Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-02-28

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ESPECIAL TO TEE SOLE HILL DAILY NEWS.
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The Now York stock Exchange
Yorgerics.
New Yonx, February 2s.-Members
OF the Governing Committee Of the
Stock Exchange decline to state the
progress making In the Investigation
Of the forgeries, but 1t Is certain that a
subcommittee are carefully searching
for evidence which may point to nc
complies Of the forger, and that In
the meantime they arc preparing .
case against Mackay for presentation
to the Grand Jury.
Terrible Connagration In Panama.
It Is reported that dispatches have
been received In this city, giving news
Of n terrible conflagration In Panama,
on the 18th Of February. Alarge por-
tion Of the business part Of the town
was destroyed. The loss 10 estimated
at over q million Of dollars, mostly
Insured In London.
The Temperance Movement.
There Is q prospect Of q large at
tendance at the mass meeting for the
relief OF the temperance cause at As
ISOLATION Hall tonight. Dio LOWS
telegraphs: 81 charge nothing for
my services In the temperance cause"
Hundreds Of tickets have been sold Tor
tho lecture, anu temperance advocates
say tho success or failure OF the pres
ent movement. In aid Of tho cause In
this vicinity, depends In great meas.
ure on the result Of t~o.night's meeting.
The charge Of admission to hear Lewis
has excited 80 much Interest that those
engaged In the affair are not wholly
concerned In the fate Of d%runkards.
A Generous Offer.
Harry Hill, owner Of the Houston-
street Varieties Theater, being asked
BY some women II he would charge an
admission fee, writes that lie will give
his concert room without charge on
Sunday next or any other Sunday fol.
lowing for tho use OF those really In
tercstcd In the u Of temperance,
and even more than that, as he says:
~ will furnish gas and All orchestra
for the occasion, aud will see good or
der preserved" aud adds, ut does
not look right to sec people who have
pledged their pockets and hearts In this
work to attempt anything that looks
like moneyhnaking Into charity. II
mako the offer Of the roo In good
faith"
Objections 20 the McCrcary Rail.
road Bill.
CHICAGO, February ga Washing
ton special says that since the COM
mlttee agreed to the McCreary bill aud
accompanying report, there has been
time for reflection, which has lad the
effect to rather weaken Its hold upon
Congressman, who were at first dis
posed 10 accept It rs q feasible plan for
the solution Of the cheap transporta-
ton problem. The bill provides, 1t
will be remembered, for . board Of
nine commissioners, who are to have
control, In effect, Of the O 1000 miles
Of railroad In this country. This will
have the effect to create another bu.
reau or department here In Washing
ton, and II the duties Of the board, as
devolved upon them by tho bill, are
faithfully performed, It will require a
clerical force Of such numbers as will
make tho now department second only
1t Is thought. to the Treasury Depart.
ment. This will servo to make the ma
chinery Of the Government more cem-
pllcated than ever before, while Il 10
seriously doubted whether 1t will an
swer at all the purposes 1t Is intended
to servo.
Proposed Grant OF Power 70 Terri
tories.
The House Public Lands Committee
arc considering = bill authorizing Ter
rltoriss to grant tho right Of way
through the public domain to railroad
comprehensive right to Incorporate
companies being reserved to Congress.
There Is n bare possibility that 1t will
pass. The decision Of the committee
will DO reached by next week.
Boston Republican Papers ON tho
Simmons Confirmation.
BosroN, Feb. 2S.-The Journal to-
day remarks on the Simmons confirm.
alton : "irhe answer comes to US from
Washington that we must have Butler
and Butler men whether we want
them or not. The Republican party
Of Massachusetts, will not stand the
evil and disgrace sought to be, wheth-
or intended or not, Inflicted upon Us
at Washington" The Advertiser says:
"1his Is an invasion Of ~ rights for
which nc precedent will be found In
the political history Of this country,an
outrage which cannot be many times
repeated without resistance"
Labor strike.
SrmsorrELp. Mass, Feb. 2S.-Nlne-
ty wcavers OF Lyman Mills, At Holy
oke, have struck for restoration to
ante panic wages.