The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-18
THE LATEST NEWS.

Sr. LOUIS, December l5,-The Coro
nsr has preferred the charge of murder
10 the fourth degree against the archi
.ect and assistant superintendent anO
contractor OF the stone masoury of the
building which recently fell on the
corner OF Fifth and Olive streets.
LoUIsvILLs, Decembe', l5.-The Leg
is.ature IN joint session balloted Tor II
Senator, making no choice.
CINcINSATI, December Is. - Two
O'clock this morning the police arrest
ed man for drunkenness wac gave
bis name MS J. W. Lane. On him were
found $50 genuine money, 500 in couu-
terfrIt: also circular letter from
WoEsr 4 Co., IS Nassau street, New
York, informing him that they sold
com erfci' money. 1t was SO well exc
cut-d as to deceive the Government
aud Treasury experts The man was
locked up and will be brought before
che Uuited States Commissioner.
CHICAGo, December l5-In The House
. resolution was introduced authoriz
ing the President 10 make such mill
tsry and naval preparation fer the re
ceptIon of the feet with Peabody $ re.
z2ains as will be cnmmen-urate with
The d gnity of The country aud the merits
of the deceased. /, MAS laid over TO
Monday.
NKw YORK, December Is &C Colonel
Whitney, chief of tie United States Sc
crrt service, received py express from
Philadelphia, last evening, II package
Containing counterfeit Ten, dollar Ma
aF.sa hA 1T
which is IN four pieces, two for the
face and Two for the back, is spIendidiy
engraved on the finest steel, the latter
bearing the imprint of John Sellers i
Sens. Sheffield. Experts and detectives
pronounce it the best plate eser seen.
T5ey were of the opinion that no notes
aaye ever been printed upon it that
had not been transferred. The person
sending il says lie has been II Counter
feiter for the past twelve years, aud has
reformed and left for foreign parts
WAsHINGToS, Decem Der l5.-Specials
say that the Supreme Court. on the
Bank tax question, sustsins the consIi-
turionali,y of the Legal Tender Act.
The Chief Justice, Speaking for the en-
tire Bench except Nelson and Davis. |
.ioual right to authorize the emissio5. |
ef bills OF credit. Ia another place he |
says the exercise is one of the indubi |
able constitutional powers of Congress |
70 make currency fer the whole couu-
try These expressions lead Congress |
men to te!iese the Legal Tender Act is |
saf.
Use Ways and Means Committee is |
sti'l at work On the Tariff bill They |
have fixed the Gu'y on coffee at 2Oc.,
stead Of Csc per ID; on tea, at 4c,
.Gs cad eff Sc; reduced the duty on pig
:son from 50 TO 7per ton; Gu scrap
iron from IS TO St, and increased the
daty on Manufactured iron. Several
drugs have been added 20 the free list
CHICAGO, December l5-The Illinois
Constitutional Couveutiou, AT Spring
ieli. spent the entire Gay IN discussing
he question whether the members
Ehould .ake the cath to support the
Constitution of the State Finally an
was adopted thatth mem
aers shall take an oath to support so
much of the State Constitution as is
not incompatible with the duty imposed
On them in altering that instrument.
The Convention then adjourned until
% morrow. A lively fight will proba
by transpire over the organization Of
The Convention.