Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-26
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still In Limbe-A Union Meeting
LegislatIveK Expressions ON the Pres
ident's Veto-Escaped from Jail, etc.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26-2 P. N.
In the Supreme Court, on Saturday, an
application for a wri. Of habea, corpus in
the case Of D. o. Mccarthy, who is held
in custody by order Of the State Senate,
was denied, and the prisoner remanded to
custody.
An important meeting Of Union citizens
was held in the Assembly chamber on
Saturday evening. Chas. Croker pre-
sided. Cornelius Cole, United States Sen
ator elect, delivered an able speech upon
the condition Of the rebel States, vindicat-
ing the action Of the Congressional ma.
jority upon the subject Of reconstruction,
and an earnest speech in support OF the
same position was delivered by Rev. NJ.
C. Briggs. A preamble and resolutions
BY Senator Porter, Of Contra Costa, repu-
dating the doctrine Of the Presidents veto
message, were unanimously adopted. The
ussemblage was large, enthusiastic and
harmonious.
In the State Senate yesterday, Mr..
Evans introduced an amendment to the
new overland telegraph bill, preventing
the company from consolidating with any
other within ten years, and making official
messages of State or National officers 60
free. Passed.
In the Assembly, the Committee on
Federal Relations reported q substitute for
Eagar's concurrent resolution, approving
the action Of the majority Of the United
| States Senate, in refusing to sustain the
Presidents veto of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau bill, and particularly endorsing the
action of BUR Congress delegation.
The resolution was discussed at great
length without being disposed OF.
II, E. Gelston, against whom the last
Grand Jury found sixteen bills OF indict-
ment for forgery, made his escape from
the county Jail on Saturday evening. He
had accomplices from the outside. Sheriff
| McClatchy has offered a reward Of $3.50
for his arrest.
At about half-past n o'clock p. n.
Yesterday, a shooting ARRAY occurred on
Second street near K, between two mem.
bers OF the sporting fraternity naneu Ly-
man P. Fuller and P. A. Wallet. A diff
Guilty had occurred between them in the
morning at the hotel, when Fuller
drew a revolver and commenced to
shoot. When the fight began the
belligerents were within o few feet of
each other. each retreated behind awning
posts; and fell back some four or five rods.
Wallet had no other weapon than q der
ringer pistol, and therefore fred but one
shot. Fuller fred either five or six shots.
One of Fuller's balls struck an awning
post, near Wallet, and another struck the
sidewalk nearly on line with the object
aimed at. Nobody was hurt, however,
and the large crowd which soon collected
brought the contest to a close. Both par
ties surrendered to the police.
A woman, named Mrs. Fritz, who re-
sides on 9Th street, near o, attempted, on
Saturday, to milk a COW with a young
calf by her side. The COW broke the rope
by which she was tied, and made a furi-
Gus attack upon the woman, injuring her
severely about. the head and arm before
she was able to escape from the Enclosure
to her house.