Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-17
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Centennial Races.

New York, December 16.-The man.
ayers Of the Monmouth Park Associs-
ton have resolved to celebrate the Gen.
tcnnisl Independence by the offer OF 0
pu-se Of 5000 for all ages In races,
four mile heats, and have sent special
notice to all great race horse owners In
the country. Entries will have to Be
made on or before the LIST OF January,
1875, q year and half in advance Of the
time set for the racs.
End ofsbe 'Longshsremens' Strike.
The Iongshorsmsns' Union has su-
thorized its members to accept thirty
cents m hour for day work and forty
cents for night work. These are the
rates proposed by ship owners six weeks
ago, when the 'longshoremen struck.
Fire I'm Michigan.
DETROIT, Dec. 1.-THE foundry and
planning mill OF Z. II. Jones & Son. at
Vernon, Michigan, was burned this
morning. Loss nine thousand dollars.
No insurance.
Another In Chicsss.
CHIcAoo, Dec. ia are ct three
o'clock this morning destroyed q block
Of wooden stores with dwellings above
the corner OF west Madison and Throop
streets. Loss twenty thousand dollars,
with light assurances.
brave words from Carl Sehsrs.
A Washington dispatch says that Carl
Schurz says he cannot accept . regular
Democratic nomination for the Senate,
even II II were rendered to him. He
says: "How can any man with common
Ems expect me, with my principles, to
support the Democratic partyf Can I
do such a thing. with my rscord-sacri-
fee my whole career for the sake Of .
scat in the Senator"
Dan voorhees, on the Currency.
Dan Voorhees, nadoa speech at WASH
ington, Indiana, last evening. in which
he ventilated his views on the currency
question. taking strong grounds in favor
OF greenbacks, and opposed the recon-
msndations Of President Gran. in his
late message for a speedy return to spe-
Gle payment. He declared that the pol.
icy Of contraction had brought the coun-
try to its present distressed condition,
and oulogizsd the platform Of the In
diana Democracy in the late election, as
offering o panacea for all monetary ills
the country is afflicted with. He con-
cluded his speech with an explanation OF
his taking the salary grab, his main
point being that no was not tho first
Democratic politician TO take back pay.
He ended with q pathetic appeal to be
forgiven for the first mistake Of his life.
Declined 10 Dine With Them.
King Kalakaua has accepted the invi-
tation OF the municipal authorities Of
New Bedford, to visit that city some
time during January. He declined an
invitation to dinner, rendered by q mum.
Dor Of colorsd citizens Of Washington,
assigning q previous engagement as the
reason.
senate Cemmittes.
The following are the Committees ap-
pointed by the Senate Republican eau
Gus, and low engaged in porfocting bills
on subjects entrusted to them. Finance
Sherman, Morton. Logan, Edmunds,
Sargent, Terry, (Mich.) Allison, West,
Robertson, (vt.), aud Conkling. OF
these, seven are hard money men.
Southern affairs = Morton. Boutwell,,
Scott Pratt, Morrill,, (Me.) woodlsish,
Boarman. Clayton, Spencer and Wright.
Transportation - Window, 0glesby.
Chandler, Ferry, Conn Harvey. Hitch
cock, Carpenter and Frelinghuyssn.
Impsnding Trouble In Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, December 16.-Prom-
inent Louisianians belonging toths Con.
sentative party. who arrived here last
night, say that their party clearly elect
ed o majority Of the legislative and
other OF their candidates at the recent
election; that the Conservatives are anI-
iously awaiting the report Of the Re
turning Board. which they distrust, and
there is ssch feeling among them that
should the Rodrd reject any Of the re-
turns with a view solely Of giving the
ascendancy to the Republicans, the Con-
s~ervatives would undertake to right
themselves by force Of arms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. Dec. T.-In the House
Lowe introduced q bill TO establish the
Judicial district Of Oklahama in the In
dian Territory referred. 9th, from the
Joint Committo on reception OF King
Kalakaua, reported o Recommendation
for his presentation to the House to-
morrow. Agreed to. The House then
wont into committee Of tho whole on
tho legislative appropriation bill.
Tweed Habess Corpused Again.
NEW YoRx, Deer l7.-wm. NJ. Tweed
was taken from prison 10 the Oyer and
Terminor Court ON hsbeas corpus this
morning, and the Warden's return was
traysrsed as to his sentence having sx-
PRED. and the illegality. Of subsequent
sentences imposed. for want Of jurisdio-
ton Of the Court which tried him, and
that the jury were not impaneled aceor-
ding to law. Counsel suggested that
they be allowed to state what their proofs
were, and then to hand them In and
have the Court pass upon them, have q
certioruri on the Esd, and get the case TO
the Court Of Appeals on the first Mon
day in January. The case was adjourned
tilt Tuesday next TO give the District At
torney time to consider whether he
would domur or join issue, and Tweed
was remandsd to prison.
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