Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-06
Geographic Dispatches
SPECIAL TO THE pIocHE' DAILY ACCORD.
Eastern Dispatches.
The Bill of Exceptions I'm Tweed's Case
-.NatIonaI Reform Association.

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expected in few days.
PIrrsBuRG, Feb. 4--The Annual Con-
vention Of the National Reform Associs- |
ton, whose main object is to secure the
recognition of God in the Constitution,
met here to-day. Delegates were present
from nearly every State, representing all
evangelical denominations. Addresses
upon the object of the association were
made by a number Of clergymen and
others.
National Grange in Session.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. THE Seventh An
nual Session of the National Grange of
the Patrons of Busbandry met at the
Southern Hotel. Masters of State
Oranges Of 80 States and two Territories
were present. The meeting was entirely
secret, and the proceedings were furn-
ishei by the committee only.
Frauds Held TO Bail---To Suppress the
Indian Liquor Traffic.
New York, Feb. 4.-Judge Bennett,
in Brooklyn, to-day, held Vanderworken,
Hawley and Sanborn to bail in $4,000
each for alleged frauds upon the Revenue
Department. They will appear for trial
the first Wednesday in March.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Secretary
Of the Interior has submitted to the
House proposed amendments to the In
dian intercourse bill Of 1915, designed to
abolish the liquor traffic among the In
dians. Heavy penalties are provided for
any infraction of the law against such
traffic
Gen. Harney's Opinion Of Indian
Affairs.
Gen. Harvey, the veteran Indian
fighter, was before the House Military
Committee to-day, and gave an opinion
in reference to the Indian matter. He
thinks if the Indians are treated fairly
there will never be any need of trouble
with then. He never knew but two in
stances in which they violated treaty.
These were in cases where treaties had
grown old and the chiefs who made them
died before they were sought to be en-
forced by the Government. Indian
troubles were principally caused by
whisky dealing and dishonest agents.
The General, in reply TO the question how
whisky sellers could be suppressed, IN
hesitatingly responded by shooting or
hanging them. He was decidedly Of the
opinion that the management of Ind-
ans would be much more efficiently and
honestly conducted by army officers than
by civilians, unless army officers had
changed very much since he knew them
Racing in Georgin--Earl RusseI's Let
ter to Sir John Murray.
SAVANNAH. Feb. 5.-At the meeting
OF the Jocky Club yesterday, in the first
hurdle race of two miles was won by
Thread Latch Second race, Tenbroecke
stakes, one mile, for three year olds, wa:
won by Flower Girl; time. :531I. Thirt
race, two-mile heats, won by BESSIE
Lee in two straight heats; Jim 'Hintor
Cd; Fireball dstanced-time, 3:564'
1851.
New YORK, Feb. Earl Russell il
letter to Sir John Murray on the rela
tons existing between Rome and Ger
many, says: THE very same principles
, which bound me to ask for equal free
dom for Roman Catholics, Protestan
! Dissenters and Jews, bind me to protes
against the conspiracy which aims a
/, combining the German Empire in chains
| never it is hoped to be shaken off.
| hasten to declare with all friends of free
: dom, and | trust with a majority of til,
English nation, that l could no longe
call myself lover Of civil and religion
liberty were l not to proclaim my sym
, pathy with the Emperor OF Germany il
the noble struggle in which he is Ell
: gagged. We have nothing to do with tn
,, details of German laws. They may b.
+ just-they may be harsh-we can onl
/ leave it to the German people to decid
, for themselves, as we have decided 70
,, ourselves. At all events we are able t
, see that the cause of the German EN-
peror is the cause OF liberty and tn
cause of the people the cause Of slavery.
,, Remains of the Siamese Twins.
A Richmond dispatch says the bodie
Z of the Siamese Twins are now on thei
r way to Philadelphia, in charge of tn
, medical commissioners recently sen
from that city. The widows mad,
, autopsy conditional that the remains c
their late husbands should not be un
necessarily mutilated.
. Expenditures of the War Depa rtment
= WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The War De
partment has prepared statement show
ing that, from April ~, 1861, to Augu;
, 20, 1866, the disbursements by the arm
S paymasters were Sl0,945, 900. Th
t whole number of paymasters employe
was 54l number whose accounts al
q closed, 1856 open, l54; with cash ba
l., ances unpaid amounting to $76S x
4 Some of these are in suit and Others a,
considered worthless.
Roberts, of New York, and Hamilton
OF New Jersey, were appointed on th
: committee to investigate the affairs {
n the District of Columbia in the place {
9 Hale, of New York, and Clymer, excuse
:. because already on committees.
e The Duty on Iron.
s PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-The America
d Iron and Steel Association met hel
. to-day. The report Of Secretary Delar
IS says it is the plain duty of Congress
y repeal the Act of 1872 requiring du