Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-23
Terrible Explosion on the
Hudson.
How Fraudulent Mail Con-
tracts are Secured.
A FATAL EXPLOSION IN VIRGINIA.
A Fresh Indian Scare In the
Northwest.
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A FATAL EXPLOSION IN VIRGINIA,
tsrsoIAL DISPATCH TO the Com HiLI
DAILY NKws.l
Netes From the Capital.

Committee. consisting Of Atkins. Durham
and Foster, was to-day reported to the full
committee. The bill covers an eIpendi.
ture OF SO, OOO. 900. and reduces tho eI.
penditures Of last year some 100000.
Tho reduction Is effected mainly by TO
arranging tho clerical force Of the various
branches Of the Government 30 ~ 70
provide for . smaller number Of high
salsriod clerks and a greater number Of
those receiving low salaries. Officers
whose salaries are fixed by law arc not
Affected by the reduction. It Is under.
stood that tho bill proposes TO abolish the
Offices Of the Fortieth and Fiftieth G
Auditors Of the Treasury. their duties to be
| performed by other Auditors.
Tho House Committee on Invalid Pen
sions to-day agreed 10 report q bill allow
ing pensions Of $72 per month to soldiers
having Last either both eyes. both hands
| or both feet, aud $2i per month 10 those
having lost QUO eye. ono hand or ono foot.
Postmaster Coey's nomination for 70.
appointment was this afternoon referred
| In the regular course Of proceedings TO tho
Senate Postal Committee. II will DO 70.
| ported favorably and both Sargent and
Booth will promote Its prompt confirms
ton.
Tho p~ostofice Department to-day made
awards Of steamboat mail service for the
Pacific coast, giving the contract In each
case TO the lowest bidder. A full list Of
lowest bidders was autographed In these
| dispatches al tho time the bids were opened.
| Tho contracts are awarded for . term Of
| three and . half years from the LIST day OF
next July. Service on tho Sitka route ID
10 commence Of Fort Townsend.
The Secretary Of tho Navy informed
Senator Sargent to-day that he has def.
| nitely concluded 10 establish q rolling mill
at Marc Island Navy Yard, To utilize the
scrap iron about the yard, Of which there
arc several thousand tons capable Of being
converted into excellent bar iron, etc.
Secretary Thompson intends TO devote TO
this purpose . portion OF the funds pro.
vided BY tho General Appropriation bill
which passed the House yesterday. He
expects, however. that Congress will make
Q special grant this session Of 5000, 900 10
DO expended for tho permanent improve.
ment Of tho navy In tho construction Of
new ships.
The resolution OF tho San Francisco
| Chamber Of Commerce protesting against
the abolition Of trade dollars was received
and presented by members Of the Califor-
| mia delegation. They were, however. fore
stalled by Davis argument and the quickly
| consequent action Of tho House Committee
to-day In reporting . bill which provides
for the continuance of the coinage OF trade
| dollars with the limitation suggested by
Davis, limiting the maximum amount 10
50. 0O0. 900 per annum, and expressly ro-
stricting their uso TO purposes of export.
| Tho bill does not prescribe what safeguard
shall DO employed to prevent domestic cir
culation OF tho dollars. but simply en-.
powers tho Secretary Of the Treasury 70
make such regulations a. ho may deem
necessary.
Fraudulent Mail Contracts.
WASHINGTON. March 22.-Before the
House Posionlco Committee W. W. wilt.
shire, . practicing lawyer Of Littlc Rock
and Representative In the last Congress
| from Arkansas. testified that last January
Postmaster Of Little Rock Hadlcy had
asked him to sign as surety q batch Of bids
for carrying the mails on routes In Arkan.
sas and Indian Territory. Hadlcy In
| formed him these bids had been sent 10
- 80, w..h,n,,on hv aon.,o, Dor.ev
| with the request that they should be per
| fected and forwarded 10 Washington.
| After q delay Of ten days or two weeks.
.,rnsJ bI. name "A %surety 10 a batch Of
| Az or more bIds. Tbe.c bids were In
hMi.yy ~i,h ,bs a~,ce,,ion M he number
md trrmin.i points OF routcs and Of tho
.mount Of penslty. Tho names Of tho
| hiJlsrs mr. .mount az Tho bids were not In
snv N tbem' Tb,re was no other name 10
,h.m a. .nrstv when be sirned them, bui
ha nnder.,ooJ ,bey wore nfiervard signed
hy snothor sureiy w. McDisrmid OF
ijt,ie Rock. lie had since called Al the
po.ioa,ce Departmsnt 10 ascertain the
Names Of bidders and 10 notify the Depart.
mani of ,hc inform,lity. lie lad only
heen ALA 10 find ono of Tho bids signed by
him snJ th.t Lila was in The name Of John
M. peck. and purportcd 10 have been
sirpcd by Peck and sttested before . no.
t.Py public In Washington. Wiltshire
could not testify a. to whether Pcck's sig.
nature was genuine or not. lilo knew Peck
bad been since last summer 2 res,ueni o.
sew ncA,S ~ ~. nut, ~ counarv .inc. h.
I.a Sono 10 New Mexico. wiltshire was
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