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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-18
OFFICIAL MINING LETTERS.

The following letters, under tho dates
given, have been sent from the Comssock
to the principal Offices Of the various COM
panies In San Francisco:
CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA..
yrnotSt, Crrr, March 10. isfs.-A. W.
Ravens. Secretary Consolidated Virginia
Mining Company-De Dear Sir: On the izVV
level tho ore breasts continue TO look well
and are without change worthy OF noH.
The usual quantity and quality OF ore Is
beipg extracted. But little work has peen
done on the levels between the iooo anu
1900 levels. On these latter levels tne
drifts are being cleaned ont preparatory 70
r,.nming the extraction Of ore. The now
Of water from the east clay wAli: ~ ieet
above the 1900 level. Is 80 diminished ma
IL gives us no trouble.
On The 1850 level the various ore slopes
continue 10 look well. The south drift In
ADVANCE Of the ore stops continues In
y,.sI ore. Excellent progress II being
male with the rise from this drift designed
,o connect with the 1850 level 10 ventilate
he .outbern portion Of the ore body. The
vork Of r~etimbering and enlarging the
main G. 4 @. drift 10 completed and . new
Trail track laid the entire distance from
the o.. A G. shsft To the ore body. We are
now engaged In enlarging and retimber-
ing the south branch drift from this main
drift.
On the 1850 level the Wine In esst cross-
cut No. 2 has been sunk and timbered ~
feet. IL Is now down " feet. and conneo-
tion will b. made with the south drift from
No. 3 California winze On the 1850 level
to-day. The east drift from No. 2 uprai.e'
81 feet above this level. has reached the
east wall, aud another east crosscut has
been started 60 feet above the 1850 level.
which /. nov In ~ feet. Tho ore passed.
through and now La the face Ia OF lair
quality. The south drift sdIoining the
east wall has entered the east ore body snd
connected with crosscnt No. .. Tho ore
in this new orc body IL very tne. The
Bat A Beleher joint winxe on our south
line has been sunk 20 feet the past week
and /. NOW CO feet In depth. The material
passed through has been kindly p~orphyry.
ON the 1850 level the south DRIFT from
No. J California winze V nov In i6o feet
frlm our north line /; progrrxs for the
w,,k, ~ feet. No work has been done !
this drift the past three days. ~ We could
no, Loi,t through the q. 4 G. shaft. The
work Of volunteering the crushed partitions
Of the Consolidated Virginia shaft Is being
continued.
Al The q. A q. shaft but little sink.
ing la. been done the past pfek.
On Tuesday the lower iiange OF the
lift pump tcolnmn broke. and be-
fore il could DO rplseed with . new
section tho water raiscd 80 feet. % that
connection could not Be made. sinoc
then the main hosting engine has been
engaged in hoisting tho water In tanks.
Al IA. N. to-day the broken column Was
replaced and tho pump started. Soon
af.er tho lower clAek gave way. We are
uos bailing the water and expect 10 reach
anil change tho clack and start the
pump asa n 10 morrow morning. The re-
serve ~ ore at the mills " pow very
low. We may b. able IA have = full sup
ply al them by to-lnorrow night.
JAnrsG. FaIR. Sup't.
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SAN FRANCISCO.
The workiuEmsn's Proeessiss asd
Meetisss Yesterday-rwo neias.
eholy Suieides.

a.s Pu,xctsco. March ia.-Tbo Work.
-. -..,.,,.. -. 80, a..
inBmens ParAao ye'"u.' Wa w. N"'
anticipated success In point OF numbers,
onlv sbout i,SOO being In limo. The pro-
-. ~. ,-..v,,, ,ho ..na Ia. "a
eess'on' An' ". ~
marching through the principal streets,
proceeded 10 Union Hall, where Rsarney
and Others addressed the meeting, In the
usual style. Another meeting was held ct
the sand lots, which was largely attended.
A W~stsonvillo dispatch says Q young
man named Henry Marsh committed sui.
eide near there last night. About thrco
months ago, while hunting In tho noun.
tsins. he accidentally shot himself In the
leg, and was no, found for many hours
After. Tho doctors decided that tho leg
must be taken of. but he objected. AM
said no would rather die. Ho finally al.
lowed them 10 perform the operation, and
was almost we'll when he committed the
act. IL 10 supposed that he was down.
hearted because no saw no way to obtain .
living, except by charity, and this be did
not wish TO accept.
DR.. Samuel duncan, Q young physi.
clan, committed suicide last evening
about Q o'clock In tho Office OF
DR.. q. A. Reich. at No. 704k Mission
stroet. near Third, He was but "a years
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we.~l,.sn.s.'s n,etiss.

