Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-19
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T 10 MARCH II.
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RICHMOND, March = For some
TIM there has been o rumor that the
present authorities In office by mill
tary appointment intended to resist
any movement to dispossess them until
their Successors are elected by the peo-
pie, they holding that the enabling
Act, declaring these offices vacant, Is
unconstitutional. Last night the City
Council appointed by Governor Walker
under this Act elected a new Mayor
and chose a new Chief and Captain Of
Police. To-day, when the Mayor and
new Chief of Police applied for pos
session Of their respective offices, they
were refused. The ex-Mayor has
sworn In a large number of special
police, and the new Mayor holds the
City Hall and all the other public
buildings except the station-house,
which Is in possession Of the OLD
Mayor, who has applied through his
counsel, Ex-Governor Wise. to Gov
ernor Walker for assistance to maill-
tain his authority.
Governor Walker, In reply to the
application of Mayor Cahoon, says
Mayor Emison was legally elected
under the Act of the Legislature, II
he cannot recognize the authority OIL
any one else as Mayor. He censures
Cahoon's action, and advises him TO
obey the laws. Caloon is still in the
station-house, with about 80 men. A
besieglng party have cut off the gas
aud supplies Of food.
Mike nicCsole 70 Move 70 CALIFORNIA;.
81. LOUIS, March IL. Mike Nc
Coole has sold his saloon here and
gone to California. 1t Is stated that
domestic trouble, loss Of prestige and
GOODNESS Of friends led him to abandon
st. Louis.
The Fifteenth Amendment.
ST.. LOUIS, March H. Secretary
Fish, in reply to an inquiry Of the
Superintendent of Registration here.
says the ratification Of the Fifteenth
Amendment will be proclaimed as
soon as Congress admits Georgia and
Texas.
New York News.
NEW YoRK, March 17.-ln the Erie
Company suit against Vanderbilt, to-
day, the testimony of Fisk, Jr., was
taken. 1t caused much laughter by
his account of an interview with VAN
derbilt about settling the suit. The
latter spoke of old Drew as no better
than ahatter pudding. He said Ed
ridge demorallzed the Erie concern,
| which had no head or tail, etc.
Mrs. Mary Foster, Of Newark, who
was one of the girls who carried in a
procession a basket Of laurel leaves ut
the funeralof Washington, died yester-
day IN the nlnety-second year of her
age.
WARRINGTON, March lin the
Senate, several petitions were present
| ed and referred.
The bill abolishing the franking priv
ilege was made the ecial order for
Tuesday next. Id.
The resolution for the consideration
in open session of all treaties for the
acquisition of foreign territory was dis
cussed by Pomeroy, Hamlin and Sum-
ner, In opposition, and referred to the
Foreign Committee.
The resolution declaring, OH inquiry,
what Committees can be dispensed
with, was adopted.
A resolution for the more equal dis
tribution of clerkships In the Depart
ments among the States and Terrific
ries, was discussed. An amendment
was offered, inquiring how many dis
loyal men and women are In the De-
partments,
The resolution, on motion Of Will
liams, was then placed ut the foot Of
the calendar.
Rice introduced a bill to organize
the Territory Of OKLAHOMA, and con-
solidate the Indian tribes under a Ter
ritorial Government. The new Terri
toryis bounded north by Kansas. west
by New Mexico and Texas, south by
Texas, and east by Arkansas and Mis-
souri,,