, 1878-02-16
Durkee. Express. Baker county. Ore

Durkee. Express. Baker county, Ore
gon.
The italian government ordered eight
additional. bat,alors to Rome.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Co. gresham
Davis recently received from officers OF
the national labor party of California.
stating that 1000 laborers are in the
pay of the government in various me-
nial capacities, on men-of>war and at
forts, arsenals, etc.. and requesting that
bill be introduced in Congress forbid
ding such employment and making it a
penal offense for any United States offi-
Ger TO employ Mongolians. Davis has
replied that although he sympathizes
with the desires to give employment to
white labor, he thinks it would be inju>
dicIous 70 pess the above mentioned
matter now. He alsu remarks that
it is hard for the people of California to
realize the difficulties encountered here
by those who are laboring to obtain
practical action on the Chinese ques-
ton, and that the members of the Pa
cific coast delegation now consider it is
wise and necessary to concentrate their
efforts upon two general propositions:
First, the modification of the Burlin>
game treaty. either directly or indirect>
ly; and, second, legislation restricting
Mongolian immigration.
The bill introduced by Senator Eaton
to-day by request in furtherance of civ>
il service reform, proposes to empower
the President to assign for such duty as
he may deem expedient, retired officers
of the army, navy and marine corps
who may apply to him for employment
in the following branches of the civil
service, viz: Indian and pension bu-
reaus, diplomatic service. life saving
service, or any other branches OF the
civil service as he may deem compatible
with the public interest; such officers to
receive while performing such duty. the
full pay and allowances of their rank
and no more.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The Worlds
Washington special says: On Monday
Turner will move o suspension of the
rules for the adoption of a resolution
to appoint . special committee to in-
quire into and devise means for the res
lief of the laboring classes. He pro-
poses that the Secretary of the Treasu
ry be directed to issue $3.50 200. 900 in
greenbscks. the money to be used in the
completion and construction of public
buildings. internal improvements, and
in other ways give employment.
HARTFORD, Feb. II. Hon. Gideon
Wells. ex-Secretary of the Navy. died
this evening from the effects OF car
buncle, which had confined him to his
house for about two weeks.
New YoRK, Feb. H. The schooner
Speedwell. from Calais. arrived to-day
with the captain and crew of the Sallie
NJ. Stedman, from Charleston for Balti-
more. which WAS abandoned at sea. The
captain makes the following statement:
January Goth. 20 miles southeast from
Hatterss, encountered q terrific gale.
lasting seventy hours. which washed ev-
erything movable from the deck; used
our last provisions on the morning of
January 23d. On the night of the Oath
during heavy gale, sprung leak. On
the 9th three of the crew gave out, and
left only four to manage the vessel
and pumrs. We were fast becoming
exhausted. On the seth George A. Se-
man, colored, who had become crazy,
attempted to take the life of Walter
Simpson, but was instantly killed by
the latter, who during the afternoon ate
a portion of the body,s On the 31st We
we're rescued.