Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-18
Eastern DISPATCHES.
Congregational Committees nt Work

AoStSAh OASod tShoSs
Congressional Committees nj Work.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Committee
on Public Lands this morning discussed,
without arriving at a definite conclusion,
a resolution asking the eYpediency of
granting the request OF the Russian and
Prussian Menmonites to purchase from
this Government compact body of land
sufficient to afford homes for 40, 900 or
$50, 900 of them.
The Senate Committee on Poblic
Buildings and Grounds have decided
that it will be inexpedient to consider any
new propositions for the erection of pub
lie buildings this year, and that the work
should be confined to those now in pro-
gress which are strictly indispensable.
The Senate Postal Committee heard a
continuation of the arguments of VIM.
Orion and G. G. Hubbard respectively,
opposing and advocating the postal tele-
graph bill.
Trouble in Teras--Governor Coke In
augurated.
The Acknowledgement received q dis
patch from the United States Marshal at
Austin Texas, stating the fact of Gov.
Coke'S Inauguration yesterday, and say
ing that armed men were guarding the
Executive officers. and other armed men
were holding possession of the legislative
hall. A conflict seemed inevitable, and
message from the Attorney General
might avert trouble. The Attorney
General replied that he could only ap-
peal to the parties to peaceably adjust
the difficulties if possible: that he had no
power to interpose force, nor had the
marshal any duty to perform in the
premises except to use his moral inAu-
ence.
The Chief Justiceship.
The Cabinet to-day discussed several
names mentioned in connection with the
Chief Justiceship. No important bust
ness was transacted.
New YORK. Jan. 1G.-Following is the
letter from Caleb Gushing which called
for Governor Andrews response:
NEwBURYPoRT, April %, 1861.
SRI beg leave to tender myself to
You in any capacity, however humble,
in which it may be possible for me to
contribute to the public veal in the pres
ent critical emergency. l have no desire
to survive the overthrow of the Govern
ment of the United States am ready
for any sacrifice to arrest such a catas
trophe, and ask only to be permitted
to lay down my life in the service of the
| Commonwealth and the Union.
l am, respectfully,
c. CUSHING.
To his Excellency, John A. Andrew,
Governor of the Commonwealth.
Great Excitement in Austin, Texas
The Mayor Arrested.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 16.-Great excite
ment prevails here this evening over the
arrest of the Mayor by some of Governor
Davis colored guards. One hundred
citizens rallied to the call, for assistance,
by the Sheriff, who came to rescue the
Mayor, and for a time trouble seemed
| imminent, but Davis informed the Sher
! if that the arrest was a mistake, and had
the Mayor released, subsequently all the
/ troops on both sides disbanded, causing
great rejoicing.
Railroad Accident in Pennsylvania.
PIrTsBUnG Jan. l6.-By the breaking
of wheel on a coal train of the Shannon
Railroad to-day, while crossing higl
trestle the train broke in two, and al
the cars were precipitated over 100 fee
to the bottom. George, a brakeman, ant
a boy on the car with him, were crushed
to death.
OTrUMwA, Iowa, Jan. ia fire here
early this morning destroyed half q blocl
of business buildings and three dwell
ings. Loss S25, 900.
The Woman Sufrra gists.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-In the Nationa
Woman's Suffrage Convention to-day
committee was appointed to act in con
junction with the local association of tn
District of Columbia in making Congress
give the suffrage to the women of tn
District. Miss Susan B. Anthony rea,
a petition to Congress, which was in
dorsed by the Convention, asking to b
relieved Of the sentence of the Court 70
voting for Grant and Wilson at the lat
Presidential election. resolution wa
unanimously adopted calling for the i'm
parchment Of Judge Hunt who sentence,
Miss Anthony. Vice President Wilson
being in the hall, was called on for
speech, but declined, on the ground tina
it was his physicians order. He said
however, that he long since came to tn
conclusion that his wife, mother and sis
tiers were as much entitled to vote as he
and he had not changed his mind.