The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31

BIN. BUTLER.
Il il reported that Ben. Butler declines
to represent either party tefore the ell c.
torI commission on the ground that he Is
member of the next house.
PLAN TO DIVIDE CALIFORNIA.
Petite coas, politicians say that a pro-
ject will soon be ogitated for dividing Cali
fornia and making new state out of the
southern portion, together with the vest
ern part Of the territory of Arizona. The
boundary Inc letween the old and the new
state would run directly eastward from
Point Composition, and the capital Of the
latter would probably be Los Angeles. 1t
Is urged In support of this project that the
interests of Southern California ire fepar-
ated and diverse from those which center
at San Francisco and Sacramento, and tina,
as the southern section develops in popula-
ton and wealth, as 1t will rapidly do az
s)on as 1t has railroad communication with
the east, it will demand dstnc. political
existence.
lie CAN'T DIE.
Mr.. Stephens Is m ore comfortable this
morning.
ANOTHER OVERLAND ROUTE.
There Is a very modest Pacific railroad
project before congress II only asks for
$4,000 or SIS, 900 to enable survey to
be made, under the direction of the war de-
partment of line from Austin, Texas,
crossing Mexico, and terminating at har-
bor on the Gulf of California called Topolo-
vampo bay. The length of the proposed
line is only 800 miles. A bill making IL
appropriation is now on the senate calen-
dar, backed by a report of the committee
on railroads. Tho route indicated is the
shortest available line for road connect
ing the railroad system of the cast and
south with good harbor on the waters Of
the Pacific ocean.
MILITARY MOVING
Four batteries of artillery under com
mand Of C,l. L1der which arrived here
November 10Th, has been ordered to return
TO Fort Monroe. her troops stat, nd
here it is thought will leave soon for posts
moth and west.
THE OREGON INVESTIGATION.
The senate privil ges aud election COM
mittee con'ioued the Oregon investigation
Tonight. VIM. II. HOLSTER, ca1ier of
kountge Bros, bankers, New York, tes,i
fi'd That IS 900 was drposiod with
Koun'ge Bros. by ttranger WIN repre-
seD'ed the deposit 10 be Md by L Davis,
and placed to the credit of j. Ii. n. Pat
ri,k. The witness was asked if he kew
L Davis, and Ieple thst he knew Erwi
Divis This sum of SO 900 vas not de-
posted for L Hin Davis. Ga tie lG;h Of
December. SO 80 gold wa, cepo.i,el with
X 'untge BIOS. by Chas Dumond, subj CT
TO the order Of Pa rick and is It'll tur-
Kountge Bros. paid the draft of SO coo
the 10 h or lG h Of December, in favJr OF
Wells, Fargo & Go. The draft was dated
San Francsco, Dec mbcr h, giyen ty
Patrick. Senator Kelly testified that lie
became acquainted with Patrick at
Portland, on the 2l.t of December
last. A cypher dispatch directed to W.
| Pelron, sigIed by Pa rick aud end,rad
by Kelly, was produced. The WITNESS
stated that the substance of it was that he,
Kelly, endorsed a dispatch asking the dem
init 70 fn papI n
egon to pay legal expenses which mi. ht
arise in conf ection with Watts's case, ard
that any monty not needed be returned
The answer came in cyphcr to this that
there was no money. Several kilograms
passed between parties in New York and
Oregon in relation TO paying the legal
expenses of the Watts case, and
finally word was sert from New York
to Oregon that $4,000 could be had.
The cypher dispatches which passed be
tween Kelly aud Patricks were in relation
TO trans ferring So 600 from New York to
Oregon. He never heard of the unlawful
use of money in connection with tie case.
Sen tor Mitchell offered the following tele-
gram which he asked inserted 10 connec-
ticn with the testimony of Holister New
York, Nov. 81, '76-To j. Ii. N. Patrick,
Salem, Oregon-Secure your points at al
hazards. Communicate with me immedi-
ately, giving prospects. Signed, Davis.
Adjourned.
THE wuITHoRE CASE.
Secretary Robson testified to-day before
the house committee investigating the po-
lice commissioner that he had no CONVEX
sation with Murtagh about Whitthorne;
had heard Whitthorne was a lerson of
loose habits, and thinking some subordi-
nate woull take advantage OF the opportu-
nifty, communicated with member of con-
gress who should use his Influence in warn
ing Whitthorne. He had no knowledge
that Dana was beng shadowed-