Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-20
TELEGRAPHlC BREvITIES.

Pay Inspector Spaulding, the naval
officer whose clerk George NJ. Pinney
was. after being tried by court martial,
has been dismissed the service.
The ship Catalpa has arrived in New
York with the nine escaped Fenians who
were successful in boarding her oil the
coast Of New South Wales.
Generals Crook and Terry have effect
ed . junction and will move together
against the Sioux. When they met,
Crooks men were following large In
dian trail in tie direction of Powder
river. On a short consultation Of Gen
erals Terry aud Crook. the commands
were united and proceeded on the trail
Crook We. following. The Fifth In
fantry was detached from Terry 3 column
and ordered back to the stockade. with
instruction to take 10000 rstions, en-
bark on tho steamer Far West and patrol
the Yellowstone river as far as the
mouth of Powder river, and ascertain if
the Indians had succeeded in crossing
the Yellowstone, ard if not, they are to
prevent them. In the meantime Terry
will come down on them with the COM
bined commands and force = battle. 1t
is not positively known whether the In
dams are on Tongue river or Powder
river. Five hundred Crows volunteered
to join General Terry, and they were At
once ra,icned and forwarded to him.
They will be sent down the north side of
the river with General Miles command,
the Fifth Infantry.
General Rufus Ingolls has been Or
dered to take charge of the Quartermas-
ter's Department ut San Francisco.
Chicago, August ia Washington
special says the question OF moment 10
the friends of the Hawaiian treaty, to be
tested at the earliest possible moment, is
whether the law passed under the last
session of Congress is constitutional.
Under Section OF Article l. of the Con-
stitution is prohibition that no prefer
encs shall be given by any regulation OF
commerce or revenue to the ports of one
State over those of another. In this case
the Pacific States are given decided
preference. The opponents of the meas
ure say, in California people are permit
ted to receive free of duty precisely the
Same articles for viii h people of the At
lsntic coast are com psiled to pay Gus
toms revenue. The very fact that the
advocates of the treaty and the law say
these benefits are confined to California.
Oregon and Nevada. is strong point OF
the argument that the law is uncon' IL
tutional. A careful examination OF the
provisions of the treaty has been made
by Government officials who a.e OF the
opinion that the law is unconstitutional.
San Francisco, August 19.-From 8
until 9 o'clock THIS morning China
man in the last stRge of continent small
pox lay on the street at the corner OF
Pacific and Stockton streets. to the ter
TOR and disgust of passers by. He was
finally removed by employees Of the
Health Office.
Deaths by small pox for the last week
we're twelve. Sixty-two new cases are
reported. Five cases were brought TO
the notice Of the Health officer this
and one death.
Yesterday afternoon workmen EN-
ployed on building at the corner OF
Pine and Montgom-r. streets fell back
ward from the scatIoid. striking on his |
head and fracturing his skull. He Was |
conveyed to the German Hospital, where |
he died last evening.