Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-10
A balloon Asccnsion.

TELEGRAMS.
A Balloon Ascension.
M~BApvILLr, Pa, August &C. G.
accompanied by Oliphant and
Baldwin, started 10 the balloon " Bridal
Chariot" for New York at half-past
four this afternoon. They expect to
reach their destination in SO hours.
The wind is now fair for the trip.
From washlnston.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-An order
has been issued by General Candy,
August Sd, which revokes tho previous
order Of General Stoneman exempting
from taking the test oath. The Commits
siouers in Chancery remove all such
officers as, cannot take the oath. The
order is regarded as m assurance that,
unless prevented by the %interposition of
higher authority, he will enforce the
requirements Of the test oath on tue
recently elected members Of the Legls-
lature.
From Boston.
BosroS, August 9.-Charles @. Little,
founder and senior partner Of Little,
Brown l. Co., well known law publish.
ers, died this morning.
Niagara Falls.
CLIFTON HOUSE, Niagara Falls, Au-
gust s.-James II. Day, formerly private
secretary to General Ryan, arrived here
last Sunday with letters purporting
to como from the Cuban Junta In New
York, asking the General to return to
New York Immediately. Ryan suspect.
ing the letters to be o forgery accused
Day of t~reachery, which the latter was
finally compelled to admit, whereupon
RYAN administered a severe horse
whipping to him.
From Canada.
MONTREAL, August 9.-Wsiri is organ.
king o silver expectation movement,
and is we'll supported by his former sup
por.ers. The action so far has had q
decided effect on silver, which has fallen
from four to three per cent. He pro-
noses six per cent, and to export O
million and O half to complete his con-
tract.
Workmeu at Toronto and Quebec are
a~pita,ing IN public meetings to consider
the best Q of stopping the present
exodus of French Canadians to the
United States.
From New York.
NEW YoRK, August 9.-Joseph G..
Hawley, q we'll known actor, died to-
day.
The first bale Of new cotton has ar
rived from Texas, en- route to Liver
pool.
The case of Pratt, the Texas rioter,
was before both the Federal and State
Courts to-day.
Commissioner Osborne, of the First
District, refused to obey the writ OF
habeas corpus issued by Judge Mccain,
whereupon the latter said he should di.
rect the Sheriff to enforce the writ and
call upon the State Militia to aid. FL
nally, latter an interview between Dis.
trict Attorney P%ierrpont and the Judge,
Pratt was produced by the State Court,
and, after a statement Of the case by
Pierepont, remanded to the custody Of
the United States Marshal. The case
comes before Osborne on Thursday:
Judge MeCann has issued a writ OF
habeas corpus directing Superintendent
Kennedy to produce the bodies of Har-
wood and Thatcher, the English
forgers, aud show cause for their dsten-
ton.
The loss BY the FIRE at Youksrs seem,
to have been overestimated. Tho ag-
grsgate loss is from $3.50 900 to $l4o,-
600.
The Groat EclIrse.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-Commodore
Sands, in charge of the Naval OBSERVE.
tory, has submitted a report to the Sec
rotary of the Navy, stating that he has
received g telegraphic dispatch from
the parties sent to observe the eclipse at
Des Moines, Iowa. Professor Harkncss
reports: We have succeeded beyond
our most sanguine expectations. We
have l33 photographs of the eclipse,
two being of tho total eclipse also a
number Of spectrals, Ave Of which arc
prominent, no two giving the same
lines. There could be no absorption Of
lines in the spectrals without a bright
line of it," Professor Eastman's OBJ
s~ervatious were also successful. Pro-
lessor Newcomb reports no ultra mer-
curial planets visible. Fl. W. Haywood
left here on Tuesday morning and ar
rived in Bristol, Tenn, in ample time
for the eclipse. His special objects Of
attention were during totality and
the msrcurial planets. The circum-
stances attending his observations were
extremely favorable. Mercury, Venus,
and Regulus were visible to tho naked
eye, but no ultra mercurial planets were
seen.
From Albany.
ALBANY, August 9.-Tho Susquehau-
ma Railroad embroglio is still unsettled.
The question of who is to be appointed
Receiver has been referred to Commits.
sioner Lawton, who will take testimony
and report on Thursday at Binghamp.
ton. This afternoon the Sheriff seized
tho officers and what rolling stock Of
the road that he could get possession
of, on the authority Of q writ issued
by Judge Barnard Of New York, and
a man in possession Of the busi-
ness and telegraph Offices. Three en-
gineers were seized and mi escaped and
to this city.
From Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, August "a party Of
young men went to the City Hotel last
night and called out Joseph Barlow Of
Hartford, Connecticut, who accom-
panied Stokes In the latter part of his
canvass rs correspondent Of the State
Journal, and attempted to take him 10
the direction Of the Suspension Bridge.
He was rescued, but was considerably
abused, but not seriously hurt. This
outrage is condemned by all classes of
The citizens.
From Rhode Island.
P%RoviDEScE, August 9.-The dead
body Of Mowry Jones, who murdered
his wife in June last, at Burrallyille,
found in a swamp near the scene Of
The murder. He had evidently comtem.
plated suicide after killing his wife.
PoRr HopE, July GA brick block
IN John street, containing the City Hotel
md several stores, was destroyed by fire
ast night: loss, $50, 900.