Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-11-22
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NEW York, November 2l.-rlie
Stock Board adjourned early on &C
count of the reception Of Alexis.
When the reception steamer Mary
Powell, steamed up along side Of the
Sweetland, Minister Catacszy and the
Russian Consul General, Bodlsdo, with
their Secretaries, went on board the
|Sweetland to inform the Grand Duke
that the Reception Committee awaited
his arrival on board the Powell, to
tender him the Inequalities of the
city. The Duke Immediately boarded
the Powell, where he WAS received by
General Aspinwall and the Executive
Committee, who formed In a line on
the lower deck, while the Duke passed
through to the upper saloon. Arrlv-
ing there, he was received by the en-
tire Reception Committee, General
John A. Dix delivering an address OF
welcome as follows:
"Your Royal Highness: The citizens
| of New York are glad to welcome you
to the United States. We are glad to
welcome one who represents his Impe-
rial Highness, the Gar of Russia. We
are glad to welcome the representative
of a Power for which we have so much
respect, kind feeling and confidence.
We are not so old as any European ma
ton, rs our civilization dates back but
one hundred years, but among III In
situations and customs you will no
doubt find many things to admire, and
to carry back to Your own country.
We are glad chat you arc here to carry
back to his Imperial Highness, your
father, the well-wlshes Of this Govern
ment. Again I say, we welcome you
to our shores"
New York, November 22.-Alexis
left at half past II o'clock A. NJ. for
Washington, accompanied by Count
schowvalhofH, Count 0lznouff, Minister
Catacazy and suite, Vice Admiral Pas
slel, Vice Admiral Rowan and Lieu
tenant Commander Robertson.
Dispatches from Matamoras say the
revolutionary movement Is becoming
general throughout Mexico. General
Roche was marching to the relief Of
S~altello, which place was severely
pressed by the reyolutionists, so that a
speedy issue Of the contest at that
point was Imminent. President Juarez
repeated his request to Congress for
a parliamentary vote giving extracr-
binary powers to the present COVERT
ment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The Second
Auditor wasyesterday able to announce
tho exact amount Of defalcation Of Ma
jor d. Ledyard Hodge, now serving
out his sentence at the Albany Peni-
Tertiary. The accounts of Paymasters
are many years behindhand, and Au-
ditor French, In his annual report,
calls the attention of Secretary Bout
we'll to the parsimonious policy Of tho
Administration In limiting the clerical
force to minimum. The disbursements
Of Hedges here we're 81, 950,3Sl so;
actual defalcation S445,0a0 05. There
are other accounts stated which would
be profitable to the Government to
have promptly settled.
NEW LONDON, Conn.-The steamer
City Of New London, which left New
York last evening for Norwich, was
burned this morning in Thames river.
Those who were able 10 swim reached
the shore. Some were. picked up ex-
hausted and some half a dozen Of the
crew and passengers arc still missing
and, 1t Is feared, lost. Among them
lssC. B. Rogers of this city. The boat
and cargo will DO a total loss.