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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12

A regular ssmi.monthly meeting OF
the Society OF Pacific Coast Pioneers
was held at their hall on B street. vir-
GINA, O. evening before last. The follow
ing oficers.slsct for the ensuing year
we're duly installed and assumed their
respective positions and duties : Prssi.
dent. r. H. Taylor ; Secretary. 7. b.
Storsr ; Treasurer. S. d. Baker Mar
shal. George W. Finney /; Librarian. W.
Frank Stewart. Directors-J. F. Hall.
Frank Morrill,. J. S. Peck, E. G. Baker.
Vice Prssidsnts-virginiA City I; Dr.. Z.
B. Harris, Miles Goodman, John Knox
Gold Hill w. d. G. Gibson, All.
Do,su ; Ormsby county Charles vii.
son ; Lyon county : John vandewatsr
washos county : r. P. N. Kelly
Esmsralda county: Il. G. Blanchard.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
President Taylor announced the fol-
lowing as his appointments Of Standing
Committees for the ensuing year: -.
On Finance - Lee McGown, Eli
Skaggs, NJ. Holmes.
On Sick-virginia: R. G. Hardy. Q.
n. Brown, Frank Ward; Gold Hill: W.
II. Msservs. II. Fitzsimmons.
On Msmbership-W. w. Tinker. A.
D. Brill, W. F. Shepard.
IMPORTS.
The Committee IN Sick reported
Charles Robsdse as severely afflicted
with stroke Of paralysis, but improv.
ing.
The annual reports Of Secretary T.
b. Storer and Treasurer A. L. Edwards
to date were read and referred to the
Finance Committee.
From the report OF Secretary Storer
We extract the following recapitulstion
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12

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IN n. ssst nsats the country can aeoea.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-12
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On motion. . vote Of thanks was rem.
dsred to these officers for the able and
effective manner in which they have dis
charged their respective duties.
The New York herald., 1879-02-03

LIABILITIES.
Fund for redemption of certificates of de-
post June r. is72.................... s4l. 100000
Post Once Department account........... 2,6l3,3I
Disbursing officers balances ............. 49I3 l34
Fund for redemption cf notes of national
banks tailed "in liquidation and
reducing circulation ................. u,330S69
Undistributcd assets of failed national
banks. 1.i3s7 7a4
Five per cent fund for redemption of ma
t,onai bank notes. cs..................... 13,4so39o
Currency and minor coin redemption ac-
count Observation-Disclosures. 4,2l5
Interest account. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3lO9l9
Interest account Pacific railroads and l..
and y. Canal Company 1850
Treasurer United States, agent for paying
interest District OF Columbia bonds. ~. .T3G
Treas,ifers transfer checks outstanding. 249O 9S
Fund for redemption Of national bank
gold notes. ........................... l,72O
Trcasurcrs general account
Spccial fund for redemption
fractional currency. SS,5G0,s2i
Interest due unpaid... 3,9sy,2SS
Called bonds and interest. 6.g2s,IU3
Coin certificates. ............ N.l3I,sso
Balance. including bullion
Observation-Disclosures. 3O4. 800 So5
345, G,0O1
The New York herald., 1879-02-03

freer from personal demands and local influences
the Senate Committee Appropriations will increase
the amount and probably add number OF improve
mcns 10 be carried by the Engineer Corps during
the coming fiscal year.
THE YELLOW FEVER coMMIssION-woRK OF THE
BOARD OF EXPERTS CONCLUDED.
The Board of Experts appointed to assist the Con-
gressional Committee on the yellow fever epidemic
has finished its sbors and adjourned last night,
most of the members returning to their homes. At
the request of the charmen of the Senate and House
committees Drs. Mosher. Bemis. Mitchell and Craft
will remain in Washington several days, to assist the
committee in perfecting hill to be reported to both
houses. The Board of Experts. before adjourning
agreed upon u resolution which is to take the form
of joint resolution to be offered to Congress
questing the appropriation of a sum sufficient to
complete the work OF the Board already mapped out
but for the perfection OF which several months of
labor will be required. The resolution proposes
also that all the testimony taken by the COM
mittee and the Board OF Experts shall be
printed, and q sufficient number of copies
ordered to enable the Secretary of the Treasury
copy the leading ply sicians throughout the
United States There are also valuable maps of the
infected localities to be prepared. showing the
places where the fever prevailed the greatest OK
tent, and what were the sanitary conditions of the
cities aud towns where the disease prevailed, to-
gether with other data which will be valuable to
medical experts in studying the progress of the cpl
demic.
The New York herald., 1879-02-03

