Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-01
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WASHINGTON, February %. The
Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer At New York
to continue the sale Of 8 $1,000 900 of
gold and purchase 81, 600, 900 Of bonds
alternate weeks, during March, on
account Of the Sinking Fund. Also to
purchase 100000 Of bonds each
alternate week for Special Fund.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
unanimously agreed upon reports rela-
tive to Georgia. They do not recon-
mend any further legislation, but
decide that the terms Of the Governor
and Of the present Legislature COM
menced In 1853. The report Is consid-
cred favorable to Hill and Miller,
though the committee make no special
recommendation in regard to the Sen
atorial question.
In the confusion attending the adj
mission of Revels to his seat yesterday,
Wilson Withdrew his motion to recon-
slider the vote by which was passed the
bill to remove political disabilities
from above 5000 persons in the South.
The biil now goes to the President for
his signature.
New York News.
NEW York, February 10. The
new Methodist church In Brooklyn,
which cost $50, 900, was opened yester-
day. Bishop Jones preached the SER
mon.
The American Christian Commits
sion, Organized to eyangelize the whole
American people, met last evening,
and addresses were made by Rev. DR..
Adams and DIR. Duryea, Of Brooklyn.
Thomas Acton, late Police Commits
sioner, has been appointed Superin-
tendent Of the United States Assay
Office in this city.
The steamship Henry Chauncey,
from Aspinwall, has arrived.
MI. William II. Seward attended
divine service at Trinity Church yes
terday, and dined with Thurlow Weed.
He received his friends at the Aston
House to-day. H.,
The people ON Long Issland are still
excited over the success Of the Mormon
Elders In making converts to their
faith. The society which was driven
from Freeport the other day by a mob,
has located at Patchogue, where pro-
lection Is promised them by a Justice
of the Peace. This action on the part
Of the Justice has caused much excite,
ment. Yesterday, at q meeting held
at Christian Hook, 1t was thought, for
a time, serious disturbances would
occur, but the malcontents refrained
from making an assault. Elder
Brewer. of Salt Lake, harrangued the
assembly. 1t Is presumed that, If Nor
mons continue to hold meetings to
propagate their doctrines on Long
Island, serious disturbances will occur,
terminating In bloodshed. =,
Custom-house officer Parsons seized
a quantity of powder which had been
shipped on q passenger steamer bound
to Bridgeport, Conn.,, as merchandise.
The powder was turned over to the
Fire Commissioners.
The great revival in the Methodist
Church OH Long Island is still pro
crossing; 160 converts have been
made I45 Joined the Church.
The Right Rev. David w. Bacon,
Catholic Bishop Of Maine, who re-
turned from Rome last week, preached
Yesterday In the Catholic Church OF
the Assumption, Of which he was form
erly pastor. The Bishop said he would
return to Rome as soon as he arranged
some matters connected with his do
cese.
A committee of Colored Laborers
Association of New York, resolved to
holda meeting to celebrate the ratifi-
cation of the Fifteenth Amendment
the day previous to the anti-Slavery
meeting. Wendell Phillips, Fred
Douglass, Senator Morton and Senator
Revels are invited to address the meet
ing.
About twenty lottery shops in the
Fifth Ward were closed on Saturday
by an order of Collector Pleasanton,
of the Fourth District, OH t~he.ground
that the owners had not paid the
special taxes imposed.
A letter from Rome says that the
Archbishop of Baltimore had formed
a third party In the Ecumenical
Council. Archbishop Spaulding thus
heads the American Episcopal force
intermediately, between extremists Of
Italy and Germany, OIL the infalllbllity
and other subjects, The American
Prelates may thus carry of the greater
number Of the Scarlet Hats.
Services we're held at each Of the
Water street Mission houses yesterday,
and crowds Of passers-by attracted by
tho novelty, filled the rooms,