A meeting Of the workiugmen's party
was held In Virginia Miners Union Hall
last evening, The hall was crowded and
much interest was manifested.
d. Colgsn. Secretary Of the organization
offered his resignation. II was accepted.
and James Hobinson was elected 70 all the
vacancy.
Addresses were made by President 7. d.
O'Brien. II. Stanley. G. Z. Appoint. Cap
tain wesre. John +. Mcdonald and dsorge
II. Rogers.
In response 10 tho invitation 70 Join the
pledge Of the Q party about. lvo men
cam forward and were enrolled. The
membership In Virginia City now num-
bers between 800 and 400.
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SILVER HILL.

Coin HILL, March ID. lS7s.-w. E. Dean,
Secretary Silver Hill Mining Company.
Dear Sir: Following 10 Q summary Of
work done In this mine during the week
ending at noon to-day: On the COG level.
crosscut No. 6, south. WA advanced IL feel
up 70 Tuesday night, when work was sus.
psnded therein. and resumed In crosscut
No. 6, north. which has since been sd'
vanced 10 feet. Crosscut No. 3. north, on
ibis level has been advanced ~ feet, u
Is feet added 10 the depth OF tho Wine
In crosscut No. 2. south.
On the 800 level the main east driit hns
been advanced Is feet. In tho lateral drih
north from the crosscut We have made
9it feet. and In the south lateral DRIFT
a. feet. by the breaking Of . pump-rod
At the nose Of the bob. at the ~ foot sta.
ton. the pump was stopped Is hours and
tie water rose lG0 feet In the Incline
causing the loss Of 35S hours In sinking.
We have, however. made 10 feet In the
main incline. Tho mine Is looking very
promising. especially In the winze from
lie 600 and lateral drift south on the
$40 level.
N. c. HILLYER, supt.
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Omcer Elect.

Al tho annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of tho benton Mining Compa.
ny, held on the 18th instant, at tho
onicc Of the company. In San Fran
cisco, 70,GsG shares Of the stock were
represented. The following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: Directors,
Seth Cook. Daniel Cook, W. y. Myers,
Robert N. Graves. Monroe Thompson;
President. W. y. Myers; Vice President,
Monroe Thompsoni Secretary. w. u,
Watson, Treasurer. Bank Of Nevada. At
tho annual meeting Of the Boyle Mining
Company. held at the samo time and
place. z 3.3GO shares Of tho stock were
represented, and the same act OF officers
mentioned above were elected for the
ensuing year.
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n. G. HILLrEn, supt'
yurrA CONSOLIDATED.

VIRGINIA Orr. March l~0.ls7s.-A. Noel.
Secretary Of the Julia Mining Company
Daar Sir: During week ending this date
york has been advanced a. follows; The
incline down from the 1900 level has been
sunk so feet through rein porphyry Of
very favorable character. Are nov pnt-
ting together our pump-rods and making
everything ready for pumping from the
bottom OF the incline. VIII probably
rcach our 200 level and be ready to drift
In about IS days. Our incline bob 10 be-
ing built and everything put 10 excellent
order for q vigorous prosecution OF work
on the 5000 level. In the drift east from
winze No. /. 1900 level, have advanced IS
feet through vein matter. promising we'll.
Tie character Of the ground 10 . clay por.
plyry. with large seams and punches oil
partially decomposed quartz. The water
continues W fiow from this drift In about
tho ssme quantities ~ heretoforo.
FRANK N. TuArER. Supt.
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JAMES q. FAIR. Supt.
cuoLL.n.rorosr AND COMBINATION sH,r1

