The Portland daily press., 1877-01-08
WASHINGTON.
The Oregon Case

| WASHINGTON, Jan. Gin Growers testimo
ny TODAY he said that he never received print
eu oriet from New York in relation to the
Watts case, but received printed brief from
some place and person unknown to witness.
This brief wasa collection of English decisions
II was compound of conflicting decisions
Witness received no instruction from New York
pointing out the way in which he should act in,
relation to the Watts case.
There were no arms in the state house or in
the private house of the witness on the day of
the meeting of the electoral college or auy time
afterwards: Witness knew of no funds being
telegraphed from New York to Oregon to paw
the electoral managers expenses He knew
of money being sent to Ladd and Bush at
about the time of the meeting of the electoral
college.
Watts testified TO his resigniug his postofice
by telegraph and its acceptance on the 18th of
November.
Enus Runyon, of the New York firm Of Mar
tin q Runyon, was examined, but positively
declined to give the name of the customer for
whom they drew an $4,000 check, payable to
Ladd & Bush of Oregon.
Runyon was again questioned to whether he
Knew Mills and Pelton, and as to whether Pei
ton knew anything of the $4,000 matter. and
hunyon said he did not know the man by
sight. There was never any talk between
FELTON, and himself about this $4,000 check or
ABOUT his (Runyon) coming to Washington
munyon's refusal to give the name of the party
giving them the $4,000 check will be reported
to the Senate, with the request that action be
taken to compel him to answer.
Barton Harrison, in response to questions
put to him by Senator Mitchell, testified that
he was consulted by Mr.. Runyon day before
yesterday, regarding subpoena received by
the firm. He had no previous acquaintance
with them, but had reason to expect call
from one of them on that day, because fiend
IN private conversation with him that day,
had mentioned it. Being asked by Senator
Morton the name of this friend, be declined to
give it, but subsequently, being pressed by the
committee for an answer, stated that il was
M y. Pelton, secretary of the Democratic ma
tional committee. Pelton stated to the witness
that ne did not know why Morton and Runyon
had been subpoened, and had no knowledge of
their business
a1s sieighimg.
A grand sleighing carnival took place this
afternoon on Pennsylvania avenue, the thor
oughfare being alive with sleighs fevery des-
crlpton,, and the occupants grotesquely at
tired aud masked. The sidewalks were lined
with thousands, who stood for hours to witness
the novel sight, although rain began to fall
shortly before the commencement of the carni~
val and continued throughout the afternoon
and evening, freezing as it fell, making pedes-
'r'ahism Doth difficult and dangerous
Little Business for the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. There is not much
prospect Tor the transaction of apy impo-tant
business by the Senate untilsth return of the
investigating committees from the Sontb and
but few bills can be reported from the commit
tees before that time. There is not an imnor-
tant committee but what has from two to five
of its members either absent from the citv or
assigned to special duty, and it is impossible to
secure quorum in most of them.
stolen Money Restored.
A report is in circulation late tonight that
the sum of nearly $4,000 belonging to the Illi-
nois National Bank of Chicago, recently stolen
from the Treasury Department, has been res
tored, the person who committed the larceny
having returned it to thesTreasurer through a
third party.