Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-13
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
Thn AInhnma EIoctIou.

calls coucede the defeat OF tue new oou-
stitution. 1t 10 ~variously estimated that
the vote is less than tho half required,
by ten to t~wenty-three thousand.
Resignation Of Senator Guthrie.
LOUISVILLE, February IL. Senator
Guthrie has resigned on account oil
sickness. The Legislature will elect n
successor on Tuesday, February 18th.
Advices from Halifax.
HALIFAX, February lo.-The House
is engaged in discussing the repeal reso.
luton. Meetings continue to be held
in various parts Of the country.
Our Affairs In spain.
NEW YORK, February IL Letters
from Madrid show n misunderstand-
ing between Minister Hale and Secretary
of Legation Perry. It is said Hale will
come houe unless Perry is recalled.
Tho Minnesota Legislature.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, February 1.-THE
House has passed q bill leaving capital
punishment for murder to the discretion
Of tho jury.
AdvIccs from Nicaragua.
New YORK, February ll.-AdYices
from Nicaragua announce the failure Of
webb's negotiations for a new transit
through that country, on agreeing TO
pay $50, 0OU from the old Central Ameri-
can Transit Company. Webb demanded
the exclusive use Of tho transit, which
was refused. This ends the Nicaragua
transit. The terms arc TO be negotiated
BY the Government with Colonel Wood
for q new railroad concession.
washiuGton Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, February l0.-Thc Pres
ident has nominated Captain Green to
be Commodore in the navy, on the act
ing list, in place Of Cicero Price, retired;
also, Commander John Cooper, to be
Captain, in place of Green, promoted.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing L. Scott Stewart, of Pennsylvania,
as Consul ut Osaca and Hisgo, in Japan;
James W. Henderson, rs Register Of the
Land Office, in Humboldt, California;
Pardon Dodds, as Indian Agent in Utah;
L. E. Webb, rs Superintendent Of In
dian Affairs in Now Mexico; George NJ.
Hallett, as Receiver Of Public Money in
Colorado; Irwin G. Stanton, as Register
of the Land Office in Central City, Col.
The President recognizes Charles
wolcott Brooks as Consul for Japan in
San Francisco.
CHICAGO, February ll.-Washington
specials say that u delegation Of rail-
road men from the East went before the
House Committee on the Postofhce to-
day, to urge an increase in the amount
paid for carrying the mails. They rep
resent that they cannot afford to trans
port tho mails ut the old price.
The Presidents reply to Grant con-
tains the Endorsements of Secretaries
welles, Browning, McCul!ocb, Seward
and Randall, Of the allegations made by
the President against Grant on the score
Of veracity.
1t is believed that had there been a
full House the resolution in favor Of the
removal of the Capital to the Mississippi
Valley would have passed.
The case Of Sunset Cox has not been
decided. Ben Wade is el%ectioneering
strongly against him, and thinks he has
enough Senators pledged to insure his
defeat.
An examination Of the Worlds cor
respondent develops the fact that tho
President assured him he had promised
Grant to assume all the responsibility
for violation Of the Tenure of Office Act
in case Of the restoration Of Stanton.
The Board of Directors of the Union
Pacific Railroad on Friday voted 10
place their machine shops, etc., at
Cheyenne, for the part Of the road cast
Of the mountains and for the mountain
division, to make that the grand turning
point at the east base Of the mountains.
This decision will cause the expendi-
ture of vast sums OF money.
WASHINGTON, February llth. Tho
President to-day transmitted his reply
to Grants letter Of the Sd Instant, in
| closing the statement Of five members
of the Cabinet present on the occasion
Of Grants conversation with the Presi-
dent on January l4th. The Presidents
letter is quite long and pretty bitter
against Grant. 1t says Grant admits
that from tho time no accepted the War
office dd interim he intended to circum-
vent the President. It was to carry out
that intent that be accepted the APP
pointmeut, and not in obedience to the
orders of his superior, as has heretofore
been supposed. The President says:
"At tho time you assumed the duties Of
the office you knew it wal the Presi-
dents purpose 70 prevent Stanton from
assuming the Office of Secretary of War,
and you intended to defeat that purpose,
you accepted the office, not in the inter-
est of the President, but Of Stanton.
If the purpose 80 entertained BY you
had been confined to yourself-if, whom
accepting the office, you had done so.
with a mental reservation to Illustrate
the President, it would have been de-
ception. In the eyes Of some persons,
such o course is allowable, but you can
not stand firm upon that questionable
ground. The history Of your conuec-
ton with this transaction, as written by
yourself, places you in a different pre-
dicament, and shows that you not only
concealed your design from the Presi-
dent, but induced him to suppose you
would crrry out his purpose to keep
Stanton out of Office by retaining it
yourself after on attempted restoration
by the Senate, and thus require Stanton
to establish his right by a judicial deci-
sion." The President proceeds to quote
Grants language. admitting that be
agreed to hold to the Office. until the
Court adjudicated upon the matter, or
to surrender it to the President before
Stanton was reinstated. He says: "At
the date Of this conversation you did
not intend to hold the Office with the
purpose Of forcing Stanton into Court,
but you did hold it then, and bad ac-
cepted it, to prevent that course; in
other words, you said to the President
This is tho proper course ; and said
to yourself-sI have accepted this Of
fee and now hold it to defeat this
COURSE" The President goes on to an
imadvert upon Grants direct refusal to
the order directing him not to recognize
orders issued by Stanton. He quotes
Stantopbs Ioffar af thn Ath ;n.too, "a