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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20

The Seattl Dispatch Of the 9th inst,
publishes the following:

puOlSneS tne following:
WASHINGTON, March IS, 1873.
Hon. ". JVindom, Senator: In be.
half Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Co., and its ten thousand stock holders,
whose money. to the amount of $780,.
600, 900, is involved 10 the enterprise.
We beg leave through you to address tie
Senate committee on railroads, of which
you are member. Tho bill before that
committee is not for the benefit OF this
company, but it is antasouistic to its 10.
terests.
First-The provisions respecting the
lands within the limits of the grant are
impracticable, benefiting neither the set
tiers nor the government. and destruc.
tive OF the grant as means OF aid in the
construction Of the road.
Second-The company is not in con-
dition to accept the provision compell-
ing construction to be comm menced at
Portland aud to be thence continued
Eastwardly along the Columbia river to
the head Of navigation, distance Of two
hundred and fifty miles. The work re.
quires an expenditure Of about thirty
thousand dollars per mile, or seven and
half millions Of dollars on the bank OF
a great river navigable eleven months
every year. Such portion Of the road
would not pay operating expenses until
The road penetrate the tributary country
Eastward. 1t is not 10 the power of the
company to perform this requirement,
nor can capital be obtained for the pur.
pose. Money can be procured to push
the road Eastward from the head of
navigation on the Columbia river
through fertile country, where, iu an.
ticipatioa OF the early construction Of
the road, over thousand proposed set
tiers have already fled applications for
| land.
Third-We also earnestly protest
against embodsing in bill for an ex
tension OF our time proposed grant Of
land for another roai. We believe that
this not only endangers, but is certain
to defeat the passage Of any such hill.
Fourth-The bill before the Senate
committee is in other respects objection
able and impracticable.
We therefore beg that further actor
of yonr committee be deferred until ,
bill which has been carefully prepared
by a committee of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. and is about to be rep orted
to the body can be submitted for con
sideration.
GHAs. B. WRIGHr, President.
| c. STARK, Vice Pres, N. p. r. r. Co
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20

LAND OFFICE BUsINEss.--The fol
lowing is an exhibit OF the business
transacted ut the U. S Land Office at
this place from Friday morning, April
9Th, till Thursday evening April llth.
Number OF pre-emp'iou filings, 81;
number Of homestead entries, 20 i; num-
Der Of timber entries, 81. Total num-
Der Of entries las. Number Of acres
entered, 2l.6lS; 6nal proofs or home
stesds, Q; pre- emptions fnal proofs. 4 /;
cash receipts for fees, commissions and
for hnd ssl&e, 428l4,-P G1ssttA
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20
Arrival and Departure of Mails to and
from Lewiston, !. Il.

To and from Walla WAlla and intermediate
points. Leaves daily. Sundays exceptel.) at
., A. NJ. Arrives daily. Sundays excepted.)
at Z, P. M.
To and from Mt. Idaho. Florence, Warrcns.
Elk City and Slate Creek. leaves Tuesdays.
Th, rsdnys and Saturdays. Arrives Mondays,
Wednesdays and FRIDAYS at 8, P. NJ.
To and from Pine Grove and intermediate
points. Leaves Mondays and Thursdays at a..
A. M. Arrives Wednesdays and Saturday at z.
p
To and from Pierce City. Leaves Mondays
At I, A. NJ. Arrive Saturdays at S, P. NJ.
To and from Colfax. Leaves Fridays at 6.
IA. M. Arrives Saturdays at 7, P. NJ.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20
ObstructiOMists,

