Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-02-21
FROM THE EAST
Dates to Feb 18th
IEtom the Union Yedette..l

nays, g., s'. .. slp'
Grimes called up the bill to establish
an iron clad depot at League Island, but
no action was taken, ~
Washington. Feb 9.TThe Senate yes
terday, confirmed the following nomina-
tiops Thos,, j, Mckinney, Of Iowa,
as Superintendent Of Indian A fairs in
Washington Territory; Jos. Went
worth, of Missouri, as Consul at Moscow;
Matthewsons T, Patrick, Of Nebraska,
as. Agent Of the upper Platte Indians
and Lafayette Cartcrof ldaho,as Survey
or General Of Idaho. ~ 's ea'
Washington Feb s-Geo. Peabody
addressed a letter to R3bt. G. Win
ttrop, Hamilton Fisk, BlsAsp Mcllyaine,
General Grant. and Others, rendering as
gift the SUN ofone million dollars 10 he
held 70 trust, aud the interest therof ap-
piled rthe promotion of the intellectual,
moral and Industrial education among
the young Of the more destitute portions
Of the Southwestern States, without other
distinction than their needs aud opportu-
mites of usefulness he also gives permits.
sion to use from the principal with the
nexttwo year not exceeding forty per cent,
He also gives Planters Bank bonds, Of
tic State ofiNlississippi, amounting with
interest toSll0, 900, on which no interest
has been paid 'since1S40, but the validity
Of which has never been questioned.
The letter islong, benevolent and patri-
otto a. eel 8. ,.,5s H..
Ashly called up the veto of the
Nebraska bill, which was read, and the
llipassed oyer the veto, by 10 to A.
aud proclaimed . law by the Speaker.
u W ashiog ton, Feb. l0.-The Commit
tee appointed by the National Democrat
ic Convention, met last evening, but
came tu no c inclusion. q. IA.
Howell Cobb was added. to-day, to
the list of Southerners who are discuss
ing the Reconstruction question.
b New York, Feb. l0;-Thc Times spc-
cial says prominent Radical Senators ex-
press he opinion that the veto of the
Colorado admission bill will be sustained.
A bank is to- be established in Guste-
malawith capital of So, 100000, ge
IA body Of priests Of the order Of San
Francisco, who emigrated to Costa, Rica
4 in November, have been expelled from
1.-THE country s5;lthc unanimous yoios OF
Ithe people, who raised So 900 to pay their
expenses out of The country. siia & "a
\ New York, Feb 90. a4Tbe ship Dash.
| ing Wave, From San Francisco, struck on
the shoals near Barnagst on the night o.
the Sth. She was got off leaking badly
and was towed to the southwest spit
where the leak gaining rapidly shs
sunk this morning. 'tgH3ff rs3i ~
The evidence taken by the Committee
on the New Orleans riot, will be put il
print, which will make avolumn Of ovel
SOC, pages. i, f',s ~.
New York, Fob. 11.ASanford Como
YER, the detective who, fabricated testi
mony complicating JEFF Davis with TIL
Lincoln assassination, has been fopn'
guilty Of perjury, l.9
New York, Feb. Pit is reporte,
that the Liberals, 1900 strong, hav
been defeated by 900 lmperialists be
tween San Luis aud Queretaro.
: New York, Feb. IL. 1T is undcrstoo
that General Grant expresses surprise a
the statement that he approves of til
: Military Government bill. He ,deem
= the bill unwise, as its provisions woul
Z probably bring him in conflict with tn
+ Chief Executive, his immediate Const
! tutional superior. He also expresses h
conviction that some billreccsnizing eli
" il goverDmentin the South, with milital
! to protect and aid, should be enacted
the earliest moment. ''':i 7Rl 70
d Galveston, Feb ll.-While rejoicins
70 in honor of Juarez were going on in Ia
% atecas, Miramon suddenly appeared wi
= y, 900 troops, whercupon j uarez evscu
le ted the city, Miramon taking possessio
n' and directly after starting off in pursr
% of the Liberals. 2
OF There are reports that the Imperial:
Or carurad Tnarez md n snecia train