Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-02
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CHICAGO, March 1.-The Tri6une's
Washington specials say the Military
Committee will report on Deweese to-
day, and recommend action similar to
that In Whlttemore's case.
Munger, Of Ohio, Is found to be inn
plicatedfn the sale Of cadetships. The
price involved was only $500. The joke
on Manger is, that the boy appointed
was the son Of a prominent Republic
can, of which Munger was not aware.
Gen. Dodge, Chief Engineer of the
Union Pacific Railroad, has resigned
his position on account Of illness.
A German named Hogel hung HIM
self on Sunday In q cabinet shop. OH
South Canal street. He left letters
to friends, but assigned no reason for
the deed.
A young girl named Elizabeth Nor
ton, took arsenic in whisky on Satur-
day, from the effects of which she died.
She was a sewing girl Of dissipated
habits.
Pat Gaffnoy swallowed five ounces Of
laudanum, but his life was saved by
prompt medical attendance.
Rev. D. G. Wright o Methodist cler,
gyman at Quincy, has been tried and
found guilty of repeated acts Of adul-
terry, aud dismissed from the ministry.
A monster petition was presented to
the Mayor yesterday for closing saloons
on Sundays. Rev. DR.. Ryder earn
estly urged the sentiments Of the Pc
tition In an elaborate speech. The
Mayor admitted the evil results Of
keeping open saloons on the Sabbath,
but said he was not authorized to re-
woke saloon licenses except for Illegal
ity. THE control Of the police has been
placed entirely in the hands Of the Po-
lice Commissioners, and 1t was impos-
slble to accomplish much IN the matter
without the aid of the police.
The Methodist Female College, at
Jacksonville, was burned yesterday,
all except one wing. All the inmates
escaped. Loss about $40, 900; insured
for $4,000. The fire probably origin
ated from q defective 1ue. The regu-
lar course Of instructions will be re-
sumed In a few days In the wing which
was saved. This college was partially
burned q few years since.
Now York News.
New YoRK, March 1.-The latest
foreign mail brings details Of the OPEN
ing Of the famous Mordaunt divorce
case, in which the Prince Of Wales
appeared on the stand. The witnesses
were quite emphatic az to the insanity
Of defendant. The most extraordinary
evidence ever given In q courtroom
was elected on this occasion.
The testimony before the special
Congressional Committee, in regard to
the gold plot, is published. 1t Is very
voluminous, and clearly indicates the
cause Of the panic and the unfounded
stories regarding the completely OF the
Administration. The Times, in re-
viewing the report, says the whole
story comes to this : Boutwell, un-
doubtedly acted, as he believed, In the
interest of the Republic. Fisk and
Gould thought they We're going to
make a fortune by sending up the
price Of gold, and believed Corbin
would further their schemes, They
also tried to. get General Butterfeld
on their side, and 1t must be owned he
does not come out Of the affair with
perfectly clear hands. Bisk and asso-
ciates did not find the plot work well,
but Gould modestly declined to say
how much they made out Of 1t.
On the whole, the family of the Presl-
dent and one OF two Others who were
scandalously traduced at the time, arc
shown to have acted throughout with
the highest integrity.
Judge Spencer to-day vacated the
order of attachment In the case Of
Henry Clewes & Co. w. Llyermore e.
Co, The cause of action arose out of
the gold excitement In September last.
Letters from St. Petersburg state
that never In the memory Of man has
more intense cold been experienced in
Russia, Poland and all north coun-
tries. A number Of deaths from con-
collation. are reported by Russian
Journals, among them several sentries
frozen at their posts.
The case of Judge William Fuller
ton, which originated during the inves-
legations into the alleged whisky
frauds OH the part Of ex-Commissioners
Rollins and Harland, was called for
trial before Judge Woodruff yesterday,
and was postponed until Monday next
on account Of the illness Of Charles
0'COnnor, one of Fullerton's counsel,
who Is confined to his residence with
the smallpox.
No intelligence has yet been received
from commanders Of passing vessels of
the City Of Boston or the Bremen
steamer Smldt, which latter vessel
cleared at Bremen for this port and
sailed on the 22d Of January. She
has. consequently, now occupied 80