Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-17

Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILLNEWS
poMEsrlo lNrELLlo1NcE 6.
ann.er,, PeMtIeaI View.

CHICAGO, may U"SuAH6SoH
specials give reports Of statements Of
Sumner In reference to the coming
Presidential contest, from which 1t APP
pears the Senator thinks the Cincinnati
platform q fair, admirable. statesman
like series Of resolutions, and that he
specially commends the tariff plank.
Regarding the candidates, he is re-
ported to say that If the contest Is, 40
he hopes, a personal one between
Greeley and Grant, he will certainly
support Greeley, Of whom the spoke
In the highest terms.
Dsnseratic AspIrant for President.
It appears that Gov. Walker, Of Viz
ginia, has aspirations to be the Demo-
ratio nominee at Baltimore.
TIE Recent Miners' strike In Mica.
CHICAGO, May ia special from
Houghton, Michigan, gives tho history
OF the recent strike OF miners In that
region, from which it-appears that 1t
originated mainly with two recently
arrived Cornish miners, who are said
to be members of the Internationals.
The strikers originally numbered two
thousand men. Seven hundred and
fifty have returned to work. The other
twelve hundred and fifty, belonging to
the Calumet and Hecla mines, are still
idle, but keeping quiet. One hundred
and fifty U. s.. regulars are now at
Houghton, and two more companies
are on the way. Goove and Vivian,
the two ~rlngleaders above alluded to,
were arrested a few days since by the
Sheriff, but were rescued by an infuri-
ated mob Of miners, who threatened
the lives Of tho Sheriff's posse and
frightened the citizens terribly. Agas-
siz, BON Of the Professor, and President
Of the Hecla and Calumet companies,
/. on the way to the scene Of troubles,
and the authorities await his arrival
before proceeding further.
A Sen Shoots Ills Father.
CHICAGO, May 17.-At Lansing. Ill.,,
Wednesday, a young man named Nc
Cracken fatally shot his father In a
family quarrel.
Nebraska Republican State Csuven-
IlSn.
CHICAGO, May IL The Nebraska
Republican State Convention at Lin
coin yesterday passed resolutions In
dorsing the Administration, favoring
a constitutional amendment providing
for the election OF Senators, Postmas-
tiers and other Government officials d.
rectly by the people, and favoring the
reservation Of public lands for settlers
alone. A full set Of delegates were
appointed to Philadelphia and In
structed to vote for Grant and Colax.
Texas RepsbIIeaa state Cssvsniiss.
Houston, CTexas, May H..-The
Texas State Republican Convention,
held yesterday, instructed the dele
gates to Philadelphia to vote for Grant
for President aud Governor Davis for
Vice President.
washington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House
Committee Of the Whole on the Tariff
bill.yoted-94 to 82-to make one-third
Of the custom duties receivable In le-
gal tenders.
The Senate Foreign COMMITTEES have
again considered the additions to the
Treaty Of Washington, and without
reaching a conclusion, adjourned till
tomorrow.
Steamer Bepoit ted Wrecked.
New York, May ia report Ia
current that the Cunard steamship
Trlpoli, from Liverpool for New York,
was wrecked on the Irish coast, with
the vessel and cargo q total loss, and
passengers safely landed.