, 1877-01-13
New YoRK, Jan. "a Washing.

New York, Jan. "a Washing
ton special says, while debating his
bill relative to contested elections,
yesterday, Mr.. Wright made very
savage attack on Gov. Grover. This
morning Mr. Kelly of Oregon called
attention to the matter and rebuked
Wright, but the latter declined to
retract a single word.
There proves to be no foundation
whatever for the report that Morton
is prepared to show that Cronin at
tempted to bribe the Republican
electors, etc. The testimony indi-
Gates that a large amount of money
was transferred from New York to
Oregon under suspicious circum-
stances early in December.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The House
Committee on Pacific Railroads to-
day agreed to report the Senate bill
to extend the time for the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific Rail
road eight years without amend
ment, except one providing that the
Company shall not be required to
locate its route through Idaho be-
fore July, 1879.
The same committee to-day finally
rejected Lanes proposition for re-
sorting to settlement of North Pa
cifc Railroad lands in Washington
Territory, and voted to recommend
the passage of the Senate bill grant
ing eight years additional time for
the completion of the road, with
only one amendment, which allows
further time for the location of the
line through Idaho, as foreshadowed
last night.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Before the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections, Augustus F. Martin, from
Martin & Rueman, New York, tes-
titled, that it appeared from the stub
in the firm check book that check
was drawn by them on the Bank Of
North America. Dec. 6, 1876, for
5000, payable to Ladd & Bush, of
Salem Oregon. The stub was In the
handwriting of G.. H. Hughes, their
book-keeper. Witness knew nothing
about the check except from his
partner and book-keeper. The lat
ter had told him the check was re-
turned the same day unused.
Gov. Grover was examined before
the Senate committee to-day. He
stated that he issued the certificates
of election to the three highest cleo
tors eligible. In so doing he acted
in conformity with the Constitution
and in accordance with the best le-
gal authority he could procure. He
said he received letter from Judge
Hoadley, of Cincinnati, in which
four authorities relating to the case
of ineligibility of persons to office
we're cited; it was a three page let
ter and received at the executive Of
fee about a week before witness
rendered his decision in the case of
Watts.
BosToN, Jan. 5.-The board of
trade to-day adopted report liking
strong grounds against the passage
of the Silver bill, and petitioning
Congress to appoint a government
commission to consider the question
of remonetizing silver at a fixed re-
lation of value to gold coin. The
report embraced petition that sill
yer coin shall not be made a legal
tender for sums larger than $40.
New YORK, Jan. 4. The Herald
Columbia Is. c. special says the OK
isti1g dead lock at the capital is extend
ing over the State. In several counties
there are contests between Chamber
lain and Hampton appointees. and in
these conflicts of authority the officers
are vigorously sustained by their re-
specilve parties. In Orangeburg county
the more ignorant Republican leaders
have been indulging in some threats,
but their followers are apparently not
disposed to risk a coalition with the
whites.
New YORK, Jan. 6.-The steamer
Anchora, which arrived here to-day,
brought the Captain and crew of the
schooner Scotia from St. Johns for
Catalonia. The crew were in a
wretchea-condition, having been on
the water-logged vessel fifteen days.
New YORK, Jan. THE World's
Washington dispatch says some
weeks ago orders we're issued from
Washington transferring General
Hancock to the Pacific Coast and
Sheridan from Chicago to this city,
succeeding General Hancock and
directing General Mcdowell, lately
assigned the division of the Pacific,
to remain in New York.
This publication created much
comment, and, although the trans
fers were not made, it was ascer-
tanned by examination that several
leaves of the record of the War De-
partment covering the time when
orders were supposed to have been
issued were tore out and no trace of
them has since been found. Gen.
A. Buford, of Kentucky, who was at
West Point with Grant and Sher-
man, now says: II have positive au-
thority for saying that such an Or
der was issued, but that Gen. Han