The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-04-25

THE platform OF the Oregon Democratic
State Convention fayors the demonstration of
silver, the repeal of the resumption act the pay
ment OF government obligations in greenbacks.
except where otherwise provided. the tariff bill
now pending in Congress, and q law to prohibit
Chinese immigration.
A STATEMENT Of the the business Of the
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company for
sented on Friday. The gross earnings Of the
road were 81 1881 ,365. 80; opera.in expenses,
$l,l35. ss6 46; net earnings, $795. 37s.s6 /:
funded debt, $3.50, 900; leaving $I35 1856.
CONGRESSMAN VANCE turns up insane,
but harmless, at the Lick Aouse in San Francis
co. while the female with whom he was reported
70 have eioped Is said to have been seen In
Washington The mystery is deeper than ever.
COL RUFUS INGALLS,, Assistant Quar-
termaster General in coming from San Francisco
for dnty on Gen. Sheridan's staff
CONGRESSMAN C. C. ELLSWORTH, visit
ing his home at Greenville. Michigan, Was. Mon
day afternoon, assaulted by j. j. Shearer, .
neighbof and Q wealthy business man, and terri
bly, beaten The internal plate Of the frontal
bone over the left eye was fractured. His con-
dition ID critical.
ERNEST d. j. AND ALPALEs YOUNG,
heirs Of Brigham, have sued out temporary in
junction in the Third District Court Of Utah. for
bidding tho executors OF tho late prophet 70
transfer to the Church S79O,OOO worth Of his
81 600. 600 estate.
The Chiefs Of the Kiowa, Comanche
and Anapahoe Indians with their warriors, fifty
nine in number. confined at St. Augustine. Fla.
the past three years. are on their way west.
Among the chiefs are Lone Wolf. White Horse,
Black Horse and Eagle Head.
A TWO O'CLOCK on Sunday q special
freight train was wrecked south Of Windsor. on
n. K. 4 T. Road. Engineer Fsrnsworth was
badly injured. and his fireman, Robert H. Nc
Cune, was killed instantly. The tender jumped
IA tn aQrnu M
aud crushed to death by the cars
A VIGOROUS fight is going on between
the Chicago and st. Louis roads for the Missouri
river freight transfer. The former claim that
amount charged, and a. no compromise could
be reached. rates have been badly cut Of late.
Saturday morning 1t was announced that the
Chicago roads had cut down from twelve to seven
cents per hundred for grain freight from Mis-
souri, river points to Chicago.
SECRETARY SHERMAN visited the SUBJ
Treasury and the Custom House in New York ON
Friday. In the latter place the Secretary was
called on by Grinnell. Minturn Co. and other
sugar importers OF New York. Tho merchants
expressed their views in regard to the proposed
new tariff ON sugar. The Secretary said that he
had no option in the matter His duty would on
ly be to execute the law.
DAKoTA's newly appointed Governor,
William A. Howard Of Michigan. was. on Fri
day, installed Governor Of the Territory.
Chief Justice Shannon administering the oath
Of Office. Ex-Gov. Pennington turned over the
Territory TO Gov. Howard in q neat little speech
Of welcome and friendly greeting. which was
briefly responded to by Gov Howard.
The Annual meeting OF the Woman's
Presbyterian Board Of Missions OF the North
west will be held on the oath and 18th Of April.
In the First Presbyterian Church OF Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa.
IT now appears the heirs OF Brigham
Young were too late in their restraining suit
against the executors. as the latter on Tuesday
conveyed by deed to the Church property OF the
estate variously estimated at from 100000 to
THE EAST
GEORGE TYLER BIGELow, formerly
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court OF Massa-
ton. died on Friday.
TWENTY-FIVE members OF the New York
State Senate. accompanied by representatives
OF the American press, arrived in Montreal
Friday night on Q short visit.
THE Canadians are sending fish to Lon
don packed in ice.
GEN. PETER B. MUHLENBRRG and Rob-
srt Fulton will be done in marble for Pennsyl-
vania, to stand in the old hall OF Representa-
tives at Washington.
THE total exports for the nine months
ending with March. 1874. from New York, were
$257. s67 $50, and this shows a gain Of over six
millions on that large aggregate.
UNITED STATES bonds i'm London advan-
cd q to g per cent. on Friday. land the margin
on importations was wiped out.
GEN. HENRY A. SMALLEY, who has been
receiver in q large number OF suits, has mystic
riously left New York 1t is said that the
counts Of Gen. Smalley show a deficiency Of
$4,000 or more.
THE total imports at New York for the
three months, exclusive Of specie, were only
81, 7l2. 800, against $95. $50, 800 for the FIRST
three months Of 1873, and 81 ~, O42, 2i9 for the
same period Of 1873.
CHACE, the $500, 900 defaulting Treasu-
urer Of the Union mills, Fall River, was
raigned in the District Court Monday morning
on the charges Of embezzlement. He pleaded
not guilty. and in default Of $2OO.OOO bail.
Chace was committed
THE Commercial says talk on the street
increases about immediate resumption at the
New York city banks.
HESTER 4 CANS, well known umbrella
dealers, on Broadway. n. V, have made
alignment for the benefit Of their creditors. Liza
bilities. $25O.OOO.
On Saturday the feature Of the day in Wall
st., was . decline in the price Of gold TO 81 OOH
This Is the smallest difference between gold and
United States legal tender notes that has existed
since the issue Of these notes at the beginning
Of the war-seventeen years ago.