Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-22

The Director OF the Mint is In receipt OF
information Of . recent rise In the price OF
silver, due 10 the famine In certain dis.
tricts Of India. for which large quantities
of rice were procured directly from Siam
and silver sent there in payment, which
silver came from London where the gen
sral government supplied IL.
A treatise on the money and legal ten
ders in the United States by DR.. Linder-
man, Director Of the Mint, will DO issued
by one Of the New York publishing houses
In q few days. II gives clear and succinct
definitions Of the various technical terms
ordinarily used In connection with bullion.
minting. and money. and reviews legisla-
tive enactments upon these subjects from
tho declaration Of independence down
10 the present time. Tho credit
obligations Of tho United States
are referred to In detail. and various
propositions for the reconciliation OF sil-
YER are considered. The chapter on tho
par Of exchange and the trade dollar con-
tains full information ON these two sub
jects which are Of growing Importance TO
American commerce.. Tho treaties will no
doubt prove 10 be Of much value ut the
present time. in connection with con-
siderations Of important financial and
monetary questions likely to DO acted
upon by Congress in the near future.
Corbin, who was elected Senator from
South Carolina by the Chamberlain Leg
laturc, has arrived here TO urge his ad-
mission. He returned from Europe on
Wednesday. Corbin was United States
District Attorney ut Charleston until re-
Gently. and il one Of those Republicans
against whom the Democrats have sue.
ceeded in obtaining indictments. Demo-
cratic newspapers have been predicting
that Corbin would not return from Europe
TO answer the charges against him.
Banning will tomorrow introduce o
resolution providing for tho appointment
Of q committee 10 investigate the causes
which led TO the recent railroad strike.
Cox will to-day introduce two bills, one
to abolish the coming Of t%wenty-cent
pieces. The other will be the %well.known
amnesty bill.
Our Ordnasee Department.
WASHINGTON. October PIN the recent
report Of General Bennett, Chief Of Ord.
nance. he says In our preparations we
mus. keep abreast OF the progress Of the
age. II Is In this Wow that large appro-
priations for the manufacture Of Arms at
the national armory Ia deemed imperative.
The rifles issued " the army and militia
compare isvorably with the best breech.
leaders, either hero or abroad. This was
conclusively shown recently In tho Inter
State military match ut Creedmoor. In the
hands Of the California team from Gen.
McComb's brigade. The score may bo
said never to have becu equalled In . mil
itary team match. II Is an arm that may
not be superseded for many years TO come.
and II Ii be obliged to yield to n OF
superior merit. the effect will not DO TO
render II obsolete, but to make II second
AIRY 10 one using the same cartridge, but
having greater rapidity Of fire 20 that
tho present single breech loader will
always be q powerful weapon, even when
compared with possible magazine gun Of
the future. We cannot be wrong In laying
up q reasonable supply Of these, there
fore, especially a. q magazine gun which
may be adopted for army service. may re-
quire years OF invention 81 simplicity In
its mechanical arrangements necessary to
render II suitable for soldiers.
An Expedition Around she world.
Nrw YoRK. October 22.--Tho World has
the following: II Is now definitely An
nouncei that the Woodruff Scientific Ex-
petition around tho world will not start
before June I. 1878. It has been Ncer.
tanned upon examination that the steamer
In which tho voyage was TO have been
made, is untitled for the purpose. The
Director, therefore. has contracted with
John Roach to build q new one, specially
arranged for the expedition, TO DO ready
by the 18th Of May. This vessel Is to DO
as feet long and 40 feet wide. contain the
latest and best Improvements In machinery
and will be one Of the handsomest and
strongest Of boats. The plan and route
will remain substantially the same a.
heretofore published. except that the route
will be almost reversed. going first to Eng
land, thence to France and the great Ex.
p~osition at Paris. possibly TO y. Peters
burg. and on tho return voyage visiting
the Sandwich Islands and San Francisco.
From there probably to Peru. the Society
Islands and Fejce Islands. and thence
home via the Straits Of Magellan. being
absent two years. The details are now In
course Of preparation. Tho same educa-
tional plan aud purpose will be maintained
in every respect with substantially the
Same management. officers and Faculty.
The Timber Land Bili.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2l.-Following 10 the
full text Of the Timber Land bill. intro.
duced in the Senate by Chaffcc. and now
before the Public Land Committee;
he !, Esa>,,d. etc.. That all citizens Of
the United States and other persons koaa