Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-13
Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE e

SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC iHTELLloEEc e
WASHINGTON, January 11.-Phila-
dolphin has been selected by the Ma
tional Republican Executive Commit
tee as the place of meeting of the Ma
tional Convention.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the following nominations J. +.
Leggett, Of Kansas, to be Governor OF
Washington Territory; Horace II. Har-
rison to DO United States Attorney Of
the Middle District, Tennessee.
The National Woman's Suffrage As
ISOLATION continued its sitting to-day.
Mrs. Gordon of California, gave an ac-
count Of the movement in that State.
Miss Anthony euloglzed Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff, saying that she would COM
pare, in a moral or intellectual sense,
with politicians and public men. Mrs.
Hooker read a piece Of poetry.
WASHINGTON, January l2.-Cady
Stanton, Isabella Hooker and other
women s~uffragists, presented their
claims to the judiciary Committee to-
day. Senator Trumbull said the COM
mittee would give tho subject duo con-
sideration.
The President has received a dis
patch from Flanders, Mayor of New
Orleans, to-day, urging a declaration
of martial law In order to avert riot
and bloodshed. The President replied
that martial law could not DO pro-
claimed under existing circumstances
and no assistance could be given by
the Federal authorities to persons or
p~artisans unlawfully resisting the con-
stituted authorities. It Is stated that
the reply was tho result Of q Cabinet
consultation.
NEW YonE, January 1.-The Tam
many General Committee applied to
Judge Barnard for a writ Of manda-
mus compelling the Sachems to admit
them to the hall. 1t is understood
that the writ will be granted so soon
rs the papers IRE fully prepared.
Stokes was visited in prison to-day
by his father. The interview lasted
two hours, and was very affecting.
The Board of Aldermen to-day re-
moved all the attaches ofthe old Board.
Tho Grand Jury have indicted all
the election inspectors Of the Sixth
Ward for fraudulent practices. All APP
peared in Court and gave ball.
Miss Mansfield complains to the po-
lice that her house has been watched
day and night since the murder Of Fisk,
BY strangers, and that she cannot 20
out for fear Of personal violence. The
officers have promised to give her case
attention.
LOUISVILLE, January ll.-General
ualleck's funeral will take place at
Christ Church t~Episcopsl) III this city,
ut 2 L. NJ. Oh Saturday.
ST.. LOUIS, January ll.-Tho Grand
Duke Alexis and suite left ut moor In
a special train for the west, via St.
Louis, Kansas and Northern Railroad.
In consequence Of the recent mild
weather the original plan for the
buffalo hunt will be carried out. The
party 20 direct to Omaha.
OMAHA, January 11.-A hunting
camp has been established near tho
Republican river as the basis of opera
lions Of General Sheridan and tho
Duke Alexis. Buffalo and other game
are reported as plentiful In the vlcini-
ty. 1t is expected that nearly 1000
Indians will be collected. A rccep-
ton will DO given to the distinguished
visitors at this place tomorrow.
On the Union Pacific Railroad two
eastern-bound passenger trains, that
have been blocked ut Creston, have
gotten through tho distractions at that
place, one passing Rawlins Station at
IL o'clock last night aud stuck ut
Simpson Station all night aud left
| Medicine Bow Mt 2:30 +. NJ. to-day.
The other left Rawlins this forenoon
and Is not yet at Medicine Bow. The
road Is reported blocked at Lookout
and the western-bound train Of yester-
day is supposed to be there.
NEW YonK, January l3.-George
| Mitchell, master Of tho steamer Florl-
da, has made n sworn statement Of the
circumstances attending the departure
of the Florida from the port of st.
Thomas, which Is corroborated by tho
first aud second mates and others of
the crew., and Is rs follows:
On the 14th of December the Florida
sailed from st. Thomas, IN ballast,
bound for New York. At 8 A. NJ. that
day, a Spanish war vessel, which had
been watching tho Florida, was seen
passing Water Island, under steam
and sail, directly in the track Of the
Florida ; ut 1890, she bore down on
the Florida, with her crew at quarters,
and guns run out ready for action.
When the war steamer was in speak
ing distance sho fired q blank shot at
the Florida and lowered q boat nearly
to tho waters edge. The United
States flag was then hoisted on the
Florida. Within ten minutes of the
firing Of the first gun tho war steamer
fired q second gun. The shot was