Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-19
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
The Feninn Excitement In New York.

NEW York, Feb. 1.-THE Fenian ex-
element in this and adjacent cities yes
terday was most intense. The charac-
ter of the news from Ireland, published
Yesterday, caused a general migrating
Of lrishmen from the upper part of the
city about the newspaper Offices n
headquarters of the Fenian Brotherhood
in Chatham street. The announcements
of meetings and other demonstrations,
military conventions, etc., published
this morning, indicate an earnestness OF
feeling and a determination to begin a
place Of action to cooperate with the
revolutionary party in. Ireland on the
part Of Irishmen. II is supposed that
Stephens is in some part of England
about to inaugurate q cooperative
movement in that country on u very ex-
tensive scale. A Congress will be held
here 1901 to form q new government for
the organization. A call for volunteers
to 20 to Ireland has been made and
promptly responded to. Money to a
very large amount has been subscribed,
and liberal promises Of aid made to the
leaders in the shape Of arms, men and
money.
New YORK, Feb. lS.-The Fenians
profess to believe that fighting is going
on in Ireland, and are working with en-
r to send aid to them. Colonel Rob-
erts say if any practical movement Of a
formidable warlike characterb be common
ced in Ireland, the Brotherhood of which
he is the head will furnish their power
to render it successful. Meantime the
Circles under his command are prepar.
ing for a campaign against Canada
which promises to be of a formidable
character.
Arrival OF Surratt. ~
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 1.-THE pilot
boat VIM. Starkey reported this morn.
ing having spoken the Swatara off Cape
Henry, with Surratt On board.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-The Secreta-
~ of the Senate announced the passage
Of the bill for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States, with amend
ments.
The following bills and joint resolu-
tions were introduced: Prohibiting the
admission free from duty Of foreign iron,
to abolish the tax on coffee, sugar, mo
lasses and raw cotton; proposing an
amendment to the Constitution provid'
ing for the removal of Judges of the SUI
preme and inferior Courts by the Presi.
dent upon an address of two-thirds oil
each branch Of the Legislature on any
reasonable cause which is not a suth.
cient ground for impeachment; memoir.
al from the Utah Legislature praying
the repeal Of the Act to punish polyga'
my-referred; for a recess of the House
| daily, except Saturdays from 4:30 tc
7:3O-adopted; declaring that the Con
| stitution authorizes the Chief Executive
to extend the ~pardoning power to per
SOM who have been tried by proper tri'
bunals and convicted Of crime, and nont
others-consequently all pardons grant
ed to such as never have been convicted
or tried are uull and void--referred; di'
recting the Committee on Banking ant
Currency to inquire into the ~expedienc.
Of the withdrawal Of all bank currency
as rapidly as can be done without injury
to the national banks, and supplying
the place Of such currency with United
States treasury notes-tabled, 95 to Sc
The Kentucky Legislature opposed to
Military Rule In tho South.
FRANKFORT (Ky.), Feb. l7.-Th'
House has passed, SO against ID, a join
resolution that the people Of Kentucky
are unalterably opposed to the love
ments in Congress to place the people o
the Southern States under military rule
the tendency whereof is to military des
potism, contrary to the spirit of thu
Union and subversive of the principles
whereon the Government is founded
and they here enter solemn protes
against all such Congressional action.