, 1876-05-04
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WASHINGTON. April 26.-Mitchell in.
troduced q bill extending time for tn,
completion of the survey and location
+ the Portland. Dalles and Sal. Lake
tilroad. Referred to committee on rail
roads.
San FRAsC1sco, April 26.-Flour ex'
Ira. now jobbing at So 6711a a 5 IS OF
liver basis with the usual discount il
paid in gold; wheat, good to choice
grades. 81 so g. l go; barley feed
II Is q l 221a; brewing. 81 25 a. 80
LONDON, April 25.-A Paris dispatch
says. great radical demonstration was
made at the funeral of the wife of Louis
i;lanc which took place yesterday. Il
Is estimated that 1000, 900 people lined
,he road of the procession from the
Rue Hiveli to the cemetery of Pere
i!achais. The masses of spectators
were for the republic. Victor Hugo,
Raphail and Barodit were. present and
iead orations.
The city and suburb handicap was
won by Thunder. he beating % others.
he American horse. Mate, finished IN
the last six and never throughout the
lace had prominent position.
The French Atlantic cable is broken
twenty miles from Brest.
RAeusA. April 25.- The insursent
ehief, Peko Paulovich, with SEQ men
coupled Sutterini on Sunday.
Muia Pasha is concentrating the
Turks at Gatsechako and great bat
q is expected by the end of the week
OTTAWA, April 25.-The ice in the
3wer Ottawa has moved. tearing away
storehouse and badly damaging
5'rounse wharf ct Plautagent. A num-
.r of wharves were wrecked at different
iaces. The ice is about two feet thick
nd moves with great rapidity.
II is understood that Mr.. Church
Ill leave for Europe next Monday to
esotiate for an authorized provincial
pan of forty millions.
HAVANA, April 25.--The riots in Bar
lores have been quelled. The trouble
rev out of scheme for the confedera-
tion of the Windward Islands. No
PARTICULARS of the disturbances have
iaen received.
VICTORIA. April 12.-Steamer Cali
iforna from Sitka, arrived yesterday
..nd reports the river still frozen and
great quantities of snow at Wrang'e
and other points. Correspondence OF
he Colonist. dated Dease Creek. April
81, says, two hundred miners have ar
rived there within the proceeding ten
days bound for McDame Creek, and a
hundred more on the way up.
Boston, April 25.-The Republican
State Convention met here to-day. and
John Sanford was chosen president.
Resolutions encouraging the energy and
courage of Bristow and associating the
name of Blaine with Office of President
we're tabled. Resolutions were unani-
mously .adopted leaving the delegates
unpledged and uninstructed. but requir-
ing them to work and vote for these
candidates whose character gives un-
questionable assurance to the whole
country that they will be faithful and
Jealous to maintain equal rights of all
citizens, 10 bring about resumption OF
specie payment at date fixed by law. TO
effect thorough and radical reform OF
civil service. Four delegates are Bris>
tow men and one Blaine.
WASHINGTON, April 26.--The Post
master General has decided that the
charges made by The Oregon Steam
Navigation Company against z. F.
Moody, Mail contractor on the Colum-
bia river between Portland and The
Dalles, are unfounded, and he therefore
declines to cancel Moody's contract.
Robert H. Milroy has been nominated
for Collector Ct Internal Revenue Of
Washington Territory.
W. o. Roberts was confirmed as Ia
dian Agent at Malheur Agency, Oregon.
Blaine in conversation claims the re-
snlt of the attacks on him have benefit =
ed rather than injured him. He seems
in best of spirits, and says he has no
idea of Withdrawing from the Presiden-
.ial candidacy and is confident of re-
,eiving nomination. Says if he cannot
,et nomination he will make no attempt
20 influence his friends for any candi-
date.
House Committee on Pacific Railway 8
10 -day came to favorable conclusion
an the Senate bill giving eight years
additional time to the North Pacific
Railroad Company to instruct and
complete their road. The bill secures
he rights of settlers on the lands with
drawn from market, for the benefit of
she Company and gives the Company
otner lands instead.
SAN Francisco, April 26.-The silver
question is becoming very vexations in
Mexico. A letter from there says that
owing to the depreciation of silver coin
the price of many articles has already
advanced 25 per cent.
Dom Pedro was visited by number
citizens and officials in their private
capacity during the day. He. evinces a
determination to enjoy himself in his
own way, devoting his time to the in
spection of various matters of interest
in the city.
The attachment of the coal and stores