Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-22
Grent Rains in the Northwes

DATES TO YESTERDAY.
Great Rnins In h Northwest.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.--Since the goth Of
July it has rained here and throughout
the Northwest thirty-one days, and the
amount of water that has fallen is unpre-
acknowledging twenty-one and one-half
inches here. The corn crop is greatly in
iured, and great damage has been caused
by the floods.
The Tourists.
The Southern Unlonist delegation, on q
tour through the North, arrived at Cleve-
land, Ohio. yesterday, and will arrive at
Chicago October LIST. They are on a great
campaign tour, and speaking at oil promi-
men, places in the North.
Moro Ass%nssiuation.
New YORK, Sept. 2l.-The Tribuns's
New Orleans special correspondent says:
~ have received information that five men
were hired to assassinate Governor Wells
when on his way to this city from his late
visit to his home in the Parish of St.
Landry. The Governor having received
information of their designs, and avoided
them by taking a circuitous route OF four
hundred miles"
Information has been received from diff
ferent parishes that bands Of lawless men
are committing outrages on white and
black Unionists.
Traitors in New Orleans.
The Academy of Music in this city
opened last Monday week. Every night
that national airs were played they were
emphstically Kissed and groaned down by
the loyal audiences.
New Collector Mt Boston.
NEW York, Sept. 2l.-The Worlds
special says Major General Couch was to-
day appointed by the President, Collector
Of Boston, vice Hannibal Hamlin resigned.
Naval Omcer.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-Washington special
dispatches say that General VIM. 5. Hill
yer has withdrawn his name as applicant
for Naval Officer at New York. This has
excited surprise. as it is understood the
General had the inside track. 1t is under
stood that the relations between the Presi-
dent and General Hillyer are Of the most
cordial character; but politicians are en-
dsavoring to compromise General Grant
in the matter. It is said General Hillyer,
knowing Grants excessive r~epugnance to
being mixed up with political strife, and
party combinations, upon learning the
rumors afloat, at once addressed a note to
the President, withdrawing his name.
The President Forbids.
BY express orders from the President,
the clerks at the White House are forbid
den to furnish the press with lists Of ap-
pointments. The same rule has been
adopted in the Treasury Department.
Surgeon Satterlee has been appointed
Chief Medical Surveyor Of the United
States Army, thew York; and Surgeons
McDougall. Abaddie. Murray and Suth-
erland Surveyors at other points.
The Dry Tortugns Fired Upon.
NEW York, Sept. 2l.-Florida papers
say the island Of Dry Torsugas was fred
upon by a strange craft bearing the Con-
federate flag; and those there are conf
dent somebody was seriously wounded
by a shell. The vessel was a schooner
rigged and painted lead color, with four
guns on each ~broadside, which were all
discharged at the distance Of two mile,
from the island. when the boat put to sea.
The United States revenue cutter was ly-
ing in the harbor at the time, but having
no steam up, she was unable to pursue.
Wendell Phillips for Congress.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-Wendell Phillips
has been nominated for Congress BY the
w~orkingmen's Convention at Boston. and
it is understood that he will be regularly
nominated by the Republicans. Mr.. A.
H. Rice declines reelection.
VIM. Window and Ignatius Donnolly
have been nominated for reelection to
Congress, in Minnesota.
The Floods, Again.
Reports Of damage by floods since Mon
day show q loss Of two millions Of dol
lars, not counting the injury to the crops.
The railroads all over the Western States
are much impeded. Indianapolis alone
claims a loss Of $4,000 by the flooding
Of stores.
From Canada.
TORONTO, C. w, Sept. 2l.-It is an
nounced that the Bank OF British North
America will protest letters Of credit from
English bankers on the Bank Of Upper
Canada. The Directors have not yet de-
cided what course to pursue, but it is
thought the institution will be wound up
by assignments. The bills Of the suspend
ed bank are selling at thirty per cent. dis.
count.
From North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. c., September 2l.-The
State Convention Of the Unconditional
Union men Of North Carolina was held
here to-day. Alfred Dockery was nomi-
mated for Governor. The Constitutional
Amendment was endorsed. Governor
Holden. who was chosen President, deliv.
cred an able address heartily indorsing
the candidate and platform.
Damage in Ohio.
Dispatches from Dayton, Ohio, say that
at 5 o'clock on Wednesday the canal
broke at the mouth Of Mad river, the water
sweeping away frame houses, great piles
of lumber, and other property. The water
rushed through St. Clair, Jefferson and
Ludlow streets, submerging the main por-
ton Of the town. and reaching the first
floors. At II o'clock on Wednesday night
the greater portion Of the city was under
water, which was in some places four feet