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SEpIES OF DISASTERS,

San FRANCISCO, February % The United
States steamer Bear" one OF the Greedy
relief vessels arrived from New York to-day
1t is expected to be sent to the Arctic
Gcean in search of the crews OF whalers.
The fscts have been learned to-day OF a
number oi disasters in the South tactic
Ocean. The schooner "Navigator,' which
left this city several months ago for cruise
among the Samoan Islands, was struck by
heavy sea- capsized and becam, total
loss while bound from Apia to Tortuilla,
two cities on the Samoan Islands. The
crew and seven passengers were saved. The
vessel was recently built, and valued at
$4,000. the schooner ''Dorinatlla,'
cruising am ng the Sandwich Islands. was
discovered bottom up in the Hawaiian
Channel. She had on board a crew OF six
and one passenger: all OF whom are believed
TO he lost. The vessel WAS valued at
Sc. 500. and insured for $4,000: On Jan
nary 70 the steamer Planter while
bound from Kauaui to Nehau in the Sand
wich Islands. struck reef near the latter
place during heavy & and was com
pletely wrecked. No lives were lost. The
vessel was valued at $4,000. uninsured.
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Tho PAYNE Investigation.

COLUMBUS. February 22.-Judse Wylie
of the Common Pleas Court, this morning
decided the case of David j. Dalton, clerk
of the courts of Hamilton county, on an
aprljca tion for writ of hah hes cnrpns. He
was arrested at the order "f the House OF
Representatives for contempt, in refusing
to produce before the House or House
Committee the return. from precinct "A
fourth ward, Cincinnati, for the purpose
Of being photographed, and also refusing
to bring them outside of Hamilton county
without an order of the court. The APP
plica ton r n writ II habeas corpus was
dismissed and Dalton WAS remanded t"
the custody nf the sergcant.at-arms. Dali
ton il not in town, and the Attorney-Gen-
eral states that unless he arrives by the
first train he forieits his recogrizance
which is in the sum of $4,000. The re-
lator has the alternative under a House
resolution OF either producing the returns
as requested or serving a specified time in
iail
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THE LONDON MOB.
Hynaman Seriously Objects to the STRIFE
lures of MIR. Punch

LONDON, February 24.-The hearing in
the case Of Burns, Hyndman, Champlin
and Williams, ,Socialistic leaders, accused by
the authorities Of having melted the recent
riots at Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park
was resumed to-day. The session was de.
voted principally to hearing the testimony
OF the ewspaper reporters as 10 the exact
language used by the defendants in their in.
fanmatory speeches. Hyndman. before pro-
ceedings were formally opened, entered
complaint against the editor and pro-
prietors of Punch and asked for their ar
rest. He alleged they had attempted to ex-
cite the public against the defennants and
prejudice their trial by publishing pictures
of ''Mr. Punch" in the act OF publicly hang
irg them, in this way suggesting to the pe"-
pie the form OF vengeance to infict upon
the defendants. The magistrate declined
Hyndman's luest, saying he had no
power to interfere on the grounds specified.
The prisoners were renlanded till Satur-
day, when they will be committed Tor trial
on misdemeanor.
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Rouse.

In the House to-day on motion OF Mr..
Far py resolut on was adopted gra
leave 10 the Appropriate" Committee t"
SIT during the session of the House
hr. N"rri on, from the Z mmittee on
Ways and Means reported a joint reso'''
tioh directing he payment Of the surplus
IN the treasury on the public debt.
The report which accompanies the JOINT
resolution says: On the thirtieth OF JAN
uary, $50. as shown bv the official state
ment Of assets and 'ia bi'ities Of the treas
ury Of the United States there vas in the
treasury and United States depositnries.
including he amount held for redemption
OF United States notes and not including
min"r fractional silver coin classed as ''as-
se's n tavnlable." the sum OF Sl19 6S9,-
SG2.24 in excess of p II ntfer lia hllIties than
the redemption nf the said United States
notes. 1t is believed that this sum ia
largely in excess nf The sum req q'lired Tor the
purpose for which it is held. and that
considera hle part therefore should be ap-
piled to the payment nf the interest bear.
ire debt .f the Upited States. now pay: BILE.
to thp end that the public monies shall be
used tn tighten public burdens and not to
be unnecessarily held to lure the agents and
representatives of thu people into improvi-
dent and wastefni expenditure.
Mr.. Hewitt gave notice that he would
present q minority report.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Weh-r. I New York, from the Com
mitt"e on Railways and Canals, reported "a
bi'l Tor the parmanent improvement OF the
Erie and Oswego Canals and to secure the
freedom nf the same to the commerce of the
United States.
Mr.. Tucker. from the Committee on Ju.
olciary, reported "A bill providing that no
person shall he held to answer for crime.
the punishment whereof NAV be loss of life
Or liberty, except on the pressntment Of an
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Cinnamon to Stay.

