Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-07
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Overland Dispatches
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WAsHNeroN, December 6.-The fol-
lowing nominations have been made:
Frederick Drew, Collector Of Customs
for Puget Sound; George A. Edes
Collector Of Customs for Alaska; G.
A. King, Collector Of Internal Revenue
for Nevada; Joseph Colly, Assessor
for Utah; w. L, Warning, Assessor
for New Mexico H. A. Eastman, Reg
lister Of the Land Office at Prescott,
Arizona ; l.. L. Dyer, Indian Agent at
Grand Conte, Oregon; J.C. Hillman,
Register of the Land Office ut Van
couver, w. r.; r. G. Stuart, Receiver
of Public Moneys at Olympia, w. T.;
j. 8. Armstrong, Indian Agent at
New Mexico ; II. w. Parker, Register
Of tho Land Office at Beatrice, Nebns-
ka; F. welch, Register of the Land
Office at West Point, Nebraska ; s. P.
Lathrop, Register Of the Land Office
at Central City, Colorado j. W. STAN
ton, Register of the Land Office at Ar
kansas Valley. District Of Colorado
Thomas w. Bennett OF Indiana, Gov
ernor Of Idaho; Marsh Geddings Of
Michigan, Governor Of New Mexico
George Bancroft Of New York, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo'
tentiary to the German Empire ; ],
Biddle Of Pennsylvania, Minister Res
ident at San Salvador. r.,
Captain James F. Armstrong is or.
dered to duty as executive officer at
the Mare Island Navy Yard.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The appoint
ment Of W. B. Irving as Register Of
the U. s. Land Office in Utah, Is re.
garded by the Mormon delegation as
an indication that the Administration
intends to modify its policy toward:
polygamy. Maxwell, the present In
cumbent, was active In bringing the
late suits against the Mormon leaders
The Mormon question promises to be-
come exciting during the present sYes'
sion. rar
Crogin has renewed his old bill tc
punish polygamy, while the Enabling
Acts for the admission Of Utah as
State have been drawn up and will be
introduced In both Houses before re-
cess. They will provide that from and
after their adoption, marriage in Utai
shall be governed according to the
laws of the United States, but that the
marriage relations now existing In
that territory shall not be disturbed.
The caucus of the Democratic mem
bers Of Congress will probably be post
poned until after tho holidays.
An informal interchange Of opinion
on the course to be taken with regait
to the next Presidency shows greaI
unanimity in the opposition to undue
haste, or any steps that look like a sur
render Of the Democratic organization
into the hands Of the anti-Grant Re
publlcans.
There does not appear to be a single
one Of the 139 Republican members O.
the House who was willing to publicly
announce his opposition to the renom'
nation Of Grant. Many, however, are
opposed, but at the same time say If ht
il nominated by the Republican party
they will be obliged to support him.
The Chicago Tri6une's Washington
special says paper requesting Score
tary Fish to reconsider his determine
tlou to retire from the Cabinet, was
drawn to-day by Senator dmonds and
circulated for signatures In the Senate
Most of the Republicans signed, headed
BY Wilson. Senators feel very conf
dent that Fish will agree to remain.