap in the
absence of Caleb Marsh, the princi'
pal witness.
The wife of Marsh has joined heI
husband in Montreal.
Orville Grant, who is accused ol
selling post traderships, says he ii
ready for the most searching inves-
tigation by a picked committee oi
Democratic Congressman.
The Irish Citizens of California
have rendered thanks to the Legis
lature for its resolution asking Con
gress to endeavor to obtain the lib
Grafton of Edward Meagher, con
demned American citizen imprisoned
in Great Britain for political offenses
Silver is in demand in England.
Daniel Drew, of Wall street fame
has fled a petition in bankruptcy
His liabilities amount to 5000, 900
The committee on expenditures
Of the War Department will subpoena
Mrs. Belknap to appear before them
The new clearing house was open
ed at San Francisco on the morning
of the l1th. A large amount of bu-
siness was transacted.
A Cincinnati dispatch of the 9th
inst, says: The new Secretary OF
War, Judge Taft, leaves for Wash
ington tonight.
Later-Judge Taft, accompanied
by Secretaries Robson and Chand-
Ter, called on the President on the
morning of the 11th and there met
Chief Justice Waite who admins
tered the oath of Office, after which
the new Secretary of War entered
upon his duties.
The New York Tribune of the Sd
claims that the prime facts in the
Belknap scandal in connection with
the Fort Sill leadership were traced
by its correspondent to the door of
the War Department in 1872, and
deduces from the failure to investi-
gate the facts the Presidents re-
spongiSility.
Luttrell has presented to the Sec
retary of the Interior a number oi
afidavits charging Indian agent Bur
chard, of Round Valley reservation,
with dishonesty and general NAL
feasanoe in Office, and says if the De.
partment fails to employ a remedy,
he will bring the matter to the at
tention of Congress.
The House Committee on Public
Lands have agreed to recommend
the passage of Lanes bill, providing
for the issue of patents for mission
claims in Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana. .
At the investigation, on the 10th,
of the affairs of the District of Co
lumbia, one witness testified that be
put down about 5000 yards of paw
ing, amounting to $1,000, and he
had never received anything but q
glass of ale and a cigar. 9. G. Fin.
ley & Stewart were the contractors.
Babcock's retirement from the
White House is likely to be followed
by his resignation from the army. II
is asserted just now that many have
been deceived in him. Col. F. Grant
has been ordered to rejoin his com.
mand in the Yellowstone country.
The Senate Committee on Privi.
leges and elections have been discus
sing the proposition for a constitu-
tional amendment providing for the
election of the President and Vice.
President by the direct vote Of the
people.
Orville Grant, brother of the Pres.
ident, was before the Committee on
Expenditures in the War Depart
ment on the 10th inst. He was not
interested with any parties who OBJ
tanned appointments of post trader
ships from the Secretary of War.
He said he was interested in con-
tracts under the Indian Department:
that be obtained a post on his own
account from Commissioner Smith.
The President notified him there
would be vacancies at Fort Peck,
Fort Belknap and Standing Rock,
and be applied for these places in
pursuance of the knowledge given
him by the President. He procured
office from the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs after seeing the Secre-
tary of the Interior. Neither the
President nor Secretary of the Inte-
rior had the slightest knowledge of
his receiving money. Witness testi-
fed that he was now in the employ
Of Basher & Co.. of Baltimore. with