Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-14
Tho Mcfarland Murder Trial.

Tho Mcfarland Murder Trial.
CHICAGO, April 13.-The T'rtbaae's
New York special says the testimony
for the defense In the Mcfarland case
will probably close on Thursday:
Greeley, Sam Sinclair and wife, and
Mrs. Calhoun, will be called by the
prosecution to prove McFarland's brll-
tality toward his wife before her ac-
ouaintance with Richardson. The In
tsrest In the trial Is steadily on tine
increase, and the papers are selling
larger editions than for some time past
Judge Hackett to-day ruled out the tes-
timony in reference to Richardson. on
the ground that he was not on trial,
It Is thought that he may apply this to
much of the evidence the prosecution
is ready to offer.
A Times New York special gives q
letter not published in the Associated
Press report from Mrs. Calhoun to Mrs
| Mcfarland, which, it says, created q
more than ordinary sensation on &C.
count of all allusion to j. Russell
Young in the following passage
"There are Just three persons who are
much to me In the flesh. r. Y, ant
you can guess the other two" Counr
sci for the prosecution insisted thai
what defense read 81. K. Y" wa'
"you," but the defense insisted that
the letter had been microscopically
examined, and that 1t was 81. K. Y
and meant "John Russell Young"
washinston News.
CHICAGO, April l3.-Thc Tribune!
Washington special says the Anti
Polygamy bill, as reported yesterday
by the Senate Territorial Committee
retains all to which the House In Cul
lom's motion agreed, and half a dozer
new sections are added. The officers
of the Mormon Church are not only
prohibited from solemnizing marriage
but it Is made a miSdemeanor. punish
able by fine and Imprisonment. Mar
riages in violation Of the terms of the
bilT are declared incestuous and void
all persons aiding or consenting tc
them are to be punished for misde
meanors. Spiritual marriages, sealing
conscientious and all other devices
whereby men secure the services o
women are prohibited; the so-callc(
spiritual wives may VA and recover
payment for their labor. The Mormon
remonstrance, adopted at Salt Lake
City about q fortnight since, applicable
to this bill and all other anti-Mormoi
legislation, was presented to-day.
General Slocum has brought in a bill
In the House providing that appoint
ments to West Point and Annapo
lis, other than those given by law Il
the President, shall be made from can
didates who have submitted to q com
petitiye examination and passed thu
same. The Secretary Of War and O
the Navy shall not make appointment!
on recommendations Of members o
Congress, except from the list Of can
didates who have received Il favorable
report from the Examining Board.
1t Is evident that there Is q State o
feeling in the Supreme Court, by NJ
means pleasant, relative to %rehearinl
the legal tender case. The cases so fa'
presented involve five other points OF
which argument will he offered. Ii
any event the Attorney General ask
that a legal tender argument may alst
be made. Chase, Nelson, Clifford ant
Field hold that some order or argl
ment Of last year precludes this, bu
the majority oyerrules, though Chas'
may be able to throw amy further de
cision over till next winter.
In the Senate Republican caucus yes
terday, in the case Of Gorham. TIN
evidence Of the Investigating Commit
tee was submitted, and Gorham read
statement in his defense and In ex
PLANTATION of the pending charges. 4
meeting will be held tomorrow, wheI
Senator Cole will be heard.
A Times Washington special say
General Pope will probably be assigned
to the command Of the Military Diyi
sion of the Pacific in the place of Gen
oro1 Thonnaa