SAN FRANCISCO February 23.-An Asso-
ciated Press representative called at the
office of the Chinese Consul General t".da y
to ascertain the origin OF the published re-
port that be had issued Il proclamation
advising the Chinese to return home. The
The Consul-General's secretary emphatic
ally denied that any such proclamation
had been issued. but stated that the
Chinese Consul General, Bee. had made ar.
rangements with the steamship companies
to carry the poor. sick and unemployed
Chinese back to China for four trips at hall
rates. Notices concerning this were sent
out requesting the Chinese to take advan.
tage OF these cheap rates. and these farts
probably gave rise to the first mentioned re-
pnrt
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Ohio Thieves.

CINCINNATI. February 23.-Judge Goehel.
of the Probate Court, to-day announced
his decision in the impeachm proceed.
ings against Martin Brockman and Fred.
Hermann. Directors of the City Infirnary,
hareed with making fraudulent vouchers
and various acts Of maIf-asance in office.
He found them guilty as charged, and re-
moved them from Office. They sent their
designations to the Mayor last week, and
then fed. 1t has been fairly well ascer-
tained that B'vrkman went to Canaua
and Hermann to Havana. Mayor Smith
refused to asespt thar rsAisnations.
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LATEST OF THE RAILROAD VAR.

CHICAGO, February 22.-The Atchison,
toope"'. r. Santa Fe Railroad Withdrew it's
line and the Burlington, Missouri River
rate to San Francisco from the Mis- "uri
River of $50 limited, tirst-class,
and $50 emigrant. became the rul-
ing figure. This again reduces the
rat q to P"rtla nd. Oregon, via San Francisco,
below the reduction recently made by the
Nor hern Pacific to the same polnt, a"a
that line will be forced to come down again.
Thu last cut drives into the Utah Territory.
The local rate from Council Bluffs to Ogden
has been S51.5O, which is $21.6O
above the present ruling rate to
San Francisco. AS consequence
all the local rates to and beyond Ogden
are disturbed. The leading officials think
tina both passenger and freight rates will 60
down to merely n. minal figures. Atpresent
freight out of Chica % is being taken - t
about SO per cent. off, although heavy
shippers can get still lower figures.
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Spokane and Palouse Railroad
7novn thu CvoLn~a Do,,,o,v

0PVA"A0 O1A 0sVUoO AA0AAAOO0
From the Spokane, w. T., Review.
We mentioned the fact in our issue Of
yesterday that A. NJ. Cannon and Paul F.
Mohr had returned from their protracted
trip Eat in the interests Of the railroad
organization that was incorporated
in this city late last fall. We can now
say that company has been formed and
work on the road will commence in less
than thirty days. It is the intention to
construct forty-six miles OF road during
1856. This will require a large force. but
the force will beBorthcoming. The name of
the road has betn changed to the Spokane
& Palnuse Railroad. A scene Of busy
activity may be'ooked forward to at a very
early day, and the long dreamed Of branch
tapping the great agricultural belt to the
south is soon to be realized. This new
roati is to be built from Marshall, but al
all operations are to be carried on from
this place it makes Spokane Falls the real
terminus. With all the building operations
to be cal ried on here this summer and the
additional construction OF railroad.
Spokane Falls Viii undergo boom Of such
great magnitude that her phenomenal
growth in pastsyears will sink into insignifi-
cance in comparison. Tve Ia Spokane
Falls, say we. The days Of her greatness
are upon us.
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.SPRECKLES N.1VP.

