Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-26
washinvtoa News.

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. - Secretary
Schurz received to-day from Surveyor
General Wagner q long letter replying
to the charges preferred against him by
Robert Gardner. ex.State Surveyor Gen.
sral. The Secretary OF the Interior and
Acting Commissioner OF the General
Land Office decline to state what papers,
II any, have been received in support Of
these charges or to give any information
on the subject, except that Wagner has
forwarded a reply ~ above mentioned.
Il is learned, however. that the matter
has been referred to Judge Marble. law
officer Of the Interior Department, tor
examination and report no to the
necessity or proprioty OF further inyesti-
CATION. Secretary Schurz, though prop.
erly guarded in his expressions. is evi.
IDENTIFY OF the opinion that Wagner's
official conduct will be vindicatod, and
this belief has boen greatly strengthened
In the department by n general perusal
of wagner's letters addressed TO the
San Francisco Bulletin Immediately after
the first appearance Of the published
charges.
The Supreme Court decision to-day
In the case OF The Giant Powder Com
pany vs.. The California Powder Works
a. nj Though nomipally A reversal of
The decree Of the lower court is really a
triumph for the California Powder
Works and for the mining interests OF
the Pacific. which were threatened with
am eraction of ROYALTY by the Giant
powder Comnany npon every ponnd of
blastinv powdsr. Justice Field and
Judge SAWYER Jointly held that the time
Of NE reissue Of the patents upon which
tbs suit was brought were absolutely
void, because they were for compounds
Of nitro-glycerinc with powder aud cot
tom, ETC., whereas the original patent
was only for q process or mode OF using
n~itro-glycerine. This joint opinion and
general principle enunciated by them
are sustained by the Supreme Court
unanimously. Judge sawyor's SUISSE
qusnt action dismissing the whole suit.
because plaintiffs refused to amend their
complaint In accordance with the joint
opinion above mentioned, is, however,
pronounced erroneous and the case ro-
manded for trial OIL the third ro.issued
patents. but this patent was objected to
by the California Powder Works, and
It's maintenance by the Giant Powder
Company will not materially Affect any
Pacific Coast interests. 49,,
On application oil MAJOR i'eho OF tue
Seventh Cavalry q court OF Inquiry is
appointed. to assemble NJ Chicago on
the second Monday n january I'm
quiro into the Majors conduct NJ inc
battle OF Little Big Horn on the 10Th
and Goth OF June, 1876, when General
Custer was killed.
About seventy temporary clerks-the
majority women-haye been discharged
by the Treasury Department, the appro.
p~riation being exhausted.
Tho joint committee OF Congress to
consider the transfer Of the Indian Blu.
reau to the War Department will sit with
open doors.
The friends OF Supervising Architect
hin say the Secretary OF the Treasury
will not remove him on account Of his
Indictment at Chicago.
II h current talk that Secretary Sher.
man will not ask for the appointment OF
DIR. Lipderman as Director OF tho Mint,
but will endsayor TO strengthen himself
nolitically by fayoinp the appointment
~ a vel. Known Western politician not
No., ir oa,ca n Ia bslieved. however.
,ha, n, I;nderman will be reappointed'
,Ls p,..iJ.n, ,a,arJ,n, him NJ a foiih.