Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-10
LATEST coSDESsED rELEaRAns

OF Representatives yesterday o commu-
nication addressed to him officially by
Postmaster General Key, In which he
informs the house that In order 10 keep
the total expenditures within the amount
OF the appropriation no shall be obliged
to discontinue the railway postal cars on
and after the lst OF January next, unless
Congress shall in the meantime mako an
additional appropriation.
A. Z. Church, q prisoner In the San
Francisco County Jail. charged with the
murder Of the clerk Of the Coso Lodg.
ing House, yesterday attempted suicide
by cutting his throat and arm with .
pocket knife. The wounds are likely TO
prove fatal. Church Is q printer by
trade and well known on the Comstock,
where ho is considered mildly insane.
Kearney, accompanied by Judge Fer
raj Of the City Criminal Court and OFF,
GERS OF the Workingmen's party. took n
tour through San Francisco Chinatown
last night. Kearney vas disguised. but
was recognized by the Cinnamon. and
though many crowded TO nee him. he and
his party were allowed to pursue their
way quietly.
The California Constitutional Conven.
ton yesterday adopted u resolution re-
questiug the Chair to appoint a commit
tee to draft q petition to the Governors
OF Oregon and Nevada, soliciting them
TO memorabilia the President and Con-
gress ON behalf Of their respective States
for a modification OF the Burlingame
treaty.
A Yankton special praises the Indians
who have recently been utilized to do
the Government freighting between the
Missouri river aud Rosebud Agency. and
says /: despite the fact that the new
enterprise was watched with some mis-
giving the Indians proved themselves US
faithful and industrious as the white co.
laborers."
Premier Canovas del Castillo declared
in Congress yesterday that the Govern.
ment would receive a French represent
ative, whether n Monarchist or Repub.
lican. Just ~ they receive Ministers OF
the United States or Mexico. The rela.
tons OF Spain with France no said were
cordial.
In the Virginia Senate yesterday q
resolution was passed appointing n
special committee OF Senators TO con.
slider the matter OF the alleged usurpa.
ton Of State Jurisdiction by United
States Judge Rivers Of the Western Dis.
trict Of Virginia.
In tho Twelfth District Court, San
Francisco. yesterday. in the matter OF
the refusal OF J.. O.. Flood TO testify DO.
fore q notary in the case OF Burke Va.
Flood ct. al, Judge Daingerfield do.
cided Flood could not bs compelled to
testify until issues joined.
A Washington correspondent says
Blount, who has charge OF the post Of.
flee appropriation bill, does not believe
Keys threats to do.away with the postal
cars arc sincere. but merely an effort
to bulldose Congress into an a%ppropria.
ton Of $780, 00.
A Washington special hints that II
Hamburg Butler is unssated this session
he will be reseated when the Democrats
come into power after the 18th Of March.
A precedent would also thereby be given
to retire Kellogg OF louisiana.
W. J. White, bound over last Septem.
Der to appear before the Grand Jury on
the charge Of manslaughter for the kill.
ing Of DIR. Mehring in visalia. CAL. 10
to be held over to appear before the next
Grand Jury in February.
Samuel Collier, the well known prize
fighter, who was sentenced in Salem
county, New Jersey, on November 3.
1876, for manslaughter. to six years i'm.
prisonment, was on Saturday last par.
doned.
II is definitely stated that Attorney
General Devens will be nominated by
President Hayes as Judge Of the Maine
Circuit Court in place Of Judge Shepley,
deceased.
Wade Hampton's leg 10 to be
amputated below the knee tomorrow.
He expects to DO elected U. 8. Senator
from his State at about tho same time.
Conkling took his seat in the Senate
for the first time this morning. In pr.
yate conversation he announces himself
for Grant as Presidential candidate.
The Secretary OF the Treasury yestsr.
day issued the seventy.fourth call for
the o 20 bonds OF 1865 and the consols
Of 1865. On March 9th next the in
terest will cease.
c. G. O'Donnell's libel suit against
the De Youngs Of the San Francisco
Chronicle will DO tried on the 2lst In
slant.
A Tallahassee special says: Both
Democratic candidates for Congress In
Florida will be declared elected.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has
ratified the silver convention With Bel
GUM. Italy, Switzerland and Greece
The Manhattan shipped from Austin.
Nevada, yesterday. bullion valued al
Sl0.sil 81.
Silver is quoted at God per ounce in
London to-day,
Gortschakoff has gone to 81. Petsrs.
burg.
A contract to raise the Pomerania has
been signed.