Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-08
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
s.idi.r Drowned 4. Laramie Rive

ssidisr Drowned In laramie River.
Fonr LARAMIE. Wy. May s.-John
McGregor. First Sergeant Of Company
X, Captain Egan. Second Cavalry. va
accidentally drowned while out with two
men trying to hnd dsssrtsrs to-day. He
was crossing the Laramie river whom hia
horse became frightened or ugly. and
when nearly across all control over him
was Lost. He turned back into the river,
got into deep water and VA swept down
by . strong current. MeGrsssr was An
excellent man, and Was with Capt. Egan
in his charge lately made through Crazy
Horses village. He leaves . wife and
two children. He was n member Of Cap
itol Lodge OF Masons In Chicago.
ATrain niswn From the Tracks.
CHicloo. May s.-Thsro are few add.
tional facts to give concerning last ' .
ning's tornado. The stsspls Of the Hyde
Park Presbyterian Church was blown
down. but no serious damage resulted.
The Lake shipping seems to have o.
capped almost entirely u~ninjursd. except
what vessels were inside tho harbor
which were dimastsd about ESQ. Last
night the passenger train ON the Illinois
Central Railroad. while near NATION,
had five cars one Of which vas slsspsr,
blown from tho track. The train was
going at full speed, but was Immediately
stopped. the engine remaining on the
track. Nearly all the passenger we're
more or less hurt.
The Explosion In jersey city.
NKw York. May 8.--0vsr 10000 pso-
pie visited the scene Of the explosion In
Jersey City yesterday. The absence Of
dangerous injury to any person Is some
thing wodcrful. when the riddlcd houses
in the n.ighborhood are seen. Many
bricks were hurled through walls within
10 feet Of the slscpen' heads. The police
have failed to trace anything that leads
them to suppose the strikers were the
perpetrators Of the deed. Tho opinion
is becoming general that spontaneous
combustion wal the cause The dam
age. which 10 Still only guessed at. con.
rists chiefly Of broken glass and the
wreck OF valuable articles.
The silver BiIi In she Senate.
WARRINGTON. May 8.--As Dor a. the
impeachment trial shall DO disposed OF.
Sherman will make an effort to have the
silver bill considered, though the bill In
relation to indemnify Is the unhnished
business.
nasinsss BEFORE she senate.
WASHINGTON. May s.-%Sargent's reso-
Luton in regard to Chinese immigration
will be called ut M early day for action.
and Morton will soon attempt TO have q
resolution submitted by him early in the
session in regard to States Rights taken
up but rs 1t would involve a lengthy
discussion. 1t is not probable that any
vote will he reached upon 1t for weeks,
IL at all this session.
No appropriation bill will DO ready for
the Senate for a week or two. but there
are a large number Of bills on the calcn-
OAR which will meet with little OF no Oh
lection. and many will DO disposed OF
within two weeks.
Not MakinE Much by Investigating
the lnsass Asyium.
WASHINGTON, May S.-An invcstisa.
ton into tho affairs Of the Government
Insane Asylum has beon in progress for
several weeks. The character Of the re-
cent testimony IL entirely diffsrout from
That taken at first, and tends TO relieve
Mr. Nichols. the superintendent, from
grave charges, aud places the manage
msnt in a favorable light.
Dem Psdre In washisEtes.
The Emperor Of Brazil and suite ar
rived here yesterday. lie registered his
name at the Arlington a. viscount Dom
Pedro. lie attended II. Mathews
Catholic Church this morning. In the
afternoon he visited the Capitol and
other places, and spent the evening at
the National Observatory. lie remained
at the hotel only long enough to take
his meals. lie Is accompanied In bis
sightseeing by the brazilian Minister.
A part Of the programme Is to visit Con-
sr,ss and the Navy Yard to-day. and II h
probable that during the day courtesies
will be exchanged between him aud the
President.