Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-24

OF rupSft 70 DO trkn1ierreu Will pfOu4bty
not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. and this Is claimed Il all that
Tweed has. The claim against Woodward
was settled In December for less than ono
hundred and hfty thousand, and the claims
against Carney. Rcyser and Ingersoll arc
a. good n settled. Though Sweeney's
trial 10 set for June, Il Is asserted posi-
tfvely that the case will be settled. Ex.
Surrogate Hutchings, son.in.law Of Con-
Motley, has gone 10 Europe, II Ia believed.
10 procure some kind OF Q settlement In
regard 10 him. including . settlement with
tho Watson estate. II 10 not considered
llkcly that over q million will DO obtained
by the people. II Ia stated that the fees Of
one Of Tweed's lawyers were 100000.
Ex.Mayer Halls Mysterious Disap-
pearanee.
NEW YoRx. March 2i.-The World per-
sists that al tho facts point that Hall was
murdered In Brooklyn last Friday night.
II gives the namo Of the hdy In tho di.
vorce suit In question. Is Mrs. Ellen Davis
Morgan. wife OF Leonard Morgan. Tho
World continues: "Tho engagement with
Miss Dyas WAS for the same evening. but
Hall Afterwards told Miss Dyas that no
would DO compelled 10 20 TO Brooklyn du-
ring the early part OF the evening, aud
could not moet her until nine. That no
did 20 to Brooklyn about z O'Clock Is al.
most absolutely certain ; that he was prob
ably made away with whilo In the danger.
Gus locality he intended TO visit, seems
- lAr2.tka. sr,lalla nkhaR tnrrnaIa
including those Of Brooklyn. scout tho
idea.
NEw YoRr. March 24.-The best i'm
preston to-day Is that Oakley Halls disap.
pearance Ia connected with this Tweed
affair. and that he has fed either because
he had ascertained that Twsed's confession
would compel him to appear rs witness
against Petsr u. Bwecny. or because
Twoed's disclosures were likely TO realize
tho former suspicious that Hall shared In
the rings plunder. It 10 known that Hall
LEARNED . week ago that Tweed had prac-
tically settled with tho prosecution and
given evidence that must compel Swecny
10 settle or abscond. but Halls spendthrift
habits have loft him nothing with which
TO mako Q settlement. and 80 II IL believed.
he has gono 10 Europe. Tweed and swco-
ny's property Is beyond tho Sherih's
but It IL understood that their
friends hold title 10 much that can DO roal-
lied with their consent for purposes OF
Il Ii fair 10 remember that
Hall dcfed the prosecution In 1871, but II
ID claimed that his share In the Tammany
plumber was traced 10 him only since
return and confession. Halls
daughters bctray no anxiety or distress
regarding his disappearance.
Important MininE Decision.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Tho Commis/
sioner Of the General Land Onicc to-day
the case Of Seymour vs.. Woods
and others. applicants for . patent for the
woodvillo placer mine In Nevada county.
In favor Of the applicants.
Commissioner Williams, In rendering this
decision, Announces tho following impor.
tant ruling: "No adverse claim will bo
considered by this office unloss filed dur
Ing the period Of publication OF notice.
and court judgment rendered In favor OF
parties which fail to file their al
verse claim within that period cannot DO
considered by this Office"
Patents were issued aud mailed 10 Cali
to-day for tho Cerro Bonito quick.
silver mines In favor OF BENJAMIN Flint
and Others. Their issuance hes been de-
layed several years by McGarrahsn's
patent claiming that these mines were
the inferior boundaries OF tho
Psnoche Grand Rancho. which protest was
finally overruled by Secretary Chandler
the day before he retired from tho depart.
ment.
Bond Thieves Arrested.
NEW Yonx. March 2i.--Thomas y. SOM
Of New York. applied to cI.Detcc-
live Nsttlcship last November. stating that
friend had two hundred and fifty thou
,and dollars Of stolen Government bonds.
md offered large inducement 10 Neitlcship
secure an acc0mplicc In the bond do
partment In Washington To convert thom
INTO money. Nettleship, pretending to IA
the plot, conferred with Secretary
Morrill,, of the U. 3. Treasury. and u was
arranged that last night Someryills and
his friend George Engol should make over
Inc bonds ~ Nettleship and receive money |
in return. Both were nj Nottlcship's
according 10 appointment. aud wore
whilo making the transfers. Some
,f tho bonds were stolen from the Ocean
Bank, Of New York. All had been can
,elled and registered. and were therefore
worthless. Tho swindlers had substituted
othsr names for those In which they were
registered, and thus hoped TO get them
,ashed through an accomplicc. Tho names
II Perry Hcnsley, Leonard Kean and j.
Ogden Snow had boon fraudulently insert
III In tho bonds taken last night. Bail
was fixed at $4,000 each.
Political Notes.
CHICAGO. March 2i.-Tho JoSna''
Washington special says: at Is under
'tood that the Democrats will complicato
matters by sending To Louisiana q Partisan
besides that sent by tho Cabi.
Secretary SEIZURE has conceived the Idea
u saving . vast amount Of money by e..
Iablishing an advertising bureau. TO be
part Of the Treasury or some other depart.
nsnt, which shall have sole charge OF all
Government advertising and save the ex-
pense Of issuing proposals.
The Troops In the euth
NEw YoRx. March 2i.-The WpnIf'
Washington special says the statement That
Tho President mover promised any one that
10 would remove the troops from Iouls-
lana or South Carolina Is confirmed 10 far
"a the word Of the President Is concerned.
He informed . Western Republican Sena-
lor that lie had never said W any one that
he would remove the troops from either
State. and he added al never anih6rized
any one 10 speak for mo In that particular.
| propose 10 do what is right In my best
Judgment, and ! don't expect to please
The Cabinet In Re~sien.
wAsnrsorsS, March 2i.-Thc Cabinet Is
special session. considering the probs-
bic membership Of tho Louisiana commits.
ZION. and determining certain foreign APP
pointments.
Miscellaneous.
New YonX. March 2i.-wAlter G. Adams,
,gent Of the Star Limo OF Texas packets.
md . commission merchant at 1871 Pearl
,trsct, has failed. His liabilities arc
B6OO, 900 and his assets arc Valued at
IsOo, 200. A large part Of tho indebted.
ness Is held by creditors In Europe. Tho
main cause OF tho failure was tho bad
Of his European correspondents, by
which . largo quantity Of merchandise
vas thrown on Mr.. Adams hands In Bel
rum and Germany.
HenrY Ward Beecher returned last even