Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-21
Overland Dispatches
DATES TO SATURDAY NIGHT.
NIlaccllaneous Items.


WASHINGTON, February 10. The
Mississippi delegation desire the Presi-
dent to postpone signing the Mississip-
pi Bill till after Tuesday, so as to delay
the assembling of the Legislature one
week.
ANSAPoIIs, February 10.-The Mon
arch has anchored six miles below.
Capt. Commerel came ashore this after
noon, aud was received by the Secreta-
ry of the Navy. Commodore Marden
and party subsequently, called on the
Governor. :.
New York, February 19.-Leonard
Swain, convicted of the murder Of Con-
rad Stahl, has been sentenced to %
years in the ~Penitentiary.
PHILADELPHIA. February 1.-TWO
dwellings on Christian street were
shattered by lightning last night, and
the inmates injured.
BosroN, February 19.-Trains of
many New England railroads were de-
layed by the washing away Of tracks
by heavy rains yesterday.
CHICAGO, February ia heavy
snow storm has been raging all day,
and much has drifted by q high wind.
1t is now clear and growing cold.
WASHINGTON, February 19.-The
members elect to Congress from Mis-
sissippi, with the addition Of the Sena-
tor elect, Revels, made another visit to
the Presidents mansion to-day, for the
purpose Of requesting the President to
delay signing the bill for the admission
of Mississippi until after the bill re-
moving political disabilities (Which
contains the names Of certain members
Of the delegation) shall have passed
| Congress. The reasons for this request
that the admission of the State before
the removal of disabilities from a por-
ton of the delegation, would deprive
them Of their seats-were stated to the
President, who in return expressed his
willingness to conform to the wishes Of
the delegation, consequently the Mis-
sissippi Bill has not yet been signed.
Sr. LOUIS, February 19.Jesse w.
Heath, City Register, an old and
highly respected citizen, died to-day.
4: concurrent resolution was offered
in the Legislature i%nstructing the Sen
ators and requesting the representa-
tives In Congress to move with dlrec-
ton of giving suffrage to Indians.
HELENA, Montana, February 10
The mail from Cedar Greek to-day
brings a report still further important.
| Gold discoveries in that camp; stam-
peders are still on the move from this
and adjoining Territories.
New YoRK, February l9.-In the
case of Marcus J.. Woodruff vs.. the
| Camden and Amboy Railroad, inyolv-
ing the liability of common carriers,
the jury were unable to agree and
were discharged.
PoUGuKEEPsIE, n. T., February 10.
"A heavy landslide occurred at Plum
Point, on the Hartford and Erie Rail-
road, to-day.
BosroS, February ia dispatch
from Concord, N. H., reports q great
freshet in the upper Connecticut VAL
ley, and immense damage to bridges.
Barns carried away and the people
alarmed. Many families arc leaving
their houses for safety.
ALBANY, February 19.-The storm
last night did no material damage here.
Notice has been given by the EN-
ployers that the wages Of bricklayers,
plasterers and stone masons will be
reduced on the LIST of March. The
workmcn have resolved to strike.
CINCINNATI, February 10. : The
members of the Kentucky Legislature
arrived here this afternoon or the in
~vitation of the City Council. There
was q grand banquet at the Burnett
House tonight.
MEMPHIS, February 10. = Calvin
| Clark, Of Bell County, Texas, was
murdered OH the 9th by a notorious
desperado, Sam Halsey. Clark was
moving to Little Rock, when Halsey
rode up to the wagon and shot him In
the presence of his family. The Gov
errors of Arkansas, Missouri and
Texas have offered large rewards for
the arrest of Halsey.
Mrs. Shaw, passenger oil the steamer
Ozark, was caught in the machinery
and crushed to death.
New York, February TO- Some
anxiety Is occasioned by the non-arrival
out of the steamer City Of Boston,
which left here January 25th and
Halifax the 2Sth. Strong coast winds
are reported from Liverpool, which
might keep out n vessel trying to make
that port.