States supreme Court compelled to uphold this
procedure.
lnervial transactions OF this kind preserves all
equities with notice and Furnishes fraud. and, In our
opinion. ought to become "a law.
The following is the bill referred to:-
bill to facilitate the negotiation of bills Of ladii
and other commercial instruments. and to puni !
fraud therein.
Be it enacted &C., That whenever any party in the
course of any commercial transaction between the
United States and any foreign nation, between any
of the United States shall deliver to any special on
common carrier. by land water, or both or to any
warehouseman or other custodian, any personal
property whatever and shall take therefor any bill
of adipg shipping receipt warehouse receipt agree
ment certificate other voucher in which instru-
met it shall be stated that such property is deliver
able to the order OF any party whatever nam "a
therein the absolute title i'll full to and the right OF
possession of such instrument and to any and
all of such personal property mentioned therein.
shall be transferable by tho Endorsement OF the party
mentioned therein land subsequent indorsers) and
the delivery Of such instrument; and upon such in
dorsenent and delivery such title and right of pos
session shall immediately vest in the transeree sub
ject only to any liens and conditions which may he
mentioned in said instrument; provided that it any
such instrument shall that it is not negotiable
then this section shall apply 10 tnor to the prop
erty mentioned therein; and provided further. that
if the actual notice of other equities shall be received
by the transferec before settlement or payment he
shall be bound by such notice.
SIC. 2.-That this act shall be construed literally
for the purpose of securing negotiabty to all the
instruments mentioned, and the transfer of owner
ship of the goods. wares and merchandise other
personal property mentioned in such instruments.
SEC. 3.--Tnat IT any person shall knowingly make
issue. indorse transfer any instrument Intended
by this act when the property mentioned therein Is
not situated as therein mentioned, such person, in
addition to any and all other penalties pre-
scribed by law, shall be guilty Of msdemeanor and
punished according to law No party dealing in
good faith with any such instrument shall be liable
indorser thereon after the same shall have been
transferred and accepted by the subsequent trans
feree.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DIFFICULTY.
General Eppa Hunton, of Virginia. whose indict-
ment Oh the ground of, sending challenge to Mr..
Columbus Alexander, in July last is now being
sidered by the Grand Jury. said Tonight that he
would not be surprised if an indictment should be
found. He does not. however, anticipate any
trouble therefrom. 1t is rumored tonight that
Captain Sheppard, the principal witness in the case,
has left the city.
The New York herald., 1879-02-03
HARD KNOCKS AND HARD SWEARING.

An English sailor. named Benson, stood before
Justice Hammer at Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday with n battered head and very detected
mien. The charge against him was felonious at
tempt to assault an officer OF the Eighth precinct
with his sheath knife.
"what have you to say to this chargc?'
"Strike me silly. Judge. IL he didn't pun the knife
out o. me sheath his own self when he was a hust-
lin of me-"
mo Jcdge. Yer Honor" said the officer. "rhis
here man wild with drink, and when told him TO
go home lie tackled me with his knife. gave MIN
the stick and he dropped. When lie got up he wcnf
along quietly but In the station house. when ~
found he had only been knocked with club. u
said See ere. you du1,r. hid ave cut Yer bcelif
cart h'out only l thot ow you'd shot me wht
that there club struck me on the eti.
'.It's not true. master" quoth the sailor.
'.ren dollars fine aud sent to the Workhouse
six months" said the Court
The New York herald., 1879-02-03
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1870.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 1872
THE RIVER AND nARBoR BILL.
The subcommittee Of the House Committee on
Commerce. to which was referred the River aud Har
Dor Appropriation bill. has nearly finished it's labor
and will report the bill tomorrow morning at tho
full meeting of the committee. Tho aggregate
amount of the appropriation will DO nearly
$5.50o.0oo. which is about s2,5ooo0o less than
the bill passed at The last session. The
amount agreed upon for che continuation
of the He'll Gate Improvement is $25o,ooo.
and for the Improvement of Charleston Harbor
100000. The estimates of the Engineer officers
have been cut down by the subcommittee. aud the
principal amounts have been appropriated for the
leading commercial centres Tho improvements of
Long Island Sound. Newport and Providence harbors
philadelphia baltimore and New York have been
we'll provided for. Tho subcommittee has aimed. in
the preparation of tho estimates 70 be governed Ivy
the actual needs of the localities asking for liberal
appropriations, and IL is said the BILL prepared
The New York herald., 1879-02-03
PRINCE RUDOLPH'S RUDENESS.
frrom tho london Truth.)

