Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-04

TELECRAPHlC.
The Sad End Of q New York
Gambler.
NE LOSES HIS ALL At FARO AND
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
A DISASTROUS FIRE IN MICHIGAN.
General sherman's Letter from the
Indian Country.
lsrrctAL Di.rArcHss TO mi ooLp HUI
nAnY NHyal
A DISASTROUS FIRE IN MICHIGAN.
IsrrcAL Di.rArcurs TO 4 ooLp HUI
pAmr NKws.l
Aa.mhlsr.. s.ai He.l

The cause Of his suicide 10 variously a-
tributed to losses at faro and In business.
On his person were found . number Of let
ters. One stated that II he ever found
himself driven 10 the wall By bad luck no
should commit suicide. Another stated
that his mother lived In Elgtn, Illinois;
that no Murphy was recently from Ban
Francisco. and that he had $2,3OO on de-
posit In the Odd Fellows Savings' Bank,
San Francisco, and some property In tho
town Of Hollister, California, all OF which
he bequeathed TO his mother. His will.
the letters stated. was deposited with the
National Gold Bank and Trust Company
Of San Francisco. The body OF the sui
eide was sent this afternoon TO the morsue.
Nyw YoRx. August 4.-Tho Herald has
the following details Of Murphy's career.
He had como TO this city from Hartford
Conn.,, and was believed 10 DO . commer-
ciai traveller. He took his meals at diner.
ent restaurants and was In the habit OF
going to his room at early hours In the
morning and sleeping very late. Follow
ing 10 the letter he left:
NEW ORLEANS, July u, 1875.
To Whom Il may Concern: Ny name 10
j. 4. Murphy. Ny mother lives In Elgin'
Illinois. am recently from Ban Fran
cisco; have s $500 on deposit with the
Odd Fellows Savings Bank In San Fran.
cicso; also some property In tho town OF
Hollister. California-all TO go TO my dear
mother In case Of my death. Ny will II
deposited with the National Gold Bank and
Trust Company. Ban Francisco.
Truly and sanely. J. +. MURPHY.
At the informal examination yesterday.
Leland, tho proprietor OF the Sturteyant
House. said that Murphy. on T%hursdAy,
sent $1,000 to his wife, who 10 living In
Gan Francisco.
Tho San says that two days ago % Muir
ply was passing . broadway undertaker's.
be looked In and saw the undertaken hand.
ling q corpse. Murphy asked: "what are
you trying 10 dor tn bring that man TO
iifef % mo. We are about to enbalm tho
body" wa the reply. As Murphy turned
TO 20 he said: ''You may have the Job OF
e~mbalming my body In . few days." Tel
cgrams were sent To Murphy's mothsr In
Elgin yesterday. II Is said that within
three days prior TO his death he lost N.iOO
at faro.
Buriai OF Csptsin Custer.
LEAvESwoRrH. August 3.-The remains
Of Captain Custer. Captain Yates. Lieuten-
ant. Macintosh, Smith and Cohain AZ.
rived yesterday afternoon and wsrc depos-
itei In the chapel. whero q guard OF honor
was stationed. A large number Of people
visited the chapel this morning TO view the
remains. The funeral took place to-day.
Mr. General sherman, General and Mrs.
iope, oenersi snu s, - n.s.snt Ths
pe1 ~ o-. .hon,
remains were tAhen 70 ,no ocmeNi., os.s
. mile ulstah.. Ln 'ns an +
nearly throe nunureu ...s H. o.,
leading e,ukens we,e p,s ali sno-n
mat the IAmen.ea naaa,. n,.',sd an IN.
tense feeling OF aympathy among the en-.
tirc community. Arriving at the ceme-
terry the Episcopal service was reaa anas
..,u.e VI "'' 'O
v.
c.,,oo 49,, - I'm, E..t s.R.
"N~NJ,~ .. A, ian o,clock This
INA" sPee'Ai says $500
morning the most disastrous hre tnas mas
visited Saginaw Valley for six years broke
nm, In the sts.m sawmill and salt works
Of Bnrt 4 Co., at Melbourne. eight miles
from this city. The salt works were the
largest In the world. their capacity
being $50 barrels per day. An was 10
stroyed. together with i,ooo ,oet o' I y coz
age, 6,Ooo,ooo feet OF lumber, oV'vvy
barrels oil salt, and . large smoun. o'
sningles, saves n ma s1 10. saso 1o6o.
Tho dead loss Is not iess than SIS. 900.
Tho insurance 10 estimated at $4,000.
The pay. rolls OF the sstu6ilshmen'
amounted TO s2O'ooo per week. Iwo nun
dred and hfty men are thrown oui OF en-
ployment. Inc biow ha PAfAiyAihs ohe
10 Saginaw valley
l.,,., srom General sherman.
w.~.'.a... 49,, I-n.r.r.I ahor.
"Ashi"ro., NueA W..
man In o ietNr 70 the occre'ary VI war
says: with the new post 81 the FORK Of
Big and Little horn' and that ~ the
mouth OF Tongue river occupied oy strong
and enterpri.ing garrl.ons, 'ne sioaA IN,
dians can never regain Una. county. Aau
they VIII 10 iorcsd 70 rems,n y 'nsl'
agencies or axe refuge III .hs p'i.,sh Pos.
sessions. ING counuy Mess " AN,
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