Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-26
a.raerss 90 I.es.a.a,y.


HALirAx, N. g., August 2e.--Grat
excitement has bsen caused Al Bear
River BY The burning Of barns belonging
TO the brother and cousin OF the lats
Mrs.. Robbins. The fire 10 suppossd 70
10 The work Of hsr husband. Who nus.
dersd her on Thursday Last. he issup-
posed 10 b secrstsd In the woods. and
100 men are searching for him.
I-sspsesisg thsip Property.
New Yoax. August 26.-Ths commit.
toe appointed by Enslish bondholdsrs
and stockholders Of the Eds Railroad
To make an inspection Of The main line
and ih branches. begun IL lsbors To-
day and expects To DO engaged three
days.
Raiirssa 0vsreharsss sss CassyisE
shs Halls.
CHICAGO, August ga washington
special says the subject OF compensation
to railroads for c6rying the mails Is at
present being considered BY the Post
Office Department. II IL we'll known
that the majority Of railroads are re-
coiving more pay than they should. ow-
ing to the peculiar manipulation OF .
man by the name Of Safely. . fall his.
tory Of whose operations was publishod
In July last year. The payment Of rail.
r,ads for four years has been based on
the weight Of tho mails taken ior thirty
consecutive days. During the reign Of
Safely mails wsrs diverted from Neigh
boring lines during the period OF weigh
ing. and by this means the road engaged
In weighing would sscnrs the pay for
double or even treble the amount
Of mails actually carried. Safely
was shown up ~ thoroughly
in his manipulating the malls, that the
practice for a time stopped. Mr.. Crss-
well retired. and when Jewell came In
Safely disappeared. but no reform was
attempted, Notwithstanding tbs positive
prosf Of the fact that the railroads have
been drawing pay on the basis made BY
safsley's method. Il IL roughly sstima-
ted BY people familiar With the Safely
method, that the Government IL Of pres
Ont paying railroads upward Of 90 per
cent. more than Il should. Mr.. Tynsr,
the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
sral. says hs proposes to have q TO
weighing Of mails on all roads where he
has evidence that Safely acts as . spec
Il vsishsr. in order 70 secure fnudu-
lent weights, Al present ? large ma
jority Of roads m carrying the mails
without contract.
Contrasts ssswssn che Pasans =
y. Cs. asd she r. -. .. .. o..
NEW Yonx. August 2o.-A special
meeting OF tho Directors Of tho Panama
Railroad Company Wa held this after
noon at the company's ofacs. Tho busi.
ness before the meeting was . PROPOSE
ton to permit tho President TO exercise
his Judgment In the matter Of the sIccu-
ton OF contracts with the Pacific Nail
Steamship Company, and an extension
OF a loan TO the same corporation. Pres
lent Park was authorized 70 make such
contracts as 10 him seemed best. The
contract Inns already been unofacially
agreed to. and needs only To DO formally
ratified. The President also IL author.
lied 10 extend the loan Of 500. 900 10
tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company
made two years ago for another year.
VIM. Butler Duncan acted with the
Board Of Directors to-day and then ~.
signed. His place was allied by the cleo
ton OF Frederick Chandler. President OF
III, National Banking Association. A.
regards the loans OF the Panama Com
pany to the Pacific Nail Company. the
following Is said 10 b. the truth Of the
matter: The p. II. 8. 8. Co. asked the
Panama Company for an e~ztsntion Of
time In which to pay the sum Of GOO
0yO dollars loan. and the Panama Com.
pany granted the request upon condition
that an additional sl2S. 900 due from the
Pacific Nall Steamship Company DO
paid on tho 9Th instant, tbs daio ON
which the loan Indebtedness falls due.
This $l25. 900 Is freight money due for
June and July. the customary monthly
payments having been missed. The
Pacific Mail Company agrees 70 pay this
sum, and the extension will undoubtsd-
ly DO ratified at the next meeting Of the
Directors Of the Panama Company.
There is q rumor that tbs Panama Com
pany has signed q contract with the Pa
CLIO Mail Steamship Company. and also
with the Atlas Steamship Company, and
tha. tho latter sail between Panama and
Europe. There 10 NO conflict between
tho Pacific Mall Company and the Pan.
ANA Railroad. Thsrs b slso rumor
on tho street to-day that the City Of
Tolio IL In need Of rspsin which her
sister ship Is undergoing.
a. U.sssy Yesii.s II rissssaaa
CiFssss.
Tho Cemmercia advertiser this After
noon says there Is somsshins Of an
uneasy feeling. or rather . vague sus-
pion AZ TO trouble In certain banking
quarters hors and on tho Pacific. bot on
carsiul inquiry We do mot find that any
thing has Jet occurred TO justify II.
I.psrta.s Lasd oses pee'sisss'
WASHINGTON. August 2e.-Ths Gen.
eral Land Once has decided that the
stats Of California, In indemnity for
school sections u Csntisisd 10 select
double minimum lands. This decision
Ia a reversal Of the former practice Of
a., M Q1Itsfacx QsnAral phillip1