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Show them. On leaving they were fired upon by an Indian on the hjll. They returned the fire and saw the Indian tumble; and on going to the spot they found where the Indian stood, all bloody, but could find no trace of him. General Wheaton will have about 200 men in the field. hereby repealed; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the treasury to all such sums of money as are S:vi:il t.i tli 0iikx JuxeTto J.y the Atlantic apply or shall become, due to either of now, aii'l Tucilic Tetegraph CoiiilJHiiv. the Pacific railro.d companies, embracwithin the provisions of said section, Proceedi- ed from the United Sta'C3 for the transportation of troops, supplies, mnils, or otherwise, to the payment of the indebtedness which is due to the United States Satis&ed for interest paid by the United States Assembly! on bonds issued for the bene&t of such B Y TELEGRAPH. Congressional ngs! Tillers not the with runcral Scivices on the Continent in Honor of ITapoleon! Slavery Discussed in the Cortes! Inr Horrible Wife Murder in Kew ITork! Funeral Ceremonies of the En-Emper- or! Tatal Explosion in Belgium! Interesting; Items from China and J npa.ii! Indian BifHcultics in AMERICAN. Washington, 15. In tie Senate, Morrell, of Maine, introduced a ill to amend tbc patent asJ copyright laws. Alcorn introduced a hiil authorizing ibe Secretary of War to compromise nil pending claims of Gov-- i I rmnctit against Southern railroad companies. Sherman, from the commiittee oa .inmce, reported a bill to require the national lnka to restore their capita!, when impaired, by assesments on ti okholders within three 'months after notice by the comptroller of currency, ;.r, reviling for a peua'ty of $50 (?) u.iinst private bankers using the word -- aiUenal. On motion cf Cusserly the committee un juliciary was directed to euqujie, in t ouiiiciion with their enquiry, ne to the power of Congress over the subj ct of railroads between the States, and whe-t- !i r each State with n it own limits has not new full pcw?r over the same subject including the rate9 of freight and passengers. On motion of Cusserly the Seiretnry cf Interior wasdirected to transmit to i lie Senate the latest yearly i i potts of the Union Pacific railroad )!!! any and Central Pacific railroad company, and any papers or information 1:1 Lid possession in relation to the 1 ame 'The Senate resumed const lcration of agricultural college bill which was debated nt length. Several amendments v ers offered and rejected, and the bill i.soe I, iVJ to H. Adjourned, hi the IIoui-c- , 1 be potandoiiloe nppropriatien bill was made the special order, rejiurted it apt ropiates thirty-twmillions and a half, of which six and three quarter toe. o Millions comes IVotn the trcisury and the balance from revenues. The bill passed relieving from the iterations of the bankruptcy a tt the state insurance companies against w hich bankrupt cy proceedings are taken in the Kate (); vss CI v ompanies. Wheeler moved to amend Ilibbard's amendment by adding to it a proviso that the repeal shall not take effect until shall certify to the the Attorney-Genera- l Secretary of the Treasury that such railroad companies are liable to the government for any amount of interest paid by the government on bonds, issued de in aid of such commutes. A llolman favored bate followed, and opposed Wheeler's He intimated that the amendment. opiniou of the present Attorney-Genera- l was known to be in favor of the companies. Sargent opposed Ilibbard's amendment because the rciu'.t, if not the motive of the agitation against the Union Pacific road, was to effect the stock market. Peck declared the whole object of this agitation was a scheme for tnc benefit of a combination of first mortgage bondholders who would foreclose their mortgage, buy in the road, and cheat the government and small Kerr bondholders and stockholders. denied that the first mortgage bondholders could foreclose their mortgage or sell out the w hole property of t he companies. Congress had reserved to "itself complete power over these roads, and bonds hail bee t issued and purchased subject to that reservation. Beck repeated his apprehension that to sue the Pacific llailroad Companies for $16,OOO,(0O interest due the government, wauld be to drive them to bankruptcy and throw the road into the hands of the first mortgage bondholders. Kendall, of Nevada, supported Ilibbard's amendment, aud declaimed against the extortions and oppresions practised by the Central Pacific Railroad Company. The discussiou having closed, the first vote was taken on the whole amendment, and it was rejected bv 40 to 