Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-16
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL 70 rnr eolD nn.r BABY srs
DOMESTIC NEWS.
au,pcc,.d Y.rger Arrested.

irouo VI hehbse
Central, Buffalo ard Erie Railroad. and
the Western Union Telegraph Company
has been arrested here.
lest ~ Ses.
The ship j. 8. Hatfield from Phil
adelphia for Bremerhaven, was discover
ed OF sea dismnsted and w~aterlogged BY
the bark Fioia, which sent Oh . boat,
but IL could not get alongside. Three
men jumped overheard. n Of which
was drowned and two were picked up.
The remainder OF the crew could make
no effort to save themselves. being or
hausted for want OF food and wator.
The Floka hove to from @ o'clock In the
evening until the following morning, but
during the night tho vessel went down
with all on board.
Cutting Down salaries.
Tho Committee on Appropriation yes
,srday had under consideration q bill re-
fcrring to Territorial Governments. 1t
was decided to cut salaries down to war
figures. that is. to what they were before
the increase four years ago. This will
make the pay Of Governors $4,000 in
stead OF $1,000; Judges, $4,000 instead
Of 50, 900. and Secretarys. $4,000 In
stead Of $4,000.
Prospects or she Texas Pacific Biii.
CHICAGO, Feb. lG.-A Times Wash.
special says. to-day the Commit
tee OIL tho Texas Pacific Railroad will
take action on SCOTS scheme, and form
n careful canvass Of the COMMITTEES.
There is no doubt that the committee
will report fsvorably ON the bill. Tho
rumors to tho effect that the committee
will tic on the question being far from
There will be q majority Of
three, at least. Of the thirteen members
OF the caucus as shown by the COM
OF the caucus committee sp-
pointed yesterday. OF the nine MEM
b,rs Of the committee representing the
House, Eve are inflationists and four
advocates Of hard money.
The Eve inilationists IRE in favor Of the
OF the Act Of 1876. requiring the
resumption Of specie payments January
l. 1879. and doing nothing more. They
in actual imitation they say. and
II they are willing to forego any attempt
to pass a positive imitation bill. the hard
money Democrats ought to accsds to
to them, and not attempt to iorco
through any measure looking to actual
resumption.
The Chief Justiecship OF Utah.
The Senate Judiciary Committee have
adversely on the appointment
Of oI.Isepressntativc White Of Alabama,
for United States Judge Of Utah Terri.
tory. This u~niavorabls action was on
account Of Mr.. Whites completely in
The fraudulent Parkman.B Brooks cotton
claim.
Esnc,nI Frcmsat TO Tell ssme
Tales.
General Fremont is expected to tss-
lily before the Judiciary Committee to-
lay about the lobby operations connect
u with securing the Texas Pacific char
.er. lie has refreshed his memory by
he inpsection Of the books at New
York. and il is understood 10 have IN
interesting list Of ans OF persons who
brides.
Washington Gsssip.
WASHINGTON. Feb. lG.-No important
business was transacted In the Cabinet
1t can DO stated on the high.
IS. authority that there has been no dis.
agreement between the President and
Secretary Bristow. or between any other
members Of the Cabinet. Assistant Dis.
irict Attorney Sherman OF New York, 10
low in st. Louis for the purpose OF
testimony regarding a certain
case in New York. It has been
reported that he has put himself In the
interests Of Babeock. Attorney Gen.
'ral Pierrcpont has telsgraphod to the
that II Sherman inieriercs to
,bstruct Justice, to treat him with all
lie courtesy no might desire. There
ire rumors coming from political quar-.
.ers that the Cabinet will DO partly ro-
organized within tho next thirty days.
rho Babeock TriaI-OpsninE fsr the
Defense.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. lG.-Court opened ut
10 A. NJ. with the usual crowd in at.
tendance. Promptly ut the hour the
x.Attorney General began his opening
II the case for the defense. He stated
in general terms the fact that defendant
had been q victim Of tho conspiracy by
whom his namo was used to further
heir guilty purposes in st. Louis and
without his knowledge. He
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