, 1870-11-28
WASHINGTON.


. Special Despatch % The Chteak6 -tF1|1nc-
TIE CENTRAL FAcIF1C MAIL ROBBERY
WARRINGTON, NaE. g6.-Ths Post ONCE Depart-
me1s has received full reports co-ccsntug tie
robbery Of tram or the Central Pacitf: Rs!!rnsd
Adytces arc that al pasrieB concerned will be
captured ard brought to Justice. Special Agent
Dustuw, Who vas despatched hJ the department
to the scene OF operssfons, has reported 70 the
Postmaster General, and gtates that the depfe-
Gators wern four soldiers from Camp uaaetk- al
Of whom ATE desertera. One Of the party, uaned
caz1, was under arrest foz murder at tue time he
deserted, and Induced his guard to accompany
him By promises Of magnificent boo:7
such an expedition would secure, aud which
would make them independent for life. The
robbers after leaving the tEaiu left clews to their
IDENTITY, IN the enape Of gloTe MARKED !" Ed
ward Cart" and eorupa<s Inscribed Vim. Har-
vey, Company !, Third Unlted Suites Caya1ry."
Three days after the occurrence thc conductor Of
the trim robbed saw the robbers at Deep Greek.
20 miles Ecuth OF Toano. heavily armed aatI 1ash
CT money. They were all well supnliesf with $40
gold pieces Of the co!nage Of 1871. from tie San
Francisco Mini. The eondnctor despatched a
messenger to Salt Lake ciry and notified the
United States authorities there Of his discovery. In
view Of the large Inward offered, Il P. Etmban,
son Of the Mormon Elder, with a troop Of
volunteers, started In pursuit. the United States
Marshal being absent. They came up with the
robbers about forty miles south Of Salt Lake City
Here a desperate hans-te-ha1d CONFLICT eusued,
and one o: the Tohbers WAS severely wouudesi,
and another fe'led TO the groand by blow from
the butt OF musket, The rest Of the party,
however, escaped, taking with them the satlle-
bags Of their captured confederate. On the per
son Of the prisoner was found several hundud
dollars fn RoItf. beside a quantity Of gold dust
antl mutlnie,l EEccnbacks-the latter being 50
iis1 cured that the numbers on them could not
be made out The prisoner dtsc1almed
any agency In thet robbery, aud said that
his ZANE Was Morton. But his clothing was all
marked With the same name as the compass
found, Carr He cxplsined this b saying that
Harvey hs1 passes, night with him recently, aud
had presented him with the Arttclcs Of clothing Ia
| question. He waa tater to E1So, New, where tho
| offence was commtt..<f, and placed In custody OF
| General Morrow. \ company Of caval.y. besides
large number OF independent Mormon volun-
tret1, are IN not pursuit., and It ia claimed that
there can BE- escape for the robbers, the ac-
eurate description now had Of them will cestainly
lea4t to their detection. So far as the missing
rsoper1y Ia concerned, nothing has been heard
! OF the gscenbaek2 taken. AL but thFes Of the
registered money 1estefa haze been recovered.
0ne Of those mlsaing Was that OF Seitgnau i Co.,
I San Francisco, containing 100000. So lar a
their names could be asceEtaiaed, the recovered
letters have been returned TO the sentlera- The
fourth Of the enufc SUN lost, Al The parties,
When captured, wilt be tried II the Sesaia st ait
| cou1f, In PIT ference to the United States Court
as tue peux!ty indicted by the State lxw Is tn
prtsonuc1t fur Efc.
| SENATOR DRAKE.
Nothing can be learned herc OF the reportst
movement On the part Df Senator nrake's fr,sua.
TO aid him in acct pting the position Of judge 0
the C3nrt OF Claims by calling the present Lea1z
| hRF n 1araf
II seems to be accepted ~ true. however, auoni
Senator's here, that tie President IS teady T.
give the place to Drake.
Ito the Aatotiated Prcsa.1
| IRREGULARITIES IN TIE HEPFALo CUSTOM HOUSE
Special Treasury Agent Leopold writes fror
Buffalo that, an account OF supposed sr1egulaEiE
In the EElied Ssstea Custom lluuse aud Denos
tery at that PLACE. he has iaken charge OF ihcs
tue books one q the irreanla,it,ea les ID II
bn.anec-sheet Of the Depository. which n'aces tn
sum CT {3N',000 tu the credit Of tho RovesnmeD
without Aallng TINT that amount IS on hand, d
; TIE CARSON CITY MINT.
the Sesseta:y Of ths Treasury today antha
In silver ior II Brsnch Mat at careon tary Sev
I and new Superintendent waA commissioned.
NEW Yonk ss Nv !nS sESs Ser asfta fois rsnn>
WashinRton sts cta1 BAYS: ''pIplotna;ic circ.,
; are excited just now By a curious rn:nt
h snn tsurcrnmeut 10 secure foa+hold II the We
= lratea 1t ts stated thar 8 Prasstaa agent vtsltt
President Haez. In San Domingo, s3mc taontl
e acc, nLd informally rnered 10 take fGversinn
:. our annexation schem., purchase the Tesf1Io5y
Il San Dimtter, aud transfer Ill II German coniEt
- = such q rutnor reached here from Havana at II
time, but IL WIS generally dis ne iIted- Nov
q | hw-EeF, It Il It p0stfsl Ehas Mkmaik has mad
through Mr, nancsutt, u definite rrop,s'tton to III
sLstrnIut nj, That Prussia shall be nllowed 10 n
Ert;atr for a Ct al ne md naval stattun, either
san Domingo or solnn other OF .he West la,i
Islands, ,w1thous opposition non! the Uui,s
!, Sfater, this government to receive the support
u Snrth Germany IL ob:aintng eoatsnC Atatinn
= | the Mediterranean. The foregoing statement
= given IA y sutuor; bnt 1t Is positively declare
that its truth will be established. Another pha'
Of the reTo: t Is that the Germans tatens atlac
!rE Tic French We>t IHdan colonies, II III
i thout fIu.t CUR government at al jucl.nel II II
Q ten 10 Their acquiring such territory oy transit
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