Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-10
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INTELLIGENCE z.
Gent Island.
New YoRK, Jan. 10.-Gen. Hum
phrey's report to the Senate yesterday
forces the REIMBURSEMENT Of the north
ern % acres and the eastern and south
crn shores Of Goat Island for CONNER
clal purposes. Gen. Barnard, chief OF
tho Fertilization Board, reports that
the island should 10 strongly fortified
and Its joint occupation would be objec-
tlonable ; that filling the shoal waters
OIL the Oakland shore, would injure
the harbor, though a proper bridge
would not. Tho Pacific coast cnSl-
neers, headed by General Alexander,
report In favor of retaining the whole
Island for the public benefit, declaring
that the surrender Of any portion sac
rlticcs In part the security Of San Fran.
cisco, because the session results In tho
building Of n commercial city In the
middle Of the Bay, which, In time Of
war, would DO easily fired, thus neces.
stating the abandonment of the forti-
flcations aud the capture Of San Fran
cisco. They strongly condemn the
proposed REIMBURSEMENT.
Napoleon.
NEW Yonx, January l0.-lt Is stated
In a Washington special that the
French Minister there remarked on
the death of Napoleon: 1.-The Empire
1, dead. now the ma Is dead" The
minister docs not think his death VIII
make any change In tho situation OF
France. His death only destroys the
hopes Of his few personal adherents
who still cherished the idea OF his res
toratlon.
Drrauuiug Comfy Treasurer.
Theac Is some excitement at Pougll-
keepsle at the discovery that the ex-
County Treasurer, who Il now under
arrest, d%efraudcd the county out OF
about one hundred and fly thousand
dollars.
RnLroad lIaa DeRd.
II. Wells, we'll known In railroad
circles, died here yesterday. aged 81.
bishop C~en.rcrnicd.
Rev. DR.. Hare, Episcopal Bishop to
tho Indians, was consecrated In st.
Louis Church, Philadelphia. yester-
day. There were present twelve Bisli-
ops and about one hundred Prcsbytc-
rians. The church wns filled.
Georgia Finances.
ATLANTA, Ga, January 10. - The
Governors Message, delivered yestcr-
day, shows the receipts for 1872 to be
g, lOl, $40 81 disbursements, $780,
2O7 II; public debt, sSls,G5O. Tie
valuation OF State property Is put ut
$33i,402,iGS.
Temperance Nofntuntionss
NEW lIAvES, Conn, Jan. l0.-Tllc
State Temperance Convention, held
here yesterday, adopted a straight
temperance platform, and nominated
n full ticket Of State officers with H..
d. Smith, of Plainsvillc, for Governor,
A. ). Beardslcy, Of plymouth, Lieut..
Governor.
Poisoning Cnsc.
ALBANY, Jan. lO.-Elias lloughtal.
Ing has been arrested In Cocrmans OIL
suspicion Of poisoning the tea aud
sugar which he presented to n family
In that place named Hazelton. Hazel.
ton, his wife aud child partook Of the
tea and sugar, mud tho husband and
child are yet sick.
United tatcs scnntor.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10.-rhc Republican
legislative caucus at Springfield last
night, nominated the Governor elect,
Il. j. Oglcsby. for U. S. Senator.
Hetei Damaged.
The St. Nicholas Hotel at Spring.
field was damaged by fire and water
last night to tho amount OF $4,000.
Severe Weather In the West.
CHICAGO, January l0.-Extremely
cold weather, with severe o storms,
have prevailed throughout the North
west the past threo days. The Their
molneter hero yesterday was six de-
grccs below zero, aud this morning
eight. Trains arc showed up on the
Iowa and Minnesota division OF the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Road. A
passenger train was showed In ycstcr-
day three miles from any towns. The
railroads throughout Michigan are In
a similar condition to those In Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and Minnesota. The storm
has been accompanied with tho most
remarkable electric influence ever
known here, interfering considerably
with t~elesraphing.