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SAN FRANCISCO ITEEs.

Judge Henry c. Thatcher of the Su-
preme Court of Colorado, died at the
Palace Hotel Thursday of Bright's disease
of the kidneys. The remains will be car
ried East for interment.
The United States Grand Jury have
found an indictment against another Hum.
boldt timber cutter, and a warrant was
issued for his arrest, His bail was fixed
at s., 200. The name is withheld from
publication until his arrest.
The Police Commissioners Thursday
night dismissedfr from the force officers Bailey,
Briggs and William Wilson for having
visited a liquor saloon on Polk street
when on street duty, Officer Rice, who
was one of the visitors to the saloon. re-
signed after the charges were preferred.
They were caught in the act by Chief
Crowley.
Thursday evening Lincoln Post, No. l,
G. A. R., met and unveiled the bust. of
Lincoln presented by the Guard of Honor.
j. NJ. Davis delivered an address, Miss
Cora R, Finch sang, addresses were made
by Fl. c. Dibble, E. a. Sherman, G. E.
Caukin and Stuart NJ. Taylor. Kate
Homer Clayton, an honorary member of
Farragut Post, Of Boston, was next called
upon by the Commander, and in an inter.
esting speech recalled her recollsctions of
the war and her remembrance of the death
of Lincoln.
Christian Herrenhausen, miner recently
from Arizona. who arrived here last Mon
day with $780, on Tuesday night fell in
with Philip Hurley and Thomas Sutton, two
hoodlums. He was induced to visit dis
reputable locality and count his money,
which was immediately sna.ched by them,
VINO then fed, Tne pair of thieves pro-
ceeded to the house OF Hurley's mother.
Sutton, on awakening next morning, missed
MS share Of the plumber. On the arrest of
the couple Thursday night by detectives,
Sutton, who was indignant at his compa-
MONS sreachery in robbing him, confessed
the whole affair. The money has not been
recovered. It is supposed that Hurley
"plsnted" it.
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Cut 10 Pieces by Car wheel


BAEERsFIELD, March 2lst-It wss re-
ported here this morning that dead man
had been found on the railroad trsck ten
/ miles east OF Sumner. Coroner Maio pro.
ceeded to the spot and found the manrled
remains Of a man scattered along the track.
| the car wheels having taken the body length.
wise bis name is said 10 have been Peter
Mcdonald. The Coroner gathered tie re-
mains together, and brought them into town
for burial. They were probably those Of a
man who had fallen from the brake beam Of
train that wens southwark last evening.
The kern County Cotton Fields.
BAKERSFIELD. March 2lst.-There arrived
| here last night from Memphis, Tenn. fifty
SIX ycung colered meu and three women.
They are employed by j, Is. Haggin to grow
cotton.
Young Wan Drowned
SAN ANDREAs. March 2lst.-Johp Ryan.
aged % years, recently from Iowa. and
newcomer tn this county, was drowned
yesterday while crossing the south fork Of
the Cslavsrss river near this place
The County License Case Ia san jose
SAN jose March 2Is..-Judge Spencer to.
day f ed an opinion and order overruliuc the
demurrer Of The defendant in the suit Of the
County vs.. The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, to recover SlC0 per month as
county license. The Judge, in his opinion,
goes into the merits Of tbs case, and decides
that the county has good cause Of action
against the railroad company, and thst the
Beard of Supervisors have the power, under
the County Government Act, to impose upon
the railroad licenses.
sudden Dcath.
REDWOOD CITY, March 2lst-J, J. Hill,
formerly Assessor of San Mateo county. died
at his residence In San Mateo to-day. The
cause Of his sudden death was spoplexy He
has recently been employed in the San Fran
cisco Mint. The remains will be taken to
San FranciEco for interment on Sunday.
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BRITISH CoLUMRIa.
Judges in

