Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-12-13
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The dead bodies Of Mrs. Harrington
and three children werN discovered last
Wednesday in q haystack on her farm
south Of Ksarnsy, Nebraska. The mur.
der is supposed to have been committed
several days ago. No arrests. A "a
named 8. d. Richards Is suspected Of
tho crime. He has fied the country.
Noah Martin. aged so years. living on
a farm O few miles from York. Nebraska,
was murdered last Tuesday on the at.
rival home OF his team from York.
whittier he had been on business. lie
was found dead in his wagon with his
skull broken. No clue to the murderer.
The bill for the payment Of invalid
and other pensions for the next fiscal
year, rs II passed the House yesterday.
a~ppropriates 500. 3G6, 900. being $3.50:
600 less than the amount estimated. and
$500 less than tho appropriation for
the present fscal year.
A correspondent at Pera says that nc
ccording TO the most trustworthy infor-
nation II Is very probable that In con-
sequence OF Russian obstructiveness the
Roumelian Commissioners will DO
obliged to return to Constantinople and
consult the Ambassadors.
A friend Of Bayard Taylor writes from
Dresden that Taylor is hopelessly sick
with dropsy. He states that a fortnight
ago 10 quarts OF water were taken from
him. and the operation was subsequently,
repeated.
The casket prepared by the English
residents OF California m q present to
Earl Beaconsfeldh has arrived in London
and has been presented to His Lord
ship.
The bill for the reorganization Of tho
United States Army provides for q great
reduction In the number Of officers. The
number on the executive list will 10
1888.
All the Conservative members Of the
Legislature Of Quebec have signed q
petition praying for the removal OF
Lieutenant Governor Lelillier.
II is understood that John Ruskin will
decline reelection to the Slade PROBES.
sorship OF Fine Arts In Oxford Univer.
sity on account Of III health.
A man named Madden was arraigned
at the Bow street police court In London
yesterday charged with threatening tho
life Of Queen Victoria.
W. X. Donaldson. John Cluckey and
John I. Martin have confessed To the
killing Of ID. Buck at Red Bluff. Cali
%fornia, in April last.
It can now be stated positively that
there is Of least no present probability
OF Attorney General Doyens retiring
from the Cabinet.
Senator Hale has been spoken OF as
successor TO Attorney General Devsns.
HAle's friends say be does not want the
place.
At Stockton, California, yesterday,
Rarus trotted O mile In 2:liI.. being
the fastest time ever made In California.
George u. McGunigle. one Of the
pioneers OF st. Louis. died yesterday,
aged Is. He resided there 50 years.
Gortschakoff has been received by tho
Car. and has formally resumed the
direction OF the Foreign Office.
Norbert Landry, a prominent real
estate dealer in San Francisco, commit.
tod suicide last Wednesday.
The cotton crop for 1878 In round
numbers is 5.l07. 900 bales, allowing
400 pounds to the bale.
Bret Hartc has made arrangements to
give n series OF lectures in London and
the provincial towns.
The bullion that has gone into the
Bank OF England on balance to-day is
Goo. 900.
Romer has been handed over to tho
United States Consul at Constantinople.