Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-16

more silver 20 30 Issued.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The following
was received to-day at the Treasury De
partment:
To A. NJ. wyman, Treasurer United
States-Sir; II appears from the iepor. oi
the Treasurer OF the United s'Sse,, the
Comptroller Of tho Currency and Cnisi OF
the Bureau Of Engraving and frinung'
dated June 9th, that the amount OF irac,
tional currency lost and destroyed ana
which therefore cannot DO presented Tor
redemption, Ia sSOS, ISL $50. The Attorney
General in his opinion Of this date, . copy
Of which Is found herewith, holds that In
sscertainipg the amount Of fractional cur.
rency outstanding within the meaning OF
the third section OF the Joint resolution OF
July ~, 1876, there should be deducted
from tho amount Of such currency, issued
and not redeemed, the amount lost AND
DESTROYED. The amount issued and NOT
redeemed on Nay 81. 1877, was szi,zoo,.
$50 IS, and deducting the moun
lost and DESTROYED. as above stated.
will leave sis, i26 ,4i6 50. tho amount Of
fractional currency. which according 70
the opinion Of the Attorney General was
then outstanding. You are therefore ai-
rected to issue. according 70 Jaw from
timo 10 time. an amount OF silver coin
which. including the amount issued since
the date Of the resumption Act. January
IA, 1875, and tho amount Of fractional cur.
rsncy outstanding a. thus ascertained Will
equal fifty million dollars.
Very respectfully. JOHN SHERMAN.
Secretary.
A Greenback Cenvsntion In Maine.
SKownEdAS. Maine. Juno i5.-The At
tendance at the Grcenback Convention to-
day was very large. Tho platform do
mands the immediate repeal Of tho he
sumption Act : that tho Government sup
ply the people with currency based on the
faith and Of tho natisn and
adapted TO legitimate wants Of busiaess
that national bank notes DO as speedily as
practicable withdrawn and replaced BY pa
per money, directly issued by the Govern.
nent and made full legal tendon for AL
debts not otherwise specified. and made
interchangeable with low OVERWHELMING
bonds /; that the Government remonetize
silver. and that the present bonded debt oi
the country be refunded ~ rapidly % pos
sible into registered interchangeabls
bonds bearing 4 low rate Of interest. kev.
II. l.. Munson OF Skowhegan was nomina-
ted for Governor.
A silly Suicide.
WASHINGTON, Juno iG.-Robert Richer,
for u long timo clerk in tho Quariermas-
ter Generals Office, quarrelsd with his
wife about her cat and kittens breaking
down his flowers. and remarked: "lf you
don't keep those kittens ont Of the garden
l will Kill them" His wife answered.
III YOU do, / will tear up your tomato
vines" Richer begun to beat tho cat, and
his wife TO tear up the vines. Richer then
placed q revolver TO his forehead, aud CT
claiming You SEQ me- shot himself. anu
instantly expired. lie was appointed from
Missouri.
A Double suicide in jail.
ST. LouIs. June ia special from
Rockwell. Texas, says: Garner. who was
to have been hung hero today. was found
dead in his cell this morning. His wife,
who had been permitted TO Walt him on
Wednesday and remain, was also found
dead. From letters left by them II APP
pears she carried poison with her into tho
prison In her mouth, and gave q portion
10 her husband but It not being sufficient
to kill. he first stranglcd her and then
killed himself by twisting some wire
arouhu MS neck
Hendriekn for TIE Frequency.
NEW YORK. june o'-ine movements W
mako hehdfieks Tue next Den'oe'."0 'an
i"r 'ho rrcs'ueh'' u sA'"s'."e'o "
siderable head. IL Is privately declared
that Tilden's friends pledged hendricks
next nomination before he agreed 10
accept the second place at tho 81. Louis
convention; but Hendricks friends think
rilden still IN the Held, unless the next
Congress will take steps % stat nun IN
msii, jr"am
-. a. 49, w..h.
m. con.uI !, Lon.
'hs'oh speeia' sa!'' i"' S'"'" .'
dom will 10 recalled next month u his
named from the south; IT'S
said II was tho intention W make tho
change earlier but IL was NOT ueelheu 'ne
Just thing 10 remove uran,s PeiSonai ~,
onicial reeentions In England, which
attended in company with the OK