SAN FRANCISCO February 23.-The Call
will tomorrow print statement that
John Speckles, OF The Oceanic Steamship
Company, who recently went Elst to make
arrangements Tor building new stea mer,
has purchased from Price & Gothic London
steamers, 'Zealander" and 'Australia, Z"
now plying between San Francisco, Homo
hula, Australia and New Z-al;,nd, and
chartered by the Pacihc Mail Steamship
Company. Mr.. Spreckles' reason for pur-
chasing these vess Is is that he obtained both
OF them for about as much money us he
would have to expeDd in the construction
OF new one. The price is said to be
$5OO.OOn. The "Zeaiander" and E'Au-
stralia" will continue on their usual routes,
but will sail under the Hawaiian flag, and
act as reliefs to the '.Mariposa" and
"Alameda.'
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POLAND IN prussia

BERLIN, February 23.-The discussion Of
the Polish hill continues in the lower house
of the Prussian Diet. To-day the bill was
opposed by the Polish deputies and the
new German Liberal and Centre parties,
while the Conservatives and the National
Liberals supported the measure. Dr..
Lucius, the Minister OF Domains, pointed
out that thirty years of Polish agitation
bad eliminated in dangerous and firmly
organized menace, and that it might take
ten years to overcome the evil and attain
the objects OF the bill. The bill was tina ~
referred to q commiteee.
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r. NJ. "a 2 TOCI
EherifOf johnson Count
KaelQr Released.

The readers OF TIE MINER will remember
that some weeks since gentleman named
Keeler was arrested in Butte and takeI
hack to Wyoming upon a charge OF forgery
in a transaction involving $1OO. Ky Il
private letter from that country, it Is
learned that as soon as the prisoner was
safely landed in the Court House there he
was promptly dismissed, the man who drew
the alleged forged document having admit
ted that he had signed it and forgotte" the
transaction. Mr.. Keller at once began
suit for $25, 900 damages, and intends
uushino il fn n 6niak.
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Edison q Beno0ict

CLEVELAND Ohio. February 2t.-Thomas &
A. Edison. The well known electrician, was
marred this afteru',on at Akron, Ohio, to
Miss Nina. daughter OF Lewis Miller, a
prominent manufacturer and President ot
the Chautauqua Sunday School Assembly
The ceremony WAS performed at O'Clock
at Oak Place, Miler's elegant residence, in
the pr.sence of about 100 invited guests.
Lieut.. F. w. Tappen. q. s. NJ, WAS Edison's
hest man. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison viii! go to
Edson's winter home, near Fort Meyers,
Florida.
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A Cable scheme,

SAN FRANCISCO, February 24.-The Trus.
tees Of the Chamber OF Commerce held a
conference this afterno, with Sir Aiexan-
der Stewart, Ex-Premier Of Australia, to
take action towards securing a subsidy
from the government Of the United States
to aid in the construction and maintenance
OF cable between this country and Aus
tralia. A resolution was adopted by the
Trustees requesting the California ongres-
sional Delegation to use it's efforts to assist
the project
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Those Ordinances.

In yesterdays MINER the arrest and con-
viction of Frank McShaney for drunken.
ness was mentioned. During the day
Measrs. Campbell & Duffy were retained by
his friends, and Il writ OF ha abeas corpus
was sued out before Judge GaIbraith, re.
turna BILE at s O'Clock last night. At that
hour quite number OF people assembled
to hear the arguments, but after Mr.. Duffy
had sta ted his case, taking a stand against
the validity OF the ordinance under which
the prisoner was convicted, and City Attor-
ney Baldwin had began his argument. the
Judge ascertained that the commitment
did not contain sufficient information as to
the offense committed by the prisoner. and
the further hearing OF the writ was continued
until 1870 o'clock this evening.
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The War in Denver,

DrNvER February 22.-The Santa Fe
and Denver & Rio Grande roads TO day re-
duced passeng rates to Oregon and Wash
ington Territory points to meet the cut
announced by the Union aud Northern Pa
citic penpls on Saturday. They also re-
duced the Ogden and Salt Lake rate from
$50 to $25, making it the same As the San
Francisco rate. With this exception every
thing remains as at the beginning OF the
war
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A Lively Runaway.

About o'clock last evening a team of
horses hit ched to an express wagon were
standing in front OF the Revere House,
when, from some unknown cause. they be-
came frightened, and made dash un Main
street. They were flying at full speed when
Mr.. Al Sterrett caught the of horse by the
bride and swerved the team toward East
Broadway. He was nable to stop them,
however, and in their onward fight they
dem olshed IA lamp-post at the corner OF
Main and Broadway, and then collded
with another team which was standing on
the former thoronghfare. Strange to say,
no damage resulted from the collision,
though the crash was something terrific.
Neither OF the runaways suffer ed any injury
from their race.
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Shot in the Back.

