, 1880-03-25

EASTERN STATES.
The Marshals' Pay.

Mcmahon, who has charge OF the deficiency
appropriation bill, which includes S6OO,
for the nav Of marshals and S400 600 for the
government printing Office, says that he in.
tends TO press II against all other business
brought forward in the House. He thinks
that the bill will certainly be passed IN the
House by Wednesday next, and he hopes
that he can get il through by Tuesday.
Postal Changes for the Pacific Coast.
Postal changes for the Pacific Coast last
week: Es, ablished-Ruby, Wha'comoounty,
W.T., Geo. B. Mccoy postmaster; Wilken-
sheim, Klickitat county, W. T., Matthias
Walker postmaster. DiAcontinued-key,
Thurston county, W. It. Postmasters ap.
poinred-Wm. Mcleod. Dilley, Washington
county, Oregon; Boyd p. Quiyey, Sheridan,
Yamhill county, Oregon.
Artesian Wells Advocated.
New YORK, March J5.-The Herald this
morning. referring to the action OF the Sem
ate authorizing artesian wells to be bored on
the plains, advocates the opening of these
perennial fountains in trans-Mssissippi dis
tricts where Summer rains fall is deficient,
believing that they will enhance the value Of
the national domain and clear the way for
great tide of emigration now rolling toward
the eastern Rocky Mountain slope. 1t may
not be easy to tap the great inter.water res
ervoir of the north on the plains east of the
Rocky Mountains, but the probability is that
the deeper the bore the fuller the perpetual
stream, as exemplifed in the artesian we'll at
Grenville, near Paris, which was not started
until nearly 1850 feet of soil had been per-
forated and four years spent in boring. It
has thousand fold repaid its COST discharg-
ing considerably more than half million
gallons every "a hours.
EMeets OF Reduced Passenger Rates.
CoUNcTL BLUFFS, March 16.-The Union
Pacific emigrant train from San Francisco
brought to Council Bluffs this evening about
600 passengers. The train tomorrow will
bring 500 more. There were about 80 Chi.
nese on 4o-day's train. NumUers of these
people are going to New York, Boston and
elsewhere, on q visit, taking advantage of
the $S5 through rate. Many expect to To-
cate in the Eastern States, Large trains are
also going west.
Fencing Against Monopoly.
WARRINGTON. March 16.-The Senate
committee on railroads transacted no busi-
ness to-day except TO hear al argument in
fayer Of amending the Northern Pacific R.
r. bill SO as to prevent any monopoly of the
use Of the Columbia river pass through the
Cascade
Pension Appropriations.
On motion Of Representative Atkins, the
appropriation committee agreed to report an
Amendment to the special deficiency bill
pending in the Honse. providing for an ap.
preparation Of $665. 900 to complete the pay.
ment Of pensions for the present fiscal year.
An appropriation of $50, 765, 900 Is required
to pay the pension roll during 1880, and the
pensian rell for 1881. Already the law ap-
propriaIes $324, 600, 600. Judging frou the
large additions to the rolls continually be-
ing made, the next Congress- will be called
upon to pass still larger deficiency pension
bill.
Disaster I'm cOlIiery.
PoTrsvnLE, March 16.-At the Hammond
colliery this morning just after the men had
gone into the shaft to work, word came up
that the gangways had caved in and impris-
oned about 20 miners. The men in the ad-
jacent breast came up as swiftly as they could
possibly be hoisted, while others descended
10 rescue their companions. All escaped
except Martin Mcdonald, who was mortally
Injured. e.s
WAsHIsGgos, March l6.-The Secretary
OF the Interior to-day read telegram from
Los Pinos sgercy, dated March 18th, stating
that number of parties had already started
placer claims and taken up ranches on the
Ute reservation, and that others were
preparing to follow. The telegram says
that the next two weeks will see the reser-
vation swarming with trespassers, and q
conaict is inevitable.
The Letter Express Business.
The committee appointed in January by
the pos master general to examine into the
operations and report the effects of the letter
express business Of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
make lengthy report of which the follow
ing is the conclusion: 1T is our deliberate
opinion that the letter express business of
Wells, Fargo IL Co. is III all its phases at
variance with both the letter and spirit of
the postal law, that its operation is calculated
10 mlure and degrade the postal service, and
that the interests and dignity of the postal
department demands is immediate discon-
nnuance. We think, moreover, that free
conveyance by this company of correspon-
dence OF lts banking house and of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. and Central Pa
chic Railroad is q gross wrong to the govern
ment and an indeiensibls infraction of law
that ought not only to be at once interdicted.
but for which, II there Is any legal means
for obtaining it, the department seek indem.
nifty"
Southern Town Fired,
BRANcHvnLE, s. O., March 17.-This
town was set ON fire in two places simulta
neously at o'clock this morning. Among
many other valuable buildings DESTROYED
was the Post Office. Most of the goyern-
ment property was saved.
~ nu A Strike is ST. louis.
ST.. LOUIS March 1.-THE mechanic,
working in ths Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company's machine shops, embracing boil
ermakers, black smiths, carpenters, painters
etc nun,h ,herino nbonL 400 st-uctr 70 l,-, g.,