Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-28
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TO-DAY'S
The Commercial Convention Mt No"

To-DAY'S KILOGRAMS.
The Commercial Convention Mt No"
Orleans.
Ngw ouLKASs, May 26.-In the Com
mercial Convention to-day, the Com
mittec ON The Pacific Railroad pre-
scnted a minority report favoring tue
direct. route from Cairo to M"zatlan.
The minority favor the Memphis and
FL Paso Grand Trunk route, with
branches to various points south
Mr.. Williams, of Pennsylvania, IN
presenting the minority report, made F"
brief speech, advocating that route ms
being within the territory of the United
States, and opposing any route touch-
ing foreign territory. His remarks
were received with applause.
The reports were ordered printed
and made the special order for to-
morrow morning.
From Havana. ,
HAVANA, May 2G.-SHton Is renewed
of the G%oyernorship of Puerto Principe
General Lusca is appointed in his place.
From ~. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, May 2G.-Thc large music
store Of Compton 4 Doan was taken
charge of yesterday by the United
States Marshal, in pursuance of pro.
cecdiugs in the Bankruptcy Court.
General Window is made Com
mnndc n-Chicf of Her Majesty's forces
in British North America.
G. s. Stevenson, General Freight
Agent of the Grand Trunk Railroad,
and s. F. Webster, of Chicago, General
Agent of the National Steamship
Company, arc purchasing land ut NAH
haitian, Kansas. An immense immi-
grafton from Canada is going to Kan
sas, and n great many Of the newcomers
arc settling along the Kansas Pacific
Railroad.
A violent storm yesterday blew down
four houses and one woman was killed.
A Difficulty In Maryland.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, May 2G.-Captnin
Shackelford and a colored sailor were
badly wounded by the Sheriff Of Prince
George County, Maryland, yesterday,
for having resisted nm attempt of the
Sheriff to arrest two criminals on board
n vessel.
Politics IN YirEinin.
RICHMOND, May ga large Conserv.
ntive meeting was held this afternoon.
Addresses were made by Thomas S.
Flowny and others, in favor of Mr..
Walker, the Republican candidate for.
Governor. Mr.. Walter, the President
of the Convention, made n brief ad-
dress, which was greeted with cheers.
Large Fire In Mobile.
NOZZLE, May ga fire on CONNER
cirl street. las, night, destroyed five
business houses. Loss, $4,000. Colo
Eel Woodruff, the President Of the Board
VI Trade, wa Killed aud twu men were
seriously wounded by the walls falling
upon them.
Colonel Woodruff 8 funeral to-day
was the largest ever seen in Mobile.
Found Dead.
KgoHux. Iowa, May GA mar
named Simon Valon vas found dying on
the K.okuk 4 St. Paul Railroad track,
and insensible. His clothes were satu-
rated with blood, and there were marks
of great violence on his person. The
assassin, surprising life extinct, placed
him on the track.
Another Boiler Explosion,
Sr. PAUL, Mimi, May 2G.--Thc boiler
pipe Of n shingle-mill ut Laporte ex-
plodcd on tho 18th, killing three and
wounding six persons. Shaughncssy, a
saloon.keeper is suspected of compile
;,y and has been arrested.
Destructive Fire.
CuIcAGo, May 2G.-Ncws from st.
Clair, Wisconsin, says 40 buildings were
destroyed by FIRE Sunday morning.
Railroad Exploring Expedition.
WASHINGTON, May 2G.-The Northern
Pacific Railroad is proposing to send an
exploring expedition to pass over the
whole route, from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound. Mr.. Sanford, General
Agent Of the company, has applied to
General Sherman for n military escort.
Heavy Thunder Storm.
ArcHlsoN, Kansas, May 2G.-There
was y heavy thunder storm in this city
and vicinity yesterday. Rev. Mr..
Fishers house, in Emngham Station,
was blown to atoms. There were four
persons in the house, and one Indy was
blown 200 feet. All were somewhat
injured but none seriously.
New York Ncws.
NEw YoRK, May 26.-Gcneral Robert
Anderson and family sailed to-day for
Europe.
The Spanish Consul in this city has
filed n libel in the District Court
against the steamship Quaker City, on
the ground that she intended to violate
the neutrality law. Judge Blatchford
granted the necessary order and Mar
shall Barlow has seized the vessel.
The steamer Rising Stnr, from Aspin.
wall, has arrived.
Tho fire Mt Hunters Point this morn-
ing was very destructive. Eight lighters
were burned and several explosions oc-
cured. No lives were lost. The loss
is nearly half n million.
The steamer Quaker City is claimed
TO be under British protection, and it il
alleged had got her clearance previous
to the Seizure, through the British Con-
sulate. 1t is also said she is chartered
to carry n cargo of flour to Kingston,
Jamaica, by Mr.. Andrews, IL British
merchant Of high reputc. Fifty men
were aboard when she was seized. The
Spanish Consul claims that this was
more than necessary to man the vessel.
From Cnbn.
HAVANA, May 26.-Ad,iccs from San
tiago de Cuba Of the 10Th, give the fol-
lowing account of affairs with fllibust.
crs in the bay Of Nepe: According TO
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