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FROM WASHINGTON.
imIraI Porter TO 20 ON a Fancy Cruise.

Admiral Porter 10 20 on a Fancy Cruise.
Special Despatch to The Eoening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.--It is rumored that
Vice-Admiral Porter intends to order himself on
q fancy cruise to the Mediterranean and all the
points in Europe worth visiting next summer.
He is now busily engaged in arranging the list
of vessels and in selecting the officers who are
to accompany him, and also in devising a new
uniform for the occasion that will surpass in
gorgeousness anything ever seen on the persons
of United States naval officers. Porter has
great fancy for ''bright work, {" and the changes
he proposes to make in the decorations will send
JOY to the hearts of tailors and gold-lace manu-
facturers. Some change or other is made in the
naval uniform about every six months, and Off
cerswith small salaries do not look at the matter
in exactly the same light as the Navy Depart
ment people and the tradesmen whose pockets
are benefited thereby.
"To Nuunery.n
Despatch to The Buening Telegraph
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Miss Romero, sister
of the former Minister from Mexico, is expected
here to-day. She comes from Mexico for the
purpose of entering the Convent of the Sacred
Heart in this city. She will shortly take the
veil, and become nun.
The Prince to Visit Brooklyn.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WAohiN1toN, Jun. So.-IIlucc hTtuuT re-
ceived yesterday, from Colonel j. II. Pulleston,
an invitation on behalf of the Brooklyn Club to
an evening reception in that city, which he has
accepted.
The Tariff Foreign Books.
Despatch 10 The Eveni,lg Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The Committee of
Ways and Means, in fixing the tariff on foreign
books at 25 cents per pound, aim to protect the
publishers of light literature. 1t is believed that
such books will be virtually excluded by the
tariff as agreed on in committee.
Prospects of the Tariff Bill.
The tariff bill will certainly be reported on
Monday, but the committee do not anticipate
favorable action by the House, and the impress
sion here is the tariff will remain as at present.
The Internal Revenue bill is not to be taken up
in committee until the discussion on the Tariff
bill is concluded in the House.
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THE IMPERIAL MURDER.
A pentb sketch of victor No,r,

The Paris Figaro thus sketches the death
chamber of Victor Noir:--
The mortuary chamber has an extremely
plain appearance. An iron bedstead, and moth
ing more. The body is extended on the bed.
The feet are uncovered, and the right hand re-
mains glOved. The blood-stained shirt is open,
and shows the breast On the left side of the
breast is a small hole about the size of centime
The heart is there; it is there the ball pierced,
and death followed. The face still bears def
ant look. The dilated nostrils and half
opened mouth give the pale features
strange aspect Victor Noir was
shadows his upper lip. Some words of yenge-
ance are heard. A voice says, "Silence ia the
presence of the dead" At the side of the bed
is double ladder, on which a candle Is burning.
This single light gives dramatic effect to the
sketch which Gill was making as we entered.
Gill is one of those whom Victor loved. Being
of a frank and upright nature, he loved the sim
eere. A child is brought in. 1t is about five
Victor Noir, whom he adored. 'You see
your uncle is asleep" says some
one. "Ah !" says the child with curious stare,
'for how long?" "For ever" "Oh! see, sir,
how he has bled; some one has hurt him." "Kss
him." "How pale he is I wish to shake hands
with him, like this morning" We look on in
silence. This unconscious grief of the child,
this singular phrase, ''some one has hurt him."
touches us more perhaps than the tears OF his
intended wife, his sister-in-law, father, mother,
and brother.
Prince B0naparte's italian Exploit.
The Reforme says of Prince Bonaparte that,
while residing at Canine, his huntsman was
about to be married to young girl. The Prince
was paying attentions to her, which the hunts
man resented, and told him he would not sane
ten their continuance. Some days after he was
shot in the head, while in the middle of the
woods, by Pierre Bonaparte himself. Public
rumor soon made known the perpetrator to
the police, and a captain of the mounted force
was charged with his arrest Pierre Bonaparte
had certain reputation for courage, and also
was known to carry arms. The officer arranged
TO arrest him at the cafe which he usually
visited, and to have two men ready to seize
him on receiving signal. The captain went
to the cafe, seated himself near Pierre Bona
parte, and engaged In conversation with him.
While speaking be remarked the butt-ends of
two pistols spoke iof their fine carving and
having got them into his hand he believed it a
favorable moment to give the signal But the
assassin was otherwise armed, and during the
fight he found chance 70 stab the captain with
stiletto. The Pope had him tried for this
double murder, when he was sentenced to death,
bur was pardoned by the Pope.
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$4,000 DAMAGES.
A Heavy Verdict Against tho Illinois Central
Railroad Company.

