Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-18

OVERLAND DISPATCHES
T TO APRIL 18th.
Tte -IIpe.eL.frt Trial

WASHINGTON, April i6.-Sumner Of
-fered 'Au.ordcrSthet all evidenee offered
BY either side be admitted ns testimony
without debate, And CONFESS moved to
lay tho resolution on tie table.
Adoptedr33 y vi, w ~ III
Stanbety IS still SICK, but Evarls an
nounced that the defense would proceed
without him.
Walter D. Cox, a lawyer, was called
by counsel and asked 20 state his con-
n~ection w7th.tGe case d Stanton against
Thomas.
Tho witness proceeded to state a con.
vcrsation with tho PRECEDENT.
Butler objected.
After argument on both sides, the
counsel saying that they proposed to
prove that tho President employed Cox
10 test tho constitutioiality Of the Ten
usel of Office Act! before tho Courts, the
Senate admitted the oridence.
The witness said the President stated
that he desired to have proceedings in
stituled to test the coust%itutionality Of
the Act, and wished him to converse
with Stanbery on the subject. He then
proceeded to detail tho proceedings be-
fore. Justice Carter resulting in Thomas
discharge, in spite OF the attempts OF
counsel TO have him committed, so that
thoy could sue out q writ Of habeas
corpus. He did not tell the Court or
the opposing counsel that it was his
object to got the case in train to test
the constitutionality of tho Tenure Of
Office law, but supposed they OWNED
his object.
Bradley, Sr., testified that he was. adj
visory counsel Of General Thomas, and
stated in detail NIL the events connected
with his trial, eliciting nothing not
heretofore known in regard to tho matter.
Counsel for the President offered to
prove that the President had informed
the attorneys for Thomas thnt he had
removed Stanton, but would o o send
to the Senate a good name for the posi-
ton but that he did not anticipate re-
~sistance, but regarded the arrangement
only temporary. Not allowed.
Illinois Democratic Conveniisn.
CuIcAGo, April l6.-The Democratic
State. Convention was held yesterday at
Springfield, and nominated John II.
Eden, Governor; William H.Van Epps,
Lieutenant Governor; W. w. O'Brien,
Congressman mt large Gustaye Won
H%oorsbcck, Secretary Of State Jesse J.
Phillips, Treasurer; J. r. Shannon, Au-
ditor !; and Il. T.. Williams, Attorney
General. The resolutions denounce tho
Congressional plan Of Reconstruction
and the Impeachment movement. They
discussed the f~pancial question ut great
length, and favor the payment OF the
debt in g%reonbacks; oppose tho present
tariff system !; favor the a%bolishing Of
the national banks and replacing the
issues'with g~rcenbacks favor the tax
ing Of bonds, and instruct their dele
gates to vote for Pendleton for President.
Auction Sale ut Boston. g
BosroS, April l6.-An auction of
Chilean wool to-day realized the follow
ing prices I: Chilean merino, 25@294
Chilean mestigo, '2l1@263; Valparaiso
carpet wool, l94@22, in currency. Fifty
bales, Valparaiso carpet wool. new clip,
l53, in gold.
Tho Ohio Legislature.
CoLuxBUs, Ohio, April l6.-The Visi-
bio Admixturo bill has passed both
Houses and Is now a law. It prohibits
persons with any mixture Of negro blood
from voting.
Tornado mt LoGansport Indiana.
CHICAGO, Aprill6.-A severe tornado
passed over Logaasport, Indiana, this
afternoon, demolishing several houses
and doing much damage. No lives were
lost. rra a4r.a rrrl-
CHICAGO, April IA special from
Little Rock says B. F. Price has been
elected United States Senator for the
long term and A. Mcdonald for the short
term. The entire Congressional dele
CATION will soon leave for Washington.
Tho Legislature unanimously ratified
the Fourteenth Amendment to the
Constitution
UaIon Paclac Railroad On the Summit Of
tho Rocky Mouutains.
CHICAGO, ApriIl7.-A Tribune Omaha
special says the Union Pacific Railroad
crossed the summit of the Rocky Noun
taios to-day, Tho rails on the summit
wore laid by T. G. Durant, Vico Presi-
dent Sidney Dillon, Di. ectorj General
Dodge, Chief Engineer, and other Off
GERS Of the Company, assisted by a num-
Der Of army officers. ,.. ....
The Great Railroad Disaster.
NEw, YoRK, April l6.-The deaths by
the Erit, Hsistet number twenty.four,
six bodies were anrecognized.
New York, April liza Times Port
Jarvis special says. robberies were COM
United upon tho dead and wounded pas
seugers ia tho late railroad disaster, by
passengers who were informed shat in
the cars there was money in largo sums
gold watches and jewelry were taken
from tho victims. In one instance a
file was used to release q diamond ring
from a lady In q half. conscious situation.
The people who were at the scene could
not protect the sufferers from sNcrilege.
|, A Tribune special says tho Coroncr's
Jury say the accident was accustomed by
a broken rail, and express the opinion
that the occurrence might have been
lRyoidcd had the train been running Mt
less speed, and that il should have done
so, owing to the unsafe condition Of tho
road.
Frsa Canada.
OTTAWA, April 10. The evidence
pointing to Whclan % the ASSASSIN of