Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-26
Election Ri... In quebec.

Election Rtsts In Quehee.
NEW York. Feb. pa Quebec
special says two men were killed and
several wounded In the election riots
occurring there on Monday. Ono Of
the candidates, Pelletir by name, mar
rowly escaped a bullet, 1t having
passed through his cap. The other
candidate, Huot, was rescued BY
friends from threatened violence at
night. A lot Of Huot'sflghting men who
had not been paid for their work,
would have wrecked his house but for
the interference Of the police on the
following day. The Dominion artil-
lery was to BIO stationed at Booths.
Severe ssew Storm.
A snow DRIFT has cut of all railway
communication west OF Quebec. Some
trains have been snow bound in out Of
the way places. A four days storm
ceased yesterday /; 1t was the sererest
ever experienced In many parts. 1t Is
feared many lives have been lost In
country parishes.
Senator Pauerson's Case.
A Columbus Is. CO. dispatch says a
memorial has been sent to the United
States Senate protesting against SEN
ator John Patterson being allowed his
seat, which Is extensively signed BY
members of the Legislature. He Is
charged with bribery In three cases.
Kukiax Affairs.
At Raleigh, yesterday, while the
Kuklux Amnesty bill was being de-
bated in the Legislature, q Republican
member caused a sensation by relating
fresh details Of the brutal murder Of
Senator John w. Stephens In 1870. rs
obtained by him from sworn testimony
of one Of the murderers. These dis
closures had a bad effect on the passage
Of the bill.
Oakes Amss C~saseotisa with Msbii.
Ter Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Ames In his
defence Of himself" In the House yes
terday, after giving a history of the
Union Pacific road and Of the forma-
ton OF the Credit Mobilier, which he
argues became a necessary measure to
insure the completion Of the road, af-
ter detailing some operations Of the
company in building the road, he says
the company had no reason to appre-
bend unfriendly or hostile legislation,
for every department Of the govern
ment manifested q friendly attitude
while the country vas loud In demon
STATIONS Of approval Of the energy and
activity which we had infused In the
enterprise. Heads Of departments aud
Government officials Of every grade,
whose duties brought them In contact
with the affairs Of the company, were
clamorous for increased speed Of con-
struction, and never lost all opportn-
nifty for expressing their approval of
the work and urging it forward. 1t
Ind never entered my head that the
company would ask for or need addi-
tional legislation. As a matter of bis
tory, no legislation at all affecting the
pecuniary interests Of the company
werc asked for. Three years and a
half after the date Of the alleged sales
by me Of Credit Mobilier stock and
then only in the settlement Of q purely
judicial question which, without warn
Ing, had been sprang upon 1t In a critl-
cal period Of its fortunes, in relation to
which no controversy had ever before
been made. Under these circumstances
he Is charged with selling to members
Of Congress shares Of Credit Mobilier
stock for less than the full value, with
intent to influence their votes and de-
cision, to sustain this charge. Ames
argues that 1t should be shown frat
that shares were sold In private mani
testify below their true value, 80 as to
eonclusively presume an expectation
Of some other pecuniary advantage In
addition to the price paid ; second,
that the shares were Of such a nature
that their ownership would create In
the holder a corrupt purpose to shape
legislation In the interest Of seller;
third, that some distinct and specific
matter was to be brought before Con-
gress on which votes and decisions Of
members are sought to be influenced,
should be alleged. None Of these pro-
positions, lie argues, have been proved.
Some Of them have not been attempted
to be proved. and he declares that this
Is the first time In the history Of any
tribunal Of the House that has had be-
fore it an alleged offender with
out any offense. Ames says that
the actual cost of the railroad
was about seventy millions, and the
actual profit on this expenditure,
taking stock and securities received at
their par value, was less than ten mil
lions, and adds that, so far as he IL
concerned, 1t wonld have been better
for him pecuniarily II he had never
seen the Pacific road. Ames concludes
as follows: "These, then, are my
ofFenses : that I have risked reputation,
fortune, everything, in an enterprise
Of incalculable benefit to Government,