91. Dorman moved to 6trike out all of Ilibbard's amendment after the word "repealed," so as to simply confine it to the repeal of the section of the Army Appropriation Bill of 1871. Adopted by 8G to 7G. Ilibbard's amendment ns amended was adopted without discussion, when the committee reported the bill to the House, and the House without a vote adjourned,. Before the Poland Credit Mobilier eommittec, yesterday, H. C. Crane, assistant treasurer of the Credit Mobilier and Pacific Railway, testified that James Br&oks, on December 21th, 1S07, paid him $10,000, for which he transferred to C. II. Morton, at Brooks' request, one hundred shares of Credit Mobi ier, and two hundred shares of Pacific R. R. stock, and the same day delivered him five first mortgage bonds of the Pacific railway. It was Durant's stock, not the company's. Ho did not know the amount of profu realized by Brooks, but thought it a very good trade. The President has nominated J. E. Sterling clerk of the assay office, Boise city, Idaho; and Austin Savage collector of internal revenue for Idaho. San Francisco, 15. James Ward, who was injured at the new mint yesterday, died at St. l'tS to-d- ay Mary's hospital. The trial of T. Crowley for is not yet concluded. Thirty-seve- ii.o:in of Farns worth, a resolution a 1 .pud that the select committee en the ctedit mobilier should enquire if fees are paid Congressmen as counselors, us- v. hetlier money was paid or solicited liutii the L'nion l'ucific or the mobilier t u assist in the election of Cougree.-men- . 'I he legislative appropriation bill then i'.ir..e up, aril amendments were toted - i.l.a. he a r.iet: lfiieiit repealing the ninth section of the army appropriation bill 'A I '611, relative to the interest on the 1'acfio la.Iroad bouds, was ndopted. T'-House then took up the bill report-- e e 1 by Parker, of Missouri, from the committee on Territories, for the better protection of the ludian tribes and their jii.i jhdat .on under a, civil Government, to be ea'.IcJ the Ten-i- cvy of Oklahoma. Alter .by Parker and Conner, i;i favor of the bill, the House, without action, a ij Mimed. The House vent into committee of the- whole on the legislative, executive, an i judicial appropriation bill, the pealta; mention being llmdaH's .i.t.vt dii.eut otTeied last Saturday, providing that uo money shall be paid any railroad company for the transportation cf mails or troop, while such companies are in d.'fault, for intcrost on bonds iued by Government. Beck, who Lad been on the conference committee on the army appropriation bill which contained the fectioa relieving the companies, expound thai it had upt been turrepti-iiotisl'- y introduced, but Has elaborately aned: tcid he objected to springing the question upon Congress now when the country wasiuflimel, and when the n enium cf the t'redit Mobilier and the Cr.Uu l'acitic railroad wa like snaking a rod Hag in the eyes of an angry bull. By common const nt Ksndall's amendment was withdrawn, and an amendment ubsJ.t eJ lor it, offered by That the s ction of the appropriate bill, ppn)yed March rd, 1871, is '1 i: t Ilib-bar- d: n manslaug-te- r, thou mid feet of twelve-inc- h iron pipe is being manufacture 1 here for the Virginia City water company. The civil case against Marks and O'Farrill, harbor commissioners, to oust them front office, has been continued till Monday next. The steamer "Colorado" arrived today lrora China and Yokohama bringing dates from IlongKong to Dec. 12th. An imperial journey through the empire was talked of. Native merchants have petitioned Government for permission to construct railroads and telegraphs, their own engineers. The petitions were granted. Corcan matters have assumed a serious aspect. The Japan Gazette says war i9 imniN uent. The Japan Mail denits it in toto. There are eighteen miles of railroad in operation in Japan. Native riots had occurred at Foo Choo, China, but no foreigner molested. Many pirates had been captured and 'l destroyed by the French corvette and theChicese gunboat "Chim poi." The males of Japan are informed that they or-- : no longer requited to shave their heads, but the is to be retained. it wr.i reported that the foreign clergy had teea invited by the Japanese Government to take part iu tho discus, siou of rcligiaus toleration. "Bur-rayue- top-kn- ot Vre'in is. in from General YYheatou's anip last night, having left thore day before yesterday. He reports that the howitzers had arrived and wonld be in position ou Thursday night, and expected an attack would be. made on Friday merning. The troops willaa-MitCapt. Jack's camp from the north and uta simultaneously, under cover of skeiU tram the hpwiiters. On