The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

much better plight than Louisiana, Ala
hama or Georgia were, when they for
ruaIly ,Isoulted the feathers of secession.
1t is reported under date. of April 30,
that some KukluI klansRlen attempted
to break up quarterly meeting
of colored Methodists at Columbia, and
that they were prevented f-on carrying
out their 5ad purposes by the citizens.
This fact 1.-THE prevention Of a mean out
rsgel and another which is named, that
iiers. 10 to %, held, at Houston, :. Re
pabl;caa Convention, on the 4th Mon
day of this month for the purpose of
harnonizing the two wings of the party
the Jack Hamilton-Couservat and
the Radicals) is suspicious of much
good effect. The proposition TO divide
the vast area of Texas into several
States seems to be heiu in allegiance. 1t
IS t.. DE .loes6 thatthat sch sne wili>be
accomplished il due. time-after RECON-
struetion shall have become an accom-
piished fact An 4 the ass urance is given
!aat any new States, go formsd, will
meet the advanced requirements of the
times.
The Madrid Government is taking
lofty grounds, is, in plain terms, put
ting on airs. So, at least we infer from
ia following somewhat am indigenous
dispatch :
The Spanish Government has never noti-
ned this Government of tae existence of any
IHsurrection in Cuba, consequently nogotia-
tons with Great Britain regarding the seiz-
IRE Of the Mary Lowell carried on if
10 changes had occurred. The Spanish
Minister has been instructed TO ignore the
insurrection, referring to the revolution as a
series of riots.
This is just like the traditional AFRO
gance of the Dons. No wonder they
submitted for so many years to the
sbcminabie .rula. of the lost thoroughly
prostituted CT the Bourbon family.
Speaking OF Spain, Senator Sumner is
exported to De much opposed to General
S.ickles' appointment as Minister, to
Madrid in place of Hare. but that Grant
las made up bis mind to appoint him,
The country will sustain the President s
action if Sumner and bis fellow Senators
co not for Dan Sickles deserves honors
ct the hands of the Government which
le fought so sallsnliy to save-more-
over, be is fully qualified for the posi-
t;on :adics;ed.
Tie troubles &C. the Union Pacific
Hallway Company still continue. Here
iiwnat is 10 De considered the latest
rhsse of the controversy
The National Intelligencer contains a FIVE
column official report from Chauucey II.
Snow, former Commissioner of the Q. ?. r.
p, which is severe in its attacks upon the
construction or the road and the managing
c!iicials. The latter axe pronounced wholly
Incompetent. superintendent Snider is ac-
eused of corruption in manipulating freight
70 his private advantage. Snow claims that
only two hundred miles are properly built,
and that the rolling stock is insufficient and
worn out. From Rawlings to Watsatch the
track is laid on frozen soil not ballasted. He
charges the regular Commissioners with hav-
ing approved n worthless road through to
.cho Canon, over which they passed in the
nighttime. The report is pronounced NAL
.cious and un.ru,hiul BY the editor of an
evening paper who recently passed over the
road.
We are glad to think that matters
loek as if the entire line OF the Pacific
HALLWAY, from its California terminus
70 the Missouri, will speedily fal! into
the hands Oh tae Central Company.
Should such q transfer take place, the
soad would come under the control OF
It company that would soon make that
great highway What It should be, the
best built and BEST. equipped railroad
On the continent.
1t would seem Lat the interests of
humanity demana.tae influence of the
Emitted States ana alietner powers pro-
tossing to sustain those interests, to pre-
veut the atrocious cruelties which are
.'ein. perpetrated upon the patrio.
nst:ses Of Cuba by the Spanish author
tiles. l. is among the rumors at Wash
ing,on hat the administration is deter
mined to recognise the insurgents. Val.
mazeda cout;9pes to commit the iaost
harasrous acts of cruelty upon such Of
the rebels as fall in bis way. He,cuts