In the ease of Ezekiel B. Phillips against the
Illinois Central Railroad Company, tried on
Thursday in Chicago, the jury returned YER
dict for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages
The suit was brought to recover for personal
injuries sustained by the plaintiff by the explo-
sion of the boiler of a locomotive owned by the
defendant, in December, 1867. The injuries
were claimed to be of very serious nature, and
to have resulted in partial paralysis of plain
tiffs body.
The case was tried about two years ago, when
verdict was returned for $1,000, but subse-
quently reversed by the Supreme Court. In
giving the case to the jury, the Court instructed
It for the plaintiff, among other things, as fol-
lows:-
'If the plaintiff, at the time of the accident
was passing along the platform in the depot for
the purpose of purchasing ticket and taking a
train, and the boiler of a locomotive which was
standing on the track exploded, in consequence
either of the insuffciency of the boiler, attribu-
table to the negligence of defendant, showing a
lack on its part of that degree of caution and
diligence which prudent men would use In their
own affairs then they should find for the plain
tif. If the explosion can be satisfactorily ex-
planned, from the evidence, on the ground of
carelessness, or want of proper thickness of the
boiler, or imperfcction therein, resulting from
age or other cause, which with reasonable dill
gence could have been guarded against, and If
no other cause of the explosion is shown, upon
which 1t could be explained, then they should
find for the plaintiff"
The Court also instructed the jury as follows
'Jf the jury believe from the evidence that
within @ reasonable time before the explosion of
the boiler in question, the defendant made a
careful and thorough examination of the engine
and boiler, by skilful and qualified mechanics in
that branch of business, and that the same was
then in sound and good condition, and SO con-
tlnued up to the time of the explosion, so far as
could be discovered; that there was at the time
of the explosion proper quantity of water in
the boiler, and only an ordinary amount of
steam, and that said engine was under the man
agement of careful aud skilful engineer, and
that the explosion was from causes which could
not have been ascertained by any known and
recognized means, then the injury, If any, to
the plaintiff, must be borne by him, as one of
that class of injuries for which the law allows
no redress. and the jury should find for the
defendant"
At former trial of the cause this last instruc-
tion was refused by the court, aud upon its re-
lection the Supreme Court reversed the judg-
ment and ordered second trial of the cause
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WHAT is 1T TO PAY2
Rupture Between Old RrIenda-Bonuer ON
COIfaX and HoWIes.


1t appears by recent article in the Springfield
Republican complimentary, in some respects
to us personally, but objecting to our remarks
on Vice-President Colfax-that Mr.. COlfax is not
alone In justifying detestable free-love PRACTICES
but that his course is fully endorsed by his inti-
mate friend and travelling companion, Mr..
Samuel Bowles the editor of the Republican
We, for our part, never heard anything against
n Mr Dow,es % SexeepS tnao ne Is aaalctea 70 Hoe
parents, and attacking all who have befrlended
him), until Mr. Colfax came out, some time ago,
and gave him certificate of character-pub-
lished in the New York 1Smes-as If he stood in
need OF one. We think the purport or substance
of 1t was that Bowles had travelled with him as
q companion or equal, or something like that; as
If the idea had got abroad that Bowles was a
negro or valet.
But now from Mr.. Bowles article, he seems
to be full sympathizer with Mr.. ColfaX's re-
Gently developed free-love sentiments, and that
y probably "h.t COlIa& me.A. n..-Agly, .hAt
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TO rain heavily and continued so from o'clo tx
at night until z. NJ next day. The great guam
tity OF water absorbed by the decivity UNDER
mined its foundation, the whole superintendent
mase became loose, aud sliding downward like
an avalanche, buried the house and the fifteen
persons who were in 1t. The mass of earth thus
displaced was one hundred and fifty feet high by
sixty feet in width, covered on the surface by
large trees. It s supposed that this terrible ca
lamity occurred bet Seen 1 and 2 o'clock in the
morning. No one escaped. All the dead bodies
were extracted except two.-PdndmG star and
Herald.
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FROM NEW ENGLAND.
D,scbnrac or Nnvv ward uord.

