Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-05

Dan. Rice before tho Reconstruction
Committeo-An Amusing Take-of.
washington Correspondence Cincinnati Com.
mercial.l
The Committee on Reconstruction still
persists in suppressing the most important
testimony elected before it. Dan. Rice
ha, recently been on a circus tour through
the lately rebellious States and has had
opportunities such as are afforded to few,
for observing the condition Of the South.
ern people as to loyalty. His testimony
will be found to show the true feelings
that exists in the South when the thin
crust Of pretended loyalty is melted away
and the true character 10 revealed US under
the exhilerating in1uenceof a m%enagerie,
when man stands in the presence Of the
untamed forces Of nature, separated there
from only by the thin partition Of an iron
cage:
Mr.. Rice, being duly sworn, testified
thus:
@. You have an unruly animal, known
as q pet mule, with your circus, have you
mott =
A. I have.
@. What are the idiosyncrasies Of the
beast;
A. He is much given to kicking.
Q.It is almost impossible to ride him is
It noti
A. 1t is. l generally offer 1926 to any
man who will ride him round the ring.
@. On your late visit to the South,
did you receive any offers to ride that
mule:
A. I did.
@. State what occurred on these occa-
sions.
A. In Richmond, O discharged Con-
federate soldier attempted to ride him, but
was Immediately thrown fiat on his back.
@. What did the confederate soldier say
to this?
A.. He said the mule was a id Yam
kee cuss.
q. Did any others make the attempt -:
A. Another Of Lees veterans tried to
ride him, and succeeded.
@. What did he soy? .
A.. He said, after he had dismounted,
that if he'd had o regiment of them ere
cavalry he'd have whipped Fitzpatrick all
to smash ; and that in the next war
against the Yankees he intended to raise a
brigade Of 'em.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Stevens.
@. Is that a he mule, or q she mule:
A. It's a he mule.
@. You have monkeys in your show,
have you not;
A. I have.
@. Have you ever heard any disloyal
remarkk in relation to those monkeyss
A. I can't say that I have.
@. Have you ever heard anything said
in their presence:
A. A couple Of young ladies were one
day standing in front Of the cage, and J
heard one Of them say it looked like Q
Freedmen's Bureau.
@. How was this remark received?
A. II created much laughter.
@. Were there any personal allusioni
made on the occasion
A.. Some one in the crowd said, point
ing to the ourang outang, "That's Sum
ner."
@. Did that please the bystanders.
A. Very much
q. Did you ever bear any Observation
about the bears
A. I heard it said once about a one-eyet
bear, that he looked like Ben. Butler, anc
about a grizzly bear that in ought TO b.
called Ben. Wade.
@. Were the points of resemblance
stated
A. They were not. The observation
was made on the tout ensemble, with spe
cial reference, perhaps, to the ocular de
formity In the case of the one-eyed animal
@. Have you side-shows attached Il
your circuss
A. I have.
Q. State il you have ever heard an,
dlsloyal remarks in relation to them
A. I believe I heard something Of tn
kind once about Daniel in the lions den
@. State what it was?
A. A young lady asked me which wa
Daniel and which was the lion.
@. What was your replys
A. ! told her it was easy to distinguis
Daniel from the lion. as the former wor
a s~wallow-tail coat, and had q cotton I'm
brella under his arm.
@. What did she say
A. After looking into the cage she said
very spitcfully, that Daniel looked like
mean Yankee, ard she wished the lio>
would chaw him up. MACK.