Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-14
Eastern Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

FSNt SAECAcA L. - soEuslOE iEo4l hAbs'H'
and Harvey was sworn in.
Alcorn presented the credentials of II.
R. Pease, Senator from Mississippi, and
Pease was sworn in.
The morning hour expired. and the
Senate required the consideration of the
bill to equalizs the distribution of cur
reney.
Logan said il ths majority of the
Senators wanted contraction let there
be avote. Those who favored expansion
would acquiesce in the resolution, and
then the fight would end, but if the ma
jority wanted an increase let them have
it.
Ferry agreed with Logan, and hoped
the friends OF moderate increase would
stand by this substitute and settle the
question,
Merriman said he wanted TO see the
currency increased.
Pending the discussion the Senate
went into Executive Session, and soon
after adjourned:
Indian Troubles in NebraslSa
CHEYENNE. Feb. l2.-The beef con-
tractor Of the Red Cloud Agency arrived
here tonight, having left there Tuesday
morning He brought with him the
body Of Acting Agent Appleseed, and
will accompany it TO Sioux City, Iowa,
where it will be inferred. A teamster
named Edgar Gray was killed by the
Indians on the 9th instant, at Running
Water, % miles this side of the Red
Cloud Agency, where he was bound with
freight for the Indians. The Indians
say they will Kill Agent Saville if he does
not leave them. At White Clay, Spotted
! Tail Agency, an Indian threatened to
| kill Agent Howard, but was prevented
from doing 50 by Black Crow, one OF
their heal soldiers A report from Sid.
ney, Nebraska, says five section men, SIX
miles west of here, were fred upon this
morning. Many stock men who live in
town, but own large herds OF cattle north
Of here, have gone out to-day to bring
them into place of safety.
EOMAHA, Feb. IA report just re
ceived from Fort Fetterman, says thu
Indians attacked wood party near there
this morning. Twenty-Five men havt
been sent there. General Smith, at Fort
Laramie, telegraphs that he has just re
ceived information that arms and ammu
milton are en- route to the agency for use
by hostile Sioux, furnished by the In
terror Department. He has ordered Cap
tain Eagan out to intercept the train ant
post. 1t is estimated that there are abou
5000 warriors of the Sioux, Cheyennes
and Arrupahoes, who could be in tn
field on call, if the whole Ct them al
! not now on the arpath, which the HI
. ture Of their attacks along the line froi
Fort Fetterman to the Republican Rive
would indicate. To oppose them ther
f are but three companies OF cavalry an
nine of infantry.
Detection of Revenue Frauds.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-The statemen
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, sent
the House to-day, in regard to tn
| amount paid from March, 1862 to NJ
vember, 1873, gives all the details {
frauds attempted OIL the revenue (abot
$500 cases in New York;. Special ager
Jayne is given as the informer in man
share OF the amounts recovered, near
l Sic, 900. In the Phelps, Dodge 4 c.
case. Jayne received S65,7lS, ana tn
Collector, Surveyor and naval ofiic,
each one-.hird as much. The gross pre-
l ceeds OF all claims were 81 2l0 SOL; e,
: penditures, 1924, l04. Net amount CO
Z cred into the Treasury, S3,753,5 l2. tt
Collector recovered S407,2i The II
val officer 1924 05S; the Surveyor 1891
e 2l3; the informer TIC, 249. In Bostc
: and Charlestown of the net amount
e 5000, 407 covered into the Treasury, Il
r informers aud Custom officers got 1906
y 2f9. Special agent Jaynes also recovert
S large amount as informer al thes
J, places.
:. The Senate to-day confirmed j, '
a jenkins Secretary of Colorado.
S John W. Morton, son Of the Senate
= was married tonight to the daughter
i S. G. Brown of this city.
A Destructive Fire at Atchison.
v AToHIsoS, Kan, Feb. IL. - Cent?
/. Block, containing four of the fine
stores in the city, burned tonight. Los
100000; insurance, S144,O00.
e Another Fire--Lincoln's Birthday A
q niversary.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 12.-Sixteen busine
houses, the new City Hall, and the Ne,
% printing Office, in Trenton, Tennessee
If burned last night. Loss, 5000, 900;
o surance, Sl5ooOC.
- BUFFALO, Feb. 12.-The Anniversa
. OF Lincoln's Birthday was celebrat
y here by exercises in the various pub
at schools this morning, and appropriI
:, y, exercises by the citizens at the St. Jam
st Hall this evening.
n Defauiter Arrested.
re HAMILTON, Feb. 12.-The Defaults
y Treasurer of Jersey City is arrested
Brownsville, Texas. He was arrested
H. few days ago in Corpus Christi, but pr
a. chased his freedom for $4,000.
Il. The workingmen's Failure. Pet
49, Cooper--Episcopal Convention.
= New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE workir
mems meeting, under the auspices
the Committee of Safety, was an ut
n failure SO far as numbers were concernt
be Not more than one hundred were DIT