Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-08

EAT r = N.
AI...n. Carried by The democrats.

MOblLf. Aukust INV eou"t. bts'
1,5O0 Democratic majority. The election
was quiet.
MONTGOMERY. August democratic
gains everywhere warrant the statement
that the Democrats have $4,000 majority.
MANY counties heretofore Republican
send Democrats TO the Legislature,
Seven Congressional districts are Demo
cratic and one Republican. Everything
peaceful.
The Ali.Importans school Ques'
tfon.
WASHINGTON, August THE substi'
into offered By Sargent to-day for the nom
sectarian school amendment 10 the Con-
stitution proposed by the House OF Repre-
~sentatives. is As follows:
Article XVI. There shall be maintained
in each State and Territory . system Of
free COMMON schools, but neither the
United States or any State or Territory,
county or municipal corporation shall Aid
In the support Of a school wherein the pc
culiar tenets % any religious demonins'
ton are taught.
srcrioS II. Congress shall have pow
or To enforce this Article by appropri'
ate legislation.
Frelinghuysen's proposition. also sub
mitted as = substitute. Il In the following
terms:
No State shall make any law rcspecting
an establishment Of religion or prohibit
ing the free exercise thereof. No public
property and no money raised by TAXATION
In any State or Territory or District, OF
derived from public lands or other public
source, shall be appropriated TO = school
educational or other institution that Is un'
der the control az any religious sect or de-
nomination., ar to promote Its Interest
nor shall any public money, land or prop
erty BE- divided between religious sscts OF
denominations.
The substitute proposed by Senator
Christiancy il ~ follows: No State shall
make any Law respecting the establishment
Of religion or prohibiting the FREQ exercise
thereof: nor shall Congress, o any State,
raise by TAXATION, donate or appropriate,
any money or property for the support Of
any church or religious society, nor for
the support or aid of n theological
school or seminary, OF any school or sem
mary TRACKING peculiar religious doe
trines. or subject In any respect 10 the
control or direction ~ any church. re-
ligious society. sect or denomination; and
no special or UNCONVENTIONAL system oi
religion or religions belief shall In any
State or Territory. or In the District OF
Columbia. constitute any part or course Of
study or instruction In any school 81 learn
ing supported wholly or In part by taxa
ton or by donation of any money or prop
erty by any State or by the United States.
THE Public Debt Payable in CECILIA"
wAsHSoroS. August 7.-Attention has
been directed 10 the declaration In Tildrn's
letter Of acceptance that the interest on
the public debt Is payable In gold. The
statutes have been carefully examined by
Senator'S and Representatives. and no su'
thority il found by them for any loan. tho
principal or interest Of which IL payable
exclusively in gold. "Coin " Ia the term
usesl on all occasions. Sherman, Chair
man of tho Finance Committee, who has
been consulted. says no Law has ever been
passed binding the United States TO pay
In gold but. on the contrary, both princi'
pal and interest Of all bonded indebted
ness was originally made payable In coin,
The Funding Act Of July, 1870, under
| which the new bonds have been issued,
| makes them payable in coin of standard
valnc OF the date Of that Act.
The Indian War.
ST. PArL. Mimi. August IA Bismarck
| special Of to-day 10 the Piosser Press aad
irib..s saws: The steamer Carol arrived
| this morning from General Terry's camp,
having on board General Forsythe and
| twenty sick aud wounded soldiers. The
| Carol, on her way up. when near the
mouth OF Powder river. found Indians on
both aides OF the river. and for two and q
half hours they kept up q running FIRE on
| tho boat. only wounding. however. one
soldier slightly. The steamer Far West,
| after leaving Buford for Terry's camp,
found her loaded too heavy and discharged
part Of her cargo, principally grain, about
seventy miles from Buford. On her re-
turn for the balance Of the cargo tho In
dams were found to have destroyed most
Of the grain. and at this point tho Indian.
attacked tho Far West. She had on board
| Colonel Moore. with three companies Of
soldiers. The Indians stood on both
banks Of tho river. and with oaths dared
the Colonel with his troops TO leave The
boat and land. A fow shells were fired
from q ~i2.pounder. which scattered the
Indians, and they disappeared from the
south bank. Dave Campbell. pilot Of The
Far West, with two scouts. then landed
and went to reconoitre, but found that tho
Indians were e~ndeavoring TO cut them Cd
from the boat. Then began an exciting
race for the boat. The horse OF ~ scout
Jagged and WAS shot. aud his rider wa
soon after killed, by the same Sioux who
shot the horse. Campbell and companion
turned TO rescue him from tho scalping'
knife. which they did by killing the In.
dian. FINALLY, Grant Marsh. Captain Of
the Far West, with fifteen soldiers, despite
the orders Of Colonel Moore. went 10 as
sist the party. Moore threatened TO court
martial these men. but did not do so. His
conduct Ia denounced as cowardly.
General Terry has fsllea hack eighty
miles from his camp on the Big Horn and
h. now near the mouth Of the Rosebud.
Prairie fires envolop the surrounding
country for miles and Terry finds grazing
sc,rc.. A scout from General Crook GOT
there August 2d in a destitute condition.
crool Vas seyenty.dye miles away then,
~ ,hs InJi.n. were barra,sinr him. Az
~ s,,smnted 40 reach Terry he Indians
ni.taJ AZ nj. men. stole 6i. stocl and
tcn, Ma march down 10 about aix mile
- The men In bo,b command are
rasi much Ji.hesy,snsd h yellow.
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