Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-03
Eastern DISPATCHES.

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Nav YORK, March "A Gashinstoa
dispatch says tina, letter from New
orlesns states that Judge Dursll has
forwarded his resignation to trusted
fris nj residing there, in the event Of the
iujieiaty Committee OF the House re-
porting articles IF impeachment.
\ Dry ToF,ugss dispatch says tina. "a
steamer just arrived from Havana reports
great excitement ia that city owing to
the alleged departure from Baltimore of
the steamer Eisu Stuart on filibustrr-
Ing expedition. ana that the Spanish
naval officers ara determined TO sink her,
With alt ON no n, If found near the
Cahan coast.
The Tribune this morning publishes
i've columns showing the alleged history
of the Sanbogn contracts, which it calls
the biggest cou spiraSy Of the age. 1t al
leses that the conspiracy involves Geo.
S. Boutwell,. W, T. c. Boufeld, William
A. Richardson, Ff5d. A. Sawyer (ot the
Treasury Department.. Gen. h. F. But
Ter, Johu L. Sduborn and Geo. G. Lyss.
Jr., L. $ Dist. Attorney of this District.
1t is shown that the whole scheme was
planned years uso that local law was
smuggled through Congress to cover the
swinile, and thai to carry it out the
whole fore" of supervisors and collectors
Internal Revenue, and the United States
Courts machinery have been used by
sauborn and his confederates. The
special act WAS attacked by the Legisla-
tive, Executive snd Judicial Appropria
ton Bill OF March, 1872. As IN amend
msnt in the Senate, introduced by SEN
ator Sawyer, ana hurried through the
House by Batter although Farnsworth,
of Illinois, denounced ii as a corrupt
measure, contemplating great fraud on
the revenue. II authorized the employ
ment Cf three persons to assist the reve-
nue. officials IN the discovering and col
lection oil taxes due the Government, |
and Sauhorn, John Clarke and Malcolm
Campbell were employed, but Sanborn
soon got monopoly of the business,
AMI instead of assisting the revenue Off |
GERS in discovering where taxes were due. |
be soon began using the revenue officers
to Assist him, and this was done under |
An order from Secretary Boutwell, |
in hs osn handwriting. This remark
able letter, watch places all the Asses
sors and Collectors books in the coun-
try at Sanhorn's disposal, WAS written by |
Boutwell, and signed by him in person,
but 1t does not appear on the report,
Not only the revenue officers but the
United States Courts were given 10 SAN
born TO aid him in making collections,
and he used the revenue books to dis |
cover what taxes were due, and the /
Courts 10 compel obstinate dehnquents |
to settle W. The report contains two !
letters from solicitor Baufeld to attorney
Bliss, Of New Yort. and VIM. Ne
Michael, OF Philadelphia, directing them
to bring suit against any person Sanborn
named As delinquent, and TO notify all
Collectors not 10 collect taxes Of persous
named in SAM Cru 5 contracts Thus it I
vii! be seen that Ssnborn could inspect
the books Of any Assessor and pick out .
the largest claims agains, any person or
corporation, aud prevent the Collector in .
that district from taking the money
ii the taxpayers offered to pay it,
and that Whenever anyone offered
to pay Sanborn the District Attorney
applied the squeezing process, as tie
suits were called. The plaintiff alleges
that the amount involved III Sanborn,s
contract is To. i,ss Than ten millions,
and consequently, If the contracts are
not received the share Of Sanborn and
partners viii no; be less than five mil
lions.
The American bark Everett, iron Ma
tanzss, which arrived this morning re-
ports that on the 18th, off Havana, she
was boarded by Spanish soldiers and
searched
Ann Toner, young widow in jersey
City, late on Saturday nigh: fatally shot
her lover, JOAN Kennedy. jealousy was
the cause.