Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-01

NEw YoRx. Oct. Firth aud Hinch-
man, dealers in building materials.
failed yesterday; liabilities, $3.50 as
sets Sll ZOO.
A man. giving the name Of Charles
Adams Of Buffalo. yesterday bought o
cargo Of grain for So, 1916. paid for II by
q certified check on the Bank Of New
York for $50. 900. aud received q check
for the difference. when Beecher aud
spraguo bethought themselves to en-.
quire as 10 the commences OF the Ger.
tiacate. which was found TO DO q skillful
fraud. Adams escaped without securing
the amount Of change.
Libel suit AEaisss PIT. Rarnum.
CINCINNATI, Oct. LIN the Common
Pleas Court yesterday. the Americas
Racing Association and international
Hippodrome commenced suit against p.
T. Darnun for $50, 900 damage for libel
against plaintiffs, In that defendant
since tho goth OF May. 1876, had en-.
dsavored 10 break down and ruin plain.
tiffs in their business, and laborsd and
spent large sums Of money in his efforts.
Oregon Indians Changing Their
Homes.
CHICAGO. Oct, Ia Washington
special says q clause In the Indian ap-
preparation bill Of last session author.
lied the Secretary Of the Interior to re-
move oil bands Of Indians located on
the Alsea and Siletz reservations In Ore
gon and set apart to them. by an ex-
ecutive order December 81, 1866, and
locate them on a defined part Of the
public lands bounded north by the
Solomon river and west by the Pacific
Ocean. and those lands wero made o
permanent reservation for them. whilo
by the same act tho rest Of the Alsea
and Siletz reservation was opened to
settlers. There was. however. q proviso
that the Indians should not be removed
without their consent. BENZ. Simpson.
Special Indian Agent. was detailed to
eudeavor TO effect the removal aud yes
terday ho telegraphsd the Commissioners
Of Indian Affairs from Portland. Oregon,
that he had made satisfactory arrange.
ments with all tho Indians and that
they were now moving to the now rsser.
walton. As soon as the fact Of their re-
moval is officially communicated the
land will be thrown open to the settle
ment under the homestead and pre-
emption acts.
How E~x.sseretary DeIans We're
Himself Out In the Public Ser-
Vice.
Columbus Delano, in his letter to the
President. assigns rs easons for his
resignation, tho ~exhausting labor which
fidelity to his duties has demanded. An
examination Of the official career OF
Delano shows that no has furnished one
OF the most conspicuous illustrations OF
aSsenteeism ever known In the Govern
ment service. A careful scrutiny OF the
OF time devoted by Secretary
Delano to the Government business In
Washington during tho period no was
shows that the time no was
in Washington is exactly two years, n
month. aud seventeen days; that Is ~
per cent. OF the period Of his admins
or considerably less than half
the time. The compensation paid to
Mr.. Delano during the timo he was alb
sent from his duties, aggregated &c..
933.
the Customs ReEuia.
tions for r'assengers' Haggaxc.
Tho Secretary OF tho Treasury while
in New York has been inspecting the
operation Of the new regulation for er-
Of passengers baggage. He
has determined upon some minor
changes, which will doubtless DO intro.
At all points the difficulty Ia
inspections are made on deck when
the steamers land. The delay incident
to this waiting Is often a great hardship,
particularly to Indies. Bristow directs
to erect a waiting house for this pur.
pose, ut which he will compel steamers
to land. Supervising architect Potter
has been summoned to New York to
consult about a plan for the houses.
Modest Demands OF the sioux for the
black Hills.
NEW York. October Ia special from
the Red Cloud Agency says the Council
on tho Goth instant with an aban.
donmsnt OF negotiations by the Com.
missioner with the acquiescence Of the
Indians. who again made speeches, ask.
ing as return for tho Black Hills that
nation DO supported for two hun.
dred years. They also wanted cattle.
guns, clothing, horses, farms, houses,
and furniture. They would
also return the foot Of the hills.
suspect Rsul Play.
NEw YoRK. October 1. - Several
friends Of tho late DR.. Portions, drown.
cd at Sea Cliff. have created q sensation
by making charges that Portions was
foullY dealt with. They have addressed
letter to the District Attorney Of
Queens county. demanding an investi-
CATION, and claim that tho Coroner's ir.
quest was held by IN incompetent of.
Ger in an indecent place, and was illegal.
Mr.. benjamin. who was in the capsizcd
boat, was seen near shore In shallow
water, and has not been sosn
since. Portions forehead boar marks
Of a blow or injury. The men were
quarrelling and q watch Ia missing.
AZ ,ok ALI III. raaouarN TINT