Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-03
Miscellaneous.

NKw Yonx. February 3.-Ths Grand
Jury Saturday presented rs indictments
against Rev. Edward Cowley. Manager
Of the Shepherds Fold. charging him
with starving. beating and cruelty Ill.
treating the children in the Fold. Cow
Icy was arrested, and, in default Of
$l2, 900 bail. committed to the Tombs.
The alleged spurious sale Of Central
Pacific shares on the Stock Exchange on
Thursday. continues to be the subject Of
indignant comment among reputable
stock brokers not in the ring.
In the case Of Jennie Smith and Cove
Bennett charged With the murder Of Pc.
liceman Smith (ths woman's husband).
the jury returned q verdict Of acquittal.
This was the third trial, . conviction
being found at each Of the others.
The Herald says: Leuiency to the
Utes would seem to be misplaced. II the
story OF Pitkin, told before the Commit.
tee on Indian Affairs. 10 true. On the
contrary, the Sun thinks Pitkin's story
seems to be q modern instance under an
ancient fable Of the wolf charging the
sheep with fouling the stream.
The long standing suit OF tho st.
Louis. Alton aud Terrs Haute Railroad
Company against Samuel ]. Tildsu, G.
Butler and others. has ended at last by Q
virtual confession OF judgment by the
defendants and the repayment Of several
hundred thousand dollars.
On Saturday Senator Blaine celebrated
his iftieth birthday. His hair has DO.
come quite gray. but otherwise he looks
younger and stronger than he did four
years ago.
Edison has perfected his electric light.
and is annoyed BY adverse criticisms OF
scientists.
BOSTON. February 3.-The Governor
on Saturday issued an order that Charles
J. Freeman. the Pocasset child-murdersr.
be confined in the State Lunatic Asylum.
The committee in charge Of the south.
ern exodus ask clothing and money to
help the colorsd people leave the South
for other parts Of the country.
WASHINGTON. February ga patent
was aligned and delivered on Saturday to
the New Idris Mining Company for the
Psnoche Grand quicksilvar mine. in
California. The application Of the New
Idris Company bad been amended 30 a.
to conform with Secretary Schurz's
opinion. published in July last.
On Saturday Morris. Of New York,
appeared before the select committee OF
the House on the Inter.O Oceanic Canal In
advocacy OF the superior claims to con-
alteration presented by the Nicaragua
route. II IL understood that Admiral
Ammen has been invited to meet the
committee on Friday. and give his views
ON general subjects.
The indications are that . strong
move will be made In the Senate to hang
up all census nominations for the pres
snt, with the view to forcing an equal
division Of these appointments between
the two great political parties.
CHICAGO, February s. Prominent
Democrats OF the West had . oonsulta-
ton with Chicago members Of the party
Saturday and decided to mako . vigor.
u effort to secure the National Demo.
cratic Convention for Chicago, intimat.
ing mat the prospect Of success II excel.
An Inter. Ocean Washington special
says: In the event Of General Grants
name being Withdrawn from the Presi.
dental contest, Senator ConklinR will
b Q candidate for nomination. and nj.
friends In New York will sss that be
secures the delegation from the State Il
possible.