Discharge of Navy Yard Hands.
Despatch to The EUeni,,g Telegraph. -.
BosToN, Jan. 29.--Orders were received yes
terday at the Charlestown Navy Yard for the
discharge of 1900 men In the Naval Construction
Department. The order as received contains
provision that in case 1t is revoked the men will
be returned to their former places.
Sales of Wool.
The sales of wool for the past week have been
one million six hundred thousand pounds
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FROM BALTIMORE.
Legal necIsion.

Special Despatch to TIE Eoensng Telegraph
BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.-The case of Lewis a
Brothers, of Philadelphia, against o. Brehm d
Co., of Baltimore, was decided in favor OF the
former In the Superior Court yesterday, but
nolle pros was asked because the amount in suit
was below the Courts jurisdiction.
The CapitutiOn Tax.
John W. Jarrett's able reply to the movement
in the Legislature proposing to annul the charter
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in conse-
quence ofits refusal to pay its capitation money,
appears to-day. He asks time to place all the
facts before the Legislature, which has been
granted. 1t is certain, however, that in no event
will the charter of the road be disturbed
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
For additional Murine Neps see inside Pages
by TsLeqraph.)

by Tsegraph)
NEW YORK, Jan. 29-Arrived, steamship Dentsch-
land, from Bremen.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. JANUARY 20
STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
IA. H.......40I II A. h.......45 2P. M.....,..4S
CLEARED THIS MORNING,
n. g. ship Betty, Nutzhorn, Antwerp, Peter Wright
Sons
Steamship Hunter, Harding, Providence, D. s. stet-
son Co.
Steamship Brunette Doane, New York, John y. Ohl
Brig Mary G. Comery, Comery, Sagua, X. A. Souder
&CO
schr Francis Hatch, Young Boston via New Castle,
Del, knight Sons.
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Ship LadOga, Wiley, from Boston, In ballast to
Workman Co. Towed up from Breakwater by tug
America
Steamship Brunette, Doane, "a hours from New
York, with mdse. TO John r. Ohl.
Steamer H. Franklin, Pierson, 13 hours from Balu-
more, with mdse. to A. Groves, Jr u
BELOW.
Brig Josephine, from Matanzas; ship, from Liver
pool, name unknown. .lI
PASSENGERS SAILED.
Per steamship TOnawanda, for Savannah, to-day
w. +. Kelly and wife, DIR. Schenck and wife, r. III.
Schenck, Miss Sally Schenck, Rev. j. Wheaton
Smith, /. Lowenthal, j. G. Thompson, Mrs. Lydia
Price, b. L. Kent, wife, and infant, Miss Norry May,
Miss A. Luckie, John Haller Mrs. Margaret Kelly,
Miss Sally II. Kelly
MEMORANDA.
Steamship Aries, Wiley, hence, az Boston yester-
day.
Schrs A. Il. Cain, Simpson, hence for Portland,
and Elvie Davis, Hand, hence for Boston, at New
bVIL 9csS-I1as,
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LOVES OLD DREAM.
The Ia Ss bEessh sa 1f PrSmls'

Case Again--A New Trial Commenced.
The case of Mary Harrison VS.. George Vree-
land, which attracted so much attention last
membercd that Mrs. Harrison, who is widow
beyond the meridian of existence, brought
suit against the old man of eighty-two
for q breach of promise of marriage, and
as he. was very wealthy, she claimed heavy
damages for her blighted affections. The spicy
developments of that remarkable trial are not
yet forgotten. The jury rendered a verdict for
The plaintiff with greatly reduced damages. De-
fendapt appealed 70 the Court vi EHg. 4aa ~
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FROM NEW FORK.
The BrooIxIyn Navy Yard.

New YORK, Jan. 29.-The Government has
decided to make a further reduction of fiye hum
dred employees in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to-
day. The fact causes much indignant comment
aLaopg Ghe nlen,
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FROM THE SOUTH.
The Green line ExcursioEIsts.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 2S.--The Green Line excur-
sion party, composed of over three hundred
representatives from Cincinnati Louisville,
Nashville Atlanta, and Macon arrived here at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
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Even st. Johns, N. B., reported on the 21st
inst. that there was no snow, and the weather
Mas like spring.
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SECOND EDITION
LArnsr Bx rnEuaRAPz.

