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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-24
A Stray Buiies.

Friday evening. about dusk. . bullet
entered the residence Of Henry Potter,
South II street, Virginia, narrowly miss.
ing some members OF the family. The
ball was Of large size, apparently that OF
a muskct, or one OF the new styles Of
patent cartridge pistols. 1t passed
through a North window OF the kitchen,
showering bits Of glass upon q paper
which Mr.. Potter wa reading and into
the hair Of o child he was holding In
his lap. the struck an iron pot standing
ON the stove at which Mrs. Potter was
cooking. when II fell flattened into q
pan in which q beefsteak was being
cooked. Before striking the pot II cut q
piece out OF the lower sleeve OF Mrs.
Potter's dress. Where the bullet came
from was q mystery.
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ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
Isaac Mckay aad Malachi Plan.
merry Biowa Up In The Crsws
Poins.

At 8 o'clock this afternoon another
mining accident occurred In Gold Hill.
and this time on the $500 level OF the
Crown Point.
Three blasts had been put In by the
workmon. two OF which went of; the
third hung, and finally the cap was
heard to 60 of. After waiting q few
minutes tho men went In and found the
air pipe had been knocked down. This
was put In position, and then the men
dug out the old charge and reprinted the
charge OF giant. In doing this the
blast exploded. Mckay Is very badly
injured about the head aud his body IL
more or less lacsratsd. Flannery's arms
are cut terribly by the flying rock, as IL
also his body in places, but ho Is likely
10 recover
The men were brought TO the surface
and attended to In the Office Of the
works. When Q Q by rep.
r~ssentativo OF tho News McRay's
head and chest was mi complete
clot OF gore, and the exact nature OF
his wounds could not DO ascertained.
Tho Impression prevailed. however.
that he would recover. whether with
syesight or not remains to DO seen.
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OFFICIAL MINING LETTERS.

Tho following letters. under the dates
given, have been sent from the Comsiock
to the principal Offices Of the various com
panics in San Francisco:
sierra Nevada
VIRGINIA Crrr. Feb. %, is7o.-W. W.
.S,si.o-, .S.crets,y The incline has been
sunk and timbered during the past week )
feet; total distance below the $500 level,
30 feet. We did not make oar usual pro-
grrss. en- account Of the breaking down oil
one OF our air compressors. the water 90
cumulating 10 such an extent a. 10 prevent
Us sinking during tho early part Of the
week. The compressor IL nov In order
and the water all out. and will not give US
any further trouble. The face OF the in'
cline still continues In the same cap o
described in my last letter. .
The north drift TO connect with the east
shaft has been advanced IS feet; total DIS
lance from north crosscut, go feet. We
have been engaged. during the greater part
Of the past week. in timbering this drii''
We are now again working In the iace'
and expect to make better progress In tine
future. The heat on this level sui con
tinnes to DO very intense.
The east shaft has been u and nm.
berei during the past week - feet; total
depth below the 100 level, Az ieet. The
ground In the bottom OF tho shalt Is be-
coming much harder. with no indications
OF water.
Tho upraise from tho southeast drift. to
connect with tho North Consolidated vir-
ginis shaft. is now mp = distance OF % feet,
made during the past week. The ground
in this upraise still continues in hard
blasting ~porphyry.
The new air compressor has arrived. and
Is now at the mine. and Is being placed ! u
position very rapidly. l expect to have IL
running In about ten days.
We have nearly completed the erection
% our new boiler house. and . new set of
boilers and steam connections will DO made
and they will DO ready TO start up at about
the same time a. the new air compressor.
ALEX. q. MCKENZIE. Supt.
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Iuiia ~Conseliaasea.

VIRGINIA err. Feb. ~. ls79.-B. s.
HsLogg, .Serr,iary, During the past week
the water flowing from the 1000 level has
been held In check at . point above the
latter level. In the fore part Of the week
the cage and water tank broke loose from
the cable, causing damage In breaking the
guides At the different levels This CON-
psrtment has been overhauled from top TO
bottom and placed in excellent condition.
On wednesday last q double compartment
vinze was started on the west end Of No. 8
crosscut on the south drift. 1900 level.
The object IL two fold-in ventilating the
1000 level. southwest drift. and TO further
develop in depth the large body Of metal.
bearing quartz developed at the above
point. Since the last breakago tho pump
rods have been repaired. Tho past eight
days tho pump has been constantly at
work. aud Is holding the water at = given
point. AL the necessary preparations are
being made TO discharge the whole Of the
water Of the mine into the company 3 south
lateral branch Of the Sutro tunnel at the
1000 level. AL will DO completed by tho
middle Of the coming week.
HENRY BAwDES. Supt.
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Ceuso,Ias,~., yirxiasa.