Judges in Hard Luck-seizure of Logs
VICTORIA, March 21st.-Two weeks ago
Justice Grease, of the Supreme Court, fell
through a skylight and dislocated his right
shoulder, and Wednesday Justice Gray, of
the same Court, walked off balcony and dis
located his shoulder. Yesterday, while at
tempting to stop runaway horse, Justice
Gray was thrown down and run over, sustain.
ing severe but not dangerous injuries.
The Dominion Government officers have
seizad 2, 800 600 feet of legs cut on the Cana.
disn railway belt by Americans, who intend
ed to float the plunder to the Sound mills.
The spolistion has been going on unchecked
for years.
A Rough Voyage-Dividend Declared.
VICTORIA, March 21at.-The British bark
Alice Mary arrived this morning from Hong
kong She experienced very rough passsge.
The Bank of British Columbia has de.
clsred dividend at the rate of six per cent,
per anuum.
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Sudden Deaths on the Comstock.
OREGON.
Wheat and Wool shipments-BusIness
DIGiculiy.

Wheat and Wool shipmeEts-BUsInesg
Difficulty.
PORTLAND, March 21st.-The American
ship Highland Light. which arrived in the
Columbia river in October, 1882, to-day SC
cepted wheat charter st S9s. The outgoing
steamer takes 500 tons 20 San Francisco for
shipment to Liverpool. Shippers claim that
they can send grain to San Francisco. and
put it on board ship there Is cents or 81 peg
ton cheaper than they could charter here.
Forty thousand pounds of wool was sent East
by rail this week. The market is cleaned M.
No hops are coming 10.
The total liabilities OF Charles Eichler, who
maze an assignment at Walla Wslls, q few
days ago for the benefit Of bis creditors, are
estimated at 1000.
New Trial Granted-Tunnel CompIeted-
Incorporation Dangerously M-Aban-
dOned 10 His Fate.
PORTLAND, March 21st.-Judge Boise. of
the State Circuit Court of Linn county,
granted o new trial to-day to young FinIsy.
SOD, the boy murderer. The new trial is al
lowed on the ground that it has been shown
by afidsvits that one of the jurors who con-
victed Finlayson had said some time ago to
several persons that Finlaysou ought to
be hung, and he was in favor of lvpcbing
him. The Court held that this was sufficient
to grant new trial. A special term of Court
win be held April 21st to try Fiulayson.
Tunnel No. 8, on the Oregon Pacific Rail
road was completed to-day. This is the long
est tunnel on the road
This afternoon articles Of incorporation
we're fled OF the Northwest News Publishing
Company. Capital stock, $50 OO0; object,
to print daily and weekly paper in Port
lsud.
T. N. Thissleton, who has been Chief En-
gineer Of the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
tion Company since the organization of that
company, is lying dangerously sick in this
city.
Judge Smith, of the State Circuit Court,
to-day denied motion for new trial in the
case of J. W. Murray, the convicted assassin.
Next Monday is fixed for the time of passing
the death sentence. Both of Murray's at
torneys have withdrawn frcm the case, vir-
tually abandoning the prisoner to his fate,
Murray seems totally Indifferent. He has
either grown csllous. or does not reslize his
situation. He ssys he will not sppesl to the
Supreme Court, SIS it will be futile
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NEVADA.


RENO, March 21st.-The Gg-ette contains
an interview with Senator Fair, who passed
west on the overland this morning. He SAYS
private business has brought him west, He
is in the best of health He is for BAysrd or
Payne for President. He says be saw Tilden
three weeks sgo and found him very feeble,
His hand shakes. and he speaks in an almost
inaudible whisper. It would be very foolish
to elect 80 old and feeble msn as the head
Of the creates. nation in the world He says
Cassidy will be a candidate for reelection TO
Congress.
Escape Of Prisoner from an IdIotIc
JaiIer.
EUREKA March 2lst. - Marco Delbards
was yesterday sentet ID TO FIVE years in the
State Prison, for burglary. This morning
jailer A. S. Kaye went into the county iaii
for the purpose of giving Delbarda his break
fast, when the prisoner sprsng out of his cell
and locked the lsilOr in. Delharda then
made his escape from the building. The
jailer remained prisoner twenty minutes
but was finally released by Constable McGov-
ern, who was attracted to the isil by Kaye's
cries. Sheriff Sweeney and several deputies
are securing the country for the escaped man.
1t is doubtful if he will be captured, as he
bad an hours start. Delbsrda attempted to
escape from all few nights ego by digging
served one term in the State Prison for
burglary at Belmont.
Sudden Deaths on the ComstOch.
VIRGINIA, March 2lst.-George Jenniugg,
a well.knowu mill-man, living on Six-mile
Canyon, east of this city, died this morning
very suddenly of hemorrhsge of the lungs,
brought on by fit Of coughing. He had
been somewhat ailiug for few days, but was
not thought to be in danger.
A two-year-old daughter of Superintendent
Kestipg died at noon to-day of Group. The
child was in good health last night.
At 8 o'clock tonight Martin Ssmuels, son
of S. Samuels. an old resident Of this city,
and nephsw OF II. NJ. Levy, President of
the Savage, died after an illness of but three
days. He was taken ill Wednesday last. It
is supposed that be rupturad a blood vessel in
his stomach. He was a promising young
man, Is years cid.
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HOME AND ABROAD.