The Suspension of Work in the Navy
Yards--The Tariff Bill and the
Tax on Foreign Books
Murder by Missouri
Legislator.
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Mr.. BrIght's speech mt BirmIng gham--The Glad
stone Democratic PlntfOrm-Iiberat tnteD-
lions of tbe Government.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Arrived steamship Dentsch
land, from Bremen.
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STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
OFFICE.
IA H........40I II A. M......45 ZIP. M.....,..zs
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-25

The following bill was recently
offered In the Ohio House Of Repre-
sentatives, and though We have not yet
heard from Miss Anthony OH the sub
ject, we have no doubt the measure
meets with her entire. appreciation.
Whether or not it will meet with gen
eral acceptance among women, We
are not so sure; for though there have
been notable individual instances Of
the warlike spirit having been exhib-
tied by the sex, they are only remark
able for their limited number, Besides,
no woman, except probably Joan
Dare, ever attained distinguished
military rank. We have known those
of very bad temper and energetic
habits to be dis~respectfully denomi-
mated "Major," but that does not
prove they would make good generals
except In carrying on an offensive
matrimonial campaign in favor OF
their daughters. The bill provides
That females in this State be allowed all
the rights and privileges. including the ballot,
now granted to male citizens; that females
| shall be liable to military and road duty and
that, If women shall refuse to provide for the
support of their husbands and families, it
shail be considered sufficient ground for
divorce, the husband to be allowed alimony
out Of the estate Of his wife.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-25

MISTAKEN lDESTITY.-Last week,
when the jury was about to render Its
verdict in the Burke case. at II O'Clock
at night. Il now townsman strolled Into
Court to hear it. He hunched a
friend in the side and requested him
70 point out the culprit. Inside me
bar were seated The shining lights OF
the profession OH both sides, as we'll as
the prisoner. The friend of the inter-
rogator stretched out his long arm
and pointed to the district Attorney,
indicating that he was the man. The
inquirer Squinted through the dim AID
sombrc light for some time and then
punched his friend in the side and said
"He has 4 murderous physiognomy.
I can see crime of the deepest dye,
murder. larceny and treachery stamped
upon his face. How horrible it IL for
one so young and fair as him to be ar
raigned before a Court for such n ter
rible crime" He left the hall Of jus
tice in disgust, not wishing to listen to
the verdict against tic young man
with curly locks. The next day he
saw the yirtuous District Attorney
floating around town, and frantlcally
rushed up to al officer to notify him
that n prisoner had escaped, and point
ed to the supposed culprit, When
told that he was mistaken, all cXplana-
ton had to follow. When last heard
from, the new conner was after the
man who wears the big Chicago boots,
rough-shod. We reckon he has made
the acquaintance OF the District Attor-
ney by this time.-Elko Independent.
The District Attorney Of Elko ID
orr old friend William NJ. Gillespie,
formerly clerk Of the Legislature.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-25

TIE British Colony Of Victoria, British
Columbia, is greatly excited over the news
from the upper country, which describes the
recently discovered mines ~ . second Cal
~iiornia. with an Australia piled. on It" The
miners find in these sluiees nuggets Of gold
and Jumps Of natural silver IN about equal
proportions. It is predicted by Nictorisni
that the lower country will be cepopulated IN
April.-Erehan9e. .
BY the above it appears that the ter.
rible humbugs Of Thompson and Fra
ger rivers, which impoverished thou
sands Of mining Adventures, are not
yet fully played out. Report has 1t,
that in this new-found Ell Dorado, the
"miners r complaining that they
have to cut their way through thick
layers Of solid silver to reach the gold
treasures Of the earth, we look forward
to a vast emigration that will not
grumble at having only silver to repay
them for their labors." We who live
OH the richest silver mines in the
world, cannot but laugh at the idea OF
miners cutting "through thick layers
of solid silver" etc. 1t Is all bosh.and
nonsense.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-25

