Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-04


-~Ironclnds md Monitors coming TO
the Pacinc-secretnry seward nnd
Family-Extradition Laws.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Among recent
deaths is England is that of Lady Augusta
Jordon Halliburton, last surviving natural
daughter Of William ". by Mrs. Jordon.
The New Orleans Picayunc says that
Adams Express Co. have recently loaned
81 1000, 900, accumulated capital, to South
ern Railroads, to enable them to resume
operations.
The loss Of the steamer Constitution is
confirmed. She left Savannah for New
York on Dec. 23d. with "a passengers,
700 bales of cotton, etc. She struck on
the southern point of Lookout Shoals,
and broke up in 4S hours. The Captain
with twelve Of the crew saved themselves
ON cotton bales. All of the passengers
and sixteen Of the crew were lost-in all,
forty. Loss Of vessel and cargo will foot
up $4,000
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The receipts OF
Internal Revenue for the six months end
ing December 3O,h, were Sl75,556,45S.
Fifteen surgeons were mustered out OF
service, yesterday, and the number will be
Immediately increased.
Smuggling on the Northern frontier,
which was about crushed out by the vigil
lance OF the Treasury Department, is
again reviving. The ice on the Lakes
and rivers is offering scoundrels facilities
for the work.
A voluminous report, showing the his
tory of the Union Pacific Railroad, and
legislation in aid thereof, has been COM
piled at the Interior Department, and will
shortly be published.
The Government has been advised that
representations made to Spain in favor OF
peace with Chile, have 80 far prevailed
that the good Offices Of France and Eng
land have been accepted on terms propos-
ed by them and the United States.
The United States steamers Vanderbilt,
Tuscarora. and monitor Monadnock, UNI
der Commodore Rogers, were ut Cayenne,
on the 9th Of November, en- route for the
Pacific. The Monadnock behaved beau
tifully.
Secretary Seward and family left on
Saturday night, December 3Oth, on board
the U. S. steamer De Soto, for II short
voyage in the warmer latitude of the South
Atlantic. They expect to be absent two
or three weeks.
New York. Jan. IA Paris letter
saws that the reasons for the termination
of the Extrsdition Treaty between Eng
land and France, was that during the
whole period Of existence of such treaty,
every criminal demanded by England OF
France has been promptly surrendered,
while not r single criminal demanded by
France has ever been given up by Eng
land, and that the Emperor does not
choose to be any longer a party to such a
sne-sided arrangement.
The Atlantic TsIegrnph-Thc Eeninu
Movement-Frosn IIcxico-Terriblc
Stntc of Adairs-visit Of Gen. scho-
field { o Europe-From spain Fire
ia New York-From Ohio.
Several hundred miles Of the core, OF
interior portion, Of the new Atlantic Tele-
graph cable are completed.
One Of the evening papers has a story
that a Washington auctioncer has been
engaged in buying up firearms for the
Fenians, and had partially delivered an
invoice of weapons, when the municipal
authorities embarrassed the further on
summation Of the contract by in~terposing
a quo ,~cdrranto.
Accounts from Mexico show that ex-
tremc measures are being used toward the
people. Macmillan at first tried mild
measures, but finding that they did not
succeed, French officers were instructed to
use the utmost severity. A gentleman
who has travelled from the City Of Mexico
to Vera Cruz, says that the road is lined
on each side with the blackened corpses OF
cuerrillas. There are no trials, or court
martials, OF these men. II a man is caught
robbing. or wen if he looks suspicious, he
is promptly strung up by the roadside by
Lieutenants, who are at once judge, jury,
and executioners. AS q consequence
there is a reign of terror all over Mexico,
except the Rio Grande.
The Paris correspondent of the Liver
pool Daily Journal says the visi. of the
Yankee General Schofeld to Europe has
been so thoroughly sifted that wo have
discovered its real motive, which is moth
ing less than the purchase of one of the
islands in the Archipelago named Spezzia,
a most important island, which is admira-
bly, situated for the surveillance of both
the European and Asiatlc coasts. offering
every facility for the formation of depots
and dock yards, beneath the American
flag. Tho discovery of this proposed ar
rangement with the American Government
has given terrible surprise, as it is consid-
cred o realization Of the famous threa,
which at one time appeared to be nothing
but Yankee bombast.
The Madrid correspondent of the Lon
don Times says that the health of the
Queen is declining daily, and 1t is though,
she will soon be unable to attend t the
duties Of the Throne.
CINCINNATI. January The Ohio
Legislature assembled to-day. Governor
Anderson's message is lengthy. The
State is represented to be in a flourishing
condition. The Governor urges legisla-
ton for the protection Of lives and prop
erty and other rights Of people, from en-
croachment or neglect Of railroad corpo-
rations Of the State. He argues at length
against the Monroe doctrine and inter-
ferance with Mexican affairs. He says
what the Monroe doctrine exactly is, we
have never agreed among ourselves its
origin is doubtful; its purpose uncer-