Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-11

wAsHsoros. January 9.-Rspresenta.
tive CoI's bill TO reduce the Presidents
salary to s25 900. has been laid on the
table OF the House by the Appropria-
ton Committee. but q bill Is pending
before another committee reducing the
salary to the old amount after the expi-
ration OF the present incumbent.
Snow Bound Trains In Colorado.
DESvEa (Col.), January 9.-The
trains on the Kansas Pacific Railroad
are snow bound at Wallace. At Deer
Tail snow plows have been sent out
from Kansas City and commenced work
this evening. II Is feared that on nc
count Of the snow drift on the Arkansas
Valley division. tho loss Of life will be
considerable. The accommodation train
due ut Carson is snow bound eighteen
miles south Of Carson, and no aid can
be sent to the passengers. some Of whom
are suffering from the effects Of injuries
received In the accident occurring ten
miles north Of West Las Animas. The
snow pillow Of the Kansas Pacific Rail-
road. which has been housed here, 10 at
work on the Denver Pacific, and the
trains on that road were abandoned at 10
tonight. Trains on the Denver and
Rio Grands are laying up. On thu COL
orado Central the Trains are of. and the
Bowldsr Valley road Is the only one
running q train in tonight. Tho wealth.
err has been bitter cold for the past ~
hours. Considerable loss Of stock has
been sustained, and serious a%pprehen-
sions are felt for the safety OF stock
along the divide.
Murder I'm west Virginia.
CrScIsSArr, Jan. Captain Nc.
Daniels. a steamboat captain, was killed
at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, last
Wednesday, by William wsitzer. The
latter had been absent, aud on his re-
tnrn home, learned that criminal init.
macy existed between McDaniels and
his wife. Selling a shot gun he started 10
find McDaniels, who had just gone to
the river 10 water some horses, and over
taking him. shot him In the leg. wound.
Ing him badly. and causing his hsrss to
throw him. Weitzer then walked 10 the
wounded man, and placing the muzzls
OF the gun to his body. discharged the
other barrel, killing him. woitzsr II In
Jail.
An Attemps 90 Revive IA old Inves.
AEatioa.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Col. Thomas
Scott is on hand in Washington. Also
Mr.. Dodge Of Iowa, who IL understood
to 10 working for the interests Of the
Texas Pacific Railroad scheme for o
Government guarantee upon the bonds
OF that company. Dodge was wanted
to give evidence before the Wilson or
Credit Mobilisr No. 2 Investigating
Committee, but he evaded the Com.
inittee by living some time In q Pullman
chr in a canyon on the Pacific Railroad.
and otherwise lodging the process Of
the House to bring him forward to tes-
tify ..There IL some talk Of reyiving that
investigation by bringing Mr.. Dodge be-
fore that Committee.
Terrible storm and Cold In Iowa.
DEs MONIES, January 8.-To.day has
been the coldsst and worst day known In
Dss Moines for twelve years. Changing
suddenly this morning from 8 degrees
above zero, the mercury went down to
l6 below at neon. 20 below al supper
time and 20 below at 10 .. ", The Wind
has blown hard oil day, with 4 flne snow,
which Is beating and driving into tho
houses and pillng up In drifts on the
streets. II has almost totally suspended
business, and much suffering Is expected
to ensue. Many Of the fat hogs In the
pens Of pasking.housss were frozen 10
death, and great loss 10 expected from
this cause tonight. No loss OF life 90
far has been heard OF.