Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-05
Overland Dispatches
DATES TO sATURDAY NIGHT,

Overland Dispatches
DATES To SATURDAY NIGHT.
The Bridge at Omaha = Raiirsad
Land sales-The Trial Of Dsran.
OMAHA, July I'd. = Work on the
bridge across the Missouri at this point
is progressing rapidly. A large guam
tity Of stone is being brought in from
quarries on the Platte, by the Omaha
and Southwestern Railroad.
Doran, tile murderer Of Constable
McShane, who is being nightly guard
ed by a large force for fear Of a mob,
will be tried at the next term, the
Court having adjourned to-day.
The land sales Of the Union Pacific
Land Department for June amounted
to $6s, 900. Over 100000 has been
realized from land sales since the open
ing of the Land Office by the Com
pany. .E.g
The Missouri river commenced fall
ing to-day. The navigation to Fort
Benton Is better this year than during
the past three years.
Accounts from Platte Valley report
that the three miles of the ditch for the
irrigation of the alkali lands near
North Platte is a perfect success. The
farmers expect n fine crop Of corn and
potatoes this year.
The weather has been more moder-
ate the last two days; but still the
thermometer runs up to 90 IN the shade
in the afternoon.
An Insane Man.
CHICAGO, July 2d.-A well dressed
man was found standing in Lake Mich,
igan to-day up to his waist in the wa
ter, ~gesticulatlng wildly, and calling
himself King of the water. He was
taken in charge. He said he was a
grocery dealer in Boston, and has a
wife in Maine. He talks nationally at
times.
New York Bank Statement.
NEW York, July 2d.-The bank
statement is favorable. The banks
have made a net gain of two and a half
millions in legal reserve, and they now
hold twenty-five millions above the
twenty per cent. required by law.
Steamboat Race on she MississiPpi'
MEMPHIS, July 2.-There Is an eS.
citing race OH the Mississippi between
the steamers Robert Z. Lee and the
new boat Ndtche=, from New Orleans
to Cairo. The Lee passed Helena,
Arkansas, at $3.50 p. None hour
ahead of the Natchez.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
MARENao, Iowa, July 1.-The pas.
senger train OF the Chicago and Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad was thrown
from the track yesterday by the break,
ing of an axle of the rear car. One
man was terribly mangled and killed,
and several were badly injured.
The Illinois Election.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The election to-
day throughout Illinois was very quiet.
1t resulted, without doubt, in the
| adoption of the new State Constitution
by q very large majority. In many
places there was scarcely a vote against
it. 1t will make many important re-
forms in the State government.
A Party from Vale College I'm
Route to the Pacific.
CHICAGO, July "A party Of gen.
tlemen from Yale College arrived from
New York this morning via the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail-
road. They will remain until Monday,
when they will start for the Pacific
coast, stopping on the way to make
geological observations and gather
other information. The following are
their names: Professor o. c. Marsh,
Captain j. W. Wadsworth, of Genes.
see. New York; C. Willis Belts, G. B.
Grinnell, c. VI. Reeve, Of New York
Eli Whitney, Jr:; II. B. Sargent, OF
New Haven: J. W. Griswold, Of Troy,
n. Y; J. NJ. Russell, of Paris, Ky. ;
ii. D.. Seigler, of Philadelphia.
ADMIRAL F~arragut.
ToRTsMouTH, n. H., July 2.-The
L. S. steamer Tallahassee is expected
on Monday with Admiral Farragut,
who is in i'll health. He will remain
until he regains his health.
Fish. Refrigeration will net be &C
eeptcd-The Opposition 10 Muir
phy'a Nomination.
New Yors, July 3d.-Fish will prob
ably tender his resignation this week,
but it Is well understood that Grant
will not accept it, as he considers Fish
one of the best members Of his cabinet
The Republican opponents to the
nomination of Murphy for Collector Of
New York, are working hard, and
claim that they will secure his rejec'
ton by the Senate.s
Cooperative Ceie.y Meeting Fire
Grand street-Trot en- Rashisu
Course.
The first meeting Of the Labor and
Capital Cooperative Colony for send
ing one thousand settlers to Southern
Colorado in August next, was held
last evening, and adopted a constitu'
ton and bylaws.
A fire last night burned the dry
goods store of Phillips and Bylderre,
on Grand street. Loss, $4,000.
At the great trot tomorrow OH the
Fashion Course for q, 1000, mile heats
Lady Thorne, George Palmer, Goldsmith
Maid, 4maricaa Girl, Geo. Wilkes anG
Lucy, it is understood, will all start,
and were all sold in the pools last eve
ming. Thorne is the fayorite.
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