MILWAUKEE February pat noon to-
day, Abbott Lawrence, assistant cashier
OF the National Exchange Bank, was shot
and dangerously wounded, ne the Mil.
waukee Club House, by George A. Wardner.
formerly bookkeeper in the same bank.
The ball entered the small OF the back, and
ia supposed TO have glanced off into the
chest. After The shooting. Wardner walked
to the Police Station, followed by a large
crowd of people, and delivered himself up.
La wrence is the son OF an old and very
wealthy resident. It is believed that Ward
ner WAS Influenced by some fancied wrong
The shooting created the greatest excite
,nent in the city, owing to the prominence
of the two men. Both are 80 years OF age
and unmarried
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MORMON TkEACHERT.

SALT LAKE, February 24.-Hugh Cannon,
a son Of George Q. Cannon, one OF the as
sailants OF United States Attorney Dick
son, was fined S35 in the Mormon f'"lice
Court to-day. In default Of payment ne
said he would serve thirty-five days in jail.
The police agreed to turn him loose. but
notify the United States Marshal SO that
he could arrest Cannon on warrant sworn
out in tn" Commissioners Court After the
to Il Deputy Sheriff, who took him to the
County Court HOUSE, where II brother oi
Hugh paid his fine, and the prisoner was
LET 90 without the knowledge or consent o'
the Sheriff. The Marshal is indignant a.
the breach of faith, and is searching every
where for the fugitive.
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JAPANESE ADVlCES.
Accidents on Sea and Land-Small-pOx ON
tho French Flag ship.

SAN Francisco, February 23.-The
steamer San Pablo" arrived to day with
Hong Kong dates to January and Yoko-
homa to February 8.
VESSEL SUNK.
The Union line steamer ''Corinth." Capt.
Andersen, with ], 900 tons in ballast, from
Kobe. japan, to Singapore, was stru k on
her starboard bridge by Her Maiesty's
ship "Firebrand," Lieutenant Commander
D. L. Dickson, bound for Annoy Foo Chow,
on the night of January e. The collision
occurred near Annoy, and the 'Corinth"
sank within half an hour. All ha IDS sue
ceeded in getting aboard the "Firebrand,"
which conveyed them to Annoy. From the
latter place they proceeded to Hong Kong,
where they arrived January 90 Nothing
was saved from the lost vessel, except a
portion OF the ships papers. 1t has rot
been ascert aimed where the fault for the col
lision lies.
YOKOHOMA HOTEL BURN D..
A destructive fire which broke out in Yo-
kohoma ut o'clock on the morn! ng OF
February =, destroyed the Windsor Hotel
and several surrounding buildings and their
contents. The total loss was about $780,
900; insurance $50 900. The hotel build
ing was insured for $40 900. Many OF the
inmates of the hotel barely escaped with
theirlives United States Consul General
Denny, who was Stopping ut Yokohoma
en- route to Cora was obliged to jump from
the second story window but sustained no
injuries.
CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER.
Associated Press Yokahama advices
state that the reports charging ex-Gnv.
Hubbard, United States Minister to- Japan,
vi ck ,,phoo,,o,ipr A,ncrcun
Minister, are untrue. That he has always
conducted himself in such manner as to
win the confidence of the japanese Govern
ment and the respect OF his diplomatic col
leagues, and that his abilities and high
character are recognized by the entire for
eign community.
SMALLPOX ON BOARD.
The French flagship arrived at Yokahama
from Nagasaki, where the smallpox is epi
demic, with a number OF cases OF that
disease aboard.
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Arrested RiO'eys.

PoRrLANr. Oregon, February 24.-To-day
Nathan l.. Baker, nf this city, and al.
White, OF Oregon City, who led the mob
shat drove the Chinese out "f Oregon City.
Sunday night, were arrested on complaint
4 Wong Chung, Il Chinese c'ntract"r, and
taken before the United States Commits
~i,ner and charged with violating section
j5l9, OF the United States Statutes. This
section. which was passed i"r the special
protection of negroes against the ku klux,
in 1874 is said to cover the Chinese cases
exactly. and the authorities think the men
can be convicted. The prisoners were re-
'eased on $500 bai' each, and the prelim-
mary examination il set for Friday Of thiA
weak.
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THAT BIG LAND SALE.

