Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-10

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TALLAHASSEE, DecemDer o.-lue rlOr-
ida House of Representatives unani-
adopted q resolution against
ratifying the Constitutional Amend
Colorado and Nebraska to DO Admitted M
WASHINGTON, December IA caucus
of Republican Senators, held to consider
the admission of Colorado and Ncbras-
do, agreed to pass the bills next week.
Tho Condemned Fcninns.
The British Minister, in reply to Sew
ard, explains the refusal of a new tria
to the Fenian prisoners by the Canadian
authorities. But he says the sentence
will not be carried into effect on the day
appointed. 1t will be reserved for furth-
or consideration.
The Federal Mint.
The annual report Of the Directors OF
the United States Mint, referring to An
drew Mason's important improvement
made for preparing gold and silver,
says: 'It will be introduced in the
branch minis. It consists Of adjusting
melts for the granulator so that pure
gold instead of bullion shall constitute
one-third of the mixed metals, and OF
boiling gold in strong sulphuric acid
after treatment by nitric acid. The
cost of coming in California is fifty per
cent. greater than:in,New York.
Respite Of the Condemned Fsnians.
TORONTO, December THE condemn
ed prisoners are respited until the 3Oth
of March.
1t is showing heavily.
The official Gazette contains n procla-
nation proroguing Parliament until the
10th of January.
The Governor General left for Eng
land on Tuesday.
A ConEressmnnAin Limbo.
P~IrrsBuRG, Dec. ~. V. Culver,
held in custody under civil law, was
brought before Judge Frank, on hd6eds
corpus, claiming a discharge on the
ground of being a member of Congress.
The Judge decided that he was not en-
titled to the privilege.
Fire Ia Now Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Dec. THE Theater
has been totally destroyed by fire.
Tho Late Battle nj Matamorns.
GALVESTON Dec. General Sedg-
wick sent a commissioner to demand
the surrender of Gen. Canales. Canales
said he would rather surrender to Gen.
Escobedo, which he did, by consent Of
Gen. Sedgwick.
About tho French Troops in Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Dec. minister Bige-
low replied to Secretary Seward, on
Tuesday, in a cipher disptach, as fol-
lows: sin answer to a verbal commune
cation, the French Minister, Moustier,
writes that France has changed her
resolution, but for military cOnsidera-
tons, it was deemed expedient to sub
stitute complete evacuation for evac-
uation in separate attachments. All
the troops will leave Mexico in March.
Congressional.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Congress adjourned
yesterday, until Monday.
The House had an extended debate on
the bill to conve the next Congress on
| the 4th Of March. 1t was stated that so
early a date would require special cleo
tions in California, Kentucky, Connect
cut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and
Tennessee, and the bill was postponed
until Monday, so that the Representa-
tives of the above States might consult.
1t is not doubted that the bill will pass,
fixing some early day for the meeting Of
the next Congress, and that a bill will
also pass fixing uniform a time for the
election of members hereafter.
CHICAGO, December S.-The Alabama
Legislature yesterday refused to ratify
the Constitutional Amendment by a
vote of q against 3 in the Senate and
SO against 8 in the House. The Legis-
lature then adjourned.
Tho Test Oath Declared Unconstitutional.
NEW YORK, December S.-The Worlds
special says that the Supreme Court to-
day decided, by q vote Of FIVE to four,
against the constitutionality of the test
oath in the Missouri case. An opinion
will probably be read next Monday.
From Moxico.
New ORLEANS, December s.-Both the
Ortega and Juarez factions in Mexico
condemn S~edgwick's occupation of Nat
amoras.
Several officers belonging to the
United States, were insulted in Mata-
moras on Dec. I'd, and n belonging to
a Colorado regiment was beaten to
death by some of Cortinas' men.
News from the hlo Grande is thought
to indicate implacable hostility to Amer
lean intervention in the affairs of Mex
leo; and that any effort of the kind
would cause more united opposition
than was made against French inter-
vention.
The Coudemncd Fsniaps Again.
CHICAGO, Dec. s.-The British Minis
ter informs Secretary Seward that the
cases of the condemned Fenians in Cam
ada have been referred to the Home
Government. Meanwhile execution has
been postponed.
THE Reading Dispatch states that the
Chairman of the Democratic County