Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-07
Overland Dispatches
DATES. TO LAST MOST.
New York InieiiiEe.ee.

CALIFORNIA Dr. Us, W. y. TtOSe, Wuo,
nurse and two children ; George Har-
per- wife and child; Steven l.. Robin
son, Mrs. Theresa Harrison and four
sons, Miss Kate Parker, Mrs. n. Ry-
der, julie Guthrldge, Miss Eliza WEIGH,
Lewis Auch Moody, P. NJ. Lee, wife
and child /; J. Norris, Archibald Coop
er, p. d. Hubbard and wife, F. Nc
Carly and wife, Mrs. Josephine Frank,
C.. c.. Lottrill, and a large number In
the steerage.s
President Grant arrived here to-day
and left tonight for Washington.
The second annual reunion of the
Society Of the Army and Navy of the
Gulf takes place at Boston OIL the 9Th
of August. Farragut is President.
General Banks delivers the Grafton.
Dalzell, charged with embezzlement,
has been discharged.
At fire, 1873 William street. u house
owned by Jones & Williams. and oc-
cupied by w. Denny & Co., Davis &
Kent, and others, burned to-day. Loss,
$4,000 partly insured.
The supply of Croton running short,
orders have been issued for economy.
1t is estimated that a million gallons
have been wasted daily.
At a base ball match between the
Mutuals and White Stockings, the for
mer club made ID runs and the latter4.
A party of the agricultural press
will shortly make Il round trip to San
Francisco by rail.
Congregational
WASHINGTON, July O. Mr.. Julian
reported from the Land Committee a
bill repeating the grant of certain
lands to Jose Domingues, in California,
and stated that the claim was u gross
fraud and the most monstrous con-
spiracy against justice and decency,
and the rights of settlers OH public
lands that he had ever heard Of. The
bill passed without opposition.
Mr.. Julian also reported a bill de-
filming swamp and overlooked lands.
Mr.. Sargent offered an amendment
providing that the bill be not construed
so rs to repeal any provisions of the
Act of July %, 1866, to quiet land
titles in California, o as abrogating
any of the rights confirmed thereby.
Mr.. Julian explained the necessity
of the bill, and informed the House
that the practice under the swamp
land Act has been to have the lands
surveyed after a freshet, and In this
way millions Of acres have gone into
the clutches Of the State authorities,
and been dealt out to spectators In
large bodies, without adherence to amy
rule that would protect the rights Of
the settlers. Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana had thus got 3S,O00,0 600
acres, most Of it dry land. California
was in the same predicament. There
were yet several million acres rcmain-
ing not confirmed Us swamp title, and
title to which still remained In the
United States, and 1t was the object. Of
the bill to ave this land. He charlc-
terized the way in which the swamp
land Act has been carried ont as Il
huge and frightful conspiracy against
civilization and the rights of the
people.
Mr.. johnson described the bill itself
as q monstrous attempt at robbery.
The bill was further opposed by
Messrs. Conger, Rodgers and Allison.
Mr.. Holman moved to lay 1t on the
table, which was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Julian. the bill
was postponed till the third WedneS-
day In December.
Mr.. Fitch reported Il bill to make
Arizona a separate surveying district,
and to establish the office of Surveyor
General the rein. Passed.
WASHINGTON, July G.-Ackerman
qualities as Attorney General on Fri
day. Secretary Fish returns from New
York Tomorrow.