Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-17
Eastern DISPATCHES.

NEW YORK, Apru 40.-husseA Gage,
President of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, makes the following statement
concerning the appropriation of s600,OO0
for use in Washington in 1872, during
Stockwell's administration:
The Pacific Nail Company applied to
Congress for subsidy. Stoekwell had
told his successor in Office that he had
been induced to make this appropriation
by one Irwin, the company's agent at
San Francisco. who had informed him
Stockwelll that an English company
was about to start an opposition line be-
tween China and San Francisco. It was
essential that the Pacific Nail Company
should have subsidy in order TO com
pete proftably. Stockwell further told
them that having become alarmed, he
employed Irwin to 60 to Washington to
lobby for the company Irwin hired a
magnificent house. entertained royalty,
and procured the subsidy, but his bill
amounted to $500, 900: that he had the
amount b.indly charged on the books of
the company by the San Francisco
I agency. No information was obtained
/ from here as to his expenditures. When
/ Sage's administration came into power,
they asked for the bill Of items: but r.
win suddenly left for Europe, and has
not since appeared here. The company
are taking measures to recover $500, 900
worth Of property which he had bought
IN Philadelphia, and transferred to his
sister Ex.President Stockwell is also in
Europe.
BosToN. April 15.-The 29th ballot
was as follows: Whole number Of votes
237, Dawes %, Hoar 50, Curtis II,
Adams %, Banks 7, Washburne 5, San.
ford 4, Whittier /. Adjourned till to-
morrow. 1t is understood that the
friends Of Dawes in a caucus held this
morning, resolved to stick to him.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 15.-James
| Brooks, claiming to have been elected
Governor in 1872 took the oath Of Office
to-day before Chief Justice Mcclure, ant
then took forcible possession OF the Gov
ernor office. ejectng Governor Baxter
and taking possession OF the Court
House. Brooks bases his action on the
decision of Judge Whitterk of the Cir
cult Court of the State made this morn
ing, everything the demurrer fled b,
BaXter's counsel in the suit brough
against him by Brooks for the Govern
or's office, and issuing a judgment O
custer in Brooks favor. The action G
the Court was taken in absence of Ban
ter 8 counsel, who had no opportunity t
arrest the Judgment or move an appeal
Baxter has established his headquarter
at ST. Johns College, and has telegraphe
to President Grant the facts in the case
and asking him for the support OF tn
general government to regain possession
Of the office. The greatest excitemen
prevails.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-In the Di;
trict investigation this afternoon, Gil
son, Sun correspondent, testified tbs
the information on which his charge
that Harmer, of Penn, and other men
bers Of Congress were interested in th
District contracts came from Harmer
friends, but declined to give their nameI
The Committee, after private consult'
ton, decided tbs question was propt
and must be answered. Gibson III
nounced his entire willingness to al
swer, but asked time to consult his il
formants, which was granted. Harmt
made q sworn statement denying an
! interest near or remote in the contra,
with the District, or the Paving Con
pany. Jenkins testified to part of Ii
contents of the letter from Chittenden I
D. D. Gollyer and McClelland, date
May 9th, saying "Parson has arrived
Things are looking better; will get l,00l
900 and probably 2,0oo,o0 yards. Ga,
fields influence is working we'll" Chi
tenden told witness, in answer to il
quiries made since the investigation b.
gan, that Parson got SIS, 600 and Brow
$4,000 of the fund. One Golding test
fed that Hopkins, INSPECTOR under til
Board of Public Works, offered to &c
him contract through Bassett, the Go,
ernor's Secretary, for q consideration
Evans, plumber, testified that all q
the Government plumbing for the las
three years was done by the firm Of A
4. Shepherd Il Bros, and il was impo,
sible for any one else to get Governmer
work.
The finance bill will be presented I