Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-04
LATE rELEoRAMs.
EAsrERN N.
shameful Frauds IN tns Pess.smss
nHnarlnenf-

Departmental.
CHICAGO, Feb. "A Tunes Washing.
ton special says II the facts brought TO
light by the Postal Committee ara an
indicntion OF the general conduct Of the
Postoiice Department the failure OF the
postal service TO pay for itself will not
be SO much Of q mystery. Trivial
errors in the construction OF the Law and
illegal practices in tho payment OF claims
accumulate until the COMMITTEES are
overwhelmed IN estimating the amount
OF robbery practised under Crsswsll.
One day the committee examining the
accounts finds $4,000, 900 are dropped
from the books without the least sign
Of explanation. and next day the regular
Committee on Postofices and Post.
roads bring to light additional facts Of
the great source Of robbery, the straw.
bid contracts. John A. Scuddsr, Prssi.
dent Of the st. Louis and Memphis
Packet Company. was before the COM.
mittse yesterday. In 1871 his COM.
pany made n bid for the contract to
carry the mail from White River.
Arkansas. to vicksburg, proposing to do
the same for $1,000 a year. A straw
bid for $G.Si0 was placed in the depart.
msnt and the victorious DR.. b. N. Pc
tsrson was awarded the contract at $l8,.
900. Mr.. Scudder's bid being entirely ie-
nored. Peterson did not own even o
duG.out, but when u u stated that no
was surgeon OF Giles \. smtt5's rs9i-
ment n was a boon companion Of that
famous gentleman who at the time OF
the letting OF this contract was Second
Assistant Postmaster General and was ut
tho head OF the contract bureau, tho
matter becomes very transparent. Pc.
terson went to Scuddsr and sub.let tho
contract to him At Sl0,0 900 q year or 3d.
900 more than Scnddef offered 10 do the
work for. This left Peterson $4,000
clear the first year aud for tho next three
years by some means he managed TO get
S27. 900 a year for work he was sub.let-
ting for $4,000 q year. Thus In about
four years no made 5000 and the
Government paid out about $4,000
more than II would hare done had the
contract Deem let 10 company
Meeting OF the National Rspubii.
= congregational Ce@ni,.see.
WAsHIspToS, Feb. 3,-Ihe Nahonai
Republican Congressional Committee
met tonight for the purpose OF COM
plotting an organisation for the cam
paien. The committee was called to
order by Senator Cragin. On motion oil
Senator Logan Senator Cameron OF
Pennsylvania, wa unanimously elected
chairman, aud senator West, IN ssnalor
Camsron's absence. appointed TO the
position OF the latter. o y. III, I'd
munds was unanimously reelected Sec
Rotary. L. Il. Brooks Withdrawing his
candidacy for that Office. aud Jacob
Tome was elected Treasurer. The ON
mi,teo proceeded to ballot for an Er.
ecutiye Committee and resident mem.
bsrs Of the District Of Columbia. Tho
following ~ .ns o,na
senators SarnS'on VI nnsyt'aua
SSs.n, ,ir.. IT, HrbhsiI Gin.
n;rtson mi pia,t
fhc Potia"aiamie Indian frasds.
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. IA Globe Democrat
special from Topeka, Kansas, says the
United States Attorney has received
documents from Washington In the mat
ter of the Pottavatamis Indian frauds
with instruction to proceed at once
against the parties accused. These
frauds relate 10 the collection OF money
and selling of lands by persons acting as
bovu. administrator OF Indian estates. |
Indians whose property was thus
cobblsd were represented to DO dead,
but it now turns out that they are alive
InJ,am Tasar Ts a,,.n, Of ,hs
ras.aIi,x no. No; "a, been JstsrminsJ.
hn, !, Ii,i n,ob,biy reach $40 GOO. II
;n,ol,cs .a,srai indian trsders' local
honlsrs ond promin,pt politicians.
among whom there II quite A stir.
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n''' s"'''"s Do~a S ~
WASHINGTON. Feb :. represents
live Banning to-day reported from the
on Military Affairs an
amended bill to regulate the pay and
allowances OF army Officers whien was
ordered printed anu referred oaek 70 ,ns
committee. Inc alterations ars as loI,
lows: General OF me Army, Siv,oyV
.ns,eau OF slS'ovo; LaeuhSn' uen.ra'
sr,Is ,o rec,;ya tbs nrossnt n Of
Bricadier Generals. reduced to 5000 in.
steaI of 81 ZOO: Cbnplain's pay TO be
rsJncej from al zoo 10 1000 a wear.
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