Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-17
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From Memphis.
MEMPHIS, August-l5.-The gunooats
Tempest and jena passed down from
Cairo on their way to South America.
From philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, August l5.-The Rev.
cnue officers seized the distillery OF
Samuel Mouutjoy, with $4,000 gallons
of whisky. Mounijoy is said to be ut
the head of the whisky frauds here, ana
by connivance with the Government
storekeeper, who has fed to parts I'M
known, has paid q tax on but every
second barrel of whisky. This is al
logged to have come out because Ola
quarrel between Government detectives
and the local authorities.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, August lo.-instrnc-
tons have been issued to the Commas
sioners to ascertain and report upon
the condition of both the Pacific Rail-
roads. They will meet at Omaha,
August %, and thence proceed to Sac
ramento.
WASHINGTON, August l6.-Tho Treas
urer to-day received another coulter
felt $40 g%reenback Of the 23d series,
letter G., which is indislinct, tho fea-
ture varies materially from any speci-
men yet received. The engraving is
coarse and don't attempt to initiate the
genuine Mt all.
Reports 10 the Internal Revenue Office
for the year ending June 30, show tho
following taxes collected On distilled
spirits, $40, 800, 900 /; tobacco, S22, 2Oo,-
600; fermsnted liquors, S5,GOo,0oo ;
incomes, $23, 900, 900; Internal Rev.
cnue stamps, SIS, 500 900. Seventy
seven districts are yet to be heard from.
Persons have arrived from Virginia
who give distressing accounts of the
long drouth in that State. They assert
that unless they have rain soon the
corn and tobacco crops will certainly
be destroyed.
Letters from Georgia also represent
that approhensions Of great damage to
the cotton crop are felt because Of the
long dry season.
Labor Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, August lG.-Tho Ma
tionsl Labor Congress has met. Nearly
100 delegates were present aud nearly
allthe States were represented.
Susan B. Anthony took q seat among
the delegates of the National Labor
Convention this afternoon and received
much attention.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported in part and asked further time,
which was granted. Miss Anthony was
ruled out MS a delegate.
From Pittsburg.
Pi%rrsBURG, August l6.-Hammill and
Coulter have arranged for another race,
to come OF next Friday over the Monon-
gahela course, for $1,000 a side.
Johnny PendergaSt, the negro min.
strel, died yesterday of congestion OF
the brain.
From virginia,
RICHMOND, August ia train on
the South Side Railroad was thrown
of.the track IL miles from Petersburg,
to-day, killing the conductor, William
Myers, and q colored man..
From Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, August TO- Accounts
from nearly every section of the State
| represent that corr and tobacco are suf-
feriug dreadfully from drouth. On the
Eastern Shore, it is stated, only half q
crop of corn will be raised.
New York News.
NEW YORK, August l6.-Colonel w.
J.. Nagley, n Fenian, recently released
from a British prison, was killed yester-
day BY o fall from the window Of his
residence.
Work on the Spanish gunboats is pro-
crossing rapidly.
Over q hundred families have conc
| West within a few months, and settled
neal Watcrril;e, Kansas.
George Reitter, President of the First
National Bank Of Memphis, was arrested
in this city, charged with embczzling
5000, 900 of the School Fund Of TenneS.
see.
A fire at New Brighton, Staten Island,
to-day, destroyed about n dozen frame
houses. Loss, $4,000.
Commissioner Osborne has discharged
Pratt for want Of evidence.
The Office of the Washington Fire
Insurance Company, liz Broadway, was
robbed on Friday night of q box con
tanning checks, bonds, etc., amounting
to $l27, 900. The box was found this
morning on the top of q house on
Twcnty-third street, with q large por.
ton of the contents.
Rumor says that the railroad war on
freights west will eliminate this week.
The Erie Railroad, it is reported, has
taken contracts to Chicago and inter-
mediate points for Saturday rs low MS
IL cents per 100 pounds. Five hundred
loaded cars left the Erie depot on Sat.
urday and Sunday, and 10 extra trains
were put on to accommodate shippers.
These cheap rates are having a ruinous
effect on tho Erie Canal. Many boats
arc laid up. The New York Central is
also carrying heavy freight, and extra
trains are running night and day.