Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
TE lie
Mountain Meadows Lee
and His Confess
SION"
ARRESTED FOR RoBsIHo THE SHIP.
WRECKED DEAD.
Virginia On the Verge Of
Bankruptcy.
TIE BENEFICIAL EFPECrS OF Sill
YER RECONCILIATION.
lsrsctAL DISPATCH TO THs Coin HILL
DAILY Naval
Disastreus Fire as Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
Disastrous Fire as Hot Springs.
Arkansas.


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D~isastrous Fire at IIot Springs.
Arkansas.
Hot SPRINGS. Ark. March 5.-About
half.past 1 O'Clock this morning . fire
broke out In . shanty occupied by . negro
named G~recnlce. Tho fire communicated
TO the French restaurant and thence north
and south on both sides Of the street. All
tho buildings arc burned north Of Rock
Afelow's drug store and south below Nal.
vsrn Crossing. About $50 buildings are
already destroyed and an immense amount
Of goods. As there 10 but n street In
the valley tho steamer was cut of and
could Afford no relief TO the lower end OF
the town until the flames had been checked
above II. Tho horses, firemon and engine
dashed through the flames TO tho Sumpter
House, came around the avenue and Quinn
Hall, and are now-8 o'clock-hghting tho
fire at the south end OF the town. Among
tho buildings destroyed are the Hot
Springs, American aud Earl hotels, the
French restaurant, tho Valley and State
banks. Postofice, Daily .Sentnsi office,
Huffman 4 Hamilton's bath.house. West.
ern Union Telegraph Office, Blake 4 Co..
jewellers, and tho Maurice bath.house. II
Ia impossible 10 estimate tho loss. but IL
tains are covered with people driven from
shelter and goods carried from the stores.
No lives lost. Very little insurance.
During the excitement the Daily Telegraph
Office was maliciously, damaged. Tho West.
ern Union Telegraph Office has been re.
opsned.
"A Poversy.Strieken State.
RICHMOND, March 5.-The Auditor OF
Public Accounts to-day reported to the
Joint Committee on Finance Of tho Cen
erAl Assembly that the financial condition
OF tho Commonwealth was truly deplor.
able. No money was being received for
taxes, all payments being made in cou.
pons. which are thirty per cent. discount.
The Auditor stated that there was but $l03
In tho treasury. and that mono could be
borrowed or collected, aud that he could
run the State Government not ~ hour
Tho asylums were behind even
the support account I; he had NJ means
Of paying the per diem Of members. and
that there WAS $i75.O0 O now duo to banks.
aud they refuse further loans. Ho said =
might DO avoided u the General
Assembly would provide that tho license
tai 10 paid In money only. or $1,000
900 balance Of taxes duo for tho last fiscal
year there was now ready nearly enough
coupons To absorb 1t, and ON tho LIST Of
July 5000. 900 moro OF them would mature.
The Joint Convention meets again tonight
to consider tho situation. In tho House
propositions were submitted look
ing 10 q solution Of the public debt ques.
ton. ono Of which was tho appointment Of
. commission. consisting Of tho Governor
and other State officers, TO meet the Stato's
creditors In order 10 adjust tho debt.
Lees so-CHiird "Cenfessiou."
NEW YORK. March CA TINES Washing.
ton special says tho E'es"i"y Star to-day
contains tho following sumner ID. How
ard. formerly Marshal Of Utah, said in
conversation whilo here recently that Lee,
tho Mountain Meadows murderer, never
made Q confession. lie and Marshal Mel.
tried In vain To obtain from him =
bona fide confession. but Lcc pcrsistcntly
to make one The confession pun
lished a. the time OF Lees execution was
composed by himself. Nelson and q news
paper correspondent. assisted by Ice.
whose approval II received. IL was not,
however, by any means . confession.
Howard said tho reason that Leo refused
10 confess was principally because his
~favorite wife. who was with him at the
ume' was Also rcd hAhuea III uho mu'a0'''
Eseess OF
"o"
WASHINGTON, March o.-Thc PRESIDENT
reiterated his opinion to-day that the
-. =, Al. au.or lin ma, j-,..,no,,,
.
him' secretary ohorniAh aAcs u cneer'u'
view Of the case and complains chiefly
that the sale Of 4 per cent. has stopped.
but European b~ondholdcrs arc beginning
10 see that even u they arc paid In silver
the interest will be much larger than upon
any other bond they can lind In tho mar
ket. The Secretsry's theory Is that be
WI NV s.issr IN Hh s,,Ia. ~ ~
M r.,.in cresnh.ct. In ,ha Tre,.nry Tor
internal revenue tax. thus gradually con
tracting the grecnbsck circulation posi-
oryy Mum sn noi u =. '. P-.smwn,;oU A.,
mi iii i, that w:v hiring legal tender, IN
In .av.nco al setnsi resumption.
she Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-Captain Har-
Ram. who WA A pss.eugcr ON the wrecked
- u..-...u. ..I-... ,,..a.,.,u.
oa'ner "'''Po' A" "'o i
made himself conspicuous III rescnihs
for passengers, was arrested to-day
on tho grave charge Of appropriating such
the effects Of the victims a. were wash.
vi ashore. II was noticed when ho reached
Norfolk. on nus return homewAru, mat nc
iotsctiyes were nut on his track. In his
was found considerable clothing
barring ,he MARKS ! Clv,, Insincor
reps. He was locked M in default Of bail.
HArrison's wife was drowned when the
Metropolis w~ wrecked
Another Veto Coming.
Cu,c,oo March IA T,,L.,, Wash.
MI 49,. t.
nstoh speciAi says' iho rres'uen' h~
10 veto the Pine Log" bill, which
provides for holding extra sessions Of
i,n,,.5 s,... co,r,s In IN. sopth IN hear
49, y, s%ci,urc of iocs Inv tbe Govern.
,n.n, nj. r.s.on. arc .pprovoi Inv nj.