Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-30
EABTERN DATES TO LAST
NIGHT!
n,portan Decision in tnvor OF Court
Martial JuriSdiction.

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Martial Jurisdiction.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 2S.-Judge Giles, OF
the United States Court, this morning,
had up the important hebeG' corpus case
of Ralph Abercrombie, who was held by
Gen. Wool, under charge of being a spy,
and also of desertion TO the enemy, and
giving testimony before a rebel cour.-mar-
tial in Richmond. upon which testimony
Capt. Deaton, Of the United States army,
was ~wrongfully convicted and executed.
Judge Giles decided in favor Of the mill
tary authorities, remanding Abercrombie
back to custody for military TRIAL; as he
belonged to the United States service and
the Court could not grant a hGbsGs corpus.
Abercrombie will soon be tried by court
martial. He was u Lieutenant in the
United States army.
Colorado endorses the Constitutional
Amendment.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The Colorado Leg
stature adjourned on the 18th inst, sub
ice, TO a call Of the Governor-upon ad-
mission of the State into the Union. The
Legislature ratiies the constitutional
amendment, and passed a resolution re-
ques,ing President Johnson to declare the
State in the Union by proclamation ac-
cording to the enabling Act.
New Mail Route from the ERsi.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Arrangements have
been perfected whereby California mails
from the Eastern and Northern States are
to be conveyed via Chicago {; thence by
railroad to Boonesboro, Iowa ; thence via
the Western Railroad to Omaha ; and
thence by Ben Holidays Overland Line
via Fort Kearny to Salt Lake, Idaho, and
San Francisco.
I, is believed this route will make better
time than any other heretofore tried.
stenmer Commonwealth Burned.
P~RovrpEScE, r. l., Dec. 29.-The ele-
CANT steamer Commonwealth, loaded with
freight, was totally destroyed by fire last
night, at Grafton Depot. The telegraph
Office was also totally destroyed. No
lives lost. Loss, over n million dol
lars.
CoIfnx Again Lectures For Us.
New York, Dec. 29.-Schuyler Colfax
delivered his lecture. entitled Across the
Continent" at the Cooper Institute last
evening, to a large and appreciative audi
ence. Hundreds were compelled to go
away, not being able to find standing room
in the hall.
French-aIoxicna Correspondence.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 29.-The CORES
pondence of our Government with France
in regard to Mexican affairs, will be sent
TO Congress an soon as that body assem-
hles.
The Premier Goes Abroad.
Passports have been made out at the
State Department for Secretary Seward
his daughter, Col. C. A. Seward and
wife, with Robinson, confidential messen-
ger a, the State Department. to visit for
eign parts.
TSe New Atlantic Gable to be Laid In
June.
NSw York, Dec. 2S.-Foreign files by
the City of Manchester, have been re-
ceiyed. The London Times publishes u
letter from the Superintendent OF the At
lantic Telegraph Company announcing
thai the Great Eastern will proceed in
June, 1866. to lay a new cable. and take
I'D the old one, which is ascertained to be
mos, perfect. by daily tests taken from the
TINA i, broke and still continued.
Thu Thundcrer I~nterprcts for Peace,
Now!
The London Times comments on Gen
eral Schoaeld's speech at a Thanksgiving
dinner of Americans, at Paris, con-
cludes that designs OF Americans are in
tensely peaceful toward the whole world.
Many foreign papers are filed with
speculations concerning General Soho
seld's mission, but none of them appear
10 know anything about it.
Nxw YoRx. Dec. 29.-rhe steamer
Australian from Liverpool Dec. 10Th and
Queenstown Dec. llth, has arrived. The
Message of President Johnson had been
formally received. and was regarded as
friendly, and U. s. stocks improved after
its reception. 1t is stated that Spain has
accepted the mediation of England IN
the Chilean affair.