, 1880-01-08
TELEGRAPHTC.
EASTERN STATES.
The Sugar Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The joint resolu.
ton now pending before the ways and means
committee of the House of Representatives,
providing for a termination of the Hawaiian
reciY rocity treaty, is copy of the measure
introduced in the last Congress by Gibson,
Of Louisiana. It proposes to direct the
President to give notice Of an intention on
the treaty in accordance with the terms of
the the treaty. 1t appears that the treaty
has nearly five more assured years to run,
and that bv its terms no notice of intention
to terminate can be given by either govern
nent before the 10th of September, 1880.
The Latest scheme.
New YORK, Dec. 25.--The Herald says
J Captain Eads narrates the details of his
scheme for an inter-oceanic ship railroad
with eight or ten parallel rails and with a
lock at each end Of the route. 1t appears
to be substantially the plan which has long
been advocated by Dr..Wm. J. Claiming, of
Providence, son Of the celebrated Unitarian
divine.
Foul Murder.
DELpHos, Ohio, Dec. 26.-Bernard Picker,
an old German resident of this place, was
called to his door by lond knocking at
o'clock A. NJ, and upon opening the door
he was confronted by three men armed with
revolyers, who demanded his money. He
resisted and was shot and instantly killed.
A Poor Joke.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27..--John M. Waite and
NJ. B. Gould. both prominent and respected
business men, this afternoon thinking to
play practical joke upon colored Janitor,
disarranged the contents Of Mr.. Waite's
room, and then concealing themselves in
closet, waited until the ianitor appeared.
The latter, becoming excited at the condition
Of the room, procured revolver, and hear
ing q noise in the closet tried to pull the
door open, and failing in that. fred through
the door. The shot passed through Mr..
Gould's head and he died soon after.
For Governor Of Utah.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-It is confidently
asserted here to-day that the appointment Of
Gen. Charles Ewing to be governor Of Utah
Territory has been definitely decided upon.
Although q brother OF Gen. Tom Ewing he
il an Incorporating Republican. This
report il nrobably premature, but Ewing is
very strongly supported, and his chances for
the appointment seem to be increasing
daily. "
The Isthmms CaDaI.
NEW YoRx, Dec 81. The Tribune has the
following: Projectors OF the Nicaragua ship
canal are likely to be kept in an uncomfort-
able condition Of suspense until Grants re-
torn from his tour in the tropics. He
"neither answers yea nor nay" to their 30
lcitations.
The Uses Don't Surrender.
DENvkR, Col, Dec. 26.--Special to the
Denver Tribune from Los Pinos say Ouray
.xrao .rafta asI
mission went promptly into session. Upon
the question being asked Outay where were
the prisoners he affected great surprise and
said he had not understood that the COM
mission wanted the Indians as prisoners of
war, and had not thought that any Of them
we're to be tried. but he had thought that all
Of them were to 60 to Washington to have
talk with the great father on the subject of
their wrongs Now, inaslnuch as the prin.
cipal difficulty the commission had been
0truggling against was 10 induce the Indians
10 give themselves up for trial, and as they
had finally consented, upon the condition
that they shoul1 not be tried in Colorado,
this Edectation OF Misunderstanding the
wishes of the commission was too much for
even the patience OF Gen. Hatch, and for
the second time since the convening OF the
commission he lost his temper and for the
FIRST time he lost confidence in the Anal sue
cess OF Ms efforts. The last five days given
90 O1ray makes the sum total of Il days
given to the Utes. make no predictions az
70 the result this time; seeing that Hatch is
Determined the utes may possibly decide TO
give themselves up, but whether they do or
not Hatch will leave Sunday and il he leaves
without the prisoners there will be war.
aSE confident the Star list contains the names
OF those Indians who committed crime
worse than murder or arson, crime which
IL spoken II enly with bated breath, and
which has not as yet been even limited at by
the newspapers. l. is well known that the
story OF the women as given to the public
ANA thsir testimony under oath differ
widely, and the crimes OF which they
accuse the Indians in their swern tes-
timony would sufiice to hang any man OF
whatever color, without the formality OF a
trial, in the twinkling Of an eye. That this
list contains the names Of those Indians
who are accused of this nameless crime
toward the defenseless women is not sud.
den conclusion, but one which has been ar.
rived at by careful consideration aud which
will be fully supported when the trial of the
niscreanfs takes place. Douglass ana
Persum are known 20 be two Of the names
contained in the list, but the other names
can only be obtained at the time Of the trial
ESneh LAW I'm Colorado.
DESyER, Col, Dec 2S.--Two mon, Sam
Woodruff and Joe Seminole, The latter half.
breed Indian, who murdered r. B. Hayward,
farmer Of Jefferson county, on the 10th Of
last September, were taken from jail at Col
dan and Iynched at o'clock this morning.
bg $50 masked men. The murder for which