Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-26

A Fort Laramie special says Generals
Sheridan, Crook and McKenzi- had their
conference there on Friday. It was de-
cided that Crook should remain at Lara
mie until arrangements for the ~inter
campaign, to be inaugura,ed within 80
days, are completed. Meanwhile Mer-
rift with the Fifth Cavalry, will scout
along the head of the Little Missouri;
the main column of the brigade will
march straight south to this post and to
Fetterman, there to recuperate for the
winter operations. Crazy Horse is re
carded as the head Of the Black Hills
troubles, and to crush him will br the
main object Of the contemplated move
ment. A supply depot will be es'ab-
lished on Powder river within easy dis
lance of the Black Hills and Deadwood
A slight shock of earthquake WAS f. Il
at Louisville. ky.. at midnight on Sat
urday.
-Four new cases of small pox are re
ported in San Francisco yesterday. three
on Sunday and nine on Saturday. Yes
terday morning Chinaman in an ad-
| vauced stage of small pox. was found by
the officers in q woodpile where he had
been slowed away by his countrymep,
hoping to evade the search for such cases
which is carried on in connection with
the work Of disinfection.
Two successive heavy shocks of earth
quake we're distinctly felt at Evansville.
Indiana. at II o'clock Sunday night. So
great was the effect that alarm was gen
eral throughout the city.
Ofthe blowing up Of Holl Gate, on
Sunday, a dispatch to the Virginia
Evening Chronicle says: At o'clock,
faint puff of smoke arose from a
seam, followed by report Of the first
gun, and there was instant commotion
| among the crowd, swaying about in
| feverish eagerHess to get stand
| point, Ten minutes later another re-
port fell upon the ears of the multi
tude. The stiffness was unbroken
| then until the third gun, at 10 min
| utes to 3, which was followed, pre-
| ciselv at 9 minutes to 3 by THE EXPLo-
SION, in a straight and seemingly
narrow line, running north and south
about 800 yards. The water then
! whitened and arose evenly some 5 or
:; feet high. A dull thud was heard !;
the rocks trembled beneath the feet
of the multitude, as if from the quick,
sharp pulsation of an earthquake. The
water, which appeared to remain sta
tionary for an instant, broke and
spurted up in an irregular dash OF
vellowish masses, about twelve feet
high. mixed with dark smoke from
the dynamite. Then it fell back, and
in u moment the river resumed its
usual peaceful aspect. Then mighty
chez arose from all the northwest
side Of the city and from the steamers
and boats, and steam whistles were
blown and bells rung out joyously,
and all was over. The report was
scarcely noticeable, and not so much
as ripple was c: .sed uron the water
save just over the spot where the eX-
plosion took place. There was no
conclusion in the air, and not pane
of glass was broken in the city Jr on
Wards Island. Sunday evening
when the tide was at about ebb,
steamer Providence, OF the Fall River
Line, passed over the pace of explo-
sion. She encountered no difficulty
and sailed about fifty feet nearer Hal
let's Point than any steamer had ever
done before. The soundings to ascer-
tain the full result Of the explosion
were to be made yesterday at slack
water, the current being too strong to
rtte,h pt them at any other point.