Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-29
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WASHINGTON, May 28.-Ex.Spsaksr
Blaine, In reply to inquiries concerning
he article In the New York Sun Of TO-
day, said: Some six or seven years ago
ZONE friends Of mine In Boston dssired
10 make Q small investment In the North
Railroad enterprise, and asked
The President Of the road.
Hon. R. d. Rice, was . near nsighbor
Of mine In Augusta. and u was thought
I might and where and how the pur-
chase could b made. In one OF two in-
I heard Of interests being for
sale. but nothing was done. Finally.
in the Autumn Of 1870. adednits inter
sst was for sale, and Il was brought to
my attention. with very glowing and e1'
accounts Of it, prospective
profits, Il Was . road chartered b..
Congress, deriving its franchise and
grants from Congress. and liable at any
time to apply to Congress for future IA
yors, I did not myself entertain for q mo-
msnt The idea Of becoming interested In
II, but a. these friends had been wishing
such nm investment, and a. they
had the same right that any other pri.
vats citizen had to own in the enterprise.
I communicated the facts to them pre-
cisely IN they had been given to me. A
few days after I was notified that they
would BE- glad to purchase. and aoertii-
cate OF deposits or cashiers check for
sac, 900 was placed In my hands In trust,
a the receipt shows, 70 hand over TO the
person proposing to sell. who In due
time will doubtless speak for himself.
The certificate was 10 bs taken In the
name Of Elisha Atkins, one OF the most
prominent aud honorable merchants In
Boston. II was soon found. however.
that the Northern Pacific interest was
in some way pledged or byPothecatsd
or embarrassed a. to title, aud the mat
ter ran along for over q year and finally
came to nothing. The money In full.
with interest. was returned 10 Warren
Fisher, with whom the negotiation was
had, and the holder OF the Northern
Pacific interest retained IL. or possibly
found another purchaser. Of whom /
know nothing. This 10 simply the whole
OF the transaction out OF which Q sensa-
ton Is attempted by the Sun. / am
very glad that my letter. which the San
published proves on It's face that ! would
not mysslf touch an investment I could
easily have purchased. had l been will
ing, but I did not deem such investment
advisable for me 10 make. A private
letter will speak un~guardsdly, and this
letter, written with nc expectation OF It's
ever bsiugpublishsd. proves sonclasivsly
that When a Pacific railroad interest was
offered to me, with . brilliant promise
OF great profits. I declared that ! could
NOT touch Il. I think the SIN. in pub
fishing this private letter, has supplied
q valuable proof OF my Off.
oial integrity in the matter.
Prospects Of candidates AZ 70. Louis.
Nxw Yoxx. May % The Democratic
opposition to Tlden in New York State
soiidifes and intensiHss daily. II 10
now 30 apparent that this must defeat
him ct st. Louis that the Herald advises
him to retire In favor OF Bayard, and
the Sun finds fault with him for falling
in ability to conciiiats Judges Parker
and Church and other like distinguished
Democrats, thus healing the breach in
the party. II 10 doubtful II Tilden gets
twenty-five New York votes In the son-
vsntion. Il 10 difficult to see how Til
den can win under the two-thirds rule
when the unanimous sentiment Of the
Democratic conference, including Judges
Church and Parker Ex-Governor Hoff.
man, Beech and Littlsjohn. 10 that his
nomination would be unwise. Hsnd.
ricks. under these circumstances, hav-
ing captured a quarter Of tho Democratic
delegates already chosen, comes 10
the front again. but thsie 10 tns same
s~pohtaheoua Iasor .oNa'u osyslu I.Iu"s
.ne Dcmocrauo mA'ses, ~ ~ ~
roin tue maisgern' as .neIo ~, pr
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scandal.
WASHINGTON, May 28.-The Commit
tee on Expenditures In the War Depart
msnt last evening examined in secret A.
=. Green relative to the charge against
Speaker Kerr. He merely confimsd the
statement already published, that be eX-
pressed TO Lawrence Harvey his desire
10 ohtain . conm;ssion In fla armv. and