, 1877-02-10
EASTERN STATES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5--The Senate
to-day confirmed Nicholas S. Owings
as Secretary of Washington Terri
tory.
Gen. John G.. Corse, of Chicago,
was before the Senate committee on
privileges and elections, this morn
ing. In reply to Senator Mitchell
he testified that Col. W. T. Pelton
telegraphed him about the 18th OF
November, asking him to go to Ore
gon to look after an ineligible cleo
tor. Witness replied to Pelton. say
ing he would go, but it would take
him ten days to go to Oregon; but
witness thought it better that some
one should go from San Francisco.
Witness admitted sending the fol-
lowing dispatches:
CHICAGO, Nov 15-Perry H. Smith,
New Orleans: If the Louisiana cleo
toral vote is stolen from us, we will
get California and Oregon. We have
100, 900 ex-soldiers now enrolled .and
vast numbers of Republicans with
u.s. Stand firm. j. CoRsE."
"CHIcAGo, (No date) e)-Hon J. NJ.
Palmer, New Orleans: Two hundred
thousand ex Union soldiers, embra-
cling thousands who voted for HAYES,
will sustain you if Tilden is fraudu-
lently counted out in Louisiana.
The end is not yet. You have us
behind YOU" Signed Corse and
Cameron.
Witness received the following:
"NEw York. Nov. 81, 1s76.--Gen.
J. G. Corse, Chicago: If you think
it necessary. you can pay two hun
dred and draw on me at sight.
w. L. PsLTON."
The above referred to the paying
..ofa bill for printing in the National
Democrat, German newspaper pub
1ished in Chicago, The following
dispatches were also offered in evil
dence:
''SAN Francisco, Nov. 17.-Hon.
A. S. Hewitt, New York: Senator
Kelly OF Oregon is here. Telegraph
him to return there Immediately.
E. CASSERLY."
NEW YORK. Nov. 17-HOn. Jas
K. Kelly, San Francisco: Circum-
stances require your immediate re-
turn to Oregon to consult the Gov
ernor. A. s. HEWITT"
No more testimony will be taken
in connection with Oregon unless
Senator Herman shall desire to re-
call some of the witnesses who pre-
viously testified.
New YORK. Feb. 51On Saturday
the old and respected firm of Buck
& Hunting, at Sag Harbor, L. l.,
failed. The sufferers by the failure
are to be found in almost every sta
.tion of life. 1t will occasion much
want and suffering.
The cashier of the First National
Bank of Montrose, Pa, was taken
before the Court to-day and held in
$4,000 bail on the charge of forgery;
also in $4,000 bail to await a re-
QUESTION from the Governor of Penn
sylvania on charge of the misap
preparation of $50, 900 in that State
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 4.-The To-
comotive house of the Pennsylvania
Railroad was burned to-day. Eight
engines were damaged to the amount
Of S75O,OO0.
OMAHA, Feb. 5.-Grasshoppers'
eggs are about to hatch under the
effects of the continued warm
weather.
New YORK, Feb. 5.--The agents
of the Cromwell steamship line re-
ceived the following telegram to-
day:
est. JOHNS, N. F., Feb. Bed
ding, pork and flour, marked Geo.
Washington picked up at Mistaken
Point, Cape Race. A lawyer of this
city has received letter from a
friend who recently went to Europe
on the Inman steamship City of
Richmond, stating that James Cor
don Bennett and his party were
among his companions on the voy-
age"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.---Friends of
the Texas Pacific Railroad bill in
tend to make another effort to-mor
row to have day assigned for ac-
ton on that measure. They will,
however, encounter not only ordi'
nary obstacles, but serious, and per-
haps insuperable difficulty to-mor-
row in the point of order which will
be raised, to the effect that under
the provisions of the electoral bill
both houses are still nominally in
cocsion and motions TO suSDend the