Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-05
LATEST TEIEGhAMS.

We clip the following from last eve
nins's Gold Hill News
San Francisco. February IA meet
ing of merchants was held IN the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
for the purpose of coming to some mu-
tuai understanding as Ia whether they
should adhere To Il gold basis III sales OF
merchandise OF should accept silver
wholly or in part payment OF bliis. The
question was finally referred to COM
nnIttee Of eleven, representing different
departments of trade. with instructions
to report at meeting t. he held 81 =.
II on Saturday.
The general conviction i that the
production of silver Is So great that the
discount must increase. unless some
outlet can be 'fIund for il.
]. W. Vaudeville. State Controller,
died to lay at sacramento. Of paralysis
and congestion OF the brain, aged 81
wears. tie leaves n widow aud two
children. Soth Houses of the Lecisla-
,ure have appointed committees to make
ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral, and re-
solved to attend i'll a body. The ad.
journment this afternoon viii be till
Nvu3ey.
The Trustees oi the Belrber Mining
Company to-day declared = dividend Of
: PEI share.
The case Of +. VI. Dawson. EXPIRES
byteritn minister, ugains. the Post
came up in the Nineteenth District Court
to-day and was Continued.
St. Johns. Y. Il. Feb. John
O'Neal yesterday afternoon killed his
mother-in-iaw and father-in-law, they
having persuaded his wife to leave him.
New York. Feb. 4.-Andreas Fuchs
has been formally declared by the Cor
oner's Jury TO be the murderer OF VIM.
W. Simmons. The police yesterday
found in the cellar III which Fuchs kept
his coal and wood, near one OF the
foundation walls, beneath the flooring.
the heart and liver of the murdered
mau, which it vas supposed had been
destroyed by fire after the clothing had
been burned Thus the whole Of ne
discovered body has been recovered.
At the inquest Police Inspector Wood
said the child Ellen kesoo told him that
Simmons, Fuchs and her mother all
drank together until her mother fell on
the floor, and she aAi Fuchs put her to
led. Simmons aud Fuchs then drank
more until the former fell asleep on the
chair. Fuchs did not Seem to he drunk.
He took Of the ann If Simmons
- unl "A 90 the floor. He then
20. sa.. r.sya-t, .,.' 90 MS hands. rub
BED then 90 ,, a- with the Ratchet
struck Sim 80 OF tie neck.
New York, Fec. For the first TIM,
this season the city and surrounding
country has the genuine aspect of Win
ter. Snow fl ieavily all night and
confines tl,s morning with every in
dication OF lasting all day The ground
is covered to a depth of six or eight
inches, and the snow is already piled
upon the streets aud sidewalks. Quite
time this Winter.
Chicago. Feb. A Times Washing
ten special SAYS the Judiciary Commit
tee has for some time been considering
the case of SHOEMAKER L King i'll the
light of the Pacific mail testimony re-
ferred to before the Ways and Means
Committee. BY this testimony 1t is
shown that Schumacher. Democrat. re-
ceived upwards OF $500, 900 to act as the
paid lobbyist Of the corrupt Pacific Mail
Agency. King. Republican, had not
only been shown to have been bride
taker, but by the record a periurer as
we'll. The Judiciary Committee are
clearly of the opinion that these men
should be expelled from Congress, but
are doubtful whether they have the right
to go back of the election ana punish
their acts committed prior to that time.
TLe i mes ST. Louis special says the
latest ~. ormation concerning the dis
positio: Of the Mckee case is that he
will Ply . fine of seven thousand dol
lars and be imprisoned thirty hours.
This has not been in any sense officially
announced, but it is what. Mckes's
counsel expect, and for which they claim
to have reason to look.
Chicago, February "A Kansas City
special says: A horrible murder was
committed in Norborne, Carroll county,
yesterday. A young man named Will
liams had an alteration with q negro,
when the negro picked up a shovel and
struck Williams over the head, cutting
open the skull and killing him instantly.
Not yet satisfied with his develish work,
the black fiend took an az and nearly
severed the head from the body. A
large body of men are in search of the
murderer, and ii caught he will be
hanged.
St. Louis, February 4.-The trial of
Babcock has been postponed until Mou-
day.
New Orleans. Feb. August. the
negro assassin Of Colonel Afrult, in Lam
ders Parish, has bsen captured and