Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-28
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ceived q dlspatcn from rort Jeuerson,
giving details Of this terrible storm.
Nineteen beef cattle were washed to
sea and drowned, and the cattle yards
were damaged and slaughter houses
and stables undermined. Roofs were
carried away and windows were bro
ken and many rooms flooded, doing
great damage to clothing and stores,
aud making necessary the removal Of
the sick. One hundred thousand dol
lars will be required to put quarters,
barracks and storohouses In good re-
pair and make the fort inhabltable for
troops
TIE political contest In Virginia has
degenerated into a simple and clearly
drawn warfare for political power be-
tween the whites and negroes. The
Richmond Inquirer, In a recent edit
orial on the subject, says that "the
contest In which u people are now
so earnestly engaged, with white men
on one side and black men on the
other. Is neither more nor less than a
fight between the races for power In
our State. There is no question Of
national policy involved In 1t; no
principles Of Federal legislation are
embraced no issues Immediately as
ISOLATED with the conduct Of tho Gem
eral Government are comprised In It,"
DrsrATcHEs announce that silver
payments will DO made to-day BY the
Government repositories at New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
other leading cities where there are
Assistant Treasurers or designated de-
p~osltories. In no case, however, will
over s. in silver be paid to any one
person, the balance Of the checks being
payable in greenbacks. Secretary
Richardson hopes to be able to keep
up this mode Of payment hereafter.
The Government has now about $780,
600 In silver coin on hand.
TnRoUaBooT the provinces Of France,
in spite OF the prohibitory orders Of
the Projects. petitions In favor of the
Republic are circulating freely. and
are being signed by large numbers Of
the best citizens. It Is evident that II
a monarchy DO proclaimed by the As
sembly, the ensuing act will be rsVolu-
tionary In character. France Is Re-
publican at heart, and her Government
must ere long conform to the wishes Of
her people.
The effort to Introduce Truckee trout
Into the mountain streams In the vicin-
ity Of Austin, New, has not proved a
great success. Out Of 5000 shipped q
few days since from Cromer & Fra
zier's fishery, but few over 100 reached
Austin alive. There should DO some
manner OF safely transporting them,
and 1t will doubtless soon be discov-
cred.
One of the phenomena Of the panic
is presented by the city of Philadel-
phia. Before the election the City
Treasurer paid all warrants as fast as
they were presented In greenbacks.
The election being over, the City
Treasurer becomes insolvent, and war
rants are sold at . discount Of five or
six per cent.
ALI. the St. Louis Banks resumed
currency payments yesterday. Since
the panic they, with many others, have
been paying no checks for over 800 In
grcenbacks, but have merely certified
the checks presented, which were al
terward used as currency.
DURING the present month there will
be q decline Of 81, 900, 600 In the In
ternal Revenue receipts. II this state
OF thugs continue, 1t will be necessary
to impose new taxes, In order to pre-
vent an increase Of the national debt.
REPORTS from various points In Wis
eonsin and Minnesota say that snow
commenced falling at noon on Sunday
and continued up till IL p. n. at night,
when there was an average depth OF
four inches on the ground.
GEN. BUTLER predicts that there
will DO a dozen bills to repeal the sal
airy act introduced within ten minutes
after Congress assemblies. No man
better than the Essex statesman knows
the cheap tricks Of demagogues.
IT Is stated that all regiments now
concentrated about Paris, suspected Of
Republican tendencies, will be re-
moved, by order Of the Government,
some distance from the city before the
opening Of the Assembly.
JOHN F. Potter, whose quarrel with
Roger F. Pryor In Congress a few
years ago, earned him the soubriquet
Of "Bowle-knife Potter" Is the Lib
eral candidate for State Senator In his
district In Wisconsin.
THOMAS A. ScoTT, OF the Texas Pa
clic Railroad, arrived In Philadelphia
from Europe last Sunday. The Con.
struction Company Of the Texas Pa
cifc will meet early this week to hear
his report.
The Jesuits will quit their establish
ment In Rome on the ID proximo and
nearly all will 20 to private houses
The General Of the society will pro-
Deed to Belgium.
!. PREPARATIONS for the approaching
prize-fght between Tom Allen and
Ben. Hogan, are about completed
Both men are reported In splendid
condition.
|, CANADIAN politics are boiling hol
over the action OF the Government
concerning the Canadian Credit Mo,
bilier investigations.
ALIENS majority over Moves fol