Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-12

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Charity.
Nnw YoRK. February l2.-Members
OF the Stock Exchange have opened a
subscription list for tho establishment
of free soup houses In the lower part
Of the city. James Gordon Bennett
has given $780, 900 to the posr from fire
aud police stations.
Pound Dead In His Eel.
Jules Tillepetti, a travelling ACTOR
was found dead In his bed In the Az
lsntic Hotel yesterday.
Arrival OF an Author.
Rev. Chas. Kingsley. the author, ar
rived yesterday OH n visit to tho Uni
ted States.
Fire In MARIETTA, o.
CrScIssATr, Feb. IA fire In Ma
rletta, O., on Tuesday night destroyed
tho factory Of the Marietta Chair Com
psny. The loss Is estimated at 49,
900. Insured for $4,000. The fire
throws 200 or 800 persons out OF en-
ployment.
Abolished she Commission.
ALBANY. Feb. Flowing to the
presence OF VIM. NJ. Tweed and Thos.
C. Fields on the Commission to repre-
sent New York at the Centennial to
be held In Philadelphia, the Assembly
abolished the whole Commission.
Tho New Kansas Senator sworn In.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-In the Sem
ate, Ingalls, presented the credentials
OF James $. Harvey, elected United
States Senator from Kansas, and liar-
yey was sworn In.
Procecdings I'm the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes.
Among tho Executive documents
submitted by the Speaker, after the
reading Of tho journal. was q response
to the call for Information In regard to
the amounts paid for compromises In
suits growing out Of frauds In the New
York and Boston Custom Houses. The
documents were very volumlnous aud
were ordered printed.
Gunckel, from the Committee ON
Military Affairs, reported n bill to au-
thorize the sale by public auction OF
the military reservation Of Fort Rey-
nolds. Colorado, containing about %
square miles, and the Government
buildings thereon. Tho land Is to be
sold In tracts Of not more than so acres
each, aud at not less than n dollar
and twenty five cent, per acre. On
motion Of Kasson, al amendment was
adopted requiring not less than three
months public notice OF tho time and
place Of sale, In not less than three
public newspapers printed aud pub
lished in the Territory. Tho bill, as
thus amended, passed.
Donnan. from the Committee on MIL
itary Affairs. reported u bill making
It the duty Of the Secretary OF War to
cause frequent inquiries to DO made
iuto the economy, proprlety and neccs-
sity Of the disbursement Of moneys by
discussing officers OF tho army
passed. IIawlcy, from tho same COM
mittec, reported bill governing
leaves Of absence to army officers. 1t
provides. that all officers on duty At
any point west Of a line drawn north
aud south through the city OF Omaha,
and north OF 4 line drawn east and
west from the southern boundary Of
Arizona, shall DO allowed GO days leave
O. absence, II taken but once IN two
wears, without a deduction OF pay and
allowance, or three months leave once
In three years. or four months leave
once In four years. Tho House then
went into Committee Of the Whole,
Cox Ia the Chair. OIL tho Fertilization
bill.
The New senator from Mississippi
sworn In-Additionai Proceed.
inES.
Alcorn OF Miss, presented the Gre
dentials Of ii. Il. Pease, Senator from
Mississippi, and Psase WAS sworn In.
The morning hour having expired,
the consideration OF the bill to equal
izc the distribution Of currency, tie
pending amendment being that Of Mer-
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