Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-26
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wAsarsorox, April 2S.-Ths amend
ment adopted The House allowing en-
ployss Of the San Francisco Mint to b
paid twenty-five per cent. higher wages
than the Philadelphia Mint employees OF
q corresponding class, IL . substitute for
the proposition just reported BY the
committee. which prescribed Lx dollars
per day a the compensation for all opsr-
alive employees now receiving more than
that per day. and cutting down to three
dollars all wages between that and i've
dollsrs per day. offered by Randall. d
the suggestion Of wigginton and Lot
rell, and will secure . somewhat higher
compensation for these employees than
under the original proposition. All
other items for the Ban Francisco Mint
were adopted ~ reported from the COM
mittec.
On motion Of Randall the House
restored tho provision for the supsrin-
tendent. Conner and Cashier Of the Car.
son Mint. and made an appropriation Of
$40, 900 for their wages instead OF $20,.
900. a. provided in the original bill.
which increased the items for materials
to ouly $50. 900. instead Of $4,000. -
promised. until recently. II came out
In the debate that Linderman had REQ
commended only $4,000 for this pur-
pose.
woodburn strenuously endsavorsd 10
obtain an aggregate increase Of $40. 900
In these items. AL the Pacific coast
members voted for Woodburn & Fper's
amendments. but success vas inpossi.
bio.
Preparations d. lilissis % Per
pssuats She Centennial.
Sr~RrsoyixLD. ILL.,, April 26.-In &c
cordaucs with the suggestion in the joint
resolution recently passed in Congress
on the subject. Governor Beverage to-
day issued a proclamation. urging the
citizens Of Illinois to assemble on the
coming Fourth OF July in their town or
county seats, and there here . historical
sketch OF their town or county, which
sketch shall be deposited among the
local, State and Federal archives, In or
der to perpstuats aud render o 40
curate the written history Of the various
localities OF this country.
Two ChiIdrss Drowned In Iswa.
Iowa Crrr. April 26.-At s O'Clock
this afternoon. Lsnnis, aged fifteen. and
Cora. aged thirteen. the son and daugh-
ter Of Rev. l.. r. Parker. Greek Pro-
lessor In the Iowa State University.
were drowned In the Iowa river at this
place. They were in . boat with their
father and his niece. and were carried
over Distz & Hemmer's mill-dam. The
Professor and his niece were rescued,
but the children wsra lost by the under
current. The Professor was crazed by
the event and sought to jump back into
the stream after he was taken out. The
bodies are not yet found.
0ovsrsnsas swi.aisrs ArrsstsA.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. April 26.-To-day
VIM. II. Grant. formerly lawyer. and
Francis F. Brossssu. bis former partner.
were arrested on . bench warrapt from
Judge Cartsr's Court, In Washington,
on a charge Of criminal completely With
one Lippincott in issuing fraudulent
Sioux halt.bresd scrip, whereby the
Government vas swindled out Of o
large amount Of money. and many hun.
drsd thousand acres Of pine lands were
entered fraudulsntly. Grant L Bros.
seau will be taken 10 Warrington.
The New York world on Senator
Jssss' speech.
d. NEw YoRK. April 2G.-A World sdito-
rial says: A psrusal Of Jones' speech
on the double standard value suggests
the thought that Il would not have been
male II tho orator was not the owner Of
silver mining stock.
Disssvesy ETA. Ancient BELLE.
New YoRx, April 2G.-A contractor,
who was examining excavations In this
city yesterday, found the slab which
had been placed over the bones Of the
Revolutionary patriots who persisted In
the prison shlps In wallabous Bay. Ths
slab Is In q remarkable state Of prsssrva.
ton. the inscription being plain and
ligible.
Music for she New York fanatics.
NEW Yonx. April 2G.-Ths second
musical entertainment rendered the In
mated Of the Lunatic Asylum, on Black
wells Island, took place yesterday. The
effect on the minds Of the lunatics
throughout tho whole performance
seemed TO be most favorable and sooth.
ing, many Of them expressing their de-
light in enthusiastic applause. Among
the performers who volunteered their
services were Some Of our most noted
city musicians. ~ ul
srxx Goo Was THxlx.-Cousin Jack