Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-01-10

majority in the House. Finally, after
much scheming the committee advised
Kellogg and McEnery and their respect
i've adberents to settle if possible in this
manner To accept the resignation,
which he is willing to tender, Of Lieut.
Gov. Antoine, colored Republican, and
install Penn in his place. After this,
Pinchbeck is to be refuse seat in the
elected in his place. Penn will then be-
come Governor. None Of the other Off
GERS elected in 1872 are to be disturbed,
and McEnery is to be ignored.
sHEBIDAs's STATEMENT CONDEMNED.
New ORLEANS. Jan. "a full meeting
Of the Cotton Exchange to-day, unani-
mously adopted protest against the
allegations contained in Lieutenant Cen
eral Sheridan's dispatch Of yesterday to
the Secretary OF War, as being not only
false, but as evincing a spirit of partisan
malice instead Of the candor which
should characterize the utterauce Of an
officer commanding the army Of great
nation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Negotiations
for reciprocity treaty are rumored to
begin next week directly between Secre-
tary Fish, Chief Justice Allen and Henry
Carter, special Hawaiian commissioners.
New correspondence is opened with
Spain relative TO the Virginius indemni-
ty, and will likely be vigorously pressed
to conclusion.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Page
amendatory Of the homestead law. 1t
provides that homestead settlers on even
numbered sections within the limits Of
railroad grants which have been restored
to the public domain, shall be allowed to
take up an addition Of eighty acres with
ont residence thereon. Under the land
grant acts homesteaders within the lin
its are restricted to eighty acres each.
The Tennessee Legislature met at noon
yesterday. Lewis Bond was elected
Speaker of the House. The Senate took
ten ballots for President, without choice.
The senatorial election occurs on the
18th.
The evidence taken before the Con-
gressional Committee at Vicksburg, all
went to show that the negro rioters in
| the late disturbanc es acted under written
orders from ex-sherif Crosby.
The Secretary Of the Interior an
nounces some important rulings, among
them that homesteader who makes his
entry in good faith, has SIX months in
which to establish bis residence, and the
tract embraced in such entry is excepted
from grants to a railroad. Also that the
time homestead claimant was in mill
tary service OF tho Union during the late
war, should be taken as part Of the five
years in which a contest under section .
Of the homestead act could be COM
menced.
CASTELAR, has resigned the presidency
Of the commission TO the Centennial ex-
hibition, the chancellorship Of public in
struction and his university professor.
ship.
The funeral Of Ledru Rollins took
place yesterday, in Paris, and was wit
messed by upwards Of one hundred thou
sand people.
ALBANY, Jan. THE Assembly or.
lied to-day by the election of Jeremiah
MCGUIRE Of Chemung, as Speaker, and
Hiram Calkins, of New York, for Clerk
Both were candidates of the Tsmmany
caucus.
The United States ship Pensacola
now at San Francisco, has been detailed
to carry King Kalakaua to his home.
New YORK. Jan. 5.-The animal SALE
Of pews in Plymouth Church to-nigh
amounted to $1,000