Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-10
MINT MATTERS.



The ResiGnatie. Of Gen. La Grange
The voice Of calumuy, ever ready I,
declare the worst and wreak the damag
OF unchsritxble statements upon private
character. mas not been silent with tn.
name and reputation OF General L.
Grange. Superintendent Of the San Fran
cisco Mint, since the fact of his resigna
ton was made public. We know but
little concerning the General. save tha,
his appointment to the position which
he has jus; resigned seemed to come d.
rect from President Grant as a manifest
alton Of regard from one soldier to an
and that he has been a very devoted
public servant who has kept his official
name above reproach or suspicion and
who has striven with all his might to do
justice to the affairs of his office and
lend an accommodating hand TO the
business public by whom. he has been
surrounded. Bl: the fac: that his res
ignation followed soon after the tiigh. Of
Pinney, taken IN connection with the
other well known fac: that ne and Pin
ney had been on terms of intimate
friendship. set the gossips and G,tid
Is,:scs Of San Francisco to coupling their
names together and emitting ominous
hints that La Oranges resignation was
only genteel way of his complying with
an in,imation from Washington that his
room wss better than his company. But
the more closely his acts are sc-utinized.
the iairer does the Generals reputation
become, and the following s;steme Mt by
the San Francisco Pcst of October is
probably true il its leading points SAYS
that paper:
We have taken the pains TO get at the
facts of the case. aud VIC learn upon the
best authority that the resignation Of
Superintendent La Grange Was induced
by considerations of personal nature,
growing out Of Engagements with the
Director Of the Mint. For some time |
pas: the chief clerk of the Mint. Mr..
Lande, has been especially Objectionable |
to Director Linderman, and the result |
was . request by the Director to the Su- |
perintendent for Lande removal. This |
occurred some months since. and the
subsequent intercourse between the chief |
clerk and Director WAS no: calculated to
mend matters or lead to a friendly IN
The Director complained
of the brusqueness Of the chief clerk
toward himself, and regarded it Is ex-
tremely offensive. The Superintendent
at first ignored these complaints, and out
of this condition of affairs came other
relating to the authority
Of the Superintendent and Director over
their respective departments. and the
power of the Director over the employees
Of the Superintendent. The elimination
Of this misunderstanding, for up to this
lime it had been nothing more, occurred
Turing the days Of the panic, when the
Director was busily engaged in arriving
1t an exact knowledge of the condition
IF the Mint, and the Superintendent vas
perple1ed over the business Of meeting
he public demands for coin SO far as the
means at his command would permit.
Both were busily employed, and in meet ,
ng the emergency the Superintendent
ignored the Director. or
proceeded rs though the latter was not
,resent. Out Of this action the question ,
II mint discipline and accountability. ,,
md the relations of subordinate to su- !!
,erior came up again, and the result was
complaint by Director Linderman to !
senator Sargent with . request for the
removal So soon as ..
his action was brought to tho knowledge !.
4 the Superintendent he Immediately
orwarded his resignation. through Sem
tor Sargent, leaving it optional with the
'enator to take such action and Mt such
ime A. he should see tit. The letter of :
esignation, and the accompanying letter
D Mr.. Sargent, made Only the request ,
hat In case any charges should be pre-
erred rejecting upon the integrity of =
La Grange or the faith
al performance of his official duties, !!
hen that the Superintendent should II
ave prompt and full investigation of
il administration of Mint affairs. ST.
lultaneously With the forwarding Of the
resignation. the chief ?
erk. Mr.. Lande. presented his resigna- .
on to the Superintendent, to take effect =
q the LIST instant. The latter resigna- i
on was accepted With the request that 3
10 chief clerk continue to perform the
1ties Of his Office until the appointment =
his successor. Tho request was COM
led with by the clerk, and thus the = =
after rests at present. =
The Post adds that there have been no =
larges whatever brought against Cen d
n La Grange or his clerk. II also =