The Fremont County record., 1881-03-05
ASSAYS FOR THE WEEK.

Rio Arriba county, New Mexico,
was the scene last week OF four muir
ders.
The trial of KaTloeh for the murder
of De Young has been commenced
in SaE Francisco.
A furious snow storm was followed
by a terrible rain storm in New
York on Monday.
The heaviest snow storm of the
winter commenced falling in the
northwest on Sunday.
DC Mills, the California million
aire, has purchased property in New
York City TO the amount of Sl,foo,-
900.
Abrau and Mesias Baca, the Mexi-
cans who murdered Conklin, editor
of the Socorro Sun, have been cap
tured.
Seventeen children were burned
to death in st. Patrick's orphan asy
lum at Scranton, Pennsylvania, Oh
Sunday night.
Senator Carpenters successor will
be elected by the Wisconsin legisla-
ture next week. The choice is likely
10 De angus SsiuetoH'
Up to March 1st, National banks
had deposited in the United States
treasury $l7.132.979 for the retire
ment of their circulation.
The Beers and the British had a
desperate battle on Sunday in which
the English troops Were utterly
routed and their commander, General
ColIey. was killed.
Chas. S. Storms, a gambler, well
known in Colorado, was killed by
Luxe Short at Tombstone, Arizona,
Friday last. They had been quar-
relling over game of cards.
Judge Moran, of TIE United States
| district court, at Chicago, has deci-
| ded that Chinese cannot naturalize
because they are not white persons in
the meaning of the act of Congress.
The debt statement shows de-
crease of the public debt during the
month of February of Si1, ,S43, les;
cash in the treasury, S23, a08, 176; gold
certificates, S5, ,541 ,4S0; silver certi-
ficates, SIT .S84, ESQ; refunding certi-
| ticates, S762, $50 legal tenders out
standing, S346. .5Si ,0l6; fractioaal cur
rency outstanding. S15, 5,520.3i7; less
! the amount estimated as lost or de-
siroyed, s., ,3Z5 ,924-s7, Ia, ,41S.
7. The U. S. Supreme court recently
| decided that legislative body could
not imprison witnesses for contem pit
where the testimony did not come
! Immediately within legislative au-
thority. The case upon which the
decision was rendered was the one
| NF Hallas Snpr l-n,
| Randall and Sereeant-at-arms Thomp-
son for false imprisonment. The case
was decided i,i faver of -Kitbousae.--.
A bill has been introduced in the
| United States senate by Senator Hill
| of this state TO amend section 1926 OF
| the revised statutes. 1t provides
that the adverse claims, recognized
| by the section may be verified by the
| oath of any agent or attorney in fact
| of an adverse claimant cognizant of
the facts stated, aud to the adverse
claimant if residing or at the time
being is beyond the limits of the dis
trict wherein the claim is situated.
may make oath to the adverse claim
before the clerk of any court of rec
ord or any notary public in any state
or territory where he may be residing.
The senate has passed the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Hill, of Colorado,
\ TO enable the state to take lands
| for school purposes in lieu of the
I 10th and seth sections, found to be
mineral lands. This bill accomplished
two important objects. for it not
| only gives Colorado the privilege of
selecting several thousand acres in
/ lieu of land withheld from former
| parts. but also for the first time pro-
/ vides for promptly and definitely de-
tcrlniuing what land in each 18th or
| S6th is mineral aud what is non-miu-
eral. 1t is provided that upon the
secretary of the interior deciding as
TO the character of the land, the title
| of the state to such land shall thereby
be permanently settled, aud hence no
diSquietiug question in regard to its
character can be raised thereafter.
| Judge Lawrence. first comptroller
of the treasury, has just rendered a
decision in the matter of the Ute In-
| dian compact. in which he maintains
that since the act of March 5, 1871, no
treaty could be made with an Indian
nation or tribe within the United
| States, that an agreement may be
made with such nations or tribes in
| pursuance of an act of congress that
| it is tie general rule that as to the
| rights of either government under
the treaty, it takes effect from its date
to which ratification relates back but
so far as il operates in Individual
| rights the doctrine of relations does
NOT apply, aud it tIkes effect from its
final ratification; that the agreement
authorized by the act of Juue Is.
1880, relative to the Ute Indians is
not u treaty, and that under said
agreement and act the annual inter-
est to be distributed per capita To
the Ute Indians is TO be computed,
commencing September IL, 1881.