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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

THEY tell the following story of tho
Erie Prince: A few nights since Fisk,
Jr., among others, was looking at a pic
ture at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The
crowd in the rotunda jostled against
them, when Fisk, turning on a large,
robust man, said Who the - are
you c~rowding2 Do you know who
am?" "No, l don't know, and I don't
care a d." "Wsll," was the reply,
am Jane, Fisk, Jr." The stranger
shrugged his shoulders and responded :
Do you know who l AM ?" mo, nor
l don't care a d." was Fisk's ~rejoin-
der. "well," said tho stranger, /" | am
John c. Heenan /; perhaps You would
like to push him back" Walk right
up and SEE the picture rejoincd the
Erie King, as he made way for the King
of the prize ring. This story recalls the
belligerent Milesian, who, with an "eye
for blood" rushed pell-mell into a Celtic
melee, exclaiming Where is the man
that struck Pat Murphy? Where is the
nan that struck Pat Murphy? A big
Iri,hman stepping up, exclaimed: Here
he is u" well, you struck him WE'LL
was the response.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

MRS. GEORGE FOWLER, of Montra, o.,
arose from her bed about 4 o'clock in
the morning, and taking an axe from
under tho bed passed into the other
room where her husband was sleeping
before the fire, with a little son eight
years of age, and struck the a in
rapid succession, on the neck and face,
killing him Immediately, and mangling
him in n horrible nne 1t appears
that she had been most brutally treated
by her husband for a long time, and
that she had for some months been con-
fined nearly all the time to the bed from
the effects of kicks in the stomach re-
ceived from him, while she was in a DEL
icate condition. Ho had, also, as it
seems, almost starved and otherwise
abused her. The woman-young and
rather pleasant ~looking-is now in Jail
awaiting trial.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

THE HUMBOLDT Riot CAss.-Yester-
day Hons. N. O. Bonnifeld and J. j.
Linn, Of Humboldt, came in here accom-
panied BY j. ]. Hill, who is under arrest
to appear before the U. S. District Court
to answer to an indictment found
against him and 10 others for being con-
cerned in q riot against certain China
men in said county. Mr.. Bonniield
made application yesterday to the Su-
preme Court of the State for q writ of
habeas corpus and tho discharge from
custody of Hill, under the same. The
case will be argued before the Supreme
Court on next Tuesday.-Carson Appeal
of SUNDAY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

SONS Of the Democratic papers which
q short time ago were harping about
our large standing army, now find fault
with the discharges being made, in
order to reduce the force to the max
imum required by the recent law o
Congress-complaiuing that the SOL
diers thus discharged are thrown upon
the world without means of support.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
A FRENCH

Ex-President Andrew Johnson, like
several other men Of fame, If not exactly
great men, has had the opportunity Of
enjoying hat rare treat, the sight Of
obituary articles upon himself. Several,
based IN the premature reports Of his
death, appeared on the Pacific coast.
Our neighbor, the Enterprise, we believe,
has never taken its obituary "bsek -
aud now we have one from France. It
might fairly have been supposed that
that comparative ignorance Of the mer-
its or dement's Of his ex-E1cellency,
which necessarily must obtain on the
other side Of the ocean, would have in
duced the Paris-the Journal in which
tho obituary appOared-to have reviewed
in a kindly way the life and character
Of the defender of the Constitution"
That, however, is not the case. The
article is fully as bitter 10 its comments
as any which have been written here.
It says, supposing Mr.. Johnson to be no
more "Tha; his death will hardly De
noticed in the United States, while in
Europe it will pass by almost upper
ceiyed." After referring to his " des-
perate combat with Congress, it con-
%tinues, that he showed himself in that
atr,r,In 90 th.. MAN ,,ntnra mazda him
violent, Incorporate in speech, prodigal
of insults, and audacious AS well as
subtle. He WAS member Of no tenn
pcrauce society, and feared not to stimu-
late a naturally excitable temperament.
He brought to the defense Of the most
righteous causes an uncontrolled anger,
that IN any other land would have rem
dercd those causesh hateful" Aud SO on.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

THE New York Post says, that the
Union Pacific Railroad Company pro-
pose to keep an o Of the
through passengers this year, who in
tend simply a visit to the Pacific Coast
so far as such a list can be obtained.
From application for passage already
made they count over Il 1000 "visitor,"
to this coast-most of them "persons
of leisure;" and a majority of these
have named in their programme IL visit
To Yosemite.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

