Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-19

NEW YORK, roOruhry lis-Ano oahu
ago de Cuba, from Aspinwall, has ar
81. Louis and the National Capital.
ST.. LOUIS, February IA bill, ced-
ing a tract ten miles square, south of
this city, for the location Of the National
Capitol, has been introduced In the
Missouri Legislature.
heath of VIM. M. swain-Panal Appoint.
ments.
PHILADELPHIA, February l7.-Wm. N.
Swain, the founder Of the Ledger news
paper, died yesterday.
The. Pope has appointed the following
Catholic Bishops for the Diocese Of
Philadelphia: VIM. O'Hara, Bishop of
Scranton; ]. T. Starahon, Of Medina,
Bishop of Harrisburg; Rev. Dr.. Breller,
Of Richmond, Bishop Of Wilmington,
Delaware.
South American News.
New YoRK, February l7.-There is
further news from South America. The
new Cabinet of Peru is moderately lib.
eral.
The Japanese monitor Stonewall had
arrived at Callao.
Tho National says the United States
Minister to the new Government will
not be recognized. ~
WASHINGTON, February l7.-Dr. Es-
panoza is elected President of Eucador.
The Santiago de Cuba brings Havana
date, to the 7th. A United States stea-
mer, With General Prado, ex-President
of Peru, aboard, had reached Caldua,
en- route to Valparaiso.
Cholera was raging at Buenos Ayres,
there being $50 to 200 cases daily. The
citizens were flying from the city. Al
villa Nueya, ten out Of twenty laborers
ON the railroad had died. Almost oil
the laborers and people were flying In
all directions.
Washinston Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, February II. = Chic
Justice Chase to-day gave the unani-
NOUS opinion Of the Court, declining
the dismissal of the McArdle case. The
opinion is clear and conclusive as to the
jurisdiction of the Court in the case,
The argument will, therefore, DO pro
ceeded with on the first Monday in
March.
1t is reported on good authority tina
General Sheridan has written to thu
President, declining to accert either To.
brevet rank rendered or the command
of a new department. In case the Presi
dent refuses to relieve him, he will ten
der his resignation.
The Mayor and Council of Sitka petit
ton Congress for the establishment o
a civil government In Alaska.
C~onsressiennl PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-ln the Senate
the Chair announced that Senator John
SON was unwsll, but desired to vote OIL
the admission Of Thomas. The vote wa
postponed until tomorrow.
Dixon presented q memorial from sew
eral Generals tina: the Secretary Of Wa
be directed to appropriate large canno'
to erect q monument to General Sedg
wick.
Sumner presented q memorial fror
German citizens asking an amendmen
to the Constitution abolishing the ofic
Of President, on the ground that 1t Is
tyranny G2l and transferring the Presi
dents duties VA Commission to be ar
pointed by Congress.
Several petitions were presented an
all appropriately referred.
Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported o substitute for tn
House bill providing that a majority Q
the votes actually cast on the questio
Of tho rejection or acceptance Of th
Constitution Of the Southern State
shall decide the question, and that an
person duly registered may vote in an
State in which he has been registered
Trumbull introduced o bill, whic
was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee, defining the jurisdiction Of Cour,
of the United States. 1t declares tha
all Courts in the administration Of jus
tice shall be bound by decisions of th
political department Of the Government
and that in political questions 1t res
with Congress to declare what govern
ment is established in any State. ]
further declares that no civil govern
ment, republican in form, exists in th
ten rebel States, and that no civil go,
ernments In either of said States sha,
be recognized as valid nor legal by
State Government, neither by the exec
utive or judicial power of the Unite
States, until Congress shall SO provide
or until such State shall be representa-
in Congress,