Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-04
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
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The - Leafs whisky Cases.
sr. Loun. May Col. Brosdhssd
special counsel Tor the Government. CAV
notice to-day that be would to-morro,
move to consolidate all pending indiet
msnts against the defendants In ID,
whisky cases With those With those will
which they had pleaded guilty. 20 tha
one Judgment would dispose Of all tn
cases and clear the record. II may b
expected that sentencing will commsnc'
tomorrow. 20
Transportation Tor Msassrs 81 Che
Dsnss srssie Cssvsssion.
81 LOUIS, May 4..-The COMMITTEES or
transportation for the National Demo
cratic Convention have received replies
from thirty railroads that they will male
half fare rates 70 all persons In any way
connected with the convention. Il ID
expected that all main roads will acqui.
ssce In this arrangement.
AiehiEaa state ossssbssk Convex.
Ties.
DETROIT. May 4.-Ths State Green
back Convention was held q Jackson.
Michigan. to-day, and was attended BY
about ninsty.hve delegates. The con.
v%ontion elected twenty-five delegates 10
the National Greenbsck Convention.
and after . few speeches. adjourned.
The Alaska Neal Fisheries.
WASHINGTON, May G.-Ths. sub Com
mittcs on Ways aud Means. invssticai-
Ing the matters relating TO the lease and
management OF the Fur Sea Islands,
to-day further examined Mr. II. n.
Hutchins Of the Alaska Commercial
Company. and there being no other
witnesses proposed by either party to
the controversy. closed the taking Of
testimony. They will at the next meet.
Ing hear arguments Of counsel relating
TO the legality Of tho action Of the
Treasury Department in the award Of
the lsass.
An Impssiaas Land Case Dseisiss.
WASHINGTON. May An the case Of
George G. d. Sslby vs.. the State o.. Cal.
~ifornia, in which application has bssn
b en male In behalf Of parties holding
title under the State for q rehearing. the
Secretary Of the Interior has determined
to grant such application and permit I'd.
ditional arguments to be fled In behalf
OF the State. The Commissioners Of the
General Land Once. therefore. is direct
ell 10 suspend all action under the De-
partmept's decision Of March 10, 1875,
In the above case. and TO direct that mo
homestead or presumption be allowed
under the authority Of said decision up
on the lien lands which have her,t,fors
ben selected by the State Of Califtrnis
az indemnity for school sections. and to
return all papers, with tho appeal, to
the Secretary for rs-sIamination. The
decision In this cass will affect the title
10 ,v.r 100000 acres in California,
which. with their Improvements, are
valued at several million dollars.
Another Of the .sun's" wssdsrfni
Dissovsriss-
NEW Yonx. May A Suns Wash
ington special says the neglect Of the
COMMITTEES ON Expenditures on Public
Buildings to take any practical steps TO-
wards investigating the manns In which
millions upon millions Of dollars were
disburred by Mullett. late Supervising
Architect Of the Treasury. 10 exciting
considerable comment. More than two
month ago this committee was author.
lied to employ an expert, and M vas
secured. but the committee has never
hold = meeting since. With the well
known existence Of enormous frands
which Mullstt either perpsuaisd or
worked out In his administration Of tho
important business Of which he WA the
head. 1t IL very singular that the COM
mittss hns not been at work digging out
some Of his rascally jobs. O.
Anethsr" Rsspsasibls" wisssss r.
Ssrs Dsuaserasts Csanistss.
WASHINGTON, May I.-rhs Commit
toe on Expenditure. in the Navy Depart
mont to-day examined Cheevsr. who
claimed 10 have q budgeto Of startling In
formation In reference 70 the transfer
by tho Navy Department Of foreign 10.
counts from Earrings 10 Jay Cooke,
McCulloch & Co. This is the SINE man
who served 80 ingloriously In q suit on
tho estate Of Henry Cloves for . per
oentsgo Of profits from foreign business,
which he claimed 10 10 entitled 70 for
his influence in securing them govern
men. deposit, OF tie foreign accoutts Of
tho State Department. None OF his
testimony Is Of the slishtsst value un.
less u should lead to the diselosursi Of
somsihing through other wiinsss
whose names he has given. The com.
miit,e do not make public the names OF
these witnesses who will bs subpenasd.
0evsrnmsns Papers Rsfassd - .
IIsuss Ceomittss.
WASHINGTON. Nay 4.-Glovsr, Chair.
man Of The Mines aud Mining Com.
mittss, having written to Levi Chandler
for certain papers, the latter replies that
owing to the direction Of the President
hs c.nnot comply.
A New York opiaiss sf ths Chfssss
Qusstien.
NEW YoRK, May A Times editorial
Says: Mob Law appears to be the cor.
receive which californians are disposed
to apply To the Chinese evil. AZ o OF
tlielr club meetings IL was announced
that somebody In New York had tsls-
grnphed TO offer two hundred stand Of
arms at ten days notice 10 the anti.Chi.
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