Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-31
TEL E 6R AP HIC.
SICkENING REVELATIONS
IN AN ALMSHOUSE.
WHEEIAN THE INFORMER
SHOT DEAD IN THE
STREET.
THE GRAND JURY INVES-
TIGATING CONkLING'S
c 4 S f.
THE APACHES AGAIN ON
THE WAR PATH.
The Panama Canal.


in this city, work on the canal is goin.
on satisfactorily. There are now abou
5000 men a. work. More than hal
the line is under contract, and th'
Canal Company is also at work upoI
other parts. One Of the contracts EN-
braces about seven miles on the Allan
tic side, and another about the same or
the Pacitic-hosh with American com
panies. A number OF miles of side
track have been built, connecting with
the Panama Railroad, and leading out
| to places selected for the deposit of the
excavated rock, earth, etc. Others are
building the new harbnr about three
miles from Aspinwali, and it is nearly
completed.
The dense underground has been re.
moved from sea line to sea line. and
houses have been built along the line
for employees. 4 large quantity OF
materials and machinery, including
locomotives, cars, lumber, framed
houses. etc, have been sent from the
United States. Something is sent by
every steamer from New York 70
Aspinwail The health Of the work
men is better than las. year. The
country in the interior, away from the
coast, has been found to be compare
lively healthy. The waters of the
Chagres river will be kept from Il BOD =
ing the canal by dam iii the neighbor-
hood Of Gambler. This dam viii be
constructed IL one Of the gorges OF the
| mon ntaIns.
Such American machinery as has
been seat to the Isthmus has given
eat satisfaction. Besides machinery
many supplies have been and will be
sent from this country. Already. in
the purchase of Panama Railroad stock
! aud for other purposes, there have been
nearly S25, co., O00 IN gold paid by the
Canal Company TO citizens OF the
| United States Charles De Lesseps
will be here next week. The engineers
| have estimated that the whole forty
| six miles Of canal will BE finished In
about seven years unless something now
unforeseen occurs.
Horrible Work.
BosroN, March 30-There was a
large attendance at the investig CATION by
the Legislative Committee on Public
Charitable institutions. The charges
of Governor Batter of Encouragement
OF the Tewksbury almshouse, IN sell
ing bodies, etc. were brought MP.
Dr.. Jim d xvell. a graduate of Har-
ward Medical School, testified that
students received large numbers of
infants bodies, which they bought from
William Andrews, ianitor, at from 50
to s. each. Andrews said he Obtained
all the bodies from the kimshouse. The
dissecting showed that in many cases
the infants had received no food for 2i
hours before death. Witness gave the
same testimony before the Grand Jury
years ago. Witness said that bodies
were dissected on the same table that
animals were dissected on, and the re.
mains swept into the same receptacle.
J. II. Chase. employed at the Aims
house. and discharge 10 1880 for
drunkenness. testified to driving a
team containing a large number of
bodies from the Almshouse to Harvard
College. Heard Marsh, Assistant
superintendent, say he received $40
for adult bodies from Harvard, and 80
from the female college. There were
between 300 and 400 deaths a year
Some bodies were picked in pork bar
rels and sent to Boston by Marsh.
Sometimes funeral services were held
over coffius filed with wood.
Governor Butler offered g letter
alleging that Marsh prevaricated about
the disposition of the bodies.
No Rest for COnkling.
NEW YORK, March 30-The Grand
Jury to-day began an investigation of
the case of George W. Conkling, who
killed William Fl. Haverstics, and he
will probably be indicted and rear
rested. Recorder Smyth, addressing
the Grand Jury, instructed them to IN
vestigate the case, and said that Police
Justice Smith had exceeded his powers
ia assuming to decide that the homicide
was justiiab'e. His action, the Recor.
der said, did not stop the Grand Jury
from indictine.
Counsel tor Mrs. Uhler have received
instructions to begin legal proceedings
agains. DIR. Amidon for the recovery of
$3.50, which Mrs. Uhler claims to be due
her out OF the sum left by Haverstick
at the time of his heath.
Counselor Howe said he had advised
Conkling to remain out Of the State
over night to avoid arrest at night. He
declared that Conkling would demand
an immediate trial if indicted. Conk-
ling passed the night at Taylor's Hotel,
Jersey City.
WAsH1NGroN, March 3O.-It is said |
President Arthur thinks Of choosing a |
Southern man to succeed Howe as |
Postmaster General, and the choice lies |
between John Hancock of Austin,
Texas. and Judge Morgan Of Louisiana,
now Minister to Mexico. The transfer |
of Secretary Chandler fr' m the Navy
to the Postmaster Generalship has been
suggested as valuable from political |
Nothing will be done this |
week in the matter, however.