Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-10
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.
P~.rtiesisrs OF shs Death 81 General
Datisr's wis-AnAirs OF the pa.
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else HAIL Congratulated News
Nsrsa shs Ris oraude.
sshi Another Investigation.
wAsnrSoroS. April She Civil Ser.
rice Committee. charged with investiga.
ing tho reason why the charges OF for.
,eries against John n. Wright aud Alex.
lnder Ciippsrton. late pension agents.
rsrs not prosecuted. and Why IA. Will
hanson, who had charge Of the case.
was summarily dismissed on the night
previous to his intended departure TO In
liam Territory. and why Ross. . confed'
srais Of wright's. was nominated rs
agent to the dsfrauded Indians. held q
to-day. Secretary Chandler
aid that hs dismissed Williamson be-
cause he learned that he was an i'm
proper person 10 be employed a assis-
liant counsel. General Gaylord testihed
hat In looking over certain Cherokee
Indian cases he found the name OF VIII
mixed up with every question.
transaction IN connection with Gen.
Blunt. Chandler said that Ross was
suggested by the Presbyterian Board
and witness spoke TO the President about
him, who thought Ross would make a
good man for the place. EI.Attorney
General Williams testified that he was
that there was criminal miscon-
duct on the part OF Wright, that the civil
suit in this district was tried and Wright
was acquitted on q t~echnicality. and that
the criminal suits against him were still
pending.
Death Of General Batier's WIN.
BosroS. April S.-Ths wife Of General
Benjamin Y. Butler died at the Mass
Hospital this morning. Mrs.
b. 4. Butler for y number OF years has
suffered from n swelling on her neck.
Her medical advisers nj Washington ssid
the enlargement Of the glands
could DO operated upon successfully.
Mrs. Buffers suffering continued until
Il was with the greatest difficulty that
abe could breathe. ON account OF the
swelling. General and Mrs. Butler ar.
rived In this city FROM Washington on
Tuesday night last. and q consultation
was held the following day. when 1t was
decided that an operation should DO per-
Mrs. Butler was. accordingly.
removed to the hospital. and at eleven
on Thursday last the operation
was made. Instead Of the suffering
proceeding from an enlargement OF the
q lance was discovered. the
roots OF which had encirclsd and pen.
the windpipe. leaving little space
for the function Of breathing. The
skill was bafied by the cancer.
and the General was informed that moth
ing could be done TO save the life OF his
wife. Mrs. Butler was the daughter Of
DR.. Hildrsth, OF Lowell. and had been
the stage. Her last appearance was
a. a star at Louisville, Kentucky.
That Beseher Nuisasee Again.
Nxw YoRx. April s.-Soon after the
adjournment OF the Advisory Council,
Rev. DIR. Leonard Bacon. in a letter ap-
to Professor Smyth aud the Com.
OF Andover Church to assume
the responsibility Of presenting charges
against Beecher and maintaining them
before the Investigating Commission.
Professor Smyth. In reply to DIR. Ba-
cons appeal. has written q long letter
in which he explains why. In his judg-
49, H. Nh ,hst ,ha commiss;on
~ r.. o,;,in .r,hor.hin AMI n,onoscj
so,s,;,n,;on fa;is ~ msst ths ;n5ici,i
Of IN, c.ss and h. Ina. ma.
cs1,oined that ssysral impurtant witness.
% will not testify before that body, al
though they are willing TO go before n
mutual council called by the Andover
and Plymouth Churches. Hs therefore
falls back upon the Andover letter as Of
fsring the only basis for thorough in
vestigation OF the scandal. His position
Ia the same a. that OF the minority who
have withdrawn from the Congregation
al Ministers Association Of New York
and Brooklyn.
New York Deaths.
Nxw YoRK, April s.-Thers was 57s
deaths in this city during the past week.
a Psrdsued Prisoner Sails for En-.
rope.
n, 4. .o;a that Thor,s ,,ne NJ the in.
,-torekeepers. but who was mar.
donsd by ,be t,overnor ON account of
hin promise 10 give valuable information
in important cases, sailed for Europe on
Wednesday from this port. In case
Mckee, Of 81. Louis, should get q new
trial. Thorp's nbaepco would make cOn.