, 1876-09-01
LATE ST N E W S &.
BY Telegraph.

Gold in New \ urk, ITO Is.
Legal tenders in Portland-buy-
ing 90, selling 81.
Tweuty-eight Pension office en-
plovees at Washington have been
discharged.
Over 200 dismissals of Treasury
employees at Washington took place
on the Both ult.
Babcock wants a new trial in the
safe burglary case.
A Democratic swindle, has heen
unearthed in connection with the In
dian Department extending through
the administration of Polk, Pierce
and Buchanan, amounting to over
$3,OOO,OOO.
Ninety head of cattle were ship
ped at Chicago for Liverpool on the
2Sth ult.
Secretary Cameron and Gen. Sher-
man leave Washington on their
western tour on the 18th inst, to go
as far as San Francisco.
One hundred and fifty masons and
stone-cutters sailed from New York
for Scotland on the gath ult., to work
on the Parochial buildings at Green
ock. They are tc receive ten pence
per hour for eight hours per day.
$50 more are to start soon for the
same destination.
Thirty thousand dollars in curren-
cy vas redeemed in silver at the
U. S. sub-treasury in San Francisco
on the 2Sth ult.
Three Mollie Mcguire prisoners
who were convicted of the murder of
policeman at Tamaqua, Pa, were
sentenced to death this week.
In view of the increased demand
for cotton prints the Providence,
Sprague, Maine and Connecticut
mills which have been idle for some
time, will start up at once.
The members Of the Sioux Peace
Commission were ateOmaha on the
2Sth ult., en- route for Fort Laramie
via Cheyenne.
The Indians on Powder river are
moving toward the agencies. Terry
will, if possible, intercept them.
Up to date there have been 5S8
cases of small pox in San Francisco,
with 158 deaths.
Judge Jacobs and E. S. Kearnev
took passage on the steamer at San
Francisco for Portland on the 26th.
The remains of the late Speaker
Kerr arrived at his home at New AL
bany, Ind, on the oath ult., and were
viewed az the court house. Choice
flowers were strewn on the cata-
falque. His face was hardly recog-
nized by his friends on account of
the intense pain he suffered having
contorted his features. All places
of business were closed during the
funeral obsequies.
A St. Louis dispatch of the 9th
ult., says: John S. Phelps, Demo
cratic candidate of this State
for Governor opened the canvas to-
day at Easton where there was a
grand barbecue, at which 5000 peo-
pie were present. Abiding to the
scandal in circulation regarding his
action toward some ladies on board
the steamer Andy Johnson last July,
Col. Phelps briefly denied there
being any truth in the scandal.
Emory Storrs has been retained
to defend Babcock in his approach
ing trial for complicity in the safe
burglary conspiracy. Storrs is ex-
pected in Washington as soon as he
gives the crooked whisky cases in
the West proper start.
On the Gath ult., at village near
Cincinnati. Ohio, S. w. Crawford, a
quack doctor wLo was confined in
the Jail there charged with poison
ing VIM. johnson, respectable cit
izen two weeks ago, was taken from
Jail by mob of masked men and
hanged.
There have been rumors for some
time past in Washington that large
party of prominent Southern Demo-
crats will make an excursion to can
vass the Pacific States during the
Presidential campaign.