Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-02

for coinage into dollars will bs resumed.
under tho regulations heretofore In force.
but no offer at . price above the equiva.
lent OF tho London rate. computed at tile
current rate Of sterling exchange ON the
day OF purchase. will be considered or ac-
cepted. and all purchases will DO paid for
In standard silver dollars.
Tho books Of tho Office Of the Comptrol.
Ter Of Currency show that during tho fiscal
year Just ended 26 national banks were or.
ganized, with an aggregate capital OF
81, 900, 900.
The Secretary Of tho Navy will leave
Washington next week on . tour OF In.
spection OF all navy yards and stations on
the Atlantic sesboard.
The President will leave tomorrow
morning for wilkesbarre. to attend tho
| coming celebration on tho Fourth Of July.
He will stop at Harrisburg tomorrow
afternoon, where . reception will be held.
Among those who accompany the Presi-
dent are Mrs. Hayes, d. A. Hayes. W. G.
Hayes, Mrs. SollAce, Attorney General
Devens. Secretary sherman and others.
stssmbeas and Elevator Durned.
MEMPHIS. July 2.-The Anchor Line
steamboat Capital City. while lying at an
elevator. was totally destroyed by fire this
morning. The officers, crew and passen.
gers barely escaped with their lives. A
strong westerly gale Was blowing Of tho
time. and before the dre engines and tugs
could reach the scene, the elevator was on
flre, and tho gale drove the flames through
the building. where was stored . thousand
barrels Of oil. bagging and other infiam.
mable articles, which caused such terrific
heat a. to speedily drive back the firemen.
As soon as the fire was discovered. Captain
Crane ordered the boat 10 be cut loose. In
order 10 save the elevator. but the ter
rible gale raging held the boat hard
against II until pulled OF by q tug. when
tho boat floated down . hundred yards.
among some trading and wood boats, aud
burned to the boiler deck. after setting
those boats on fire. Tho elevator Don
burned to the waters edge, and together
| with . large amount Of valuable merehan-
| disc IL q total loss. There are numerous
conjectures a. 10 the number Of lives lost,
but up to this time only n body has been
| found, which lies on tho deck OF the CAPT.
tai City, only the trunk being loft. and
thus far II has not been identified. One
passenger was severely burned In trying
To save his baggage. Captain Crane
thinks tho fre was tho work OF
an incendiary. The total loss will exceed
$500, 900. the greater portion OF which
falls on the Anchor Line Company Of St.
Louis, Az the books and papers OF tho
elevator are lost, Il is impossible TO obtain
A reliable list OF either the losses or inaur.
snco,
Tho body found on the CAPITAL City has
been identified as that Of Thomas Ewing,
of Colfax. Ind, All the crew are safe, and
the only passenger known TO DO lost 10 MI.
Ewing tn hn III I ~ ~. n sIsv., 90. ;n.rr.d
for $4,000 each in the Imperial Of London
and the Peoples OF Memphis, and $4,000
IN the Home OF Nsw iork'
shs Democratic Campaign.
cmc.oo. Julv 2.-Tbe Journal, W.sh.
a.. n.u....,,, o.
ihB'oh sPoeiAi says 1no DenA"' wv.
gresslonal Committee has not yet decided
upon A limo Of action for the approaching
..m,.,.. an, ~. No, ,.,d
.n. sorm.i msc,Ipg ~ Law out ,bs sum.