Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-25

rail- VnS car upstts fulieu uowu III ela-
bankmsnt and caught ERE. Mr.. Bissol's
son, aged II years, Was In the center Of
the sleeper. The father got out, but
hearing the cries OF his son went back to
save him. and both were burned to
death. No other passengers in the
sleeper were burned, but all were more
or less injured in other ways. Mr..
Francis Tierney and wife OF Chicago
were hurt--Mrs. Tiorney in tho face and
her husband In the head. Mr.. Pithon,
Of Hartford, was also injured. The en-
CINE went Ave milss after physicians
and all the injured are doing well.
There wero about fifty person. in tho
passenger car behind the sleeper. mono
Of whom were hurt. Mr.. Bissel was
found dead with his feet out OF the win
dow aud his body inside, burned to a
crisp.
Minisssr schenck and ths Emma
Mine.
w~AsHISGroS. Feb. 2i.-Ths House
Committee on Foreign Affairs has con-
sidered the report Of the subcommittee
ON correspondence furnished by the
State Department, including communica-
tons FROM Minister Schsnrk. in which
he a y he invested in the Emma mine
stock. but II was u private speculation.
for which he cited precedents. He did
not see how the transaction could con-
Germ the public. He was not ashamed
Of what be has done. At the suggestion
Of the President, however. owing to the
scandal, be resigned ~ director OF the
company. The full committee thorough
ly discussed the subject. but reached no
conclusion and adjourned till tomorrow.
The committee were not satisfied with
the character and extent Of the docn-
ments furnished them. and. suspecting
that others are In the possession OF tho
Secretary Of Stntr. they have invited
him to appear before them tomorrow
morning and bring with him such other
papers ~ be may have on the subject.
Miscellaneous.
PHuApELpuIA, Feb. 2i.-Rev. W. II.
| Nicholson il to be installed here this ev-
ening M Missionary Bishop Of the 10.
formed Episcopal Church. Bishop Che
ney Of Illinois will preach the
Arrangements have been completed
by the newspapers Of the city to tender
a complimentary banquet to Col. j. W.
Fornsy on his return from Europe next
week.
NEW YoRx. Feb. ga special meet
| inc Of the Chamber of Commerce was
held this afternoon to consider the sub
ject OF the national finances. President
Samuel ID. Babcock occupied tho chair.
There was a large attendance. including
some members rarely seen OF lato in the
meetings.
At q largely attended meeting OF the
Chamber Of Commerce to-day. resolu-
tons were adopted In favor Of tho re-
sumption Of specie payments on Janu.
AIRY I, 1879.
Dns MorSEs, Iowa, Feb. GA reso-
luton providing for tho Woman Sui.
frage amendment to the Constitution
passed tho House this afternoon by n
vote OF 81 to ~.
Anssher stage Line 10 she Hack
IIiiis.
Stock CIrY. Iowa. February 2%i.-John
Gordon, who led the pioneer party OF
miners that built the siockade near Gus.
ter City ia the Winter Of lS1i-I5, will
leave here tomorrow to establish for the
| Sioux City and Black Hills Transports
| ton Company n stage line from this
| place 10 the Hills. lie will arrange for
the bridging OF streams that cannot be
| easily forded, and establish ranches. lie
IL expected to make the trip to tho Hills
and return inside OF thirty days. Cor
don will return to the Hills. leaving hero
April 6. and pilot through al teams that
are ready TO leave ut that time. A COM
pany Of forty men and their teams left
to-day under Albert Collins, who has
been over all the routes.
Bsiinas selected ~ . Life-SaSinE
Nsation.
WASHINGTON, February 2i.-The Sec.
Rotary OF the Treasury yesterday sent to
tho House . communication from the
officers designated to select sites for life
saving aud lifeboat stations on tho Pa.
cinc coast. They say q suitable location
was found at Port Requis, in brakes
Bay, hut as all the land bordering on II
belonged to n person, who would not
sell and whose occupancy could not be
admitted. they selected a site Mt Bolinas,
in Bolinas Bay. This Is the only selec-
ton which the officers report.
suit Against John &. Fremont.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-To-day Gen.
eral Crittenden and NJ. q. Ingle, for
Thomas L. and II. II. Crittcnden, OK.
ecutors OF the estats.of John j.. Critten.
den. deceased. filed n suit against John
@. Fremont for $40, 900. in which sum
il il claimed defendant in December.
1855. became indebted to ]. ]. Critten.
den for his services rs attorney for de-
PENDANT in procuring for defendant let
tiers patent for certain lands in Califor-
mia tunuo M Ioa Mnrinnsaa /