The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-06-27
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
From the Enterprise of yesterday.


occurred in North Chicago yesterday. Will
some workmen were putting heavy cornice
to a new building, the entire upper portion
!. of the wall gave way, precipitating brick:
mortar and five workmen to the ground,
distance of 50 feet. One man was killed
and the others badly wounded.
CHICAGO, June 2+.-The Masons III va
rious parts of the country celebrated St
Johns Day with appropriate ceremonies.
CHICAGO, June PA Republican spe-
cial says that Judge Bingham is preparing
another general enabling bill to include the
names Of one or two thousand persons
in the South who participated in the rebel
lion. Many protests are coming in from
loyal men in the South against the passage
of bills so sweeping in character.
| The President to-day nominated Perry
Fuller, of Kansas. commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue. He will probably be rejected
A delegation of New York Democrats are
here seeking to effect compromise with the
friends of Senator Hendricks on the Presi-
dental nomination. They agree to throw
their influence for Senator Hendricks in
the New York Convention if his friends will
support Hoffman for Vice President.
Estimates sent by General Schofeld to
the Committee on Military affairs, show
that by the expiration of term Of service the
army will be reduced to 29667 men on the
lst of January next, and the lst of July to
l7,l59.
The Reconstruction Committee to-day
considered Thad. Stevens bill for the diyi-
sion of Texas. Stevens proposition is TO
make two new States of Texas, one Of
which Will contain a majority Of Germans,
and the other a majority of negroes, thus
securing, liz Stevens opinion, two loyal
States.
WASHINGTON. June "a .-Senatc-Howard
introduced bill providing for the discon-
tinuance Of the Freedman's Bureau. Re
ferred.
CONFESS called up the bill making eight
hours a days work for laborers and me
chanics in Government employ.
Sherman moved as proyiso that, unless
otherwise provided by law, the rate Of
wages paid by Government shall be the cur
rent rate for the same labor at The place Of
employment. Rejected-l6 TO 2l.
The bill plssed-25 to II.
The special order-the Legislative Apnro-
priAti8n bill-waS taken up and discussed
till the time Of adjournment, which was or-
dered to be till , o'clock Tomorrow, on &C
count of Senator Henter~on'> wedding.
-
field, from the Committee on Elections, re-
ported tina, the credentials Of the Arkansas
were in proper form, with "A
resolution directing the admin istration of
the oath Of office.
Brooks presented protest.
The resolution was adopted-l0I against
21-and the members were sworn.
The protest presented by Brooks was
5 igned BY all the Democratic members. 1t
Is quite lengthy. 1t styles the Government
%: Arkansas mi litarv dig .rchy, protests !
q ,ainst going into T. new copactAcEsAip Of
military dictators and negroes in the ad /
/, ini~tration Of this Government, and de-
hands the restoration, not the reconstruc- !
ton, of the Federal Constitution, which |
they declare Congress is seeking to over
throw.
The House went into Committee of the |
Whole on the Tax bill, when a number Of
mendments were proposed and VI riously dis
posed of. After considerable progress had |
been made, the committee took recess.
OTTAWA. June PA reply has been re-
ceived from the Colonial Office to the Nova |
Scotia appeal for dissolution Of the union |
with Cana;ia. 1t represents that this union
S an imperial as well as a provincial policy,
md relies Oh the loyalty OF Nova Scotia to
support It.
New YORK, June 25.-Dates to May %,
tate that business was stagnant and all
Tres numerous. Starvation cases were fCe
Iuent-
A Havana letter states that an American
rig had been compelled to pay s. duty per
on on her cargo, instead of the usual rate
+ 80 cents. The American Consul has laid
he case before the State Department at
i ashinSton.