Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-27
GENERAL ITEMS.

In a population OF little more than six
teen millions over twelve millions can
neither read nor write, that OF the re-
naming four millions, about threo-
tourths only can both read and write,
while some half a million can only
read and the rest a only sign their
names. OF four thousand mayors Of
cities. towns aud villages, only about
half could read and write.
AsRcRET session Of Liberal Repub-
licans was held at the st. Nicholas Ho-
tel, New York city, yesterday. A reso-
luton was passed referring the ques-
tion OF callinga State Convention to
the Liberal Republican State Commit
tee, and reafirming allegiance to the
principles Of the Cincinnati Platform.
SENIOR RUpIA has succeeded Senior
Pendergast, as Spanish Minister to
England. In his credentials he is
styled the Representative ofSpain to
England" Instead OF "to Her Majesty
Queen of England" All credentials
are thus addressed to. nations which
have not recognized the Spanish Re-
public.
MEXICO Is getting alarmed at the
prospect that our new trade dollar will
supersede the Mexican or Spanish
dollar In demand for the China and
Japan trade. and is going to coin an.
other immediately, worth just as much
as our new one.
The Pallsade and Eureka stage was
stopped and robbed last night a little
after 10 o'clock. about three miles
from Mineral Hill. Wells, Fargo s.
Co.'S box was rifled, but the robbers
got only about $500 worth of jewelry.
The Northern Pacific Surveying
expedition was again attacked by the
| Sioux, on Beaver Dam Creek, June 10,
and had a scout wounded. The Sioux
lost two killed and scalped, two killed
and carried of and several wounded
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in ST.
Louis yesterday in a pork.packing es-
Enlistment /; 3,OOO,0 600 pounds of meat
were burned. The loss will not fall
short of 500, 900, Of which about $780,
0OU Is covered By insurance.
SMITH, who murdered Quinn, his
brother-in-law. in Stockton last March,
has been convicted of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to the
State Prison for % years.
NINETY-sIx thousand dollars were
distributed by the U. s. Treasury De-
partment to Custom-house spies in Bos-
ton, received from the case OF Webb i
Co. recently.
A RUSSIAN newspaper reports that
the Khan of Khiva has c~apitulated to
the Russian forces and that the capital
of the Khanate 10 now occupied by the
Cars troops.
A GRAND abolition banquet was
given in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday night,
in celebration Of slavery abolition In
Porto Rico.
Mrs. WALwoRrH, mother Of Frank
Walworth, the %parricide, was for Is
months u Government clerk in Wash
inston.
Tie Washington friends Of Senator
Mitchell say they are perfectly salts
fled with his explanations.
TwESTY-FoUR cases Of cholera &C.
CURED in Nashville, Tenn, yesterday.
GRS. GRANT is visiting his father in,
Covinston, Ky, who is very Ill.
HE San Francisco taxpayers pro-
pose to renominate Mayor Alvord.
ANOTHER Republican journal, the
Steele, has been seized In Paris.
Tie Government sold $780, 900
gold yesterday at 1867.
THE Washington National Repadlt-
can endorses Ben. Butler.
The Shah of Persia went to Liver
pool yesterday.
SAN SALVADOR Is being rebuilt since
the earthquake.
A REBELLIoSi Is progresslngin Guate-
mala.