VIRGINIA CrrY. Feb. %. ls79.-A. W,
Har.-., S~scrsiarys No work has been done
ON the 1900 level during the past week.
on the 400 and 1900 levels the ventila'
ton remains excellent and the usual
amount Of ore IL being extracted.
ON the 1850 level the joint Best 4 Bel.
cher west crosscut has been advanced ~
feet the past week. passing through quartz
aud porphyry I: total length. log feet.
The joint Best \ Beleher Wine has at.
tanned q depth Of sc feet and II In hard
blasting porphyry. The Joint Californi.
winze has been sunk IL feet, through hArd
blasting rock : total depth. Sc feet
ON the 2i50 level tho drift from The q
A G. shaft has been extended "a feet,
through favorable working ground. Thu
drift IL nov 2G5 feet west from the shaft.
The &. 4 @. shaft has been sunk and
,imbered 10 feet the past week. lis now
in hard blasting rock. The water In the
shaft continues very strong. All our ma
ehinery Is working we'll.
W. II. PATTON, supt.
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VIRGINIA CRY. Feb. ~, is7o.-W. W.
.Sist.oa, .S,er,isy: The joint shaft has
been sunk and timbered Is feet during the
past week. We have also put In q station
set at the 500 level. The east wall con-
tinues In . uniform course and Is perfect In
every respect. We have no water as yet In the
main shalt. The north lateral drift on the
200 level has been advanced IS feet and
was timbcred GO feet during tho past week.
The water on this level has been decreased
TO about three miners inches and gives
but little trouble.
d. II. JACKSON, Supt.
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A Long List OF Killed and
Wounded.

STOCKTON. CAL, Feb. 2i.-A terrific
explosion occurred at 2 80 o'clock Satur.
day at this head OF Stockton slough on
FL Dorado street. A crowd Of more
than two hundred people had assembled
to witness tho trial Of new propeller
pump set in the slough and run by q
threshing engine. The body Of the en-
CINE was blown Q distance Of one hun.
drsd and fifty feet through the crowd.
The dead lay PROSTATE in every diroc-
ton. some falling into the slough from
the bridge. Ten or twelve dead bodies
lay In one heap at the northwest corner
OF the bridge. Others lay strewp, dead
and dying, on the street, blown from
fifty to one hundred feet. The heads Of
some were blown to pieces. and others
were blown to tho ground with such
force as to break every bone In their
bodies, with their faces, hands, and
their whole persons steamed In dirt,
smoke and cindsrs. The wounded were
promptly cared for and the dead left un
disturbed until the excitement had sub
sided, when they were removed to the
Coroner's office. The explosion resulted
from recklessness on the part OF the en-.
gineer. The steam gauge refused to
work, and after the engineer had ut.
tempted TO 6X IL and failed no screwed
down the safety valve and went on with
the work. The explosion occurred q
few minutes aiterward. Killed.. ii.
Kirkpatrick (merchant). John Uriell.
James Curry (~blacksmith). George w.
Foltz (carpenter). Millard Folsom, vii.
liam Allen (sporting mani. Michael
Crowell, II. b. Bishop. Jr. tstudent).
Robert b. johnson. James Cosgravo
(lAborer). Charles Creanor. W. O. Tall
or. B. 3. Cloves (iarmer), Foo Fee
(~Chinaman). Thomas Sedgwick and j.
+. Avery, the engineer In charge Of the
engine. The wounded number twenty
siI, three or four Of whom are not likely
to recover Many were blown 4 con.
siderable distance aud escaped unin.
jured. The body Of the engine. weigh.
Ing $500 pounds, was blown over the
telegraph wires and landed on the plaza.
Flags thrown to the breeze In honor Of
the memory Of Washington were low
cred ut half.mast after tbs explosion.
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The ~Compromise.

Il Is expected that the compromise
between the sutro Tunnel Company and
the mines Of the Comstock will be
signed to-day or tomorrow. The agree.
ments have been carefully made on both
sides On all the parties have fol, the fact
that they were contracting for q long
time ahead and not for this year or the
next. As q consequence each covenant
has been we'll weighed. both with refer.
snce 10 the present and future.
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purLrrr DrrprsuErMxn, superiutcnd.

