Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-02
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
DATES 10 DECEMBRR aO.h.
fFron Die sacramento Union

From the Sacramento Union.l
A Case Of Assault and Battery-Bill
in Regard 70. Gen, Grants Grade
Copies Of Importnnt Documents.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-In the Crimi-
nal Court Of this District, to-day, in the
case of Lieut.. Smith, u. s. NJ, charged
with assault and battery, in having arrest
ed a civilian employed at work on the U.
S.. steamer Rhode Island. Of which Lieut.,
Smith was executive officer, Judge Fish
ruled that the officer who ordered the ar
rest Of a civilian not connected with the
service did not take proper steps. to have
him elected from the vessel, and was guilty
Of assault and battery. The jury convict:
edythe aecusedil and o fine Of $40 was
imposed.
The bill to revive the grade Of General,
which Washburne has introduced in the
House of Representatives, was prepared
with the, knowledge and concurrence Of
Gen. Grant himself. The General finds
his pay inadequate to tbe heavy expense
Of maintaining an establishment. Besides,
he may be supposed to be willing to make
a vacancy for thep promotion d. GenSSher-
man, to whom, in Grants judgment, the
nation is indebted a. much as to himself.
If Gen. Grant should be promoted, we
may expect ~. seq Sherman appointed
Lieutenant General, and not Halleck, as
was stated in a recent diatribe in the Ma
tional Republican, the'aothorship of which
has not Incorrectly beerattributed to Gen.
Butler.
Ten thousand copies Of Sentor Summers
speech of tho condition Of the South have
been printed Copies Of Raymond's speech
on the status OF the rebel States have been
ordered printed for circulation.
RIspd On, ihe Weaasi Branch of tho
% AusQuoARNnah.
WILLIANsPoRT (Pa.), Dec. 29.-There
has been a food in the west branch OF the
S6squehannah, doing great damage. 1t
Is estimated that from 10000 to 10000
saw logs, valued at 81 1000, 900, have pass
ed here in the last tw~enty-four hours. 1t
is the heaviest loss ever sustained by the
lumbermen Of that section.
The Riro In Groton-Loss Of n!Vnlu.
0blo steamer.
P~PovIDENcB, Dec. ga further ac-
count Of the fire at Groton Comm, this
morning, states that the fire began in q
frame depot, soon after the steamer Com
monwealth had reached the dock and
blown off steam. The FIRE spread so rap
idly that the steamer being aground and
no assistance available TO haul her off, she
was burned, with the whole cargo and
freight. The depot contained q large
amount Of freight, and this was burned,
with ~thirty-six cattle. Loss estimated at
81, 500, 600. The Commonwealth was the
most magnificent steamer belonging to
any of the line on Long Island Sound.
Mexican Nows.
NEW YoRK, Dec. ga letter from
Vera Cruz, dated December 9Th. says
Don Manuel Ruiz, Judge of the Supreme
| Court of the Republic, has abandoned
Juarez and protested against the latter
continuing to act as President after his
constitutional term has expired.
The arrival OF soldiers from France con-
tinues, 1900 having been landed at Vera
Cruz on December 9Th and 800 more on
the llth, all of whom were Immediately
sent to the field. French cannon and
other war munitions and supplies were
daily arriving. The defenses Of the city
are being greatly strengthened and rein
forced with the heaviest and most i'm
proved guns. The work 10 being carried
on as secretly as possible, and principally
at night.
A bearer Of dispatches from the Mcxi-
can Capital, On his way to Washington,
was at Vera Cruz on December 18th.
Army InteIligonec = Receipts from,
Customs-Largc PurchHsc Of Land
Negro Suffrage IN Georgetown, D.
c. Reported Correspondence bo-
tween France and tho United Mates,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Since October
3lst, $4,000 troops, white and eolored,
have been mustered out, leaving now in
the service 100, 900. 1t is estimated tina,
SS, 900, 900 will DO required to pay the
troops on the lst Of January.
The Paymaster General estimates thai
the total amount Of the bounties paid vol
unteers during the wal will reach $780,.
600 600. ~ o.. -. ... ....
During the first five months of The pres.
ent fiscal year, beginning July LIST, the
receipts from customs at the port Of New
York have exceeded by nearly one million
dollars the total receipts from that port
during 1862 and 1868. The receipts fol-
| December are estimated at ten millions.
A company Of 300 freedmen purchased
an estate near Williamsburg, Va, fol
$500, 900, cash, the result of their savings
rap,o; n' Rsnh:sl Semms, h.. ,-rv.d
r,dar srre.t I'D y;jl he hahs N cr.,oJy
-, tha Me- We'd nrt;, b.'.sn 10 Ssornh,
~ .:t.r: a.. ah.rasa 49, ~. II,
S.s-a..-- - a. NJ r. go y -,
Court is not announced.
The citizens Of Georgetown voted yes.
terday against negro, suffrage in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, only one vote being
cast in favor oft Of a total Of over seven.
teen hundred poHed! ~ &" "'M 70. So
It Is rumored that an understanding has
been arrived at between this Government
and Franeesto,th the effect that u Govern
ment shall not interfere in Mexico OF
allow interference from citizens of the
United States. upon condition Of the
withdrawal Of the French troops, thus
leaving Max. to fight il out single handed,
with almost a certainty of defeat. The
rumor is not authenticated, and no groa,
amount of stock taken in il. mr.