Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-07
rHE TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN NEW
YORK CITY.

THE TERRIBLE EIPLOSlON IN NEW
YORK CITY.
lsrscrAL pnrArcHrs TO mi 0oLp Hill
DAILY Nrwsl
Tho Lonisiann Cemmissien later.
Views Packard.
NEW ORLEANS. April o.-Ths Louisiana
Commission this morning. BY special In.
vitation. visited tho Cotton Exchange.
Shortly before 3 o'clock tho members Of
the commission waited on Packard at the
s~tate-house. the interview lasted over an
hour. At first the discussion was extreme
iy formal, but on the commission express.
ing a wish for q free interchange Of views.
Governor Packard consented, but stipula-
ted that the stenographsrs who had &C.
companied the commission should with
draw. This was acceded to, and the dis
cussisn was opened BY . comprehensive
question addressed 10 Packard " What do
you ask the President TO do. and what arc
your reasons for SO requesting In re-
ply. Packard made . statement Of the or
ginization Of the Legislature. with . Re-
turning Board quorum In each House, n
the canvass by that body on the day
named. and way prescribed OF the votes
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
This brought up the decision OF Luther
Vs.. B0ndon. THE case referred TO In
Secretary Of State Evart's letter OF instruc-
tons 10 the commission, and Paekard's
letter to the President telegrsphed yester-
day.l A map was produced BY Packard.
showing . very large area Of the Btats pre-
sided over by Republican District Judges,
who, ho claimed. had 10 . man refused
10 acknowledge Nichols, or enforce
the mandates Of his Supreme Court.
The names OF the Judges presiding
over these districts. and thsir places
| OF nativity. were attached to tho map, .
| OF the State. This led up 10 adiscussion Of
The resolution recently passed by the
| Nichols Legislature impeaching Judge
Fsntelieu, one Of tho natfve-born Repub-
lican Judges. for not recognizing the
Nichols Government. and . messenger
was dispatched for . copy OF those articles
Of impeachment. Packard claimed that
nearly all tho officials In those districts
had qualified and obtained their commits
sions under Kellogg. but many. ~ q meas
ure Of %precaution. had since filed an oath
Of Office with Nichols Secretary Of State.
The members Of the Commission then dis
cusscd the question and inquired especial
" as TO the feasibility Of uniting the un-
| disputed members of tho two Legislatures
In one body. Packard replied that he had
| not consulted any member Of the Legisla-
| ture ON this subject. but he believed 10 on.
| tircly impracticablc. lie did not think
| the Democrats would consent 10 any such
arrangement. He was satisfied that II recog-
| nized by tho President and rsinstatsd In
| possession Of the court buildings, arsenAls
| and arms, OF which, he contonded, he had
been illegally despoiled, and accorded tho
moral support Of tho National Govern
ment he could sustain himself without
Intervention.
Tho visits OF tho Commission 10 Nichols
aud Packard to-day were entirely informal.
| Nothing Of importance trAnsplred - 10
the interview with Nichols. but u Ia IN.
derstood he claims his authority 10 undis-
puted anywhere In the Stats outside Of the
State-house. Tho Commission organized
by tho election OF Judge Lawrence %
chairman and General HAwley a. secretary.
The latter gentleman says that In to-day's
interview both Packard and Nichols msde
claims a. To the extent Of their authority
and recognition by citizens. a. they have
heretofore I'm publicatiops by them. The
Commission. In leaving tho sta,c-housc.
were escorted 70 tue streetcars py uenein
fed with tho interview. They left TO wait
| on Governor Nichols.
At 7:30 this evening . committee, con.
Ysssus oa..ht,o al n prsrS =,
yonn ny a"AN-a
patoh i'ouse. ArPoinla " ny ~.
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OhicAoe, april - ir'eaAe New or-
leans sPcelAI rep,esens .nc commi,s,on ~
muen ,nP,essou WIN 'ne se,n Ius'I "
TacnsIus w. .A'vs = III III
Lfsisia'a.e Igspiu'ons. po'h I'M ~,
nn11'' =, ~ nonaIsny fssiI..ai ~, 800,
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nH.1ss cai"s Ta.u saa ~ !. ~
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,IAuuvn ou' y hIs u.su's wiz a'sS i'e''
ueh' "A!e' uo"h WIN n'm'
Chambcriain,s Chanrs OF nase.
cu,c,oo. Anil GA .J.,,,oi w..hino
- c..-,-.,"I. 80. ~
ION speeiAi says. .nAm"e''A.n i''' .n'
morning for South Carolina. Az aconfor-
| ence between Chamberlain and his friends
la, ,,,h, h. ,pformsd them that he had
Is,srm;nsJ' After reelection and eonsnlta.
lion with Prominent Republicsps. 20 hold
an 10 nj. asler .nd mot snrrender Inc Stste
Sousc until elected by civil process. Wsds
Wsmpton has given = pledge 10 The Presi.
lent that neither himsslf nor his friends
viii rr,ort 10 violence. CHAMBERLAIN n
consdcnt that he can maintain himself ~
Govcrnor for ,oIns time and prevent
Hampton from being recognized a Gov
ernor Inv the legal Lepislsture, The Re-
nnblicans have an admitted majority In |
tbe Stste senate. and unless Hampton can
Gel control Of this body he will DO power
r.. 10 Affect Chamberlain, In converse
ton to-day with your correspondent soma