Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-11

A Revolutionary Landmark In
BOstom Destroyed BY Fire.
Boston, March 10.
A fire broke out last night in the
fourth story of the brick building No.
rs Dock square, occupied by Lappen u
&C.. willow and wool ware, u ex-
tended to Nos. n and - and in the
rear 10 Nos. Is and 10 Fanueil Hall
square, the hall known IN the Old Bite
Tavern, of revolutionary fame. which
was partly destroyed. Total loss on
stock and building, $52,0Oo; insurance,
$45,00o.
Investigations ami Trials.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
At the investigation OF the affairs of
the District of Columbia ard Board of
Audit, one witness testified that hH had
put down about 5000 yards of paving,
amounting t o 81 500, and he had never
received anything but u glass OF ale
and a cigar. Finley * Stewart were
the contractors.
The trial oil b. d. Hallock, II Of
tho persons indicted for the larceny of
$47, O77 from the Treasury, in June
last. has begun, and the trial of w. IL.
Ottman, accused IT the sntne otfense,
will begin on the 10Th instant.
The Crooked whisky Problem.
WASHINGTON, Marci, 10.
The Wine and spirit Tr.der' AGO
citation of the United States was before
the Ways and Means Committee of the
House to day. advocating a plan for
the reorganization of the Internal
Revenue service. The proposition is
tn reduce the existing tax of ~ cents
yer gallon to So tents. and to require
the payment OF the tax AT the dis'ill"r-
les; to reduce the number Of officials
and make their positions permanent
with An annual advance of pay for
merilOriOus services. and tn require
a frequent change of sIatinns; the al"pii-
ton OF SPECIAL CLAUSES of the law IN re-
gard to recliiier>, an also that pro-
ducers OF grape brandy and cider
brandy shall have the right to sell
either by wholesale or retail. Stale
menrs as to the useles~ness Of the
eauging system in " holosale establish
menls were made, and it was agreed
that the stamp tax system facilitated
the commission of frauds.
Further investigation
WASHINGTON. March 10.
Chas. Nordhotf. CHIEF of tine Herald
Bureau, appeared before the roinni =
tte on Elk ppnditure- III the War DE.
partunent to- day i'm obedience to a sum-
mons. The Cbair,na called his atten-
ton to two te:egrams appearing on The
9TH and S,h, in which was a statement
concerning the commission TO inseSii-
gat4 the so called Kentucky Central
railroad claim in connection with Bel
KNAPP while Mr.. aud Mrs. Marsh were
here, and statements all citing the
Chairman personally. Nordhoif called
attention to the wording of his iii :
patch: 1t Is Asserted" and said he
had no knowledge OF it himself, and
t.7at lie made the statements upon the
authority Of Gen. II. V. boy ~
respondent of the Cincinnati Gn,ette;
that he went TO the General % u Weines-
day morning and asked him whether
the facts as sta ell were susceptible Il
proof. The General said, undoubtedly.
and that he would "a IN any member
of the committee aud give him the
name OF the witne ~. Representative
Danfnr,h, of the committee. said
thai late yesterday aft.rno n Gen RI
Bovnion told him hs would give the
name of the witness. This fact Dan
forth communicated to Clym.r. whe
said he preferred examini * Nordon
first.
The Committee on FIX penditures in
the War Department had n subpoena
,sslied for General lSoyntOn and the
committee q a recess.
More lice = to I&iil.
PHILADELPHIA. March 10.
The annual eotttnencennent Of the
Medical University OF Pennsylvania
took place in the Academy of Music
this afternoon. Gradua, es tO the mum
Der OF Us received the degree of NJ. ID.
Bounty for soldiers aud sNiior~.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
The House COMMITTEES on Mill AIRY
| Affairs have decided t. report and req
| oinmend for passage = hill to equalizt
the bounties of United S!aies soldiers
and sailors who served for any time IN
the late civil war. The mea-ur a2reei
on by the committee j. substantially
the same bill thai passed the House
aud Senate, hut with nj amendment,
last year, rs it provides for making all
bounties equal to eight dollars per
IIbOutn III ti6 WllOiS tItii0 u SctN itc,
taking into account, however, all local
payments Of bounty.
rhirsy.Niuc Shoennkers Arrested.
NEW YORK, March 10.
In the Court of General Sessions to-
day before Judge Giidersleeve, thirty.
nine shoemakers, arrested on bench
warrants, granted on a charge If con
spiracy and indicted by the grand Jury
for misdemeanur, were arraigned for
trial, which was postponed ill Tuesday
next. A great crowd accompanied
them to court, and cheersd them lusti
~ all the way from the Police Station.
where they had been confined since
their arrest yesterday.
brother Orviile's story.
WASHINGTON N, March q.
Orville NJ. Grant testified to day be-
fore the Committee OF Expenditures in
the War Department. lie said that he
never, ut any timo, either orally or In
writing. had any authority from Bal
KNAPP in relation tn post traderships,
and that he never directly or indirectly
exercised through othersthe control OF
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