Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-10-03
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From Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, October 1.-The newly
elected City Council was sworn into
office, with Mayor Alden, to-day.
T%hornburg and candidates for Council
on his ticket entered a protest and de-
clared their intention to contest the va
lidity Of the election.
SALEM, October 1.-The Democratic
State mass meeting to-day is largely at
tended, and is estimated Mt 10000.
The procession was two miles long.
The speeches were all earnest and
loyal. Governor Watts made a splen-
did apostrophe to the American fiag'
which was moro heartily cheered than
any other portion of his speech.
From Alabama.
MONTGOMERY, October 1.-The Legis-
lature has passed q Registration Act,
which awaits the signature of the Gov
ernor. It is thought the bill has been
delayed so long that Registers cannot
complete the work in time for the Pres
idential election. The feeling is quite
strong in favor of the Legislature choos-
ing Presidential electors.
From philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, October lst.-T There
was an immense gathering of soldiers
aud sailors in Independence Square TO.
night. General Burnside presided, and
the square was brilliantly illuminated,
and the spectacle grand and imposing.
General Burnside addressed tho meet
ing. He congratulated them on their
success in the war, and urged them to
achieve further success in the coming
election. He called upon every citizen
who wore the blue. on land or sea to cast
bis vote for the Union candidates. lie
said !: Let all soldiers and sailors set
apart the 18th day Of October as n gem
cral holiday to labor for the success Of
the Union ticket. Let that day be like
Sheridan's victory Mt Five Forks, and
Grants t%ranscendent triumph at APP
pomattox, in November" General Kill
patrick was at the meeting. The en-
thusiasm was tremendous.
Inter From Philadelphia-Grnnd Union
Demonstration.
PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-The city
has been oil day the scene. Of pleasure
BILE excitement; the streets in NIL direc-
tions arc crowded with mon, women
and children. The stores and dwellings
are decorated in Chestnut street. No
such exhibition of colors since tho fall
of Richmond. The private houses on
the route Of the procession are decor
ated, and in many instances the display
is quite grand. The procession formed
on Broad street and commenced moving
at IL o'clock. 1t was TWO hours and II
half in passing a given point. General
Owen, with n mounted staff headed tho
procession. The war Generals in ba-
rouches followed, including Governors
Burnside and Curtin and the Boys in
Blue. Nearly every ward was largely
represented. Among the delegates were
| 200 persons, each carrying n small flag
with the name Of the rebel prison in
which he had suffered.
From Georgia..
ATLANTA, October lin the House
to-day the bill to prevent free persons Of
color from being elected to Office was
lost. The bill to compel common car
riers to provide equal accommodations
for whites aad blacks, was lost. The
act to prescribe tho oath to be admin
istered to voters for electors for Presi-
dent of tho United States and State Of
fcers, passed.
From Now Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, October 1.-The State
Democratic Convention is fully attended.
Their resolutions protest against all test
oa,hs and disqualiications except for
crime, recognizing the necessity Of con-
forming with existing laws, and declare
they will nominate no person rs n can
didate who cannot qualify under these
laws.
From st. Louis:
ST.. LOUIS, October 1.-The Democrat
learns that a band of fifty men, organ
lied in Cole County, Missouri, n few
DAYS ~ went to Fulton, Galloway
County, where Capt. Mason, Superin-
tendent of Registration was lately as
s%assinated, and captured four OF the men
engaged in that act. After q trial by n
vigilance they hung them.
A difficulty in regard to registration
occurred at Martinsburg, NO., on Tues
day, which resulted in tho killing Of
three men and severely %wounding James
Galloway, the Register at that place.
From washin gton.
WASHINGTON, October 1.-The follow
ing internal revenue appointments were
made to-day: Gaugers-Byron P. Cald-
well and Q. B. Gibson, Oregon @. NJ.
Pallison, l.. Wright, d. P. Davenport,
William Jennings, S. P. Childs and
Joseph J.. Felter for the Fourth District
of California.
From Boston.
BosToS, October 2.-The trial Of Jas.
U. Martin, tho late cashier OF the Hide
and Leather National Bank, was COM
menced in the U. S. District Court.
He is charged with having d~efrauded
the Bank Of the amount of half q mill
lion. He has acknowledged to q deficit
of $4,000.
baltimore houghH Arrosteu.
PHILADELPHIA, October IA sensa-
ton was caused to-day by the arrest of
81 Baltimore roughs ut the depot, on
tho charge of coming here for the pur-
pose of being illegally assessed and
voting.
From Now York City.
New YORK, October 2.-Western
Union Telegraph stock, 243.
Tho Protestant Episcopal Convention
was in session to-day. The plan for n
federal council occupied most of the
session. The Low Church delegates
e~ndeavored to introduce a clause de-
priying the Council Of legislative and
judicial powers, but were outvoted by
orders and their substitute lost by 80 to
l55.
Steps are being taken by the Stock
Exchange, in open board, to raise the
standard Of membership and to increase
the initiation fee to $4,000.
SOLDIERS FOR THE FROM. About
l25 cavalry soldiers arrived in this city
yesterday morning, says the Sacramento
Record of September Both, by boat from