Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-29
GENERAL NOTES.

TIE Catholic journals Of Italy, Spain,
and France have been hotly advocating
the eanonizstion Of Columbus. but the
elevation Of the Admiral has been de-
isysd BY grave doubts as to whether the
discovsrer Of the Antilles Wal strictly a
moral man." Was his second son
born in wedloekp This has been the
knotty problem calling for solution; but
the question has. II appears, been re-
Gently set at rest BY the discovery in the
University Library at Valencia Of . rare
work on the Conquest Of America"
written by Padre Simon de Panilla, in
which II IL stated that Columbus mar
risd . FIRST wife in Portugal, and had by
her his son Diego. but that he subse-
qusntly espoused another woman at
Cordova. Who became the mother Of his
second son. Herman. or Ferdinand.
EvERr year . sum IL appropriated by
the French Chambers TO the Minister Of
Fine Arts for the restoration Of historic
monuments. The last grant was for
s220. 600. To those sdiices whose re-
pair IL very costly. a certain sum is al
lottsd annually until they are completed.
England. on the other hand. leaves
this sort Of thing TO be done. IL done at
all. by private munifcen,e aud archeo-
logical associations. Thus the Tory
House OF Commons declined last year
to support Sir John Lubbock 3 bill for
securing certain historical spots rich in
Druidical and Roman remains. The
result Of this negligence is seen in q
fact. which w learn from the London
Times. that even the Druidical remains
at Stonshedgs are being mutilated by
tourists.
RKronrras representing the Baltimore
Amriean have been interrogating mer-
chants and others in that city as to the
state OF trade. and the information ellie
tied shows that considerable activity is
spripging up in the Fall trade. The
American says; 1T will thus be seen
that the prospects OF an active Fall
trade are very encouraging. notwith-
standing the croakings Of some who
would make 1t appear that the political
situation bad something TO do with the
depression which has for some time
prevailed in commercial circles" The
general drift Of all such inquiries In the
various trade centers Of the country
show that better things are to be e.
pected In the immediate future.
The Japanese Postofice Department.
organized in 1871. when there Was only
one mail route. has $500 postofices In
its charge. The money order system
was introduced in 1875. and was fol
lowed by ~postofice savings banks the
present year. One Of the features Of
the registered.letter is that the letter is
instantly sent to the person for whom
i Is intended AZ soon as il arrives at the
office to which IL is addressed.
A PAPER called the bmperiaiist has
been started in Chicago. II favors the
establishment Of an Empire in the
States. and advocates the claims
II Vim. Washington, . nephew OF our
arSt President. for Emperor.
Tur eccentric King Louis. OF Bavaria,
by himself on an accessible noun
tain. and will not allow visitors to even
approach his residence. Louis 10 prob
crazy.
JonS d. LEE a IL he eoes 10 III.
scsffold he has forty sons who will fol.
low the witness that convicted him and
camp upon their graves.
The charges aeains, Anthony. Repub-
lean candidate for Governor Of Kansas
have been completely exploded.
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