Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-17

iui neAtnenism, tho sweetest pagan song
ever sung. He msde comparisons OF
Christian sentiments with Bryant's pagan
song, by reading several passages Of scrip.
ture bearing upon the subject Of death,
after which he continued In substance a.
follows: All this dark and gloomy liters.
ture about death Ia unscriptural, and tho
whole paraphernaliA Of gloom 10 pagan.
Why should we darken our houses when
the gate Of heaven opens 10 q saint1 Wa
not the death Of Christ the destruction OF
death and the illumination Of the tomb
The consultations Of religion ought to DO
stronger than our grief at the death, even
Of u loved ones.
Proceedings OF ths Committes on
Revelation.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Potter In.
vestigsting Committee have had . secret
session to-day, and II. Conquest CLARK,
late private secretary to Governor Kellogg.
was cross-e1amined by Mcmahon relative
TO the second set Of Louisiana electoral
certificates. Witness said that the two
lists Of returns lay on the table In commit.
tse room In New Orleans, according 10 his
present memory. till he gathered them up
Tor forwarding TO the Secretary OF Stato,
After the signatures were complete. The
only parties signing In presence Of witness
snn. 10 Kslinaa ana NJ Brerster. He
tbou.ht mere were one or two others who
sIened in his presence, but could not be
nrscise "A 10 that. He did not know where
f~avisse ar Joffreiou wore At the time Of
A.. %s,grinu of tbe seoond set Of certificates,
"a corid not saw nositiyely whether or
moi NAV aligned personslly, but was Of the
nOinSon ,hst tha .ign,tnre Appearing on
M certiae.,es Ia tbst Of Joffreion, being
ssmiIi.r with that eentleman's signature,
o"Wssn't N , Well Known fact among
the politicians In Louisiana that Judge
Lovisse WAS not In town st the time the
papers In question were signed2
Alt was certainly not known TO me,
Mcmahon questioned witness - 10 who
Aligned tbs names of Jefferson and Levisse,
ami witness reported that be knew abso.
luteIv nothing about n.
Tho inyestigstion 4. adjourned till
vaSn..jsv thst member. Of tbe commit.
tee NAV be in he House during the closing
~
hours OF 'he session u oonsfe'''
Peseeabls Socialist Picnic.
cu,c,oo. June ia. The Socialists held
--....mro N.
their picnic scoording " P'oSi~
day, but IL was perfectly orderly anc
nosce.bls. Tho procession numbered
from & d "a 5000. But few arms wert
carried. and the police were not called on
40 interfere. The w~orkingmen In every
mart Of the city express confidence that nc
serious trouble will occur this year among
the labor organizations. ,,..,,or
IN uho Sou.s al ,h.s ubiie he dld moi
cara Al This limo 70 DO interviewed. he had
nothing whatever 70 conceal. He Also e.
pressed the nope INA. e,ery P = nsnnbii
snu N ~arI; ha snbnsn.ed. Who had visited
Florids on this business, as that would b
only fair To all parties interested or con
cerned In the matter. It was certainly
due 10 him since he had been 80 conspic'
nopslv named in the preamble OF Potter
rosoIrtion- Minister Moves will leave fol
Ws.hino,o, to'morrov morning, He will
III, ni,io hetoro yetnrninV TO France.
The sundry CIVIL Appropr
Bisi'
WASHINGTON June io'-ee'erAi m0
bers Of tho Senate Appropriation Com
mittoe have been ~ Work HI uAS a
throughout this evening oompieunS wv
examination Of the sundry CiNh Appro
pristion bill, and Of the very numerou'
amendments already proposed for adoption
by the Senate. They will. as . sub con
mittee, report II W tho full committee 70
morrow afternoon. An all night session
OF the Senate will probably DO required y
pass tho bill In time 10 insure any posi-
bility Of its enactment before the hour nov
fixed for final adjournment Prominen.
memoe OF INC house ., Mi snn,o.
q, soo ooo ~ nav the fisherie.
sward Of the HALIFAX Commission. will be
taken from tho Speakers table and passed
by the House tomorrow.
Political Assessments.
WASHINGTON, Juno iG.-The President
has informed members Of his Cabinet with
r.,.,d % An. matter Of contributions "a
liticsl rposes that he desires the letter