EARTHouAKEs.-A letter from Rome,
dated February 18th, contains the fol-
lowing regarding Athe occurrence OF
earthquakes on tho Adriatic coast, by
which 1t would seem that those I'M
pleasant little Washoe pets, which
made it rather lively here from the
evening Of December 26th until about
the same time in January last, had
"taken an extension" on to the other
side Of the globe, where they also have
shot springs and plenty Of "elec-
tricity ~ there being two Washoe
theories rs to the causes of these in
ternal connections Of the earth. Here
is what the Rome letter Of February
18th says:
A severe earthquake has frightened almost
to death the inhabitants Of Ancona and the
neishboring towns along the Adriatic coast,
within the last few days; and to tranquilize
the Roman mind, Father Seechi, the great
Meteorological and Superintendent Of the Oh
servatory, has announced that the symptoms
are the same here, and that In all probability
the eternal city would shortly have a similar
visitation. However true his prophecy may
turn out to be, about noon on Sunday the sir
in the vicinity Of the Piazza di Spagua was
filled with q fiue dust much resembling
ashes.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-25
LATER FROM

SACRAMENTO, Marco 25-2P. M.-The
railroad bridge across the American
river, which was destroyed by incendi-
arism early yesterday morning, became
yesterday the great object Of interest
to our citizens, hundreds of whom WIS.,
tied 1t during the day to gaze upon the
ruins and wltuess the arrangements
being made for the transportation of
passengers while the temporary bridge
which 4 to be built Il In course Of cree
ton. Many Of the officers Of the Com
pany were on the ground nearly all
day, Including the Vice President,
Charles Croker, Esq, who, despite the
heavy injury which the Company had
sustained, was as jolly as ever. The
passengers, baggage and express mat,
ter going east and west. was ferrled
across the river yesterday by means Of
4 flatboat, or rather two boats lasled
together, the transfer occupying a
great deal of time. The ferry boat
which was In use lately Mt Lisle's
Bridge has been procured, and hereaf-
ter the ferriage Will not be . matter
causing much delay. To-day pile
drivers VIII NC Cl!rlbeu w uIltliiS pliSo
for the temporary bridge which Is eS-
pected to be ready for use next Mon
day. A rumor is prevalent along the
line of the Central Pacific Railroad
that the Company intend on the first Of
next month to employ Cinnamon al
most exclusively as section men. This
rumor may have been the means of
adding fuel to the wrath Of the anti
Coolieites along the road. who have
heretofore attempted the destruction OF
the Company's property IN a spirit oil
revenge, and thus caused. the destruc-
ton Of the bridge yesterday. The loss
by the burning Of the Central Pacific
drying house on Wednesday, IL about
S3,4O0-the lumber destroyed being
valued at about 81, 1900 and tho build-
ing at Sl,a0Q,
Hiram !, Henley, sou Of ]. j. Hen
ley, OF Sonoma county, and brother OF
the gentleman of that name now In the
Assembly, died last evening in this
city, Of aneurism, aged 20 years.
In the Senate, yesterday, the bill to
create n Bureau Of immigration was
discussed and killed.
The bills to appropriate pensions foi'
Marshall and General Suffer were
passed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-25

"Wno are you?" inquired the mag
istrate In a New Orleans Court of 4
wild looking follow brought before
him. "Yonr father, SIR" What"
exclaimed the astonished Judge. ~
said your father, SIR" "Why I've got
none.r ".Are you surc?:" "Quite
certain" "Then ] reckon I'm mis-
taken ; but your ears deceive me-"
My ears. Why how could that be-"
"Ali my children have very long ears
sir, very long ears ; there are but three
classes of this species, sir ; my children
the rabbits and the donlbys, YOU
are not q rabbit" The outraged
Judge could endure no more; but
shouted ut the top Of his voice TO the
officers to take him down. sob. cir,
hear you Bray" and the poor fellow
was selt to the asylum.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-25

The rapidly approaching practical
enforcement of the Fifteenth Amend
ment is disturbing the equanimity Of
even the Democrats Of Delaware. The
Delawarians Of that political persua-
sion residing in the pleasant village Of
New Castle, feeling no doubt that the
eyes OF the country were upon them,
have formally decided that they Will
not request a colored man to vote their
ticket. but shall a negro ask them for
one OF their ballots they will not rudely
refuse to accommodate him. This Is
kind and considerable, rs well as polite.
and couin,ends itself to the anti-Fif-
tecnth Amendment party throughout
The land.