A FIcHr.-The Alta, of Friday even.
ing, published a rumor that George
Rookie and Joe Coburn were to have q
"hos,ile meeting" according to the
pugilistic ring, on yesterday. OF course
the place was unknown to the public.
If the rumor was well founded 10 to the
"mill," perhaps II San Francisco tel
egram this afternoon will advise US OF
the result,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

SNAKE EXTRACTED FROM A LADY'i
SroMAcH.-A make, IA inches long,
WAS extracted from a lndy's stomach, ia
Hannibal, on the 18th Of April. 1t was
coaxed to the mouth BY means Of sugar,
when its head was grasped by an in
strument and the lady relieved of the
reptile which had long inhabited
her stomach. How or when the lady
drank the serpent is only q matter OF
speculntion.-St. Joe Herald.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

THE Plattsmouth Herald IS informed
by Mr.. Daniel Sweeney, of South Bend,
that be makes excellent sugar-equal il
not superior to that made from sugar
maple-from the sap of the common
black walnut, and that the sap yielded
a greater per cent. of sugar than that Of
the hard maple.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

al rrtL you, Grant" cried Judge
Bond, of Baltimore, to the President
while pleading for the widow of an Off
Ger, with two children dependent on her
labor tell you that if that coat were
taken of your back, and n gown substi-
tuted, aud you turned out to make a
living in Washington, you would st"rve
IN DEATH
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

VIRGINIA n TRUcSEE RAILROAD
We paid a visit to the line Of our new
railroad from Gold Hill to the Merrimac
mill on the Carson river, on last Satur-
day, and were quite surprised to sec
how fast the work is progressing. We
kept some brief notes Of observation,
which we shall write up in a day or two
for the NEws.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

The editor Of the Nebraska City News
has witnessed = strange freak Of nature
on a horse. Tho animals back is
bumped similar to the hump on a camel.
The owner Of the animal states that the
horse was born thus deformed, and that
it was caused by the mother being
frightened at q camel.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

UNION STATE CoSyESrIoS.-The Re-
publican State Central Committee have
decided to call q State Convention in
Sacramento on Wednesday, July 2lst,
for the nomination Of Supreme and
District Judges.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

THERE is n Mr.. Samuel Tsggart just
settled in Saline County, Missouri, who
has Is out of "a children of whom he
is the father, living right around him,
and he is only Sc years Of age, fresh
and vigorous. Including his son-in-
law and grandchildren, his colony
numbers IS souls, with n prospec. of a
large increase the current year.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
so,, nav scenes have recently been

Sonr new scenes have recently been
added to the I" Grand Duchess Of Gerol-
stein" in Paris. One of these scenes
is the examination of the conscripts.
One of them is asked BY the examining
physician, care You able.bodied Z"
"No," says the eonscript, 81 ain not
"what is your complaint eth"
same as that of our couutry-l have Il
Tad constitution"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

For four days past, this place, and in
fact, the whole northern portion OF the
county, has been visited by a violent
north wind, that has made D it exceedingly
disagrseable, if it has not damaged the
growing crops to some extent.-Soidno
Press, April 28h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

THE Atlanta New Era is evidently ex.
pecting a foreign war. It declares tina,
"Eeneral Grant will cure all our do.
mestlc troubles by II big outside move
which will, at the proper time, be
brought to the surface" and It advises
everybody TO wait for the wagon"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

"HAvs we a Democratic party among
us y" is the inquiry Of the Louisville
Courier. Doubtful. The Tammany Ma.
tional Convention sent i. sky-high, last
July-on independence Day.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

Is it true that William Cullen Bry-
ant, the veteran Post journalist, is
about to wrap the drapery OF his
couch about q new made bride
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

A MAN in England recently committed
suicide by burning himself to death.
He deliberately seated himself on a pile
of Goals on the hearth.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

A BIG company has been formed in
Chicago for buying up the surplus
grain in Nebraska and other central
States.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

Especial to the Gold Hin Daily News, BY tho Allan
tie and Pacific Telegraph Line.I
To-DAY'S KILOGRAMS.
Coal Miners on n Strike.

