The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-03-13

committee on expenditures OF the navy
has been looking into the contracts OF
Robson during the last three years OF
his Sscretsryship. The third Of March
contracts, especially, are looked into.
These amount to million and . half.
and were not made legally, not being
given to the lowest bidder. They were
not even advertised as required. The
committee has discovered odd book
keeping, whereby the apparent indebt-
edness of the Government is often
much greater than the true indebted
ness. The chsirman thinks the result
of the in vestig cation will be to lessen the
apparent Indebtedness by at least two
million dollars.
PORTSMOUTH, y. H.. March 12.-At
hslf-past one o'clock to-day. the bulk
Of the votes were polled. aud the pre-
ponderance was in favor of the Repub-
licans. The Grsenbackers rejoice at the
Unexpectedly large vote their favorite
received.
NEW YORK, March IA Norfolk
dispatch states that the U. s. steamer
Plymouth. now under repairs, has orders
to put to sea a. soon 80 she is out of the
mschinests' hands. leaving all other
repairs until her return. The Plymouth
goes directly to San Domingo, distur-
Dances there having caused the Ameri-
can consul to be imprisoned and the
interests of American citizens to be
imperillsd
NEW YORK, March IA FIRE in
Jersey City last night burned out IS
families. Two persons were fatally in.
jured. The pecuuiary loss is compare
lively small.
The Times Washington special says
General Becef il in New Orleans.
Anderson is to be pardoned. He is
confined in Jail. and Custom House pa
pers are taken to him to sign. He is
not permitted to visit his Office, Is has
been supposed. He receives q large
number Of visitors.
WASHINGTON. March ll.-Sscretary
Sherman was before tho committee ON
coinage, weights and measures this
morning and gave his views about tho
proposed measure for Issuing certificates
Of deposits of silver bullion. In this
connection the question was discussed
- to whether such certificates should
merely represent the bullion at its
market value. or whether the govern
msnt should buy bullion with the GER
tidcatss. It seemed to b conceded that
the certificates should be issued, but
the committee came to no conclusion %
to details. DR.. Linderman gave infor-
nation concerning the facilities a.
they now exist for coming the new
silver dollar, and said to double the
present capacity would require three
additional nints, or two in addition to
that in New Orleans.
Senator Mitchell introduced q bill
authorizing the construction Of bridge
across the Willamette at Portland.
Messrs. Mitchell, Dawes. Ransom,
Teller and Barnum, subcommittee of
the Senate Railroad Committee. to-day
unanimously agreed upon Mitchelrs
bill, granting three years time for the
construction Of the Oregon Central
Railroad from Forest Grove to Astoria,
and authorized Mitchell to report it to
the full committee. with important
amendments. Under this bill lands
are oil to be thrown open to settle.
ment. the company reserving the pro.
cssds of the sales to actual settlers by
the Government.
The same Senators constitute the sub.
committee on the Northern Pacific bill,
and their action today establishes the
principle for which Senator Mitchell
has besn contsnding in regard to the
Northern Pacific and ell similar land
grants.
In the Criminal Court to-day before
Judge Wyllie. tho case OF the United
States against Gen. o. o. Howard, late
Commissioner Of the Freedmen's refuge
and abandoned lands, was taken up.
This 10 an action to recover tl3, l64,
found to be due on the settlement OF
bis accounts. and it 10 alleged these
moneys came into his hands by virtue
OF his being such Commissioner and
trustee, the amounts being due to col.
orsd soldiers. ETC.. and under the Act
of Congress large portion Of this fund
was invested. The defence WAS that
the subject matter Of this case had been
. subject of inquiry BY the army. and
he was exculpstsd that the funds in
question were in the hands of g. W.
Bullock, detailed officer. and defend.
ant WAS not responsible. Under In
struotions from the Court verdict Wa
| found for the defendant.