The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-07-10

A Portland, Or, despatch gives the follow.
ing result Of the late Oregon election : Full
returns give Whitaker, Dem, for Congress,
16. 554 Hines, Rep, 1884; Campbell, Ind,
$50. For governor Thsyer. DEM, has 16, O63,
Beekman, Rep, 1900; Wilkins, Ind, 1858
The Republicans elect the other State officers.
The other day United States Senator Bruce,
of Mississippi, was married In Cleveland, Ohio,
to Miss Josephine B. Wilson. Both parties
are colored.
The Indian uprising in the West has cul-
minated in q battle between advance troops OF
General Howard and the hostilities, forty-6ve
miles from FortHarney. Colonel Robbins and
several soldiers are reported killed. Couriers
rode 400 miles to furnish General Howard with
the news of the engagement and to ask for re-
Inducements. ...
From Washington.
The bill passed by tbs House fixing the pay
of letter-carriers provides that in all cities con-
tanning a;population Of rs, 900 or over there
shall be two classes Of lette r-carr1ers-the first
GLASS to have o salary Of 81, 900 and the second
class q salary Of $500; that in cities OF less
than rs, 900 there shall be but one GLASS OF let
ter-carriers, whose salary shall be $3.50; that a
third class may be established on appilcation
to the postmaster, to be called auxiliary letter.
carriers, and to receive 8400 a year, and that
the letter carrier system may be established In
cities of 900. 900 inhabitants.
The last few minutes of the session were
spent by the House introducing or passing un-
important bills. Half the members present,
as the clock indicated the hour Of adjournment,
were in the vacant space in front Of the speak
er's table shouting at the top OF their voices
for an opportunity to have q bill referred In
the midst of this. the speaker struck the desk
with the gavel, and after wishing the members
jof the House a pleasant journey home. declar-
ed the second session OF the ALYth congress
adjourned without day.
The Senate committee Of investigation, ap
pointed at the ~inatance of Senator Matthews
to i~nauire. into bis connection with alleged
election frauds in Louisiana and other matters
appertaining thereto, met on the day after the
adjournment Of Congress and called as the
first witness, James E. Anderson, whose testi-
mony before the Potter committee was made
public recently. Anderson refused to testify
unless he could be represented by counsel, say
ing. that Mr.. Matthews, q trained lawyer, was
present to manage his " case; therefore he
fatty refused to testify unless he could have
counsel. This the committee decided not to
allow. Senator Whyte, Of the committee, sug-
pested hat the committee had no power to
compel attendance during q recess Of the Sem
ate, and Anderson WAS discharged. 1t Is snp-
posed no further action will be taken in the
matter until the Senate meets next December.
, Judge Miller, of The United States Supreme
Court, has been seriously i'll and has had q
dangerous operation performed,
J. Meredith Reed, United States charge DAT
fairs in Greece e. s. Nadal, second secretary
Of the legation at London; Chapman Coleman,
vsecond secretary Of the legation at Berlin, and
Henry vignaud, second secretary Of the lega-
ton at Paris, have been Informed by the State
department that no, provision for their respeo-i
tive offices has been made by Congress- for the
next fiscal year, and the Offices are therefore
abolished. ,.-
/ The bui appropriatiug $4,000 in further
anoe Of Captain Howgate's Polar colonization
which was introduced early in the last
session of, Congress, and fsvorsbly reported
by the naval committee, failed on The last day
Of the session not only to get the two-thirds
vote necessary to carry 1t through under .