Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-14
LATES TELEGRAMS.

change in the rules recommended by
the Civil Service Advisory Board, is in
| relation to the examination of can1i-
dates for Office in various parts of the
country, and not subject them to the ex-
pense of travelling to Washington. 1t
Is reconme nded that the country be li-
| vided into four or more districts each to
| have Il Chief Examiner: he to have as
| sOciated with him certain officials, or
others qualiti, d for the work
1t has leaked out, during the recent
excursion of the examining board of the
Treasury Department in the South, that
| i, collector OF costoms was found who
could neither read nor write. He has
probably held over since Buchanan
time. Ed. APPEAL.
According 10 il special from Washing
ton, the President has submitted to the
Department of Justice n statement of the
condition OF affairs found to exist in the
division of the late freedmens bureau
charged with the settlement of bounties
to the colored soldiers. The statement
sets forth that numerous claimants for
whom treasury certificates have been
issued and sent TO the Freedmans' Bur-
eau for payment, have never received
WCiC IuhIh ctl
on the records of the bureau as paid, re-
ported to the Treasury by the discussing
officer of the bureau as paid. and SO
credit. in the settlement of his account.
For this fraud the Secretary of War
wishes to know the degree of respon-
sibilIty and relative responsibility under
the law of General o. o. Howard and his
discussing officer, Gen. Bi,llocL When
the War Department took possession of
the records Of the bureau. unpaid claims
We're found amounting to S730. 900, and
S3. 800 were found unpaid, although en-
tered on the records and reported to the
Treasury and there cred ted as paid.
In 1ankton county, North Carolina,
on Saturday last, John Holcombe shot
his wife dead. then shot himself Jeal-
ouSy was the cause.
SAN Francisco. June 81 P. NJ
The rival Committees On the Fourth of
July celebration failed to compromise
last night. and We are to have two cele-
brations, VIII re it WAS feared we would
have none. The City Hall Committee
elected Jacob Deeth for Grand Marshal.
The Platt's Hall Committee elected Irv-
i 6 NJ. Scott. Silas Selieck, Of the Citi-
ztns' Committee of Three Hundr, d,
created sensation at the meeting by |
making speech in which he demanded |
that 10 flag but the stars and stripes |
should be carried in the procession.
1t Is reported that the Taxpayers and |
Peoples parties have formed an alliance
to defeat the Democratic ticket. which |
will be pnt forward as the frnit of the
recent primary election. and that nolni-
nations will soon be made by the Execu
tive Committee, who are now at work.
Gold. III; grrenbacks. S5H9S6.
SAN FRANC1sCo, June 13.-Wm. Ross !
suicide to-day at the Coso
House. by cutting his throat with "a
zor. He had been i'll Ill health for some
time past. Deceased has 5000 in bank.
which he requested the pr"prie. or Of the
house, i'll IL uote To send to his relatives.
but failed to say where they can be found
Or from what place he came.
The eX animation of Robert NJ inning
for the murder Of All Tuck ON the IS h of
N ~, by stabbinS, Is progressing in
ne Police Con t. The only witnts of
If the murder II Ffench WOMAN, swOre
har Manning did not touch the Chi
Ialnan. or assist the other man TO muI-
Ter him. but stood, looking on: and
vent away with him. 1t 10 generally
nought that Brennan, who was sent to
he INSANE Asylum, is the man who ILL.,
ilcted the fatal blow.