Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-11-30
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
washinston Affairs.

washinston Affairs.
WASHINGTON, November T.-Con-
gress did almost nothing to-day. Both
Houses adjourned till Saturday.
Breyet Major Generals Mcdowell,
Rousseau, Schofeld, Ord and Canby
have been assigned to duty according
to their brevct rank.
The House Committee has decided to
admit Holiday, Jones and Beck, Ken-
lucky members. The other Kentucky
members will receive seats, except
Young, whose seat will be given TO Nc
Kce, contestant,
Tho United States Judges have de-
cided to recommend the passage OF .
law authorizing the impanneling OF q
jury, to try Surratt, from Pennsylvania
or Ohio.
The Committee of Ways and Means
have unanimously agreed TO report .
bill to repeal the cotton tax.
Butler fayors tho cancellation OF all
National Bank bills which reach tho
Treasury and the issue of greenbacks to.
the same amount, then the whole bank
currency would be withdrawn IN less
than six months.
CHICAGO, November 29.-A Tribune
special says Grant has issued orders
that all regiments of infantry and artil-
lery, except light batteries, be reduced
to the minimum allowed by law-6ftyi
privates in each company. The reduc-
| t;on will be made BY casualty. Whom
n company falls below the minimum,
a transfer will be made from other corn-
panies of the same regiment till all reach
the minimum. The general recruiting
service is to BIO reduced by Immediately
breaking up the recruiting stations, ex-
cept the principal rendezvous. The
surplus recruiting officers will be ordered
to return to their regiments. All vol
uuteer officers will be mustered out
January LIST, except commissioned and
discussing officers Of the Freedmen's
Bureau. This order is expected to re-
| duce the army to forty-two thousand,
and will AVE seven or eight millions
annually.
The settlement of Frazer, Trenholm
& Co. for the specific Confederate prop
erty in their hands upon the surrender
of Lee, gives the Government four OF
FIVE ships Of war and cotton valued at
seven hundred and twenty thousand
pounds sterling.
A warrant has beer sworn out for the
arrest Of detective Baker, on a charge
Of false swearing before the Impeach-
ment Committee, ut the instance of Mrs.
Cobb. The witnesses are Congressmen
Wilson, Eldridge and Marshall and Mrs.
Cobb. Baker swore that Mrs. Cobb
confessed that the President knew she
received pay for procuring pardons
also, that she visited the Presidents
room and remained all night for lewd
purposes.
Arrival of Weston at Chicngo.
CHICAGO, November 26.-Weston fail
ed last night in his fifth and last attempt
to walk q hundred miles in twenty-four
hours. He is now within c~ighty-five
miles of Chicago, and will undoubtedly
make the trip in the specified time.
CHICAGO, November 2s.-Weston, the
pedestrian, arrived at 10 o'clock, win.
ming his wager. He claims to have
walked over thirteen hundred miles 10
tweuty-six days. He lost that portion
Of the wager requiring him to walk one
hundred miles in twenty-four hours
Immense crowds of peoplc fill the streets
The Trial of JEFF. Davis Postponed.
RICHMOND, November 26.-Tho trial
of Davis has been postponed until the
fourth Wednesday in March next, ant
his bail extended to that time.
Indictment OF Hunpicut for I~ucendinr,
Language. ~
RICHMOND, November 2~9.-Hunnicut
editor of the Nec Nation, has beer
indicted for using incendiary languag,
in q public speech. He has been bailet
in the sum Of $50, 900 to appear at thu
Charles City County Court after thu
adjournment of the Convention, o
which he is a member.
louisiana Reconstruction Convention.
New ORLEANS, November 26.-Eighty
FIVE members were present ut the Con
v~ention to-day. Judge Taliicrro wa!
elected permanent President, and q col
ored Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arm.
were chosen.
Fenian Demo Observation-Disclosures
Specinls-Death Of Admiral Sioat.
New YORK, November 29.-The fun
eral procession in honor of the Fenianl
executed of Manchester transpired yes
terday. It was o most imposing spec.
tacle. Five thousand Irishmen were il
column, attended by three hearses, each
containing q coffin. The procession
halted at Union Square, where orations
were delivered. Superintendent Ken.
needy refused q police escort, on the
ground that the demonstration was Ia
honor of men who had murdered O
policemen.
A d~isgraceful riot occurred in East
New York Wednesday. Some drunken
fremen forced their way into a house
where a party was being held to which
they had not been invited. A row
ensued in which several were injured.
Over two hundred and twenty thou
sand emigrants arrived in this port
during the year.
Mallory, Of Oregon, intends to offer
a bill providing the same day for hold
ing elections for Congressman in all the
States.
The Herald's special says q strict
count shows that under the most fav-
orable circumstances only forty votes
can be relied on in favor Of impeach-
ment, and Of those several are said to
be doubtful. Should the toni Of the
Presidents message be moderate, many
now inclined to favor impeachment will
oppose it.
A strong feeling is manifested in favor
Of the withdrawal Of all National Bank
circulation and the issue of greenbacks.
Admiral Sloat died at Staten Island
to-day, aged 81.