The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-01-10
Eastern News.
mas.

lately married Thomas Lord, wealthy
retired merchant of New York, has
been splurging on the old mans money,
having had about half million dollars
from him already.
A bloody fight took place few days
ago on the south side of Red river, in
the panhandle of Texas, between hunt
ing parties of Cheyenne, Pawnee and
Arapahoe Indians. Thirty Cheyennes
and twelve Pawnees are stated to have
been killed. The loss of the Arapa-
hoes is not stated. The cause of the
fight was the trespass of the Pawnees
on the hunting ground of the Chey-
ennes.
Jim Keene, the notorious speculator
of Wall street, has cleared $2,500,000
on recent speculations.
Dispatches dated January 9TH, from
various points in New England, show
that the cold is intense this morning,
ranging from "a below zero at Nashu,
N. H., 42' below at Font Fairfield,
Maine. Along the Hudson the Their
mometer marks several degrees below
zero.
Senator Butler (Democrat) of South
Carolina, declares himself opposed to
the repeal of the Resumption Act. He
withholds his opinion on the silver
question.
The State debt OF South Carolina is
3500,304.7S.
1t is stated there is disposition to
revive Pendleton's proposition made
when he was a member of Congress to
give cabinet officers seat on the floor
of the House and allow them to partici-
pate in the debates. The President
favors the idea. This latter is probably
not so. The object was that the Cabinet
would thus be compelled to face many
disagreeable questions, and it is also
urged that only where there is re-
sponsible ministry should such Gus
tom prevail.
If Patterson goes away without pair
ing, as it is said he will, on authority
of member of his family, and Sharon
remains absent, the Democrats will
have a majority in the Senate. This
has given rise to some talk of organic
ing the Senate by the Democrats, but
it comes from those mainly who want
office.
The Heralds Washington special
says the President will not send in any
nominations for New York. His
friends say the matter has degenerated
into a mere squabble.
S. A. Galpin, Chief clerk of the In
dian bureau of the Interior Depart
ment, has been peremptorily dis
missed from his position for failing
to report irregularities to the head of
the Department.
The Russian Detachment under
Gen. Dandeville, which supported
Gen. Gourko in his movement over
the Balkans, had SO men frozen to
death in one night, and $50 frost bit
| ten.
Evidence accumulates that the war
party in England is losing what
ground it ever held, in fact Lord
Beaconsfeld is the only member of
the government who has favored
British intervention in the eastern
conflict.
Marquis of Aylesbury is dead, aged
"A years.
The Italian King is reported dan
gerously sick. The Pope of Rome
says: "What will happen if the vat
lean and the quirinal both become
vacant"
Rain is reported in all parts of Cal
ifornia.
Twenty thousand dollars is what
Uncle Sam proposes to pay for car
rying the mails once a month from
Port Townsend to Fort Wrangle on
the Sitka coast.
WASHINGTON CITY.-Lincoln Hall
was crowded with spectators, princi-
pally women, at the opening of the
female suffrage convention. Mrs. DIR.
LOSER, President, read the annual adj
dress. Speeches were made by Mrs.
| Hooker and Mrs Harhank