Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-29
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
70 n osLp NIL sAur IN,
DOMESTIC NEWS.
KxpIoaien.

Dynnssite Explosion.
BALTIMORE. January 29.-An sIplo-
sion OF dynamite. or safety powder. fol.
lowed by fire. occurred yesterday utter
noon in n factory ut the corner Of Biddle
and Stillman streets. q thickly settled
neighborhood. About 800 cans. contain
ing 25 pounds Of powder. exploded In
vollsys. continuing for half an hour.
The building was shattered, the walls
crumhling in with the last volley and
ipjuring six irsmen, but none seriously.
During the explosions the greatest cor.
s%ieruation prevailed. and several fami.
lies procured wagons aud moved from
the neighborhood.
The Hawaiiaa Rseipreeity Treaty.
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.--Ths IriJune's
Washington special says the Coumittss
on Ways aud Means has assigned Tues
day for the consideration Of the reel
procity treaty between the United States
and hawaii, which was ratified by the
Senate during the special session OF
March last. It contains the following
provision: That the present convention
shall take effect rs soon rs II shall have
been approved and proclaimed BY His
Majesty. the King OF the Hawaiian Is
lands. aud shall have been ratified and
duly proclaimed on the part Of the Gov.
erument OF the United States and Sen.
alto. the law to carry Il into operation
shall have been passed by the Congress
Of the United States Of America. This
proviso, it will DO seen, requires not
only the ratifca ton Of the treaty by the
Senate. but a special Act placing the
articles covered by II on tho free list be.
fore II goes into operation.
Mr.. Wood. who has charge Of the
bill. will advocate II in the committee.
and Kelly who Is opposed will reply.
The discussion is expected TO be quite
sharp. Kclly's opposition Is understood
to be based not so much on the merits
OF the question itself as on his general
opposition to any measure looking to-
ward reduction or abolition OF the tariff
or any operation which may be consider.
ed rs a precedent for the negotiation Of
reciprocity with Canada.
Cuban Matters.
A Washington special says the CORE
spondsncs between the United States
and Spain. relative to Cuba. has been
printed. Tho several letter. and dis.
patches that have not been printed con-
tain much Of interest. From the text Of
these dispatches 1t very clearly appears
that the Government at n time ssri-
ously considered intsrfersncs. This may
furnish tho key note to tho naval outlay
in November.
A New Presidential Movement.
Southern Republicans Of prominsncs
just arrived. say that there Is q move on
the part Of tho south to send q dslega-
ton to tho National Convention In favor
OF Bristow for President aud Jewell for
Vice President.
Crssked whisky Establishments.
The Grand Jury yesterday returned
five indictments, including the names OF
distllcrs, rs follows: Simon
Powell, Joseph Haas and Thomas F.
Bailey. OF tho South Branch; Edward
Lawrence. ]. N. Ballontine and John
Robinson, Of the Illinois Distillsry;
II. b. Miller. Frederick Reed, Orlando
Dickinson, Jonathan Abel and John
Burroughs.
The Gailows In seutia Cnreiins.
NEw YoRk. Jan. 29.-A. special from
Chester, s. c., says that town was alive
yes,erda with at least 1000 people,
principally negroes, to witness the exc
cution OF Stephen Young. for the muir.
der OF George Mercer, both colored, at
a negro dance on the 9th Of last De-
The execution place at 1870
NJ. in ON open field, q short distance
outside OF town. The prisoner was
cool and ssli.posssssed. A rifle compa-
n, preserved order, formed in a hollow
square around the scsffold. His neck
was not broken. yet he died without q
struggle.
WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 2o.-About
7 o'clock this morning . FIRE broke out
in the old building occupied by Thurbsr
& Co.. jewellers. The building was
badly damaged by water. Loss, $4,000
to sl0.O
Taken nIons for burial.
wAsHrsoroS, Jan. 29.-The remains
OF Hon. II. II. Starkweather. who died
here yesterday morning. were taken in
charge by Colonel Allen Of Tennessee.
and Mr.. Bidwell. and tho committee
from the House Of Representatives, and
conveyed from here this morning on the
9:lO train for New York.