The Crown Prince Rudolph got himself into mess
the other day in Prague. lie wrote to young lady
who is singer in the theatre OF that town. request
ing her to call upon him to give few lessons in sing
ing. The lady has two brothers, who officers
qusrtered OF Prague To them she handed the letter.
They ut once called ON the crown Prince and asked
for satisfaction. IL his position did not enable
him TO grant them this satisfa,tion they would they
said. accept IL from the ade-decamp of his Imperial
Highness. Finally it was agreed that the Grown
Prince should tender an apology and the aar ended.
The New York herald., 1879-02-03
TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON Feb. 2, 1875.
The following is statement of the liabilities and
sets of the Treasury of the United States from the
latest returns received
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
A Melon Filled with Money.

The inside of melon is about one of
the last hiding places that the victim of
n theft would investigate in the hope of
recovering his missing property; yet a
melon has just turned out to be the ca
chette chosen by peculating French SER
want girl for concealing the sums of
money of which she daily robbed her
mistress. The circumstances under
which the money was discovered are sin
gular. Mad. Marinpot, fruiterer's wife,
had, during the past three months, been
aware of the fact that money was daily
abstracted from the till. Hersuspicions
fell upon the maid-scrvant, who was
subsequently discharged, and has since
died. Recently q customer entered the
shop to purchase melon; the purchaser
endeavored to beat down the fruiterer in
the price asked, asserting that he doubted
whether the melon was in good condi-
tion. The fruiterer's wife, confident in
the excellence of her wares, made an in
cision in the melon, telling her customer
lle COulu ItSIe III. IL ler blldZenleHu;
the knife encountered hard substance,
and upon the melon being opened it was
found to contain fifty gold pieces of ten
and twenty francs. On inspecting mi
nutely the outside of the fruit, sundry
slight scratches were observed, which
had doubtless been made by the dishon-
est servant in order to introduce her di-
urnal pilferings into the melon.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10

According to the return of our cotton
goods and print manufacturs, almost
l, SOC, 900, 600 yards were produced in this
country in 1878. New England furnish
ing nearly two-thirds of the amount.
Geographically speaking, this produc-
ton would be sufficient to encircle the
earth at the equator nearly forty times.
The cotton shuttle of to-day is thrown at
the rate of three times q second, and,
perforce the inventive genius to the
country, the poorest woman who walks
the street may appear in dress oi calico
of recent and tasteful design, which shall
not exceed fifty cents in the cost of ali
the material. Homer drew picture of
the once only method of spinning when
he portrayed the virtuous Penelope spin
ming for Ulysses. This method is still
practiced in the Orient. To spin ten
skeins in twelve hours, or three miles
and fraction of thread, the spinner
walks 1000 feet, or about five miles.
The girl who tends spinning machine
of the latest type, attending to 800 and
800 spindles, each of which spins 5000
yards day, produces thread which
would reach from Boston via Chicago to
the Sierra Nevadas, and the girl does not
walk ut all.-New York Mercantile
Journal.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Kerosened."

Scarcely week passes that we do not
read Of some woman who seeks to hurry
up her kitchen fire by the use of kero-
sene, and dies in the attempt. So COM
mon is the occurrence that the telegraph
has invented the word kerosened," as
a short way of expressing the terrible
kind of death which results from this
dangerous practice. Caution upon eau
tion has been given through the press,
the paragraphers have emphasized the
warning by making fun of it, but all to
no purpose. Death still turks in the
kerosene can, and seizes his victims with
regular and remorseless frequency. To
pour kerosene from can upon fire is
as dangerous piece of business as to
throw q lighted match into keg of
gunpowder, and the people who have
perhaps done it and escaped destruction
have done SO only by a miraculous in
terposition OF Providence -Spri'sgfeM
! (MGSS.) Union.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Not a Case.

