Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-29


Dragxsa IN shs mud
wlsxrxorox, March 2S.-The Com
mittos on Expenditures In the War De-
partment to-day examined Alexander i.
Gray, Clerk In the Attorney Generals
office. He testified that b. G. Daniels
Was anxious Of obtaining the post.trader-
ship at Fort Stanton and promised wit
meas 81, 900 II he would get II for him.
GRAY went to Senator Carpenter and rec
commended Daniels. and the appoint.
meut was procured. Daniels never paid
him the $1,000.
First Lieutenant Robert G. Carter.
Fourth Cavalry, testified that General
REYNOLDS sent to General Mckenzie
about 80, 900 or 10000 bushels OF corn
bought from Adams 4 wicks, contract
ors al San Antonio, but General Nc
Kenxis, who was commander OF the
most. refused TO receive II on the ground
that Il was not ft for issue and too high
in price. General Reynolds ordered
him again TO take II, whom Mckenzie
again refused and had an inspection OF
the grain, when II wa found weevil-
eaten and musty and therefore unit for
issue. After McKonzis's second protest
Reynolds made q peremptory order and
the former was obliged TO take the grain.
Mckenzie represented that Adams X
wicks we're bad men; that they monop-
opolizrd the contracts in the Depart
mani: thai other contractors offered 10
furnish good corr for fifteen or twenty
cents per bushel less. The result was
that Reynolds preferred charges to Con.
Halleck against Mckenzie for willful
and obstinate disobedience OF orders,
but he was never tried. Witness said
the damaged corn laid around the post
for n long time and was finally wasted,
because the horses would not eat II.
J. d. Barrow testified that ho was mp
pointed post trader at Fort Union. New
Mexico, In 1868. through the influence
Of W. ID. W. Barnard. brother-in.law OF
General j. q. Dent. After trying other
parties he went TO Barnard and prom.
ised TO give him one-third OF the post,
upon which Barnard wrote n long letter
TO General Grant. who was then General
Of the army. telling him Of the PROPOSE.
ton made and detailing the conversation
had between witness and Barnard. Wit.
ness saw the letter. He inclosed his mp.
plicaiion for the appointment and got II
direct from General Grant through Con.
eral Smith. Barnard, after ~inclosing
witness application to General Grant,
wrote TO Mrs. Grant telling her Of wit.
ness proposition and asking her inilu'
encs. Witness says he read the letter,
and that Barnard Familiarity addressed
her as Julia" Barnard is now a bank
examiner al ST. Louis.
]. ID. woolsy, post trader at Fort
d. A. Russell. Wyoming Territory. test.
lied that be paid ex-senator Thayer. Of
Nebraska, $1,000 to go to Washington
three or four timcs. when attempts were
made to remove witness. He contrib.
uted $500 to the Republican campaign
fund during the last Presidential cam
paign.
Edward Welsh. post trader at Fort
Mcpherson. testified that II. F. Bowers,
Wholesale grocer at Keokuk. and Brain.
law, OF General Belknap's stan. are his
partners. He did not believe Bowers
ever wrote the Secretary Of War about
the place. He asked him 10 do SO. but
he refused. Witness subscribed $500
for the last Presidential campaign fund.
w~ashingson News.
WASHINGTON. March "a. The Senate in
executive session to-day considered the
report OF tho Committee on Foreign Re.
lations adverse TO the confirmation oil
Dana. No action was taken. but 1t is
thought the adverse report will be agreed
TO. The Senate confirmed tho following
nominations: Ebert +. Farnum OF New
York. Agent and Consul General
at Cairo; Charles ii. Miller. United
States Marshal Of Kansas.
The District Convention to-day TO
elect delegates to the National Republic
can Convention ct Cincinnati was CON.
trollsd to some extent by the opposition
element, but II Ia tho opinion OF the ma.
jority that the convention did not rep
resent the. Republican voters OF this dis
trict; and the result was the withdrawal
OF a majority Of the Republican dele
gates. Another convention will be held
soon nj which delegates to Cincinnati
will DO elected TO contest the seats OF
8. j. Bowen and A. NJ. Green, who
were elected nj to-day's convention.
The Spencer investigation was con-
tinued to-day. but no important testi.
mony was given.
The House Committee on Appropria.
tons agreed TO report q bill to appropri.
ate $4,000 to dsfray the expenses OF
the reception and appraisomsnt Of for
eign goods shipped for exhibition ut tho
Centennial Exposition.
The change Of Postmaster at Salem.
Oregon. was mnde at tho instance Of
the Post Office Department. on account
Of o repeated violation OF Its regula-
tons m to tho manner Of doing busi-
ness. and Senator Mitchell RAJ re-
quested to nominate q successor imme-
The Senate to-day confirmed the NOM
Of Daniel Choate. Postmaster ut
San Diego. California. vice Durham, de-
ceased.
The Senate has confirmed John II.
Coehlan OF California. Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court Of Utah. and W. G..
Fox OF Missouri. United States Consul
1t B~runswick. Germany.
The Senate wa In executive session
hours to-day on the nomination Of
Dana. No action was taken. One Sen.
Ator, while asserting that he has not
made q canvass OF the Senate. says Da.
m will DO rejected by al least thirteen
majority. In this event Il IL whis-
pered in Senatorial circles that Z. W.
OF New York, will DO tho
nsxt nominee.
Ins Msxieaa R~svolution.
GALVESTON. Texas. March ga spc-
cial TO the Galveston Ns,rs dated Browns
vile. Texas. March "a. says: The Gov.
eminent troops had two fights this
morning. one With Naiarago and one
With Arala. gaining both fights. There
we're 800 Of thsm-General Naiarago had
$50 and Arala about 40. Arala had
Of the whole party. Naiarago lost
about 90 killed. AralA about II and the
troops about 20. They
brought In about 10 prisoners. Yester-
day the National Guard of Matamoras
organizing. They had elect
ID officers Of four companies when Gen.
erals Labarra and Tsldo made their APP