Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-31

The mrs. INDICATION OF ~ Cut-
tis pond vas the rise OF water. At nine
O'Clock the situation was critical. as the
water had cut . hole through tho dam.
A few minutes past nine u end OF Cur
tis and Marbles large brick shop gave
way. falling into the stream. Soon after
the Arcadia building Topped over and
WAS left standing ON % end. and at a
quarter Of 10 o'clock the double arch
bridge ON the Boston and Albany rail-
road bslow Curtis 4 Marbles shop gave
way, and q section Of embankmept sew
enty feet long and Twenty feet deep with
Il. An outlet was thus made and the
danger at New Worcester was averted.
After the second break In the Boston K
Albany railroad the mill OF the wicks'
manufacturing company was destroyed.
The water o o spread out over q series
OF meadows and in the south part OF the
city there was q general ~inundation.
Tho water Is nidly subsiding and no
further danger is feared. 1t Is impossi.
BILE to estimate the loss tonight.
Heuss Preceediax~ La the Bsiknnp
Impeachment Case.
Knott, Chairman Of the Committee on
Judiciary. presented articlesto be adopt
ed and presented to the Senate in main
tenancs and support Of the impeach.
ment. for high crimes and misdeinean-
ors in ONCE. Of William w. Belknap.
iaie Secretary OF War. which were ie-
committed and orieredprinted, with the
understanding that they would DO called
mp on Saturday next.
The impeachment articles are five in
number and arc worded In the usual le-
gal phraseology-one being largely the
repetition OF the other. The first arti-
clio 10 nm follows: "That William w.
Belknap, while he Was In ofice ~ Sec.
rotary Of War. to wit. on the 9Th OF De-
tober. 1870. had power aud authority.
under the laws Of the United States ~
Secretary OF War. 10 appoint n person
to maintain n trading establishment at
Fort Still. a military post Of the United
States; that said Belknap promised to
appoint one Caleb T. Marsh. to maintain
such trading establishment at said mill
tary post, and thereafter said Caleb p.
Marsh and one John s. Evans did enter
into an agreement In writing substan-
TALLY as follows:" Here the articles
Of agreement arc set out IN ertoaso.
THAT thereafter ON the 10th Of October.
1870, sid Belknap, az Recretary Of War,
did, at the instance and request Of said
Marsh. appoint saidJ. s. Evans to main.
tain said trading establishment a. Fort
Still, and In consideration Of such APP
pointmeut said Belknap did. on or
about November ID. 1870. u~nlawfully
and corruptly receive from said Marsh
the sum OF 81. 500. and did ut divers
times theroafter-that Is, ON or about
January Z. 1871. and about tho end Of
each three months during the tenn Of
one whole year. while he was still in Of.
Ace as Secretary Of war-unlawfully re-
ceive from said Marsh like sums OF
81, 500 In consideration OF tho appoint.
ment OF said Evans and In consideration
Of his (Bslknap's) permitting said
Evans 10 continue 10 maintain said ira
ding establishment at Fort Sill; where.
by said Belknap. who was then Sec
Rotary Of War as aforesaid, was guilty
Of high crimes and misdemeanors."
The second article ~rscites that William
W. Belknap. whilo Secretary OF War.
did ON November 4. 1879. willfully. cor
ruptly and unlawiully take and receive
from Marsh the sum Of $1,000 in con-
sideration that he would continue to
permit John s. Evans to maintain a ira.
ding establishment at Fort Sill; that he
did improperly permit Evans to continue
to maintain a trading establishment at
said military post. and Belknap was
thereby guilty, while he was Secretary
Of War. OF high crimes and misdemesn-
ors in Office" Tho third article cites
that I" William W. Belknap, as Secretary
Of War OF the United States. did APP
point John =. Evans to maintain a ira
ding establishment at Fort sill, and that
said Evans, by virtue Of such appoint
mrnt, had since. until tho I'd OF March.
1876, maintained and carried OH that
tradine-post, and had. before he
vas 50 appointed and in order
to procure such appointment and to DO
continued therein. agreed with Marsh
that. In consideration OF Belknap's APP
pointing him (Evans) TO maintain such
trading post at the instance and request
Of said Marsh, he (Evans) would pay TO
him (Mauh) . large sum OF money
quarterly, in advance, from tho date OF
his appointment by Belknap. to wit:
$4,000 during the year. and other large
sums quarterly during each year. In
order that Evans should be permitted by
Belknap to maintain tho trading estab-
lishment at such post; that Evans did
pay to Marsh such sums OF money
quarterly during each year until tho
month OF December. 1876; that Marsh,
upon the receipt OF each such payment,
paid half thereof TO Belknap, and Bel.
knsp. while knowing these facts and
having power to remove Evans from
such position at any time. criminally
disregarding his duty as Secretary OF
War and basely prostituting his high
Office to his lust for private gain, did
unlawfully and corruptly continue said
Evans In position aud permit him 10
maintain his establishment at the great
injury and damage Of the officers and
soldiers Of the United States stationed
al such post, A. well NJ tho cmigrants
and frsighters and other citizens OF
the United States. against the pub
lie policy and to the great disgrace
.cd dsir;ment NJ tha puhlie seyvica.