Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-29

Morton. OF New York. has instigated the
investigation to %injure Scott, aud that
Morton tried to black.mail. him out OF
So. 900 in the case.
Lynch Law in Tsnnessee.
CHICAGO, Feb. pa special from
Knoxville. Tennessee. states that tho
murderer Bum Beggarly was taken from
his cell on Sunday night and hanged.
Fifty masked men rode to tho Jail and
demanded tho keys. which were refused.
The men then placed a revolver to tho
j~ailer's head, and his wife, who thought
her husband was going to DO killed, do
liversd up the keys. Beggarly was then
taken from his cell and placed on n
horse, when tho mob galloped AWAY.
| Tho body was discovered, hanging, this
morning.
Tho Texas Bsrder Treubies.
A Times Washington special says tho
labors OF the Texas Border Committee
aro about ended. and they will report In
favor Of three regiments Of cavalry being
stationed on the border. The report Is
delayed by a desire Of tho committee to
have their proceeding printed to lay be-
for, tho House with their report.
An Erie Itniire~d Freight Ukase.
NEw York. Feb. 29.-President jew
EFT, OF the Erie railroad, has issued an
order ~forbiddine any agent or employe
OF. the company taking freight for the
West at any reduction on the tariff,
| quashing all verbal contracts that have
been made for transportation at reduced
rates. and ordering that no contract in
future shall be made at less than tariff
charges.
Emigrants for Ari.onn.
Bosrox, Feb. GA party Of forty
i've young men left this city last night
FOR Arizona. tho advance guard OF q
colony now forming to settle in Chiquito
valley.
Methodist Sunday schools.
NEW YoIx, February 29.-The Meth
odist preaehers' meeting yesterday was
devoted to Sunday schools. Rev. Mr..
Lippincott. OF New Jersey, delivered an
essay. lie denounced tho means
taken at present to support sunday
schools. by fairs. bazaars, picnics and
comic lectures. az thoroughly demoral-
izing. The statistics Of 1876 show that
there are l.iOG. lGs scholars enrolled,
add 207. ls2 superintendents and teach
ers. OF this number. 100 were con-
verted to God. lie proposed that the
Quarterly Conference CONTROL the sun
day school the samo rs they do other
church matters. Al discussion. q COM
mittee was appointed to memorabilia the
General Conference M to further legis-
lation ON the subject.
Greenbark Meeting In View horh.
INV YonY. Feb. 2o.-At tho meeting
held last night under the auspices OF the
Legal Tender Club Of tho Second As.
ssmbly District in this city. tho Presi-
dent OF the Painters Union was Chair.
man, and the President Of the Brick
layers Society was n Of the speakers.
Tho resolutions adopted demand that
the policy OF contraction OF tho cur
rency aud forced resumption OF specie
payments DO abandoned, leaving the res
toration OF legal tenders to par with gold
to be brought about by promoting the
industries Of the people and not by do
stroying them; also. demanding that all
national banks currency be promptly
and permanently retired. and legal ten.
ders be issued in its place by and upon
the faith Of tho general government.
Tho Mardi Gras Festival In Gin.
eiunatI.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 29.-The city is
alive and all excitement this morning
over the Mardi Gras carnival. Tho
streets arc already thronged, nnd every
train adds u largo number TO tho crowd.
The weather is stormy and unpleasant,
but with prospects OF clearing up and
settiug warmer later in the day. The
gates OF tho city are erected on Fifth
street. and ut that point the keys will DO
delivered by Mayor Johnson to King
Rex. The pageant will DO the grandsst
and most grotesque ever witnessed in
any American city. Tho Kings carriage
is an immense cycle drawn by ten ele-
plants. On tho body Of the carriage il
a largo hogs head IL feet long and s
feet high. with the throne for Rex,
between tho ears; n page sitting ON
each ear and jester on the snout. Then
follow sixteen cars representing a COM
plets history Of American local Incl
dents in this city. The first picture
is tho discovery Of America by CO.
lumbus. Then is illustrated all the
leading facts Of history: and lastly.
comes Uncle Sam. at peace. Following
all this. is n throng OF advertising
wagong and tho horsemen, societies.
mounted and on foot. FIRE department.
Society Of Old Firemen. footmen In oil
manner OF grotesquo rcgalia and horse
men equally uniformed. Their line Is
marshalsd by officers whose uniforms
are conspicuous with the regalia. flowers
Of yellow and black on banners. shield
and chariots; everywhere glitter the en-
blems Of the pig, the royal animal, and
the jaekass, the royal bird.
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