Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-15

LATEST EASTERN TELEGRANs.
TspecIal 10 the Gold Hill Daily News, by the Allan
tic and Pacific Telegraph Line.I
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this forenoon totally destroyed Cald-
wells jewelry store, corner Ninth and
Chestnut streets. Howell Bros paper
hanging warehouse and Keyser's art gal.
lsry were also burned. Seven clerks
sleeping in the second story barely es-
capped with their lives. Caldwells loss
is unknown. 1t is supposed that guam
titles of valuable diamonds will be re
covered in the safes. Howell's loss is a
quarter of a million Of dollars. Cald-
wells stock outside of his safe is valued
at SEQ, 900. Howell's stock is valued
at 5000, 900 +; Ames' stock of carpets,
$lo5, 900. Two clerks who slept in the
store are missing, and both are sup
posed to have persisted. Total loss
5000, 900.
Washington News.
CHICAGO, January IA Washing
ton special says a partial CANVASS of the
Senate shows their sentiments generally
favor a repeal of the Tenure of Office
Law. 1t is thought, however, the bill
will not be acted on till near the close
Of tho session. Senator Ferry says the
repeal now might defeat the Republi.
cans in Connecticut, as he believes every
Republican in Office would DO turned
out.
The President has nominated Perry
Fuller as Collector Of Customs ut New
Orleans; John Savage IS Consul at
Leeds, England ; and N. P. Langford ms
Governor of Montana.
Tho Central Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Presi-
dent has accepted the report Of the Gov
eminent Commissioners upon an addi-
tional section of 20 miles Of the Centnl
Pacific Railroad and telegraph line
The termination is now 470 miles east
Of Sacramento, and he has directed the
bonds to DO issued to the company.
Indiana U. s. Senator.
INDIANAPOLIS, January IA Repub'
lican Legislative caucus tonight nomi.
mated Lieutenant Governor Cumbaek
for U. S. Senator.
Mob Law In Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, January l4.-Joe Cullen
der, a notorious negro ho%rse-thief, wal
taken from Jail at Murfreesboro last
night by the Ku-Klux Khan and nothing
has been heard from him since.
Washington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, January l3.-In the
| Criminal Court this morning, District
Attorney General Evarts directed q dis
continuance of prosecutions for treason,
under the Presidents Amnesty Prccln-
nation. a nolle proseqmi was accord
ingly entered in the case Of jeff. Davis
and Breckenridge, but the case Of Sur
RAFT being somewhat different, Mr.. Car
rington concluded to refer it to the At
torney General.
Delegates of colored people from all
the States, including those from Della
ware, assembled to-day at the Union
League Hall, which was densely crowd
cd. Three hundred delegates were
present. Fred Douglass was made per-
mauent chairman, and his speech was
frequently %applauded.
Terrible Accident on the Missl1sippi.
NEW ORLEASs, January l3.-The stern
wheel steamer Clyde, hence for the Red
River, ran aground and exploded her
boiler last night, fifty miles above here,
| She was burned to the waters edge and
is a total loss. Five or six persons were
killed instantly, 10 have died since and
IS were injured.
United Statcs Senators Elected.
ST. Louis, January l3.-The Radical
Legislative caucus at Jefferson City, to-
| night, nominated Carl Schurz for United
States Senator on the first ballot. The
vote stood Schurz, GO Loan, 40.
TRENTON, N. j., January l3.-The
Democratic caucus of the Legislature
nominated John P. Stockton for United
States Senator.