Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-06

SPECIAL 70 sus soLp I'LL ALL Hsvs.
poMEsTIo NEWS.
Nsssisg 81 Raiirssd AssntA-
Cuicloo. Msy6.-Ths general freight
agents OF the various roads leading from
this city 10 Omaha, and Of the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads,
are In session here. revising the classi.
hcstion Of frsights to California. So
far little progress has been made. and
the meeting will probably continue sew.
sral days.
Arrested fsr via Harder.
WILMINGTON. Del, May 6.-wm. II.
Chadwick, proprietor Of Chadwick's
Museum, wal arrested hero Last night
on . charge OF numbering his wife. The
attending physician decided that death
was cauaed by pneumonia. but owing
{, the rumor that she died from wounds
inflicted by hor husband while drunk.
on April 2sth. the Coroner held an In.
v~estigation. which resulted In the arrest
Of Chadwick. who was taken into Gus.
tody while looking on the corpse.
Beeshsr-Tnlsn.
NEW YoRx, May 6.-Ths Courtroom
In which tho scandal trial Is progressing
was as full this morning as at any time
almost when Tilton. Moulton or
Bsscher was on tho stand. Defendant
and wife were In their usual places, In
the van Of the Plymouth Church party.
At n quarter past II o'clock Henry C.
Bowen took the witness chair. and his
examination wal continued by Fuller
ton. He testified: ~ saw Beecher
nearly every Sabbath prior to the
Goth OF December. 1870. Tilton and
his affairs may have been tho subject
OF conversation between rs. On the
LIST Of January 1871. I told Beccher Of
my intention 10 dismiss Tilton from my
paper. / called ut Beeeher's house on
the evening Of that day; saw Beechcr at
Deacon F~resland's, and saw Mrs. Beech.
or; her husband was not present. did
not reply TO Beocher's letter Of January
3D." Fullerton read passages from q
letter. and questioned witness as to the
stories 10 which Bsecher alluded.
Great futter and excitement followed
the calling Of Henry G. Bowen In tho
Bsechsr. Tilton trial yesterday, and
Bowen himself showed traces Of consid-
cradle mental agitation. The first ques.
ton going toward tho impeachment OF
Beecher. was whether defendant ever
did speak to him tBowen) to influence
him In discharsins Tilton from employ.
After o short. sharp wrangle. the m.
swsr was given, "Never!" and some
sensation followed. Defendants law.
yers were all agog. Mrs. Dcechcr put
her glasses on and took notes; Tilton
was pale with anxiety; Moulton per.
spirsd profusely, and all hands we're
considerably walked IN. After witness
had begun to relate his interviews with
Beechsr on the night that the famous
note was delivered, calling on him to
abandon his pulpit, opinions began to
grow confused, and for n moment tho
thought was uppermost in many minds
that Bowen would turn out q witness
for Bsecher. Shortly after. the witness
contradic,ed Beecher's testimony In
several points. Ho was asked u he re-
o,ivsd o letter from Descher In January.
1871. "I think ! did," was tho an.
swer. which revealed the caution Of the
witness.
Arrest or s%windIcrs.
LocKroRr, N. Y. May 6.--Considera-
bic excitement exists here over the fact
that the Grand Jury yesterday reported
an indictment against Col. McRae, Of
the Canal Company party. Molineaux.
his clork. and LennoI. n Of the fore
men. Andrew McRao Is charged with
certifying to false check.rolls and Lon
nox and MolinsauI for forgery. Tho
parties were arrested and pleaded not
guilty. The case was sent to the neIt
term, which will DO held in sixty days.
RaiIrsAd Bridve Burned.
NEW YoRx, May 6.-Ths portage
bridge on tho Erie Rrilroad was con.
sumsd by fire last night. Tho ire was
discovered aifsw minutes after . train
had passed. and Il is supposed that tho
engine set the bridge on fire. Il COM
monced near the west end Of the bridge,
and spread too rapidly for the watch.
man 10 ~eItinguish II. This famous
structure. the largest wooden bridge In
tho world. over tho Gensses river and
falls. IL CT miles distant from Buffalo
and 80 miles north Of this place. on the
Harnsllsvills and Attica Branch. For.
tsnatsly. tho destructiSn Of tho bridge
will cause no interruption whatever to
through travel over the Erie road, there
being three through routes besides this.
The company will at once proceed TO re.
place the wooden bridge with . substan.
tial iron structure.
Fire and Less 81 Lifs.
A hre occurred this morning In . tsne.
msnt house. No. Al Oliver street, caus-
ing = damage Of $l,5Co. Barney Nc
Culley jumped from an attic window and
broke his leg. His wife followed. ard
her back was broken. She cannot live.
Allen Stephen, nged twelve year.. also
jumped, and escaped with whole bones.
Tho flames spread SO rapidly that escape
was cut Of. After tho fro was eatin-
suished the body OF Kate Hauser. aged
fifty years, was found in nm attic room.
III. l.oJv was burnad badly. buk dcath