Saturday mrning a soouting party was sent out tui the interpreter Captain Jack's iltef why asked, if thy mqi with Samuel Ya,tson came lt hl New York, 15. The work of layiog the third rail on the Erie track will begin at Buffalo ns soon as the season permits, and will be extended as fast as funds are secured, till th3 road unites with the Boston, Hartford and Erie. When the cell in which Stokes was confined, prior to his sentence, was searched, a bottle wus found which, on examination by a chemist, was found to contains concentrated solution of strych- nine. The purchase of Samana Boy and Peninsula was effected in December. The capital of the company is twenty millions. A. B. Slickwell i president. The Pacific Mail steamer company intend to run regular special steamers between here and Samaua Bay, next month. to guard the road; bells were lo'lin and flags at half mast. Although 'if' funeral procession was to move at te the blowing out of a 1 blast while'taiuping. His right arm an is feared it and face are badly burned; he will b se his eyesight. The stages continue to arrive irreguwealarly, owing to the bad roads. The cool. is ther jured to-da- by y o'clock, the hearse w;as half an h0 late in reaching the residence of :l,e A deputation of Paris work men to head the procession, the same time. FOREIGN. Taris, 15. ' On both sides of "the The committee of thirty sat yesterday yellow "flowers. at Versailles. Thiers was present. The hearse were the Imperial ains, fmr, report of tho suVcomiuittee was read. mounted with the letter "N." a great It proposed the adoption of the follow- crowd surrounded the hearse. Tho funeral procession .started at H ing decree by the Assembly: Whereas, "the Assembly integrally re- n. m., in the following order: M,U1 born on an ash stick serves to itself constituent power, it bearing the 1 resident cut the moment the before the cortege 1st. That decrees: lat hereby of the Republic thall communicate to moved; deputation of wnrkingmen, f'rnm the Assembly by message. .Nevertheless Paris; chaplain of the. famiW, tearin he may be heard after announcing by golden crucifix; hearse drawn by ej" message his intention to speak, and at horses, and the. mourners, who numberthe close of his speech tho debate will ed tight hundred in nil. including the be adjourned to a subsequent sitting in Prince Imperial uncovered. Prinee order that a vote shall not be taken when roinc Napoleon, Prince Joachim, Prince Achille, Rouhcr. and many distinguish, the President is in the chamber. 2nd. That the Presideut bhall promul- ed imperialists; English noblemen; Pur-i- s priests and others. The Prince Imgate all laws declared urgent within three days after their passage, or demand perial was very pale Thn Empress was r, j H Tho Tribune says the Bay and Penin- a fresh debate thereon; and all laws not. sula are leased to the Samiiua Bay com- declared urgent to shall promulgate month of their passage or he years, at $150,01)0 w.thin one pany for ninety-ninthe reading of the tame suspend may per year. month. one for Matilda Heron, the actress, recently 3rd. After the dissolution of the pres arrived from San Francisco and buying at the Merchant's Hotel, has lateiy beeu ent Assembly its power shall devolve suffering from dementa. While iu a fit, ufon two chambers. recommends that the The report also she became so violent as to renof thirty be instructed by the committee hosto removal Park der necessary her to prepare a lav regulating frhe Assembly is medical now under where pital, elections, and prescribing qualitications treatraont. of electors, and a law defining the A horrible wife murder was committed in a tenement house on East Elev- powers of the second chamber. Thiers expressed dissatisfaction at portions of enth street last night. At noon the report, and siid the suspensory discovand an officer entered the house ered the body of Marie Schcffelin cover- power over legislation was wholly in ed with blood, the sculp almost torn off, sufficient. He objected to the excessive and several stabs in the sides and arms. formalities required before he could ad- The murder was committed by George dress the Assembly, and urged that a! Schcffelin, her husband. Schetl'elin is a provision be nntde lor an extension ot boss plasterer, and has not lived with the executive power for a term of six his wife for six months. The murderer weeks after the day on which the Assemis not yet in custody, but his mother, bly might dissolve. In other res; ects Ann ocheffelin, and his sister, Mary he could agree to the recommendations Morse, were lying on the floor near the of the L'Ordre, a Bonapartist journal of this murdered woman