Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-07
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
fire.


Nrw Yorx. February 7.-Lato last
night a fire broke out in Frank Rhoney's
furniture store. No. 80 and 81 Bowery
street, and in . short time the wall fell
ON the roof No. &c aud $50. crushing
1t and setting fire to the building, which
with No. SO ard 81. we're burned. and
No. so was much damaged. causing q
loss Of $4,000. insured for 20 per
cent. Rhoney's loss is S45 1000; in
sursd for s33, 900. Loss on buildings.
$4,000. The rest Of the less Is dis
tributed among q number Of others.
The Hawaiian Rerrveisy Treaty.
CHICAGO, February THE Times
Washington special says Mr.. Allen. a
native OF the Sandwich Islands. is there
working in the inteeest OF the treaty
made with his Government last Spring.
This treaty provides for free entry into
our ports OF the prodocts OF the Sand
wieh Islands II is well known to be a
job in the interest Of q few sugar PLAN
ters in the islands. who have thus far,
through their own Encouragement, lost
money. The main argument OF these
people is that their Government Is so
friendly to ours. that IL we extend to
them this class Of %iAvors, they will.n mat
urslly drift into our possession. There
is much doubt whether these islands
would no. cost moro than they arc
worth to own them. and to this men,
bers do not seem to havs given atten-
ton. Mr.. Allen is very hopeful he will
secure n favorable report from the Ways
and Means Committee some timo this
week. There is no moro reason for tho
passage Of this treaty with the Hawaiian
Government than with any other foreign
government. The exception is made
from interested motives that should DO
discountenanced as in the interest OF n
class and cannot be Of any value to this
country. The Pacific Coast sugar msr.
chants will be driven out Of the market
by this treaty.
Tn. op,r. House Disaster O. Gin.
einnasi.
CINCINNATI. Fob. IAN inquest on.
the bodies OF the Robinson Opsra
House disaster victims will be held on
Wednesday. but it is not probable that
anything important will be elected. Tie
accident appears to DO the result Of q
panic originating from an alarm OF fire
given by a boy who was frightened at
the calcium light for tablsaux.
Fire at Asridsn. Connecticut.
MERrpES. Feb. IA fire yesterday
destroyed the engine and boiler room
aud slightly Damaged the machinery in
an adjoining shop ut Parker Bros. gun
works in this city. Loss. about $780,
900. Tho works arc insured for $751;
900.
seunie Proceedings.
WASHINGTON. Feb. THE Chair laid
before the Senate a communication from
the Secretary OF the Treasury indorsing
the report OF tho action taken in refer
ence to the Pacific Railroad. Mr.. West
said he would at an early day call up
this communication, for the purpose OF
making some remarks in reference to
the relations between the Government
and the various Pacific Railroads,
The Trial or nabssck.
ST. Louis. Feb. 1.-By lo O'Clock
this morning the United States Court
room was completely filled, while hun.
dreds outside were unable to obtain nd.
mission. AT haii'past III O'Clock DIS
trict Attorney Dyer. Colonel Broadhead.
n. II, Bliss and Mr.. Psddick, for the
prosecution. Emery A. storrs, eI.Judee
Parker and Krum for the defense, ac-
COMMANDED by Gen. Dabcock, came into
court. Judges Dillon and Treat were
ON bench. The list OF jurors was called;
only fourteen responded to their names
nd they were refused for various rea-
sons. The roll will again be called at
2r. NJ. The indictment against General
o. L. Babcock was read by the clerk. to
which the plea Of mot guilty." was en-.
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