Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-03
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Securing Travellers Against Inesn
vsnieses ard Less.
NEW Yonx. August 3.-Arrangsmsnt'
are In progress to secure oil creditor
travelling abroad with letters Of credi
and circular notes on Duncan. Sherman
&Co. They probably will b paid q
the Union Bank. London.
seasdalsus Dsvslsposnts-Hsv
Bidwell 0st his Rsneh .
gsst His Placer Claims.
CHioioo. August 8. The Times
Washington special says the triangular
Gubsrnatorial Hsht in California prom
ises TO reveal some Of the secrets OF OH
cial Life In old time days. Each OF thu
candidates have agents in Washington
TO gather all information against ont
another that can be obtained from 70.
cords OF the Interior Department, and
the Developments will show the mos'
glowing frauds In California mining
lands. A short time ago Senator
Sargent charged General Bidwell
tho Independent candidate with having
gone TO Washington in 1858 In an appeal
In q certain land caso which he wished
10 have dismissed, and that no corrupt
~ used 10, 900 dollars 10 accomplish his
object. Tho truth Of tho question ID
that Bidwell was at Washington In 1858
on the mission herein before stated.
Judge Black. OF Pennsylvania, was, at
tho time. Attorney General and Z. II.
stanton. afterward. Secretary OF War,
held a subordinate position under him.
The law, in casss Of appeal, gave q dis
cretionary power to the Attorney Gem
sral by virtno OF his object dismiss all APP
poals II no saw dt rather than defend thom
before tho U. s. Supreme Court. Bid.
we'll employed his attorney, Montgomery
Blair and no worked ON the case faith.
fully, but Judge Black refused to dis.
miss the appeal. After a di~scourasing
law siege. friends advised Bidwsll TO
employ E. N. Stanton. When Blair
was informed Of this he was convinced
that In no legitimate way could no effect
the dismissal Of the appeal, and he with.
drew from the cass. Bidwell saw STAN
ton, and on his recommendation Harry
McGraw. q Pennsylvania lawyer, was
retained. A brief. which was actually
drawn by another party. though signed
by McGraw. was submitted TO Stanton
and by him to Black. Soon thereafter
the appeal was dismissed and Bidwell
went homo $4,000 shorter in his bank
account. Sargent Is now sorry that
no ever made this charge. II APP
pears that whilo ho was In tho
House OF Representatives he introduced,
and was mainly instrumental In having
passed. what Is known as tho "placer
Mining Bil." whilo defending II on
tho floor In debate. in the Conference
Committee, OF which he was . member,
no was charged with having q direct in.
tsrest In It's passage. The law OF 1896
limited the location OF lands to 200 feet
In individual cases, and 5000 feet to
corporations. SarRent's bill passed May
10, 1872. II amended the act Of 1896.
and gave squatters tho right 70 purchase
lands at $40 90 per mere. II appears
that Sargent had collected q valuable
tract Of land 10 which tho old mining
law did not give him a good title. One
OF the first duties ho performed WINS to
90 TO tho Interior Department with
his law partner (Jacobs). who
lives In Nevada, and cntor In
tho latter's name placer land 10 tho
amount OF over ono thousand acres.
Tho cost TO Sargent was q liitlc over two
hundred dollars, and after patents wero
obtained the firm held II OF $500, 900.
One Of Sargent's W appointses in the
Surveyor Generals Once In California.
stated that Jacobs had been offered In
London for q majority interest $l2o. 900.
Tho record OF the whole transaction has
been forwarden to California.
Kentucky EiectIons-I.arEs Rspub.
esn 0ains.
LoUIHvILLx. August "a special says
tho result Of tho election as far as
known. show largo Republican gaina all
over the State. Tho aggregate vote in
Louisville Is largely increased, showing
a reduced Democratic majority by more
than two thousand.
The o'Conneii Csutennary.
NV YoRK, Aug. "a London spe.
cial says that opposition TO tho proposed
ultramontane demonstration has In
creased. Earl Dcsart. IN Irish liberal,
has denounced the scctarian character OF
tho movement. Members Of the Dublin
amnesty association will parade in
mourning for the imprisoned Fepians.
Trouble Is apprehsndsd II Lord OLA
gan delivers the centennial Grafton.
There ars Indications Of serious distur.
Dances at the centenary.
The fussrai or Ex.Prssidcnt John.
GnrrSvrILx, Tenn, August ga
Nashville special says that o feeling ex-