Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-07
Eastern Dispatches.


Schurz delivers his eulogy upon Sumner.
It is currently reported that Secretary
Richardson has engaged passage for
Europe by the middle Of May, and pro-
poses to connect himself with a foreign
banking house.
At second meeting Of the creditors
Of Jay Cooke & Co. additional claims
were presented, amounting to $50, 200,
all secured by alleged collaterals.
A mass meeting Of prominent men was
held in Faueuil Hall this evening to pro-
test against imitation Of the currency. |
Resolutions were adopted setting forth |
the evils Of expansion, and the violation
of faith with the public creditor in delay
ing the redemption OF outstanding prom
Uses. The President was appealed to to
veto any laws not consistent with his
promises in his first official act. A COM
mittee was Appointed to cooperate with
committees for other places against infia
ton.
! On the tenth ballot for Senator Dawes
received s.; Hoar 10; Curtis GA; Adams,
Harlan and Banks votes each.
MEMPHIS, April 4.-While seven men
were loading a barge with sand at Fort
Pickering, this evening about quarter
Of an acre Of the bluff fell in, throwing
three Of them in a hundred feet of water,
the others barely escaping.
DAYTON, Ohio, April A contest for
municipal offices is raging between the
Prohibition and License parties The
result is doubtful.
PHILADELPHIA, April -Fennimore
ard Fox. conductors on the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad, on pleading guilty to en-
bezzleIneut, were each fined five dollars
and costs.
New ORLEANS, April 4.-In a duel
fought near here on Saturday with shot
guns loaded with single ball, at forty
PAGES, Arishides Bienvenue was shot
through the brain at the first fire, by S.
B. Hillups The latter was unhnrt.
CHEYENNE, April 4-F. II. Smith, one
: Of the Indian Commissioners, reached
/ here to-day from Red Cloud agency. He
says the actual number Of whites killed
T since January LIST by the Indians, is six.
8 He reports the troops at both agencies as
unmolested, and that at the Spotted Tail
I agency in particular. friendly relations
E with the Indians exist The commits.
i sioners held several councils at both
| agencies with hopeful results. About
T six thousand Ogallala Sioux, Arapahoes
$ and Cheyennes have registered, and re-
=. main at Red Cloud agency, and abou
1 four thousand Brule Sioux are at Spot
z ted Tail agency, and are expected to reg
lister next week. The commissioners sa,
n that the situation has been critical, bu
: that the published statements have beel
, exaggerated.
/. Reports from other sources say tina
the commissioners have seen none bu
old ration eaters, and that as soon as til
> grass grows the Indians will resume hos
- tilities.
WASHINGTON, April Adams offere
y a resolution instructing the Commute
on Indian Affairs to investigate all fraud
: unfairness and irregularities connecte
q with the Indian administration in tn
!, fiscal year 1894. Referred.
t Butler asked leave to report from th
Judiciary Committee n bill to prever
maladministration in the civil service {
the United States by officers againi
whom impeachment has been presented
The bill provides for suspension OF a
such officers until their discharge frol
such impeachment, and for the perform
' ance of their duties by persons proper
. appointed as in case Of vacancies. 4
explained that the bill was intended
!, cover such cases as Uunited States Judt
Durell's, OF Louisiana, of whom
was alleged that as soon as
We could hold Court long enough
y clear up the business of his friends
will resign. Morry, OF Louisiana. o
of jected to the reception Of the bill, al
the House went into Committee on Il