Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-24
Eastern Dispatches.
WAsHINGroY. April y.


Rotary Belknap, which mentions that
General Sheridan and party were at
Ringgold and would leave tomorrow for
Brownsville, and will take steamer from
Brazos, Santiago, on the 2Sth inst, for
New Orleans.
The first coloTed graduate OF q law
school in this district was to-day ad.
mitted to practice in the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia.
Commissioner Douglass has issued
orders to all Assessors of Internal Rsye-
nue., to turn over all the papers of their
respective districts to the collectors,
except those showing list of persons,
which will be sent to the Department
This order is issued preparatory to the
abolishing of the Office of Assessor,
which will be done on the Goth Of May,
in accordance with the late act of Con-
gress-
NEw YORK, April %.
W. A. Sparks, agent of the White Star
line, has received certificates from the
Government Officers of Emigration at
Liverpool, that there were provisions
enough on the Atlantic to last thirty
two days. Official documents are also
received showing the quantity OF coal
aboard the ship when it left Liverpool,
was in excess Of the average supply for
ocean steamers. Captain Williams, it is
claimed, therefore used discretionary
power in turning for Halifax. Sparks
says of one thousand saloon tickets sold
for tue coming voyages, only three have
been returned.
In the Erie investigation to-day, coun-
sci for the company read statement re-
citing that it was ready and willing to
furnish the Commissioners all the in
formation that may be required in any
matter concerning the accounts or man.
agement Of the road, only asking that the
information desired may be designated.
Objection being make to the reception of
the Offer, on the ground that being made
in the closing hours of the commission,
it was therefore not seemingly in good
faith, it was ordered to be stricken from
the minutes.
Il. S. Evans, of London, testified re-.
garding the action of Bischoffschein and
McHenry in oyerturning of the Gould
Directory. He said the former wanted
to make money for himself and friends
the latter to, refit the Atlantic and Great
Western r. R., and it was necessary to
get rid OF Gould before any confidence
could be created in England in Erie stock
The English people would have nothing
to do with anything he or Fish controlled
Horace T. Clark explained the law rela
: tive to leasing railroads, and testified thai
he never knew OF money being paid to Sc
: cure favorable legislation. The intro
ducers of such bills as the pro rata Freigh
Bill are legislative brigands, demandin,
pay. He had known members, however
who had introduced like bills and did no
demand a price. Clark had letter from
; Geo McHenry, OF London, stating Their
D was project to lease the Erie road to tn
Atlantic and Great Western but this Mr.
Watson denied The Commissioner
i then adjourned to Albany and will wint
5 up the investigation tomorrow.
Among the passengers by the steame
e Westphalia, from hamburg to-day, wa
W. J. Cramer United States Minister t.
, Copenhagen.
t 1t is ascertained from an official sourc
e that Minister Jay and Thomas McErath
e in addition to being instructed to exam
j. Inc fully into the charge of the sale @
c sites for restaurants on the American
;, grounds of the Vienna Exposition, hav
,, just been instructed by telegraph 10 ez
II tend the examination to the charge re
Gently made of the sale of Commissioner
= ships. They have power to suspend an
e Commissioner thus implicated. Tn
|. power of removal rests with the Pres
If ident.
|. Bids were opened to-day, by the Pu
e chasing Committee Of the Indian Con
II mission, for the annual supply of annuit
e goods. The prices were lower than eve
p before offered the Government.
d WILMINGTON, April %.
Il To night the battle flags of the I'd, 80
e 4th and 9TH regiments of the Delewal
IS Volunteers were presented to the Histo
II ical Society of this State, at the Gran
a Opera House, before the Wilmingto
e posts of the Grand Army of the Republi,
e The Historical Society a large audienc,
o and number of prominent persons fror
'e abroad were present.
y ST.. LOUIS, April %.
u Grant spent quiet day here. Tn
ct evening, in tho company of number
e. prominent citizens, he dined at tie res
Id dence of Chauncy j. Flley, and attende
IS reception given by Mrs. Edgar Anne
re He leaves on Saturday for Idaho Spring
n Colorado, and thence to Galena.
s. BosroN, April 90.
ID Yesterday afternoon the boilers ct IL
ut Grad junction wharf exploded, injurin
ut Thomas Robinson, engineer, fatally, al
ne seven others slightly.
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