Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-16
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SAN FRANo1soo, Dec. 18-1 P. H.
Eighty persons, including the leading
male and female Woman Suffragists,
participated In the farewell reception
to Susan B. Anthony, at the Grand
Hotel last night.
At 1lR o'clock last night, a fire oc-
CURED in o frame block on Sacramento
street, above Kearny, occupied by Chi
nese butchers and others loss not ex-
ceedlng $500.
The difficult and dangerous opera
ton of removing an ovarian tumor
weighing Is pounds, was performed on
a German lady Of this city on Wednes-
day, and the patient is reported in a
fair why to recover.
Wind southwest weather warm and
cloudy, wltha slight drizzle this MORN
Ing. The barometer Is falling, and
there is q prospect Of immediate rain.
A morning paper has a partial &C
count Of an arrest, growing ont of the
quarrel between the Lower California
Company and the Mexican authorities
at La Paz, about the operations Of the
Company at Magdalena Bay. The
facts so far rs known are these {: Don
Cobos, a native and citizen of Eucador.
who was q contractor under the Lower
California Company for gathering or
chilla at Magdalena Bay, and Chaver-
TO, the Collector Of Customs for the
port and district of La Paz, arrived
here on Thursday, on the steamer Con-
stltution. Cobos vas bound for South
America, Intending to start on the
steamer this morning. Some Of the
crew Of the American schooner Gina
Greenwood were also passengers on
the Constitution, from La Paz, and
know of his intentions. Yesterday
parties presumed to be acting in the
interest Of the Lower California Com
pauy, obtained a warrant from the U.
S. Commissioner for the arrest of
Cobos and Chevarro on charge of
piracy in boarding and taking posses
sion of the Gina Greenwood in Magda-
lena Bay, OIL the 2Sth Of October last,
when a force was sent from La Paz to
GUST the late Administrator Of Gus
toms ut Magdalena, who had, as the
Mexican authorities claim, been acting
in total disregard of the laws and his
instructions. Cobos, while dining ut
the hotel with his friends last evening,
was arrested OH the warrant and taken
to the United States Marshal's Office.
His friends not being informed of the
charge against him, supposed he had
been arrested by the police, and 1t was
not until late last evening that they
were informed of the facts In the Ease.
Bail In $40, 900 was then given and
Cobos was released, but subsequently
rearrested aud held for examination.
Chcyarro was informed last night that
the warrant was out for him and eX-
poets to be arrested this morning.
The defendants claim that the whole
affair Is q mere trick Of the Lower
California Company, and that when
the full facts come out it will be shown
that there Is not q shadow Of q reason
for the charge of piracy being brought
against them.
The Louisville million dollar lot
terry Is being drawn to-day, as a spe.
cial dispatch states.
Tho Occidental Insurance Company
has reinsured its outstanding risks for
the benefit of policy holders In the
Commercial Union Insurance Com
pany of London, and goes into liqui-
dalton. The Peoples cannot reinsure
and will be wound up by the Com
.~santaNar