, 1883-05-05
TELEGRAPHIC !!
Change in the northern Pacific.


location of the Northern Pacific railway,
through ths Rocky mountains division,
filed July 6, 1882. The line so approved
departs from the line of the general route
at Gallatin City, and is united with it
again at Lttle Blackfoat One effect Of
the change between these points will be to
shorten the line some forty three miles
1t will alss have :hs effect to release from
land grant, and restore to the public do
main, more than million acres of land
Eight Steamers With Immisranta
NEW YORK, April 30-[Special Eight
European steamships landed 6243 imml-
grants at Castle Garden yesterday. The
steamers City of Paris, from Liverpool,
landed III; the Egypt, Liverpool, 1854;
the Baleria, Glasgow, 9i2; the Britannia,
Liverpool, 913; the Rhein, Bremen, rs;
the State of Nevada, Glasgow, 5s3; the
Switzerland, Antwerp, ,53l; and the Serern,
Bristol, ninety.
Threaten to Blow up Brooklyn Bridge.
NEw YORK, April 30-[Special- The
dynamite Irish party threaten to blow up
the Brooklyn bridge If opened May 24'
the Queens birthday.
TIE Wheat Fleet.
San Francisco, May l.-[Speciall +
The report sent out sometime ago that
the crops throughout this state would De
a failure, and that the wheat sections in
OIegon and Washington territory would,
in all probability, show a remarkable fall
ing off by reason of heavy trosts, will have
the effect of creating scarcity of vessels
engaged in wheat carrying. Daring con-
versation with captains of British vessels,
which have arrived here from Melbourne
and Sydney, THE OKEGoNIaN correspond
ent learned that these preliminary reports
have reached ship owners in England, and
that before the crops assumed brighter
prospects they decided to send their ships
to other sections, where good freights
might reasonably be expected, instead of
taking chances on failure of crops in this
state and in Oregon and Washington ter
ritory, Vessels laden with cargoes for
Melbourne of course could be reached in
time and ordered to this port for return |
freights, but as a rule English ships we're
sent to India, where the rice crop Is abun- |
dant, and where good freights are GER
tain. In consequence # this state of
affairs the whea. fleet will be considerably !
lessened. What the probable effect this
decrease in the number of available ships |
will have on freights Is not clearly defined,
as a great quantity of gram will be Sent
overland to New Orleans, and there load
ed on ships for Great Britain. 1t is Qui e !
certain that freigbts will increase in the
next two months, and this view is borne !
ont by number of large dealers, who,
rulnor SAYS, have entered into negotiations !
with vessels at present GU the way to this |
port.
Nothing like Documentary Evidence.
WASHINGTON, May Ia valuable dis i
covery Of cid records has been made III |
the treasury department. For years past |
it was supposed that old records OF the pay |
department previous TO 1892 were lost,
but recently the pay records from 1874 to
1892 were found in the dust-corered flies !
under the roof of the treasury building |
These books contain the accounts OF Gen
eral George Washington, Benedict Arnold,
Aaron Burr, Jonathan Trumbnl, Marquis |
De Lafayette and many other distinguish
ed champions of the revolutionary strug-
Gle. The books show balance due the |
government not accounted for from Gen |
eral Washington of $l6l ,3339.
There is nothing in existance to show
hos this deficit occIred, but it Is srrmlsed |
that the money Was lost in military opera |
tions. There is also large shortage IN
Washington's account, bat this is proba
hly due TO the depreciation Of continental
money. Benedict Arnold was apparently
short in MS accounts Sls,03l, G7 and
Lafayette's receipts did :ot tally with his
disbursements by SIG, ,502.
For Spokane or walla waila'
DECATUR, Ill, April S0.-[Special. II
This morning a delegation of twenty-three
Decatur people leave IN body for Wash |
ington territory, with a view Of locating !
at Spokane Falls or Walla Walla They
will be Joined at Omaha by large party |
from Virginia and Illinois
John p. stockton for Vice President.
WASHINGTON, April est is stated
that ex-senator Mcdonald has picked ont |
ex Senator John p. Stockton Of New Jer- !
sey for second place on the presidential
ticket, which the former is to lead. |
Stockton entered the senate in 1863, but
his seat was vacated by vote OF y to 81,
several of the republican members voting
with the democratic majority. He came
back to the sena.e IL. 1860 aud served nj!
1879.
"A Fortune from Nothing.
New YORK, May 1.-The Wall Street
StocLaoIder SAYS: at is not generally
known that Willard has created an organ
ization known as the Northern Pacific
Terminal Company, Of Oregon, the pur-
pose of which is understood 10 be 10 Sc