The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-17

wanted them. There j. 10 doubt bn'
Packard's adheren,s are desperate, and
SEEING no hope from Government bay
onets. intend 20 make hold stand OF
their own behalf New Orleans j:
likely TO be the sceLe Of exciting even.'
during the mex. few days.
A: Packard meeting last :isl'
every man present signed pledge L
support the Packard Government by
force. and TO begin at once enlis;ing the
the Republicans Of the State TO SINH
lar pledge. \ resolution was adopted
appointing committees, and 10 com
mence the enrol ment Of militia men in
packar,i's service. The meeting adopt
ed resolution asking the Republican
State executive committee 10 cause pc
litical campaign clubs TO be reorganizsd
at once for the purpose of holding Re-
publican mass meetings Packard pro-
poses to make desperate effort in the
shape of physical force to show the
President ths: the Packard Government
Is No. altogether Government 0: straw,
and although he does not expect to be
able TO whip the wLite league, be does
expect by armed resistance to compel
the President to interfere, and he is
confident that If he can invoke the issue
in that form the result is bound to land
him on the winning side.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The Sen-
ate IN executive session to-day confirm
ed the nomination of Phillip II. Emer-
son. as associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Utah.
HANOVER, n. Y, March l6.-Protes-
s"r s. C. Bartlett, Of Chicago. has &C.
cepted the presidency of Dartmouth
College.
New YORK. March l6-Peter Il.
Sweeney, associated with Boss Tweed
ring swindles, and who has been an eX-
lie for the past five years. has returned.
He has not been taken into custody be-
cause it was arranged with the attorney
general that if he would return, all
proceedings civil and criminal. so far as
arrestins him. should be suspended dur
ing his trial and thirty days afterwards.
His trial is set down for the Both OF
April. The claim against Sweeney is
that lie is liable the same way that
Tweed was, in which there was YER
diet for the people Of six million dol
lars.
WASHINGTON, March l6. In exccu-
tive session Of the Senate to- day, Dor
sey, chairman of .hc Committee on the
District of Columbia. reported back the
nomination Of Friedrich Douglass to be
Marshal Of the District Of Columbia,
with recommendation that it be con
iirmed. One objection being made to
is immediate consideration, it went
over under the rule until tomorrow.
CHICAGO, March l6.-Kev. Thomas
Ogora. the well-known Catholic priest,
for twenty one years officiating in this
diocese, died at the ST. Joseph's Hospit-
al here this morning.
Snow to the depth Of three or four
inches has fallen here during the past
week. A severe storm set in at .
o'clock this morning and is still raging.
Traffic on the streets is interrupted and
business partially suspended Cold
weather prevails over the entire north
west.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-In the
Senate. the Vice President presented
Mitchell's resolution for investigation
into the charges against Senator Grover.
Salisbury submitted substitute that
the elect ions committee he instructed to
appoint the judge of the Fourth Judi
cial District Of Oregon commissioner
to take testimony concerning the
charges, with power to subpoena viii
nesses. Said testimony tn be forwarded
to the elections committee, which shall
report the same, with their conclusions
at the next regular session of the Sen
ate.
After discussion, the Senate without
action went into executive session AZ
ter the doors were closed various nom.
nations were received from the Presi-
dent, also notification that he had nc
further communication to make to the
Senate. which at $50 o'clock adjourned
till tomorrow, when pending nomina.
tions will be disposed of, and the Sem
ate will adj ourn sine de
ALBANY. March l6.-The Governor
has sent 10 the Senate the name Of Gen
Geo. Il. Mcclellan for Superintendent
of Public Works
TAUNTON. Mass, March l6.--Thf
will of the late Oliver Ames was al
mitied 10 probate to-day. Hi, public
ha,naS.. ao,oup. IN x1o0 600