Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-08
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CHICAGO, February IA Washing
ton special saws that the President. IN
accordance with the recommendation
OF Secretary Cox, has withdrawn from
the Senate all the Indian treaties but
those by which it was agreed to sell
lands.t to railroad companies. This Is
the marked policy Of the Adminissra
ton in regard to the sale OF lhdian
lands.
II is asserted among Senators that
the Supreme Court will to-day render
a decision upon the Legal Tender Act.
The Court will sustain the constitu-
tionality of the Act, but it will. take
the ground that It was only justified by
n state ofswar that cannot be llquklated
|by legal tenders. 1t Is said that the
decision also intimates that a state OF
war being no longer existing, the fur
ther issuing of such notes cannot be le-
gally made. .T .,g.,
lii the House, the Territorial Com
mittee will soon report a bill organ
izing a new Territory in the Indian
country. The President heartily ia
yors the project, and thinks the fran
chise can safely be. extended to the
Creeks, Cherokees and other tribes adj
vanced in ciylization. ~
a portion of the Missouri delegation
visited the President on Saturday, ask
ling the appointment Of Senator Drake
| to fill one of the vacancies on the Su-
nreme Bench. The President NEIL
ftioned the fact that Drake took part In
Ithejegislation increasing the salaries
of the Judges, and giving the impress
sion that he considered that tact a bar
to his appointment.
Several. names were presented for
other vacancies, including Durant OF
| Louisiana, Erskine Of Georgia, Holt OF
Kentucky, Colwell, late Of Iowa, and
now District Judge In Arkansas, and
Carter, formerly of Ohio, now Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia.
ev From Chicago,
CHicAGo, February IN. Weighte,
of indianapolis, Ind, was assaulted,
robbed and left for dead OH Saturday
night by four rullians, who Knocked
him gsenseless . and cut his throat.
Weiclite was found OH Sunday morn
ing With his feet badly frozen and III a
very critical condition from loss OF
blood. The object Of the rnlfians was
booty. $3.50.
4 rullian on q street car. at midnight
Oh Saturday night, provoked disturb
ances with passengers, and, being TOO
powerful for unarined men TO. eject
him. actually drove all the ladies ana
gentlemen passengers. from the car,
which went on, leaving the rufian and
conductor the sole occupants.
Several additional burglarles. all OF
petty Importance, were reported this
morning.
Judge Billings, once q member OF
the Constitutional Convention, became
insane. and has been sent to the Insane
Hospital.
The committees of the Convention
have nearly completed their work,
leaving the Convention to adjust and
remove various articles reported.
Now York News.
NEW YORK, February. 1.-THE Nor:
mon mission Is being pushed forward
with all the energy possessed by the
leaders in the vicinity Of Freehold,
Patchogue, Center City, and Hemp
stead, Long Island. During the earlier
part of the week the favorable accounts
of General Burton's work were given
out ut the meetings and preachings
HELD three times n day. 10 the mission
more preachers have been sent from
Utah. More are looked for to-day.
Elders and priests are travelling and
~preaching in every village and town
situated within the circuit Of seventy
miles from Freeport. At Williams.
burg, Yesterday. Elder Jackson, OF
Utah, preached to n large congrega.
ton.
\ telegram from Governor Reed, OF
Florida, says efforts to impeach him
have been defeated. His admlnistra-
ton has been upheld by two-thirds OF
the House.
At a recent business meeting Of
members of Plymouth Church, 1t was
determined that q committee be ap-
pointed for the purpose Of revising the
articles Of faith, many members de-
manding that they should rest upon a
broader basis. Beecher said he ap-
proved of the proposition to revise the
creed Of the church, but inasmuch as q
committee for that purpose must be
appointed by himself, lie would AJAX
that a little time be given him to make
proper selections, which was granted.
a Miss. 5Tennessee LaftOn and Miss
EWoodhull, feminine stock brokers, will
bring suit for damages against several
brokers, who, they allege, insultcd
them when they opened their office in
Broad street. The. opening of theil
establishment caused q general sensa,
ton, drawing immense crowds all day