Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-29

DATES TO YESTERDAY.
The Terrible Calamity at Richmoad, Va.
WARRINGTON, April I.-The acci-
dent In the Courtroom Of the Court Of
Appeals, to-day, resulted In killing So
persons, including many prominent
citizens, among them, in addition to
those sent to-day, DIR. j. B. Blood,
editor Of the Enquirer; Charles j..
Guerman, of Washington City Col.
p. Voolfolk; Il. Il. Foley, Deputy
United States Marshal; also, a Cap
tain, Sergeant and nine privates who
were on police duty In the building.
About 40 are wounded, among them
Ex-Governor Wells, ribs broken and
otherwise internally injured; Hon.
Thomas s. Bocock, ex-Speaker Of the
United States House of Representa-
tives, leg amputated; Judge Meredith;
both Mayors, Cahoon and Ellison,
slightly injured. Directly after the
disaster the Hook and Ladder COM
pany came to the rescue, and ladders
were thrown up to the windows. For
three hours the stairway and Park
were filled with weeping women and
anxious men, until 2 O'clock, when the
last victim was drawn from the build
ing. After this the police closed the
Park and refused admittance to any
one. All the stores In the city were
closed In consequence Of the disaster
and no more business vas done during
the day. Tonight a meeting will be
held Of members Of the Press Assocl-
alton, military organizations, and cit
liens generally, and tomorrow will
be observed as day Of general mourii-
Ing: ,u.
telegram from Richmond says the
Court was about to deliver an opinion
In favor Of Ellison, one Of the Judges
dissenting, as the floor fell through.
RICHMOND, April 2S.-Last night a
great meeting Of Cahoon and Ellison's
police was held and resolutions Of res
pect to the memory Of their deceased
brethren adopted; 1t was agreed that
both parties should participate in the
funeral ceremonies. All day yesterday
kilograms were being received from
every portion of the State and country
inquiring after the welfare Of friends
and relatives in this city, and with the
press reports and inccssant messages
sent and received the operators here
were taxed to their utmost capacity.
To-day business will be suspended so
that every citizen can devote himself
to the memory of the dead. It's need
less to say no decision has been rem
dered In the Mayoralty case, and it is
now doubtful when it will be deliv-
| cred. Both branches Of the General
Assembly held a session at the Ex-
| change Hotel, merely meeting and ad-
journing until to-day at noon, to avoid
any interruption Of proceedings. 1t Is
believed the Capitol will now be ADAM
| doned as a public institution. It was
built in 1892, burning when a theatre
In 1911, when n large number of per-
sons, including many ladies, persisted.
This is the only disaster in the history
| Of the city that affords the slightest
parallel to the calamity Of yesterday.
LATER!
It Is apparent that the calamity is
much greater than yet reported. The
number killed will reach over 60, and
| the wounded are known to be over 200.
The scenes Of despair and anguish In
the vicinity Is heartrending beyond
description. Dark mourning covers
the whole city.
Indian Troubles In knnsas-Throatened
Indian Wal In Dakotah.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-A special from
Lawrence, Kansas, says the long an-
ticipated trouble between the settlers
on the Usage lands and the Usage Indi-
ans, has at last broken out. The Indi-
ans attacked tive settlers near indie
pendence OH Friday and wounded two.
The whites resisted. The disturbance
was temporarily quelled by interior
ence Of friend Gibson, agent of the
Osages, calling out the military and
driving eighteen families out Of the
country.
The Thirteenth and Il portion Of the
Seventh regiments of infantry passed
through here this morning en- route for
the scene Of the Indian troubles in Da-
katah, whence information comes from
General Stanley, pointing unmistake-
ably to q disposition OH the part of the
Bruls-Sioux to engage in u general war.
Sheridan goes west next week to per,
sonally inspect the situation.
The Mcfarland Murder Trial.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-The IrDune's
New York dispatch says the publica-
| ton of Spencer's letter to the fndepead-
ent to-day, stating that his remarks
| derogatory to the character Of Mrs
| Calhoun, were made simply rs an all
vocatc doing the best he could for his
client, and that he believed the lady
entirely innocent of the imputations
cast upon her, ETC., with the editorial
comments upon the letter, created tile
greatest excitement ever known among
New York lawyers. There was al
active discussion this morning between
Grey and Graham, the other counsel
for Mcfarland, and they determined
to have nothing more to dc with Spen.
Ger, and would not speak to him. He
was in the Courtroom to-day, but sal
at one side and took 10 part in the pro
ceedings. He has written Il letter,
which will be published tomorrow,
announcing his withdrawal from the
case. He says he has nothing to retract
concerning his letter to the Independent,
and that he withdraws from the case
solely because he thinks there should
be perfect harmony in counsel for the
defense, and says If he has committed
an error it has been one of the head,
not Of the heart that he wrote the
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