The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-04-15
Telegraphic Notes.
CONDENSED from the Daily Oregonian |


eli buildings on Main street were burn.
ed early this morning. Loss S40,O00:
insurance, $4,000.
WASHINGTON, M,rch 3l.-The
committee on expenditure in the War
Department to-day examined q. s.
Bell, whose testimony was to the effect
that the President, wishing to satisfy
himself OF the guilt or innoce. ce' Of
General Babcock, sent him to st Louis
to ascertain what he could on the sub
ject. Babcock ond Luckey, knowing
he was going t" St. Louis on that er.
rand, wanted him TO steal evidence ont
OF the district attorneys office in St.
Louis. This he did not do, but related
Babcock and Luckcy's proposition to
MIR. Dyer.
1t is reported that the mormons are
IT,, ing to TAX New Mexico. They de.
sign getting into the Union and estab-
'lshing n sovereignty based on their
own peculiar notions.
JACKSON, April 1.-The Mississippi
Republican convention sends fourteen
IN OF sixteen delegates to the Ciucin-
nati convention for Oliver =. Morton
Tor President, and adopted resolutions
endorsing his course. The colored
convention declare him to be the unani-
nous choice of the colored voters OF
Mie-,a>itp:.
BosrOS, April IA bill for the
taxation of church property was r'jcci.
I'd in the House by large majority.
The pubic debt statement show;
Six per cent, bonds 1884, 800 $50; 5
per cent, bonds, $7lO,O37 500; total
coin bonds, $l,695, ,037, $50; lawful
money debt, $i4OOO,0OO; maturr'i
A-ht, 50 $4,000; legal le..dcr-, $376,
oj3,b45; cr.tliicalrs o deposit, S34.
22L ,OOU; fractional currency. $43.004.
es3; coin certificates ,$32 337 500
Total without interest, %I79 990, i39 i,
total debt, So, 2l6.794; total inl'r-
est, $2G. 45j, 10; cash in treasury, coin
$73,7j6 794; cash i'll treasury, curru-
cv, $j96H, ,62G; total in treasury, Sll3,-
952, APO; decrease of debt during
March, SA,24O, soc; decrease since
June 80, 1878, $I7,969,2S6.
A dispatch from Vienna to the Daily
NeWS says a rumor is spreading here
that the Pope is sinking.
Well execu'ed counterfeit trade doll
ars are circulating in San Francisco in
large quantities.
DETROIT, April 3.-ln the muncip-
al elections held to-day in Michigan,
returns at this hour indicate that the
Republicans fully maintain their asccn-
dancy.
The House nominated the following
members to conduct the impeachment
against Belknap, Knott, Lord, Lynde,
Mcmahon, jerks, Wheeler and Hoar.
II. NJ. Hatcher has been appointed
post master at Salem Oregon.
CLEVELAND. o., April 4.-Thc
general Republican ticket was elected
by $500 majority on an average. The
Council will stand 22 Republicans to
IA Democrats. The Republican ticket
elected Is out of Is counciimen yestcr-
day.
CALAIS, Me-, April 3.-The Re-
pub'icans have elected the mayor by
200 majority.
CINCINNATI, April 4.-Returns
from 81 towns show a general kcpubli-
can majority in % and Democratic
majority in Is.
RICHMOND, April 2.-L. L. Robin.
son and Jesse Michel, both highly
connected, fought duel with pistols
near here to-day. Mitchell is dead
and Robinson's wound Is fatal.
VIM. II. Wyckham Mayor of the
city Of New York is democratic CALI
didate for Vice President.
-.'he Consolidated Virginia mine of
Nevada produced $3,6OO,000 during
the month of March.
Dana has been rejected. The injnnc-
ton Of secrecy is not removed, but it is
safe to say the vote was about II tor to
SO against him.
TOPEKA, April SIN the city