The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-24
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JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. l5,-The Demo.
Gratis IN caucus tonight nominated Cen
James Shields for for the senatorial short
term over David III. Armstrong. The vote
was SS to 81. The nomination for the lone
term was postponed until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Booth
has returned from Savannah with other
members of the congressional COMMITTEES
which accompanied the remains of Repre-.
sentative Hartridge to their last resting
place.
Surveyor General Wagner has arrived to
give personal attention to the Gardner
charges against him, and also, it is under
| STOOD, to confer with Secretary Schurz
concerning the Kern county desert land
| case.
Grover to-day introduced a bill t., remove
the political disabilities of VIM. T. Welcker
OF California, incurred by reason of partici-
patton in the rebellion.
Mitchell introduced 9 bill to establish a
post route from Jacksonville, via Sterling
and onlontown, to Wright's, or Big Apple.
gate. Oregon.
Mitchell to-day made an argument before
the senate committee on Indian affairs in ad-
vocacy of the bill to open the Umatflfa res
ervation to settlement by removing the In.
dlans. He opposed Commissioner Hayt's
proposition for their removal
CHEYENNE. Jan. l6.-A passenger on n
coach from the north to-day reports that ON
Tuesday party of soldiers found the bodies
OF two unknown men near the Fort Laramie
and Fort Mckinney road. One was hang
ing to tree and the other was lying on the
ground. 1t is supposed that they were
horse or cattle thieves hanged by ranchmen,
who being short of rope, hanged one, and
when dead cut him down and hanged the
other.
NORWICH, Conn, Jan. l7.-Mrs. Kate
Cobb, who has just been convicted of mur-
der In the second degree, published state
ment to-day through her counsel, solemnly
avowing her innocence of the crime of MUIR
dering her husband, and stating that she was
convicted on perjured testimony.
BOISE City, IDAHO, Jan. l5.-The legisla-
ture is sti in statu quo. The council per-
fecte'I a temporary organization on the 14th,
the second day of the session, by electing
Geo. L. Shoup, a Republican of Lemhi
county, president pro ten, J. w. Garrett,
OF Bofse county, secretary, and Orlando
Robbins, of Ada county, sergeant at arms,
and to-day proceeded to- a permanent organ
izatlon hy electing T. B. Wiley, Republi-
can of Idaho county, president. The cnun-
Gil stands Republicans and 6 Democrats-
The members of the assembly stand IL Re-
pubhcans and II Democrats. Two men,
bers are absent and will not be present, so
it takes IA for a quorum. The Democrats
have formed a pretended organization by
taking in two outsiders from Oneida county
who claim the seats of two members who
hold regular certificates and ask to be recog-
nized by the council, which the council re-
fuses The IL Republicans members meet in
the supreme court library room and adjourm
from day to day for want of quorum.
Thus matters STOOD at the end Of the third
day, at dead lock.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 20.--An effort will be
made to adjust the fiancial troubles of Arch
bishop Purcell, which have been creating
considerable excitement among Roman Cath
of the church property in the hands of five
trustees, who will issue bonds payable at
will after three years and within twenty,
the bonds to bear five per cent. interest. 1t
is expected that these bonds will be taken
largely by those having deposited money
with the archbishop. 1t is now ascertained
that his liabilities will reach half a million
dollars. In the meantime strenuous Efforts
are being made to have the pobe decline to
receive his resignation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-The president
has nominated VIM. q. Thompson, OF Iowa,
to be chief justice of the supreme court of
Idaho.
The senate and house sub committee OH
census, in a joint meeting to-day, substan-
TALLY agreed upon all the main features in
the bill introduced by Representative Cox,
excepting the provision in regard to the
manner Of appointing census supervisors.
Subscription to per cent. loan to-day,
&C. 956 $50
r. 3. Harrison, superintendent of the
Helena, Montana, assay Office, reports to
,he treasury department that he assumed
;hc duties of his Office the Sth, and has
commenced the purchase of gold bullion
with greenbacks at par
The bill introduced to-day by Cockrelf
provides, among other .hings, for the retire.
nent and cancellation of all outstanding le-
sal tenders and national bank notes and is,
;ue in their place treasury notes redeemabis
n coin at the pleasure of the United States,
md receivable in payment of all govern
nent dues and except such obligations as
ire exressly payable in coin by statute. u
also proposes to make these new notes inter.
with standard silver dollars, and
% require the secretary of the treasury to,
,ay silver dollars III the redemption of gov
bonds in the exercise of his rightful,
yption for the benefit of the people.