, 1876-01-27

count of that piratlcal proceeding.
OLyMr1A, Jan. 24.-Gen. W. W. Mil
Ter. an old and respected resident Of
this coast. died to-day, at his residence,
after an illness of few days duration.
Ee was contemplating visit to San
Francisco ard made trip to Victoria,
bu. faile to connect with the Califor-
mia steamer. He returned i'll, and ex-
perienced rapid decline which ended
in his death.
NEW York. Jan. 23.-Gold closed at
Isl0ls5a.
Jan. 2..-The Sunday Mercury an
nounces that u council composed Of the
most eminent Congregational divines
has been organized to inquire iAto the
flnes5 Of Beecber TO remain in the de-
nomination. About 400 churches have
been invited TO send clerical and hay
delegates. The principal movers are
said to be DR.. Leonard Bayon and DIR.
Bartlett, Of Chicago.
The officers of the u. ). Cable Co.,
announced .heir cable vas BROKEN again
to-day. about 40 miles east of Torbay.
OoDEH, Jan. 24.-The Central Pacific
express train east, is snow bound at
Wells Station AID will not ccEe on TO-
day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.- The Congress
sional friends of the Centennial million
and half appropriation bill. regard its
passage rs certain, though not by as
large a majoritS as frs. anticipated.
ssHerculean efforts are making among
officers of the army to frighten the Mil
itary Committee ont of the contem-
plated sweeping reductions. AS soon
the project for cutting down the army
was made known, every channel by
which influence could be brought to
bear, was filed with protests and hints
to stay Congress from action. Every
paper in the city and throughout the
country, in sympathy with the army
officers or friends OF army officers, be-
gan howl about the indecency of a
Confederate Congress cutting down the
ranks of an army that had beaten. In
spite of all this. however. the plans for
reduction have gone on steadily and if
the Military Committee hesitates, Con
gress itself. will put it shoulder to the
wheel.
Gen. Banning, Libelal Republican,
and Chairman Of the Military Commit
tee, has completed the steps towards q
reduction Of the army estimates, which
are embodied in a bill to cut eff extra
pay or communication to officers not on
active duty in the field. This will con-
fine those officials 10 monthly or yearly
pay proper, and the law pr.scribes that
allowances may be drawn by officers on
active duty, but they will not rocelve rs
now, communication. This will strike at
q great abuse and save a very handsome
sum 10 the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, JaR. 24.--The Senate
Committee on Railroads to- day, agreed
to recommend the passage Of a bill to
extend the time for completing the n.
P. R. 4. With amendments limiting the
extension of time for the main lines to
a period Of eight years instead of ten.
The section proposing to repeal the law
requiring the Company to pay the costs
of surveying and conveyancing will be
omitted from the bill as reported. House
bill w2s Introduce d By Jacobs for resto-
ration to the public domain of lands in
Washington Territory to the Northern
Pacific railroad.
CHICAGO. Jan. e4.-The Tribune's Washing
ton special says Gen. Banning's bill for reduc-
ticn of Army expenses will probably be eem-
pleted aud introduced to-day. It Effects saw
ing Of abort s500,G00 in the matter of rEy.
Quarters and forage in the case of general Off
crs. al ca,nnutations Of quarters, ra,ions and
fuel are cut of and each officer is left with his
pay proper. In the matter of reducing the Ar
my. the Committee as yet, does not see its way
clear to any great cutting down of the force.
VICTORIA, Jan. %. The Government
Of British Columbia was defeated o-day
by majority of 3 in full house. 1t
is understood that they will resign to-
morrow. The question at issue was the
Government policyof borrowing money
from Canada ON The security of the sub
sides. ,.A
PolxT ELLIOT, Jan. 26.- Reported
from Snohomish City this morning that
three boys, named Horace Lowe. Arthur
Ball and Clayton Packard. were skating
On the lake back of this city, yesterday.
when the ice broke and Horace Lowe
and Arthur Ball were drowned. Clay
ton Packard narrowly escaped. The
two bodies were found last night abou;
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LONDON. Jan. 25.-Prince Bismark is
seriously i'll and may possibly be con-
fred to his room for some time.
A Vienna telegram reports that efforts
continne to be made at Const antirople
to induce the Sultan to exceptAndrassy S
reform the Porte has sent a confidenti-
al Agent to Cetiinjs to offer connpro-
mise.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 24.-Special dispatches
from Bismarck contain glowing accounts
from the Black Hills country. A party
carrying the mail between Bismarck
and the Black Hills, had returned and
given wonderful reports of the richness
Of the country. The report is vouched