The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-01-08

Hon. Caleb Gushing has been appointed
Minister IL Spain and will be read, Ia sail
in about ,wo wrrks His appointment will
b. conf rmed b, the Senate wihou. being re
ferred
The Virginius is reported IN have sunk of
Cape Fear. near Wilmington North Carolina.
while en- route from Cuba I" New York.
.John +. Patterson the man i'm whose name
the Nireinus registered takes issue with
the decision of Attorney General Williams in
the MATER al the Nireinius
Mrs Ben Holiday is dead.
The Spanish steamer, Araples is still de-
tanned a, New York.
An explosion of coal dust in Contra Costa
county. Cal. burned nine men seriously
The Spanish government has ordered cener
nj Burri-l I" appear at Madrid Ia answer
charges against him.
The lower Columbia river il open, and
steamers are running rs fnr rs Portland again.
Castelar, will soon reconstruct his cabinet
The Portuguese government has abolished
the c"oi- trade.
Federal Revenue officers recently destroyed
twenty five illici; di.tillcries in Tennessee.
tits rumored that the United States war
steamer, Franklin. fuundered at sea and all on
board werc lost.
A Methodist church has just been opened in
| The Sacramento Record says Caleb Gushing
| is instructed to propose to the government ri
Spain. policy Of political reform. which shall
include the immediate abolition Of slavery in
Cuba.
| The Havana papers say the government OF
the United States sunk the Vircin,us. and the
Spanish papers say we are afraid of Spain
know her strength to" well to make any de-
mands upon her to which she may not be in
clined to accede-and the present aspect of nf
fairs would surely impress n casual observer
with that view of matters just now.
Ralph Keller, New York Tribune CORES.
pondrnt has mysteriously disappeared from
Cuba. and Captain General J"uvclar has ar
dercd strict inquiry into the reasons III his dis
appearance to be- made.
The Pacific coast men were entirely ignored
in the makeup Of the Committee on Indian Af
fairs but a South Carolina negro was put on
What could be more farcical than this' An oh.
scure country darkey totally and irremediably
ignorant Of Indians and everything relating IA
them. given place upon committee on Indian
affairs. and every Man who could reasonab. J
be supposed to know anything of Indians. their
wrongs. their necessities. their ontrages, and
our duties and obligations toward them, exclu
ded from such committee:
Mr. Nes,nith has introduced bill in Con.
gress for the purchase Of $40 acres of land in
Idaho Territory for reservation for the Ne,
Perez Indians. 1t seems to us this would be q
small homestead for an many people.
Montana has Historical Society, Just q,
Idaho should have.
No progress has yet been made in the cnse o.
General Howard. charged with defnlcation.
Ben Butler has ut last GIT into the civil right,
bill business. He has introduced bill provid
ing for fine Of not less than ono hundred, mol
more than FIVE thousand dollars ine for any dis
tinctions made against persons on account o
color. in hotels, salouns. public schools, publ,
conveyances, cemeteries or benevolent associa
tons.
! The Wisconsinitcs are fearfally exercised