The Walla Wala Statesman of til,
3Oth ult. says:
ELECTION FAKcE.--Tuesday Apri
9th. the Republicans will 90 through
the farce Of electing delegates to So
called constitutional convention. Dem.
ocrats in this quarter: Of the territory
propose to ign' re the whole matter. and
will fail to put in an appearance at the
polls. The more respectable Repuhi-
cans feel the same way and. so the
choice of delegates will be left to the
rag tag and bob tail element iu the par
ty.
Another article in the same paper of
the same day says:
Telegrams are being constantly sent
up from tn. Sound notifying our peo.
pie that certain men are candidates for
the constitutional convention. Our
Sound friends are at liberty to run as
many OF their Candidates as they please.
but once for all they may as we'll un.
derstaod that our people take 40 inter-
est in the matter, and intend to let the
election Ga by default.
The party papers upon the Sound &C.
cnse the Federal ring" of being OBJ
Nrnctionisis. because the Fedora! Off
GERS, as rule, have not meddled with
the matter Of nominating candidates.
The Republican politicians here say
that The Democrats have managed to
control the Convention and the Dem.
"crats east Uf the mountains are con-
stanly told that the act of the Lesis.
lature pr viding for the Convention
was pump job by Ferry to give the
Federal officers the control of the Con.
vention.
Men who are ordinarily honest in
their business transactions, and who
maintain a decent social standing. lend
their influence to giving endorsement
and currency to these miserable and H.
logical pre,ences. The truth is, that
the act Of the Legislature, which is the
most miserable device ever thought OF
for the organization of a state govern.
mcnt, has not a single feature Of the
plan recommended by Gov. Ferry in
IN his annual message that the FEEDER.
al officers as class are less, in accord
than any other class Of tho community
of equal numbers. There is no such
thing as Federal ring" acting in con
cert with common intent. Each de.
partment is, to all intents and purpos.
es, ga gang by ITSELF" The Executive
the judiciary, the Land Office, the In
dian department, the Internal revenue
and the Custom departments, are each
independent # the other, and there i.
but it'll, fellow-feeling or social inter
course between any Two Of them. L
wohld be a rare combination tor Gov
Ferry and Chief Justice Lewis, Collec
tor Webster and Indian Agent Gen
Milroy, to act together for any spccia
purpose.
We have no pol tical sympathy will
the Federal officials Of this territory
because We are an ardent supporter o
the p 'lcy of the present national Ad
lnlni'fratlon, and As u general rule the,
are not; our personal relations Will
them arc purely of a social character
but We cannot understand why party
feeling should cons rain men to m!srep
resent, or blind them to manifest fact
The most determined obstructionis,
are those Democrats who are represen
ted by the Stat"sman, but we do no
understand that it is strictly part,
failing IS. Dispatch.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20
Eastern War News.
The p. Standard Of tho 9th has the
following:

The L. Standard Of tho 9th has the
following:
LONDON, April sth.--A correspon-
dent at st. Petersburg telegraphing
Sunday, says: To-day hopeful rumors
which without apparent cause were cur
rent ona6aturday. have taken more de-
finite y ~. II is said an important
letter hsa been received from Berlin
suggesting that concessions should be
made to avoid the European wal,
Whether this is true or not, it is pret-
ty certain that Germany is abandoning Q
her purely passive attitude. Russia
has nut requested Gsrmany's good Off
ces, bdtthcre is reason to believe she
will gladly except them. Hopes fer a
Congress are reviving, and Ignatief
has even postponed his departure for
Constantinople, SO as to be able to &c.
company Prince Gortschakoff 70 Berlin
as second plenipotentiary, if the Con.
gress meets.
1t is emphatically declared here tAat
Prince Ghika, Roumanian agent, must
have misunderstood Prince Gort.
schakoff, as the latter never refused to
admit discussions on the Bessarabiau
question. The Russian cabinet does
not deny that the Bcssarabian question
involves European interests, although
it has not yet expressly admitted it.
LONDON April Sth.--A cnrrespon
dent at Bucharest telegraps that Rus
sian troops in Bulgaria and Roumania
and southwestern Russia are taking ur
strategic positions of which Pitesti ia
Roumania commanding the southern
debouchment Of Carpathan passes i,
the most salient. Contracts have been
made for delivery Of supplies at these
centers. Forces sent to these points as
yet appear simply as advance guards t.
prepare for the reception Of large for
ces, should the progress Of events re-
quire their presence.
There is runner at Athens thai
England will occupy the Island 0
Crete.
Special from San Stefano reports tina
the FIRST Russian cavalry division and ,
division Of Cossacks of the Don hav,
begun the homcward march by way o
lbrail. Three regiments of Cossacks
two batteries, and the llth corp unde
Gen. SchakefIesky, have gone by wa,
of Rutchuk.
| a correspondent at Pera understand
that Austria has assured the porte tha
she will oppose any efforts to enforce
the San Stciano treaty. Russians ar
desperately urging the Sultan to surren
der his ironclads and positions on tn
Bosphorus.
VIENNA, April s "A correspondent
says besides verbal remarks made t
Gen. Ignatief, n more extensive state
ment in writing with Austria's view
were delivered to Prince Gortschako OF
by Austria two days after Gen. Igna
bietf's arrival at st. Petersburg. 1t
announced from Constant,nople tina
the current Of feeling in the Turkisl
government is now running who'll
against Russia.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20
Um aliiia to La Graude.

