Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-18
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Some or Bo~sn's Evidence Against
Bseeher.

NEW York, Feb. ia letter from
Oliver johnson TO Henry c. Bowen,
January z. 1871. and marked "privnte
and confidential. " has been made pub
lie; the exciting cause OF writing IL was
the removal OF Theodore Tilton from the
Independent. onsipassage is Is follows:
"You probably know something that /
dent Of charges against Mr.. Tilton, but
l also know something that you don't
Of evidence against Mr.. b.. and II he
denies guilt in the matter whereof he
was accused in that Christmas day inter.
view ut your house. he lies in the face
Of evidence that would convict him in
any court Of justice. That Evidence 1
hare seen."
Mr.. johnson now writes an explain
alton to the public Of the private and
confidential letter to Bowen. in which
he says: 81 confess with regret and
modification that upon purely or pdrts
evidence I then thought Mr.. Beecher
was guilty. / was not then nor am /
now in possession Of any evidence be-
You'd what was disclosed in court and
weighed by tho jury. Ny opinion rest
ed solely on the affirmation OF MIR.
Bowen. Mr.. Tilton aud Mr.. Moulion."
Eminent Divine Deceased.
Rev. Timothy o'faroll, pastor Of the
Church OF Visitation. Brooklyn. died
yesterday. He had been q priest for
thirty.two years. eight and one.hslf OF
which were passed m pastor and Pro.
lessor Of Greek, in the Theological
Seminary.
rhiI sheridan on Indian Manage
CHICAGO, Feb. ia Times Wash.
ington special says: Tho Military Com.
mite put Sheridan on the stand. TO
give his views in regard to tho change Of
the Indian Bureau to the War Depart.
ment. Ho began by saying that II the
change wers made, $50, OOO. 900 could DO
cut of Of the appropriation for the
army; that by placing the Indian Bd-
reau under the control Of officers Of the
army. all the rings In the Indian Bureau
would Immediately DO killed. and by al.
lowing the Indians to DO directly under
the control Of the army. wholesome in
fluence would DO exsrted, and fewer OF
these fights ON the frontier would occur.
Sherman and Hancock are to send their
views On the subject in writing.
The Texas Pacific Railroad.
Parsons OF Kentucky to-day presented
to the House the joint resolution Of the
Kentucky Legislature in favor Of the
Texas Pacific scheme. Tho delegation
from tho State in Congress are about
evenly divided on tho question. and not
solid against tho bill. as telesrnphod to
tho Western papers. The hill is still
being subjected to the pruning knife.
but by tomorrow the committee will DO
able. 1t is thought, to take q vote on II.
Tho Scott and Huntington forces are
hard at work in the lobbies to-day.
Charlotte Cushman Dead.
BosroS. February 49,. Charlotte
Cushman, the distinguished actress,
died at tho Parker House this morning.
A Lost stssmer.
NEw YoEK. Fob. lS.-No news has
yet reached here respecting the safety OF
the passengers and crew Of tho wrecked
steamer City Of Galveston, which wont
ashore OH Marieuesas Island, in the Ia.
hamas, on the 9th instant.
shot aud Killed by Mistake
Nxw YoRx, Fob ~. - Burglars at
tempted to rob tho store Of ]. F. sulli.
van, at East ~Irvington. on tho Hudson,
yesterday morning. but were surprised
and captured by the police. During the
melee. in the dark, A. F. Rugg, who
had acted as tho decoy Of tho burglars
in leading them into the hands Of the
police. was shot dead by S~ullivan,I
through mistaking him for u burglar.
Fire.
CHICAGO, Feb. ia fire at 81. po-
tiers. Mimi, last night, destroyed lum-
Der and other property valued at $780,
900. There was no insurance and the
iro was undoubtedly the work Of an In
cendiary.
KsiIoTg's Troubles.
NEw ORLEANS. Feb. ls.-Ksllogg do.
MES that he has telegrnphed to Wash.
inston for troops, but the popular belief
is that the effort has been made md the
Senate is fixed on tho Returning Board,
aud say that in the appointments under
the Old. two Democrats will be placed
OH il. The Kellogg impeachment pro.
gramme hangs fire. An effort will be
made in the Democratic caucus to-day
to force Il to an issue at onoe. There II
n growing belief that II 4 forcibls do
monstration DO nado against Kellogg 4
Co., 1t will not be by open warfare, but
through the individual efforts Of a Sc
crot society. 1t will not be lighting in
the streets. but sudden and mysterious
death by the hands OF an unseen foe.
General Crooks Movements.
CHICAGO, February 1S.-An Omaha
special to the Times says: Yesterday
General Crook, accompanied by one OF
his staff, Lieut.. Burke. loft for tho West.
He said that events Of importance might
imnspire during tho month that he was
absent, and that tho Government had
done nothing lately in regard to the
Black Hills mines aud Indians; but ns
to whether his trip was in any way con-
nscted with the Black Hills. he would
not say anything. except that the public