Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-02

The dome Of the Capitol at Wash.
ington Ia the most ambitious structure
In America, and Is the only considera-
BILE dome OF iron In the world. It is a
hollow sphere Of eight million pounds
weight, and is los feet higher than the
Washington Monument In Baltimore,
GS feet higher than Bunker Hill, and
IS feet higher than the Trinity Church
steeple at New York.
IT Is to be shown now, so the tele-
graph says, that the Hon. S. Colfax
never received the $1,000 check which
Cakes Ames gave him for Credit Mo-
bilier dividends, etc. A gentleman
who has been travelling In Europe for
over a year, and who nerer heard Of the
case, it Is said, received the money and
will so testify. Strange!
AN important resolution will be in
PRODUCED In the French Assembly to-
day by N. Dufaure, late Minister Of
the Interior, being the immediate con-
sidsration Of the constitutional bill
proposed by President Theirs before
his resignation. A split In the Mac
Mahon forces Is expected thereon.
The public debt statement shows a
total debt of 81. 1882, 900 total In
terest. 81. 1856, 652. Cash In the Treas
ury-coin, $s7. 5o7, 400; currency, 3d.
7S3, $40; special deposits held for re-
demption on certificates Of deposits as
provided by law, $sl. $50. 900; total in
the Treasury, $l29. go, 93l.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the
Visalia division Of the Central Pacific
railroad at Tulare. last evening. Fr,nk
Reid, a fireman, fell from a box car,
and several cars passed over him, sew
ering n arm from his body and crush
ing one leg. He cannot recover.
The funeral of Jesse r. Grant, Pres
ident Grants father at Covington, Ky,
yesterday. was attended BY the Presi-
dent, orville Grant, Mrs. Cramer,
wife Of our Minister to Denmark, and
a large number Of citizens Of that city.
A SERIOUS railroad accident occurred
on the through line between Washing.
ton aud New York, in Baltimore, on
Monday night. Five passenger coaches
were thrown from the track, seriously
injurlng n number Of passengers.
A MEETING was held in London,
England, Monday evening. and reso.
~luslons adopted protesting against the
introduction OF the confessional into
the Church Of England. Earl Skates
bury presided.
PRorEssoRs Wise and Davidson are
building transatlantic balloonin New
York city, n private corporation fur
nishiug the funds, and expect to start
for Europe therein on or about the Goth
OF August.
HE farmers organizations In Michi-
gan, begun April 10th, now number
over {, 1000 voting members, and there
are no elections In Michigan until No
vember, 1874.
EIGHT THOUSAND weavers struck for
higher wages In Berlin, Prussia, yes
terday. They demand an increase oil
80 per cent.
The Orange Societies of New York
city have applied to the Board of Pc.
lice for permission to parade July 4th'
It should be refused.
YESTERDAY being the anniversary Of
the Canadian provinces, was generally
celebrated throughout the Dominion
The San Francisco Stock Board ad.
~journs this afternoon until next Tues
day.
The rate Of taxation in Brooklyn,
n. Y, for 1874, will be 81 per cent,
A very high rate for that city.
HE German Government has just
bought $40, 900, 900 OF our new five per
cent. bonds.
DEXTER won the trotting race In
Sacramento, CAL, yesterday. Best
time, 2:27.
The California Indian Superlntend'
ency has been abolished. There will
probably be no more Modoc vars.
The public debt was reduced g.
l45, 100 last month.
SEVEN deaths from cholera occurred
in Cincinnati yesterday.
The Shah goes to France next Sat
urday.