Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-14
LATEST coxDESsED rELEonAns

The Minister OF Colimas has intro.
duced o bill in the Chamber author.
izing the Spanish Government to issue
Cuban bonds, and cancelling the con.
tract for 100. 000. 900 pestss, concluded
between the Hispano Colimal Bank and
the Treasury.
The discussion OF the Afghanistan war
was continued with great spirit In tho
English Parliament yesterday. A nota.
BILE feature Of tho debate was the deliv.
cry OF speeches by Mr.. Newdegate and
General Sir Alexander Gordon (both
Con~ssrvatives). denouncing the Gov.
eminent policy.
The newspapers report that Count
Schouvaloff g accession to the Ministry
OF the Interior will inaugurato a regime
which shall give effect to the constitu.
ton the Gar instructed the Count to
draw up while at Livadia.
The Chancellor Of the Exchequer In
the House OF Commons yesterday an.
nounced that ho would shortly move for
q grant OF money by Parliament In aid
OF distressed people in the Rhodope
Mountains.
A telegram from Peshawer says there
IL much sickness. principally pneu-
monia, among the troops at the front.
One regiment has lost fifteen men in
four days and another has eighty sick.
Jonathan Nleld. managing partner In
the private bank Of J. d j. Fenton a.
Sons, Rockdale, England. in November
lost 80, 900. 900 Of the banks money by
specializing in tho Stock Exchange.
II Ia announced that the Neva-
do Bank has raised the amount OF loans
on Sierra Nevada and Union to $50 from
$25. It il also reported that tho rate is
raised on Ophir and Mexican.
The Directors Of the French Savings
Bank, San Francisco, are 10 have pos.
session Of the funds and books OF the
institutions ~ soon ms Director Lows
accounts are proved correct.
II is quite possible that the $4,000, 900
balance OF the Geneva award may be
covered into the Treasury rs AN offset to
tho Halifax award. aud that there will
be no further distribution.
Peter Muchmeisser In Cincinnati yes
terday morning beat his wife with n fiat
iron until he supposed her dead. and
then went out and hanged himself. The
woman may recover.
The express companies doing business
between New York and the West have
agreed upon q new schedule OF reduced
rates on West.bound freight, to take
effect January LIST.
A Council Of Ministers Of spain have
decided to create cadres for Que hundred
infantry battalions and twenty squad
rons Of cavalry for the benefit Of half.
pay officers,
1t is proposed to transfer the control
OF the German railways from the State
to the Imperial Government, in Prussia
at least.
Charles Baxter. who committed sui
eide al Kingsland. N. j.. yesterday. was
0 49'er. He went 10 California overland
and wal afterward o halter In New York
city.
George Washington (colored) was yes.
terday in Louisville convicted OF outrag.
ing an elsven-year old white girl named
Francis Otto and sentenced to be hanged.
A Vienna correspondent says 1. is re.
ported from Odessa that Winter camps
Tor %, 900 men are rapidly forming near
the southern frontier.
The nail masters OF Staffordshire have
resolved TO resist the demands OF the
men. even II q general strike should DO
the result.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has is
sued . circular OF instructions concern.
Ing the resumption Of specie payments.
King Humbcrt has accepted the resig-
nation Of the ministers and asked Signor
Carroll TO form another Cabinet.
John H. Mcdonald. alias Jeb Rice.
has been arrested in San Francisco for
oounterfsiting half-dollars.
Jacob Himmelright was shot and
fatally wounded In San Francisco ysster.
day by William Miller.
Patrick Shannon was killed In the
machinery Of the American Iron Works.
P~ittsburs. yesterday.
Judge Parker. Of Indian Territory.
reports that crime In that country "
decreasing.