New York, February 23.-At meeting
tn.dav of the Northern Pacific Directors
thew rvcommitted the proposal OF the New
Ynrk and foreign syndicate OF capitalists
- ~ ,nrchase 1000, 900 acres OF land now
owned by the Company east OF the Mis-
s,."ri River. The proposal will probably
be modified.
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INTERNAL. ADMINISTRATIVE

We could not accept control by the par
Lament at Westminster or by the sovereign
acting on English advisers. That would be
to hhhd US over to the English ma jority
again but we should be quite willing to
accept cOntrO! by the sovereign acting ON
the advice of her Irish Ministers, the same
principle as that which prevails in Canada
and Australia. vi course it would be
merely nominal control just as it ia in
Canada and Australia and in England her
self. The control OF sovereign in these
countries never again can be anything but
nominal. The control az an English Min
istry over Ireland's domestic parliament
would be very real and an altogether intoi-
erahle control. Ireland would he quite
willing to give any reuuis'Jc Gu:sTr ''t'' .|cnrr"
wise. for the protection OF the minority In
all their freedom of conscience, and in all
their rights of whatever kind. Nothing
could be less needed t an such q guaranty.
Nothing is farther from the mind and
heart nf Catholic Ireland than to do
the slightest wrong to tn Protestants
oi O'ConueIi. all the great Irish
LEADERS HAVE BEEN pRorEsTANrs,
and some OF O'Conael's most powerful sup
porters we're prnt--tant. See what
list it is is-Wnlitonr, Lord Edward Fitzger.
aid, Robert E,nnet. Smith o Brien,
Thomas Davis, John Mitchell, Isaa Bait.
Charles Stewart tarneil all Protest nts.
Among the new III mbers elected to serve
Treland's cHuse in the Imperial Parliament
are several earnest Pro- estants WIZ" would
be rather amused ii they were asked
whether they were not afraid uf being de
pri"ed uf their freedom. If Worship IL an
Irish Parliament were to he established.
What about that northern province of Ire
land which we hear of as Protestant Ulster,
ask my Prottstant readers to get wei!
into their minds the fact that ii ina jDritv uf
the members returned to Parliament from
the Province OF Ulster are N ,tionali-ts and
devoted followers of Mr.. Parnell.
Let us name some OF them
Mr.. Healey, Mr.. Biggar, Mr.. VIII
liam 0 Bren, Mr.. William Redmond
md Mr.. Arthur O'Connnr. Every Ameri
can has heard OF these names and knows
that they are names nf men absolutely de-
voted to the Irish National cause. These
men and many Others like them are now
the chosen representative Of Ulster con.
-tituencies. Mr.. Sexton went near to car
rylrg the division of Belfast. | was only
twenty votes behind my Orange cninpeti-
ror for the representation IL the Orange
city OF Dublin. Tell me OF Protestant
being oppressed by bis Catholic neighbor in
such country and under adch conditions!
Put by Hli means let the guaranty be given
II 1T Is Though. 'i~.-:-..i.t- .,nooasar,. ht
it be given in any firm that the National
men may devise. | shall make NO trouble
about that.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, February 23.-
sena te Committee investigating the October
election auds has had the poll book and
tallv sheets Of precinct "A" fourth ward,
photogra phed. and will now he able to re-
turn the original to Clerk Dalton to he
used by him in freeing himself OF contempt
hofnre the House Committee.
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Important. If True.

LONDON. February 24.-1t is reported
that the first outline OF Gladstone's Irish
proposal has been presented to his col
leagues in the Cabinet, and that the Premier
goes tn the whole length OF restoring the
Irish Parliament.
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SToCKHoLM February 2t.-The CONNER
cial depression hire has reached Il crisis.
TIE number Of failures is steadily increas
ing The srsa witty ni the tnancial situation
has not been para!leled since the panic of
1857
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AFTER QUACKS.

BERLlv, February 24.-The North Ger
man Gazette says: The prosecution is
imminent of numerous Germans who style
themselves doctors on the strength OF
diplomas purchased in America. There
are 9. 400 OF such doctors in Berlin alone.
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A Bourbon Plot.

PARIS, February 20. 1T is reported here
that pInJ eAi-t- W unite spain ana for-
tugal under the Duke of Braganza and to
overthrow the present regency IL Spain.
The Duke de Montpensier is said to be the
head of the intrigue.
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1SC ASutsAuS ous
From the Yellowstone Journal.

The wator Ia both rivers has been rising
very much up t , last hight and the ice was
visibly rotting out. From the appeara nee
of Tongue river it will will take only a short
continuance uf this mild weather to clear
it of ice. The Yellowstone was deemed to
be unsafe to cross Friday by several people
who went down to the Old Town crossing
to look at it with that purpose in view.
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No Later News.

SAN FRANCISCO. February 24.-The
steamer City of Pekin' arrived to-day
from Hong Kong via Yokohoma and Hon.
ululu. She brought no later news than was
received by the San Pablo" yesterday.