Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-02

- Suht Acs
Fraudulent Invoices--Henvy Em-
beIzlement Adventures OF the
charged - American and British
Mixed Commission.
New YORK, October /.
4 Brooklyn paper says an indictment
has been found by the Grand Jury
against Rodman, defaulting Assistant
Treasurer, but that a nolle prosecute was
entered in the case, and he will be used
as a witness for the people when Treas
urer Sprague's trial comes up.
The United States District Attorney
to-day began suit against Edmund Yard
& Co., importers OF dry goods, to recoy-
er 100000, balance due the United
States on fraudulent invoice,
John d. Couse, in durance, charged
with the embezzlement Of $4,000 from
Lawrence Bros, bankers, was before
Judge Brady on application for reduc-
ton of bail, but the application was de-
MED. 1t was stated that Lawrence had
been offered return of the amount en-
bezzled on withdrawal OF the charge,
but he refused, saying he could better
afford to lose his money than allow the
offense to go UNPUBLISHED.
A Paris special says Cardinal CASTOR
de Bonnechaz left Rouen yesterday on a
mission to Rome in connection with the
movement for restoration of the mon
archy in France His mission in Rome
is to visit the Pope and extend to him an
invitation to make a journey to France,
to be present on the occasion and to con.
sscrate De Chambord as King Henry V.
of France
New YORK, Oct. /.
A special correspondent Of the Tri
bune at Dundee gives some interesting
details Of the adventures of the rescued
crew of the Polaris. Buddington and
Schumann tell the story of Captain Halls
death as follows Schumann, the first
engineer, says that after his return from
the northern sledge journey, on coming
in the cabin he turned sick and after lyine
down vomited great deal. He would
not taste anything at first, but afterwards
asked for a cup of tea. He got the tea
but he had no sooner psrtaken of it thai
vomiting returned more violently thai
before. About six hours afterwards h,
took delrium and continued in that con
dition three days. On recovering
his senses. however, he grew
better, got up and wrote up hi
other duties as il he had been in hi
usual health, but he never went ont. II
about ten days afterward lie was agail
seized, and got worse and worse, unit
the night of the 9TH, when he becam
calm. Seeing DR.. Bissels near he calle(
him and said, II am very much obliged
to you for the kindness you have show
to Inc, Doctor After altering thes
words be relapsea, and nSho morning
= he was dead.
9 New YORK, Oct. /.
The Grant locomotive works, at Pal
, terson, N. j., on account of the scarcit
of greenbacks, has discharged an add
: tional 175 men.
: Work on the Delaware, Lackawan
+ and Western Railroad tunnel, throug
: Berger Hill is suspended, throwing ovt
a 400 men out of employment.
It The Cummings Car Company, OF Je
k sey City, has been obliged to suspend
= although its assets will more than GOV,
G its liabilities. The trouble is that larE
d amounts are due from the railroad con
1t panies and cannot be collected.
e The whole number of claims submitte
.e to the American and British Mixed Con
lie mission was 497; claimants making /
A clamation aggregate the enormous su
S. of S95, 00J, 900. OF these only 1Sl we
a. allowed, the gross sum of which awar
Of reaches $40, 1872, 236. 1t appears by
De examination of claims which were fave
d ably considered, that awards were on
e. made against the United States in cas-
Sc where the property taken was used
e. appropriated by authority of the Unit
III States, and in cases of the illegal impr
d. onment of British subjects during t
in late war.