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DOMESTIC NEWS
Call for the Republican National CON
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WASHINGTON, December 31s;-Charman Came.
| ron, OF the National Republican Committee issued
| to-day the following call;
The National Convention of the Republican party
will meet at Chicago on Wednesday, the I'd day of
| June next, for the nomination of candidates t.
| be supported for President and Vice Presi-
| dent at the next election. Republicans,
| and all who will cooperate with them iii
supporting the nominees Of the party, are invited
to choose two delegates from each Congressional
District, four at large from each State, two from
each Territory, and two from the District of Column
bia, to represent them in the convention.
j. ID. CAMERON, Chairman
THOMAS b kEoGH, Secretary.
Outrages Committed by the ties.
WASHINGTON, December 3lst.-Judge Belford has
letter, the accuracy Of which cannot be doubted,
which he will present to Congress for the purpose
of showing that the claim in behalf of the Indians
that no outrages have been perpetrated outside the
Reservations is false. The letter is from gentle
man well known in Colorado and list of the out
RACES is appended. He says 'IA of which | and
plenty OF Others settlers in that country can GER
tity to as having been committed by the Utes, and
abso lately without the slightest provocation. Dep
relations were committed at the house and corral
Of F. Marshall, in Egeria Park twelve miles east OF
the northeast corner OF the Reservation the house
OF W. Springer Dorty, five miles from the Reserva-
ton the house, stable aud corral of d. G.. Whitney
over forty miles from the Reservation the house
of A. II. SWEET, forty miles from the Reservation:
the house of G. c. Smart in the same neighbor-
hJod; the house of r. Webster, at the foot OF
Gore range, over twenty miles east of the Reserva
ton. On October l, 1878, the Utss ran off the
horses Of ID. G. Whitney, fourteen in number, from
his place forty miles from the Reservation on Sep.
TENDER %, 1873 two Utes set fire to the grass sur
rounding forty tons of hay belonging to Smart
on July :, 1879, Big Joe' Ute, set fire to the
grass and sagebrush surrounding the house of Major
Thompson. To this list" the letter goes on, 81
would add the burning OF Byers' house and black
grnfth shan % Sail. G,x-,.
The Indians admitted this deed their testimony
was taken, and together with Byers affidavit filed
in the Commissioners office. think his claim was
disallowed. The Ut.s also burned the house belong
ing to A II. Smart, two miles south of HAYDEN
Roult county, or about July g. 1879 To the hest
OF my knowledge and belief, more serious and more
numerous depredations have been committed by the
Utes on Snake river, although have not the docu.
mentary evidence at hand"
The rte Indian Situation.
WASHINGTON December 3lst.-Secretary Schurz
has received two dispatches from General Hatch
written at Clines ranch the 10Th and Soth instant
One informs the Secretary, for the first time that
among the Indians offered for surrender on the 18th
instant, but whose surrender not received we're
Douglas, the hostile chief and several other prin
eipals in the Meeker massacre 1t is inferred that
General Hatch and his party do not consider them
selves in danger these dispatches do not express
any apprehension OF that kind.
The Trouble in Maine.
AUGUSTA, December 3lst.-The Governor has pre-
pared certain questions for the Supreme Court
which he will submit in response to the letter Of
Morrill,. The questions will cover the essential
points in Morrills communication but are not to be
made public until placed in the hands of the Court
THE GOVERNORS sTRATEGY-ARMs AND AM
MUNITGoN IN THE STATE. HOUSE.
CHICAGO, December 31st-A Boston special saws
There is little doubt that, during the time that
Governor Garcelon has been making the. loudest
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city making for defense of the State-house in the
seizure OF arms at various points and the transfer to
Augusta of arms and ammunition from the arsenal
at Bangor"
A special from Augusta says there is good author
itv for the statement that there are now in the
State house 26 coo rounds of ammunition to be used
if wanted Ten thousand rounds it is said were
secretly placed there about two weeks ago. These
proceedings are evidently calculated to excite the
passions of the Republicans but the counses of the
wise and oolheaded will prevail. Although com
panies of men have been recently enlisted by the
Fusonists, there has not been the first warlike
movement on the part of the Republicans Their
dependence is on the business of their cause and a
legal vindcation of their course.
