Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-05
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Tornado and Loss OF Life In Casey
County, Kentucky.

Tornado and Loss OF Life In Case!
County, Kentucky.
GOVERNOR WELLS SPUNKY II
fHE LAST.
lsrsouAL DISPATCH TO the aoLD Hri
DAILY NEws.l
spaias Ternss 60 the Cuban lnsur'
gents.
HAVANA, March A proclamation
dated Puerto Principe. March I. signed By
Captain General Jovella and General Mar
tinez Campos. says;
Whereas. The insurgents are surrender,
Ing their Arms ; and whereas. the maJori'
~ Of the slaves who took part In the insur'
rsction did not figure In the ensus formed
In tho year 1870, or belonged 70 masters
who participated directly or indirectly In
the instruction, thereby acquiring their
liberty de Jaeio; and whereas, the senti
msnt 10 taken into account which inspired
the present law OF gradual emancipation
OF slaves In the island ; therefore. author
lied by tho Homo Government, we pro
claim
Article Pint--All slaves Of both ssxes
who were In the lines Of the insurgents on
the 10th OF February will DO free II they
present themselves 70 the Legitimate gu.
thorities or Government troops before the
last day Of March.
Article Second-Former owners OF these
freedmen have no right 10 indemnify II
they took part In the insurrection them
selves, directly or Indirectly.
Article Third-Thoso former owners OF
these freedmen who remained faithful 10
tho Spanish Government will receive In.
demnlty In . name which the Law Of
gradual abolition prescribes.
Article Fourth - All local authorities
will furnish papers Of free citizenship 10
those former slaves included In Article
First, giving direct and detailed accounts
70 heads Of their respective departments.
Tho decree signed by Captain General
Jovellar and General Martinez Campos,
dated March 1. says:
Whilst during the existence OF the In.
surrecti0n all the attention Of the Govern.
ment was absorbed by war. now. after ih
happy conclusion, comes the time 70 In.
troduce into the organic political ad-
ministrstive system Of the island such re-
forms a. without instruction Cuba would
have enjoyed long ago and would have
bcea In an analogous position with Porto
Rico, excepting certain reforms Of . social
character. to DO resolved upon after . pro.
found study Of the circumstances.
Article First Dating from the neIt
legislative term Cuba will DO represented
In the Cortes at Madrid on equal terms
with Porto Rico, according 10 the populA-
ton Of the Island.
Article Second-The provincial and
municipalities Of Spain. dated October Q.
1877. will DO applied to the government
and administration Of Cuba, - 10 done In
Porto Rico.
Article Third-The Spanish Govern.
ment will be requested 10 apply successive
ly 70 Cuba all other laws promulgated In
Spain. with such notifications ~ thought
convenient. and In virtue Of prescription
Of Article Righty.nine Of the Consultation
Of tho monarchy.
The Pacific Railroad sinking Fund.
WASHINGTON. March 4.-Tho bill re-
ported from the Senate Judiciary Com.
mittec to-day. providing for the creation
Of . sinking fund to liquidate principal
and interest Of the Pacific Railroad bonds,
endorsed by the United States. Is the
measure originally introduced by Senator
Thurman, and amended 90 a. 70 confine
Its operations to tho Union Pacific and
Central Pacific Indebtedness, and 10 en-.
body the following propositions: The net
earnings arc 10 bc ascertained by deduct.
ing from tho gross earnings tho expenses
Of operating and keeping tho roads In re-
pair, and also payments for interest on
fut mortgage bonds, but no reductions
shall be made on account Of payments Of
interest OH other Indebtedness. The Treas
ury Department 10 TO retain the amounts
earned from time TO time for Government
transportation. 0ne.half Of these amounts
are to be forthwith applied to liquidation
Of amounts paid or TO be paid by tho Gov.
eminent for interest on the companies'
bonds and the other half 10 to be placed 70
the credit Of the proposed sinking fund.
Five per cent. OF the net earnings a.
above defined are 10 10 paid into the
Treasury semi-annuAlly, and 10 10 be
placed 10 tho credit Of tho sinking fund.
and In addition 10 the foregoing sums the
companies arc TO pay into the United
States Treasury In ~semi.annual payments
not less than $500 M each year FOR the
Union Pacific and 81. 200. 900 for the Gen.
tral Pacific Company. Tho Act 10 TO take
effect tho LIST Of June next. S~emi.annuA
payments and other amounts placed 10 the
credit of the sinking fund are TO be In.
vested In United States i've per G
bonds, and accumulations Of interest on
these bonds 70 DO likewise invested somi.
annually st the same rate OF interest.
A Sac Francisco Mint Omcsr Re.
moved.
WARRINGTON. March 4.-The Secretary
Of tho Treasury to-day directed . change
10 DO made In tho superintendency Of the
construction Of tho San Francisco apprsis.
err building. and Thomas Holt, . con.
sulhng engineer now employed In tho Of.
ace Of tho Supervising Architect Of the
Treasury, will forthwith proceed 10 Ban
Francisco and permanently relieve super
Intendent Mccullough. This action Ia
taken Ut this time In consequence OF the
report Of . Special Investigating Agent.
who informs the Department. that no found
unmistakable evidence Of frauds and irrcg.
ularitirs committed under Superintendent
McCullough's administration. and there
fore recommends . change. although no al
90 reports that there ID no proof connecting
Mccullough with participation In the
frauds. The Special Agent found that
some Of McCullough's employees made con.
tracts for furnishing small amounts OF
supplies, concerning actual delivery Of
which there 10 considerable doubt. II was
also proved that moro concrete material
has been paid for than was used for build.
ing purposes, and Il was clearly established
that . clerk named Tracy. who 10 now
dead. fraudulently raised . number Of
vouchers. The charges that Mccullough
used public property and Government
labor In repairing or improving his private
residences are not sustained by the evidence
and were In fact disproved. Several other
charges were also found 70 be without
foundation. and on tho whole Mccullough
10 personally acquitted Of corruption. but
10 condemned for his failure 10 exercise such
vigilsnt supervision Of the afsin OF his
Office - was regulate 10 prevent irregu-