in a beastly state of intoxication. The latter is also said to city, publishes a special English edition have been drunk. When her husband this evening, containing two leading arentered the house he upraided her, and ticles. The first thanks the Queen and liually struck her down; and it is sup- people of England for the kiiuiness posed he completed the bloody deed shown to the exiled imperial family; the with an oil table-kniffound near the other is a manifesto headed, "No surrender," and signed by M. Granier, with blood. covered body Cogsignaic and the Dukede Faucomniere. Co'usa, 15. The roof the Eureka Hotel caught fire It concludes as follows: "The Emperor is dead; the empire lives; because France damaging the bunding 400. feels the want of a popular, energetic Sau Diego, 15. action. In the heir unblamable as he is Real estate transactions, yesterday, irr. sponsible, in the clever mother; in amounted to $3,803. The steamer "Pacific" yesterday took the love and respect of France, the emthe first consignment of whale oil this pire will be Rome, 15. season to San Francisco. for services Funeral were 15. Napoleon West, Key Fhv, Caidmal BonaThe steamer "Edgar Stew irt," arrived held in ibis city on the loth. She is under com- parte, who was unable to 'go to Chisel-hurswas present. mand of Captain Rudolph Summers, Bucharest, 15. United of the SUUs fornurly navy, for services Funeral which service he left in 1808, siuce Napoleon were whicV time he has been in the service of held in all the churches throughout the the Cubans, and is pretty.well known as country The Roumanian Court will go into having made some seven or eight successful landings of arms, &c, on the mourning. Madrid, 15. Cuban coast. He landed half his last The Cortes assembled Iu the cargo at Port Tuano, and iialf at Port lower branch Senor Sal inquired of the Lino. St. Louis, 15. government, whether it was true that Colonel L. V. Bogy was declared U. notes had passed between the governS. Senator in joint session of the Legis-tur- c ments of Spaiu and the United States after which he was conduct- on the subject of slavery. Senor ed to the" speaker's desk and mule a president of the council, iu reply speech, in which he promised to repre- said he was glad cf the opportunity to sent the people of tue State and the en- make a parliamentary denial of such astire west, to be ar present tive of the sertion; and formally declared that no people, to servo with fidelity and faith- communications had been exchanged befulness, to favor revenue sufficient only tween the governments of Madrid aud for a strictly economical Government Washington on the subject of slavery; and the payment of the public debt, the the government obeying its own conscirestoration of State rights and the plac- ence had presented a bill in the Cortes ing of the Southern Slates on a proper for the emancipation of the slaves in footing with amnesty to all, and to de- Porto Rico and no foreign pressure whatfend the interests of the west from the ever had been brought to bear In the matter. encroachments of eastern 'won- polies. The first execution thai has taken 15. Philadelphia, A Are this morning at the resideRce of place in this city since the revolution of The crime of the the late Edwin Forrest, destroyed near- 1808 occurred was condemned assassination. his all collecvaluable triple ly Shakespearian tion, aud the famous original copy of The customary procession through the Shakespeare published in 1C22. and streets was prohibited, but an immense valued at five thousand dollars. The crowd gathered to witness the execufire did not extend beyond the library. tion. Don Carlos has arrived at Rion, a vilIt oiiginated from a defective Hue. Loss from $15,000 to $20,000. lage of France in the department of This evening the committee on suf- Laudes. Milan,. 15. frage, of the constitutional convention, Funeral obspquies of the late met a committee of women suffragists, were celebrated in this city ami several of the latter made addrerses strongly advocating the ballot for participated in by immense crowds of people. women. 