PHLIpr DEipEsuErMER, Superintcnd.
emit Of the Hale & Norcross, has com.
msnoed gardening on q grand scale.
The Grand Jury has been in session
to-day. and was expected to mako It's
anal report aud be discharged.
PunLiP DErDrsuEIMER, Of the Hale
4 Norcross, has been quite poorly OF
late. but is recovering rapidly.
FtrTEEs men were Saturday morning
laid of at the Ophir mine. They will
resume work In y day or two.
The steel skes. for the Forman shaft
tho biggss. yet made-was delivered
yesterday.
TIE Savage tank wa leaking yester.
day aud flooding b street with o gentle
rivulst.
JAMES Gu.MoRE. indicted for robbing
the Reno saloon, to-day pleaded not
guilty.
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Encouraging Prospects.

NEw YORK. Feb. Alt Is cited among
the indications Of q business revival iu
New England that the Fall River mills.
which were considered hopelessly
wrecked after the Chase and Hathaway
steal, recently paid their creditors q
profit Of $40. 900 from ten weeks rum
ming. Also. that despite the recent en-.
Larrassmsnt Of the American print works
the mills generally are doing quite we'll,
considering the times. Halt q dozen
have just declared dividends, and with
the steady revival Of trade o expected
the feeling in the great cotton spinning
center Of America Is better. and the
prospect is considered encouraging.
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A

vrRarSI, CRY. Feb. %. 1870. u.
WsIisr, Ps,.ids~t. On u 1000 level the
main north drift has been advanced ~
feet during tho past week; total length
from our southern boundary. AIS feet.
The material passed through Ia hard blast
ing porphyry.
ON our 1000 level the joint Union Con
solidAted Wine has been sunk and tim
bered 20 feet ; total depth. 2i4 feet. on
the slope. Tho material passed through
continues hard blasting porphyry.
W.. II. PATTON, Supt.
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Ophir.

vIRdrSI,. CRY. Feb. ~. 1870. l..
Wsdsr. Pss.iisai: Owing to the breaking
Of the pump rod and connecting rod at
the head o. the main incline, last wednes-
day morning. our work has been very
much delayed at all points during the past
week. We have been unable to hoist any
ore since Thursday, the giraffe In the in
cline being engaged To its fullest capacity
in bailing water. We expect to have the
repairs completed by Monday next. when
all work will be resumed as usual. The
main incline has been sunk aud timbered
10 feet; total depth. 10 feet below the
1900 level. The material passed through
continues the same, favorable working
porphyry.
Ou the 22O0 level the main northeast
drift has been advanced II feet; total
length. l29 feet. The material passed
through continues hard blasting porphyry.
On the 2lO0 level the main northeast
dri't has been extended % feet; total
length. 5iS feet. There 10 no change In
the material encountered.
The dow Of water from the Union Con-
solidAted east drift Ia still increasing.
W. II. PATTON. supt.
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rux Utah Company are preparing tc

The Utah Company are preparing to
ne. up their heavy v.bob at the head Of
the main incline. The foundations OF
the bob will be secured by means OF
large iron bolts driven, wedged ami sol
dsred into the solid rock.
DxxpEp.-Charles II. Redmond and
w. A. Wiley have decided to ]. NJ. Line
han. in consideration OF 50. the East
savage mine. 1900 feet, Virginia Dis
trict. south Of the Reno claim aud west
Of the Ohio.
The Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company Saturday evening shipped bull
lion to tho value Of si7.573 Al. and the
Ophir Company shipped 20 bars, WORTH
in round numbers. ssO.Ooo.
w.srrSsroS's birthday was generally
observed ON the Comstock by bunting
and holiday business only. The military
companies paraded and drilled u niaa'
q fine soldisrly appearance.
DoxIxos for the party next wednes'
dsy evening will be offered for rent or
s.is At Masonic Hall all day on wednes.
J.y by Kierski K Co. Call early and
make your selections.
Enthusiastically morning Coroner
Brodsk held an inquest on the body oil
Johupy Brown. drowned in the Belcher
80 f,;dav afternoon. Verdict. acct
dental death.
TvxLvr men were to-day let out oil
an. Gould 4 Curry aud Best \ B,lenef
on account Of stopping certain drii'''
See official letter.
UNITED STATES MAhsHAL ASH ms to
,urusd from Albany. N. u. where ne
.sfsly delivered the Cherry Greek mai
robbers.
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without Wings

LEWIS. Del. Feb. 2A.-Tho bark
Shooting Star, carrying rs q passenger
Charles W. Angel. the dsiaulhng sscro.
tary OF the Pullman Palace Car Com.
pany. arrived at noon Saturday. lie
was brought ashore and quartsred al the
United States Hotel. He was not aware
when he went to Portugal that the
United States had no %eItradition treaty
with that country. and his apparent de-
sire to secure immunity from arrest by
the absence Of treaty stipulations was
not prsmeditated. He first went to
southampton, then to Rio dc Jsnsiro.
and reached Lisbon In q OF the Royal
Mail steamships. Angel left for Chicago
TO day.
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Jsixtesuth Assivsrsary.