"This ERE boy" said Bijah, as he
ed forth a bootblaek about thirteen
years old. sis supposed to be a desperate
character, and think he'd have hung
himself with his suspenders last night
if 1 hadn't tip-toed in and kept an eye on
him."
LAND save me, but hear him TALK
chuckled the boy. "Why, judge, when
Imake up my mind to peg out O. this
ere world it'll be when bOlognas go up
to dollar apiece! I'm ready for trial,
an don't want no lawyer. What's the
charger"
"That you are adisorderly person.
"Give me the p'ints, judge. If I've
raised racket don't know it"
A woman who keeps a small grocery
in tho western part of the city came for
ward and identified the lad as one who
had annoyed her for days past in singu-
lar manner. Her name is Pluff, and she
said that the lad would stand in front of
her store and sing:
"There was a woman named Pluif,
And she married man named Ruff,
And the boys they said it was tuil-
Sing no! you little daisy"
The woman could repeat every word
of the song, and looking at the prisoner
she identified him as the one who had
sung it. The lads face wore grin all
through her testimony, and when she
had taken her seat he turned to the court
and asked:
"Kin feller be his own lawyer here?"
"Yes, you can state your own de-
fence"
"Well, then, here goes. In the first
place, never passed her grocery more'n
two times. In the second place, l don't
know that ERE song. In the third place,
can't sing more'n an elephant"
"Oh, he's the boy-he's the singer
I'll swear to it!" exclaimed the woman
as she rose up.
You'd remember his singing, would
you?" asked the court.
"Yes, sir"
The boys grin ran clear back to the
roots of his hair rs the words of the
song, written in pencil, were handed
him. He puckered his mouth, but the
grin drew it out again. He wiped off
his chin, looked out of the window,
braced his feet, and finally began. His
singing was compound of howl, growl
and buzz-saw motion, and he hadn't ut
tered ten notes when the witness put her
hands to her ears and called out:
Mercy on mel but l guess Twas mis-
taken! l don't believe he's the boy!"
But I'll sing it through, all the
same," replied the boy.
"No,you won't" said the court; mot
in here! You go right home and begin
new departure in life"
"Shall l gin up blackin' butes an be-
come a singerP" innocently inquired the
lad, as he started out.
Bijah pursued him, muttering some
thing about sass" but the gamin got
safely away.-DetroI Free Press.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Words OF Wisdom.

Men are often capable of better things
than they perform.
Unbidden guests are often welcomest
when they are gone.
A judicious silenceis better than truth
spoken without charity.
A mind too vigorous and active serves
only to consume the body.
Flattery is like your shadow; it makes
you neither larger nor smaller.
Justice consists in doing no injury to
any one; decency in giving no offence.
They who presume most in pros
perity are soonest subject to despair in
adversity.
We follow the world in approving
others, but we go before it in approving
ourselves.
To the proud man who has erred, the
great difficulty is to know when atone
ment has been made.
Men are vainer of those qualities
which they fondly believe they have
than of those they really have.
The secret of efficiency and success in
our enterprises is to act at once on our
ideas while our fancy is yet warm and
in glow with them.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Ready-made-The young lady waiting
for an offer.
Great. Britain holds at present Sl30,
O0O, 900 of United States bonds, and Ger
many, France and the rest of Europe
about S7O,OOO,OOO.
A fashion item says short dresses will
be the rage in the fall. Long dresses
have been the rage in the fall-of many
-GowGndG Enterprise.
A tame owl used in former times to be
as common in English barns as cat in
the house. He was kept for the mice
which deprecated on the grains.
The roads in Japan are macadamized
and kept in splendid condition. This
adds very much to the enjoyment OF the
bicycle, which has of late been generally
introduced.
When the small boy is sent after a pin
of milk to- the grocer's around the cor
ner, duty compels him to taste OF 1t
three times on the way back; first, to
see that it is milk; second, to determine
if it is sour; and third, because he finds
it very pleasant.-NeaO York People.
The shades oil night were falling last
When q mosquito rose from having passed
A day OF heavy slumber.
He stretched his wings and scraped his bill
And said unto himself, al will
Go forth in search of plunder."
With happy song he sped away,
And ne'er returned till break OF day.
The morning dawned. With haSgard lace
A family OF the human race
Arose from couch OF care.
Tho sheets were torn, the bolster burst,
The father OF the family cursed.
That mosquito had been there
-PHtsburgh Leader.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
Raklnu Hay.