cnoLLAn.rorosI AND COMBINATIONS SHAFT.
VIRGINIA CRY, Msrchl6. 1878. X. =.
Harmon. President Chollar. Potosi Mining
Company-Desr Sir, During tho week
ending this date tho repairs 10 Chollar-
Norsross-Bavago shaft have been CON-
pleted and tho shaft Is In perfect order
from top 20 bottom. The heavy ground
above the 1900 level has been thoroughly
cribbed with i2xi2 timbers and where the
sets were crowded out Of place by heavy
ground. In other places tho ground has
b,en cut out AMI tho thinkers set back In
position. Sinking was resumed on Thurs.
DAY afternoon and six feet have since been
addel 10 the depth Of shaft. making the
total depth at this date 1000 feet; This
work will now make vigorous and unin.
terruptel progress.
Isaac l.. REouA. Supt.
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Bonassa Baiiieu.

The BONANZA mining companies made a
shipment Of bullion from Virginia City
last Saturday evening. Tho California
Company shipped 81 bars Of bullion
weighing G.22i pounds. and worth s2i5.-
2g7 20. Tho Consolidated Virginia Com.
pany sent Is bars. Weighing 2,0ts pounds.
and valued ct 500, s9s IS, making . total
of rs bars. weighing 9.i9i pounds. worth
$3i2, i9G 10. Tho accounts for the fiscal
moptb ara "A fnllovs
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o...,,,,-. s..-s ey~.,.s.

HEAVY CAsrISos.-Two large balance
piat-s for the crank. % the hosting en-
CINE at the G. G. shaft will be cast at
IN. Union Iron Work. In a few days.
Tb.y will be nine feet .ix inches in diane
ter, twelve inches thick eight inches being
solid), and will each weigh seven tons.
Each plat. will be cast In two pieces,
weighing three AMI a half tons each.
UosruAL FuSp.-Polloxing Is tho con.
di,ion u the sutro Tunnel Hospital Fund;
Balance in treasury February ~, Sligo 03;
rcceipts-M March 10. s2G2. total. sl,i26 %.
Disbursements. March TO-; Physician
salary. $50; AbrAm a Co, drugs sj6 j0'
rundrie-. u cents; total. slsi "a. Balance
in treasury March 10. Sizes rs.
MiSISa IScoRPoR,rioS.-Artiele OF In
corporation Of the Florence Gold and Sill
yer Mining Company have been filed at
Fan Francisco " operate In Elko county.
Nevada. with a capital stock OF y. 900,
In 500 shares. The Directors arc W. Ii.
Boylen. Charles Jones. William Holden,
A. N. Loryea and \. iiosenblait-
srocKnoLprR's M~rrriS0.-The regular
annual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Lady Washington Mining Company for
the election % officers, etc., will 10 held
on the first 10 April next. al the once 81
the company. in San Francisco. seo Of
fetal notice % Secretary Thomas In our
advertising columns to-day.
DnAp.-Charles Lynn. the man who was
hurt in the @. 4 Z. shaft last Tuesday
died in Virginia City saturday evening A.
hall past ! oeioch. In' iun,'.. 80
Gi.con.in.
-. \. a., .n.ci.
gave 'ho .""
Sna ,s.hI. ,,s..,,,J he hearty encore
which was accorded her.
puo, T. ~. pryS will lecture in
-, ., nj v,.,,,,,. s,,,.v
March 2ith. His subject. Chemical
Elemeats." will b. illustrated by inter
o'ans Ap'''"e"e'
AnE Lrvrrr. agent OF isen'z's femA'e
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A GENTLE HINT.

In our style Of climate. with IL sudden
changes Of Temperature rain. wind and sun
shine oren interminsling In . single day--it u
10 wonder that our ehildrn. frisnds and role
tIyss arc % frequently TAKEN from .. b.
nesisctsd colds, half the deaths resulting
direc,ly from this csuse. A bottls Of Boschss's
German syrup kspt Ahoxt your home for imns-
diatc us will prevent ssfsoes sieknses . iAfee
thrts or four do.es. Yof curing Consumption.
HemorhAges, Pneumonia, tevere Coughs,
Csoup, OF any dissAss Of the Throat or Lungs.
its snccsss 10 simply wonderful. - your drug.
vist will tell you. herman Syrup 10 now sod
In every town and village on this continent.
sample bottles Cor trial. 10 cent? rssuar slas,
3 cent?. hl5 40 On
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vAxSEY' Social DAscK.-The people
Of Gold Hill are getting ready 70 attend
Professor varney's grand ball In Coopcr's
Hall, Virginia, tomorrow evening. The
buses will run al night for the aocommo-
dadoh Of those who wish 70 60. varney
knows Just how 10 get up such . party.
He il sure 10 make Il . grand success.
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srOCR nEP0RT.


