Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-20
Employmeut Measures.

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Employment Measures.
New YoRx, Nov. 20.-rhe Alder
men have voted tho Departments Of
Public Works and Parks 100000
each to furnish work for unemployed
laborers. Recently elected members
of the Legislature have appointed a
committee to confer with the heads Of
departments about work for them.
sharkey Still at Large.
The police have thus far failed to
find Sharkey, the convicted murderer,
who escaped from the Tombs. but have
secured the woman who was his daily
visitor.
Ordered TO Sea.
Captain Montingo Of the Arapiles,
has received orders from the home
government to get ready for sea at the
earliest moment possible, and proceed
to Cuba. He expects his vessel to be
out of the dry dock In twenty days,
when nothing remains ito be done to
her except to take her powder and
armament.
LOSSES OF Fishinx Grows and Vessels.
During the year closing, II hum
dred and ffty-two lives have been lost
In the Gloucester fishing fleet, and
vessels Of an aggregate
tonnage Of 1887 tons and $4,000 In
value have been swallowed up In the
waves.
More Butehery In Cuba.
OF the six passengers arrested on
the steamer City of New York at Ila-
vana three were women and II a
niece Of ALBANIA. Extensive cores
pondence was found secreted about
their clothing. BY this correspond
ence many persons OH the Island,
hitherto unsupported, were implicated.
At Moro Castle, Havana, they were
taken out aud shot without mercy. It
Is estimated that about 40 patriots on
various portions Of the Island have
met this fate.
stolen Bonds For Sale.
G.. Warner, q Wall street broker,
and a druggist named Parker were ar
rested last evening charged with hav-
Ing In their possession $4,000 worth
OF stolen United States fiye-twenties,
which they were offering for sale at
80 cents on the dollar.
Internal Revenue Report and Sug.
gcstions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The report
Of the Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
enue shows the total receipts for tho
year to be $ll4,O 600, 900, which Is &c.
ZOO, 900 more than was estimated by
Secretary Boutwell,. The Commits
sloner thinks that BY usinga reduced
force the cost OF collection Of the new
year will be only $4,000, 900. and the
receipts Notwithstanding the strin-
gency will be over $ll0, 00O, 900. He
suggests that the tax on illuminating
gas and OH legacles and requests might
be restored, on the ground that the re-
peal In the former case has not lessen
ed the gas bill OF consumers, and that
people who get requests can afford the
tax.
Administration View OF senator
Summers Letter.
CHICAGO, November 20.-A WASH
ington special to the Tribune says that
Summers letter Oh the Cuban question
Is interpreted In administration circles
to indicate that he will make a fresh
assault on the administration In the
next Congress.
The status or the virginius.
Careful scrutiny Is being made in
the Treasury Department, at the
instance of the Secretary OF State, to
ascertain the exact statutes Of the
steamer virginlus, and the character
Of her register. Its sole facts are
about her sale. II she has, by any
means, lost her American register
her status will be wholly changed, and
on this point will rest the legality or
~illegality Of her capture and right to
the protection Of the American flag.
IL she was not an American ship, the
flying Of its colors would give her no
more right than a pirate which might
do the same thing.