The gypsy hat hut halt coneoals
The beauty of her face,
And as she rakes the fragrant hay
Her form is full of grace.
Her loose curls float upon the wind,
A mass of tangled gold,
And round her rosy lips there plays.
A witchery untold.
OF all the rakers in the field, ...r....
Young Harold holds her hearti
But still she pouts beneath his smile,
And sends stinging dart
of Jealous pain across his breast
A score of times each day,
Yet lightly laughs and lures him on,
A slave beneath her sway.
"a race, a race !" she gayly cries,
"wen rake across the field.
Whoever first can reach yon hedge
The other needs must yield"
'The prize a kiss" young Harold says,
Her brown cheeks turn TO rosei
"Whate'er you choOse-tor shall wlhj
And courtesy low bestows.
With merry Jest they start away.
His strong arm far and near
Rakes in the hay; and soon her breast
Is filed with sudden fear.
al break the pledge" she quickly cries.
JJe turns and holds her FAST
And, with the kiss, deep in her eyes
He reads the truth at last
Inner ican CultludtOr.
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
A PrinceIy Offer.
pGniO71.

When he called in, in answer to an
advertisement, the advertiser invited
him to take a seat, which he did.
"You have had some experience as q
collector, ehP"
"Yes, sir; have been in the business
five years."
"Well, you're just the man for me. /
want first-class collector-some fellow
who will glide around pretty rapidly and
not get drunk"
"I never drink; and as tor gliding
around, I'm just the boss"
"Well, then, you may start right off.
I'm prominent man. I'm known all
over. Now, you are to make collec-
ton for me, Say I'm dangerously sick
and haven't money to buy medicine
You can raise hundred dollars inside
of two hours, and I'll give you five of
for your trouble"
The man glided out.-NeV- York &a
The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1879-09-10
FOR THE FAIR SEX.


Fashion Notes.
Colored pettieoats are again worn.
Shoulder seams will be shorter than
ever next season,
Roses, asters and salvias are the flow
ers for autumn wear.
Plain linen collars harmonize best
with the habit basques.
Aprons and gowns of twilled washing
silk are made for little children.
Parasols, with borders of India-shawl
pattern cambric, have appeared in Lon
don.
"Marquise "is the distinctive name
for the pulled dresses draped high on the
side.
Waists fastening at the back and gath
cred in front are much liked for soft ma
terials.
Velvet and plush will probably be
the favorite materials for basques during
the winter.
Web shirrings are substituted for the
everlasting India muslins on some hats,
and the effect is pretty.
Scotch caps and Derby hats have been
imported by the milliners, for young
girls to wear this autumn.
Velvet, plush, beaver, felt and dark
straw is to be the order of favor for bon
net materials next season, it is said.
Opaline beads are among the coming
millinery wonders of the winter. They
are to be used on felt and chip hats.
Silk plush, rows of stitching, wide
wooden braids, and plaid and fancy silks
all remain in favor as dress trimmings.
The crowns of some winter bonnets
will be covered with breasts of cocks
feathers, oInamented with silk or jet
drops.
The larger the cravat the more
fashionable, says Nine. Raymond in the
BaYdr, speaking of the bows of white
muslin and lace.
Red bonneis will be fashionable this
| winter us they were last. The most
elegant hats will be of black and of
dauphin-gray, and will be of silk plush
OF of beaver.
Long black lace carfveils, very heavi-
ly worked, are to be worn with the small,
soft felt hats, which are to be fashion
able this winter for walking. They are
warm and comfortable, if not pretty.
The plain walking skirts are pro-
nounced very distinguished, but they are
found very uncomfortable by women
who are used to wearing trimmed cos
TUNES These ladies declare that they
feel us if half dressed when deprived of
their founces.
Tiger velvet to be used for trimming
bonnets and dresses has satin ground,
with irregularly shaped spots in long
raised velvet pile. 1t is specially well
made when the ground is of cream or
ecru shades, and the raised spots of
darker brown.
Satin antique, the new material for
trimming for dresses and bonnets, is II
kind of satin plush, with longer pile
than velvet, and it comes in all the ar
tistic shades of Japanese blue, pigeons
breast, Rembrandt green, amaranth, and
the new dauphin gray that has golden
and creamy hues.