Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-11-25
Overland Dispatches

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Overland Dispatches
[sPEClALto the GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC INTELLIoERoE.
NEW York, Nov. 25.-Surrogate
Hutchins heard the testimony of wit
nesses yesterday, as to the last willard
testament Of Sarah Gray, who died last
OCTOBER, leaving property worth $40
900 to over thirty legatees, the last
eodlcil Of which, to Sarah Stark Of San
! Francisco, Is contested by her on
grounds Of incapacity and undue In
Auence.
The Mexican news of the 18th inst.
says that the Government troops, COM
manded by Gen. Flourentino, were en-
tirely routed In Durango by tho revo-
lutionary forces under Gen. Guerra.
A special dispatch from Berlin says
! the public mind there is disturbed In
view Of the diplomatic attitude Ms
sumed by Germany towards Prince
Bismarck, who privately advocates the
continuance Of the system Of military
preparation for war. The recent 40.
ton of the Relohstag In prolonging the
military budget on the war is sstl-
mated to contemplate a speedy reoc-
cupatlon Of tho French departments
by the Germans. Bismarck advocates
this movement for the reason that he
sees that tho tenure Of authority by
the !'Ehiers Government Is very pre-
carious.
Special dispatches from Alexandria
EGYPT, dated November %, say n
terrible catastrophe bad occurred In
the harbor of that port In consequences
Of a collision between two passenger
steamships. The vessels met with
great force, and sinking. resulted In
the death of seventy-Ave Algonan pill
grlms by drowning. Tho men were
oyerburdened with gold, the weight Of
which rendered their efforts to swim
unavailable, indeed impossible.
Collector Arthur has not yet received
his commission and Murphy continues
to discharge the duties of the office.
4 new order Of arrest was Issued
yesterday for Ingersoll, Carney and
Woodward by Judge Barnard of AL
bany, fixing their bail at 100000
each, returnable December 9Th to the
Bureau of Municipal Correction, of
which O'Connor is the head. 900.
1t Is stated that Tweed has applied
to the Company In which his life is in
sured for permission to travel beyond
the seas. The property which Carney
Offered for sale, ut q great reduction,
finds no buyer, owing to supposed in
security. .rse hoe
A Herald Washington dispatch states
that Sclenck will be recalled In a short
time. Fish will succeed him. There
seems to DO nothing In the law prevent
ing foreign Minister'S from engaging In
trade or speculation.
Greeley states In the Tribune that
"Schenck should not DO condemned
unheard. More able and worthy men
than he Is are not so abundant. We
can't afford to crush them on blind sus-
plcion." +iG .i-s r-.
Nobody longer doubts Tweed's IN
tention to fly from the country. Those
who have been his friends %hereabouts
are dropping away from him and de-
nounce him entirely.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25,-The Board Of
Police are engaged in the investigation
Of the origin and progress of the great
fire. Mr.. O'Leary, who owned the
cow that kicked over the lamp that set
fire to the barn, has been examined.
She says the family were In bed when
the fire broke out. Dancing was 60
Ing OH in a part Of the house occupied
by n fiddler. She was told that one of
tho party went out to the barn with a
light to procure milk for cooking oys-
ters, and that the lamp was kicked
over.
BosToN, Nov. 25.-The Republicans
last evening nominated Vinton Talbot
for Mayor.
CnAnIEsroN, 8. c., Nov. 25.-State
Treasurer Parker publishes n state
ment that the debt Of South Carolina
Il only one hundred and twenty-four
millions. and that the accounts are
open for inspection to the public. The
agency Of the United States will be
discontinued and some responsible
banking house designated to pay the
interest on the debt.
; NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25.-Gov. War
mouth has called an extra session Of
the Senate to meet December 9th, for
the purpose of electing a President Of
the Senate, who will be ex oficio
Lieut.. Governor. r III
THE TAHOE DrTCH PRoJEcT.-Re-
ports are somewhat conflicting as to