The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-06-25

den disapproved the electoral bill. You
know and know that you spent Sun
day, the 18th of January. in New
York, and that be made his objections
sufficiently known to you On Mon |
day evening. the 18th of January, (!
meeting of the committee of advise
ment considered the terms of the bill
alphabetically submitted to it ; that at
that meeting opposed them; that you
were dumb as an oyster as to Mr.. Til
den's opinions; that finally We all
agreed to support the measure, most OF
US believing it an eman.tion OF our
chief l have charged and do charge
that your failure 20 deal frankly with
US on that occasion. your failure to tell
us what Mr.. Tilden had said to You the
day before, was practical suppression
of his more sagacious counsels, and to
all intents,-a betrayal of our friend.
Now l repeat and declare my charge OF
personal dishonor upon you; and as
you don't wish to fight it out, and l am
sure don't. will make you this prop
osition: You select two members of
the committee of advisement OF which
both of US were members; will select
two; the four shall select fifth, and If
dent make my charge good l will
make you u public apology.
GALVESTON. June 23.-An Eagle
Pass special says Gen. Mckenzie and
Shafter arrived here last night. Their
commands arrive tomorrow. They
penetrated Mexico about 45 miles from
New:on's place of crossing and about
10 miles east of Sargossa. where they
were met by detachment of the Next
can army under Col. Valdez. drawn up
In line of battle. The Mexican CON-
mander inquired the purpose of bis in
vasion, informed Mckenzie that be had
orders to repel American invasion. aud
that he, Mckenzie, should not proceed
further The Mexlcan's position OBJ
s.ructing the Americans progress, Nc
Kenzie warned them to get out of his
way. saying. did they not do So by
o'clock that day he would shoot where
tho Mexicans were standing, at the
same time putting his men in order of
battle. At the appointed time the
Americans advanced. Their numbers
appeared to overawe the MeXicans. who
hastily withdrew Q safe distance out,
keeping in sight Of the American
troops. Mckenzie asked Valdez if he
intended to obstruct the American
route again, to which Valdez replied it
was bis (McKenzie's) business to guard
against that. Valdez offered detach-
ment OF his force to escort the Ameri-
cans to the place Of crossing Nc
Kensie declined the offer, saying he
was able to take cere of himself. How
ever, the Mexicans saw Mckenzie safe.
ly across the river. The Mexican force
was inferior TO the Americans. Nc
can onlcers for ATTACKING. No captures
were made during the expedition.
NEW YORK, June 23.-The will OF
the late William Cullen Bryant was
offered for probate yesterday to the
Surrogate of Queens county. at Jamai-
ca. 1t is dated December 6, 1872, is
in his own hand writing, and is re.
markably legible. 1t bears no trace OF
trembling or nervousness. Besides the
two daughters. one the wife of Park
Goodwin and the other unmarried, only
two persons get any portion of the
estate. which is estimated at $3.50, 900.
The requests otherwise than to bis
daughters are four acres Of land and
$4,000 in money to the oyerseer of his
estate, G. B. Cline. and 5000 TO the
latter's son. All the rest of the pro.
perty, including Bryant's interest in
the Erening Post, is equally divided be-
tween the daughters.