15. London, 15. Chicago, The remains of Napoleon lay in state At the Tremont Honse, this evening, until the hour for the commencement of the rooms of Isaac Mills, agent of a the fun ral ceremonies. At noon yeswere forced at house, jewclery supper time, and $20,000 in samples terday the public was admitted to the chapel, and at midnight ten thousand were taken. persons had viewed the remains; among 15. Cincinnati, Stanley Mathews declines the invita- them the Prince of Wales, and the Duke tion of the Attoruey-Genora- l to act as of Edinburgh. T. iers has granted leave in counsel the Pacific of absence to Admiral Rigaul, De Gen Union government ouilly, Marshal Bazaine, Duke Palikao, cases. Aaron F. Perry accepts. aud General Froissard to attend the fu15. jlew Orleans, The Kedogg legislature has ejected neral. The application of two majors James Roy to fill Kellog's unexpired in active service for a similar leave was refused. The Italian Government has term n the United States Senate. sent, four officers to represent it. 15. Annapolis, Md., More thau twenty-fivthousand peoeross la the Wharton trial, examination of Vac Ness was concluded, ple looked ou the remains cf Napoleon and other witnesses testified, hut noth- while lyitgiu state.. Queen. Victoria was represented at the funeral by ing waa elicited. Sidney, Lord Chamberlain. The sheriffs of London and SpwUJ to th Jcicti"jr. JEdjnbugh sent Pioche, 15, condoling messages to Eugenie, There A minst in he Tecolt mine hre, wore immcuse crowds at Chiselhurst to nitned Jos. McKen, wu ssTerly in w h funeral, with a thousand police e to-da- y, to-da- j e' to-da- arrived at Thvpwore imnoi tel?!) on their coats, and carried wreaths of y, too ill to attend. The coffin wus coven d with immortelles and violets. There was no sermon at the chapel. The 1'isli-oof South wark sang u requiem by Father Goddard a d all the chaplains at the Tuileries during tl.B reign of Napoleon. The organist t f St. George's cathedral, London, with choir, conducted the musical portion i;f the services. The remains were deposited in tho sacristy, which had been formed into a mortuary chapel, until the removal of the body to France. The processiou was very hmg. the hearse being at the chapel before the end of the crtegc had left the famiiy mansion. All p the carriages and pedestrians moved three abreast. As the Prince Imperial and Prince Napoleon returned from the chapel in one carriage, they w ere tig ered by the crowds. One of the persons who came from France to attend tho funeral of Napo". eou, brought with him some soil, in from the garden of the Tuileries, which he strewed over the eufou, after- it was deposited in the sacristy of the chapel at Chiselhurst. Many French spies were, present at Chiselhnrsi, while the lunera! services were taking place. Information has been received here that the ship "Chelinghata Castle," was wrecked while on her voyage from Shields for Malta, and twenty-siper- x sons were drowned. The town of Odessa, on the Black Sea, was threatened to be destroyed by fire last night ; but no lives were lost. A boiler iu a factory at Chaitleroi, Belgium, exploded thi morning. Eleven persons were instantly killed and n large number wounded, some of ihem in a very serious manner to-da- t, e to-da- y. to-da- y. Zo-rill- a, to-da- y, - to-da- to-da- Serious Affray at Kclton, Kelton, Jan. 14. This evening about nine o'clock an affray took place in Scott's saloon, between two teamsters which nearly proved fatal to one of the parties named Sam The quarrel originated over a game-ocards, and during the scuffle which ensued, one of the parties known as Johnie drew his kni e. The first blow cut through the rim of his opponent's hat, splitting his ear and cutting a gash nearly five inches in leiig h and about two inches in depth n th neck, just below the jaw on thelelt side of the head. The second blow made a slight flesh wound in the back nearly an inch in length. They separated and arming for tight with billiard cues in the saloon and strcoi- - ensued. The injnrel maty then procured a pistol and as ho entered the door of Scott's saloon, Johnie entered the back door, he instantly Py-dir- f fired, missing his object, but inflicting a flesh wound on his right hand. By this time the hs- - of blood overpowered hi strength, lie was taken charge of by his friends and wounds attended to, he will probably recover with care, but will remain disfigured. Both parties were drunk. Let Them Ai.oxk. It is said that the majority of the present Congress seems disposed to let the Mormons alone, and to allow tho more moderate of them an opportunity of urging their policy of gradual abandonment, of polygamy. What the temper of the next Congress will be, no one can tell, though some of the leaders of the House who have been re elected are in favor of no stringed legislation. Denver Xetrs. New-Yor- e Vhs-cou- nt M. D. HAMMOND, Main Street, Ogtleii, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT AND WAGOH WAREHOUSE. , THE FAR-FAME- D SCHUTTLER WAGON Sulky Horso Hallos, Buclieyc Reapers as Mowers, Corn Sheller9, , Seed Cutters, Fanning Mills, Emery Griadi, " A Urge quantity of Molasses, Mills, ' ; WA G Q NT IBtBEK. . 17 -- tf ai4 Fitting? &f e rj iul ' |
