Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-25
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Arfsonn Mining News.

Arfaons Mining News.
PRESCOTT, Feb. 25.-We hear of rich
and new discoveries being made In
Bradshaw and Walnut Creek districts.
Some San Francisco mining experts
are examining the War Eagle mine
with view of purchasing.
FLORENCE Feb. "a The Lazy Bob
mine, near this place, turned out 232
ounces of pure silver from 235 ounces
of ore. No new discoveries, but most
of the present locations are being
worked. The Silver King mine is
steadily and profitably shipping ore to
San Francisco via the Gulf.
McKee's New Trial.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25th.-Im the Unit
ed States Circuit Court to day Colonel
Hatch, counsel for Mckee, filed an af.
fidavit in support of the motion for .
new trial. Some editorials in the Re-
publican, which were claimed to have
served to prejudice the case against
defendant, were also filed. The afi.
davit mentioned is by Watson Foster,
of Pike county, Mo-, who charges II.
f. Summers, juror on the Mckee
trial, with having prejudged by stat
ing, previous to the trial, that he be-
lieved Mckee guilty, and that he was
the biggest toad in the puddle. The
Court ordered defendant to have leave
till the 5th of March to give addition
al affidavits. The prosecution has till
ten days thereafter to answer the same
and the defendant until the Goth of
March to file the testimony in rebuff
| tal
| eovf uan n Naxv-
| SALT LAKE, Feb. 25th.-The Demo-
cratic Central Convention was held
this evening for the purpose of affect
| ing the organization and adopted
resolutions arraigning the Republican
party for disregarding the Constitu-
tional obligation ; demanding the
| separation of church and state, that
| the existence of the Democracy in
| proach to the present Government.
Radical reformation in Utah and mu-
nicipal administration is demanded.
| New York News.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25th.-The cold
snap has abated considerably to-day.
Thermometer 29.
In the Tweed civil suit to-day. Gov.
| Tilton was placed on the witness
stand to testify, remarking upon the
investigation of frauds against the
city in 1870, he gave his recollection
| of Garvey, Tweed & Co. Quite large
crowd gathered to hear him testify,
although nothing important was de-
| veloped.
Louisiana. -HH
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25th.-In the
| House to-day resolution was adopted
that committee of seven be appoint
ed to investigate the charge against
Gov. Kellogg, and to ascertain if the
| charge is true, and if so to prepare ar
ticles of impeachment. Speaker ap-
pointed Young, Kidd, Wiltz and JEFF
freys, Democrats, and I.oviss and De-
mar, Republicans.
Mississippi.
| JACKSON, Feb. 25.-The legislative
committee will probably report in fa-
| vor or impeaching Gov. Ames. The
| charges are eleven in number.
Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25,-The Presl-
dent sent the following nominations
| to the Senate this afternoon: Warren
Mexico; Thos. B. Eatner to be U. s.
lector of Internal Revenue of Nebras.
ka.
Beccher.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 26th.-Now that
| the Advisory Council has closed and
its results have been given to the pub
lie, Brooklyn experiences u feeling Of
relief. The verdict by the Council on
the questions therefore is the subject
of general discussion and comment.
| The Eagle says the Council really
leaves matters where they were
| with the advantage to Plymauth
Church, and that it sustained her on
] every point. We think the effect up
on the doubtful will be to gravitate
| them to the Beecher side. Those who
| have made up their minds against
| Beecher's innocence are not likely to
be changed. There is not apparently
the slightest probability that any in
what this one Gid.
| Arrested.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25th.-A broker,
F. H. Eccles, was arrested yesterday,
on warrants issued out by the Ohio
Valley Bank of Wheeling, Virginia.
on charge of fraud. Eccles, it is al
legged, decamped and went to Canada
with about $4,000 belonging to the
bank entrusted to him to purchase
government bonds.
| Babcock.
| NEW YORK, February 26th.-A spe-
| cial to the Tribune from Washington
says Babcock will retire from the
White House, and probably be con-
tinued on duty in Washington as Ma
| jor of Engineers and Superintendent
| of Public Buildings and Grounds, and
also as Chief Engineer OF government
| works.
Levi p. Luckey, who is In reality
the Presidents. Private Secretary, will
also retire.
\ Another effect of the Babcock trial
will be the speedy displacement of Dis
trict Attorney Dyer.
/ 1t is understood that Babcock in or
der to remove from his reputation, as
an army officer, all stain incident to
his accusation, indictment and trial,
will demand an immediate investiga-
tion before the Military Court of In.
| quiry.
| Boyton.
/ NEW ORLEANS, Feb. Goth. Capt.
/ Royton cOmpleted his one hundred