Coal Miners on n Strike.
SCRANTON, Pa, May 2.-The Miners
Association notified the coal operators
Of this county, yesterday, that no more
coal will be cut or loaded after tho 9Th
On Friday night the safe of Sehoon'
maker & Son was blown open and robbed
of 81, 900 in Government and railroad
bonds and $4,000 in currency.
Printers on n Strike.
EEw HAvxs, Conn.,, May 2.-The
printers of this city arc on q strike
They demand 40 and As cents per LOCO
ems, and the employers refuse to pay
that scale.
Rain and Snow In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, May a. The rain
storm which has prevailed for tho last
two days was interrupted this morning
by a fall Of snow, which continued one
hour.
Southern Pacific Railroad.
Sr. Louis, May 2.-Francis b. Hays
and Charles j. Morrill, Of Boston, Com
missioners of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, nre here, accompanied by Andrew
Pence, Managing Director. They leave
tomorrow for southwest Missouri, on II
tour of inspection of the work already
done on the road, and 10 arrange for
placing more road under contract. Iron
and rolling stock for the road are arriv-
ing, and the work Of construction is
being vigorously pushed.
A Church Burned.
ROCHESTER,, Mny 2.-This evening a
FIRE was discovered in the First Presby.
torian Church. The tower was de-
stroyed, and the interior Of the church
badly damaged before the flames could
be suppressed. The adjoining chapel
was also badly damaged by the falling
of the tower of the church. The organ
has been removed. The fire was the
work of an inceudiary.
Steamer Snngged in the Missouri.
OMAHA, May 2.-The steamer Nick
Hall, from ST. Louis, bound to Fort
Benton, was snaggsd below Brownsville
and sunk. Cargo will be lost.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

oss Harry Robinson advertises him
self in the theatrical papers as a sing
let, musicist and mechanical donkey
ist."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
Notice.

IL BILLS AGAINST THE VIRGINIA
n and TRUCKEE RAILROAD are required
to be presented at the office on or before the
THIRD OF EACH MONTH, properly certified.
my1.H
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

A WEsrERS medical firm, who cure by
the laying on of hands, has lately been
fined for praeticing medicine contrary TO
law,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
A new GOLD METAL.

THE GOLD METAL WATCHES q
L now being imported by c. r, ~
COLLINS & CO; No. $40 Washington EN3.
street, San Francisco, surpass anythingd~
yet made In the way OF an MITITIOS GOID
WATCH They wear well, look well, run
well, and keep good time. Tho Ladies' Watches
cost IS and 80 each; the gents cost SIS and
$0 each. Chains, from s. to 60 each. The
watches at high prices, as many are sold for
genuine Gold Watches, at from 500 to $iSo
each. send direct to us. Can BIO sent Inv
express, to be paid for on delivery.
c.. Z. COLLINS & CO..
go Washington street, San Francisco.
Where SIX WATCHES arc ordered Al on.
time, We will send ONE EXTRA,
FREE OF CHARGE.
ap20.1m
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03

JAPAN thinks the young fellows whom
it sent out to be educated know enough,
and has called them all home.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
For City Assessor.

r HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF AS A
i Candidate for City Assessor Of Virginia, at
the coming May election. subject to the action
OF the City Union Republican Convention.
ap2-td GEORGE II. MORRISON.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
ELECTION NOTICES.
-
NOTICE.
GEORGE DOWNEY

NNOUNCES HIMSELF AS CANDIDATE
n for Chief OF Police OF Virginia City, at the
ensuing May election, subject to the decision Of
the City Union Convention. mh22.td
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-03
JAMES MALONE.

T. THE SOLICITATION OF MANY
n friends, announces himself as candidate
for Chief Of Police Of Virginia City, NJ the
ensuing city election In May. mh.9.tf
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

nIssoLuTION.-TH CoPARTNERsIIP HERETO
- fore existing under the firm name OF j. NJ. Cummings
consent Hamilton j. Miller and w Wliam Mctoberts assuming
Al liabilities and taking all the OF said rm and alone
qudang the affairs thereof who viii by their attorney,
J. M CUMMINGS CO.,
J. NJ. CUMMINGS
HAMILTON J. MILLER.
NEW YoaK Feb. 12, 1863. WM. McRoBERTs.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
ROOTS AND SHOES, &c.

