Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-26
The Senatorial struggle In Ten.

England on balance to-day. Is Gao, 900.
The senatorial struggle In Ten.
nessee.
NAfnvILLE, Jan. 25.--The two houses
met In Joint Convention ut noon to-day
amid intense excitement among the mem.
bcrs and in the crowded galleries. The
forfy.ninth ballot resulted: johnson ~,
Bates AZ. Ewing z. scattering Q; neces.
sary to q choice 40. The iftieth and
6fty-hrst ballots were: johnson II.
Bates Al. Ewing 7. scattering 2. Fifty.
second ballot: johnson 40, Bates 40,
Ewing Z. sneed I. Ffty.third ballot:
Johnson a. Bates 40. Ewing 0. Snesd /.
Governor Brown was then renominated
amid great cheers and excitement. Gen.
Bates was withdrawn Immediately after
the denomination OF Gov. Brown, which
seemed to DO the signal for renewed
cheers and applause In the galleries for
the favorite. The President OF the Con-
y~ention declared the Convention ad-
journed. and ordered the Senators 10 re-
pair to their Chamber. The House was
then called to order by the Speaker. and
adjourned till 10 4. ". tomorrow.
The general opinion IL that the race Ia
narrowed to Brown and johnson and
will be decided on the irst ballot to-
morrow. Tho friends Of both are conf
dent OF success.
CHICAGO. January ga Nashville
CTsnn.) special says there Is intense OK.
element there over tho Senator's sit
uation. Paine. President Of the Joint
Convention, In strong antiJohuson, and
his forcibls adjournment OF the convsn'
ton wa 10 give Browns supporters
time to rally and o chance 10 log.roll, %
II Is believed johnson would certainly
have been elected II another ballot had
been taken to-day. Among tho rumors
ii is stated that $500. 900 arrived to-day
from New York 10 be used against Mr..
johnson. Johnson's friends claim no
will DO elected on the FIRST ballot to-
morrow.
FsuI Play suspected.
CINCINNATI, January 25.-Ths body
Of 9 man was found on the railroad
track near Cuminsville. on Saturday
morning. horribly mutlatsd. having
been run over BY q train. The sup
position was that Il was tho body OF .
tramp. but the Coronsr's investigation
brought out the fact that II was the
body Of Herman Grippe. aged 81 years,
n resident Of this city who had started
for Mount Pleasant with one Louis
Schwenker. on Friday last. They got
no further than Cuminsville, where they
drank considerably. and II Is supposed
that Grippe was left on the railroad
track by Schwenker to hide his crime,
Schwenker was arrested tonight, With
blood on his clothing, He gives various
accounts Of his whereabouts since En-.
day evening. The Coroner has not yet
concluded the inquest.
Butisr's Postal telegraph ELL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. The Postal
Telegraph bill introduced by Butler OF
Massachusetts,, to-day. proposes TO Do.
clare all telegraph lines post routes, I'M
the Postmaster General ID authorized to
advertise for the transmission OF Gov
eminent dispatches as carrying mails is
now advertised for. The bill also 70
quires that the rates for special new.
shall be the same. and In no case exceed
the rates charged the press associations.
On the 1ss Of January. 1875. RATS are 10
be uniform 10 al parties for similar ser
vice.
our Lobby .'Msnhsr ~ Largs"-Ar.
rival or the 0rsas Roee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Adolph Sutro
arrived here to-day. TO look after the