The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-09
EN>Tf..N STATES.

i-ONG BRANCH. dia - IL; >ttiu,-
sil,p A'ueriqUr, from Hayre for New
York, camc ashore tire. miles ,:orth "f
tins place this morning. All Oh board,
with the exception Of three ct the
crew. Were saved. When the ship
struck the captain ordered the small
boat, with crew of eleven men. to coli
vey information - the shore a I'D oh
tain assistance. The ship WAS only 20
yards from the beach. The boat
struck, the beach, but was upset by
floating ice, aud three of the crew were
lost Crews from the life-saving STA
tions succeeded in throwing line 10
tho ship. and by the aid of the crew of
the Amerique. II life-car was run on
board and all the passengers were lam
ded All mails and specie are safe.
The vessel lies we'll up on the beach.
and it is thought will be high and dry
at low tide.
! WASHINGTON, Jan. {. - Secretary
Chambers. decision yesterday in the
last lfAtttesed 4 retehtrs; "in" ,he "a +,
the "King of the West" lode. The
department now fully decides that the
general land office cannot in any way
Dust the jurisdiction Of the courts. while
adverse claims are prosecuted with rea-
sonable diligence, but must await their
final decision in every point involved.
regardless of any abandonment Of a
portion of the surface of the ground in
conflict. This materially changes the
practice of the Office, and is of great
Importance to all mining litigants.
The proposition is being discussed
with considerable favor among double
standard advocates. that Congress
should establish the relation of 1915 of
silver to one of gold, instead Of l6 to
one. as proved hy the House bill re-
storing the silver dollar as il was prior
to the coinage act Of 1874 The prop-
ositlon would make silver dollars con.
/ sist at 4c0 grains 1t is claimed that
France, Belgium. Spain, Switzerland
Italy and most of the South American
States have adopted this relation. and
1t the United States attempt to stand
alone on the relation of g TO one silver
would pour IN for coinage to such an
extent. as TO seriously depreciate its
value, with tendency TO prevent anv
future efforts to settle relation by int r
! national agreement. The dollar Of 800
grains at the present price of silver
would be worth about 90 cents in gold,
but 1t IS claimed it would soon appreci
ate to par and remain steady at par, by
reason of the general adoption of the
proposed relation of values.
NEw YORK. Jan. The World.
Washington dispatch says Some weeks
ago orders were issued from Washing
ton transferring Gen Hancock to the
Pacific coast, Gen. Sheridan from Chi
oaSo TO this city, succeeding Gen. Han
cock, AMI directing zen. Mcdowell |
lately assigned 10 the division of the
Pacific, 10 remain III New York This |
publication created mnch comment /
aud although the transfers were not
thus made. 1t was ascertAined upon ex-
animation that several leaves OF the
record at the war department, covering
the time when orders were supposed to
have been issued, have been torn ont.
and no traces Of them has since been
found Gen. \ Bufort!. of Kontucky.
who MAS at We. Point with Grant aud
Sherman. now says: Il have positive
FIR laying that such au order
was issued but that Gen. Hancock alb
solutely refused 10 obey orders trans
ferring him - California know tha,
this is true, and that the order was i'm.
nedistely returned rs him accompanied
Dy his resignation, 10 take effect if the
'rder Was 10: re>cintel" The order
vas revoked aud dates destroyed, with
sha' purpose just at that juncture
y the Political s.tlstion Gen. Shsi idan