Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-09

EASTERN DISPATCHES.
tsrsc,AL TO THE OLD NIL DAILY xrvs,
DOMESTIC NEWS.
An Important Inquiry.

An Importans Inquiry.
New Yoxx. Nov. "a dispatch from
New Orleans dated yesterday. says q
very sharp letter to the War Depart
msnt has been written by President Or
ton Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, demanding why in a time OF
peace their wires were cut, and the mat
ter has been referred to Gen. Emery for
report. Emery some days ago institut-
cd inquiries. but to-day detailed Gen.
Henry A. Morrow by order Of the De-
partmsnt to proceed there and make a
special inquiry into all the circum-
stances.
An Important Journalistic Change.
CHICAGO, November 9.-The Tribune
this morning appears under the manage
ment Of Hon. Joseph MediIl, and as a
Republican paper. In al address to the
readers Of the papers, Mr.. Medill brief
ly rscites the many causes that led
to his retirement from the Tribune, and
speaking Of the difference between him.
self and Mr.. White says "they were al
ways political. not personal" and adds:
my predecessor has pursued the course
which he believed to DO the path Of
duty, with a courage which challenged
the respect OF those who condemned 1t,
and supported his views with nm ability
which sxtorted their admiration, and he
leaves his editorial chair after having
achieved a national reputation. The
readers Of the Tribune will naturally
desire to bs informed at the outset Of
the probable line OF conduct Of the Tr-
b'ns under the change Of management
a full explanation cannot be given on
the instant. Mems opinions and actions
are more or less Influenced and con-
trollsd by tho circumstances which sur
round them. and always by unforeseen
causes. but this much may now be safely
promised. The Tribune hereafter
will be as it formerly was
when undor my direction an indie
pendent Republican journal. 1t will be
the organ OF no man, however high; no
clique or ring, however influential; nor
faction, however ianatical or demon.
strative. 1t will give the Republican
party and its principles a hearty and gen.
srous support, and will c%ritieise the
actions and records Of Republican lead
ers IN fearlessly as in days OF yors."
Hs declares HIS firm belief that the
errors Of the party and misconduct OF
its agents can be corrected only within
the party itself. As to political news
papers, he says; "a political newspaper,
to be Of service to the public, must give
n party the preference, and while
The Democratic party embraces many
excellent and worthy members, who
would be an honor to any organization,
yet I sincerely believe tho Republican
party comprises a much larger proper
ton OF the intelligent and educated
classes OF the moral worth and business
enterprise, as well as Of the patriotic el-
sments OF the Nation; and, therefore,
the government Of the country and civil
rights OF the poor and weak can DO more
safely and prudsnty committed to its
keeping, than to that Of its antagonists
whose past history and antecsdents fur
nish so much cause for misgivings and
dread Of its future behavior.
The Maine s~snatership.
The Lnier-Ocedn's Washington special
says some OF Speaker Blaine's friends,
much to the discomfort Of those OF Ham
lin, are intimating that the former may
enter the list with the latter. Friends
Of Hamlin admit that Blaine would
mako a good run.
Candidates for speaker.
The names most frequently used by
Democrats in connection with the
spsaksrship Of the next House, are
Fernando Wood. Samuel Randall Of Pa,
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