Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-05
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Terrible Condition OF she Mig Hers
Expedittos.
CHICAGO. October "a correspondent
with the Big Horn expedition. In camp
near Custer City. October I'd telsgraphs
the command still At that place. The
weather is very cold. Hot day, and severe
cold nights with pool water brought on
typhoid fever. and yesterday . fatal case
occurred. Many more are In the hospital.
Over fifty per cent. OF the command are
sick and all are ragged. Scarcely any
blankets or overcoats are In tbs command.
Many men are without boots and shoes.
The medical director has made an Official
report VI their condition, which certainly
Ia most horrible. Many are suffering from
vermin. The animals are entirely without
grain or hay. and the dry. fro.tbitten
grass IL without nourishmont. The small.
pox 10 raging In Desdwood and Crook
City. Six fatal cases are reported to date.
The silver Commissiea.
NEW YoRK. October 4.-The Silver COM
mission will meet again this afternoon ut
the ". James Hotel for the purpose OF
clscting q third expert 10 serve upon the
committee. The election OF these experts
las been 0 very slow proceeding. not %
much from the fact that competent men
are hard 10 find. a. from . desire that the
different parts OF the country should DO
represented. In accordance with this Idea
William \. Grocsbeck Of Cincinnati and
b. +. Nourse of Boston were chosen, and
Il Is now intended that . third expert shall
lie = resident Of this city.
The Isdian CampaiKn.
CHICAGO. October GA private tels-
gram has Just been received by AdIutant
General Drum from General Merritt at
Custer City. contradlcting . portion Of
this mornings dispatch. and saying that
tho command was Ia good condition ~
regards health. News also has been re-
ceived from Laramie that the work OF
fitting out the commands at that point IL
progressing rapidly. Con. Sheridan has
ordered \ complete winter outit TO lie
forwarded Immediately.
Tho Missouri Probabilities Cen.
vsatios.
NJ. LOUIS, October 5.-The State Pro-
hibition Convention was held here last
night with between 90 and 10 delegates
present. Presidential Electors. State e.
ecutive and State Central Committees were
appointed ; also q Finance Committee and
two members Of the National Executive
Committee. One Of the latter wal Miss
pbDbo u. Cousins.
The 0eorxia Erection.
CoLuxBus. o.. October 5.-Musoogee
county gives Colquetts (Dem.) Dos; Nor
cross (ltep.) sos /; for State Senator. Cody.
DEM. M opposition. $40; Representative
Oattis, Dem, no opposition. B4l Moses.
DEM. no opposition, S2s. C~hattAhoochie
county gives Colquette. DEM, 800 MAORI.
by; Representative Woodbridge. DEM, $50
majority.
Woodward Must Come Home.
NEW YoRx. October g. Requiation
papers In the case Of Woodward have been
obtained aud an officer Is on tho way to
Chicago.
IRE Democratic Mass AsetisE In
IndtAnA.
INDIANAPOLIS. October 6.-Ths attend.
anco At the Democratic Soldiers Reunion
1. very large; G.0o0 persons took part In
tho procession.
Relief for size Savannah Sufferers.
NEW YoRE. October 5.-The treasurer
Of the Savannah Relief COMMITTEES acknowl-
edges the receipt Of $4,000.
iihods isiand Deg ~ che Centennial.