Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-21
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SAN FRAScisco, March 20.-A meet.
ing Of the stockholders OF the knicker.
becker Mining Company wal held at l
o'clock T.. ~. to-day to act on the propo-
sition to increase tho capital stock from
50. 400. 900 In $4,000 shares to $780,
000. 900 in l0O. 200. The increase was
ordered. Similar propositions are now
pending with other mining companies.
The Manhattan 0re-treating Company
has incorporated, with q capital OF S25,-
900. for the purpose Of manufacturing
machinery appertaining TO the process
Of treating orc, invented by Charles +.
sscor. Directors-C. F. Secor. A. @.
Bradford. ID. +. Baker. @. Chandler and
A. d. Squire.
r The Lafayette Consolidated Mining
Company incorporated to-day, to work
the Dexter Mining claim aud Lafayette
claim. In Virginia district, Nevada.
Capital stock, SO. 200. 900. Directors
NJ. Sheldon. A. walrath. w. McCully.
d. U. Alland and II. r. Fowler.
A legal muddle seems impending eon.
corning the street-elsaning contract.
The contractors ore determined 10 on
tinue the work and demand payment
from tho city. by advico OF their attor.
neys, while the Auditor. or the advice
Of the City and County Attorney. will
refuse TO audit the bills.
A. @. Mappa, Of San Diego. who was
discharged a year or more ago from the
Internal Revenue Department as an
employe. was indicted by the United
States Grand Jury last week for tho sm-
bezzlement OF Government money. He
has given bonds 10 appear before tho
United States Circuit Court. II II in
timated that out OF this case will grow
some interesting Developments concern
ing the rsvenue frauds and Government
secret service on this coast.
In tho Board OF Supervisors this even.
ing the Mayor presented q communion
ton to the Board referring TO the recent
decision Of tho Supreme Court OF the
United States ruling that the State legis-
lation against the Chinese immigration
was unconstitutional, and suggesting
that the Board take steps 10 place the
matter In It's true light before the ma
tional lawmakers In the most impress
aive amer The communication went
on to state that municipal legislation
was powerless and State legislation had
boon exhausted Ia the attempt to remedy
the evil, and aid could only be obtained
FROM Congress aud tho treaty.making
power. Tho Board could not but have
observed tho increase OF Chinese pau
pers, prostitutes. gamblers aud Grimm.
ais. Tho Chinese had invaded the
heart Of the city. destroying property
values; they defy the police. make
and enforce their own law and regulA-
tons, and crowd our prisons, asylums
and hospitals. The evil Is attaining
proportions threatening theprosperity OF
the city and public safety. Chinese
immigration is imperiling the interests
OF the working classes and sndangsring
the morals OF boys. Il was suggested
that each member OF the Board name
ono citizen who should constitute q
committee to call q mass meet
ing and thus obtain an expression
OF public opinion. A depuiation should
DO sent to Washington 10 represent the
question 10 Congress. and the Lcgisla-
ture should be petitioned to authorize
me ma.0 2.nnss,ion
Ts'lay ih III nnin;op an n.
subject, the movement will be free from
Psi'y o,as any o;a..n. IN. fRoa,d
M iss. a,,sn.roJ IL ,hs Msvor's
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