A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF LADIES, GENrs'
N Mssc aud thdrcn's Boots aud Shues selling 81 ~ rer
cent below broadway prces at w. ID. BiGELuW COS,
xhn Bovtry, corner OF Bond street w. D. BfuELOW.
kuBENr lkWIN.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13

I,oR KEY WEST, HAVANA AND NEW ORLEANS.
Semimonthly,
Carrying the United States Mall.
The baltimore and Havana Steamship Company compris
ipe the following nrst class steamships
LIBERTY, 1,2s0 tons, n. o. Reed, Commander.
CUBA, 1,Io0 tons, JIM. Dukehart Commander
The steamship LIBERTY, having Accommodations unsur.
passed for elegance and comfort will leave from
wharf, BALTIMORE, Nd, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY rs, at
3ociock r. NJ Cubs March Passengers from NewYork by
the privege cf stopping al PhAdcphiA Baltimore with
out additional charge.
n. D. HAsELL 4 CO., Agents,
~ aud - Broadway. room ~.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13

TOR NEW ORLEANS sDIRECT-sOrTHERN LINE.
IL Tho AL LODONA, Captain Hovey will leave pier
q East river, on Saturday, Feb 10, at3P. NJ.
Freihs received through for st. Louis Mobile and
Galveston.
Freishts received for Indianoa Lavacca and Bsazos
Insurance guaranteed.
C. II. MALLORY CO.,
Ma lane
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
PRICE -FOUR CENTS.
C0AsrwlsE STEAMSHIPS.


ENoh NEW ORLEANS, CALLING AT HAVANA,
l. - Carrying the United States mails.
The weh known sldewheel steamship
DE SOTO, W. Is. Eaton' commander
will leave pier 81 North river on >
Saturday, February l3, at O'Clock r. NJ
February ~
through rates and through bills given
ton, lndianoa. Lavacca and Rock Port
and to all points on the Mississippi river. =
No Havana freight received day OF sailing
For freight apply TO
LyOR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT.
MERCHANTS STEAMSHIP LINE
comprising the hrst class steamships
oENLhAL .Sapthn H. =. quick
Captaln T.. W. Hoincs
.caPtslh r. Henry
GENEkAL MEADE. Captain A. w. Sampson
UNITED oIATES...... Capain W. L. Norton
The steamship
CRESCENT CITY,
Captain 4. W. Holmes,
win be despatched Saturday. February L. o'clock r
NJ, from pier II North river.
Freight received at through for g. Louis Mobile and
Galveston.
The UNITED STATES will succeed Saturday, February 90
For freight or passage having superior accommodations
FREDERIC BAKER,
~ Broadway.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13

IMPRESS LINE,
ia For Washington and Georgetown, D. c., and Alexan
dria, Va,
Every "Wednesday and Saturday.
The regular VALLEY CITY Captain Mccarthy, is
loang pier Is East river and will sail Saturday,
February 3 at T. NJ. Freight taken lower than b any other
line.
For freight or passage apply to JAMES HAND,
fl9 Wall street, corner OF South.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

HUDSON RIVER AND HARLEM RAILROADS.
Trains for Albany and Troy connecting with Northern
and Western trara New Hudson River Rail
road rhrtieih street and Tenth aud II 30 a. NJ
$50, and II y. NJ, and via Harlem Railroad. Twenty
sixth and Fourth avenue AZ ig A. NJ and sP NJ
The r. N. train via Hudson River viii run on sun
days.
Sleeping attached 10 6 and II +. NJ. trains.
Drawing attached to and ii 80 A. w. and3 81
WILLIAM II. VANDERBILT, vice President.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
COAsTwIsE STEAMSHIPS.
DACIrIC NAIL STEAMSHIP CoMPANYs
l. THROUGH LINE TO

il THROUGH LINE rO
CALIFORNIA AND CHINA.
Through rates, New York 10 San Franelsco;-
First Calm.
Outside inside. Second Cabin. Storage.
$685. Sa2e. &l5v. - @7o
II the above line leave pier No a. North rver
foot OF Canal street, at " o'clock noon.
FOUR TIMES A MONTH.
ON lST. 9TH, 18TH AND s4fH
except when those days fan Sunday then the day pre-
ylous. :.
one hundred pounds Of baggage free 70 each adult Med
cine and attendance free.
February 10, RISING STAR Captain King, connecting
with 6OLDES AGE, Captain Farnsw0rth. -
leaving February connects closely with steamer
CHINA, leavng San Francisco March D. io0a, for China
and Japan.
- y u Annn
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
PERSONAL.

