Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-16

slave Iusurrectlon In Cuba
NEW Yonx, March 1G.-Cubans oil
this city have received Information Of
IN uprising Of tho slaves on tho sugar
estates In the District OF Marct, about
40 miles from Havana, In the neigh
hood Of Bahia Honda. The uprising
began Ia the State OF Jaquirrc, and
was fomentcd by poor planters who
arc under the Impression that II the
the slaves should rise In their Vicinity
the authorities would feel bound to
arm tho whites to maintain them at
hsne and thereby prevent them from
being vent to fight on the eastern por-
ton Of the Island. The Captain Gen.
sral has ordered troops In the vicinity
OF the trouble.
Account OF the Late Fight In Cuba.
NEW YoRk. March l6.-A Havana
letter gives another account Of tho Mt
tack upon the volunteers between
Neuvittas and Puerto Principe. Is
seems that upon tho arrival Of the frat
band Of volunteers at Neuvlttas they
found tho railroad leading to Puerto
Principe cut, and attempted to march
to the latter place, when they were at-
tackled by the Cubans, losing twenty
five killed and seventy wounded. The
rsmainor retired to Neuvlttas.
Murdered His wife.
Owen Mangan, 20s West Twentieth
street. threw a lighted kerosene lamp
at bis vito on Saturday night and
burned her SO severely that she died
yesterday. Mangan was committed to
await the action OF the Corouer.
The Moicty System.
CHICAGO, March l6.-A Warrington
special says It has been represented In
some quarters that heway and Means
Committee have decided to modify
the existing moiety laws rather than
recommend their unconditional repeal.
The fact Is, the committee have unan-
imously instructed Mr.. Foster Of Ohio,
one Of Its members, to Introduce n
bill repeating every vestlgo Of the law
under which Sanborn, Jayne and
others operated. 1t will probably be
reported to the House this week, and
thero Is no doubt whatever Of Its pass
arc. Sanborn Is hero and desires the
law modified, so as to reduce the per
centage Of the molety, but the dis.
position OF the House Is IN favor Of
tho abolition OF the molety business
both In excise and customs laws.
An Important Meeting ON Railroad
Affairs.
The House Committee on the Pacific
Railroad will hold a special meeting
tomorrow to consult with the Govern
ment Directors Of the U. Z. Il. X. In
relation to the proposed legislation
regulating subsidized railroads. The
operations Of the Wyoming Coal and
other inside rings are to be lnve,tiga.
ted, the question Of further exemption
Of railroad land, from taxation, the
proprlsty OF having tho principal office
OF tho U. p. Company removed from
to some point on the line OF the
road, and some other matters requlr-
Ing legislation, will also DO considered.
A Temperance Meeting and nm Elias.
tic Pledge.
New York. March lG.-The temper
anco meeting In Harry Hills Variety
Hall last night differed little from that
Of last Sunday evening. There were
many slgners to tho pledge, which was
kept until the bar opened ut tho close
Of the meeting, signers having prevl-
ously been Informed that each could
fix In his own mind the duration OF
his total abstinence promise.
Fire In Oswcgo, n. Y.
OswEoo. N. Y, March lG.-A fire
last night caused a loss Of $50.
900; Insurance $4,000.