Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06
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WARRINGTON, October 5.-Presldent
Grant has decided to pardon all Fenian
prisoners who were engaged In the
late raid, and by the 10th instant they
will all be free. General O'Neill
among the rest. This will be done by
the President because they promise to
respect the laws Of the country in the
future. The petitions for the pardon,
Of these men have come from every
portion Of the country and from all
classes Of people.
The Secretary of War had n long
interview with the President yester-
day before the Cabinet meeting, ar
ranging for carrying out the recent
law re-arranging the army and re-
duclug the number Of officers and rank
and file. A general Retiring and Ex-
aiming Board will he appointed In a
few days, whose duty it will be to
examine all reports from the Depart
ment and Examining Boards, and to
make final decisions, subject, Of course,
In all cases, to the approval Of the
President. Secretary Belknap has put
all the wheels In motion, and before
the lst Of January the new law will be
In active force. He issued a general
order to-day abolishing many of the
recruiting rendezvous, and transferring
the duties Of others.
New HAVEN, October 5.-Presldcnt
woolsey, of Yale College, has mn
nounced his resolution to resign at the
end Of the present college year. In
July. 1871, by which time lie will have
completed the term Of u quarter OF a
century In the Presidency. The names
most frequently mentioned In connec-
ton with the succession are Professors
Porter, Dwight. Thatcher and Gilman,
Of Yale; Rev. DR.. Thompson, Of New
York, and President White, Of Cornell
University.
CHICAGO, October 5.-The Masonic
Grand Lodge Of Illinois convened In
this city yesterday with a large attend
ancs from over 900 lodges, and In
Guiding many Of the ablest and most
prominent Masons In the country.
The Italian residents celebrated the
accomplishment Of Italian unity by a
banquet at St. Georges Hall, last
evening.
A Washington special says the con-
ditiou Of Alabama has created grave
uneasiness for some time, and was the
subject under consideration In the
Cabinet to-day, tho result Of which Is
that the President has issued an order
directing the State to be constituted a
separate military district Of the De-
partment of the South, under command
Of General Crawford, and additional
companies Of troops have been ordered
into the State.
WASHINGTON, October 5.-Henry F.
Rice has been appointed Supeilntend-
ent Of the Branch Mint at Carson City,
Nevada.
A naval expedition for the survey Of
the Tehuantepec and Nicaragua routes
Is now fully organized, with Captain
Shufeldt as commander, and the gun
boats Kansas and Mayforer to comprise
the vessels.
WORCESTER, Mass, October 6.-The
Republican State Convention met to-
day. Hon. a. s. Bullock presided and
delivered an address. The noniina-
tions were as follows: For Governor,
William Clatlin; Lieutenant Governor,
J. Tucker; Secretary Of State, Oliver
Warner; Attorney General, Charles
Allen; Auditor, Charles Eudicott ;
Treasurer, Charles Adams, Jr. This
Is the old ticket with the exception Of
Treasurer, the old Treasurer going out
under a law. A resolution In favor Of
woman suffrage was brought before
the Convention. but 1t failed to get n
majority Of votes, the vote Standing
yeas, 100 nays, lss. The usual rsso-
lutions we're adopted, including one
favoring the suppression Of intenper-
ance; one claiming the Republican
party as the true parent Of the labor
ing mans interests and favoring an
aggressive policy in the Alabama
claims.