, 1873-10-23

snCAA AuioPcoA chSutS u it'i Ht.tt 1letiAS
as the time has come for Hattering i.A
Investments
A meeting of the Executive Commit
Zee of the State Oranges Of the Patrons
If Hasbandry of Mississippi Valley, is
,eing held at Keokuk. Iowa. to day with
representatives from Iowa. Ills, Kan.
sas. Wisconsin, Minnesota and lhssou-
ri.
PARIS, Oct. 16.-The deputatlon that
met Count de Chambord at Salisbury.
the 18th inst, are expected in Paris to-
day. Details of the Conference are un
Known, but it is believed that the ne
gotlations failed. 81
LONDON, Oct. 16.-Reginald De Har-
bert, wagered $4,000 that he conld row
IN canal from Maidenhead to West
minister Bridge. distance of so miles
in II hours through eleven locks. He
WON the wager with three hours to spare.
MEMpH1s, Oct. 16.-There was nothing
eliabls at noon as to the progress of the
disease, but here is q general impression
that very few new cases have occared,
and no reports up to noon.
New York, Oct. 16.-One of the mots
extensive deale-s in the country, said
to-day that exporters were taking every
bushel of grain. His house alone is re-
ceiving 100, 900 bushels of wheat each
day, which is Immediately sent abroad.
He thinks produce exchange is virtually
outside of Wall street influences, and
that any difficulties in the money mar
ket occasioned by Stock speculation. will
not materially affect dealers in produce.
People of Europe want bread and they
will get it if they are compelled to send
gold for it. He concluded by sayin !,
that the prospect for continued brisk
trade was very good.
MADRID, Oct. 15.-Preparations are
making for general attack on Carriage
Ma by land and sea, by forces of the Ma
tional Government, and insurgents are
reported completely demoralized,
SAN FRAMa1sCo. Oct 15.-Overland
passengers, G. W. Haine. W. T.; G. W.
Wilson and wife, B. C. C. H. Whitney,
Vancouver.
New York, Oct. 16.--Joe Coburn says
he will fight Tom Allen i'll West Virgin
ia or Canada for 50. 500 to $1,000
NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 16.-The Common
and Select Councils of .his City have
appropriated $500 for the Memphis
sufferers, and recommend the people to
make individual contributions.
WHEELING, Oct. 16.--Last evening
Maj. j. Sweeny assaulted and beat O.
S. Long, editor of the Register for abus-
i've articles published in yesterday morn
ing's paper. This mornings issue con-
tains further reflections on Sweney's
character, and about II o'clock Sweeny
met Louis Baker. proprietor, and j. S.
Clarkson, local editor of that paper,
and after sone words all three drew re-
volvers and firing commenced. Baker
was slightly wounded and Clarkson haJ
an arm broken. Baker and Clarkscn
then took refuge in a store. There viii
probably be more shooting before the
polls close. Sweeny Is = candidate Tor
the Legislature; the election ,s beng
held to day.
LONDON, Ocf. Il. .-Advices from South
America report that the insurgents a.
Entire Rio, Argentine Republic have
been sisnally defeated. A whole bat@l-
lion mutined against the rebel leader
Lopez Jordan and submitted TO federal
authority.
VICTORIA. Oct. H.. Both papers are
filed this morning with reports OF more
discoveries Of rich gold diggings il, the
Cassiar country. The steamer Otter
arrived yesterday from the North, bring
ing from $4,000 to $40, GOO in aust and a
number of miners, who were compelled
to leave on account of the scarcity of
provisions. All who arrived yesterday
will return early in the Spring.
The following is a brief account of
these mines, taken from the Colonist;--
On May 1st gold was discovered by Hen
ry Thibert, Xavier Looyon, and I. Tai
fair. on creek now kuowl as Thlbert's S
creek. They got few colors at first.
but 10 days afterwards, on the goth of
May, the ice broke up, and they got $40
to prospect. On the 23d of May they
commenced work with rockers and made
from un ounce to 800 day to the man,
in coarse gold. On the 1st of July they
set steadily to work with rockers and
made ever afterwards from $11 to five
ounces to the hand per day. The main
diggings are on bar of the creek. They
also worked on the bench. 10 feet above
high water mark, the frost being still in
the ground. On the bench they made
from ore to three ounces q day to the
hand. They got the pay on the bedrock.
Pay gravel is from six inches to twelve
in thickness They built wingdam
ard made from two to five ounces a day
on the bar. This creek is 30 to so feet
in width. 1t runs from west to east and
empties into Dease Lake, but where it
heads is not known. 1t runs through
a range of low hills and the banks are
well clothed with spruce timber, white
fish abound in the lakes, Arctic trout
are caught in the creek running in the