Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-17

Washlneton InfelllEcnce.
CHICAGO. December Is. = Washington
specials say the Supreme Courts decision on
the bank tax question indicates that the
Court will sustain the constitutisnality OF the
Legal Tender Act. The Chief Justice, speak.
ing for the entire bench, except Nelson and
Davis, declares that Congress has a constr.
t%utional right to authorize the emission OF
bills Of credit, and in another place speaks
Of the indubitable constitutional powers OF
Congress to make a currency for the whole
country. These expressions lead Congress
men to believe the Legal Tender Act safe.
at work on the Tariff bill. They have fixed
the duty ON coffee at 20 instead Of % cents q
pound: on tea, 4 instead Of S cents; reduced
the duty on pig iron from SOTO 81 a ton, and
OF scrsp iron from S. to Sc; increased the
duty on manufactured iron; several drugs
were added to the free list.
WAsHINoroN, December l5.-Thc Presi-
dent nominated Attorney General Hoar for
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court Of
tho United Statca l.. L. Latimcr, United
States Attorney for California; Edgar w.
Hilycr, Judge Of the District Court Of Ne
vada; Richard Bsardsley, Of Indiana, Consul
to Jerusalem; Henry Rogers. Receiver Of
Public Moneys at Helena District, Montana.
New York News.
NEW York, December l5.-Colonel Whit
ney, Chief Of the United States Secret Ser
vice, received by express from Philadelphia
last evening n package containing 4 counter
felt $40 bank note plate. The plate, which
is in four pieces, two for the face and two for
the back, is splcndidly engraved on the finest
steel, the latter bearing the imprint OF John
Sellers Sons, Sheffield. Experts and de-
t~ectiyes pronounce it the best plate ever seen.
They were of opinion that no notes had ever
been printed upon it. and that it had not been
transferred. The person sending it says he
has been a conntcrfeiter fer II years, but has
reformed and left for foreign parts.
CHICAGO, December ia New York
special says the Stock Exchange have deter
mined to seek other quarters. Negotiations
are pending for the purchase Of A. l.. Stew
arts building, Chambers street and Broad
way. 1t seems probably certain that 4 gen.
eral movement OF bankers, brokers and stock
dealers on Change will soon take place,
which will depopulatc Broad and Wall
streets.
New YORK, December l5.-Joscph Trow-
bridge, 0 wealthy leather merchant Of this
| city, committed suicide to-day.
II. Patrick & Co., hardware merchants,
failed to-day.
1t is said tho spaniards arc cnlisting men
here to serve against Cuba. Legal evidence
of the fact has been offered to the law officers
| Of the United States, who decline to receive
or in any way act upon it.
A banquet was given last night by the
Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad Com
pany to the officers Of the Camden & Amboy,
which wa memorable by the fact that the
representatives Of the latter company form
ally gave up the monopoly which they have
held in New Jersey for the last quarter Of a
century.
Everything is in readiness. aboard the
| Spanish eunboats; they expect to leave to-
morrow.
At the reunion Of the officers Of the Sixth
Army Corps, General Franklin was chosen
President for the ensuing year.
The New York Hotel property was sold at
auction to-day for 81, 095, 900.