Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-12

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New YoRx. Oct. li.-A letter from
Henry Stanley, the explorer, dated Vic.
toria, Nyanza, Africa. March LIST. 1876.
is published to-day, giving a highly in.
tercsting account OF his i03 days jour
ncy across the vilds OF the African in.
terror. During the journey from Baga.
woga to Kagohyi, many Of tho party
died from fatigue. famine. d~ysentsry
aud fever. while numbers had to DO left
ut Urimo. In the interior u Tuna the
people arc noted for their manly forms.
aud 60 entirely naked. They had no
chiefs, but were governed by word.
Pocock. q young English explorer, died
at Chiwyn. Five Of the party died on
the fourth days march. Several fights
with wild tribes occurred. in which both
parties suffered considerable loss Of men.
The natives Of Natuna fought n three
days battle against the explorers.
Stanley lost twenty-one men and tho
natives thirty-fve.
New York Kaighs Tsmplars' Annu.
C%onclave,
ROCHESTER,, October 1.-THE sixty.
second annual conclave OF the Grand
Commandery OF knight Tsmplars OF the
State will meet at this city tomorrow
and Wednesday. under tho auspices OF
the Monroe County commandery. A
business meeting will be held to-mor.
row night. aud n grand drill on wednes-
day at the Driving Park. II Is expect
ed that at least 1900 knights will DO in
the procession ON Wednesday. Com.
manderies from New York. Brooklyn.
Elmira and Buffalo. Syracuse, Palmyra
and batavia will DO present, besides
delegates from other Lodges.
P~rejsctsd Prise Fight.
NEw YoRx. October l1.-Billy Hig-
gin OF this city has accepted the chal-
lsngo Of Mike McCool OF st. Louis, to
fight for 50, 900 q side. Tho fight takes
place within 100 miles OF New York In
November.
The Liquor License Question In
Michigan.
DErIoIr, October l2.-Taxins the
liquor business was to-day decided by
the Supreme Court to DO constitutional.
The main points argued before tho court
were: First-whether thepresent liquor
law taxing the business was not prac-
tically a license law, ani thir in contra.
vsntion Of tho existing clause In tho
Constitution, which prohibits the Leg
islaturc from passing any law licensing
the sale OF Intoxicating liquor. Second
Whether the tax, being levied by su.
thority OF tho State. could DO constitu.
tionally enforced. since 1t was applied
to tho support Of tho local municipal
governments; or. II this were not sc,
whether the levying OF such tax was not
in violation Of the local right OF self
government possessed by munich.
palities.
The Election Ca Ohio.
CINCINNATI, October H. On Change
to-day not half the usual number were
In attendance. the election absorbing all
other interests. The indications are
that m unusually largo vote will be
At this hour nothing can DO
said ~ to the results. Both parties are
confident Of succoss. There wore somo
attempts at repeating In tho Eighteenth
and Nineteenth Wards. but they were
promptly frustrated.
snsw I'm Canada.
CoLLISGwooD. Canada. October "a
Six inches OF snow fell last night, and II
was still showing this morning.
The Centennial Agricultural Hall
Biswn Dows.
PnILApELrnIA, October IL. - About
loon to-day n high wind blew down the
unfinished Agricultural Hall in the Gen.
tcnnial grounds. The building was
about onO-third completed, and entirely
OF wood. Eight laborers were injured
five seriously and mi fatally. Tho
building was under contract TO DO in-
ished January LIST.
The "war OF Races" Ia Mi..issippi.
NEw YoRx. Oct. IA letter from
Senator Alcorn, giving q history Of the
recent disturbances at Friars. Mississ.
ippi. is published to-day. He says tho
colorod Sheriff, Brown, Is author Of all
the mischief. .withs view OF subduing all
opposition to his friends who had been
nominated for various Offices. brown
recently began haranguing negroes on
the outrages on their race. He urged
them to arms in their own defense
against the whites. lie even brought
ammunition into tho country for tho
use OF the negroes. The whites then
gathered for defense. Browns party
then held q convention. in which he
controlled everything. The whites
held n meeting and speeches wore made
dcnouncing Brown. The latter then
sent runners over tho country urging
negroes to assemble under Arms on Nom
day night ut tho courthouse. The
whites asked Brown to suppress dis
order. and even offered to aid him. Tho
negroes were then marching into town.
armed with s~hot-guns, pistols and
swords. md assembled 1000 strong.
Tho whites ordered tho negroes TO leave
town in 10 minutes. md the negroes
held back, but did not disperse. The
whites then hanked tho negroes, when
the latter turned and fred rs thoy wont.
Tho whites then charged. and the
negroes ran Brown escaped, and no.
body was killed or injured. The negroes
next ambushed and killed q white man,