Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
Overland Dispatches
r,rxc1AL 10 GOLD HILL DAILY NEWS BY
TnE yKsrERN UNION KLEGRKPH LlNE.l
DATES no YESTERDAY.

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DATES TO YESTERDAY.
New York News.
New York, March 2. - General
O'Niel. President of the Fenian
brotherhood, has issued MI order that
the Annual Congress shall be held In
Chicago, April 18th, and revoking the
cali for a meeting of the Congress in
New York, March 18th and 10th. This
action is taken in consequence of the
outrage ON Meehan, whose condition Is
pronounced hopeless.
General Quesada arrived today, and
Twas loudly cheered OH landing at Jer-
sew City, and accompanied to his hotel
by n large crowd.
The annual reunion of St. David's
Society took place this evening at the
| Metropolitan Hotel. Two hundred
guests were present.
A crowd Of roughs, interested in the
proposed prize fight between sam
Coliyer and Bill Edwards, are gathered
ut New Haven. 1t is reported that the
fight will come off this morning at
Fishers Island, in Long Island Sound.
Colonel Leopold Won Gelzer,..a Prus-
sian soldier, who organized and conf
mandcd the DcKalb Regiment in the
late American civil war, died ut his
residence in this city last night.
Seward will be entertained this
evening by August Belmont, and to-
morrow by the Peruvian Minister.
There are l03 buildings to let within
q small area Of the lower portion of
this city, until recently occupied by
wholesale liquor manufacturers and
dealers.
W~ashinston Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate
executive session to-day lasted four
hours. The motion to reconsider the
confirmation Of Strong rs Justice OF
the Supreme Court was withdrawn.
His confirmation Is therefore final.
The remainder of the session was oc-
cupled in debating the confirmation Of
Bradley. No definite action was
reached. The Senate will definitely
decide this question tomorrow. 1t Is
believed the final vote will be very
close.
Congressman Dawes ut Home.
SpRlSGFIELD, Mass, March Coon
gresham Dawes was welcomed by a
large gathering Of his constituents at
| Pittsfleld last evening. He made q
brief speech, and gave assurance that
all the Departments Of the Government
are I'm perfect accord with him, which
statement was enthusiastically re-
ceiyed.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, March "A party
of % masked men surrounded the Sher-
ifs house at Harrisburg last Sunday
night, and caused the Sheriff and his
family to retire. They entered the
house and killed Col. Charles Jones and
his eldest son. The youngest o es-
capped by jumping from n window.
Fire ut Charleston.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March "A
large fire in Marion street destroyed Is
dwelling houses in the center Of the
town, Loss estimated from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Railroad News.
RICHMOND, March 2.-Rev. VIM. y.
| Smith, ex-President of the Randolph
(Macon) College, is dead.
The Senate to-day passed the En-
abling Act, which nov awaits the Sig
nature of the Governor, that the Offices
now held by military appointment may
be filled by the Governor.
A caucus of conservative members Of
the Legislature tonight nominated
| John Marye, present Lieutenant Gov
ernor, for that office, and w. II. Ruff
ncr for Superintendent Of Public In
strhction,
Adviccs from Havana md San Domingo.
HAVANA, March 1.-The insurgent
General Napoleon Arrange, who ORR
| ginated the rebellion In the interior
| departments, has voluntarily surren-
dered.to the authorities, with seventy
men, and promises to come to Havana
and confer with the Captain General
In regard to the best means of ending
the insurrection without further blood
shed.
A letter from Santiago de Cuba gives
an account OF the trial and execution
of the Cuban Junta in that city.
Eighteen well known citizens were ar
rested, condemned and executed, with
scarcely the form of q trial. They
were not allowed the assistance OF
counsel or the privilege Of summonlng
witnesses, Among them were two
Americans.
81. DoM1SGo, March 1.-The Domin-
lean Republic has formally declared
for annexation to the United States.
The vote proposed by the Government
has been taken. and shows an over
whelming majority in its favor.
Tho Merchant Divorce Case.
New York, March 2.-Later Lon
don papers contain q continuation Of
the proceedings in tho Mordaunt d.
yorce case, The evidence of Sir Charles
Mordaunt Is interesting as indicating
the general feeling In regard to the
character of the Prince Of Wales, Sir
Charles testified that before his mar
riage to Lady Mordaunt, he knew OF
her intimacy with the Prince, ana
after the marriage he warned her
against continuing the acquaintance.
Te said no had heard In various quar-
ters of certain circumstances with his
%nreyio,s character that caused him to
wish her to break of with him. Not
w~ithstanding this wish, Lady Nor
daunt continued to receive the Prince
without the knowledge Of her husband,
until she made n voluntary confession
that a criminal intimacy had been eS-
listing between them. Sir Charles also
Testified to the discovery Of q batch OF
letters and valentines from the Prince
to his wife. The Court refused to let
the letters be read.
lSECOND DISPATCH.