Matters In Washington-Food Aduitera-
tiOn-RailrOad Defiance OF a
Halted States MarshaI-The Sullivan
Thompson Fisht-Asssult Upon the Bur
Iin2tOn Hawkeye" faH-CIyil service
Reform In MassachusetIs-Etc.
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jourued until Monday.
House Of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, March 21st No attempt
was made this mornIng to call up the bonded
extension bill.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Cox of New York il the chair, on
the private calendar.
The House adopted resolutions cordially
reciprocating the wishes Of the Liberal men,
bers Of the German Parliament for closer
union Of the two nations, recognizing its
graceful appreciation Of its symp .thy with
those who mourn the death of Edward
Lasker and accepting the resolutions adopted
by the Liberal Union, and directing them TO
be spread on the journal.
The Lasker resolutions reported to he
House by the Committee on Foreign Affairs
were also adopted.
After considering two bills, the committee
rose Informally. and E. Ii. Funstone APP
psared st tie bar of the House and took the
oath Of office as a representative Of the Sec
ond District Of Kansas to succeed the late D.
C., Haskell.
The greater part of the day was consumed
in the discussion of the bill fox the retire.
ment of William W Averiil with the rank
and pay of Colonel after passing which the
House adj burned.
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PACIFIC SLOPE.

Nan Cut 10 Pieces by a TraIn-RrItIst
Columbia Jude es Ont of Luck-Escare
of burglar rrom JaiI-Advtces from
Oregon-HeaNy seizure Of Loss-Young
fian Drowned - senator Fair Inter
VieWsd-EIC
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FOREIGN NEWS.
House of Cnmn,nns

LONDON. March 2lst.-In the House of
Commons to-day the cattle bill passed to a
second reading without division.
LONDON, March 21st.-In the House of
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STATES senate.


WASHINGTON, March 2lst.-Ths Senate
resumed consideration Of the bill in regard to
the salaries of l nited States Judges, the
pending question being Morgan's amendment,
which was rejected.
Van Wyck moved TO make it $50, 600 in-
stead of S5 600.
Without action the bill went over till Mon
day
Blsirs education bill was laid before the
Senate, being uEfnished business from yes
terdsy.
At the request OF Allison, however, Blair
gave way to permit tire consideration OF the
deficiency appropriation bill. The amend.
ments recommended by the Senate Committee
on Appropriations were agreed to, and the
bill SEED.
Tue education bill was then considered.
Harrison, Hoar and Blair entered into
discussion of some length as to the precise
meaning of some section OF the bill.
Garland moved tbat the Senate 90 into ex
ecutive session. Agreed to.
Before the doors were closed amendments
to the pending bill were offered.
0ne by Sherman, provides that the money
shall De applied TO the education Of children,
without distinction of race or color, and shall
be distributed Co counties or school districts
in the proportion to which the number of il.
literate children in each county or school dis
trict bears to the whole number Of illiterate
children in the State, and that the assent of
the State to this provision shall be had before
the money can be given to it by the United
States.
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CALIFORNIA.

Js'EcrA- plsrArcnss 10 rus RscORp-ruos.1
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DOMESTIC NEWS.

