Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-23
d~i.c.llaneeus Items.

THE WESTERN UNION ~rELEoRArH LINE.l
DATES TO saturday NIGHT.
Miscellaneous Items.
CHICAGO, May 81. = Two freight
trains. one loaded with flour, grain
and other merchandise, ran together at
full speed OH the Rock Island Railroad
Yesterday, smashing both engines and
demolishing twenty-one cars, scatter
ing the contents In 4 most promiscuous
manner. Nobody hurt. Loss to the
company at least 800, 600.
At Burlington, Iowa, yesterday,
Aouita Lawrence, son of the proprie-
tor Of the Lawrence House, beat and
kicked to death Anton Burback, a
Waterman employed in the house.
Lawrence escaped. A reward OF $l,5W
Is offered for his capture.
Considerable excitement exists here
among the Fenians, over the expected
arrival on Monday next OF General
O'Neill, who, it is said, comes to COM
plete arrangements, already matured,
for sending a force to aid keil In
Red River.
FoRr Scorr, May 2l.-Charlcs Fran
els Adams and son, and other distin-
guished gentlemen, arrived here yes
terday.
CINCINNATI, May 2l.-The report of
the Board of Health for the year end
ing March 1st, shows that there has
been one~death in siXty-nlne and n
half. This death rate is much less than
that of the principal cities of Europe
and this country. The number Of
deaths during the year was $40.
New York, May 21.--The ReroiW-
tioa has been sold to Mrs. Billiard, Of
Brooklyn ; Mrs. Croley is to be work.
ING editor, and MesSrs. Tilton and
Studwell stockholders.
The Methodist Book Concern Is again
considering charges against Mr.. Lam
han, the Junior agent, who probably
will be suspended during the trial.
Cyrylle Dion, in practicing Thurs
day last for his match with RudOlphe,
was defeated in two games, French
caroms, 100 points up, by Mckay, the
great amateur, who, in the second
game, made q run of 50, the highest
ever made.
Internal Revenue returns for New
York for April are 81, 600, OWO.
+ During the storm yesterday several
houses ut Bound Brook, New jersey,
including the railroad depot, were
struck by lightning. Robert Merriield
was killed and his son badly injured.
7 ST.. LOUIS, May 20.--L.. L. Susisky,
the defaulting City Treasurer, Indicted
for embezzlement, failed to obtain bail,
and was sent to Jail.
New York, May 20.--Thomas Hal
herman, the wife murderer, has been
convicted Of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to prison for
twenty years.
Congregational News.
WASHINGTON. May 20.-In the Senate
Fenton presented several petitions
relative to communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific via Nicaragua,
and for the recognition Of the Cubans.
A long debate ensucd OIL the order Of
business; at length q resolution look
ing to final adjournment was taken up,
slIlu SGNCItl dtDlCIllltllClIIS 40 " bIlC lttl
were offered and voted down.
In the House 4 bill compenSating the
officers and crew of the kearsarge for
destroying the Alabama, $3.50, 900, was
passed. The money to be paid from
the Japanese Indemnity fund to COM
pensate the officers and crew of tho
Wyoming, 500, 900, passed by bill;
also, 800, 900 from the same fund for
the action oil the coast Of Japan In
1868, was tabled.
WASHINGTON, May O.-In the Sem
ate, ut the evening session, was contin-
ued the debate on the bill to enforce
the Fifteenth Amendment, until after
midnight.
Sherman moved al amendment pro-
viding for a safeguard at elections, and
severely furnishing fraudulent voting.
Casserly thought this an attempt to
whittle down the Democratic vote.
Sherman referred to frauds in New
York at the last election, and declared
If the last Presidential election had de-
pended on that State, they'would have
had q war. z
After further discussion the amend
ment was rejected, and ut three A. N.
the Senate was still in session, the MI
nority talking to prevent Il vote, and
the majority determined to sit it out
until morning.
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The Senate
sat all night.
Several amendments to the Fifteenth
Amendment bill were passed, includ-
ing one to punish all attempts ut influ-
encing the vote Of the colored people,
by depriving them of occupation.
At length the Senate bill was substi-
tuted for the House bill, and at seven
it was passed by 40 to S.
Adjourned till Monday.
CHICAGO, May Ala Washington
special says the Pension Appropriation
bill Is still in Committee of Conference,
the chief point in dispute is that relat-
ing to the Naval Pension Fund. The
House voted that 1t should be put In
the Treasury through the law Of July,
1862, which says it shall forever remain
apart for the pay of naval pensions.
The Senate insists that this provision
Of the old law shall be observed and
sustained, and so voted unanimously.
The Conference Committee does not
find it easy to settle the difference, and
is greatly divided.
The Times special says Gov. Bard, of
Idaho, to-day writes q letter of resigna-
ton, giving as y reason that the politi-
cal condition of Georgia is still unset
tied and unsatisfactory. He had hoped
and expected that it would be other
wise ; but as it is not, he deems it his
duty to resume his profession of jour-
nalist at Atlanta. Bard intends to ell
ter on a campaign against the Bullock