Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-08

Dana Jr. was suffering yesterday from a
severe attack Of vertigo, which Frustrated
MIN at church on Sunday. When the
news OF his nomination as Minister to
England was made il is stated he viewed
the position as one Of most honorable
character, and he felt its dignity, but be-
fore he could make up his mind in favor
OF its acceptance he must consult his
friends.
The house for aged people. conducted
oy the Catholic community and known
as Little Sisters of the Poor, located in
the Eastern District Of Brooklyn, was
completely burned this morning. The
house comprised four-story building
and had one hundred and eighty-five in.
mates. When they were made aware of
the fire panic seized them. and the
Sisters lost control. They ran through
the building, some escaping to the street,
but others sinking down exhausted and
overcome by fright, smoke and pain.
The firemen rescued all these, but num-
Der who could not get to lower floors by
reason of smoke and flames ran for the
roof; all who reached there were rescued,
but some inmates, too feeble to run or
Chamber, were burned to death; while
two who threw themselves from upper
windows were fatally injured. Five bod
les have been taken from the ruins. The
loss on building and furniture. $25, 200;
insurance, $4,000.
BALTIMORE, March Captain George
T. Robinson has communication from
Il. B. Banning, Chairman of the House
Committee on Military Affairs, request.
ing him to appear before the Committee
to make complete statement of mat
ters within his knowledge bearing on the
pending investigation. Captain Robin.
son states no is very anxious to appea,
before the Committee and would do SO
Immediately should his counsel consent,
which he says is most probable az ii will
give him an opportunity to show that the
charges made against him are false.
CAzENov1A, N. Y, March 7.-E. B.
Parsons & Co., bankers. have failed.
WASHINGTON, March During the
past month in South Carolina the opera.
tons Of the revenue agents resulted in
the breaking-up of thirty-three illicit dis
tilleries, the capture Of twenty-eight cop
per still caps and worms. $4,000 gallon.
OF mash and beer and the arrest and bind
ing over for trial of forty-four illicit dis
tillers.
Secretary Chandler says that the
story of the interview between him and
General Belknap and wife on Thursda,
morning and the purported full comics
sion is all made up.
District Attorney Dyer, has telegraph.
ed to Attorney General Pierrepont, tina
neither himself nor General Henderson
are at all or in any way responsible for tn
publications relative to Babcock's trial
Representatives Clymer, Blackburn
and Robbins, of North Carolina, mem
bsrs of the Committee on the expen
diture Of the War Department, appeared
this morning before the Criminal Cour,
and stated that they had been sub
poenaed to appear before the Crane
Jury. They denied the authority of tn,
court. to interrogate them as to the tes
timony of any witness before the Com
mittee of Congress. besides they ar
constantly engaged in their duties a
members of the Committee, which woul
mako it inconvenient for them to be pre-
sent, they did not wish to plead thei
privilege but to enter protest not onl,
here. but on the records of Congress fo
the country.
District Attorney Wells said he though
he could remove the difficulty presented
In the first place he said he had no mo.
tive or orders to ask any member of tn.
Committee, anything as to any matter
testified to by any witness before til,
Committee and in second place, Will,
approaching the duties and engage
ments of the distinguished gentlemen, h
thought the grand jury would fix suol
time as would subject the gentlemen t.
tho least Inconvenience. The Congress
men said in reply, if they were required
to go before the Grand Jury and testify
in relation to any matter, it would b.
impossible for them, as members of tn.
Committee to give due attention to tn.
examination Of matters with which they
were specially instructed. Judge Mo
Arthur remarked, it would not be com
petent for them to testify as to what tn,
witnesses said before the Committee
because that would be hearsay evidence
He would consider the subject ani
confer with the District Attorney, &c
when the gentlemen were wanted they
could be 80 informed.
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