Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-24

Pacific Railroads. There is nothing
more likely.
The President is hard at work incubat-
ing his message.
NEWS BY MAIL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Estimates for
the next fiscal year will be six or seven
millions below those OF last year, though
they will be somewhat in excess Of the
appropriations made last Winter.
THE SEAL FISHERIES.
H. X. Elliott has submitted his report |
of examinations among the seal and
other islands belonging to our Alaska
possessio ms, to the Secretaryof the Treas. |
ury. He finds that the only islands suit |
able for seal are those already occupied
two in number. On these islands there |
can be no furthes increase Of numbers.
On one small island, great number OF
Polar bears were found, where they had
been living for centuries, perhaps. undis.
turbed. Several were shot. and their
skins preserved, to be placed in the
museum OF the Smithsonian Institute.
There is no means of communication
with Alaska, but by the steamer Of the
Fur and Seal Company, which goes up
in the Spring and returns in the latter
part OF Summer.
Mr.. Elliott proposes several important
changes in the relation OF the Govern
ment toward the people OF Alaska.
The medical Office ct Pensacola navy
ward has reported to the Navy Depart
ment that all danger from yellow fever
has passed.
ARKANSAS.
The Cabinet was in session two and o
half hours to-day, during which the Ar
; kansas trouble was discussed at length,
j, and it was finally decided that there is
not now before the Government the ne
cessary information to enable it to take
any action in reference to the contro.
, versy in that State; hence TO notice will
> be taken of the proclamation recently
I received from V. V. Smith. claiming to
. be the Governor.
Governor Garland telegraphed to-day
+ to the President. from Little Rock, that
I be would resort to no force, unless forced
to it, Everything was quiet and Smith
was not to be found.
D CHICAGO, Nov. II. The Tribune,
: whose correspondent is at Little Rock,
says it has good reason for believing that
the dispatch to Senator Dorsey, Affirm
ing that reign of terror exists in the
State, is q fabrication ont VI whole
, cloth, and intended solely for political
effect.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. I7.-Gov. Garland
has received the following dispatch from
. A. B. Robinson, colored Sheriff Of Phil
lips county, dated Helena, 18th: THE
dispatch from Little Rock, stating thai
troops are being raised here to support
Smith, is false. Everything is perfectly
\ quiet" Robinson was elected under thu
3 new constitution by Republicans.
A bill has passed its third reading II
u the Arkansas Senate, authorizing tn,
r Governor to offer q reward of $1,000 70
9 the apprehension of the Smith party.
"a The President and Mrs. Grant gave
|. card reception at the Executive Man
Il sion this evening to Colonel Fred Gran
e and his bride. The attendance included
}, members of the Cabinet, Senators AM
I Representatives. army and navy officer
in full uniform, and members of the dip
= lomatic corps.
b President Grant and family, accompa
, | MED by the members of the Cabinet ant
Senators Sergeant and Logan with thei
ladies' and respective families and othe
u officials will attend the lecture OF DR.
t Tiffany at Baltimore on Saturday in tn
v interest OF the National Washington
; monument.
: THE SAFE BURGLARY CASE.
When the safe burglary case was re
IS sumed this morning. Judge Humphrey
'e inquired il Hayes was in court. and wa
informed that he went to New York Sal
urday night. The Judge said he ha
fully considered the subject and ha
written out his statement, which b
ne would submit. He then recited the ci
90 cumstances of the arrest of Hayes, whic
IS. =. he characterized as an extraordinary prt
VI ceeding, an attempt at lawnessness an
s, intimidation almost without preceden
A. The Secretary OF War received di
patch from General Sheridan, giving b
intimation that Santanta had been scr
u back to Texas, that he havd broken b
re parole; but that Big Tree was not r,
=. turned, as it was not certain that he WI
alike guilty in that respect.
40 ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 16.-The Ru
t. sian Government has issued another eli
Of cular note to the European nations. r,
@. questing to be informed OF the points
the portocol signed at the Brussels Coz
r. ference, which they desire revised
Of amended or omitted. 1t is also state
10 that another international conferenc
10 will be held next year.
W BEAVER, Nov. 1S.-Wm. H. Dame, il
10 dicted for participation in the Mountai
q Meadows massacre, was arrested th
r. morning in !eroyen, by Deputy U.
Marshal Stokes.
REPrIsE OF INDIANS.
HEAD OF NoRrH FORK OF McCLELLA
y CREEK, Texas, Nov. 8, via Fort Dodg'
IN Kansas, Nov. 16.-To-day near this SPIT
We Lieutenant Frank d. Baldwin, OF ID
~ fifth cavalry, commanding Q detachmeI
>. composed of Lieutenant 8. Overton
ssh S Sa%p1dy r. D. d hsu as7
d. airy, while on q scout had brilliant en-
), gagement with about 200 Cheyenne In
dams, who were before handsomel
). whipped by Captain H. Fainswortt
d sixth cavalry on the sixth inst. To-da
@ from half past eight a. m. to half-pas
!. one p. M, ninety eight men and how
itzer fought stubborniy and bravel
+ against over 200 Indians. After chargin
n their camps under CALLING fire, he cap
|. tured their whole outfit, driving the In
10 dams eight miles from the last position
. Of those SUCCESSFULLY taken by them
Lieutenant Baldwin captured two hall
10 starved girls. aged five and seven years
!. named Germon, whose father, mother
:. eldest sister and brother were murdere,
in Kansas while going to Colorado a. set
n tiers. and whose remaining sisters, age,
s. thirteen and fifteen. are yet held by tn
n Indians. Two desperate charges wer
!. made by the Indians tn regain them, bu
% they were repulsed and handsomel