, 1878-01-26
TELEGRAPnlc NEWS.
EASTERN STATES.

been unearthed at Red Oak, Iowa. and
intense excitement has been created
thereby. There We're in the conspiracy
dozen men, some of them being mar
ried. They were in the habit OF decoy>
ing g:rls into the office rooms of hotels,
ETC., on pretense of passing an evening
in sociable games. At last the daugh :
tiers of a minister and lawyer were ru-
ined. The minister's daughter, only 10
years old, was kept away from home
four days and her whereabouts was only
discovered efter a most vigilant search.
The arrest of five men followed, two of
them being married. The parents are
most respectable citizens and intend to
push the case to the bitter end: The
offenders also moved in good society.
Boston, Jan. 90 Investigation by
the receiver of the Bridgewater Savings
Bank shows that the treasurer, E.
Southworth, now dead, added forgery
to other violations of his trust, and that
the forged notes and distractions foot
up over $4,000 inclusive of sums due
depositors in the banking firm of Sun
bar & Co.
RICHMOND, Jan. 21.-Gov. Holiday
to,day commuted to Imprisonment for
life the death sentence of Silas Hager-
man, colored, convicted last November
in Pottsylvania county of the murder
of an illegitimate child of his daughter,
the crime being committed to bide her
shame. Hagerman was to have been
hung next Friday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-The following
postofices have been established: Pysht
Clallam county, W. T., D. F. Brown
field, postmaster. Postmasters appoint
ed. NJ. Bloomfield, Kalama, Cow
litz county, W. T.; Andrew G. McCause
Pathea, Columbia county, W. T.; Jas.
p. Comeford, Tulalip, Snohomish Co.,
Vt.
Senator Mitchell to>day introduced
bill appropriating $125.OeO to enable
the United States coast survey to estab-
lish station for the purpose of max
ing tidal observations at Astoria.
At a meeting of the senate railroad
committee to- day Senator Grover made
an argument earnestly supporting Nit
chell's provisions in aid of the con>
struction of railroad from Oregon to
Salt Lake City. He said the people of
Oregon would not lay a straw in the
way of extending the time for the com>
pletion of the N. 2. Railroad, but they
thought they should have something to
say concerning railroad legislation for
the northwest. They were deeply ill.,
terested in the Salt Lake and Portland
Railroad project. because it would bring
them more speedily in connection with
existing roads. He also showed that
the land grant proposed for this pro-
ject would not exceed the number of
acres, about 5,OOO,OO which the N. P.
Co. proposes voluntarily to relinquish
by change of route. Col. Chapman of
Oregon was also heard in advocacy of
Mitchell's bill. Williams was not pres
ent.
Admiral Rogers, at the suggestion Of
Secretary Thompson, has prepared and
sent to President Hayes very inter-
estipg paper on the Chinese question.
The admiral bases his remarks upon
personal observation, study and invest.
igation made by him during his long
residence in California, and takes the
ground that Mongolian immigration
should be checked and that it can be
checked by congressional legislation.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations has requested Senator Sargent
to he present at their meeting to>mor>
row when Mr.. Williams, late secretary
of legation in China. will be heard on
the Chinese question. Williams is to
appear at the suggestion of the so>
called Chinese lobby. which is power
full and we'll organized here.
DEADwooD, D. T, Jan. 21.--Sheriff
Moulton arrived from Rapid City to-
day with the following account of the
Indian troubles in that vicinity. At
noon on the goth, bend of Indians at
tackled freight train on the Sidney
route. six miles from Rapid City. One
of the freighters was shot through the
back and had his arm broken, and two
mules were killed.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Ths Times Wash
ington special says: Ono of the most
modest bills of the present session was
introduced to-day asking government
aid TO the extent of $5O. O.00O. 900. to
build Q railroad from the Atlantic to the
Pacific via indianapolis. Chicago and
Omaha. It has sixty pages and serves
10 make the generality of the Pacific
bills appear ridiculous.
= Buckner. of the banking committee,
slated this evening that he was conf
dent the silver bill would eventually
pass the senate by more than two
thirds majority. :,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-All the en-
Moves on the Temporary roll of the