The members OF the National Guard
received their friends at their sixteenth
anniversary ball last Friday night. The
hall was elegantly decorated and all the
arrangements for the comfort and pleas.
urs Of guests were perfect. The com.
pany was large and fine, and many sls-
CANT toilets were 'seon upon the door.
The programme OF dances was shield
shaped and printed in good taste. The
affair was n grand success.
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IilAll.

ymarSI, Cur. Feb. %, is79.-G-ys
q. Iis,H. Sscrsiay ; Our main incline has
been sunk and timbered II feet the past
week. working three days; total depth be-
low the 1850 level, 32s feet, and below the
1850 level. 622 feet, on the slope. The bot
tom 3. In good sinking ground and the How
Of water about the same. We are now e.
cavaiing q tank pit . few feet above the
bottom Of the incline. This work IL pro-
crossing we'll and will be finished by tho
middle Of the coming week. The work Of
drilling holes for the anchor bolts for the
v.bob at the head Of the incline 10 pro-
crossing we'll. Our standing pumps and
pump column are ON the ground and We
expect shortly to commence putting them
In place. The new hosting engines are
almost ready for use, but vs are waiting
for our new cable which IL now on the way
from the East.
". ID. SHKrpERD, Supt.
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HoRsE KrLLED.-About 4 o'clock Fri
day evening a horse belonging 10 Mrs.
Torp went over the Geigsr grade and was
killed. The horse was being used in a
cart by a man vhs Ia EMPLOYED 10 keep
The road In order. In doing this work
AT a point between the Philadelphia
brewery and the toll house the man
dumped horse. cart and all down the
SIDE Of the mountain ana 'ns nof'ss
look ioAnLI'-oA'u.asy onaf'''
Lewis fell from the rear Of the intsrna-
tional Market, G street. Virginia, twenty
feat 10 the rear Of ID street restaurant,
struck on the top OF q board fence.
smashed Il 10 pieces, ricochstted 10 some
barrel. ten iest away t1.ea pau. "a
w., va h;mssIi mn and continued
cleaning the window from which be frst
stsrtsd'
~ ,..,.
DROWNED o'o"n' ""
boy four or five years OF age, whose par
spts reside on the Bowers grade, just
Observation-Disclosures, w.,a,ovn.d
about 4 O'Clock Saturday evening. He
left home about 2 o'clock IN ths M.sr.
noon. AND q nuis A'.s. 40 e,o0 $500
orousn, nohe a.su. az sir
10 tns pe'cner 's'0''o"' nv"
sha''' =.
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N finlen. VIM Morrill,. q c s,alsy. L \
Thayer. Mary Jane Rondtree. Mrs Nevin.
l. L Klimer. Miss q Hatch. Chamberlain
Miss X sullivan, Miss A young. J J Steele,
A ID Billings. W II Fitzgerald. 7 LAwlor.
Chas II wslch. william Simms. Miss Gus
DePorrest. Eliza Long. Mrs jain. Grace
ID Pierce, Miss L y Badger, Mrs j q Fair,
Mr.. 4 Saunders. Mrs J Gillig. Mr. Patrick.
Ni.. \ SEYMOUR.
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VIRGINIA err. Feb. %, 1870 RoIsrl
.Sl.reood, Pre.idsats On our 1000 level
tho Mexican Joint winzs has been SUM
and timbercd 20 feet total depth, on the
slope, 2iI feet. Tho material passed
through continues hard blasting por'
phyry.
We are still engaged in repairing the
1850 Sierra Nevada drift.
The low Of water from the east drit ID
still decreasing. W. II. PATTON, Supt.
Per BENDER.
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Per BENDER.

VIRGINIA err. Feb. "a is79.-Jaeob
.S,aiit,Li, IT,. Secretary; The east cross
cut. 500 level. has sboen advanced 2iS
feet for the week ending this data total
length Of 4iss feet. Material encoun.
tered has been q solid compact OF birds
oye porphyry. clay seams intervening.
No timber IL required TO secure tho drifts
from caving. Carpenters arc at work on
the water tanks for the purpose OF taking
IN top water. These tanks are 10 DO IL
feet in depth. 81 &c feet in sizo. Bids arr
10 be received ON Monday next for the
building Of two skeets. each 10 hold 81
cubic feet Of rock and water, 10 DO deliv'
cred the middle Of the coming month.
The new machinery will be started and
sinking the shaft resumed. Also, . cross
cut on the 1850 level will be pushed north
west. for the purpose Of exploring . vAlu
able piece Of ground lying in the above
direction. The sill- Of the main building
are laid on q substantial foundation. The
timbers for the frame Of the upper strus'
tur- are TO be delivered the coming week.
The chief engineer and assistants are
making excellent progress In setting up
the new machinery,
Henry BAwpES. supt.
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Arrival. s.surd.y Meaning.

