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Show TELEGRAPHIC WASHIJIGTOS Taesduj's Batch troin tbe Cap nul. SlLTEEt. Chicat'! 5. iDlerOcean'i Wiih ingUiii: Tbe vi'te on the nilver bill Is ncurcely probable thie week, aa many speeches are yet to be made. Anti-' silver men are depend lDg upon a veto ' while tne friendo ol the bill hope lor its approvttl or else that (he president will lot it lie ten dayn, and thua become be-come a law. Although amendments are daily otlered only one ia probable, that giving the profit of coinage to goverument. THE CHISHOLM AfSiSSEJi. To day ome ol the conspicuous as-aasaioe as-aasaioe of Judge Cbiaholm, Miasisiippi, will be arraigned lor trial at Jackson eefore federal courts under Kuklui lawa. They have been charged with the grave oflenae of intimidating, which is the only ofieoie the federal courts can take cognizance of, and the particular charge ia an attempt on Cbinboloi's life, eome montha before be-fore the final tragedy. A few dayg since Mre. Chiiholm, now in this city, received a summons to go to Mi&sn-iippi, Mi&sn-iippi, as a witness for government. Que called upon toe allorney general and aaked what prelection the federal government could give in case she went. His reply was "unfortunately, i we have no lawa that could protect citizens tber;" hut aflor an overt act: had been committed against them a i prosecution could be instituted. Tbe , attorney gemral advised Mrs. Chis I holm to go. She is a brave woman, I and although in De Klab there are those who have nw ro that not one ot '. tbe name . of (Jhisholtu shall be allowed to live him decided to go. Alter making arr-.i.gements to leave this city Mrs. Chioholm received a j telegram from a friend advismg her; ot to make the journey, as it would ; only be labor lost, us the defense would not even trouble themselves to! appear in court, and nothing would! come of the trial. He saya, also, that on the grand jury that found the indictments in-dictments in these particular oases wero two of the prominent muiderera. JAPANESE RECEPTION. Washington, 5. The card reception recep-tion of the Japanese minister and hia wife Inat night, was au elegant aflair. Foreign legations were largely represented, repre-sented, also Ex ministers Davis and Bohenck, and Minister Foster, together to-gether with members of the cabinet,' judges of the supreme court, members mem-bers of ton? resa and other prominent persona gCB, all accompanied by ladies, NORTH EES PACIFIC. The bill reported to-day by Representative Repre-sentative 11 ice from the committee en Pacific railroads extends for ten years .the lime for the completion ef the Northern Pacific railroad. It provides pro-vides for the construction of not less than 100 miles a year and that the main line between Portland and a point aa far east as Umatilla, Oregon, shall be located and constructed on the Bouth side ol Columbia river. Actual settlers on surveyed lands within- the limits of the railroad graut are secured in tbeir rights, paying $2.50 per acre. Pre-emptore of homesteads are also protected. The company is authorized to issue bonds and secure the same by a mortgage on the whole or any part of its road, and property. The bill doea not extend the time to build a branch line through Washington territory from the mouth of Snake river to Puget eouud, butonly gives the company com-pany the land earned by it on thirty-one thirty-one miles already built, SAVIKGS BONDS. Wallace's lung bond bill as amended and reported to-day directs tho secretary of the treasury to issue $100,000,000 of coupon bonds of the denominations of $25, $50 and $100 and of equal sums of each of said denominations, redeemable in coin altor fifty years, from the date of their issue, and bearing interest, payable semi-annually in coin at the rate of 8.65 per cent, per annum. These bonds are to be in lieu of the same amount of 4 per cent, bonds authorized author-ized by the act of July 14th, 1870, aud like them are to be exempt from taxation. tax-ation. The new bonds are to be o lFe red for sale at different eub treasuries treas-uries and United States depositories at par and accrued interest for coin or fur United States legal tender notes at current market valuation, and the proceeds are to be applied to the redemption re-demption of any outstanding United States bonds bearing a higher rate of interest. THK MYSTERIOUS WOMAN. Chicago, 5. Journal's Washington: The mysterious vi.mu whe sought without effect an iiiiff view with Secretary Sec-retary Sherman has been visited by certain politicians and identified as Mrs. D. A. Webber, widow of the murdered supervisor of Esst Felioiana parish. She has what she claims are valuable papers, taken from her dead husband's body which she ofiers to surrender in exchange for an office. It is elated the publication of these documents would create a sensation. THE TARIFF BILL. The ways and means committee, to day, developed great unanimity in favor of recommending Woods' tarili bill for paesage, as a whole. It will be reported some time this month. KATON HOT. Eaton became so exasperated at Voor bees' recent speech on the silver question that he has several times (notably to-day in bis speech although indirectly) designated him as the demagogue statesman, and refuses to apeak to him. POLK. Doorkeeper Polk to day appeared before lh house civil (service committee commit-tee and utterly denied tbe charges against him. Interesting disclosures are anticipated. |