Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-29
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
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Pendleton In Connecticut.
HARTFORD, August 25.--The campaign
in Connecticut has been opened by Geo.
Il. Pendletou, who addressed a large
audience at Allen Hall to-day.
The Campaign In The North md North.
west.
CHICAGO, August 26.-The campaign
is becoming very active throughout the
North and Northwest. Both parties
have Il number of speakers in the field.
Mass-meetlngs arc being constantly held,
aud great earnestness is manifested on
both sides. The canvass is progressing
thus far in a most orderly and manly
way.
More Indian D~eprcdntions.
ST. LouIs, August 27.-A Denver tel
egram says that n large band Of Arapa-
hoes are committing d%epredations IN
Southern Colorado, and Governor Hall
has applied to General Sheridan for as
~sistance.
Curious action oftho Georsia Legislature.
ATLANTA, August 27.-A minority OF
the Committee on Privileges and Actions
presented a report against the eligibility
Of negro members. A point Of order
was made that q minority could not re-
port before the majority. The Speaker
overrulcd the point on the ground that
the question had been before the COM
mittee six weeks and the majority had
failed to make q report. The Hous
sustained the Speakers ruling. The
Speaker also decided that one class of
members on trial for ineligibility would
not be allowed to vote on tue eligibility
Of others. An appeal wal taken from
this decision and the CHAIR sustained.
Reconciliation of c. c. washburne.
La Crosse, (Wis.) August 27.-The
Republicans have renominated Z. U.
Wsshburne to Congress.
denomination Of Gen. Pile.
ST.. Louis, August 27.-Gen. William
A. Pile has been unanimously enom
mated to Congress from this district.
Washington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-Nathaniel
Bowden, conservative member Of Con-
gress from the Sixth District Of North
Carolina, has como out for Grant aud
Coliox.
Reports from South Carolina say the
Democrats are treating the negroes With
marked kindness, and are holding out
various inducements TO receive their
votes for the Democratic ticket. This
system is being prosecuted with n pos
sible show Of success.
WAsRISaroN, August 26.-Instructions
have been sent from from the Adjutnnt
Generals Office to Department Com
mnnders relative to the use Of troops in
aid of the civil authorities 10 the South.
A letter of the Attorney General is en-
closed in these instructions, setting
forth the conditions under which these
Marshals and Sheriffs may command tho
assistance of the military TO execute
lawful precep,s issued by competent
authority. The letter concludes as fol-
lows The obi cation Of the military,
individual officers and soldiers, in com
mon with nil citizens TO obey the sum
mons of u Marshal or a Sheriff, must be
held subordinate to their paramount
| duty rs members Of permanent militia
ry body, since troops can act only in
their proper organized capacity under
their own officers and 10 obedience to
the immediate orders of those officers.
Officers commanding troops summoned
to MD a Marshal or Sheriff must also
Judge for himself, on his own official
responsibility, whether tho service re-
| CURED is lawful, necessary or compati-
bic with tho proper discharge of bis Or
binary military duties, and must limit
his action absolutely to proper aid in
the execution Of lawful precepts exhib-
tied to him BY thc Marshal or Sheriff.
If time will permit, every demand from
a civil officer for military aid, whether
for the execution Of civil process or to
suppress instruction, should be for
warded to the President, with all tho
material facts In the case, for bis or
ders and in all cases the highest COM
marder whose orders can DO given in
time to meet the emergency will alone
assume the responsibility Of the action
by a timely disposition Of troops VIII re
there is reason to apprehend the neces.
sity for their use, and then q passive in
terposition between the hostile parties,
that danger Of a collision may be avoid
ed. Department commanders, and In
case Of necessity their subordinatss, are
expected in this regard to exercise pow
er on their responsibility, mud use
discretion, to the eud that peace may
be preserved.
CHICAGO, August 27.-A Washington
special says Secretary Fuller has been
appointed Collector of Customs at New
Grlo,no