Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-26
TELEcRAPHIc!
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO TEE eOIp HILL DAILY NEWS.
o O N EsTIo IHTELLIcEHc NOE
sundry News from Cuba and Key

New York, December pa Key
West dispatch reports the arrival there
OF the United States steamer Kansas
she having left Santiago de Cuba on
Sunday. The C~anandaigua arrived
at Santiago ON Friday. and is now the
only United States ship In that port.
The officers Of the Kansas report that
they were we'll treated ashore, SOL
diers and sailors being careful to OBJ
serve the salute. There are Two reg
imsnts at Santiago, one Cuban ana an
other volunteer. The former appear
friendly and conciliatory, the latter III
solent aud opposed to. every conees-
sion. Several vessels we're driven
ashore near Key West during
the storm, but reliable particulars are
unobtainable.
F~ratricide and Lynch Law.
CINCINNATI. December Ga shoot
ing match occurred near Riga, Ohio,
yesterday. Two brothers, John and
Henry Stone. ~quarreled about loading
a rifle. John called Henry u liar,
when Henry drew a revolver aud shot
and killed John, aud the spectators
being much excited caught and hung
Henry to 4 tree. When taken down
life was extinct. Too much whisky
caused 1t all.
The Chief J~usticeshiP.
CHICAGO, December ga wash
lngton special says that upon the re-
assembling Of the Senate the month";
alton Of Williams as Chief Justice
will be withdrawn. 1t Is ascertained
that II a vote were taken on his con-
firmatlon In a full Senate there would
be a majority Of eight against him on
the Republican side without counting
the opposition. 1t Is confidently pre-
dicted that Caleb Cushlng's name will
be sent In next.
fatal Mistake.
NEW York, Dec. 26.-In Brooklyn
last night, James Gallagher. drunk
threw his wife down stairs, and sup
posing he had killed her shot himself
dead, the woman was only slightly
Injured.
More Christmas Festivals.
BosToN, Dec. 26.-Joseph Calvin
was killed yesterday by John Daherty,
in a drunken row ut Wakefield.
Fire In Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE. Dec. 25-The wholesale
drug house OF McCulloch, Hager & Co.
was burned last night. Loss In stock
and building $4,000, mostly covered
by insurance.
The PoIaris Disaster.
WAsuISGToN, Dec. 25.-Secretary
Robson, to complete the investigation
into the Polsris disaster, Is to-day ex-
aiming the three Last members Of the
expedition who recently arrived here.
There is no particular Interest in the
facts derived.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 25.-All business
houses In the principal part Of the city
are closed In respect to the memory Of
John Hopkins, whose funeral takes
place to-day.
Arrow and n Victim
DORCHESTER, ONT, Dec. 26.-Dur-
ing a drunken row yesterday between
a party of colored and white men, one
of the latter named Bell was killed.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, December 26.-There
was no business before the Cabinet to-
day. The session was merely inform
al. The usual New Years reception
will be held by the President on the
LIST Of January.
Troubles Of the Carpet Trade.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-Most
of the cotton and woollen factories
are In full operation at reduced wages.
The carpet manufactures, with very
few exceptions, are all closed owing
principally to the differences between
the weavers AMI manufacturers caused
BY a reduction In weaving OF 2 cents
per yard. Manufacturers, as a gen.
eral rule, say that prices Of carpet has
been go much reduced and sales are 20
slow, that they are not anxious to re-
sumo operations eve though the
weavers should agree to work at the