The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-01-15
TELEGRAPHIC.
CONDENSED from the Daily O-egouian.

STOU CITY, Iowa, Jan, "a spc-
cial from Fort Sully states that a party
of miners have formed a supply depot
near old Fort Pierre, on the Missouri
river, and are constantly il communica-
tion with the camps on tn, Black Hills.
They claim to have found now route
by which the hills nrc reached in one
hundred miles travel over an easy road.
Their messengers make the trip in two
days.
ST. LOUIs'Jan. An theiU. S. cur
cult court to-day the whisky cases,
which were some time ago certified up
from the district court were set as fol
lows: Two cases against VIM. Mckee,
and a joint case against Mckee and |.
N. Fitzroy, for January 90. One case
against Constantine Mcguire, and
Mckee January 25. One case against
Babcock, January 81. Gen. Babcock
having made no formal plea to the in
dictment against him, District Attorney
Dyre said he did not know what plea
the General would make, when Judge
Krum, Babcock's counsel, stated that
that gentleman would be present when
called, and enter Il plea d not guilty.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE annual
sale Of pews in Plymouth Church took
place tonight. The amount received
for rental, with premiums was s63, $50
against $7o,3lo last year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Ihc Prcsi-
dent and Mrs. Graut gave state din
ncr tonight. Their guests were: the
Secretary of State ami Mrs. Fish, the
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Bristow, Mrs Belknap, the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Robson, Mrs.
Jewell, the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Chandler, the Attorney Gen
eral and Miss Pierrcpoint, Vice Pres
ident Ferry, Senator Morton and wife,
Senator Allison and wife, General and
Mrs. Hunter, Admi'al Porter, Mont
gomery Blair, Colonel ana Mrs. L. -.
Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. Lowcrly, Mr..
Cresswcll, Mr., and Mrs. Boutwell,, Mr..
Bancroft, Mr.. Williams and cx-Sccrc-
tary Dclano and Mrs. Delano.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-Sir Anthony
ltothschild died to-day.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-James
Anthony, late of the Sacramento
Union, died at his residence in this
city this morning of apoplexy.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. i'll. II. Wildly,
who has been in charge of the posse
guarding Campo, having been relieved
by detachment Of soldiers from Fort
Yuma. returned here last evening. lie
reports everything quiet along the bor-
der, but thinks the presence of his posse
at Campo was the only thing that pre-
vented another raid.
The weather has been very cold dur
ing the past five days. North and east
of here there has been considerable rain,
and at Julian quite fall of snow.
The steamers 1ncon and C0lorado
brought about so passengers; mostly
winter visitors.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The Post
master General has appointed Thomas
Frazer. of Portland, and Harrison
Lineville, of Bucaa Vista, Oregon, mail
route agent on the special train on the
Oregon and California Railroad from
Portland to Albany.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIN the
Senate, Conkling presented a petition of
citizens of New York city, asking for
the passage of an amendment to the
Constitution OF the United States, pro.
hibiting the appro priation of money for
any religious sect. Referred to the
Judiciary Committe.
Mitchell, Of Oregon. presented a
memorial from the Portland Board of
Trade, for an appropriation for the con
struction of a canal around the Gas
cadcs of the Columbia river.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, Cant.
Sawyer of the ship Oryheus, arrested
on board the Pacific Mail steamship
ColoyaG0, at Wilmington, arrived in
this city to-day in custody Of the u. s.
Marshal. He gave bonds in $4,000
tor his appearance. The complaints
sworn to by the sailors of the O,pheus
accuse him of the crime of casting away
his vessel on the high seas. He will
la. C a hearing before the U. S. Com