Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-12
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
The Oregon election is herewith stated:

Portland, June lU.-Ihe election returns
show conclusively that the Republican State
ticket has been elected. FL. X. Hines, Re-
publican candidate for Congress, has been de-
feated by AT least 800 majority. The Legisla-
ture, on joint ballot, will have Democratic
majority of 1910 Democrats, SO Republi-
cans, and 4 independents
A fair and impartial statement of facts puts
Governor Brayman of Idaho in most favor
able light with relation to affairs touching the
Indian war in that Territory. And it hardly
seems fair that while these accusations are
appoint man in his place. The telegraph
brings the statement that John P. Hoyt, of
Michigan, has been appointed to Braymans
place by the President.
Revolutions bring all sorts of people to the
surface. Laura De Force Gordon announces
herself a candidate for delegate to the Cali
fornia Constitutional convention from Stock
ton Laura is nothing if not a notoriety
seeker.
Chronic and incurable asthma drove James
Downey of East Oakland to commit suicide
by jumping off the ferry boat Ell Captain into
the Bay.
Here is something dreadful, as the story of
the Ancient Mariner is dreadful:
The British bark Adhesion, Just arrived
| from Newcastle, boarded d Japanese Junk
found drifting i'll 40 degrees north, IA de-
grees west Those living were three sailors
and one passenger, but helpless and all the
others, eighteen in number, dead Of scurvy,
exposure and starvation. The junk lett the
Island of Jesse on a coaSting voyage October
! %, and was blown seward by gale Nov. IL
| and dismasted, since which time she had been
| drifting about the ocean,
c. Van Dyck Hubbard acknowledges him
self to be a financial wreck upon the shores of
the stock market, and has done the handsome
thing by resigning his seat Ill the San Fran
cisco Board of Brokers.
| The Peace Congress will not get its business
wheels thoroughly creased before next Satur-
day.
At Senator Sargents request $50, 900 young
shad are to be sent to the Sacramento river
by the L. S. Fish Commission
Senator Matthews having been served with
a subpoena to appear before the Potter Com
mittee, we have the following:
There is considerable speculation concern
ing the consequences likely to ensue from
Senator Matthews anticipated refusal to obey
the summons to appear before the House In
vestigating Committee. 1t is expected that
the House will adopt a resolution requesting
the Senate to give its assent to Matthews APP
pearance and that the Senate will express its
permission, coupled with the reservation that
he is at liberty to use his own discretion
whether he will 60 or not. 1t is generally con-
coded that there is no power 10 compel Sena-
tors or Representatives to leave their const;-
tutional occupation of law making while Con-
gress is in session to testify before any tribu-
nal whatever, for if such power existed it
might be 50 exercised as to change the results
Of legislation in a closely balanced branch of
Congress or even to break up quorum in one
or both Houses
Mrs. Tilton's name is to be dropped from
the roll of Plymouth church.
Sammy Tilden is silent on Pottery. He is
requested to speak out like man.
Mrs Van Colt is going to engineer a revi-
val in San Francisco
The condition of William Cullen Bryant
bodies i'll for him.
Kaiser Wilhelm is better. Tough old
Gutchman, that