The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-02-16
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NEW YORK, Feb. II.
Times Washington special says Mrs. CHS.
holm left there a few days ago for jackson,
Mississippi, where she will appear as witness
against Gullis and the other criminals of Kem-
per county, who murdered her husband and
children. The pending trial. however, is not
for the murder of Chisolm and Gilmer, but for
| conspiracy against the laws of the United States
to deprive citizens of their political rights, in
dictments being found under the civil rights
act.
Washington special says the Postmaster
General has issued a new rule which has caused
a furry in Republican circles Postmasters for
small towns or for country districts will here
after be appointed on the recommendation of
the Postmaster of the largest neighboring city.
Some of the Western members of Congress feel
| indignant at the loss of patronage. They be-
lieve it to be another insidiOus blow at the Re.
publican party, and are more than ever con-
WINGED that the Presidents Southern policy is
failure.
Times cleveland special says the condition
of Ben Wade is unsatisfactory. The doctors
hold out no hopes.
Times Chicago special says that Major
Walsh, Commandant of the Manitoba mounted
police, was in Chicago to-day. Regarding Sit
ting Bull, he says: 81 saw Sitting Bull in De-
cember, since then have not met him person.
ally, but have heard from him frequently, and
received a message direct from him on the Goth
of January. Sitting Bull and his followers are
in camp at the east Of Cypress mountain, where
a company of police is stationed Sitting Bull
came to the post with five lodges, and said that
he intended to remain there during the winter.
He reported 10 an officer in charge there, and
sent word to me. He said: Il have come here
to stay this winter. 1 have heard the Ameri-
cans intend to go to war with us. want to
stay here SO that you may see what am
| DOING"
WAsHIN GToN, Feb. II.
| Secretary Sherman being asked if it was true
that he, Matthews, Garfield, Hale and White,
had sent dispatch to Anderson, he said 1t was
| true, and as the fact had been made public, he
would furnish copy Of the dispatch, and they
| meant all they said. Sherman then stated that
| he regarded the arrest, trial and conviction of
| Anderson as great outrage, under color and
| Grand Jury had refused to indict him. The
| proceedings against him is called an informa-
ton, and is expressly prohibited in case Of
| felony by the Constitution Of the United States,
but it is provided for by the law of Louisiana
The information was signed and filed by man
| who was an officer OF the White League, and
| identified with all the numerous crimes of that
organization. The Judge who tried the case is
public defaulter for over $500, 900. When
Anderson was arrested he was Acting Collector
for the port of New Orleans, and the arrest was
made while he was in the discharge of his duty
| at the Custom House, which stands, as Mr..
Sherman thinks, on ground under the sole
jurisdiction of the United States, by cession
from Louisiana. He was hurried to prison. re.
| quired to give excessive bail, and, failing to do
80, was kept in custody, denied all postpone.
ment, forced to trial, convicted, and is now held
for sentence without the benefit Of BAIL Jury
was picked to convict; the panel had been
carefully selected, and almost exclusively of
one political party and one race. Their exam.
nation, as called, showed the deepest and
strongest prejudice against the defendant, and
in any tribunal he knew that nearly every
one would have been rejected on his oath; and
yet, though challenged, they were sworn in.
With such jury. am prepared to believe the
story telesraphed this morning, that two col.
ored jurors were tricked into agreeing to this
verdict by an empty appeal to the mercy Of the
Court.
| San FRANCISCO, Feb. IL.
The Workingmen held big meeting on the
sand lots yesterday Kearney and Wellock re-
ported progress in Santa Clara county, and
stated that the Workingmen would elect their
men to the Senate and Assembly by big ma
jority. Resolutions were passed, condemning
the project to set men at work on the parks at
one dollar a day, as it would result in lowering
the rate Of wages. Kearney also called upon
his followers to withdraw all savings bank de-
posits at once, or as soon as they could get
them, and INDUCED in his usual nonsense.
VIRGINIA, New. Feb. II.
Peter Dusenburger was dumped out Of CIR.
affe at the Silver Hill mine yesterday, and sus.
tanned injuries which resulted in his death at
6 o'clock this morning. W. C. Graham the en-
gineer, is held responsible for the accident.
Harrington, the murderer of Sullivan, wss
| Brautcu y CuduBo VI venue tnlb morning IN INT
District Court.
LONDON Feb. II.
A telegram from Vienna says the further repl,
from Russia to the Austrian invitation to q con
ference, which was expected to come by mes
senger by Saturday has been received 1t show
, that it is the intention of Russia not to permi
the discussion Of certain points in the prelim
mary conditions. In spite of the reservations
it is considered certain, in Austrian oificia
circles, that the Conference will meet, although
,, the same confidence does not exist to salts
factory result.
Constantinople despatch says the rumor
, that the peace preliminaries contain secre
clauses relative to the straits, the limits of Bu
garia. and an alliance between Russia and Tul
key, are denied, although it is understood tia
I majority of the Turkish Ministry favor o.