The 0. 8. N. Company are going TO
build railroad at once frnm Umat l!s
to La Graude. The rails are steel nd
will be brought forward as soon as pos.
sible. and laid under the supervision Of
i. b. Habershaw, an efficient engineer.
The road Willie narrow pauee.-P. Bee.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

COLUMBUS, March THE following were
the only bills passed of general interest:
House bill, for the relief of VIM. J.
Berne, Charles Stanley, John b. Schroeder,
John NJ. Mueller, assignee of Buente X
Phillips, and Dunn & Witt on account of
work done and materials furnished on the
Hamilton County Infrmay.
Senate bill, by Mr.. Lord-To amend
nearly all of the sections of the Free Bank
ing Law of 1851.
House bill authorizing Courts to appoint
Assistant Prosecutors in counties contain
ing cities of the first class was passed.
Bills introduced were:
By Mr.. Forrest-To revise and codify the
Code of Civil Procedure.
By Mr.. Wilson-To provide that life in
surance policies in force for three years
shall not be forfeited for non-payment of
premium, so long as the interest of the in
sured will continue the premium.
HOUSE.
COLUMBUS March THE morning session
was spent in discussing resolutions in refer
ence to reseating the House of Represent
atives and in regard to the new cells for the
Penitentiary. Nothing was done in either
case.
Speaker Neal and Speaker pro tenn. Nor
ton were presented each with an ivory gavel
suitably inscribed.
Bills introduced were:
By Mr. Booth-To appropriate $4,000 to
put the Public Works in repair.
By Mr. Dodds-To restore the old law as
to voting precincts in Cincinnati
By Mr. Sextro-To repeal the Homestead
Exemption Law.
By Mr.. Levering-To authorize the vii
lage of Mt Gilead to issue $12, 900 in bonds
to build a railroad to Gilead Station.
By Mr.. Sextro-To make the 22d of Feb
ruary legal holiday in the presentation of
negotiable paper
By Mr.. Sextro-To authorize contracts
for interest at any rate agreed upon by par
ties. Also, for the registration and license
of places where Intoxicating liquors are
sold, and to repeal existing liquor laws
By Mr.. Ogelvie-So to amend Section of
the act for the incorporation of savings
banks as to permit bank officers to hold any
Office in savings banks except that of Treas
urer.
The Committee of the Whole spent an
hour in discussion of the bill to codify and
revise the Municipal Code.
Adjourned
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

