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ed to accommodate some members BY
refraining from pressing his resolution
looking to unseating the president. He
declared there was an understanding
among leading Democrats of the coun-
try, and that he knew of developments
that would soon startle the country to
an unheard of extent.
DEs MONIES, Ia. March 26.-Both
houses adjourned sine die at noon to
day. The closing and most important
act of general interest was restoring OF
capital punishment. which passed both
houses.
CHICAGO, March 27.-Official trust
worthy information from Fort Walsh
confirms the recent story of large
confederation of hostile Indians in that
vicinity. Sitting Bull and Sr otted Tail
have teen reinforced by lodges from
the Missouri river agencies, including
Red Clouds, and it is now estimated
that there are from 5000 to 1000 war;
riors within q hundred miles of Fort
Walsh. Some of these bands have been
seen by Miles scouts. The savages are
very restless and are under constant
surveillance Of the limited force of Ca
madam mo nnted police. who evidently
anticipate trouble. At the council the
last week in February, the Indians re-
solved to resist the buffalo law, and
Sitting Bull counse.ed moderation to-
ward the Canadians, but breathed defi>
ance against Americans. The force is
we'll armed and splendidly equipped,
and could probably be augmented to
1000 men, in which case vigorous
summer campaign would be probable
WASHINGTON. March 26.-Secretary
Schurz Is better.
CHICAGO, March 27.-The Times Lon
don special says that information is re-
ceived from various European capitals
to the effect that gloomy views as to the
outcome of the present situation are
generally prevalent, and that war. while
not necessarily near, is inevitable in the
end.
LoNDcN, March 27.--A London corr
respondent of the Manchester Guardian
says: Lord Derby has received assuf-
ances from Count Schouvalotf during
the past few hours. Schouvaloff kept
Russia's negative in his pocket until
be received authority to give these as
surances.
Ths government has distributed to
the boat builders an order for additions
al boats, to be delivered Immediately.
VIENNA. March 81. -To>day's news
papers consider the congress has tailed,
and that Austria must now look to the
protection of her own interests.
OTTAWA, March 27.--Two hundred
unemployed workingmen held a meet,
ing here and decided to apply to the
government to send them to Manitoba
and loan them sufficient money to COM
mence farming. The meeting was sd-
dressed by several members of parlia-
ment.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.-Police Of
ficer Rosekamp, stationed in South San
Francisco, captured about $40. 900 worth
Of opium which had been smuggled on
shore probably from the steamer Alas
ka and placed in wagon for convey
xnce to the city. The driver of the wa
gon professed to know nothing of tho
contents Of the packages; and the party
to the transaction has not been diecov-
cred.
Messrs. Whittier, Fuller & Co. we'll
known mercantile house in this city, of
late have received several incendiary
letters, the latest OF which reads as fol-
lows:
SAN Francisco. March 26, 1878.
S1s:--If you do not discharge your
four Cinnamon before Saturday night.
you will have to put up another bnild-
ing or receive q bullet through your
body. BY order Of
DENNIS KEARNEY,
Pres. Workingmen's Party California.
The firm gives employment to eighty
eight white persons in addition to the
four Chinese mentioned.
The German section of the Working
mems party OF the United States met
this evening and was addressed by Dem
mis- Kearney, who in the course of his
remarks said that if the citizens wanted
to organize vigilance committee in
opposition to the workingmen, all he
wanted was for the authorities to stand
aside and let both parties have a fair
chance, and the community will see
the d--dst fight ever head of. He al
so suggestively remarked that San
Francisco was wooden city; then went
off in brilliant peroration descriptive
of the fate of Moscow, and predicted
that if the vigilantes moved one step
to break up the Workingmen's party
San Francisco wonld meet the fate Of
the ancient Roman capital.
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"The girls of our day are very
badly educated" said one of the
committee on education to the