Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-20
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WASHINGTON, Dec. l8.-An explosion
took place this afternoon, about 2 O'Clock,
in a small building situated at the Arsenal,
in which wOrkmen were engaged in sort
ing ammunition and removing cartridges.
The explosion was most terrific and dis
astrous in its effects. The force of the
explosion was felt at a remote distance.
Several persons are reported killed, and a
number so seriously hurt that their recov-
cry is deemed impossible. They are all
employees who had formerly been in the
army. The house in which the explosion
took place was demolished, and soon be-
came a mass of flames, which were soon
put out. s.s. s.--
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 49, James E.
Murdoch, tragedian, while performing at
the Arch street Theater, to-day, was at
tackled in the same manner as a few weeks
since, and was obliged to be borne from
the stage to his hotel. He is in a critical
condition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-The House Of
Representatives passed a bill, giving Mrs.
Lincoln $4,000 her husbands salary
for one year.
The Joint Committee having subject in
charge, reported that Houses meet on 10Th
of February, to honor the memory of the
late President, and listen to address from
E. N. Hanlon, Secretary of War. Foote
presented a series of resolutions on the
subject, which were adopted. ...
CHICAGO, Dec. l9.-The boiler in the
Machine shop of Charles Knowlson, at
Logansport, Indiana, exploded on the 10Th
of December, instantly killing five children
who were near, and badly scalding two
employees in the shop. Three of the
children belonged to the engineer; they
were warming at the fire at the time.
A merchant named Mansfield, was fro
zen to death at Omaha, on the 18th Of
December.
Frozen 70 Death-Senimes, h Pirate,
Arrested "A MIDDLE ut New Or
Ieuna-A Destructive Fire in Ken
tucky-Pncihc R~ailroRd-A Skcdad-
dIc-alavery Entirely Dead Ala
bama-The Pirate AlnbnMR-FOr-
eiEn News.
CAIRO, Dec. l9.-rwo employees on
the Memphis and Ohio Railroad were
frozen to death at Wythe Station on
Thursday night last.
Semmes, the notorious pirate, was ar
rested in Mobile December 10th, by orders
from Washington received that day. He
is still under arrest.
NEW ORLEANS, December The
trouble between Mayor Kennedy and Gen.
Sheridan, concerning the powder maya
zene, has been settled. Kennedy armed
himself with a number Of law books and
went to Sheridan's headquarters, where
he went into legal disquisition to prove to
the General the illegality of his order.
After he got through, Sheridan quietly in
formed the Mayor that he would give him
until shutdown to comply with the con-
ditions of the order, and if he did not
comply by that time New Orleans would
have a new Mayor. Kennedy obeyed the
order. $50,
CHICAGO, Dec. ia fire at Ovens
burg, Kentucky, on Friday, destroyed
property, belonging to Morris, Baron,
R~osen6eld. Rothschild and others, valued
at S23O,OOo.
The first forty miles of the Union Pa
ciHc Railroad, from Omaha west, was
finished yesterday. Eight miles more, to
Fremont, will be completed during the
present week.
P. E. Loring and S. NJ. Jackson, con-
tractors on the St. Paul and Pacific Rail
road, absconded a few days since with
over $4,000.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. = Secretary
Seward has issued a proclamation declar-
ing that the amendment to the Contribution
abolishing slavery has been ratified by a
requisite number of States.
Parsons, Provisional Governor Of Ala
bama, has been relieved and tho State
turned over to the Governor elect.
Ten persons were killed by explosion in
the Ordnance Department yesterday.
New York, Dec. l9.-The Shenandoah
put back to Liverpool, December 9th, with
loss of sails and short Of coal. She ex-
perienced heavy gales and only reached
longitude rs, on LIST Of December, when
she was put about.
A Paris telegram of December 9th, states
that General Schofeld is not entrusted
with any political mission. He. visits
Europe for benefit of his health.
The London Times INDUCES in q friendly
editorial toward America, founded on
Stewards dispatch relative to Lincoln's
assassination. It says England has no
objection to the extension of American
territory either in Mexico or Canada, pro-
vided it is done honestly and with consent
of the people concerned.
The assent Of the Queen to the betrothal
of Princess Helena, and Prince Christian,
of Holstein, is officially announced.
The King Of the Belgians is dead.
At an American banquet, in Paris, on
Thanksgiving Day, our Minister, Bigelow,
expressed very pacific sentiments; and
General Scho6eld proposed, as a toast:
Friendship between France and the
United States"
Several Fenians had been tried and
convicted 70
Report says that Austria and Mexico
are negotiating for the speedy enrolment
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