s~ In order to accommodate Eastern adver-
tisers in the STAR, Mr.. Il. Duncan Sniffen, No. "
Astor House. New York City, has been appointed
our general and special agent for the Eastern
States. This will be branch office of the STAR,
Mr. Snffen being authorized to make advertising
contractson our behalf and receipt all collections
therefor in ourname.
nS- CINCINNATI, March $3.50 p. M. =. Hogs,
quiet market Light offerings, but still weak. Mess
pork dull, and held steady. Lard, light sales and
nominally unchanged Meats very quiet and
market easy. Whisky fairly active and no change
In prices. Wheat steady, and only moderate To-
cal milling demand. Corn active and firm at
about yesterdays prices Rye quiet, and
liberal receipts. Barley steady, and
fair movement. Oats duh. Flour in good con-
sumptiye demand and market steady. Gold is
without change at 1917 But light demand for
money to-day and market easy, and business gen
orally quiet
Ho- WEATHER. - Probably cloudy or partly
cloudy and warm for the next twenty-fouH hours
@S--THE Covington office Of the STAR is at No.
. East Pike street, in Hardins Insurance Office
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08
CINCINNATI DAILY MARKET.
CINCINNATI. March A-2P


FLoUR-steady moderate demand and selling
fine "a 40s4 rs for extra, and S. 1095 10 for or
dinary family. ranging up to a5 so for fancy. Rye
flour at So 25g3 90 for good to choice. Spring
wheat -four at 81 75@5 40 as to quality.
BARLEY-Is in moderate demand and steady.
Good to choice spring is quoted 47(952c per bu,
and ordinary 38@40c. Fall will bring 45c for
choice, and 3s@43c for common to prime.
OATS-The demand is light, and market steady,
generally for local feeding purposes. Good mixed
are quoted 2Sc, prime white l9@30c, and choice
Bic per bu
RYE-The market is quiet and steady with am
pie offerings. Good to prime sample salable at 5s
@6oc, and choice at 6l@62c per bu on track. No.
in elevator at &c, held at CSC per bu.
.CORN-There is an active demand with large
receipts, and the market rules steady without any
material change. Mixed ear sold on Change to-
day at 40c per bu for prime on track. Shelled is
quoted 39@40c on arrival, and Ale in elevator,
per bu.
WHEAT-The market is held steady Moderate
offerings and limited demand. Red wheat is
quoted 81 l4q1 Is for choice 81 1901 13 for prime
per bu. White offered at 81 179l 20 for prime to
choice, bids generally 1@2c less. Prime to choice
amber at 81 l6@l II per bu.
MESS PORK-The demand is moderate. Mar
ket quiet and about nominal at 80 75 per brl
though little offered at this.
LARD--The market is more steady, but there Is
no great demand. Prime steam quoted SIZE, but
held generally shade higher. Kettle leaf dull al
TIC for country and TIC for city.
BULK MEATS-The demand is light and mar
ket easy Shoulders quoted SIC clear rib sides al
41sa5e, and clear sides held at 514c per h. loose
and Nc more packed.
BAcoN-Vey little doing and market easy
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

WILMINGTON, March s.-Spirits of turpentine
steady at 11se.
BOSTON, March S.-Flour steady and unchanged.
Corn dull and unchanged. Oats dull and un-
changed.
OswEGo, March S-Wheat weak; No. l Milwa1-
lsee Club, 81 80; hard Duluth do, 81 33; No. 2
Toledo, 81 81.
LIVERPOOL March S.-Flour unchanged at 25s.
Wheat dull and heavy: Spring at los 2d@1Os 1od,
California Club at 12s@4@ Sd, do average at lis Sd
@1ls lid. Corn dull at 26s Cd.
New ORLEANS March S.-Corn-meal dull and
lower at So 66@2 10. Bran firmer ut 81; others
quiet and unchanged. This was legal holiday
and very little doing. Gold 10l74@f021h; New
York sight exchange par; sterling exchange,
bankers bills, 49iL NaI
INDIANAPoLIs March 5. Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat No. 2 red, 81 20@l Is. Corn
new mixed, 40@41c. Rye, 55c. Oats, 25g36c
Provisions steady. Bulk shoulders, 35ze; green
do, 31Sc; bulk clear ribs, 5.9Oc; green do, 5.20c
sweetpickled hams 714c. Lard, T4c.
LONDON March S.-Flour unchanged at 2ss
Wheat: Arrived cargoes dull and declined about
Is; Chicago 4s@4Ss 3d. red winter SIS California
BIS; cargoes TO arrive dull and lower; Chicago al
47s@Es I'd. California at 52se66s, Arrival for or
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08
OLD MIR. WATTS, STORY.

