Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-03
Overland Dispatches
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Fire In a Coal Mino nenr Plymsuth, Penn;
.%,l,an,. y F.s,san,siy n. Ex.,5s 1 F.ps.
ditIen for Cubn-AaalsiEnt Pestmnstor
Gedy ear Tarrytown.
New York. january la special
dispatch TO the World from Plymouth,
Penn, says there was nearly q repeti-
ton of the Ayondale affair yesterday
morning. A breaker In the Noting
ham mine, in the southern end of town,
was discovered to be on fire, in which
there were flfty-five men ina trap, like
that at Avon6ale, with but one outlet.
Notwithstanding this, notice was given
to the men below that the building
above was on fire. Fortunately it was
early discovered, and with great
exertion was not only prevented from
spreading, but was extinguished, the
men below remaining all the while in
ignorance Of their danger. The fire
was the result Of gross earelessness on
the part of the company working 1t.
1t aDpears that two stoves kept in the
breaker gave heat to the boys employed
to pick out the slate from the coal I;
pipes from these stoves pass directly
through the woodwork Of the building
without any protection ; the woodwork
became heated until 1t was as inflam-
mable as finder and then ignited. At
noon, some of the men came up to din
ner. Although every eIertion was
made to keep the fire from their knowl-
edge, the fact leaked out, and they be-
came aware for the first time Of the
terrible fate they had escaped. When
they went down again they Informed
the rest of the men, and they at once
held an indignation meeting and re-
solved to 20 up. When they got up,
they assembled the miners belong
ing to the mire-Gbout seventy-flve
in number-and held another meet
ing, MISUNDERSTANDING wouldnot again
so into the mine until there were built
two chimneys for the stoves pipes, q
watchman placed in charge Of the
building day and night, aud men ut
the bottom Of the shaft to give the sig
nal. when advised Of danger, at the
surface. Since that the mine has not
been worked, the men still remaining
firm. The proprietors, not being able
to get any men to supply the places OF
the old hands, arc yielding to the de-
mands for two chimneyS for the con-
Germ. Their construction was COM
menced. but they think one, with q
man in the night, should be sufficient,
and they decline to place M there all
the time. The men insist on two
watchmcn and an alarm bell.
An expedition Of II hundred men,
! in command Of Colonel Ashley, one OF
Mosby lieutenants during the rebel.
lion. sailed for Cubs on Monday, and
took e 1000 small arms, some cannon
and ammunition.
In a dispute at the Manhattan Club,
last evening, H. L. Batcman, the we'll
known theatrical manager, slapped the
face of Hiram Cranston, proprietor OF
the New York Hotel. Rumors arc in
circulation that n duel is in prospect
| probably sensational.
Colonel Van Brrnt, Assistant Post
master of New York, hes resigned.
The total losses by fire in the United
States, during the year, amounts to
St0,64S.000
CHICAGO, January 1.-Bus!tess to-
day was generally suspended through.
out the country. In many places the
| colored people celebrated the ~anniyer.
sary of the Emancipation Prcclama-
| ton.
The reception at the White House
to-day Is described IS c very grand az
fair, equalling In brilliancy any ever
held. The Diplomatic Corps, members
| Of the Cabinet, and Supreme Judges,
| with their ladies, were first received,
after which the general reception took
place. :,
PoUouKEarsrE, January IA terri
bic tragedy occurred in Sleepy Hollow,
near 'farrytow'n, this afternoon. A
man named V. W. Buckout shot his
| wife, a New York merchant named
Alfred Randall. and the son Of the
latter, named Charles Randall. Mrs.
| Buckout was shot through the temple.
Alfred Randall through the heart, and
| Charles Randall in the side. Mrs.
Buckout and Alfred Randall are dead,
and Charles Randall lies in q danger
Gus condition. .Buckout gave himself
up Immediately and "a lodged in
jail. The cause OF the tragedy is un-
known. Some pereons ascribc it to
jealousy on the part Of the husband ;
Others believe that he Is insane.