Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-06-21
AeouitteA-Cotteu Prospscts,

Acquitted Cotton Prsspsets.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. June 2i.-Jsroms
]. Kinds. the fraudulent mail contractor.
has been honorably acquitted Of tho
charges against him.
Information from tho cotton belt Of
country says that owing 10 the cold
weather Of three weeks past, cotton IL
worry backward and may b permanently
injured In many sections. q
Karshssaks ~ Bee. al
NEW Yoar, June 21.-Fint ofacsr
Hill OF the ship Hamilton. reports that
on June 4th. while aft in charge Of the
vessel. VI were OF the Island Of Bar.
BADGES, In latitude 10 min. 10 SEQ. north
and longitude 81 min. 81 sec.. the wind
blowing about four knots an hour and
the wator was q smooth a. q river. sud-
denly tho ship entered q sea running
dead ahead. which Was 30 heavy that II
pitched ahead and throw spray over her
bow. For ten or fifteen minutes tho
ship pitched In this sea and then there
came q heavy rumbling. sounding rs II
fifty barrels were running over the deck.
I hurried forward, expecting to find
everything loose. but there was nothing
wrong. This rumbling continued ten
or fifteen minutes longer. Tho ship
iremblsd and shook exactly as II she
was humping over q sand bar and sea
was heavy. Then there was . heavy
shock as II the ship had run square into
a dock. and then everything wal quiet,
the rumbling stopped. the SEQ became
smooth. and the ship went on oil right.
Captain Ross says 1t Is not unusual to
experience earthquakes nsar the equator.
between 20 and 30 degrees west longi-
tuds. but I never heard Of n 30 far
west and north as We then were.
Prinssrs Wages In washington.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 9l.-Ro-
Gently o communication was addressed
by the employing printers Of the Colum-
bia Typographical Union. asking o re-
duction Of the price Of tho composition
from co to 90 cents per thousand, and
Of wages from twsnty.four to twenty
dollars per week, under the present
eight hour system. At q meeting Of the
Society. the Committee to whom the
matter was referred, submitted q volumi.
nous report, In which they recommended
that the Society do not acceds 10 the re-
quest Of the employing printers. It is
understood that tho city printers very
generally favor o reduction. bat they
were sutnnmbered by the employees Of
tho Government printingofics, who con.
troll the action Of the Union. II has been
announced that in the event OF arcfusa.
tho employers would unite TO inaugurate
a general system and attempt to break
up tho Union. but the Repub'icdn and
Star to-day each declare they have no
such intentions. The Tribune, issued
monthly by members Of the printers as
ISOLATION, supports the Union. Tho
Critic il also In sympathy with tho typo
settlers. and tho job Offices arc not strong
enough to attempt a fight, the Columbia
Typographical Union being one Of the
strongest in the country. An attempt
will doubtless be made at the nsIt meet
ing Of Congress to reduce the rates at
the Government Office by legislation.
under the leadership Of tho proprietor
Of tho Chronicle.
Miscellaneous.
NEw YoRk, June 2l.-Ths steamship
Republic Of tho White Star Limo from
Queenstown and the steamship Canams
from Bermuda, have arrived at this port.
TORONTO. June 2l.-A fro at an carly
hour this morning. destroyed Robes h
Co. e bolt factory in this city, causing o
loss OF 10000; partially covered by
insurance.
CINCINNATI. June 2l.-Tho Atlantic
and Great Western eastern passenger
train, which left here ct 10 o'clock last
night, was thrown from the track Of
Hamilton. Ohio. 10y q misplaced switch.
The fireman. Jameu Kirkup, was killed,
aud the engineer James Gray badly
bruised.
HlzLKroS. Jane 2l.-w. II. Curnew.
John Garburt and James webbcr were
suflocaled in the Stockton mines yes.
terday, while engaged in clearing the
chambers Of black damp.
Rev in New York.
Nkw YoRx, June 2l.-Thomas and
John Duly. leaders Of what 10 known
a. the Sebastopol rock gang, who In.
habit the rocky lots near 43d street and
Sd avenue, were yesterday arrested for
robbery, when they gave baltic TO the
officers. An officer had his arm shat
tered and another was ~seriously beaten.
Friends Of tho rufians turned out en-
masso to aid their leaders, and a general
riot occurred, requiring all tho police.
men within sound Of the guns to qusll
and save the lives Of their fellow officers.
Thomas Duly was fatally shot. The
other brother escaped.
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