, 1877-02-23
BY TELEGRAPH.
Gold in New York, 1863.

idency is now settled beyond a doubt
As we predicted in our last issue,
Louisiana has been counted for him,
and the latest indications point to
the probability of Oregon being in
cluded in the same category.
Rear Admiral Goldsborough, died
in Washington on the goth inst.
The President and Mrs. Grant,
after March 4th, will take trip to
the West, and in May will go to
Europe. The President will give no
more levees or dinners, but will de-
vote the balance of his term to keep
ing peace in Louisiana.
Hayes has already commenced ar
ranging his cabinet. Among the
names mentioned for positions are
Hawley, Rice, McCrary, Booth and
Hantraft.
Brigham Young has organized a
company of 500 Mormons with which
to found colony in Sonora, NJ exico.
The ship War Hawk sailed from
San Francisco for Port Discovery on
the 10Th inst.
The steamship Dakota sailed from
San Francisco for this port on the
goth. Among her list of passengers
are the following for Port Townsend:
Jas. johnson, Mrs. R. Kendrick, S.
A. Dali and seven in the steerage.
The Presidenl and cabinet, after
full discussion, have decided to re-
cognize Packard Governor of Lou
isiana.
The Senate committee has com
pleted the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The amount is several millions
less than last year.
A New Orleans special says: The
people express their determination
not to submit to the Packard State
Government.
Rear Admiral Davis, in charge of
the national observatory at Wash
iIgton, is not expected to live.
The young man who attempted to
kill Gov. Packard, of Louisiana, last
week, is described as being very
handsome, aged about 25, and the
son of Rev. VIM. Weldon, Luthe-
ran minister in Pennsylvania. On
being sked his motive, he replied,
"only patriotism" He had been in
New Orleans but "A hours.
Senator Booths amendment to
the railroad bill lprovides that compa-
nies should pay $750,0OO each per
annum to the credit of sinking fund
till said amount should be sufficient,
when added to other sums, to the
credit of the sinking fund, to pay off
and extinguish the Government
bonds advanced at maturity, with in
terest thereon at the rate of per
cent.
The bill to create Lincoln Terri
tory out of the Black Hills country
viii be laid over to till next session,
because the bill ratifying the treaty
with the Sioux Indians has not pass
ed the House.
DIR. Henry, mining expert, has
been examining a coal mine on Tay-
lor Mountain, three miles from San
ia Rosa, Cal. He reports an excel
lent prospect vein 10 inches wide,
with well defined walls. He pro-
nounces it a true fssure vein, and
thinks it will widen to the breadth
of several feet. He says it is bet
ter quality than any on this coast,
except the Wellington mine on Van
couver Island.
A new plan for specie payment
has been introduced in Congress and
is now being submitted to Senators,
Representatives and New York
bankers. The interest on the loan
it proposes would not be paid in
gold or silver, but in pound sterling,
which would give option OF either or
both metals. The author fthe bill
asserts positively the whole amount
submitted under the conditions he
suggested would be subscribed in
"a hours. He holds that Govern
ment must acquire 10 redeem green
backs in order that the banks and
the country may have this gold 20
redeem bank notes. This plan will
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