Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-01

from the quarry TO Cincinnati The
mystery attached to such singular con-
tract has. il appears, been solved by the
discovery that by an agreement with
Mullet the Granite Company are also to
have the cutting of the stone on the FOL
loving conditions: The Company to
furnish the yard room and the Govern
nent the men and pay all expenses, aud
the Granite Company to have 10 per
cent Of the entire cost By this arrange
ment the Granite Company can afford to
give the stoue for nothing and still clear
a dollar foot OH the cutting. ..
New YoRR. June 30 After many
meetings, debates and wranglings, the
city budget has been finally passed
upon. At one portion Of the proceed
ipgs the Mayor expressed his disgust
rather emphsiically, but soon cooled
down ard apologizad. The Controller
yielded to John Wheeler, President oil
the tag commissioners, accepting the re-
duced budget prepared by them. The
sum total OF appropriations is 50, ls2'223'
and as the total valuation in the city Is
S1,l54 ,029 JIG. tax levy for the year will
be about q cents on every one hundred
dollars.
Theodore Tilton said to a reporter in
reference to Beecher's letter asking his
forgiveness, that the letter is in Beech
er's hand writing, and bears his auto
graph, which will pass current III any
bank in New York. 1t was written and
discarded by himself, and came to me
by the hand OF friend, as unsolicited
as your visit is to me now.
A letter from the coast of Sumatra,
dated april 10, states that the Achinese,
on the night of March 90, attacked a
Dutch fort, capturing it and overwhelmed
the garrison. The loss Of the Dutch is
placed at 200 killed and 4, 500 wound
ed. The greater number being laborers
employed to work on the fort, and colo
nists dwelling outside. Eight ships
were required for the wounded, whom
the Malay chiefs permitted to be re-
moved from the shore, as much to EN-
barrass the navy as to do an act of hui
mainly. The letter adds that the news
of the complete humiliation of the Sec
ond Dutch expedition is known in official
circles at Singapore, and is purposely
withheld from the press.
News from Vermont indicates that
Senator Poland will have bitter oppo-
sition against reelection within his own
party, because of bis Credit Mobilier and
back pay affiliations.
A Washington dispatch says Mr.
Cushing, United States Minister tc
Spain, had made peremptory de-
mand upon the Spanish Government
for full indemnity for the Virsinius pris.
ouers slain by order of General Burriel
and for consequential damages. The same
authority makes Secretary Fish say that
the American Government has made 6
prompt demand, and one quite as de
cded and peremptory as that of the Brit
ish Government, for indemnity for the
lives of the prisoners and the loss tc
their families.
Ex-Governor Solomon, Consul for the
German Empire, has received an ofde
for the extraditiou of Carl Valentine il
the name of Bischoffheine & Co., of Der
lin, to bills of exchange amounting t
about $4,000
The specie shipments to Europe to
day are $50, 1000 in gold coin and silve
bars. A Havana steamer took $1,000
in gold coin.
The July interests and dividends thu
far advertised to be paid July LIST, ii
New York, amount to $50 900, 900, in
GLIDING the interest which the Unite
States pays.