Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-04
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Laying Wires for she Vice frssi.
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NEW YORK. April 4.-ihe o"' says
editorially that II 10 announced that W.
u. wickam. Mayor OF this city has tax
Gu sumptuous apartments at q hotel In
st. Louis for his use during the Demo-
cratic National Convention. His idea 10
to obtain for himself the nominiion for
Vice President. His chief hope Ia said
said to rest In the rebel element. found
ed especially on the circumstance thai
he employs As his private secretary Col.
Burton G. Harrison. who was private
secretary to JEFF Davis in The days Of
the Southern Confedsracy. The Sun
warns Democrats Of this rsbsllious ole
ment and intimatss they are as bad as
Grant is. and IL the choice Is to lay be-
tween him and rebel sympatizers Grant
will DO elected.
Employing Thieves 70 Catch Their
Fellows.
A Sun Washington special says 1t Is
reported on undisputable authority. that
in a few days evidence Of indisputabls
character will DO furnished. showing
that the Government employs many
notorious blaekmsilers who are publicly
known us thieves. and who arc utterly
disrsputable characters. and that such
are now in the employ OF the Govern.
ment in important confidential positions.
The enforcement Act.
A Herald Washington special says that
the action OF the Supreme Court on the
Enforcement act has caused a good deal
Of excitement among Republicans, os.
pecially Senators, and the amendment
offered to-day by Morton Is intended to
show this feeling. Morton does not eI-
pect the Democratic House TO pass his
bill. but no says he means, II possible.
to get it through the Senate so as to
have il discussed in the House. and let
Democrats 20 on the record against 1t.
This they will readily do. but 1t Is doubt
IL tho amendments to the Enforcement
act can be made interesting to the pub
lie.
Oppo.iNIsn % Dans's Cennrmasisn.
From two until Ave this p. N. the
Senate held another absorbing executive
session on the question Of the confrma-
ton OF Dana. Tho manifest disposition
was 10 settle II one way or the other.
The majority Of Republicans are tired
OF II aud wish the President would with.
draw the nomination. and freely said
that 1t is q little strange that he does
not in view OF the manifestly strong OPP
position to It. It Is said the President
has expressed his surprise that a Senate
which was so prompt to confirm anyone
whom no might send in when the state
OF patronage was being made up at the
commencement Of his present term,
should now oppose tho most important
and special nominees no sends In. Ho
has not got over the effect Of this
disaffcction. notably In the case
OF sheperd who was nominated as ono
Of the Commissioners OF the District.
He has observed this opposition growing
up against him. and In some cases. par.
ticularly. as he did in selecting APP
pointees for Federal offices. notably In
Illinois, without consulting Senators or
delegates OF the State in which these
parties ars to be appointed. Tho Sem
ate proposes. some Senators say, to
show to him that they can exercise a
check on his waywardness. Some ILL
nois nominees arc not yet con-
flrmed. and II Is not ct all i'm
possible that the Senate may have
n rupture with him after the manns Of
Sumner with johnson. During o dis
cussion In executive session wadslsigh
delivered q philippe against Butler.
and called him plainly some very severe
names, and Senators left the chamber
moody and Disguised. wadelsigh is
reported to have said 10 the President
that Butler was not the kind OF o man
who should have influence in appoint
menis. well.postsd Ssnators-but who
arc Indifferent to the contest-say how.
ever, that Damn will not DO coArmed.
Rabeeck In had Reputs In wash.
ipgton.
WASHINGTON. April i.-Grant has OF.
pressed himself rs surprised at tho owl
dsnce given by Detective Bell. and said
he thought Babcock ought now to ask
to go before the Congressional Investi.
eating Committee. Besides this. many
officers feel that he ought also to purge
himself before the Court OF Inquiry
which was granted at his request pend
lug preliminaries in his indictment and
subsequent trial at 81. Louis. Babooek.
on being asked II no intended applying
to the Committee TO be summoned, said
no would not think Of doing anything
OF the kind. but intimated that he
had been summoned by the Ser
Heant-at-Arms. Ho says. snesrinely:
"tho whole statement Of Bell IL . string
Of lies," and exhibited two letters from
Bell. asking him for money In various
amounts. II Is rumorsd that Bsbcock
will Soon be removed from the Supsrin.
tendency Of Public Buildings and En-.
sineer Of the Aqusduct.
Tho House Committee on Appropris-
tons refuse TO appropriate money for
the completion Of the Navy and War
departments. II Dsboock has anything
to do with handling tho money.
Eiectisns Ia ohio.
CINCINNATI. April Ain the election
yesterday for members Of the Board OF
Public Works the Democrats elected
IN