IsrECIAL DISPATCHES TO THs REooRD-usIoE.l
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The Mississippi Outrage Case.

WASHINGTON, March Dist. - Mayor Z.
Bsrksdsle, member of Congress from Mis-
sissippi. who according to testimony taken
by the Copiah county subcommittee of tae
Senate, made a spec ch at Haz,ehurst advising
the Democrats to carry Copi6h coulty by shot
euus if necessary, and to hang BIufft5n, the
Republican candidate, was before the Senate
committee this morning and made state
ment U der oath in his own vindication. He
denied the charge in toto, and said that the
history Of COpish county had always been
characterized with love for law and order,
ami 10 the events of the last election there
was nothing Inconsistent with thai record.
He made two speeches in Haziehu.st the day
before the election, one in the afternoon to a
procession Of country people on horseback,
and another In the evening to the local Demo-
cratic club He could Ot remember whether
the mognted afternoon procession vas armed
With shotguas or not. His attention was
called TO the staten ents Of witnesses about
his speeches, and he pronounced all assertions
that be had encouraged violence as fslse.
Senator Hoar asked him if, in the witness
sllusion to the peacesble and law abiding coz
duet in Copiah county, he included the Kill.
ing of Matthew'S.
4" 1 have nothing to say in reference TO
that. That was a personal difficulty bs-
tween those two parties. II is now before
You have said that ths people of Copiah
county stand high in general character, and
you have announced that there was nothing
in the conduct of the election inconsistent
with their past history. Now l wish to ask
whether. if it should turn out that this
mounted crowd went about 70 the houses Of
colored men, whipping them and shooting
| them, declaring as they did il that they did
it TO compel them TO vote the Democratic
ticket, and compel the negroes to fl sc to the
woods in large numbers, and that Matthews
vas shot because Of his inHu encs as a Repub-
lican leader, whether that would change your
mind as to the character of the people,
Well, now, l obi sct. Your inquiry has
been accou plished by your statement You
are yourself giving testimony in the matters
which you PROFOUND to me. I think that
after the trial of Wheeler for killing
Matthews, and the facts are brought to light,
then / will answer the question"
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Miscellaneous WashIngton Items

WAsHINGToN, March 2lst.-The right to
| the Lignthall patent for cable tramw avs for
France has been sold to FL. Woodrow, for
N erly OF Cincinnati, who will shortly leave
for Paris to introduce the cable street railway
system there.
Representative S. S. Cox Chairman Of the
House Democratic caucus, has issued call
Tor a caucus of the Democratic Representa-
tives on Tuesday evening next
The opponents Of the Fi,z John Porter bill
sre urging the President to veto il, and thew
are aided by several members Of The CabiRer,
notably Secretary Teller.
The Ways aud Means Committee has de-
cided to hear Henle V on his Alaska resolution
next Thursday.
New York on cisls Indicted and Arrested.
New York. March 21st.-Following the
presentment Of the Grand Jury today, FIVE
indictments were handed to Judge Barrett
against as many city officials Warrants
we're immediately issued and the men ar
rested. They were Sheriff Alex. Y. David.
son, Warden James B)we, Of the Ludlow
street ] Ill Deputy Warden Philip Kiernsn,
Deputy Sheriff, and sn order Of arrest was
made against clerk David McG0nigal and
jacob Wertheimer, clerk in the Sheriff =
office. Sheriff Davidson is charged in the
three indictments found s Aiust him OF extor.
ton, grand larceny 10 the second degree, and
malfessencs in office. Bowe is charged with
perjury in making false sffidavit as TO the
number of prisoners in jail Deputy Warden
Herman is charged with forging tbs names of
alleged employees of the Jail. in order to draw
the wages due them. Deputy Sheriff Nc
Gonigal is charged with extortiou, in collect
ing $50 70 when he wss only entitled to fifty
cents. Jacob Wertheimer is charged with
perjury, in making false sffi isvits AZ to the
number Of prisoners conveyed by him.
Railroad Matters.
NEW YORK, March 2lsf.-A Tribune sps.
cial says: AT conference between the com.
mittees Of the St. Paul snd Minneapolis
Chambers Of Commerce and Vics-Pres;-
dent Oakes and General Freight Agent Han
nsford OF the Northern Pacific, yesterday,
some misappTehensions of the tenor of the
meeting at which the Minneapolis committee
had been appointed were dispeled on one
hand, and the workings of the new tariff ex.
planned upon the other. Mr.. Oakes slowed
that in making up the tariff, graduating rates
had been made from st. Paul to Portland on
one hand, and rates upon the same basis of
compensation made from Portland TO st.
Paul snd Minneapolis ut would be sui
cidsl," 0akes ssid, Ito run the Pacific
trade, which was governed by the condition
of water transportation, ETC., in the interest
Of cities at this end Of the line. In adjust
ing the tariff, st. Paul and Minneapolis have
been accorded practically al the territory
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NOVELTIES!
New This Season,

