, 1874-03-05

as protection and not as an aggressive
force.
The Senate Military Committee re-
ported adversely and the Senate has
postponed indefinitely the bill authoriz.
ing the President to restore Capt. Louis
c. Sanahair, now of Mare Island, to his
original position on the Navy Register,
next below Commodore Reynolds. He
claims that others were unjustly pro-
NOTED over him.
AIRY Tortugas dispatch says steam.
er just arrived from HAVANA reports
that there is great excitement in that
city, owing to the alleged departure from
Baltimore Of the steamer Edgar Stuart
on fillibustering expedition, and that
Spanish naval officers are determined to
sink her with all ON board if fourd near
the Cuban coast.
LONDON, March 2. AT Blackburn,
Lancashire, boiler exploded. killing 20
persons and wounding 80, severa. fatal
ly.
Rumors are current that the Ashantee
expedition is in great peril.
LA CONNER, March IA Lightning
Creek, B. c.. dispatch of the first says
the following is the wash-up for the past
week: Lightning Company, 50 ounces;
Spruce, so; Point, 80; Van Wrinkle, 60;
Victoria, 42O; and Vancouver Co., 1872
ounces.
On Friday morning heavy snow
slide came down into town, smashing
into Madame Bendacon's saloon, carry
ing away doors and windows. besides
seriously injuriug the proprietress, who
was buried under two feet Of snow, where
she remained fifteen minutes, before she
could be resurrected.
The roads from Barkerville to Cotton
wood are almost impossible, no travel
except express having gone over them
for nearly month.
New YORK, March 2.-The Tribune
this morning publishes columns show
ing the alleged history of the Sanborn
contracts, which it calls the biggest con
spiracy of the age. 1t alleges that this
conspiracy involves Geo. S. Boutwell,,
w. E. G. Bonfeld, VIM. A. R;charpson,
Frederick A. Sawyer, of tie Treasury
Department, General Butler, Geo. San
born and Geo. Bliss, U. S. District At
torney for this District. 1t has shown
that the whole scheme was planned
years ago and that a special law was
smuggled through Congress to cover the
swindle, and that to carryit out, whole
force of Supervisors and Collectors of
Internal Revenue and United States
Courts machinery have been used by
Sanborn and his confederates. The
special act was attached to the Legisla-
tive and Judiciary Appropriation Bill of
May, 1878, as an amendment in the
Senate, being introduced by Senator
Sawyer and hurried through the house
by Butler, although Farnsworth de-
nounced it as corrupt measure con-
temp lating great frauds on the revenue,
Three persons were authorized to be
employed to assist Revenue officials in
discovering and collecting taxes due the
Government. Sanborn, John Clarke
and Malcolm Campbell were employed,
but Sahborn soon got monopoly of
business and instead of assisting the
Revenue officers to discover taxes due,
he soon began using the Revenue Off
GERS to assist him, and this was done un-
der an order from Boutwell, in his own
handwriting. This remarkable letter.
which places all the assessors and col
lectors books in the country at San
borne's disposal, was written and signed
by Boutwell, in person.
Not only revenue officers but U. S.
Courts were loaned to Sanborne to aid
him in making collections. He used
Revenue books to discover what taxes
were due and he used the Courts to
compel delinquents to settle. The
amount involved In Sanborne's contract
is not less than ten millions, and the
share of sanborne and his partners will
not be less than 5 millions.
LONDON, March 2, IA. M.-The bark
Grace Darling has been wrecked OF
Aberdeen. Nineteen persons drowned,
including four life-boatmen.
Carlists report that Bllboa has surren-
dered to their arms. Bombardment de-
stroyed churches, banks and II dwell
ing houses.
BAYoNNE, March 1.-Carlist's forces
have occupied the cities of Tolosa, capi-
tai of Guissippeau, and Anuda, small
town IN DlScays
Near San Sebastian. typhus fever and
smallpox is raging violently.
The tall of Bilboa is imminent. For.
eign Consuls have left the city of Don
Carlos and staff have been in the vicin-
ty since the End and 3rd of February.
MADRID, March 1.-General Iona has
arrived at San Sebastian. Ger. Ravera
has been wounded. Marshal Serrano
and Admiral Topete have gone to San
bants.
PARIS, March 1.-The French exhibi-
ton to be held in 1875 is private en-
terprise.
T;out Covarnor of BENGAL reportS