Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-07
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
lsrrcuL DlsrArcu TO TIE GOLD NIL DAILY sxws.I
BY CALIFORNIA STATE TELEGRAPH LINE.
DATES UP TO LAST EVENING.
Delegates for Pacific stntes, to Phil
adclphin Convention, nppointed II
Now York City.

Delegatca for Pacific Stntos, to Phil.
adelPhin C~onvcntion, nppointcd in
Now Work City.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Residents Of Pacific
States held a meeting at the Metropolitan
Hotel in New York, on Thursday, Aug.
I'd, and appointed the following delegates
to the Philadelphia Convention:
For California-James A. McDougall,
Samuel Purdey. VIM. w. Cope, w. s.
Coleman, Clayton Witherell, John L. Der.
ry. Jackson Temple, S. B. Martin, o. NJ.
Wozencraft and Samuel Bell. Alterna,es:
w. H. Pail, W. P. Deuckla.
For Nevada-Thos. II. Harris, s. b.
Kyle, R. e. Hill, w. H. Pierce, Sol. Gel
Ter, ]. N. r. Cover, C. L, H. Perkins and
VIM. F. Toombs. Alternates: C. g.. NJ.
Beebe, G. D. Hill, G. D. Williams, John
Carmichael, L. H. Morton and Frank
Harrison.
Alabama Delegation.
The delegation from Alabama includes
Lewis E. Parsons, George 8. Houston
BENZ. Fitzpatrick, Alex. White, A. b.
Cooper, John Forsyth, Michael J. Bulger
and C. A. Battle.
The Tariff Bill.
CHICAGO, August 6.-The amendatory
tariff law has been published. Itcontains
only those rates Of duty heretofore tele-
graphed. without anything being said
about wool, and is chiefly filled with ad-
m~inistrative sections on law points.
The following is the section which at
tracts most attention
SEC. 8. In determining the dutiable
value of merchandise hereafter imported,
there shall be added to the cost or to the
actual wholesale price or general market
value at the time Of expectation in the
principal markets Of the country from
whence the same shall have been imported
into the United States, the cost Of trans.
portation, shipment, trans shipment, with
all expenses included, from the place Of
growth, production, or manufacture,
whether by land or water, to the vessel in
which shipment is made to the United
States, the value Of the sack, box or o Y
ering Of any kind in which such goods
are contained, the commission at the usual
rates, but in no case less than two and a
half per cent. brokerage export duty, and
all other actual or usual charges for put
ting up, repairing, and packing for trans
portation or shipment, and all charges Of o
general character incurred in the purchase
Of a general invoice, shall be distributed
pro rata among all parts Of such invoice,
and every part thereof charged with du-
ties based upon such value as shall be ad-
vanced, according to its proportions; and
all wines or other articles paying specific
duty by grades shall be graded, and pay
duty according to the actual value so de-
termined; prorided, that all additions
made to the entered value Of merchandise,
for charges, shall be regarded as part Of
| the actual value Of such merchandise, and
il such addition shall exceed by ten per
| centum the value so declared in the entry
in addition to the duties imposed by law
there shall be levied, collected and paid q
duty Of twenty per cehtum On such value;
provided, that the duty shall in no case be
levied upon an amount less than the in
| voice or entered value. Provided, further,
That nothing herein contained shall apply
to long Comburg Or carpet woods costing
twelve cents or less per pound, unless the
charges so added shall cost above twelve
cents per pound, in which case one cen,
per pound shall be added.
Investigating ms to the New Orlean,
Riot.
NEW ORLEANS, August 6.-The mill
tary commission appointed to inquire into
the late disturbances in the city are still
pursuing their investigations. They have
already examined q large number Of wit
nesses. The commission will sit until
they have made q thorough investigation
Of the affair.
Business In New Orleans.
Business is reviving considerably.
Cotton, 37@3S for middling.
Cholera.
CINCINNATI, August 6.-The cholera
has assumed an epidemic form. Since
August LIST sixty-four deaths have been
reported. Yesterday The number Of
deaths reached twenty-four. Cases now
occurring are not malignant-the weather
being cool and unfavorable. The Their
mometer this morning marked but sixty
four degrees.
Public Finances.
WASHINGTON, August 6.-The state
ment Of the public finances on the 4th Of
August shows a revenue for the year past
Of S277, 1900 900, with Sl37, 10000 in
cash in the Treasury. The net reduction
of the public debt since q year ago is S24.-
900, 1000.
Cholera Raging.
NEW YoRK, August 6.-The cholera
has not, seemingly, abated. For the
twenty-four hours to seven o'clock last
evening, twenty.nine official cases and
nine deaths were reported. Three deaths
Of previously reported cases had occurred
at Governors Island.
Msney.
New YORK, Aug. 6.-The Posts money
article says money continues easy. Gold
more firm I; stocks dull, and ive-twenties
Of the original issue in demand. The
Bank Statements show an increase of loans
Of $780, 900; decrease of specie, S262, 900;
increase Of circulation, $4,000 decrease
of deposits. s426,ooo; decrease Of legal
tenders, S47,O Oo. Cotton dull and easier,
at 36S@S7c. Flour dull, l0@26; lower
grade brands closing heavy at 90 SOC
$40 40.
The Epidemic.
There were twenty cases and four deaths
by cholera in this city, and eight cases
and one death in BROOKLYN, reported at