Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-15
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Wushinxiou News.


generally expected Yesterday that the
President would announce the removal
Of Motley and Bancroft, and send to
the Senate the nomination Of ex-Sen-
ator Frelinghuysen. Of New Jersey,
for the English mission, and Secretary
Cox, of the Interior Department. for
the Prussian Court.
There Is no doubt that the President
will to-day nominate Frclinghuysen
as Minister to England.
Specials say the debate in executive
session In the Senate, over the cor-
firmation of Potts rs Governor of Mon-
tana, was quite warm. Sumner made
a long speech against the removal Of
Ashley, and was followed by Upton
and Mcdonald. Sherman replied at
length to Sumner, and the vote stood--
ayes, p; noes, IL.
Neither House has yet authorized
any commissions during the recess. and
they evince 10 disposition to do so. 4
proposition to allow q House Commit
tee to travel this summer and fall oil
the postal telegraph business was tie
feated yesterday by IN overwhelming
vote.
In view of the probabilities Of a
foreign war, a joint resolution will be
offered in the House tomorrow, which
has the approval OF both the Secretary
of the Treasury and Secretary Of State,
authorizing the register under our flag
Of all ships of over l.50O tons pur-
chased abroad and held In whole or In
part by American citizens. The belief
of both Secretaries Is, that In the event
Of an outbreak of war abroad most of
the chief foreign powers will be i'll
volved, and ours would then be- the
only great commercial power, and so
commerce would be obliged to do Its
business under II flag.
The PruSsian and Austrian Ministers
have to-day expressed the opinion that
the cessation of the war excitement on
the continent Is only o the surface,
and that the chances of avoiding war
are very slight. 1t Is known that both
Ministers are taking measures looking
to the purchase of war material In this
country.
The Southern Pacific Railroad bill
and the new apportionment bill are
considered dead. Efforts to have them
both taken up yer made, but all
failed. The Eastern members voted
against going ut the business on the
Speakers table for the few days left.
The apportionment bill will be taken
up and passed.
The first application under the new
Currency Act from the Pacific coast
for q National Bank vas made to-day
at the Treasury.
BiiIinrdist Murdered
CHICAGO, July ia report comes
from New Orleans that Pierre Carme,
the celebrated billiarlist. WAS waylaid,
robbed aud murdered while travelling
in a stage coach from San Luis Potosl
to the City of Mexico.
From Richm end.
RICHMOND, July l4.-John Jones,
Jr. counsel for Pat. Woods, moved In
the City Court yesterday, that Il noilc
pr0sequi be entered OH the indictment
against Woods. In view Of the fact that
Congress had punished Woods for IN
assault Oh Representative Porter. The
Commonwealth Attorney, with the
consent of the Court, declined to enter
the noHe prosequi, saying that Woods
offense was against the Stntc of Flr-
ginia and he must be tried In her Court.
Johns produced Speaker Blain'S COM
mittmcnt OF Woods, but the Court held
that q aote lroseqm could not be- en-
tered unless it vas proven that Woods
had been punished for the otlensc by
some competent authority. which Con-
gress was not.