Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-16
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

EASTERN DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-I. j. d. Fuller
died yesterday in Virginia. He was
times elected to Congress and in 1857
was appointed Second Auditor of the
Treasury by President Buchanan.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Frederick A.
Dockrsy, whose case was the cause of
Minister Cushing's demand on Spain
for the former gentlemans release and
the observance of the treaty of 1874 and
rs tells the following story of his escape.
He says that on November 10 he was
informed that the Spanish authorities
had remanded him to the old prison in
the convent. Reporting to the local
officials he was told they had no inform
alton on the subject. Freed from his
parole and not yet impressioned he
thought now or never was his oppor-
tunity to escape, and by day next morn
ing was on board an American brig lying
in the harbor. That night he was carried
to French steamer bound for Mar.
settles, but was informed no passengers
would be taken. On the following eve-
ming when it was dark and rainy he tried
to board British steamer, rowing to-
wards her in an open boat. A shot
struck close to him and one man said
that must be an American who escaped.
The next night he got on board the
British steamer, but on arriving at
Denia so miles south of Valencia the
Captain becoming alarmed insisted on
handing him over TO the Captain of the
Felucca who came on board and, per-
suaded by ten dollars and bottle of
brandy consented to take Dockray on
board the Felucca. Sailed for Gibraltar
and encountered severe gale which
blew for days and the vessel was blown
over to the African Coast. The Felucca
put in at Tangiers. Thence he went to
Gibraltar, where he put himself under
the protection Of the British flag. From
Gibraltar he went to London and thence
to this city.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia times Washing
ton special says General Ord was before
the Military Committee in regard to the
transfer OF Indian affairs to the War
Department, and was inclined to think
the project wasn't advisable. General
Sheridan is going before the committee
to-day having been requested to come to
Washington and have council Of war
with Colonies and Generals of the Mill.
tary Committee. Sherman and Han
cock are also coming and quite re-
union will be held in the city.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5-Senate The
Chaplain in his opening prayer said:
1--WE humbly beseech Thee to pardon
us; we humbly pray Thee to help us
out OF stagnation of business and out of
distress and misery Of poor May the
moral character OF this people shine forth
as the SUM-"
Sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported adversely on the Senate
bill to authorize deposits by clerks and
other officers of courts in banks and
other designated repositories. Placed
on the calendar with adverse report al
request OF Wright.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-The Chair laid
before the Senate communication from
the Secretary of War inclosing the final
report OF Major G. X. Warren, of the
Corps OF Engineers, on the improvement,
of water communication between the
Mississippi river and Lake Michigan
along the valley of the Fox and wiscon
sin rivers. Ordered printed with the &C.
companying maps and referred to tn,
Committee on Transportation Routes.
Hitchcock, from the Committee OF
Territories, reported favorably on tn,
Senate bill to enable the people OF New
Mexico to form Constitution and
State Government and for the admission
Of the State into the Union. with writ
ten report. Ordered printed and bill
placed on calendar.
HousE.-James. OF Kentucky, offered
resolution reciting that the act o
March, 1869. to strengthen the publi
credit and providing for the payment il
} coin of the interest on the $40 bond
J was virtually violation OF the variou
|. acts under which these bonds wer
issued and at variance with the platform
OF the Democratic and Republican par
J ties in '6S; that such act Of $50 wa
passed without confederation and wa
therefore repealable at the will Of an,
subsequent Congress; that it was unjust
unequal and oppressive legislation
greatly increasing the amount to te pal,
by the Government and used to th
benefit Of the bondholders and capital
. lists and to a positive detriment Of th
7 people; therefore. resolved, that the &C
J Of the 18th Of March. go. be repealed
.. The resolution was referred to the Com
: mittee on Banking and Currency. Gar
field suggested il should 60 the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means. The Speake
3 said in view OF the accumulation Of bust
, ness it didn't make much difference whs
committee il went to.
: Cause offered . resolutionl calling o.
the Attorney General and Secretary Q
J. the Interior to transmit to the Hous
! certified copies Of papers ana resords i
!, their respective departments relating I