The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-05-24

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of Chinese merchants on Sacramento
street. The party left the county
clerks office as soon as the license was
procured, refusing to be interviewed.
The New York Legislature now in
session at Albany, in the face of protes-
tations to the contrary, refused to pass
the bill appropriating 100000, to
complete the Capitol building. A large
crowd Of laborers assembled, and but
for the police, would have mobbed
and killed The members who voted
against the bill.
The Russian feet have left New
York. 1t is reported that they left up.
OH the order of Duke Alexis, who was
privately requested by Secretary Evarts
to do so.
Gen. Grant, in his farewell speech
before starting for Europe, in response
to the many laudations of his character
AS statesman and record as a general,
paid the following compliment to Sher-
man and Sheridan: "I never hattered
myself l was entitled to the place you
gave me. My lieutenants could have
acted perhaps better than |, had oppor-
tunity presented itself. Sherman could
have taken my pace as 81 soldier Or in
civil Office, and so could Sheridan and
others might name. | am sure # the
country ever comes to this need again
there will be ,nen tor the work. There
will be men born for every emergency.
Again l thank you, and again | bid
you good bye and repeat that if 1 had
allied, Shcrman or Sheridan. or some oi
my other licutenants would have sue
cecdcd."
The Times editorial says at The spe-
cial election i'm Chester county South
Carolina, on Monday, General Walker,
Democrat, was elected Senator by 1000
majority. Hayes had 500 and Cham
hcriain 400 in that county last Novem-
Urr. Thus is the party built up by
concilialioa.
The telrgraphic dispatches announce
the resignation of Chief Justice Lewis,
of Washington Territory.
Potatoe bugs have appeared on Long
Island in New York.
The Solicitorsl,ip of the Treasury
Department has been offered to Ex-
Governor Chamberlain of South Caro-
| i;,,, ,,.I H.. H., d...i;,,a.l ,i,o Io,,,
pretrrring to attend to his law practice
IN New iorkCity.
Goldsmith Maid and Rarus trotted
together ut San Francisco last Satnr-
day. The second heat was made in
2:l43 the Maid only half neck ahead.
VIM. w. Upton, late Chief Justice Of
Oregon, has been appointed Second
Comptroller Of the Currency, vice, Ex-
Gov, Carpenter, of Iowa who resigns
October LIST. In regard to this, the
Chiclgo Inter Ocedn's Washington
Special says: "Ex.Gov. Carpenter, of
Iowa, will leave the Office of Second
Comptroller Of the Treasury under re-
freshing circumstances. Some time
ago the Cabinet decided that TIE Pacific
Coast should have u representative
among the heads OF bureaus, an, as
Iowa has tour prominent officers, it was
decided to vacate one, md Third Aud
itor Tabor was selected as the person
to 60. Hearing of this, Carpenter
asked whether, if he should resign,
Tabor would BE- retained. The Secrc-
t.ry said yes. wherrupon Carpenter
formally resigned. Tabor is AN old
man, poor, and an old public officer;
Carpenter is young and thought he
should retire instead Of Tabor. He
will 90 back to Iowa and resume jour
nalisn.
Ex-President Grant, and family,
sailed from Newcastle, Delaware, on
the steamer Indiana. on the 18th inst
The Tribune says Grant is to have a
special audience with Queen Victoria.
aud is to be the guest OF Disrseli.
Forest fires have done a great deal
Of damage in Wisconsin. Michigan, New
York, Vermont and Canada. Hun
dreds Of persons are rendered homeless,
and the damage to property is estimated
at several millions Of dollars. A Mont
real dispatch sAys: "Thc heat in this
city, yesterday aud to-day from Brush,
fires, 70 very Oppressive. Susoke 10 ~
dense On the river that The terry has