D8n
rus ronsrxs.
1la5 Ophir, sTs, 81. 8h. Ss. 81. - b1
las Merle n. IN. l5S, i3ts. l5k
~ Uouii Il t'uny. N. ~. Ts.I
90 49, 4 ue.cser, iTx. lis. is. iTx
Its c.ifsruI.. 1ss. 9ss b. 2ss, ,ss b
sS cs"' Virsinis, 9.. os b. %. bs
as csoilsr.fo:osi. u. nv, a 30. n
GU Hale q Noreross. 9, y.
$40 crew. Point. Az. teo
2SO yellow Jaeket. 81. sS, 81
no Imperial, "A,
50 Kentnek. :. ~
80 Alpha. sk.s
7is Bs.sher. ~. Is. 10
10 sisrrs NevAfa. . 81. . ~. . 20, > %.
In Utah, 10. os
eIs Bullion. avs.
30 E~lehequsr, ,.3k
iss ovsrmss. "a. i3,.. iJs
IS Justice. o.
go Union Con. sS. s.sb3.e
COS Ala, a.. q ". ~, Is. aio
I'D Julia. AZ
s5O Caleionia. Q. I IS.
SIS silver Hill. ! 10. IN, 90
100 Woodulle. tOc
90 Challenge.
M Dayton. lsc
$50 New York. VOC. sa
al ward. soc
100 North Con. virsinis. soe
MOO Monumental. i3c
$50 TroIsn. Sc
Ssi B.nton. Goc
rs solid ~ vef.o
iOD Boyle. 81
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lsS uE vnrkRx usioS TELEGRAPH LiSnl
BAN PRAScrsco. March is-2:50r. ~.
Ophir. &c. IS. 35s ID
Eureka Con-. ~. Al. iOs
Gould 4 Curry. 1.TS
Grand Prize. 6a
California. 2ss. -
Mexican. l2h. i3S, l3s
Yellow Jacket. sa
Modoc. SOC. 95c
Navajo. 2 Is, 20
Con. Virginia. ?ot. 2oa
Alta. ~
Bullion.5
Mexican, 13t
Julia. 2 IS
Justice. Ga,Gs
Chollar- Potosi. Gs
Savage. 81. So
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TN. PALACE EArIna STAND.

Yor . yoast Of beef unezesiisd In Storey
county. 70 70 Thomas n iffron's Eating Stand.
In the Palace saloon. NO. ! North o street,
Virginia Oity. frcsh oystsrs u all houn N
syesy stgis. Iorsy ninsn always On h.sd z
the best and fresl eat Of Ill that The narketa
asord. the Palace Rating Stand has no supsnos.
tn H. apis n
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nrsr n nELcHKR.

VIRGINIA Crrr. March Il. ISIS William
Willis. Esq. Secretary Best a Beicher
Mining Conpany-Dear Sif: During me
week the joint WINE. 100 level. waA sunk
"a feet, and 10 now down and timbersd ~
feet. The bottom 10 In good loking vein
porphyry. which works we'll and locks very
favorable. We are doing no other WORK In
the mine at present. and cannot until The
1900 level 10 drained.
p. i. OsBIsros, Supt.
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q, n, oALi.UP.

