Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-17
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phis. Tenn, say that there Is no
abatement In the yellow fever In that
city, though it's still confined princi-
pally to the lower quarter Of the city
where 1t first appeared. Tho city au-
thoritles yesterday placed a large force
at work barning coal tar in the streets.
The citizens have organized q Howard
Association. The exodus from the
city continues. Physicians are adj
vising all who al to leave, aud the
trains going In all directions are
crowded. The widest reports are cir
culatsd through the country In regard
to the number dying, but 1t Is safe to
say that since the disease appeared the
number of deaths from all causes has
not reached twenty on any day, aud
since the flight Of the terror-strleken
ones there is less excitement than du-
ring the prevalence Of the cholera.
A DISPATCH from Cincinnati says,
that the funeral of Gen. Edwin 8. Nc
Cook. who was killed BY Wintermutc,
a banker In Yankton, Dakota, took
place yesterday under the direction Of
the Masonic fraternity. The body lay
In state In the consistory Of the Scot
tish Rite Masonic Temple during the
forenoon, and was viewed BY q great
number of people. The funeral took
place In tho Temple In accordance
with the Masonic ritual In charge OF
the knights sTemplar. The process
sion to Spring Grove Cemetery was
headed BY the Newport Barracks band
and a detachment Of soldiers from the
barracks.
AN accident occurred on Monday
evening on the Detroit and Michigan
Railroad, near Lowell, which resulted
in the death of two passengers and the
injury OF several others. The train
ran over COW, which threw several
coaches from the track. The names Of
the killed are VIM. Beaman and CAL
vim Mitchell, both Of Michigan.
SENATOR WEST Of Louisiana, who Is
in Washington City. yesterday received
the following dispatch from the Mayor
OF Shreveport: "The sickness Is on
the increase. Do all you car for us.
There is no mouey in the City Treas
ury and the poor are all on u hands.
aud for the lack Of finds we lind DIM.
Guilty in burying them."
Ar the meeting of tho Grand Lodge
OF l. o. o. F. yesterday forenoon. In
Baltimore. an amendment to the con-
stitution to change the time Of the an
nual meeting Of the Grand Lodge so
as to permit its session ut a later sea-
son Of the year, In case a Southern city
be selected for the place Of meeting.
was adopted.
DENNIs CHAPMAN, a member Of the
Chicago Board Of Trade, shot himself
yesterday morning In u Mushroom at
tached to the hall Of the Board and
died two hours aftorward. Losses In
speculation are said to have caused the
act.
PROFESSOR KING, accompanied by
four newspaper reporters, made n bal
loon ascension from Buffalo, New
York, yesterday +. NJ. They expect
to make the longest trip OH record II
the weather Is favorable.
Tns Pennsylvania Constitutional
Convention reassembled In Phlladel-
phia yesterday after two months va
cation.
Boss TWEED and niece arrived In
San Francisco, last evening and took
rooms at the Occidental Hotel.
The evacuation Of France by the
German army Of occupation was COM
pleted at $50 A. N. yesterday.
The Mark Lane Express estimates that
England must import II, 900 quar-
tiers Of wheat this year.
BRrTIsH papers are ridicullng with
great zest the failure Of the graphic
balloon project.