Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-22


eminent.
Congregational Council.
The call for u Council Of the Congre-
gatlonal Church has been authorized
In an emergency. by Dr.. ~Buddington's
Church, to advise on the whole subject
involved In the recent correspondence
by the churches Of which Reys. STAIRS,
Budaington aud Beecher are the re-
spectlve pastors.
Republican Victory In Cuba.
a Havana dispatch Gays, according
to Spanish official reports, Of the en-
gagement at Los Melones near Cana
gary, $50 troops under Colomle Espan.
da. met 1880 Insurgents, and, after a
severe fight Of six hours and a hall, the
Spanisrds retreated having fsur oil.
GERS and dry privates wounded. Es.
psnds having his snout shot of. Pri-
vate Cuban advlces say Espanda has
1900 men, only $50 Of whom escaped
death, wounds or capture.
The Cuban Forced Loan.
The foreigners will pay their quota
Of forced loan OF $4,000, Oo0, because
their business depend, upon payment;
their quota Of the same will amount to
from 5000 to $4,000. It Is under
stood that $40, 900 Of the amount goes
TO pay soldiers.
Insulting.
As the U. S. steamer Worcester
sailed from Havana with tho band
playing, = rabblo gathered on the
wharf and Kissed as she passed. dip
ping her flag to Moro Castle aud the
Spanish vessels.
A Petition 10 Congress.
BoiToS, Jan. pat n meeting Of
iron and steel consumers held hero
yesterday, an association was formed
to promote their mutual interests, and
resolutions adopted to petition Con.
gress to reduce the duty on steel and
to make the import wholly specific
without regard to value.
Expressmen's Mutual Association
Election OF Omcers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 22.-The
Expreumen's Mutual Association to-
day elected the following executive
committee for the ensuing year: W.
F. Yates, OF Cleveland; ]. j. Valen-
tine, OF San Francisco; j. Morrill,. Of
Philadelphia; e. G. Thaysr, Of New
York; +. G. wsscott, OF New Haven.
Chicago was selected As the next n
nual meeting place aud the convention
adjourned.
Pinchback's Confession.
wAsmSaToS, Jan. a. It Is re-
ported that Senator Morton's action In
reference to Pinchback's seat was
based upon the confession by Pinch.
back himself Of questionable practices
In securing his election by the Louis
lana Legislature. Damaging reports
about the election having reached
Morton, he sent for l'inchback, who
made n clean breast, w%heroupon Nor
ton abandoned the policy Of seating
Plnchback on = prima Jacia case. and
asked that the matter he referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions to Investigate tho conduct OF
Plnchback. The latter Is said to
be very angry at his treat
ment. LILO declares for a new
election aud threatens damaging DIS
closures regarding the operations OF
Louisiana politicians. The reason Ell
his course Is said to be his exclusion
from the benefits and privileges Of the
Kellogg ring.
The New Louisiana Election Qucs-
sion.
Representatives Sheldon and Sypher,
ex-senator Harris and revenue officer
Pilkin. all Of Louisiana, called on the
President to-day to express their views
In opposition to n new election. Sem
ator Carpenter aud General Butler also
had an Interview with the President.
1t Is asserted that these gentlemen are
on the other eide Of the question.
To Ne Dined.
The President on Tuesday afternoon
will entertain at dinner the Justices
Of the Supreme Court Of the Unitd
States and ether guests. The commits
sion OF Chief Justice Waite has not
been prepared, nor 10 1t known when
hc will ON to Washington.
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