Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-16
Damaging disclosures Against
Judge Darrell.

Damaging Disclosures Against
Judge Darrell.
CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-The Inter Oceans
Washington specials say that the testi-
mony taken by tho House Judiciary
Committee. In New Orleans, during
recess, regarding Judge Durell, Is very
damaging to that official. Among I'M
portant points OF the testimony are the
following In regard to the midnight
order. as 1t Is termed, Issued by Judge
Durell, BY which Mechanics Institute
the place Of meeting Of tho Leglsla-
ture, was seized. 1t came out that the
order was Issued on Durell's own mo
ton and without tho knowledge OF
either attorneys acting In the matter.
In other words, Durell made a motion
for this order before himself rs Judge,
aud In the latter capacity Issued IL. 1t
also appeared that Durell made two
orders In regard to II Of his familiar
friends, for the purpose OF throwing
the chief business Of bankrupt cases
Into his hands. Tho first order was
one directing that In all bankruptcy
cases this sp, cial friend, named Nor
ton, should be asslgned, except where
the creditors appointed some other
person. Lest this appointment Of other
persons should, after a time, take busi-
meas out Of Norton's hands, 1t was fur
Their provided In tho order that he
should act as assignee In all the latter
class OF cases. When trouble arose
about the excessive fees, Durell made
another order, to tho effect that no
complaints about fees or papers look
ing to procuring a remedy for Excess
sive fees should be filed unless ifty
dollars was first deposited. This, Of
course, greatly lessened formal COM
plants about the rates liked by Norton.
There Is much evidence tending to COLI
meet Dureli with Norton's excuses,
aud on this the case for Impeachment
will mainly rest.
Indian Matters.
The prospect OF Mr.. Kasson's bill
for restoring the jurisdiction Of Indian
affairs to the War Department, Is con-
sijrred good. The bill provides that
the Secretary Of War shall have the
same powers and jurisdiction after the
lst Of July next, now possessed By the
Secretary Of the Interior, In relation
to all the acts Of the Commissioners OF
Indian Affairs that officers Of the
army shall take the places OF superin.
tendents, agents, sub agents, etc.,
whenever the Secretary shall see fit
that said army officers shall be charged
with all the duties OF Indian agents
without extra compensation. The
bureau Is to b. under the direction Ct
a Brigadier General. Contracts for
transportation are to be made In the
same manner as In the army, and
special licenses to traders may be with
held or regulated by the Secretary In
accordance with laws relating to the
same.
Held for Trial.
NEW YoRK, Jan. l6.-Seventy Of
the persons arrested during the attack
Of the police on the crowd In Tomp-
kins Square, have been held for trial.
One Of the Communists Is aged fifteen,
and others Of those arrested, say they
are neither Communists nor In sym
patty with them, and had no inten-
ton Of violating the law when attack.
ed by the police.
VIII Accept.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1G.-A dispatch
says that Senator Conkllng has been
Informed that the President will NOM
mate him for Chief Justice, aud adds
that he will accept.