Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-14
Latest Eastern News.
rhe North Carolina Election.

NoHih A1fectIoD.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13th.-Col.
Thomas B. Keogh, of North Caro-
lima, arrived last night. He says
the Republicans will not have a
single Representative in Congress
from North Carolina, as Martin
aud O'Hara, who were elected by
good majorities, Will be counted
out by the local Returning Boards.
Russell, who was elected as a
Greenback Republican, says that
he does not intend to 60 into the
Republican caucus or vote with
the Republicans. In O'Hara's dis.
trict the local Returning Boards
have already thrown out $500 votes
and the same policy will be ap-
piled to Martins district. Russell
would be counted out and a certifi-
cate refused to him, but the Demo.
Gratis do not want Waddell returned
to Congress, he having made him.
self very unpopular with his own
party. Col. Keogh says the returns
show that several thousand Demo-
Gratis in Waddell district stayed
away from the polls.
The Union Consolidated Land Case,
WASHINGTON Nov. 12th.-Com-
missioner Williams, of the General
Land Office, has been greatly an.
noyed by the receipt of numerous
kilograms, based upon an apparent
supposition that his formal action
to-day in the matter of the Union
Consolidated and Sierra Nevada
controversy was some new and i'm
portant decision. He says, on the
contrary, there is absolutely moth
ing in this action which affects the
title to the ground in controversy
beyond what was effected by his
published decision of the 14th of
last August, when, addressing the
Carson City local land officers, he
wrote as follows: You will request
the proper representatives of the
patentee to surrender the patent to
you, that it may be returned to
this Office for cancellation. II this
request is refused, 1 shall recon-
mend that the Sierra Nevada COM
pany be authorized to institute
proceedings in the proper United
States Court in the name of the
United States to test the validity of 4
the patent issued to the Union Con- |
solidated Silver Mining Company.
The Register and Receiver report
ed, under date of September 23d,
that the demand was made August |
22d and refused September 18th. |
The attorneys OF the Union Con-
solidated Company, in the mean
time, attempted to appeal to the |
Secretary of the Interior, but that
officer decided that there could be |
no appeal taken from the Commits
sioner's letter, because il would not |
be final even IL not appealed from,
being, in fact, only q request for |
putting the matter into the courts |
for adjudication. Nothing then |
remained for the Commissioners to |
do but to carry into effect his Of
fetal statement of August 14th, |
and 1t was therefore entirely safe |
to assume, as it has been assumed |
in certain quarters, that he would |
make his promised recommenda-
tion on any day when the papers,
including copy of his letter of
August 14th, should be prepared |
for transmittal. This clerical labor |
being completed last Monday |
they were to-day sent to |
Secretary Schurz with the letter
dated the 1itb, informally reciting |
the various proceedings and con-
as follows: 'I have the
honor to transmit herewith the
papers in the case and recommend |
that the same be forwarded to the
General of the United
States, with request that the