Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-25
Importation Of Nitro Glyecrine to bc
STOPPED,

Importation Of Nitro Glyecrino to bc
stopped.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-In the Senate
yesterday, CONFESS Of California offered .
resolution, which was adopted, instruct
ing the Committee on Commerce to in
quire into the ~expediency Of prohibiting
the importation, transportation or sale Of
nitro glycerine.
Washburne, Of Illinois, stated in the
House that the Committee on Commerce.
Of which he is Chairman, would report
soon on the subject of nitro glycerine.
The Rebel Geld.
Concerning the Richmond bank specie
captured in Georgis, and now claimed by
the banks, recent investigations show that
q few weeks before the evacuation the
banks loaned the Confederate Government
$500, 900 in gold, Of which 100000 was
drawn, leaving a balance Of S24o,oOo on
deposit. Government will therefore as
sert it's title to moi only $1,000 900 cap
tured in Georgia, but also $4,000 in the
custody of banks.
The Test Oath.
The House Judiciary Committee made
q report yesterday, against modification
of the tes. oath as asked by the President
Secretary of Treasury, and Postmaster
General. The report declares that neither
the President nor any Of his Cabinet had
any right to dispense with the law !; and
that such example is dangerous and not
to be tolerated.
The Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The state
ment of the public debt for April will
show a reduction of six millions.
The receipts Of internal revenue last
week were Ss,484,ls There are $780,
900, 900 Of available funds in the Treasury.
Sale Of Governments Hospitals aud
ships.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is au-
thorized to lease or sell such marine hos
| pitfalls as he may deem advisable; and
| also sell revenue cutters if found i'll.
adapted to the service, and expend tho
proceeds in the purchase or construction
of other vessels.
| Mail CsnIraets.
The mail lettings to-day for the West
ern States were the largest ever had, and
resulted in prices more favorable to the
Department than those Of four years age.
Confirmation and Appointments.
Moses F. Odell was yesterday con-
armed as naval officer at New York.
The President has filled all appoint
ments in Virginia for internal revenue
service with parties who have taken the
test oath.
The Federal Dead.
The Quartermasser General has records
of interment Of fully one hundred thou
.and Union soldiers, q large number OF
whom it will be necessary to remove TO
cemeteries. One million dollars will be
required to protect them from desscration,
and it is generally recommended that such
q system be adopted.
Financial ExperImont Proposed.
New York, April 24.-It appears to be
takep for granted that Secretary Mccul-
loch will offer q Ave per cent. loan in
Paris, and the degree of public confidence
in the experiment may be judged from
the steady advance Of national securities
upon that expectation.
NItroglyceripc Suit for Damages.
Wells, Fargo s. Co. have sued Burssen-
bender, Prentice s. Devoe, shippers OF
nisroglycerine, laying damages at $780,
900. The Court held the defendants to
bail in the sum Of 800, 900.
About the Cholera.
No fresh cases Of cholera have appeared
on the steamer England.
New York, April 24.-Health Officer
Bissel reports from on board the nosPital
ship Falcon, last evening, that since his
last report ten deaths have occurred on
board that ship from cholera, twenty cases
were received on board from Virginia, and
two deaths had occurred on board the
England, but not from cholera. There
are twenty-three cases Of cholera on board
the hospital ship.
Charges Withdrawn.
BosroN, April 24.-The charges impll-
eating Dodge, ala, Scratch Gravel. in the
murder Of the Joyce children in Roxbury,
some eight months ago, have beon with
drawn, Investigations showing that he
was not in Massachusetts, at the time the
| murder was committed.