Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-06-20
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DATES TO LAST NIGHT.
Now York News.
NEW York, June ia Havana
letter confirms the account Of the cap
ture of most Of the material of the
Upton expedition and the execution Of
several of the expeditionists.
The steamer Merrimac, from Rio ia
metro via st. Thomas, brings Aspinwall
advices to the 9th. The Henry Chaun-
cey broke her port shaft th~irty-ive
minutes after leaving Aspinwall, and
returned to port, but would leave I'M
der the convoy Of the Alaska, working
one wheel.
A Terrible Fire.
At Panama a terrible fire broke out
In the Aspinwall Hotel, and communi-
Gated to the Rivcltas House, Campru-
lio's French Bazaar, the stores Of Steam
burg, F. c. Herberger, Samuel Paczee
& Co., and several private residences.
At last accounts it was raging in San
Juan and De Dios streets, and had
reached the Bank of Panama, which
was In flames. Attempts were being
made to blow up the cathedral, to pre-
vent the spread of the flames to the
| Grand Hotel. The roof of the cathe-
dral was burning in several places.
| The mail office was in imminent dan
ger. Families were rushing into the
streets, and in places were strewn fur
niture and church ornaments. The
supply of water was scant, the people
inactive and under no direction, and
the flames almost unresisted. Terri
BILE excitement and alarm.
Later!
The flames are subdued. Many cas-
ualties and deaths are reported. Twelve
persons are believed to be buried In
the ruins of the Aspinwall Hotel, and
a number are injured more or less Sc
riously. The burnt district comprises
the dwellings and stores adjoining the
Aspinwall Hotel, on Mercedes street,
that hotel, and all buildings on both
sides Jiraldot street, from Mercedes to
San Juan de Dios, and all ON both
| sides of the latter street from Jiraldot
to the Bank of Panama. Nc fire en-
CINE is here, and only n OH the 18TH
mus, sent from Aspinwall by railroad.
An Insane Woman.
CHICAGO, June l9.-Near Woodstock,
Illinois, last Friday evening, Mrs.
| Weitzel, a German woman, while tenn
porarily insane, attacked with an ak
and razor her son, aged 10, and a
daughter, aged 8, inflicting terrible In
juries. She then cut her own throat.
The children may recover, but the
mother will die.
Warrington News.
WASHINGTON, June l9.-Specials say
the Workingmen are urging the Sen
ate to pass the bill prohibiting con-
tracts for servile labor. The recent
importation of Chinese shoemakers
into Massachusetts, is stimulating the
action.
There is but little doubt that Acker-
man will be confirmed, though n por-
| ton of both Southern and Northern
Senators oppose him. The Times dis
patch says it was thought at m time
on Saturday that the President had
decided to withdraw the nomination,
and send in that Of Senator Williams,
Of Oregon, instead.
squattcr Dimcultics In VirEinia.
FORTRESS MONROE, June ia mil
itary force has been sent to drive away
negro squatters from a farm at Ocean
View.
Government Defaulter Indicted.
New York, June 19.-The Grand
Jury has indicted the absconding In
ternal Revenue Collector, Joshua F.
Bailey, and a warrant is issued for his
arrest.
The Great Gcrman Picnic n Gin.
cInnati.
CINcINNATI, June 19.-The grand
Sangerfest Picnic occurred at Shorts
Grove, to-day. Forty thousand persons
were present.
A steamer engaged in carrying par
ties to the picnic ran into a bridge, and
knocked down her chimneys, demol-
ished her pilot house, and injured sew
eral persons. 1t created an intense
panic. Many, with difficulty, were
restrained from jumping overheard.
ARRAYS as Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, June 19.-Three fatal
ARRAYS occurred here yesterday, and
one probably fatal to-day. In two
instances, yesterday, the killing grew
out of insults offered to the mother of
the young men, who avenged the
wrong by the killing of the offenders.
ONE of the fire engine horses at At
| lanta, Georgia, was sick, recently, aud
the boys employed another. leaving
him in his place In the engine house
when they were called out. After they
had gone, Joe, the horse, became rest
less, and In a short time broke his