Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-11
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Launch Of n splendid Steamship for the
Pacific Trade.
New YORK, December 9.-The steam
ship Celestial Empire, built for the San
Francisco and China line, was launched
at webb's Ship Yard yesterday, and
will be ready for service March LIST,
1867. She is $40 feet long and of 1000
tons burthen.
The U. \. Army.
Recruits for the regular army are be-
ing sent to Texas, California, and the
Western frontier.
Southern Republican Association.
CHICAGO, December l0.-Washington
specials say that the Southern Republic
can Association, of which Thomas j..
| Durant is President, is in almost daily
session, preparing or maturing plans tor
| Southern reorganization. Among the
more active members are Hamilton,
Sherwood, and Sabine, Of Texas; Judge
Purple, of Louisiana; Stafford and Bing-
ham, of Alabama; Goodloe, of North
| Carolina; and Hall and Davis, of Vir-
ginia. These Southern loyalists favor
the Territorial plan.
King Caucus.
The Southern Senators and Repre-
sentatives, Of whom but few are in
Washington, held a meeting for consul
tation on Saturday evening, Nov. Sth.
There were present: Messrs. Sharkey,
of Mississippi; Parsons and Foster, Of
Alabama; Burnett, Roberts and Epper-
son, of Texas, etc. No definite action
was taken, but should events require it,
a general meeting of Southern Senators
and Representatives may be called in
January.
Senator Parsons denies that Governor
| Patton recommended the Alabama Leg
~islature to ratify the Constitutional
Amendment, and says She only urged
deliberate action on it, and that Gov.
Patton, personally, did not favor its
ratification"
There will be another Senate caucus
this week on the Colorado and Nebraska
bill.
General Grnnt.
Gen. Grant visits St. Louis this week
on official business.
Tho Brirttauin.
New YORK, Dec l0.-The steamer
Britannia, seventeen days out, and for
which much anxiety has been felt, has
arrived.
From Mexico.
The Herdlds City Of Mexico cores
pondent says: ''Since the arrival of
Mexican negotiations with the Emperor
for his return to the Capital have been
received, it is now probable that Maxi
milan will do so.
The Austrian and Belgian troops in
the City of Mexico had received orders
to march for Vera Cruz on November
I'd, but on that morning the order was
| countermanded.
The Cabinet was 10 have met at ORR
zaba, Nov. 81, when Vidaneri would
advise abdication, and the opening Of
negotiations for that purpose, with Jua-
req Mejias.
The forces at San Luis Potosi were
levyiug forced loans to a large amount"
From Matnmoras.
New YORK, Dec. l0.-The Tribune's
Brownsville special says the joint forces
under Escobedo and Cansles, number
ing about 1000 men, will soon gather
reinforcements and march on San Luis
Potosi, Durango, and Zacatecas.
The concentrated action by the Lib
erals throughout the country, promises
the speedy delivery of Mexico.
General Sherman, upon the recovery
of two-thirds of the States will probably
urge a meeting of the Republican Con-
gress.
The Wal in South America.
New YORK, Dec. l0.-Intelligence re-
ceived from the seat Of war in South
America, announces that on the 18th of
November the Paraguayans bombarded
the Brazilian intrenched companies I'M
der command Of Baron Poutilagro.
The Republic of Bolivia, which pro-
tested against the triple alliance formed
against the Paraguayans, had concen-
trated in array along the frontier of
the province of Jukine, and threatened
to invade the Argentine Confederation.
The Assassin Surratt.
WASHINGTON, December l0.-The cor
re%spondence in the case Of Surratt is
voluminous. The prisoner was traced
at Montreal, Quebec, Liverpool, Rome,
and Alexandria. Surrat states that the
| plan was to abduct President Lincoln,
| and he consented. Booth wrote him to
change his plans. Surratt was On his
way to do so from Canada. But at St.
| Albans he heard Of the assassination.
| While at Rome, Surratt acknowledged
participation in the crime, and declared
that JEFF. Davis was privy to it. The
informant in the case was formerly a
schoolmaster in Maryland. He desires
that his name should not be known, so
as to endanger his life.
The Fenian Trials In Canada.
SwEErsBURG, G. E., December To-
The trial of Crawford, the Fenian, has
commenced. Mr.. Devlin, his counsel,
fled a special plea, that the prisoner
being accused of high treason, the Pro-
vincial Courts had nc jurisdiction.