A CADEMY OF MUslC..-F FRENCH BALL, JANUARY 81,
n e6s-Will the young lady who at the above ball
senher name and address 10 the gentleman who escorted
Office.
lAN GoODMhNsoN, WHO WAS MATE OF BARK
~ Greenpoint from China London to New York 10 lsbs
now supposed to be In Boston, will learn something 70 his ad
vantage by sending his address O. Ii. welns "a Pine
street, New York.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13


NOTICE TO SHIPPERS BY PACIFIC NAIL STEAM
~ ship Conpsnyis steamer RISING STAR sailing on
Tuesday. 18th Inst, at IL M.-Fregh received until r NJ
Monday, 18th inst.
The usual facilities afforded shippers IN collecting in
land charges, &C. r. r. BABY, Agent.
TINTED STATES AND BRAzII, NAIL STEAMSHIP
u Compauy.--The elegant sdewhccl steamship SOUTH
AMERICA 9uHU tons burden, Captain l.. u. TnkerauSh,
will sail for Thomas, Para. Pefnambuco, Bahia aud Mo
Janelro s. A. Monday, February 81 ldr att O'Clock
A. NJ from pier North For freight apply
10 wM. II. GARRISON Agent, No. Bowling Green, New
York.
IroR HAVANA, sIsAL AND VERA CRUZ.
New York and Mexican Mail Steamship Line,
Sailing twenty days. .s .
The splendid steamer CITY OF MBNlCO, Saptan
John Deaker will leave pier East river on Thursday Feb
ruary Is nj 10 A. N. Passage 70 Havana $50, currency
pcr freight psssage applyto .... =.
I. ALEXANDRA SONS, "A Beaver street.
TINTED STATES NAIL TO HAVANA.
L ATLANTIC NAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
sailing regularly every Thursday, al o'clock X NJ, pre-
cisely from pier No. North river.
EAGLE, Captain NJ X. Greene February ls
MORO CASTLE Captain Adams via Nassau February ~
COLUMBIA, Captain f. Van sice... March
For freight or passage apply to.r, ., ,,..
No. Bowling Green.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-13

take new shape, and when war will be less
connected with future alarming possibilities.
In the meantime war in the East must be
avoided, because IL would inevitably create
complications the issue of which no one can
foIesee. It will be we'll II the Conference shall
teach Greece to strive to improve her internal
affairs, and so to strive that she shall command
the respect of the nations. This point certainly
she has not yet reached. 1t will also be well
IL the Italian Government shall yield herself
more completely up to the influence OF modern
civilization. What Turkey needs is little
more of the steam engine, of the electric tele-
prapb of the printing. press. Let Turkey only
do this, and religious differences VIII De less
disturbing element than they have been. me
Eastern question is virtually settled for the
present, and it may we'll be doubted whether
Il will ever be revived in the same shape again.
Unless the Turkish Government Is oareIul'tne
real danger of the future will be less IN tne
interference of Greece or in the lntrgues OF
Russia than in the rising Of the %, Greek pro pro
70 faji Of her own weight, it will not be pos
sible for any conference to save her.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-13
General Grant ana the System of Ap-
pointmentS to Office.
From the ". Y. Times.

From the ". Y. Times.
A correspondent of the Nation, who believes
in Mr.. Jenckes' Civil Service bill, and regrets
that it is not likely to become law soon
enough to be of service to General Grant in
making his appointments to Office, makes this
suggestion
Cannot General Grant select six or a dozen
competent and honest men, who, acting as a
committee, would, under certain simple but
liked rules, take up all applications for office in
rotation as they come TO hand, and so deal with
them that General Grant would be able to send
up to the Senate no name ofa certainly corrupt
or glaringly incompetent man? L. does not
seem much to ask and II only the six or twelve
commute g. men could be obtained equal TO the
emergency, II would not be very Gifdcult
thing To do"
Difficult or not, we fancy this is just about
what General Grant will attempt to do, tn ongh
he will not probably put his action in just
that form. AS described by the writer this
plan would be an innovation, while, in point
of fact, it is merely what is already provided
by the Constitution, and is sanctioned by the
usage of the Government in its better days.
The Constitution, which makes the Presi-
dent the chief Executive of the nation gives
him power to appoint head of each of the
departments into which the Executive admin
istration of the Government may be divided;
and those heads acting together, each in his
appropriate sphere, constitute just about such
COMMITTEE of six or a dozen men" as the
CORE spondent referred to has in view. We
are inclined to think that General Grant will
hand over to that COMMITTEE" (more COM
monty called Cabinet) the duty and the
responsibility of "takiug up applications for
Office as they come TO hand" and of making
from them such selections as they may advise
the President to appoint. And we are in
elined to think, further, that General Grant
Wlll prescribe for these committee men Seer
tam simple but fixed rules" OF action-such
as VIII most nearly meet the difficulties of the
case-such as, for example,
l. NO man must be selected who is not
thoroughly and reliably honest.
z No man must be selected who ia not
thoroughly competent.