"Did you ever hear of my glove fight with
Yankee SulliyanY' asked old Mr.. Watts,
Old Mr.. Watts is tail, wiry, gray-haired
farmer. | had never heard the story and
told him SO.
well" he began, ''that must have been
more'n forty years ago. A big yellow chap
from New York used to come up here once
week and give lessons in boxing in the
ballroom of the Orange Hotel, and lot OF
us young fellows went into it with will.
got to handle the gloves pretty well for a
country boy.
"One day l was down in New York, hunt
lngfor a clothing store, when l met Mr..
Theodore Fiske, of Newburg. He had
heard of my handiness with my fists, and
told me, if would go along with him, he
would show me boxing that was boxing.
So, after had bought an overcoat, went
along with him. / don't remember where
the place was, but, when we got there, there
were about dozen men sitting around.
One of them invited me to put on the
gloves with him. | didn't want to, but he
urged, and at last | said | would Mr.
Fiske seemed nervous about something
and said the man would handle me roughly
'The first round was short one |
found myself on my back in less'n no time.
| got up and SHE'D around for couple Of
minutes, and then making sudden pass
with my right, lifted the New Yorker from
the floor with left-hander under The ear
l wanted to quit; but he didn't, and at the
third round went down heavily. We toed
the mark again and got in another left
handler, which left the New Yorker sprawl
ing on all fours. Then proposed again to
quit, but he said that was no way to do; we
should try the fifth round, and see who was
the better man. hit him twice in rapid
succession, once square on the nose, making
the blood fly in all directions. That salts
fed him and he withdrew to wash himself
by this time there was a large crowd in
the room, and everybody was shaking hands
with me. BY and by the man had been
sparring with came PACK, and he shook
hands ndess With 7N'iisshl me and asked me to drink, but
wouldn't do that; no rum for me-. Then
Mr.. Fiske introduced him to me as Yankee
Sullivan. 1t took away my breath. Sulli-
van tried to make bargain with me to stay
with him, offering me $75 month-good
wages for those days-and board, but said
no. For weeks afterward got letters from
him offering me every inducement to 60 to
New York. But l stuck to the farm"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

New York Sun: Imagine political con-
vention in which every delegate is obliged
to pay for his own food and drink Yet
such must be gatherings in New Jersey, il
the bill before the Legislature becomes a
law. 1t proposes to punish the bribing OF
delegates to vote for candidates and pro-
vides that the attempt to give or offer any
thing valuable, including victuals or drinks,
or in any way to influence opinion, shall be
considered within the meaning of the
statute The penalty is to be 81 600 fine.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE,
Especial dispatches to the Star

lSpecIaI dispatches to the Star.
OIL CITY, Pa March 8-8:46 A. M.-ATegheny
River 5112 feet and rising. Cloudy. Wind south
west. Thermometer IS.
BROWNSVILLE, PA, March Sill A. M-Monon-
gahela River feet inches and falling. Fair.
Thermometer 48, Wind southeast
P1rTsBURG, PA, March SLIGO A. M.-Riyer Z
feet IL inches and falling. Weather clear and
mild
CHARLESTON, w. VA. March SSH A. M.-Ka-
nawha River N feet and falling. Weather clear
and pleasant
ST LOUIS March SIP M.-Weather warmer and
slightly cloudy, with high wind. River l6 feet and
falling Arrived-Susie Silver, from New Orleans
Cincinnati; Polar Star, towing the EvansviHle dry
dock The Mary Miller returns tonight.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08

New York Commercial Advertiser: An
exchange says there is a man out West SO
dirty that the. Assessors put him down as
real estate This reminds us of the soldier
who, while home on a furlough, during the
war, called on the wife of brother soldier
to tell her the latest news. "Ah," said she,
perhaps by this time poor Jimmys under
the soil of Virginia" perhaps so," replied
the visitor; ''he was an inch under it when
| last saw him."