The daily gazette., 1880-01-31
THIRD EDITION
General Ne,0s.

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The first engine crossed over the ice
bridge at Montreal at noon yesterday.
The funeral of the late Professor De
Mile, at Halifax, N. s., yesterday, was
largely attended.
The Secretary of the Treasury has in
creased the bullion fund of the Denver
mint $l20, 900, and authorized the pur-
chased Of silver by the Assays in charge,
in lots of less than 10000 ounces. This
will enable the producers of Colorado to
find home market for their fine silver.
The steamer Falcon, of the Charles
ton Line, sunk in collision some time
since, was sold yesterday, at Baltimore,
for 800.
A patent was signed and delivered yes
terday 10 the New Idria Mining Com-
pany for the PaRoche Grande Quicksil-
yer Mine, In California. The application
of the New Idria Company had been
amended so as to conform with Secretary
Schurz's opinion, which was published
in July last.
Hon. A. c. Barsson, Chairman of the
Indian Commission, denies the statement
that he had obtained Government con-
tracts for supplies under an assumed
name.
1t is understood the cou rt martial in
the case OF Major Reno has recommend
ed his dismissal from the service, out
that General Sherman will recommend
q milde- sentence-suspension Tor one
year.
A special election held in Cheyenne,
w. T., on Thursday, on the question of
issuing $400, 900 worth of bonds, to ex-
tend a branch of the Union Pacific Rail
road TO the Black Hills, resulted in a
unanimous vote for the proposition.
Several more Fusionists took their
seats in the Maine House of Represen-
tatives yesterday, and there were only
four unoccupied seats in the Senate.
The message of Governor Davis will be
sem to the Legislature early next week
and it is expected that Holbrook will be
qualified as Treasurer on Monday. w.
W. Perry, prominent Greenbacker,
yesterday offered a resolution in the
Legislature for the repeal of that clau.e
in the Constitution which requires GER
tificates to be issued by the Governor
and Council to members of the Legisla-
ture. All the military and extra police
stationed at the State House IN Augusta
have sone home.
The Western Iron Association, at a
meeting in Pittsburg, yesterday, advanc-
ed the price of iron to four cents.
1t is said that Mr., Parnell will proba-
bly, not visit Montreal, a strong feeling
hauinU anairaf hio xyicit
the part of many of the citizens. Some
of the President of the National So
cielies have announced that they will
take no part in receiving him. The
committee making collections for the
Irish Relief Fund, however, are meet
ing with great success. The Councils
of Chatam and Belleville, Ont, have
appropriated $500 each for the Relief
Fund. The Wellington County Coun-
ell, in session at Guelph, Ont, yester-
day instructed its Finance Committee
to report relief appropriation. An en-
thusiastic meeting in aid of the ish
peasantry was held in Manchester, n.
H., last evening. Governor Head pre-
sided, and contributions aggregating
$1,000 were taken up.
The steamship Louisiana was hoated
on Thursday evening and left Port
Eads for New Orleans under her own
steam, yesterday morning. The salvage
claim against the steamship and her car
90 is estimated at from Two to three
hundred thousand dollars.
The schooner Pioneer, from Nassau,
has arrived at Key West with 52 bales
of cotton, picked up in the Gull Stream
near Gun Key. No signs Of a wreck
were seen.
John F. Hoffman, brakem an on the
Northern Central Railroad, was killed
in Baltimore, by falling between the
cars, owing to the breaking of a cham,
last night.