Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-11

T TO APRIL 10th.
Tim Impenchmcn, Trial.

WASNlSGTOhy APEll JAW
Impeachment opened at noon.
Butler, for tho Managers, called W..
n. Wood, who testified that no lived in
Alabama and had served'in the Union
army that in December, 1866, he called
ON the President and asked n Gov
.rnment appointment that tho Pres
idcnt said that BIO could do moth
ing for him because be said his
influence would be on the side OF Con-
rress, and those he appointed must be
with him.
Foster Blodgett testified that he was
appointed Postmaster Of Augusta, Gh.,
in 1865; wns suspended in 1868 by tho
President does not know that the Sem
ntc has been notified Of his suspension.
Butler snid ho would prove that no
reason for the suspension ~ofBlodgett had
even been sent 10 the Senate.
Curtis then commenced the opening.
lie spoke until near 4 o'clock, when he
begged permission to suspend his re-
-mnrks, rs he was greatly fatigued. The
Court accordingly ~adjourned till to-
morrow, and the Senate went into Ex-
ecutive session.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-House-Chsnd-
Ter offered u resolution that the President
be requested to send II mission to Brazil,
Bolivia and U~ruguAylto endeavor to re-
concile those nations, now ut var Re-
ferred.
Af1Irs Mt Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Senate
has confirmed Edward S. Dundey United
States Judge for the District of Nebras-
kn.
Tho President has signed the new
treaty.
Terrible Disaster on the Lnkc.A Stenfh-
Or Burscd with some Eighty Persons on
CHICAGO, April 9.-ThO steamer
George Bird, from Milwaukee to this
city, WA burned this morning on the
lake, thirty-live miles north Of here. II
is supposed that she had aboard so
passengers and 80 crow. Only two
| persons were saved. She was owned
by Captain Goodrich, and was unin-
sured.
Destructive Firo ut Huntsville, Texas.
GALVESTON, April "a destructive
fire hns occurred ut Huntsville, Texas.
It burned an entire block. Loss, $780,
900.
Death Of Commodore Prentice.
CiARLEsToN, April 9.-CommOdorc
Prentice, United States Navy, died last
night.
(anadn.
OTTAWA, April 9.-Thc Coroner's jury
rendered IL vcrdict.th n McGee came to
his death by n gunShot wound inflicted
by some person unknown.
The prisoner Whelan, suspected Of
tho murder Of McGec, was examined be-
fore n Police Magistrate to-day. II was
proved that the prisoner had been sew
eral limos arrested rs n Fcninn for tam
periug with soldiers, and had passed
under different names. The doorkeeper
of the House Of Commons testified to
having admitted the prisoner four diff
ferent times to the gallery Of the House
on the night Of the murder, and thought
he appeared. uneasy and excited. The
detective who arrested him testified to
the revolver found in his possession.
One barrel had been recently discharged.
The prisoner was remandod one week
for further examination.
The Montreal City Council has voted
$4,000 to pay the expenses Of McGee's
funeral, and has also offered $4,000 re-
ward for the arrest Of the murdcrers.
Whclan's wife has been arrested.
The foreman Of o large mahufnctur-
ing establishment has suddenly disap-
penred. He was known to be of Fenian
prcclivities, and is now suspected Of
completely in tho assassination.
Ngw York, April l0.-A Herald Nom
treal special says no doubt exists OF the
guilt of tho prisoner WhelaR.
A quantity Of correspondence with
New York Ecniuus, complicating sew
eral n~otables, and q quantity of nitro
glyccrinS, brought from New York on
forged orders, have been discovered,
aud has created great excitement. ltis
said that n plot has been discovered to
blow up the Parliament House.