Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-22
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
MINIS TO BUY BULLION.
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BILL.
A Fat Mail Contract.
WAsuISeToN. March q

WASHINGTON, March 81.
The Secretary of the Treasury ha>
authorized the MInts at Philadelphia.
san Francisco and Carson, ami the
Assay Office at Ne. York, to purchase
silver bullion in lois not exceeding
1000 ounces, at the equivalent of the
London rate, for coinage into stan lard
silver dollars, payment to be made in
silver dollars al the MINIS and Assay
Office 50 soon as a sufficient number
shall have been coined tor The purpose.
In the meantime, payment will be-
made at the laller places in gold coin.
This is intended to place the holders of
small lots of bullion on the same loot
ing with the owners of large
The bill Of Waddell, Chairman OF
the Committee on Postoffices and Post
roads, to establish a Postal Saving
Depository aud aid in re%fundiug the
national debt, was discussed in com.
mittee this morning. and the Chairman
was authorized to offer it as a subsii
tute for the bill of Robbins, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, which
was made the special order for to day
in the House. Robbins bill for re
funding the national debt provides for
the Postal Savings Depository to he
managed by the P~ostotfice Department,
su Substantially upan the English and
Canadian plans, viz: Deposits of any
amount from % cents to $500
may be received at designated
money order offices. for which
depositots are entitled TO a passbook
of credit. and also to a certiti,aLe OF
deposit from the Postmaster General.
These deposits bear three per cent. in
terest, and ma be Withdrawn at any
time on application of the depositor or
his legal representative. Absolute
security is guaranteed TO the deposit
ors, and no charge made for deposits
or Withdrawal, while every facility is
offered for the convenience of deposit
ors. Dtpositors who desire, ma have
their deposits, when they reach fifty
dollars, converted into 365 certificates
or four per cent. bonds. The III also
provides Tor all the details of manage
ment. and covers all grounds of The
other bills having in view the popular
four per cent. loan.
The Postal Committee of the House
have an in eresling case for %exaniina-
ton in the mail contract for the route
between Mesilla, New Mexico. and San
Diego, California. The route was
started some years ago with a service
of once a week, at S45 900 per annum
1t was then raised hy an order which
was contrary to law to 500 600 per an
mum, with a service of three times a
week. By another order. contrary to
law, it was raised to 1888 1873 80. Part
of the service on this route, for which
so large a SUN is paid, is performed by
a boy and a mule.
Craxed by Grief No Woman Suf.
fraGe In Rhode Island.
Providence. March 81.
A family named Murray have four
children living dead from diptheria,
and three others not expected TO live
through the day. The father is almost
Insane. He threatened to shoot the
undertaken. A policeman has been
placed in the house.
The House of Representatives has
defeated the constitutional amendment
giving unmarried wotne and WILLOWS
the same privilege as men in voting
upon any proposition to impose a tax,
or To appropriate money, or for city
c0uncilmen.
A Brewery Building Burned-Min-
Ing Property Below Par.
NEW YORK, March 81.
Rubsam K HOrmann's brewery, on
Staten Island. burned to-day, together
with the ice houses and beer vaults,
and the fine new residence of Mr.. Rub.
sam. The loss on the brewery build
ines and stock is $500 900.
The property of the Bullion Mining
Company,'of Colorado, vas yesterday
sold at auction in this city for three
dollars.
Held for Murder-Gentie Woman
Gets "a Backset.
BosToN, March 2l.
Captain Thomas Peabody, Of he
bark C. o. Whitmore, is held for trial
on a charge of numbering his mate, j
II. Elwood. +.
The bill granting female suffrage at
municipal elections has been defeated
in the House by a vote of 1T to 93.
Attempt to Poison n Family.
CLARKsBURG, w. Va. March 81.
A domestic OF Judge Campbell at
tempted TO poison the whole family OF
Tuesday by a liberal supply OF arsenic
IN the tea. Too large u quantity was
ad ministered (which caused vomiting
and saved the lives Of the family.