Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-11
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SPECIAL 70 I'm Q . ELL DAILY Hsvs
NEWS.
Excitement AmonE Bankers.
Nav Yolx, March ll.-Banking mer
are very much excited over the action ol
the Internal Revenue Department q
Warrington 70 establish an inquistorial
system OF Investigation into the name,
Of t~ransscting business d banks with q
sisw TO learning whsthss any checks
which wsrs not properly stamped have
been paid. Banks were called upon 10
furnish any evidence Of any carelsssness
or omission on their part in this respect,
the object being 70 collect tho penalty
Of atty dollars for every check discov.
cred to hsvo been paid without q stamp.
Al . meeting yesterday between VIII
liams Of the Metropolitan Bank. Tap
pen. President Of the 0allatin Bank,
and vsrmillye. President Of tho Nor
chants National Bank. the subject Of q
bank tar on checks was considered.
The bank officers Ind written 10 the
Commissioner Of the Internal Revenue
Department some time before asking
for an oticial ruling or Interpretation Of
tho tar law. Yesterday autographed for
q reply and received In answer o tols-
gram stating that tho letter was coming.
Hss their Crsdissrs-
wheatlsy. Williams K Co.. sugar ro-
liners, who failed . few days ago, have
met their creditors and talked with them
on tho subject Of their Indebtedness.
Tho liabilities Of the arm are stated a.
$CG7, 900. The assets were variously es-
timated at from $3.50, 900 to ESQ. 900.
Tho outstanding notes Of tho firm made
up . total Of $623. 900. Cash assets wore
stated TO DO $4,000. The refinery was
valued by the firm at t3i7 900. but Of
auction Il Is probable the price would DO
from 800. 900 to $4,000. The hrm
had refined "a. OOO. 900 pounds Of sugar
in 1874. all Of u at IN average loss Of
Is per one hundred pounds. The 6rm
thought Of paying 20 cents ON tho dol
lar In this way; 20 cents at tho end OF
one year; 10 cents at the end Of two
years, aud is cents at tho end Of
three years.
Terrible Yirs ~ PoFt-au.Prines
According 70 accounts from Port-au'
Prince received yesterday. the fire which
occurred February 18th was still mors dis
astrous than announced. The entire
northern portion Of the city was swept
by the flames. -Four hundred houses
were consumed, and tho loss Of property
is estimated at 100000 Tho property
was chiefly owned by foreign residents,
composed Of E~nglishmen, Hollandsrs.
Germans, Frenchmen md o few Amcri.
cans, and was insured In Companies In
European cities, mostly In Amsterdam
whore tho loss falls worry heavily. No
American companies lost anything by
the frs. The combustible nature Of tho
structures and tho high wind, caused
tho flames TO spread with great rapidity.
At times n dozen separate hrcs occurred.
In seven hours from the time OF the
breaking out Of tho fro q space Of about
half q mile square Ind been covered
BY flames. by blowing up buildings
and leaving nothing for hro to feed upon
Il was finally stopped. J. b. Hepburn,
an American merchant, lost his life.
He had rescued his vito and children
and went back into his bazaar 70 en-
dssvor 10 save some goods. While there
he was surrounded by tho flames and
unable 10 escape. His dead body was
found aiter the fire In q we'll In the rear
Of the store.
os.. sheridau's Return 70 New Or.
leans.
WASHINGTON, March II. - General
Sheridan Left here to-day. returning 10
New Orleans via Chicago. His conduct
Of Affairs during the recent troubles in
New Orleans is approved by the Pres
idsnt. When tho pending Louisiana
compromise shall bs fully consummated.
. portion Of the troops will DO with.
drawn from New Orleans. A late pri.
vats advice from that city shows that
while . few ultra politicians on both
sides are not inclined TO . settlement on
the proposed basis, . large majority. In
Guiding merchants and planters. arc will.
ing for peace on almost any terms, as
their material interest Is seriously In
jured by continued political com.
motion.
Fsrsis. Minisssrs-Ssnsts Oasctals
Neglected.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Presi.
dent to-day signed The commission Of
oath - Minister to Austria, and May
nard, q Minister 70 Turkey. A, caucus
~ p.rrblicsp gansiors this morning ro-