Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-15
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poMEsTIo NEWS.

NEW Yoxx, Dec. 1.-THE weather ID
clear and cold. The thermometer at
p. ". was twenty degrees above zero.
French steamer an Distress.
A cable special to tho Herald from
London. says q vessel named the Ter.
rier. which arrived OF Seilly yesterday
from newfoundland, reports having
passed tho French steamer Lanisrqus.
from New York. to Hsvrs. before re-
ported. with shaft broken. on the lst Of
December, in latitude 80 degrees. Ion.
gituds IL degrees.
solicitor Wilson Defends Himself
CHICAGO. Dec. 16.-solicitor Wilson
reiterates his denial Of Congressman
Farwell's statene nt. that he (wilson).
in a spirit Of revenge. sought Farwsll's
indictment for completely in the whisky
frauds. Senator Logan declares that be
never has, in company with Farwsll or
otherwise. sought TO secure Wilson's re-
moval. and asserts that, TO the best OF
his knowledge and belief, no part Of his
story Is true. AL the Federal Office
holders Of the city unite In discrsditing
tho story. and some further sIplana-
tons from Mr.. Farwell are awaited with
impotence. His present position is ex.
ceedingly uncomfortable. and his friends
r anxious to have him set himself
right, II possible.
U~ncarthing or FRAUDS Agaiust tie
Government In ls73 "A Remark
able story.
A startling and important special from
st. Louis states that Lindsay Murdoch,
Collector OF Internal Revenue for the
Second Missouri District In 1879. wa
engaged with Joyce and Mcdonald In
dsfraudiAg the Government in June Of
that year. and that overcome by fear.
he wrote o full confession. sworn to
before q Judge. and sent three sworn
and certified afidavits 10 Warrington,
one to President Grant, n TO Bah
cock and another to Secretary Richard.
son. No response was received. Muir.
dock was o o thereafter removed.
Joyce and Mcdonald continued to
thrive prospsrously. and on ono &C.
casiou gave Murdoch thrashing
for having confessed. Il is regarded a.
strange that the Government didn't use
the information thus received at an ear
lisr date. General Mcdonald 10 now In
Jail, and is said to have on yesterday
confessed a completely In the whisky
ring. The scheme grew out OF an order
from Washington to collect campaign
funds. The machinery was at once put
in order, and II occurred to them that 1t
would DO easy to collect money for their
own use. aud It was done. He states
that Avery Is innocent, and that the
notes and kilograms attributed to
General Babcock are genuine. but
nons OF them referred to the whisky
business. II is explained that, during
the late Collector Ford's administration.
a woman employed in this Office was au.
thorized to act rs his deputy, and that
considerable controversy sprung out OF
that arrangement, and that Babcock's
notes and kilograms all had referred to
this woman and the official position she
occupied. Collector Ford was invsiglsd
into the ring by Mckee. Of the GloSe.
Democrat, who was we'll paid for his
dirty work.
Business Failure.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. IT, Yesterday the
indianapolis Brass and Supply Compa.
ny made an assignment. Assets, $780,.
coo. Liabilities, $3.50. 900.
No. Leuis whisky Ri.g Expesares.
NEW YoRK. Dec. ia Herald special
from st. Louis says Henderson. In an
interview yesterday. oppressed tho opin.
ion that Secretary Bristow would have
to 60 before long. because he had been
too active and energetic In tho whisky
frauds prosecution, and had opposed bis.
Hendsrson's removal in o Cabinet meet.
ing. The Herald correspondent says
that In 1879 Collector Of Internal Rsvs-
nue. Murdoch becoming convinced that
Joyce and Mcdonald we're at the head
OF q ring conspiracy. made an affidavit
OF the facts and mailed them to the Pres
idsnt. Murdoch believes that Babcock
intercepted this affidavit and the Presi.
dent never received IL; but other officials
believe that Grant did receive Il aud Ia
also indictablo for conspiracy.
Arrest or . Burglar.
NEw York, December 15.-william
T. Mortimer, ore OF the men charged
with robbing the City Auditors ofico in
Toledo, was arrested in Brooklyn yes.
terday.
Fire. with Less Or LA.
The FIRE which broke out In the Vince
Ter & Wilson Sowing Machine Compa-
ny's shop at Bridgeport last evening.
was confined to the building In which II
originated. At 1886 tho fire began 10
diminish. and at 0 the walls fronting on
Pembroke street fell. knocking down
at least q dozen persons, two OF whom
were killed and half . dozen seriously
injured, some OF whom cannot sur.
vive. At l o'clock the buildings were
a heap OF ruins. The loss Of Wheeler x
Wilson, on buildings and stock. 10 eati.
mated at 5000. 900. on which there Is an
insurance OF 1916, 900. The loss Of the
Sewing Machine Cabinet Company will
not DO less than $780, 900. The build
ings burned are those formerly occupied
by the Wheeler 4 Wilson Company.
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