Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-17
LATE fELEsRAMs.


EAsTHRN.
The silver 0ssssiss In washiassea.
wAsnnoros. April 15th.-Prspara-
tons are being made at the Treasury
Department for the issue OF silver cur
rency under the new Law. Treasurer
New has been in consultation with Sec
Rotary Bristow on the subject. Tho all
YER currency will be issued only as n
substituts Tor the fractional currency de-
iivsred at the Department. II 10 not de-
cided whether the Department will bear
the expense Of the transportation OF sil-
YER from the Trsasuy 10 bankers and
others applying therefor. There arc
now $40, 100000 Of silver and silver bul.
lion In the vaults Of the Treasury.
Enough will be provided 10 redeem all
the fractional currency In circulation
a. rapidly % the same ear be presented.
Arrangements have been nearly per.
fectsd for issuing the new subsidiary
silver coin. Enough bullion TO keep the
Minis running for two months. was re-
Gently bought at about three cents IN
ounce below the present market price.
There IL now some demand from tho
West Indies for this coin. There 1t can
n.sssJ ont Al nearly lie face value in
gold.
Yesterday and to-day, in New York.
10, 900 dimes and $1,000 halves and
quarters, old issue, were taken at about
90 gold, for shipment. II there had
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Ies nsrs manu-
The Navy Yard investigation was 70.
sumed yesterday. The most important
witness to-day was Naval Cons'ruc'o'
HART. He was examined touching sup
plies Of live oak furnished to the Marc
Island Navy Yard some tme ago; lie
was closely guesuonsu '9ucnins .ns ~
legged Coal hin ~ mare lsiahu, anu Va,
charges against - no iuriisn
short measure placed iaiso nantes on .ne
pay nv J.n;sd .ve,rth;nc and
"a H. ...,.L n,.so,,.J 10 him bv
Mackay was returned by him.
y-.....,.. 4. Mailman.
-
Everything u prepared ior in'peacn'
ment proceedings Against peikhap,
which VIII come up III inc Sena'e on
Monday, when service IL made r.'urha-
BILE. Belknap will n appear, but ns
will he represented by counsel VINO wiii'
upon hearing the impeachment articles
read a plea that the Senate has no Juris'
dietion. and make an elaborate argument
in support OF their position. lhey WI,
then ask Tor time TO prepare ior triu, II
the Senate decide they have Jurisuic'
ton. this arrangement having beer
agreed upon between counsel and tn,
managers. Two tables were placed IN
tho Senate Chamber to-day for the use
Of counsel. II is not probable that the
House will 20 in q body to the Senate
Chamber on Monday. AZ they are not re-
quired to do so by the rules until the
first day Of the trial proper.
n,..ir. Emp<ror In America nj
Last.
Nkw YORK Apin io.-lhe s'salne'
Helvetius, bearing u emperor amu Tam
r~osa ~ IlraztI nonn PALM mud TlOrtSa
Pns.,.,. -a ~, or S,nJy Uook a,
o.an ~ n.vai ye.ssIs wer, nrc,.
.n, and -cons.ausn,lv there was no
sorm.i r-scsn,ion, md only the steamer
Gsrmani,' lar Liyerpooi. in passing out,
saluted the Helvetins oil Sandy Hook;
Az she passed the Narrows anu entered
-. -. n;,.n Inv ths batteries anil men.
T. Sonar ., ,hs rov.i Marty m,
p,s.;i;sn .orx.,ta Nic,no.v fred n royal
.aln,a a. hi slso The frirate Min.
nesots. The tup.boat Georpe Birbcke,
with The Brazilian Minister, the Centen.
NAL Commissioners. and Others, the
Navy Yard tue and tho United States
sioon.of.war Alert. the latter having on
bo.ri sscretaries Fish. Taft and Robe
on. Admiral Rowan. General Hancock,
senior DorQes. Brazilian Minister to
washington, and the Portuguese Min.
later. met the Helyetius nj ) =. NJ.
when the steamer arrived in the lower
bay she was boarded by the Deputy
Health Officer, DIR. Thompson. and
shortly after Collector Arthur and Gus.
tom House officers came on board. The
Emperor aud Empress shook hands with
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