Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-14
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
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DATES UP TO YESTERDAY.
The Overland Mails.

Nrw YORK, Feb. l2.-The Overland
mails are ten days behind. 1t is be-
lieyed this has been caused by a block
ade of the railroad between Omaha and
Cottonwood. The stages are making
excellent time west of Cottonwood.
The Decision Of the United states su.
preme Codrt Nullined in Practice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia has
refused to recognize the validity or
binding force of the decision Of the
United States Supreme Court regarding
the test oath for lawyers and has there
fore refused to admit Magruder to prac-
tice. Judge Carter, said the rules OF
the Court were different, and the deci
sion was not applicable to this u
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA Democratic
caucus, held last night, postponed the
meeting Of the National Democratic
Convention. 1t will not be called till
the usual time. "
Memorials are again pouring in from
the West against the contraction OF the
currency.
Sheridan returns to New Orleans to-
morrow.
The President again dominates n. B..
Sloanaker for Collector Of Internal Rev.
enue in Philadelphia. .I
The Supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia, under the Act approved last
week, has appointed Commissioners Of
Registration for Georgetown. The new
registry begins to day. The charter
election will occur in two weeks from
date.
Senator Salisbury has joined the Con-
gressional Temperance Society, and is
expected to address the next meeting.
In the House, majority and minority
reports were submitted by the Naval
Committee on the Comanche claim, the
former against the bill and the latter
for it. The passage of the bill is
doubtful.
Appropriations for Notifications at
San Francisco and for the country gen.
orally will be defeated this session, I'M
less a special effort be made.
The Senate bill to aid the building Of
a railroad from Sacramento to Vallejo
GBenicia y, which passed the Senate,
donates 100, 900 acres of land, none Of
which can be touched until the road is
completed. The grant is to the State,
moi TO the company.
The Southwestern Pacific Railroad
Company sdvertises their property, on
which bonds have been issued, worth
SIS, 500, 900. They have ninety miles
of railway completed, OF the 333, 900
acres Of land on the line Of the railway
there is some highly valuable mineral
land. The company a union
with the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company, which company claims to
have property worth S55, 900 900.
Mr.. Eliot's bill, which passed the
House to-day, only differs from the one
already telegraphed in filling the blanks.
The election Of Governor and other Off
GERS will be held June LIST. The cleo
ton Of delegates to the Constitutional
| Convention will be held on October -,
and the suffrage will be without distinc-
ton of ace or color.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, in re-
ply to a resolution offered by Mr.. Went
worth, of Illinois, transmits a statement
Of the amount of bonds issued to the
Pacific Railroad companies, with the
number of miles completed, as follows:
Union Pacific Railroad $50 miles
completed west of 0maha;Ibonds issued,
81, 800, 900. Union Pacific Railroad
kansas Branch)-l55 miles completed
west of Lawrence, Kansas; bonds is
sued, 81, 4s0, 900. Atchison and Pixies
| Peak Railroad-4O miles completed /;
bonds issued, S64o, O0O. Central Pacific
Railroad-ll4 (93?) miles completed I.
bonds issued, $4,000, 900. Western Pa
cifc Railroad 30 miles completed ;
bonds issued, $4,000.
A letter from Senator CONFESS to the
Vice President of the Central Pacific
Railroad corrects what appears to be a
telegraphic blunder regarding the reso-
luton providing for a re-survey Of the
route west Of the Rocky Mountains. The
resolution was offered as an amendment
to the Appropriation Bill, and provides
only for a geological survey along the
present route Of the Central Pacific Rail-
road.
The Senate Committee IN Foreign
Affairs has agreed to report against the
nomination Of Cowan as Minister to
Austria.
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee have agreed to leave the duty on
wool as it stood in the House bill of last
session. r -. ,,