o. n. oALLur. opposite The Bank Of califor.
mia, Gold Hni, hseps constantly on hand ali
favorite brands Of iupofed C.ssr. choice bit
cigar, eli kiuds OF chewing tobacco. meer.
schAum pipes, nuts, candies. nns cutlery, and
toys and iancy goods Of Ill kinds. apps -
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Sr' fErkhsbuha' MARCH io.--itaunca
tons Of tho treaty Of peace were exchanges
to-day, The conditions will DO publlsbet
a. .oon n. ,h.x .,o ooumrni..,.d A. Az,
- ~, ~ III - -
fowers. i'eoui fasnA Will depart imme
Tha .,. p.,,. dsr,ss ,h., p,..,. an.
poses Greece being represented In the con.
sless' anu saas ina. ~ 'ne Urea. fowen
tentative Of second,ry and Other iptsr.
ssted States will be admitted ~ delegates
10 reference TO questions wherein their
htae are concerned;
England mas ootAined permlssion ron
the forte 70 disemb.rk some troops on inc
islAna OF onEnendos q 70 seno Iour
iion,clads 70 tne seA o. MarmorA. mornon
Ine DIAgomAn OF .he hussiAn Iegauon' nAs
p'Us1a isAinss .neso sSml A..
.sn s.Si.i,n ~ az ca.n.n'. t.aiS
sJs .s.n, no oo"s''''' 'h'a'a
"ucmHnu 'nenl. r n,
MA,en io;-ino hus'
I'm .r9ops nave cFo.seu INC river pe.Neen
MAkri hol SUI ~. ste,aho, no occupies
,ates xilIAges near Aak,i MOI; Inc rorIe,
sas'SO u an., hss nos ye'
n.InsSa.." ri my pannn ~ooeup{,ns
naua ano huIs ne.si hsve
MI. ~ pshlna nulu.aeIo.
Lno !,on' nyrni.eS, no
p.Peu' ''ss' hAs CAST Ah''i'r oH nuVaA'
a0'''
The Pe"ce rressy.
Loypox. March is.-A specisI from "A.
$500 49, ,'-----
roN''purB says phA' 'ne treaty ''s'es
good many points open. II reserves the
question Of the straits Tor the Congress-
and leaves tho Southern frontier OF hui.
gariA 70 DO doermined ny an inernationai
~ thn inbshi.suts Tho one.tion N ~
annexation Of the port Of Korala IL
left 10 a commission, and thus serious
difficulties ON that point are avoided.
Lord Derby will probably receive the
treaty next Saturday, ~ : courier for
London will leave Tuesday. This cor.
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yinaIsIA CtrY, March l6. is7s.-Colonel
q. l.. Weller. President Ophir Mining
Company-Drar Sir: On tbs 1900 level
level crosscut No. Z i. In ~ feet. passing
through 4 feet " orv ia the top Of tho drift
and I In the bottom Of tho drift. Tho ore
ps--ed through Is very rich. although mar
row. IL looks exceedingly favorable for .
valuable aud extensive ore body ON the
level below.
Cros.cut No. > IL now in ~ feet. and
ba. NOT reached the ore vein. The rock
passed through Is very hard blasting. The
ore vein may be reached Tomorrow OF inc
The work Of sinking the vinze below
thi. level has been resumed. We have
some water. but IL retards progress but
little. Thu work will b. advanced ~ rap
idly a. possible.
Work has been resumed in the ore vein
north from cro-.cut No. 1. Ills now north
from that crosscut Is feet. The ore passed
through and now In tho face 10 OF good
quality. Tho average Of all the samples
taken since the commencement OF tnis
worn has been sos per ton. This drift
will be continued in the orc body TO the
north limo u the mine. The distance 10
5J7 feet.
Good progress 10 being male In the up
raise from this level. designed " connect
with the winze now being sunk from The
1900 level joiut drift. The chamber Tor
this Wine has been completed aud Tim
bered and tho winre sunk 10 fcet- The
hoisting engine Is being placed In position.
The east drift from the bottom Of the
Nsxican ioiut winks hAs been connected
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EUROPE.

ESPECIAL Drs,ArcHEs TO rHs Coin Hn1
DALI NEvs.l
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BRAND UNIFORM BALL.

