Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-23

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NEWS.
TIE Ease sf She Edgar stewart.
WASHINGTON. March 23.-Tho case Of
the United States against the steamer
Edgar Stewart camo up again in the
United States District Court OF Balti-
more yesterday. Although this proceed.
ing upon the record 10 simply In the na-
ture Of an information for violation Of
the revenue laws Of the United States,
the case had attracted attention from the
fact that Il had an inside history. II Is
alleged that tho violation Of the law
charged was in the interest Of the Cuban
junta and at the time OF the alleged Of
tense the steamer was owned by Cubans
and that an attempt was being made to
use the steamer In aid Of the Cuban rev
olution. The Spanish Government Ia
therefore aiding the United States In tho
prosecution Of the case and Is repre-
ssnted by counsel. The present owner
OF tho vessel is . British subject who
purchased her two years after the Of
lenses charged. and she Is now running
a. a mail steamer OF tho Canadian coast.
The defense is first q general denial Of
Of the offsnse charged. and second, even
II tho vessel had been used for tho pur.
pose Of carrying arms TO Cuba, 1t was no
offsnso against the laws Of the United
States. though. Of course. tho United
States Government would have offered
no protection had she been captured.
The case will turn upon tho question
whether the vessel, at the time Of the al.
legged o~ffense, was tho property Of an
American citizen or a foreigner. Tho
printed testimony taken at n previous
hearing upon al application to take the
vessel out Of custody, upon stipulation,
will be used at the present trial.
Labsr Striks-Ies Gorge.
MANCHESTER. N. H.. March 23.-Tho
lastsrs in strab's shoe mandatory at
Pittsheld, struck for higher wages yes
terday.
The people OF Pittsaeld. suncook aud
other towns on the Suncook river are
threatened with q food. The leo in the
river is four feet thick and has formed
gorges in several places.
Attempt 20 ditch an Express rrais.
BALTIMORE. March 23.--An attempt
to ditch the Washington express, on the
Northern Central railway. by misplace
ing a switch at Sparks Station. was
made yesterday. Tho engineer OF the
freight train, George Santer. made the
discovery. and rishtod the switch.
A decision in tho case Of the Edgar
Stewart is expected to-day.
Rusine.s Failure.
MoBrLx. Ala, March 23.-Tho failure
OF Preston X Stetson. the Mobile branch
Of q Boston firm. Is announced; liabili-
ties, s25, 600; assets not stated.
Pastor Halliday diets inse lIot water
NEw YoRx. March 23.-Thc President
O. tho Juvenile Guardian Society has
written a note to Rev. Halliday. Pastoral
Helper Of Plymouth Church. in which
he a the charaeterizing Of the Guar
dian Society in his testimony last week
In the scandal case, was a malicious ef-
fort to damage our reputation. III Is IN
indsquate reparation after the wrong
has been done. to say You did not in
tend 1t. We shall protect our good
namo by all legal means in our power.
Learned Or IIis Fathers Death.
Captain James Mitchell. son Of tho
lato John Mitchell. arrived here last
evening from Ireland. Ho learned the
death OF his father from a pilot who
boarded the steamer on which he was u
passenger. Different Irish national or
CARNATIONS are active In preliminary
preparations for q funeral procession
next Sunday.
Destructive Tornado In Louisiana
NEw ORLEANS. March pa destruc-
tive tornado visited 0nachita valley ON
Friday last, between Smithland and
Rays Point. The loss Of life and prop
erty is reported rs great. Mrs. James
Agair and Child arc among tho killed
~Smithland was levelsd to tho ground.
and at Rays Point. plantation build.
ings. fences. mules. horses and cattle
were scattered for miles. The track Of
tho tornado was 300 yards wide and 10
miles long.
senator shandisr Reaews HIS Libel
suit.
CHICAGO. March ga Washington
special says ex-senator Chandler's at
torney yesterday sent witnesses before
tho Grand Jury for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning q new indictment Of Buell., the
Washington correspondent charged with
libel on Chandler in dispatches to De-
troit newspapers. The new indictment
Is Bought to meet the defects which
Judge Treat at st. Louis held that the
frst indictment contained, n OF them
being that u did not charge the e%ircula-
ton Of the libel in the District Of Co
lumbia. II in tho bill nov pending
Judge Drummond shall decide that Buell.
cannot he held under the indictment on
which no was arrested. ar effort will be
made to arrest him on the new no.. II
II be secured the second trial will be
attempted under the provisions Of the
Poland law.