Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-09-18
GENERAL ITEMS.

The Grand Lodge Of the United
States I. o. o. F.; In session at Bal
timore. re-assembied at 0 O'Clock yes
day morning. Deputy Grand Slre
Durham announced that the report Of
Grand Sire Logan had been received
yesterday forenoon and laid before the
lodge and ordered printed. The re-
port reached New York on Monday
by the steamer Ocean Queen, from
Aspinwall, and was Immediately for
warded to Baltimore. The report Of
the Committee OH Mileage and per
diem Of representatives, fixing mile
age at five cents going and returning
and the per diem at six dollars was
adopted. A petition was received
from the colored citizens Of Delaware
asking permission to join the order.
Referred to the Legislative Committee.
A motion by q representative from
Pennsylvania, that the Annual Com
%munication Of the Grand Lodge In
1876. be held In Philadelphia during
the Centennial Celebration was laid
over. The report Of the Grand Lodge
OF the German Empire was referred
to a special committee, After con-
,ldering two reports from the Judi
ciary Committee OF the subject OF ar
rearages and pass words, and dis.
charging the committee from the con-
slderatlon thereof the Grand Lodge
resolved itself into secret session and
continued there until the hour Of re-
cess.
The temperance people Of New York
State have rendered themselves power
less for good by nominating a full
State ticket. They met 10 Conven-
ton at Syracuse, New York, yester-
day. with a respectable representation
from all sections Of the State. Rev.
Dwight Williams was elected Presi-
dent, and w. II. Wheeler, Secretary.
Resolutions were adopted arraignlng
the Republican party for faithlessness
to It's pledges to the temperance cause,
aud declaring a want Of confidence In
either political party. The following
| State ticket was nominated: Secretary
Of State, Rev. d. Williams OF Madison ;
for Controller. D. n. Elliott Of Ren-
salaer Treasurer, Simon Brownell Of
Washington ; Attorney-General, Wal.
ter Harrington Of Dutchess; Canal
Commissioner, Thomas Edgerly Of
Suffolk; State Engineer and Surveyor,
JIG. b. Wallace Of Oneida; Inspec-
tor Of State Prisons, Rev. Isaac Harris
Of rompklns. A State Central Com
mittee Of two from each judicial DIS
trict was appointed, and the Conven-
ton adjourned.
The Chairman of the State Reform
Committee OF Wisconsin has Issued a
call for n State Convention to meet ut
Milwaukee on September %. The ad-
dress concludes as follows: "Let US
arise and turn the money-changers out
Of the temples Of legislation. Let Va
inaugurate m era OF real and not pre-
tended reform. Let Us bury the past
and build for the future. Let us adopt
a platform Of solid principles. Of liv-
ing and not dead issues. Let Us ig-
more the old party wire-pullers and
nominate a new ticket Of honest and
able men. II the citizens Of Wiscon-
sin really want reform, now Is their
opportunity. They can choose their
own delegates to peoples convention
and control It without reference to the
aims Of any Individual"
The Temperance party In Wiscon.
sin Is elated BY a recent decision Of the
Supreme Court Of that State. A case
was brought up to test the legality Of
the new law, which Is similar to the
Ohio law, requiring liquor dealers to
give bonds to pay all damages arising
from the sale Of intoxicating drinks.
The court decided that the State is EN-.
powered to prohibit ll~quoEselllng or
permit 1t, according to Its pleasure,
and II Il permits It, Il may quality the
permission in such a n as the
Legislature may deem proper. The
law was, therefore, pronounced con-
stitutional.
The seventh annual meeting Of the
Army Of the Cumberland convened at
Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday, with Gen.
eral Sheridan, President Of the Socie-
ty, In the chair. Governor Hartranft
delivered the address Of welcome, and
speeches were also made BY Generals
Sherman; Sheridan, Negley. Chaplain,
Christi and others. President Grant
arrived and was present In tue eVeu-
Ing. They meet again to-day.
OccIDENT. It appears, has recovered
from his bashtulness, and yesterday at
Sacramento, CAL, made wenderfal
time. trotting a mile In 2:l6A' and
shortly afserward another In a;ls24.
which Is. to say the least, lively
enough for any of the Eastern ''fyers."
Occident was too gallant to beat a lady
last Summer. For this reason only
did lie allow either Goldsmith Maid or
Lucy to win a heat or race.
LAST Monday morning, q sailboa'
containing five persons LETT Sodus, n
port on Lake Ontario, in Oswego
county. n. Y, for Rochester. In that
S,. To tha affarnoNn NJ tho aann