Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-17
New York News.

New York News.
NEW YQRY, February l4.John ].
Mclean and E.. Sharky had q fight In
q club-room on Stanton street last
night. Mclean ended affairs by shoot
Ing Sharky In the head and danger
ously wounding him. Mclean was
arrested.
Tho Faculty Of the College Of New
York last week dismissed SO students
for deficient examination.
The west side elevated railroad will
be opened on the LIST of March.
Judge Pratt Of the Supreme Court
1t Brooklyn yesterday practically ap-
piled the recent decision of the SUI
preme Court in regard to payment OF
contracts made before the passage OF
the Legal Tender Act. Suit was
brought to foreclose a mortgage for
5000, dated July, 1867. Judge Pratt
gave judgment In favor of the plaintiff
for principal and interest, payable In
gold or its equivalent, acting under
the Supreme Court decision just re-
ferred to.
The case Of Rosana Rogers was con-
cluded yesterday In the Essex County
Court, and the verdict was guilty OF
manslaughter. The jury were out q
hours. The jury made a strong recon-
mendation to mercy sentence was not
pronounced, and the prisoner was re-
manded. She Is said to have expressed
q resolve to commit suicide If the trial
Hoatt1fod f~n.NNnutofInp H
A Byron banquet Will be given In
this city on the 25th Of April, the an
niversary Of Byron's final departure
from England, by q large number of
prominent bankers and lawyers, who
propose to testify their disapprobation
Of the SANDER heaped OH Byron's
memory.
The Erie Railroad Is said to be nego-
tiating q lease Of the Morris and Essex
Railroad for a long term.
Barnard's decision yesterday, in the
case OF the Albany and Susquehanna
Railroad against the Erie, was claimed
by Fisk & Gould to be the fourth road
under their complete control.
Troops will stand to arms at Brook
Ign to prevent the lynchlng Of Cham
bers, the murderer Of VOORHEES,.
Cuban Matters.
HAVANA, February 18th-Dlspatches
state that twenty-five Cubans and
Americans have been murdered In the
streets Of Havana since the funeral Of
Castenon.
Alabama Matters.
MOBILE, February 15th.-Thc newly
appointed Mayor and Aldermen were
sworn into office to-day. 1t is an
nounced from Montgomery that the
municipal bill has been 80 surrepti-
tiously interlined that the Governor
approved bill which never passed the
Legislature. The original bill was
consequently vitiated. Mayor Rice
refuses to give up his office, and, 1t Is
said, will call upon the people to sup
port him. The interlineation in the
bill Is designed to keep the present
Assessor of the city in office.
Texas Matter. Fifteenth Amendment
Adopted.
AUSTIN, February l6.-The Sena-
torial election Is fixed for February
22d. The Fifteenth Amendment has
been ratified, and the Fourteenth
Amendment has passed the House.
The President Of the House has been
declared Ineligible by General Rey-
nolds and unseated.
PLATE and Elan, Conservatives from
the Third and Thirtieth districts, have
also been unseated, and Radicals put
In their places.
A Horrible Affair.
PoUaHKEEPsIE, N. Y, February Is.
"A horrible affair occurred at Ohio
vile, Ulster County, yesterday. A
deaf and dumb negro, employed by
Daniel Hasbrook, q wealthy farmer,
attacked the latter with ar TX, and,
after repeated ~onslaughts, mangled
his head In a terrible manner. The
man Is In q dying condition. The
negro was arrested.
From Montreal.
MONTREAL, February 16.-A letter
says a volunteer regiment Is forming
there for the Red River campaign In
the spring, unless the troubles are set
tied before then.
Waahlustsu InteIllgence.
CHICAGO, February l8.-Washlngton
specials say the Cuban question, as
discussed practically, recognizes bel
ligerency. The Cuban lobby is here
In full force.
The Ways and Means Committees
vote to report In favor of making the
Internal Revenue q separate depart
ment Is not likely to be sustained by
the House.
The Reconstruction Committee have
agreed to report o bill for the general
removal of disabilities, putting the
matter into the United States Courts.
It applies to all disfranchised persons,
except those who have been members
Of Congress, officers Of the army or