Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-24

The As~scssorship Of tho Fourth In.
tcrnnl Revenue District.-Joh Big
Ter, the New Apprentice, In n Hurry
for Once.
SACRAMENTO, October 900 p. ~
For some time, the report has been cur
rent that John Bigler had been appointed
Assessor for the Fourth United States
Revenue District Of this State, vice J. w.
Avery, removed. The last steamer brought
the commission, and on Tuesday last Big
Ter received It. The commission bears
date September 10th, and ia signed by
Andrew Johnson, President, and H. Nc
Culloch, Secretary Of the Treasury. Big
Ter was informed through = responsible
source that Avery had been notified to
turn over his Office on the Goth Cay Of
October. Between eleven and twelve
o'clock to-day, Bigler, accompanied by
Alfred Briggs, Collector Of the District,
called upon Avery. Briggs introduced
Bigler to Avery as the incoming Assessor
of the District. Bigler presented his COM
mission and the oath Of office, attested by
julius we,zlar, Notary Public. After
reading the papers, Avery asked, care
there no other papers," Bigler replied.
mo; have you not received official notice
to turn the Office over to me to-day, Oct.
goth, 1862 The answer was, mo; l
have received no such notice." A general
conversation relating to the matter ensued
between Briggs. Bigler, and Avery. Briggs
asked Avery il, upon receiving such no.
tice, he would turn over the Office. The
answer, ii don't know that ! would"
| Bigler remarked: ~ think you are in re-
bellion against the United States Govern
ment." Avery did not take thatview Of the
matter. Bigler could not see how the re-
fussl to recognise . document bearing the
| National seal and the signatures OF the
President and Secretary Of the Treasury
was not in conflict with the Government.
Avery remarked that Chseseman had told
him there was IN order stating that the
contemplated changes would not take
| place until the first Of next month, and
that he (Avery) had better tell him Dig
ler) Of the fact. Bigler said he would not
have called to-day, but for the direction
that he was to do so. In several forms
the demand for the Office wal made, and
in each = refusal followed. Before leaving
the Assessors Office, Bigler remarked,
mr.. Avery, I do not think you under
stand the matter. I have submitted the
reasons on which l base my claim to Mr..
Briggs, and he agrees with me-" Bigler,
with two witnesses, went to the Collectors
Office, submitting the credentials. Bigler
said, "Mr. Briggs, I am the Assessor, as
you will see, Of this District; )" and the
Collectors answer virtually was, that he
recognized the authority Of the President
and Secretary Of the Treasury Of the Uni
ted States, and that he consequently rec
ognizsd him (Bigler) as Assessor; that
there was to be a supplemental assessment
roll, which he (Brigss) would not receive
without his (Bigler's) Endorsement. On
Monday next Bigler will open an Office in
Tukey's Building. the same in which
Avery is, and will be prepared to attend
to official business for all who call on him.
IS. +. Coll.
The Sacramento Bee, Of Monday even
ing, contains the following further partic.
ulsrs regarding the embroglio between Big
Ter and Avery for the internal Revenue
| Office in Sacramento:
Peace rsigns to-day at Fifth and j.
The original Assessor (Ayery) is pursuing
the even tenor Of his way, and the new
one (Biglsr) has not yet opened his oppo-
sition Establishment, but it is said he soon
intends to do 10. In the meantime. how
over. he has determined, so it is reported,
to lay the case before the President and
Secretary Of the Treasury so soon a. the
telegraph opens, and ask them to instruct
the officers here to recognize him in his
official capacity, aud to order, il they
deem proper, some competent power to
put him in possession Of the archives.
The Collector, we hear, does not contend
that he has recognized Bigler a. the legal
Assessor as tho case now stands. He does,
however, recognize the fact Of his proper
appointment, but he holds that before
Bigler can become the ASSESSOR, he must
have possession and control Of the books
and papers Of the Office and do some off,
cial act. So soon as he obtains these, and
does this, then the Collector will treat him
As the duly authorized Assessor, and not
till then.