Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-04

Death or Madame Agatha states.
NEw YoRx, September 4.-Madams
Agatha States 0rlandinia, the wsll-knowr
operate singer. died in this city on
Wednesday. Tho deceased. whose maiden
name was Agatha Gaynor. was a native
Of Dublin. Ireland, whence here parents
moved to San Francisco in her child.
hood.
An Unsuccessful Attempt.
Fred Mather. who sailed from this
country a short time ago, having in
charge some 100000 young shad, In
tended for the streams Of Germany,
writes, from on board the steamer, that
the fab all died Of starvation. Another
attempt will be made to transplant shad
from here to German waters.
A Careless Police Jastice.
In a habeas corpus, before Donahuc,
Of the Supreme Court, q police Justice
frankly admitted that he had signed the
warrant for the arrest Of a oms with
out knowing the contents. trusting to
the assurance Of the police and his clerk
that ii was all right. It proved all
wrong. and his offensc 10 to he laid be-
fore the Grand Jury. Judge Donshue,
commenting upon the loose practice
which obtains in police courts, said he
was satisfied that crime was sustained
for its political and ~pecuniary assistance
aud that for the sake Of illegal revenue
panel-hOuses and policy shops were toll
Grated.
secret Service bureau 20 be Absl.
ished.
Mr.. Wilson, Solicitor Of the Treas.
ury. returned to the city to-day from
Canada, where no has bssn on official
business. Vie has concluded his inves-
tigation Of the Secret Service Bureau,
aud has submitted the results to the
Secretary. whose final decision in the
case il expected to be given in a day or
two. Every indication points to the
total abolition Of the force as at present
constituted. and . complete and thor
ough reorganization Of the Bureau,
with soms other than whitsley at the
head. There is reason to believe that
the Secretary will not recommend IN
appropriation for the continuance OF the
Bureau another year, IL a plan can be
devised by which the work belonging to
1t can DO performed in any Other way.
Robbing the POO
NEw YoRx. September 4.-The Com
missionsrs Of Accounts have made an
examination Of the books Of the Charity
Commission and make . report showing
irregularities in distributing supplies,
deceit in making returns, fraud in let
ting contracts, altering OF the books,
and everything in a general muddls.
RaIioon Ascension.
CLEVELAND. o., September 4.-Prof.
Kings balloon, "BuaLo," assembled
from the Public Square, at IL o'clock
this morning. In addition to the Pro-
lessor, Il contained l.. l.. Holden OF
Boston; ID. II. Cozard Of Cleveland, and
representatives Of the Herald, Ledder
and Pld;ndoalor. When last seen 1t was
going over tho lakes in a northsasterly
direction.
Destructive Fire In 0~recnSiiie,
Miss.
MEMPHIS, Sept. i.-Further advices
from Grecnyille. Mississippi. about tho
FIRE, state its origin was doubtless incen-
diary. Nearly all the business houses
were consumed. In all, there were
Is houses, valued at over a quarter OF a
million Of dollars, with about Sl5O,OOO
insurance, on which the planters
Of Mississippi and the plant
ers Of Memphis, Tennessee. had
q large amount. There will be consid-
cradle suffering, as nearly all the pro-
visions in town were destroyed. The
house in which the fire originated had
been previously set on Ere four different
times. A man named Thompson has
been arrested on suspicion OF being con-
cernsd in the incendiary work.