Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-27
Niscellaneous.

WASHINGTON December a. - Il ID
stated that President Hayes said, In q
conversation o day or two ago, that he
believed that under the Constitution the
Vice President OF the United States has
the right To count aud declare the prssi.
Dental vote. and whether hs counted II
and declared II in the rotunda Of the
capitol or In the presence Of both houses
Of Congress. In joint convention assem-.
bled, that he (Hsyes) should recognize
and enforce It 90 the true and legal dec.
laration OF the count.
By Its action on the lottery cases. the
Supreme Court practically sustained the
action Of the Postmaster General. II ID
understood, however, that . new bill
will DO 6led, and . judicial decision
sought upon the constitutional question
involved.
GALVESTON, December 27.-A Msps
special from Denison says: A freight
train on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad broke through the burning
bridge near Durant Station. The loco
motive passed over safely, but the ten.
der and twenty-five cars were wrecked
and burned. The fireman fell into the
ERE and burned to death. A brakeman
wal slightly injured.
NEW ORLxANs, December H.-Irwin
Russell. Q we'll known dialect writer and
poet, died here Wednesday night In dss-
tituts circumstances and among stran-
gers, after . few hours' illness.
TORONTO, December N.-A large pub.
lic meeting has been held here to CON-
slider the agitation In Ireland and to
decide what steps should be taken to
relieve the distress there. A resolution
was adopted s~mbodyins q petition to the
City Council 10 donate $10, 900. A CON-
mittss was appointed to take up sub.
sc~riptions. It IL proposed to send the
funds subscribed 10 tts Duchess Of MARI.
borough's Relief Fuid.
CINCINNATI. December ga heavy
rain has bsen general all along both
sides Of the Ohio river, and the pros
poets are that there will DO almost q
food rise. The river here has risen nine
feet in the lest twsnty.four hours. In
Kentucky the rain 10 said to DO tho
heaviest in twenty years. and much
damage has been done along the Lick.
ing river by the sudden rise. The Little
Miami river II higher than IL has been
for q long time.
NEW Yoax. December 27.-Ths ri.
bune says: The President has written
very little In regard TO his views about
the way TO crush out polygamy In Utah.
but hs oonversss about the matter .
great deal. His ideas on the subject are
emphatic. He believes that the Nor
mons should DO deprived Of political
power. and that NO time IL to be lost.
A Washington dispatch says that two
men have been arrested who oontem.
plsted stealing General Grants Arabian
horses from General Bssls's farm and
holding them for Q large reward for their
return.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-Thsrs
are Is cases Of smallpox In the District
Of Columbia. The National Board Of
Health will endsavor to stamp out the
plague.
PnIIADrLruIA. December 27.-Ths
Ledgr's San Francisco correspondent
says that ]. @. Flood contsmplates re-
moving TO New York and putting
$l6, 000. 900 into Wall street, with .
view OF rivsling Jim Ksens.
NEW Yoax, December 2s.-Ths Board
Of Aldermen 10 moving for the suppress.
sion OF exhibitions Of female pedestrian
ism, which are characterized 90 offensive
to the sense Of propristy and dscspcy,
d~emoralizing In their influence and
cruel and inhuman to participants.