Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-06
DEFERRED KILOGRAMS.

New YORK, August Sin the Gaynor.
Tilton case, Justice Riley delivered the
following opinion in crowded court
room in Brooklyn. He entertained the
complaint in this case and issued war
rant against the defendant, believing it
to be his duty to do so: II had no knowl-
edge of the complainant or his position
in the matter. Defendant was arrested
on that warrant and appeared before me
personally, and by counsel and com.
plainant also appeared at the same time,
when it was admitted by the complain
ant and thus made known TO me for the
first time that the complaint was not
made with the knowledge or consent of
the person alleged to be libeled. Now,
while it is true that libel is public
offense, it is also true that it is such an
offense of private injury inflicted upon
the individual libeled. Complaints of
this kind usually originate with the per-
son assailed, although it is not always
absolutely essential this should be so;
| and many cases occur where third per-
sons may interfere without mourning
odium or censure of any kind. As
public offense. however, it consists of in
jury done or threatened to the individual.
1t is hardly consistent with legal princi-
pie to assume crime from conversation or
publication, however virulent, when the
person therein mentioned, who is gener-
ally supposed to be the best judge OF
what effects his reputation, declines or
ON its to prosecute. Therefore, the per-
son mentioned in complaint is a citizen
of Brooklyn, to whom the courts are as
accessible as to the complainant. In
this case he has not seen fit to make any
| complaint, and does not unite in this
| prosecution; and / have concluded, at
this stage of the case, that it is my duty
to dismiss the complaint, not because
the complainant did not have the right
to make it, but because the person al
legged to have been libeled does not now
unite in this prosecution"
The conference of railroad representa-
tives at Saratoga has decided that equi-
table and uniform freight and passenger
tariffs should be established, and favors
the appointment of an umpire in great
railroad centers to settle questions in
| dispute. General Devereux, President
of the Atlantic and Great Western, says
the meeting was perfectly harmonious.
President Jacob Cox, of the Toledo,
Wabash and Western, said the meeting
was called not to raise present rates, but
to sustain them, and to provide against
the suicidal policy of commissions, re-
bates and drawbacks, which drain the
vitals of corporations. The Tribune
says the conference was held not to
equalize rates, but to resist what corpora
tons consider forthcoming encroach-
ments of Western Changers.
A Chicago Washington special says
that although General Williams, when he
left Washington, indicated to his per-
sonal friends that he desired rest, and
gave instructions to bis chief clerk not
to communicate on matters of business
unless, in his judgment, his action was
absolutely necessary, there have been
repeated inquiries made for him by dele.
cations from the South, beseeching some
small favors, and the chief clerk declin.
ing to have Mr.. Williams interrupted in
his recess, saw fit to refuse to tell them
where telegram would reach him.
This forms basis for paragraph which
is being sent from here stating that he ID
lost, and not even his wife or the Presi.
dent knows where he is sojourning.
CHICAGO, August IA special from
Washington says Attorney General Viii.
liams, who left Washington fortnight
ago, has not been heard OF since. though
the clerks have telsgraphed in all direc'
tons that delegations from the Southern
States are here awaiting him.