Railroad Northumberland seape.
ST. PAUL, December 3lst.-The through express
on the Iowa and Minnesota division OF the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway was this forenoon
two hours late in reaching Mendoza junction, near
this city. While running at rather high speed on
a high embankmeut along the Mississippi river a
rail broke and three coaches including the sleeping
car left the track. The sleeper broke its coupling
and rolled down the embankment to the river a
distance of sixty feet, but the fall was somewhat
broken by the Sioux City track, half way down the
descent. The car was smashed to pieces and the
six passengers it contained were taken up nsen-
sible At first it was thought that or more were
killed, but all are alive at the present writing,
though some are seriously injured. No one forward
of the sleeping car was hurt.
The Boston Mystery still UnsOIved.
Boston, December 31st.-The death of Mrs Helen
J. Ward continues the subject of universal COM
ment The daughter, who, it is thought shot her
mother, VIII probably remain in Jail until January
9TH, when an examination will occur. Medical eX-
amiuers made an autopsy on the body of Mrs. Ward
today, which developed the fact that two shots
fired, one of them fracturng but not entering the
skull at the forehead, the other entering behind the
ear, passing into the bran producing fatal result.
The bullet in the BRAN extracted, and fat
tened bullet, which undoubts dly caused the wound
on the forehead was found on the floor of the
This discovery involves the case in deeper mystery,
as the gentleman who loaned the revolver to the
ladies for their protection states that he left
chamber unloaded.
Grants Progress Southwark.
AUGUSTA (Ga), December 31st.-General Grant
and party arrived here this evening, and were
ceivei by crowds at the depot notwithstanding the
rumors that they would not reach the city tonight
They were escorted to their hotel by the Mayor of
the town, with the Couneilmen The informal re-
ception continued to late hour Tomorrow re-
ceptlon will be rendered the party and they will be
shown oyer the city, Their reception here is cordial
and hearty
Arrested for Libel.
CINCINNATI, December 3lst-Richard Smith, Of
the Gazette, was arrested at / o'clock to-day a
warrant sworn ont by the Chief OF Police, Wappen-
stein, charging him with criminal libel The mat
ter which gave rise TO the warrant was an interview
published on Tuesday, the Gazette charging Wap-
penstein with completely with the gamblers. Smith
was released on his own recognizance.
Transfer of Gold.
CHICAGO, December 31st.-Four million dollars in
gold was sent here from New York to-day by James
keene, and smaller sums by other owners Of wheat
in this market, to conduct their January deal. 1t
is not known what the intentions of Keene really
are but is supposed that he intends to carry the
wheat along for another month
Wesfward-b0und Passengers.
OMAHA, December SIst-The following through
passengers were on to days train, leaving at l215
P. NJ to arrive in Sacramento January 4th: w. q
Harrio,t, Clara Morris, New YORK Rufus Brothers,
j. J. Corrigan, Charles L. Weatherbee, San Fran
cisco John H. Hopkins, Philadelphia Henry Man
Horace Herman, Boston. Nineteen through emf
grants left on last nights emigrant train to arrive
in Sacramento January 18th.
Business of the Country.
New YORK. December s1st-The Public omits
its usual weekly table of Clearing house exchanges
tins issue, and compares the month with last De-
cember and the entire year with 1873. The years
comparison shows that there has been increase
in the volume of business during the year at every
| city except San Francisco and Providence.
Government Finances.
| WASHINGTON, December 31st-The total amount
of national bank circulation Issued during the year
| ending December 81, 1879, was S26, 697, $40 the
amount retired, s7,6l2, 76 net increase of bank
circulation during the year SIS 9s5, 100; total
amount of national bank circulation outstanding
December 81 $40, 3sS ol2 not including the circu-
ation OF the national gold banks, which g,
426,1 40.
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