Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-22
GENERAL ITEMS

there was a report current In Wall
street yesterday that the Government
intended buying sterling, and expand.
Ing g~reenbacks. The Express says tel
egrsms from Washington early In the
day denied these reports OH the direct
authority Of the Treasury Department,
but during the afternoon the reports
were revived again, and a-promineni
New York dry goods commission mer'
chant stated that he had just returned
from Warrington, bringing with him
a letter from President Grant to an OF.
hcer Of one Of the leading banks Of
this city on the subject. The bank Of
icer, although refusing to show the
letter, states that the President an
nounces his intention to draw on the
a., 0OO, 900 reserve to the extent o.
IS. 900, 900 per week for some weeks to
come and also to buy probably el.OOO,-
900 sterling exchange on London fol-
the use Of the State and Navy Depart.
ments. The Express Gays the story Ii
a question Of veracity between Sec
Rotary Richardson on M hand and
| the bank officer on the other.
The Hon. Amsa Walker has written
a letter upon the resumption Of spe'
Gle payment, In which he commend:
the plan proposed by Senator Sum-
ner, In 1871, which was as follows
l. That the Secretary Of the Treasury
should be directed to prepare com.
pound Interest notes, payable In three
years, bearing interest like those Is
sued during the war, at 9 per cent. Of
denominations suitable for circula.
ton. Five millions Of these we're to
be dated the LIST Of each month. and
paid out for all dues of the Govern.
ment, except those payable In gold.
2. They were to DO convertible at the
end Of two years Into 1040 5 per cent.
bonds, at the option OF the holder, ard
to be q legal tender. 8. Greenbacks
were to be cancelled as they came into
the National Treasury as fast US the
compound interest notes were issued.
BY this process the present circulstory
notes Of the Treasury would be taken
in and destroyed, and their place occu.
pied by the new Issue.
CONGRESSMAN Smith ELY, JR., Dem
ocrat, of New York, has returned his
back pay. He writes that, although
he opposed the bill In Congress, he be-
lleved that after 1t became a law 1t
was not improper for members ITO
accept the compensation rendered to
them by the Government Of the United
States. But" he adds, ~ fully re-
cognize the right of the State Conven-
ton of the Democratic party to pass
judgment upon the official conduct Of
Its representatives" He bows, there
fore, to the judgment Of the Utica
Convention, and gives up the money.
COUNT DE CnAMBoRp, whom the mon
archists OF France are trying to make
King. Is tho recognized representative
OF the old Bourbon dynasty. His
father was the Duke de Berry, who
was the presumptive uccesso OF Louis
XVIII, and his mother was a Nea-
politan adventurer. The Duke was
murdered before his "son and heir"
was born, and the widowhood Of the
Duchess closed In dishonor. The
would-be King Is 81 years Of age, and
not much Of a man at that. 1t Is a re-
markablc fact that the Orleanists, who
murdered his father, are among his
supporters for the throne.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States on Monday affirmed the decis-
ion Of the lower court In the appeal Of
the New York Central Railroad from
the decision OF the Circuit Court Of the
Southern District Of New York, award.
ing damages to q drover named Lock-
wood, who received injuries while
riding on a drover's pass. The court
holding that under contract made by
defendant the pass Issued to him was
no impeachment In the way Of his re-
covering damages II he was not guilty
of neglect Of ordinary care and pru-
dence.
The new Constitution Of Mexico Is
q radical docnment-too much so, IL Is
feared, to suit the people Of that Re-
and fresh revolutions are spok-
en- Of rs likely to follow the attempt
to enforce its provisions. 1t makes
the marriage ceremony-heretotore
performed exclusively by the Church
civil contract, which can be SOL
emnized by a magistrate prohibits
the monastic orders, banlshes the Jes-
uits and prohibits religious societies
from holding property.
Ar Phoebe, Nevada, yesterday In
the case Of the Raymond s. Ely Com
pany vs.. the Kentucky Company the
defendants attempted to disqualify
Judge Fuller, but were overruled. 1t
Is now thought that the case Will be
tried before Judge Beatty, OF White
Pine, without a jury.
The South Carolina Legislature met
at Columbus In extra session yester-
day. Governor Moses sent In a lengthy
message. He represents the funded
debt Of the State at $751; 27, sos, and
the floating debt at $500, 1897, which
Is a large sum for q poor State.
OK Monday last the General Of the
Society Of Jesuits, In Rome, was Official
ly notified by the Government that the
Order must Immediately vacate the
premises occupied by them In that
city.
A DISPATCH from Memphis yesterday
states that mortuary reports to noon