Mrs Pine and daughter. II finlen and
wife. Mrs. J Kelly. W L Price. J Gallagher.
Bishop Whitaker and wife. I'm Patrick
Charles Keller and wife, $ W Powell. IA
Fisk and wife. W II Joy, T Marker. Mrs
Jellison. J Wilson. Al Blair, Mamie Ross.
It Haser. J W yarney and band. l. Lewis,
W II Gray. ID W Rich. Lie Robinson. +
Lyman. II Kennedy, W L smith. George
Cassidy. J II M~Atthswsou, T Gosse. Miss
Rogers. s schwartz. Miss 4 Kisby, Miss Z
White.
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RllveP Hill.

VIRGINIA CRY. Feb. ~, 1870 w.. q,
D,aa. .S.erstary. During the past week
We have sunk and timbered the main In
cline II feet. through hard. black rock.
Our east crosscut on the HOO level has
been driven ahead Al feet. Tho face OF the
crosscut Is In porphyry. mixed with clay,
and Ia still very dry.
M. @. HILLyER, Supt.
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Mining News.

AUSTIN, New. Feb. 2i.-Tho Alexander
Mining Company at Grantsville shipped
last Saturday seven bars Of bullion, val.
ued at SS.6i2. A rich body Of sulphuret
orc has been struck in the south lower
tunnel OF the Alexander mine. This Is
an important development, as II is below
the water level and at q greater depth
than before worked.
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d Nereross.

VIRGINIA err, Feb. "a. is79.-Jsd y.
LioL,s,r. S.er,tars The water Ia 81 feot
below the 1000 level. Tho pumps have
made i5.972 strokes. an average speed OF
ST. per minute. Btoppages amount 70 ID
hours and so minutes. .oo.
The winze IRON the east DRIFT. 2Ooo
level, il now down 40 feet.
PniLIPP D~EiDEsHEInEn, 5upI
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Chen.r.Cemslaa.lea shan.

VIRGINIA CRY. Feb. %. 1874. n. r.
Harsoa, PSs.idsni. Sinking at tho Chol-
lar-N Savage shAfthAs been steadily
prosecuted during the week ending this
date, and has made fair progress In good
working ground. The large amount oil
water hoisted from the bottom by skeets-
average 10000 gallons per day-has inter.
fered somewhat with the sinking. Tho
pumps have made 6,l52 strokes.
Isaac l.. REQuA. Supt.
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PRETTY MOUTHS

should have pretty teeth In them. but u Ia not
unusual TO sse between rosy lips, teeth discol.
ored and decaying through neglect. This dis
Acquiring defect should be repaired without de-
moves evsry particle Of tartar from the teeth
md rnder them NOW white. This Admir-.
sble aid 10 beauty 10 perfectly harmless and
sxhaies . most delightful aroma, aud Ia In
svery respect preferable 70 the ordinary tooth
psstss and powders. Try It and SEQ fot Jour.
self. fell In
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GoLD HILL. Feb. "a, 1s7s.-Jsme'
Nsciaads. Poesidenf: Sinking Of the main
incline was resumed last Thursday morn.
ing. II has now attained . depth Of CT
feet below the 2560 level. ~Forty-nins feet
have been added to the length Of the 256O
south drift, making it, total length ls2
feet. Good progress Is being made In the
$500 south drift. II Ia now In 6S9 feet.
There 10 nothing new In any part OF the
mine. W. ii. SMITH, bupL
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Murdered By Indians.

DEApwoop. d. T.. Feb. ga report
has reached here from Rapid City that
two hunters named Ferguson and
Thompson were murdered on the Goth
by Indians near that place. A party Of
twenty m,i have started from Rapid
City TO bring In the bodies and notify
ranchmen In that vicinity Of danger.
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Mexican Veterans.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 24.-The National
Association OF the Veterans Of the Mex.
lean War met Saturday. General Dem
YER OF Ohio presided. A committee was
appointed 10 visit Washington and press
upon Congress the equity Of their claim
to be placed upon the pension list.
General James Shields delivered an
oralion Saturday.