Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-30
apd .,ores 100000 900 gallons Of watsr.

and stores 10000, 600 gallons OF wate<.
LArxn.-1 A. x.-Ths danger IL In.
crsasing. The gap is widening and the
dam Ia not expected 10 hold together
till sunrise. ALI hope Of preventing q
terrible disaster In nov abandoned.
WORCESTER. March 30. Gals A. NJ
The break il enlarging. the stream BE-
low being rising at the rate OF two feet
an hour since IL o'clock. The dam il
being a~nIiously watched and word has
been sent throughout the valley 10 ex-
pect q food ut any moment.
LArrs.-Al the water has stopped
running through the city pipes, aud II
il thought that tho dam has given way
bodily II such 10 the case. there will
DO no communication except on foot
with the city.
Pacific Csass Masssrs.
WASHINGTON. March 29.-Reprsssnta-
tive Parsons. as q subcommittee Of the
House Committee ON Private Land
Claims. has prepared q favorable report
| on Keliy's Santillan Grant bill, and IN
ticipates Its adoption by the committee
at an early day. The bill proposes Civ.
ing the Philadelphia Land Association
an opportunity to prove the validity
Of the grant, provided they first convey
title to the city Of San Francisco. the
object being to lay the foundation for
q claim on the Governmsn for lieu
lands.
Luttrell made IN argument before the
committee to-day In answer TO 7. O..
Phelps. and advocating wieginton's bill
to test the correctness OF the Pulgas
ranch survey. Z
Congressman Piper was entitled to
the sole credit OF securing the insertion
in the Appropriation bill OF the clnuss
providing for refining bullion by the
MINIS for private parties. and not Page,
as the San Francisco Bulletin Of the goth
publi,hed through o typographical error.
Notwithstanding Luttrell had urged q
similar provision, the committee was
about to report the bill without II. when
Piper. the night before. posted 10 the
| Capitol, taking Linderman with him.
and urged the matter 20 approximately
that tho committee conceded his request.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Senate
In executive session to-day further dis.
cussed the nomination Of Dana, but adj
| journed without action.
The bill amendatory OF the bankruptcy
laws was reported favorably from the
Senate Judiciary Committee to-day. II
Is tho measure recently introduced by
Thurman with some amendments a. re-
ported. II provides that no voluntary
assignment by a debtor Of all his prop
srty heretofore or hereafter made In
good faith for the benefit OF all his credi-
tors ratably and without creating any
preferences, and valid according to the
State wherc made. shall Of itself, in the
svent Of his being subsequently, adjudi'
Gated a bankrupt in q proceeding OF in
voluntary bankruptcy. DO u bar to the
discharge OF such debtor.
The President has been sick for two
days and received no visitors to-day.
No Truth In che Statement
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The Secre-
tary Of the Navy denies the truthfulness
OF tho published statement that he trans
mitted money to the house Of Jay Cooke.
McCulloch K Co.. In September. 1873.
Tho money wal transmitted to the Pay.
master General OF the Navy. then in
London, to protect the credit OF the
navy in tho event Of Jay Cooke, McCul-
loch & Co. stopping payment OF navy
drafts, and was deposited In the Bank
OF England. and with ]. q. Morgan.
No advances were made 10 Jay Cooke.
McCulloch & Co., until the latter part
Of October. after the house had shown
its intention and ability to continue It's
regular payments OF navy draits, and
after ample security had been given to
protect the Government. The Secretary
also says the investigating committee
can have all the kilograms, including the
translation Of ciphsrs. on aaking the De-
partmont for them.