Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-05
LATE TELEaRAMs.
xAsrkR n.
0eaeraI cusser's Tsstimssy = Hew
Array Onieers' Mouths were shut
by she Secretary or Was.

0eaepal Custer's Tsssimesy - Hew
Array Onieers' Mouths werea hut
by she seeressry or Wa.
WASHINGTON. April r. General A.
Custer was before the Clymer Commit.
tee to-day, and testified as follows:
Qusstion-why Ii II that you and
other army officers have not given In.
formation OF these abuses on the from
tier OF which you have testihsdf An
swer-Becauss OF m order dated March
Is, 1879. as follows: First.-That no Of
ficsr, active or retired. shall. directly or
indirectly. without being called upon by
proper authority. solicit, suggest or
recommend action by members Of Con-
gress for or against military Affairs.
Second An petitions 70 Congress by Of.
Hcers relative to subjects OF a military
character will be forwarded through the
General OF the Army and the Secretary
Of War. for their action and transmit.
tai. Third-An officer visiting the seat
Of Government during n Congressional
session will, upon his arrival. register
his name at the Adjutant Gsnsral's of
fice. Us now required; aud. in addition,
address a letter to the Adjutant General
OF the Army reciting the purpose OF and
time that will 10 embraced In his visit,
and the authority under which he 10 alb
sent from his command or station, and
the purpose OF the object no recited will
be q strict guide TO such officer during
his stay.
General Custer proceeded TO say that
this orler closed the mouths OF all army
officers with regard to abuses that exist.
cd on the frontier; that officers knew u
they sent complaints to Congressman
through the Secretary Of War they would
DO pigeon-holed. and the officers would
probably 10 pi~geon.holed too. Il was
generally understood that q violation Of
this order would be apt to u an on
cor TO lose his commission. General
Custer said ho was satisfied tho object OF
the order was 10 cover up the doings OF
the Secretary OF War.
Simon Wolf, Recorder Of Deeds OF the
District OF Columbia, WA recalled. He
stated he had not received $4,000 In tho
bar Of the National Hotel from a man
named James Trainor for aiding him In
procuring or for retaining him in . post
leadership In Texas.
AGreat overflow Inevitable.
MEMPHIS. April A. All indications
seem to point to q Hood OF ut least as
great magnitude as has sver resulted
from high rivers. The bottom lands
and all the bayous seem full. and from
Cairo down the water is very high. The
bottom opposite the city Is flooded back
to Madison, and trains on the Little
Rock road arc discontinued. Many per
sous living In tho bottom have been
compelled to move out TO the hills. II
il feared q large amount OF stock has
been lost. Cotton plantations will suf-
fer heavily.
NEW ORLEANS. April A break fifty
feet wide Is reported In Milliken Bend
lsvee. q few miles above V~icksburg.
Dreadfsi Domestic Tragedy.
CA~nLIsvrLLE. April 4.-0no OF the
most dastardly acts ever occurring In
this part OF tho country was committed
by Thomas Tracy Of this place to-day.
who shot his wife and then struck his
child Oh the head with the gun, killing
il. as he supposed. He then cut his
own throdr. A family quarrel Is sup
posed TO be tho cause. There was no
one TO TO witness the act. They were
all found by one OF the neighbon lying