The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-08-14

p; WASHINGTON, August Two or
hires arrests have been made Of persona
supposed to have been ropcerped in the
recent robbery OF SIT 600 from the
Treasury Department The names of
the arrested parties. have not been made
known by the treasury Department, nor
any particulars concerning the arrests.
One or two OF the arrested are said to
bc well known gamblers OF this city.
II is also rulnored that Treasury clerk
is implicated, bat no such information
IL given by the Department. The de-
tectiros feel confident that they havo
the right parties, ind arc sure that "A
portion OF the money will be recovered.
The friends of Gilman ARE making cf-
forts to have him released on bill, but
the authorities demand bonds to the
amount OF 500 900 for his appearance
Hallcck was recently promotcl to As
sistaDt Shipping Teller III the Cash
Room. He is native of New York
aud has boon employed in tho Depart
ment about eight years. Brown was
discharged from the Quartarmaster-
Generals office about year ago Oh nc.
coupt of testimony on Tho trial. Hal
leck arrived tonight On the road
here lie attempted TO throw awEv Il
memorandum book, but tho officers Sc
cured 1t, and found in il the figures
S4I ,O9I G5--the exact amount of money
in the Stolen package. These figures
had ,hecn erased with lead pencil. as
though they had been divided by two.
and the quotient, S23 ,5IS S2T, remain
ed untouched. On the same page was
another entry ofS9.SJ0. Hallcck made
several conflicting statements in regard
to the entries He finally admitted the
attempt to throw tho book away, rs the
figures would convict him. ...
NEW YORK, Aug. IA. Philadel-
phia dispatch about the explosion Of the
magazine at Frankfort says tho loss of
life is terrible rs far rs can be determiu-
ell in the confusion and excitement, not
less than forty persons are killed. II is
probable 100 others are injured, many
Of whom cannot long survive. The
building was blown to peices. In the
bnilning was stored large quantity of
powder, arms and artillery, besides hat
tie flags and trophies taken in the wars
OF the country.
The encouraging announcement is
tIltl Tue TIC TlllI-
road rolling mills, to he erected in Sac
ramonto, hns been ordered. In all prob.
ability the Company will use all posi-
bic diligence i'll tho construction of the
works, for much of the present iron in
use on the several lines of. the road is
badly worn, and soon it will be neces-
sary to re-roll all OF the present rails.
70 meet the requirements of the Com
pany the works will necessarily rank
among the largest of tho kind in the
United States. .. ..
CHARLEsroN, S. c., August 9.-Parker,
exrreasurer of the State, who escaped
from Jail last week, while awaiting trial
for plundering tho State while in office,
was recnptnred in Camden last night,
and will be brought to Columbia in
irons.
UNCLE SAM made good hnul from
the people of California last month,
his assistant Treasurer at San Francisco
having succeeded in gathering in
81. 1872. 544 38-about S1l for each indi-
Viduh in the county. .....
Is the last fiscal year the Tax Collec-
tor of San Francisco collected and paid
into the City Treasury the sum OF S4,
$50, 2l0. heing n million OF dollars more
than he collected in the preceding year.
Governor Stamford and other railroad
officials have been cited 10 rroduce Mill
er, the def 'ulting Secretary, before the
Twelfth California; District Court.
Ex-Iieutennnt Governor Frank Den
yer died in San Francisco last Sunday.