Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-24
Especial to the Gold Hill Daily Newr by the Attain
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TO-DAY'S
New York News.

New York News.
CHICAGO, August 33.-The Ir'dunes
New York special says the certificate OF
INCORPORATION of the Mediterranean ana
Oriental Steamship Company, to run
from Norfolk 10 Cadiz, thence TO ouez'
was filed Saturday in the County cierk $
office. 49,,
A morning paper publishes a story
duplicating several navy yard officials IN
frauds, said to amount to $1,000
yearly. W.,
NEW Yonx, August 23.-Hiram Wal.
bridge has resigned the Presidency Oh
the new Mediterranean Steamship Oom-
pauy. s
Tie Knights Of St. Crispin paraded
to-day, 1900 strong.
Mr.. Halleck, of tho Journal o. COM
meree, starts n new evening paper this
week, to be called tho Republic.
Captain Shaw of the London fire
Brigade will make tho tour OF the prin,
| cipal Southern and Western cities, and
will probably, on his return home,
recommend for adoption some OF tue
features Of the American system.
Railroad freights West to-day nd
ronced SO cents to Chicago. 1t is
reported that contracts for the consoi-
idation of the Central and the Hudson
roads are ready for ratification and
about 10 be signed.
Frederick Law, Of Elizabeth, N. j.,
was dubbed to death by n policeman
last night.
From, Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, August 23.-The water
il growing scarcer. Tho City Council
meet to-day to devise some means oil
raising water in reservoirs.
A dispatch from Camp Supply, Indian
Territory, says the Pence Commissioners
last Saturday had a most important
meeting with the Cheyennes and Ara
pahoes. A large uumber of chiefs were
present, and fully 1000 men, women
and children were outside. The coun-
Gil lasted two hours. The result is con-
sidered most favorable.
From Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, August 23.-The intensity
of the heat continues.
Accounts from the tobacco and corn
regions show that there will not be over
II half crop Of corn.
George Barnacle, o German, at JeiFer-
sonyille, after drinking whisky with his
wife to excess, went ont md got hall a
gallon of bear. Both drank and died
within half IN hour. The beer was
found to contain arsenic and morphine.
The couple wero newly married.
a a died at New Albany yesterday
from sunstroke.
From Maryland.
BALTIMORE, August %. Accounts
from all sections in Maryland represen!
that the drought is prevailing to nm
alarming extent. In some counties far.
mers despair Of making half q crop OF
corn. The potato vines are parched and
dried up, aud the tobacco is suffering
dreadfully.
Tho Prize Ring.
yIYcENSEs, Ind, August 23.-The
prize fight to come of between Noah
Skinner and William Murray, August
23d, Within so miles Of Vincennes, is
creating quite q stir among the fancy.
The Turf.
Bosroy, August 23.-The well known
stallion Fearnaught was sold to-day tor
S25, 900.
SARATOGA, August 23.-In the trot
to-day Mountain Boy beat Lady Thorne
in three straight heats. Time: 2:?7,
2:27} and 2:25t. Commodore Wander.
bilt and wife wero on the ground, at
tracing much attention.
New Overland Express Line.
OMAHA, August 23.-Spccinl Super
i~ntendent Hammond is organizing the
Pacific Union Express Line, which will
be under the %company's control, to com
meuce business September 18th, con.
Meeting at P%romontory with the Central
Pacific Express.
Attempted Escape from jail.
Three desperadoes, Buck Holbrooke,
Johnny Murphy and Fitzgerald, broke
Jail ut Hennepin, ILL.,, yesterday morn.
ing, and attempted to escape. The two
former were shot dead and Fitzgerald
escaped. All three were old thieves
and ruHisns we'll known in this city.
Amer the "Rcgulntors" In Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, August 22.-Threc com
panies of the State militia left this FORE
noon for Lebanon, TO DO distributed
through the lower counties where the
Regulators have been dsqredoting.
New superintendent Capital Convention.
CHICAGO, August 22.-Albion n.
Torinc, Assistant Superintendent of Che
Bellefontaine, Cincinnati and Quincy
Railroad, has been appointed General
Superintendent Of the Central Pacific
Railroad, Mt a salary Of Sl3, oOoin gold.
Governor Palmer has appointed dele
gates to the National Capital Conven-
ton at St. Louis.
Fire In Rochester, New York.
ROCHESTER,, August 22.-The old
Rochoetar Hnuea DL,ck on Exchop1e