THR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY RAIL-
n
or yIRoINfA. NEVADA.
VII. =. srru At
n - n n osa
-o.-
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This will In al rsp>ets b the mndsst and
most ssIoet psrty ever given In this city.
No Improper ehaa<ssrs admitted. under any
circumstances vhstevsr.
Pour Handsoas Yrtses will b uvss, and
AWARDED b. . soAnitfss selected % ~ sao-
No nsnssr Of ne Cab vii compete for my
CXIRiloKs arc Pre- Of Change. and viii
ooavsy gussts 70 md nom the halL
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Tuesday Evening. March 10. 1873.
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THE THIRD ANNUAL
Grand Carnival Bal Masque
will - srrs IT A
" THE pus,m olus. q

NATIONAL GUARD HALL VIRGINIA.
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rnR Yrprn ANNIVERSARY BALL
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TO b hsd Of the oonmittss onlyJ
"a Tickets seA q the doos. nA1td
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street asss~sisss.

,.r TN. v.rrnS us,os TELEGRAPH rrsri
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TE LIE
The Celebration OF St. Pat.
rick's Day In the
East.
JUSTICE TO A PROSECUTED MAN IN
LOUISIANA, At LAST.
Gen. Anderson Released by the
Supreme Court.
THE "BEAR" MOVEMENT IN PA.
CIfIc MAIL STOCK.
NETTING OF CUBAN PATRIOTS IN
NEW YORK.
DnrArcH 70 fns Com HuL
DAILY NEvs.l
lsrsctAL DprArcH TO rms Com Hrn
DAILY NEws.l
Audsrsoa Released.

Audsrsoa Released.
NEW ORLEANS. March l8.-In tho case
Of tho State versus Thomas O. Anderson.
on appeal for . new trial. the Supreme
Court to-day reversed the verdict Of the
jury and ordered tho pris oner 70 DO TO
leased,
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Attractive Esssrsainmsat.

N. @. GILLETTE, Supt.
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The following letters. under tho dates
given, have been sent from the Comstock
to the principal Offices Of the various COM
panies in San Francisco:
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r. y. 0sBIsros, Supt.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-07
THE GAS CONTRACT.

BY reference to the proceedings of the
Town Council it will be seen that it is pro-
posed to attempt to rescind the contract for
lighting the streets with gas unless the Gas
Company will make such a change in the
contract as the majority Of the Council de-
mand. The ground on which this is pro-
posed to be done is that certain members of
the Council who voted for the contract were
stockholders in the Gas Company.
Section 66 of the Act of 1860 reads as fol-
lows:
1t shall not be lawful for any councilman,
burgess, trustee, manager or director of any
corporation, municipality or public institu
ton, to be, at the same time, treasurer,
secretary or other officer, subordinate to the
president and directors, who shall receive II
salary thereirom, or be the surety of such
officer nor shall any member of any corpOr-
alton or public institution, or any officer or
agent thereof, be in anywise interested IN
any contract for the sale or furnishing of
any supplies, or materials to be furnished to,
or fer the use of any corporation, municipal
ity or public institution of which he shall be
an agent, nor directly or indirectly interested
therein, nor receive any reward or gratuity
from any person interested in such contract
or sale; etc.
To answer the suggestion of the illegality
of the contract it seems necessary only to
quote from the Act of April 9rd, 1851, defn-
ing the powers of boroughs, which is part
of our town law, as fellows: "To establish a
nightly watch, to light the streets, to provide
supply of water for the use of the inhabi.
tants," &c. If the contract is illegal it
ought to be rescinded, but as the law stands
we can see no results to arise from the at
tempt except useless litigation and pill of
costs which the Town will have to pay.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-06-07

The Greenbackers of Michigan have got
into regular snar and have split into fac
tions. We learn from the Saginaw Courier
that one R. E. Hoyt has declared in favor OF
the Brick Pomeroy branch of the organiza-
tion, and has called convention at Grand
Rapids, to meet on the 9th day of June, and
one hour in advance of the convention called
by MosesW. Field. Hoyt says be is author
lied to represent the Greenback clubs Of
Michigan. There is also row and split
in Missouri, and one in New York, where
two conventions have been called. The
party is too discordant to hold together con-
sequently it is splitting up into fragments.
The work of disintegration commenced at
Philadelphia and it seems destined to run
all around the circle. The fact is there are
too many men wanting Office in this new
party, and the result is they become suspici-
Gus and jealous of each other, and the
factions separate under their respective lead i.
ers and proceed to denounce each other as
not being Simon pure. Result gradual dis
solution.-GGsetfe d Bulletin.