Are being daily added to the Stocks the Departments
House We have prepared place before
of well selected stylish goods We would
direct special attention assortment OF FINE
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PoST PLEASANT Nv. Va.), March 21st.-
A conflict with Judge jackson, of the United
States Court, has been raised by the Keystone
Bridge Company, which built the bridge across
the Ohio here for the Ohio Central Railway
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-19

That portion of the Northern Pacific
Railroad between Kalama and Tacoma
war completed ia 1873. 1t has there
fore been in operation for a period Of
over ten years. Travel and freight
transportation thereon have been year
" augmented. The distance is lO5
miles. The fare between these two
points is &C. II WAS 81 established when
the road was opened for business, and
has since been maintained at that rate.
The average daily paying passenger
traffic is at least ten times greater than
when the road WAS built. The increase
in the quantity of freight transported
must be even greater. We have not al
hand the figures, but judge from obser
walton. How long will this company
continue To charge six cents per mile
for passenger transportation When
will it. Of it's own vol,tion, reduce it's
freight charges 7 IL 81 WAS fair price
10 charge in 1873. when the daily travel
did not average over ten passengers
each way. il it not too high when ioO
people traverse ,ts line TO and from
Portland daily ? What relief would
the public receive should this company
obtain and hold control Of other land
outlets from Puget Sound Ia it not
the policy Of this company TO TX its
prices just IN high IA possible. rs we'll
fer transportation service ~ for pur
chase of its lands The company
claims to hold under a title which. to
say the least, is of questionable validi-
~, 637 COO acres Of lard in the State OF
Oregon, aud 2,6Ss.0 900 acres in Wash
inRton Territory. obtained ~ elf,
from the government for building rail
road from Portland to Tacoma. Tha,
land il valued at an average price oi
about $40 per acre, or, in round mum
beers, &a2,oo.oW. nearly $2ao.ooo pei
mile for the whole line. Isn't 1t about
time to reduce rates On this railroad. a,
least in proportion as the price of lant
il advanced Isn't it about time tina,
some Of the promised benefits to accrue
to the people from the building of thi,
richly endowed public highway becam.
visible?
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The Herald last evening deserted its
oolors on the land grant question, came
over to the opposition and with double.
loaded and characteristic modesty al
once elected itself commander in chief
a proceeding unusual in raw recruit
Oar invsrtebrate contemporary JUMPS
up in the air, swings its arms wildly
turns = half somersault and standing
on its head vociferates for mass meet
ing TO urge upon Congress prompt for
fixture Of the Northern Pacific unearnei
land grant. sudden conversions inten
sify Zeal. The aptitude of the Herald
for tiiphoppina and landing on the but,
tered side Of public opinion is phenom.
email. We still think our people should
hold mass meeting. Not even enforc.
ID fellowship with self elected town
crier should prevent proper expression
Of public sentiment on this question of
forfeiture. Every important public
movement is attended with these minor
annoyanoes. A little patience will suf
fioe to prove the mistake of the North
srn Pacific managers in faneyine that
the employment Of the Herald to advo-
cate forfeiture would render the move
ment unpopular. Where vital prin-
eiple is at stake the people are patient.
Even the HsraI,{'s adytnsaCv of fovfa,t
ture will not deter the ci,ixsus of Seattle
from expressing y similar opinion. how
ever uncongenial such oompanionship
may be.