Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-02


Becoming Frightened.
NEW Yonx, March IA Washing.
ton dispatch says a letter from New
Orleans states that Judge Durell has
forwarded his resignation to a trusted
friend to DO rendered In the event Of
the Judiciary Committee OF the House
reporting articles Of Impeachment.
Excitement In Havana,
A Dry Tortugas dispatch says q
steamer. Just arrived from Havana, 70:
ports great excitement In that city
owing to tho alleged departure from
Baltimore OF the steamer Edgar Stuart
on a illibusteriug expedition, and that
q Spanish naval officer determined to
sink her, with all on board, II found
near the Cuban coast.
The Sanbsrn Contrncts-Astounding
Revelations.
The New York tribune this MORN
Ing publishes five columns showing tho
alleged history Of the Sanborn con-
tracts, which 1t calls the biggest con-
spiracy OF the age. 1t alleges that
this conspiracy Involves Geo. S. Bout.
well, w. Z. c. Banfield, William A.
Richardson, aud Fred A. Sawyer Of
the Treasury Department General Ii.
+. Butler, John ID. Sanborn and Geo.
ID. Bliss, Jr., United States District
Attorney for this district. 1t Is shown
that the whole scheme was planned
years ago that 4 special law was
Struggled through Congress to cover
the swindlc, aud that to carry 1t out
the whole force Of supervisors and col.
lectors Of internal revenue aud United
States Courts machinery have
been used by Sanborn and his
Confederates. The special Act was
attached to the Legislative, Executive
aud judicial Appropriation bill OF 1872
as an amendment In the Senate, being
introduced by Senator Sawyer aud
hurried through the House by Butler,
although Farnsworth Of Illinois de-
nounced It as a corrupt measure, con
templatlng great frauds upon the rsv-
snue. 1t authorized the employment
OF three persons to assist officials In
discovering and collecting taxes due
tho Government. Sanborn, Jsln
Clarke and Malcolm Campbell were
employed, but Sanborn soon got a mo.
nopoly Of the business. Instead OF as.
si,ting the revenue officers to discover
taxes due, Sanborn soon began using
the revenue officers to atslst him,
and this was dona under order
from Boutwell, In his wi hand
writing. This remarkable letter that
placed all the Assessors and Collec-
tors books In the country at Sanborn's
disposal, waas written and signed by
Boutwell, In person, but docs not APP
pear In the report. Not only revenue
oGlers but also United States Courts
were loaned Sanborn to enable Him to
make collections. He used revenue
books to discover what taxes were
due, and BIO used the Courts to compel
obstinate delinquents to settle up. The
report contains tao letters from Solicit
tor Banefeld to Attorneys Bliss, OF
New York, and VIM. McMlchael, OF
Philadelphia, directing them to bring
suit against any person whom San.
born named rs delinquent, and
to netify all tho Collectors not
to attempt to collect taxes Of
persons named in Sanborn's contracts.
Thus 1t will be seen that Sanborn could
inspect the books Of any Assessor, and
pick out The largest claims against per-
sons or corporations, prevent the Col
lector In that District from taking the
money II tho taxpayer offered to pay,
and that whenever any one offered to
pay Sanborn the District Attorney APP
piled the squeezing process rs the suits
we're called. The statement alleges
that the amount involved In Sanborn's
contract Is not less than SOC Oo, 900,
aud, consequently, II the contracts arc
not resclndod, the share OF Sanborn
and partners will not DO less than $5,-