Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-02
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WASHINGTON, April ~. - Inc senate
Finance Committee, at special meeting
this morning, had the House Currency
bill under consideration. The committee
agreed that it ought to be amended by
emitting the section which proposes to
repeal the present law graduating the
proportion CT circulation TO bonds de-
posted as security according to tie
amount of capital Of the various national
banks. An interchange Of views dis
closed that the committee viii recon-
mend that all reserves for circulation
should be abolished. Other important
questions involved in the bill, and the
general financial prospect, are yet to be
acted on by the committee.
In the District investigation this morn
ing Governor Shepherd produced letters
concerning the Degolier and McLeliand
contracts. Tho evidence shows that W.
S. Moore, partner of Shepherds, used
his influence in procuring contracts and
received pay therefor unknown to Shep-
herd. During q secret examination yes
terday, Moore confessed TO receiving q
portion of the notes from Crittenden and
Kirkland. Shepherd, on learning this,
Immediately dissolved the partnership,
publishing the dissolution this morning.
Shepherd gave a history of the Dejolier
contract, stating to Parsons, Garfield,
and all others who approached him IL
reference to the matter, that il was for
the Board OF Public Works to have de.
cidsd on the mode of tho pavement.
The first intimation he had that money
had been paid to secure the contracts,
was letter to Governor Cook from ex-
Senator Doolttle, of Chicago, stating
that he had been employed by McCiel-
land to defend the payment of notes, on
the ground that the contract which they
were given to secure was broken. Shep-
herd hearing this, expressed the hope if
any money had been given by the con-
tractors to outside jobbers, that they
would recover it by law. Hearing the
morning after Cr.ttenden was examined
that Moore knew Kirkland, he asked
Moore about it, and said he hoped he
had taken no money from him. Moore
declared he had not, and thought il
Kirkland had offered him part of the
notes he would not have taken them
Kirkland said he was going TO place the
proceeds to his (Moore's) credit, in New
York; but he MOORE never touched it
Shepherd testified that he never know.
ingly saw Calvin, Brown and Kirkland
or had any intimation from any source
| that Moore was interested in the con-
tract, or he would have stopped it very
quickly. Moore was his lifelong friend
and the last man be thought would toler
ate such proposition from Kirkland.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 30. - Ex
President johnson, who arrived herr
this morning, stated to reporter that
he will be a candidate for United State
Senator, in case the people before whom
he wanted the question brough, decide
in his favor. He announces himself a
an anti-infationist.
HUDSON, N. Y, April 3o.-Waltz, tn
murderer who was sentenced to be hun
tomorrow, killed officer Ernst in hi
cell this morning, by crushing his sku
with piece Of iron. The deed was di:
covered several hours AFTER and ther
is an excited crowd around the jai
threatening to lynch Waltz. The Gov
ernor has ordered two companies Q
militia from Albany. Ernst was ST.
toned in the cell to prevent Waltz fron
committing suicide.
LITTLE ROCK, April 30.-A sharp col
test occurred between depredating part
of Brooks men and detachment ,
Baxter's force under Colonel White, i
which, of Brooks party, nine wei
killed and 20 wounded, and the rest CAY
tured, and seven Of Baxters men we,
wounded.
BosroN, April 3O,-Washburn to,da
rendered his resignation as Governor an
left for Washington.
The contribution for the Lousiau
suffers have reached $4,000.
ATLANTA, April 30.-A heavy frost til
morning has injured the crops and frui
New YORK, April 30.-The Proiuc
r Exchange Committee to-day colecte
;. $4,000 for the sufferers by the inundi
4 ton in Louisiana.
Y AUSTIN, Tex, April 30.-Both Hous,
a of the Texas Legislature passed a joil
@ resolution instructing Senators an
/ Representatives in Congress to suppo
Colonel Tom SCOTS Texas Pacific Raj
road bill.
SAVANNAH, Ga, April 3O-A heay
= frost occurred last night, and the iru
4 and vegetables are damaged.
+, PHILADELPHIA, April 3O.-The May,
of New Orleans has been authorized
/. draw on the Treasury of the louisa,
Relief Fund for $4,000.
IS WASHINGTON, May 1.-Washburn, ii
Il new Senator from Massachusetts, Or
Is scented his credentials.
rs The debt increased during April Sc
d 100000.
HUDSON, May 1,-Joseph Waltz w
d hung to-day. The Catholic Church r
&c fused him burial. His father witness,
h the execution and took the body away.