Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-12
Overland Dispatches
tsrEc1AL TO TINE COLD HILL AL NEWS D
THE wEsrxRN UNION TELEGRAPH LISE.l
Maw Ynrk NcHa.

NEW York, January l1.-Cook, the
errins divine who eloped with a young
lady member Of his church, hitherto
possessed the entire confidence OF his
flock, but 1t Is feared his evil course Is
not of recent origin. He is believed to
have been the prey of blackmailers for
some time past-in consequence of his
secret indiscretions-and being driven
to the wall by their opportunities nc
finally resolved to secure the person OF
a. poor trusting child and fly. She de
parted Saturday, leaving letters to his
wife and her father confessing their
crime. Detectives >arc oil their track
I'm several directions. The girl is I'M
doubtedly ruined. Her brothers are
following, and q bloody tragedy will
probably end this painful drama.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany are firm: the strikers also. and
there Is no present compromise visible.
Meanwhile The funds Of the operators
out of work are getting low, and va
riors labor organizations have UNDER
taken to tax their own members five
cents each for the benefit of their SUI
fering brethren.
The Republican General Committee
of this city last evening fully and per-
manently organized by the election of
General John Cochrane Chairman. All
the delegates were present with few
exceptions. The proceedings were
harmonious, and the conclusions sub
stantially unanimous.
The steamer Alaska, from hspin-
wall, brings the following: Mosquerra
issued an address, claiming 10 be the
duly elected President OF Colombia,
and threatening to return to Bogota
and take possession of the Government.
The Colombian authorities conceded
ample permission to the representa-
tives of tie United. States to explore
and survey the Isthnuls of Darien. and
instructed the State authorities to
afford every facility and assistance.
The steamer Iybcc from st. Do
mingo, 18th nit, reports great excite
ment throughout the country on the
subject of annexation to the United
States. President Bacz was about to
issue 4 proclamation directing the
commanders of the various districts to
take votes of the people OH the qucs-
ton. In the cities the feeling in favor
of annexation is strong. but the oppo-
site feeling exists III the country.
Probably n majority are in >favor of
annexation.
The Georgia I.cGlrlnturc.
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE Tribune's
Atlanta special says the Georgia Legis-
lature met at noon yesterday. The
galleries were filled with spectators.
4. J.. Harris called the House to order.
| When the members had been sworn
the Chair ordered the opinion of At
torney General FarrOw read. in regard
to the scope of the oath prescribed by
| Congress. accompanied by n communal
cation from General Terry, endorsing
the opinion. The reading was soou
interrupted by Captain Bryant, of Att
gusta, who uttered q protest az inst
the reading of this document. The
| Chairman called him to order, but he
| persisted that he Was n member elect
Of this House and world stand on his
rights. The Chairman ordered The
Sergeant-at--Arms to arrest him. The
| officers approached him, and II of the
| ~scrgeantS laid his hand on his shoulder
and asked him to sit down. He raised
his cane in q menacing manner and
| threatened to strike him down If he
| arrested him. when the latter drew n
pistol. Mcn arose IN various parts of
the hall and said a maj had i pistol
out In the hall and asked If order could
not be maintained. There was now
great excitement. Bryant and the
chairman were alternately chcered
from the galleries, and there were in
dications Of serious trouble. Quiet was
partially restored, when Bryant moved
that Caldwell. or lipton County, take
the Chair, when great confusion en-
| sued. BRYANT made.a motion to all
journ, and put the question himself
and declared tn. House adjourned.
Chairman Morris said he was here to
organize this House; If he could not
| do il without ass; stance he would pro-
cure it. This was followed by another
ebullition among the disturbcrS. when
several members left The hall. and the
work of administering the oath pro-
ceeded without further disturbance.