Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-22
Overland Dispatches
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Federal COMBINATIONS.

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WASHINGTON, December 2l.-The Senate,
to-day, confirmed a large number Of nomina.
tions, including the following Samuel Hen
]. Wilson, Postmaster at Vallejo, Cal. /; u,
7. Blow, Minister Plenipotentiary at Brazil
Fred. F. Low, Minister Plenipotentiary at
China; E. r. Wing. OF KY, Minister res
ident at Ecuador.
The following are the combinations Of As
savers in tho Branch MINIS: J.F. Schermeri
at Denver: F. d. Helick, ut Carson City
John p. Taggert, Assessor. Utah; A
Smith, Collector OF Internal Revenue in Ne"
Mexico; Charles ]. Folger, Assistant Treas
urer Of the United States at New York
Oscar H. Lagrange, Superintendent OF the
Branch Mint at San Francisco /; Jos. NJ. Mar
shall, First Assistant Postmaster General
Edgar w. Hillyer, Judge OF the United States
District Court, Nevada; w. F.. Wheeler,
Marshal Of Montana; VIM. A. Pike, Gov.
ernor Of New Mexico; ]. D. Oyerton. Re
ceiyer Of Public Moneys in Utah; d. c,
Bennett, Pension Agent at San Francisco
j. w. Parsons, Consul at San Jago de Cuba
F. d. Turner, Postmaster at Carson City
New; l.. D. Lattimer, United States Dis
triet Attorney for California.
The Rebellion In WinnepeG.
CHICAGO, December l.-A st. Paul spscia
says q company Of mounted insurgents took
possession Of the Hudson Bay Company
Fort, near Pembina, at last. Governor Nc
Douglas attempt to organize Indian forces
TO get up a counter revolution has utterly
failed. The greater part Of his agents and
emissaries were captured, and the whole pop
ulation Is a unit. The French, under Riclle
49, - ,,NIsyt@ptal a.anftnp nj thu who'll
country. McDougall IS absolutely without /,
faction, all having deserted except about 9
Savourpy indians. 1t is said McDougall II
preparing to return.
Locomotive Explosion.
WHEELING. Va, December 2l.-A freight
engine OH the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
exploded last night, killing the engineer in
stantly AMI seriously %wounding the fireman
From St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, December 2l.-Jean Joarde, ar
employc in the Western Union Telegraph
office, fell from a six.story window Of thu
Telegraph building this morning, and wa,
instantly killed.
Four inches OF snow fell last night, aud i
is still showing. The storm extended over
great portion of the country west.
From Cnnadn.
QCEnEc, December 2l.-An attempt vii
be made to remove the seat VI the loca
Legislature to Montreal, in the event tina
the ministry pass by vote $4,000 for public
buildings.
steamboat Collision.
CINCINNATI, December 2l.-Thc steRmel
Swallow, from New Orleans, with valuabl,
cargo Of groceries, collided daring a heav,
snow storm, to-day, with the steamer Cham
pion. The former sank and will probably be
a total loss.
The Coal Mine Calamity In Pennsylvania
MArcu CHUNK, December 2l.-Yesterday
three bodies, Mrs. Swauk, her Oldest daugh
ter, and her youngest child, were found il
the mine.
Snow In Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, December 2l.-Five inchc
of snow fell during the night.
From France.
PARIS, December 20.-General Banks hat
| a long and very interesting audience with tn,
Emperor yesterday. The Emperor expressed
an earnest wish for q satisfactory under
| standing with the United States on posta
and other equally important matters. II,
regretted his Ministers had not fulfilled hi
desires in this respect.