Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-10-08
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Destructive Fire In Troy, New York.
TRoY, N. Y, October IA fire to-day
destroyed property to the am Oh
5000, 900. P. A. Moore aud son are the
principal sufferers, losing Sl4o, 900.
Herman and Schonocker lose $4,000;
G. Willard & Co., 100000.
Tho Local Elections In Connecticut.
CHICAGO, October Later reports
from Connecticut deny that there has
been any Democratic gains in the town
elections yesterday. From figures CIV
en-, however, it. appears that, as com
pared with votes last fall, the Demo-
Gratis have made some gains. Compared
with the vote of last spring, the Repub-
licans have gained.
sInughtsrs In New Orleans.
New York, October IA New Or
leans dispatch to the Tribune, dated Oc-
tober 9Th, states that three men under
took to chastise Mr.. Bently in the
presence of his school. Bently's
friends interfered, when he persuaded
the latter to go away. He then had a
warrant issued for the arrest Of the as
s~ailauts. Before the warrant was exc
cuted a band of armed men commenced
slaughtering negroes.
The New Orleans Bulletin states that
one hundred negroes were killed and
wounded, and the Office of a newspaper
the Progress-gutted, and its type and
presses thrown into the street. Mr..
Durant, one of the editors, was lynched.
The New Orleans Times Of the 9Th
says fifteen Republicans and three Dem
ocrats were also killed ut Shreveport,
and thnt armed patrols had possession
Of the county.
New York News.
NEw York, October 5.-The Fourth
| National Conference Of the Unitarian
and other Christian churches meets to-
morrow nt Irving Hall, and will continue
during the week. About 800 delegates
will probably be present.
NEW York, October G.-The triennial
Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church meets at Trinity Church to-mor-
row. Forty-two bishops and nearly $50
delegates are expected to be present.
4 story was current in the gold room
to-day that the Government was treat
ing for the purchase of Cuba.
II is announced that subscriptions
will be raised by several prominent
firms for the relief of the sufferers by
the earthquake in Peru and Ecuador.
The steamer Ocean Queen, from AS
pinwall, has arrived.
NEW York, October 1.-The greatest
mass meeting ever held in New York
took place this evening at Tammany
Hall. The Democratic torchlight pro-
cession had in its ranks, according to an
estimate of an experienced police cap
tain, over 5000. The length of the
procession exceeded ten miles. The
scene in Union Square was grand in the
extreme. The air was literally nblaze
with rockets, calcium lights, etc. Tho
throng is roughly estimated Mt SOC, 900
persons, stretched compnctly down
broadway to Eleventh street. Tamma-
ny Hall was filed to repletion, many
ladies being present. General Badly
Smith presided. Sanford f. Church
and Oakley Hall made speeches. A letter
was read from General Mcclellan, pay
ing a high compliment to Grant as n
soldier, but declaring that the Republic
can party can never restore peace and
constitutional supremacy, and announc-
ing his intention to support Seymour
and Blair.
Baptist Convention.
BUFFALO, October THE twentieth
annual Convention of Frcewill Baptists
Of North America met this afternoon.
About 400 delegates were present from
all parts of tho country.
Reception to Mcclellan.
PHILADELPHIA, October IA public
reception will be given to Mcclellan on
Thursday, by his old comrades in arms
of this city. The Reception Committee
is composed Of eighteen Generals. 1t
is announced that no political devices
or inscriptions will be permitted in the
line.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, October 6.-Gen. Mer-
rift, commanding at Fort Davis, Texas,
reports n recent victory over the Apache
Indians by the troops of his command.
Their camp IA destroyed, including
their winter store of meats, berries,
etc., and their stock captured.
WASHINGTON, October Tho state
mont of the public debt, issued late
yesterday afternoon, shows the total
debt to be, less cash in the Treasury,
$2,34G,437, ls9. Tho coin in the
Treasury is S97, OoO, 900. The currency
in the Treasury is STA, 300, 600; S4,32O,-
900 in bonds have been issued during
the month to the Pacific Railroad Com
nanieq. Including these bonds the net