Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-10-10

CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-The Tribun.'s New
Orleans special, says the address of tbs
representatives, of the colored men to tbe
people of Louisiana is looked upon "a An
overture to the Conservatives, and dec.
laration OF the intention to no longer h..
controlled by the personal adherents nj
Kellogg. Among the officers of the meet.
ing were the most distinguished of The
colored race in the State. Senatos
Pinchback, Superintendent of Edncs.
ton, Brown, Treasurer; Dubicliet. Col
james Lewis. b. d. Joubert. Senato,
Gladin, and indeed, nearly every we'll
known colored man in the city. The
resolutions adopted are ofthe same tenor
as the address, and committee of fifty
was authorized to be appointed by the
Chair. to confer with the Government in
regard to the specific evils complained Of
ana with any committee of citizens who
might desire TO exchange views with
them.
Burke and Packard have resigned
from the Advisory Board, Packard on
account OF the pressure of outside work.
and Burke, because he had been nomi,
mated to office by the Conservatives.
The Attorney General of Wisconsin
has stipulated with the ATTORNEYS of tba
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Company to unitedly ask the United
States supreme Court to take up the
railroad case appealed from the United
States District Court at Madison. and
set it down for trial ON the 10th day of
December next. An earlier trial was an.
ticipated, but the State attorneyfound IL
impossible to prepare and attend the
hearing prior to December. The motion
will be made in Washington BY B. G.
Cook, OF this city, who goes east for that
purpose in few days. -.
NEW York, Oct. 9.-The boat race b. :
tween Biglin and Teneyck, was rovea
this morning and won by Biglin. !.
Massey, the celebrated billiard player,
has arrived from Europe, accompanied
BY n. vignand, the greatest billiardist Of
France. :
CHICAGO. Oct. 9.-The Inter- Ocean,
Washington special says that some weeks
since the President announced his inten-
ton OF sitting out the unfit men among
the Federal o9ice-holders in the South,
This subject has been made q matter of
serious and prolonged consultation be.
tween Secretary Bristow, Postmaster
General Jewell and the President. These
officers had found out and 90 reported
to the President. that the rule Of the
Senate which virtually places the whole
patronage OF the State in the hands Of a
Republican Senator by allowing him
some control in regard to all confirma.
tons. had resulted in some OF the States
in forcing many of the most unfit men
upon the public service. It was agreed
that prompt and vigorous measures
must be taken to remedy this evil, and
it was decided that searching investiea-
ton should DO made and changes should
follow wherever it was found that they
were demanded, and that hereafter the
responsibility Of rejecting fit men should
be thrown upon the Senate. The first
of these investigations has just been
completed. The State selected for OK.
animation was Texas, where confirma.
tons have all been under the control Of
Senator Flanagan. Special Agen,
Woodward, of the Postoffice Service, and
Internal Revenue Agent Gorgin have
just returned from thorough examina
ton of the postal and treasury services
as administered in Texas. The results
are of a startling character, and genera
removal is expected as soon as the Presi
dent returns. The chief irregularities o
the Postmasters have been in constant,
| giving certificates of the performance o
mail service on routes where little, i
any, mas been performed; also, in givini