Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-11
GENERAL ITEMS

drowned In a gasometer at Eastport,
Maine, yesterday morning, and a third
narrowly escaped with his life. The
first went down into :he gasometer to
turu of the water, but was overcome
by the gas and fell from the ladder.
Another brother followed to rescue the
first, but shared the same fate. The
third tied a rope around him and de.
scended but had to be Immediately
drawn out, and nearly lost his life In
the attempt.
FOR some time past contributions to
the congressional Conscience Fund"
have been few. We are pleased to
add to our honest list on the authority
Of the Philadelphia Press, the names Of
Senator Alcorn and Representative
Harris Of Mississippi. As both these
gentlemen voted for the grab, their
conversion il an encouraging event.
A MOVEMENT is gaining ground
throughout the State Of Iowa for the
nomination Of State officers for the
October election, regardless Of poll
tics. Two hundred and ninety-one
citizens OF Polk county have signed a
call for = public meeting to consider
its propriety.
The Bar association Of New York
unanimously adopted a resolution yes
terdsy, to appoint a committee to con-
slider the expediency OF %petitioning
Congress for the repeal Of tho Bank
rupt Act. or for such amendments as
shall render its operations less inju-
rieus to commercial and other in
terests.
QUrrE a number Of the employees Of
the Boston and Fitchburg Railroad
have been arrested for plundering the
trains. One conductor and an ex-con-
ductor have pleaded guilty, and \ large
quantity Of tho stolen property has
been recovered.
BowLEs Brothers offer to pay fifty
cents on the dollar, which will release
them from bankruptcy. They say,
however, that they will pay the other
fifty cents when they receive their
legal discharge.
' The cholera In Memphis Is increas-
Ing. There were eighteen burials yes
terday, against eleven the day before,
and at six o'clock last evening four
teen collins had been ordered for to-
day,
ST. LOUIS. No., was night before last
visited with a terrible thunderstorm.
Many houses were undermined, streets
flooded, and trees blown down. Sew
ersl houses were also struck by light
ming.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, n OF the ILL.,
nois Supreme Judges recently elected.
holds his office nine years. The term
of Judge Scholfield, who was elected
to fill a vacancy, will expire In 1879.
A LARGE number Of lives were lost
by the explosion Of fire damp in a COL
liery near Sh,mokin, Pa, yesterday
afternoon. Eight dead bodies had al
ready been taken out last night.
The Louisville Comier-Jomrnal says
that "Beecher, Tilton and Bowen
have heretofore been known as Con
gregatronalists.' Hereafter they will
be known as 'Covenanters.'"
JoHN ". THATCHER, Assistant Com
missioner OF Patents, has been ap-
pointed U. $. Commissioner to the In
ternational Patent Congress, which
meets at Vienna next August.
The New York Court Of Appeals
having granted Stokes 4 new trial. bets
OIL the result Of the second trial are
now In order. We wouldn't wonder
II he were acquitted this time.
President Grant Is at West Point.
The remains Of L. 5. Minister Orr
arrived In New York yesterday, per
steamship Thuringia.
The massacre of the Modoc captiyes
l. bitterly denounced In Washington.
Every effort will be used to capture
the guilty parties.
The Federal Republic was ordered
proclaimed last Saturday by the Span
ish Cortes. The vote stood 2l0 for
and 2 against.
Mark TwMS has brought suit to en-
ioin B. F. Such from publishing a
book with Twain as the author.
ENGLAND will pay US the amount Of
the Alabama award. SIS, 500,0 00, on OF
before September 18th, prox.
In Ohio two Republican judges for
the new Superior Court were elected
yesterday.