Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-04

one or two fatally. The mail and pas
senger train was tagged by a man who
eItricated himself from the debris in
time to prevent it from plunging into the
wreck.
CHICAGO. Feb. "a Tribune's WASH
ington special says the House Commit
tee on Expenditures of the State Depart
ment has examined W. W. Murphy of
New York, who for eight years previous
to 1869 was United States Consul at
Frankfort-on-ths-Main, and was at that
time removed to make place for the
brother-in-law of General Butler. He |
did not complain as he expected at some
time or another to be victim OF the
system under which political appoint
ments are made. He said the salary
which he received was he thought ample,
but his successor besides this was al
lowed clerk at q salary of 81 900 per
year, and managed to expend besides
this for clerk hire 81, 900 more. He was
OF the opinion that the salary of Con-
sui should not be regulated entirely by
the amount of business which he had to
do. For instance, the Conulss at
Liverpool, Paris and London received in
addition to salaries perquisies, etc.,
which made their pay $4,000. So, 900
and $4,000. while those having not
much less business receive almost moth
ing but salaries. which should on this
account be increased. Murphy thinks
in most cases the salaries paid our Con-
suls are sufficient. but are too small in
his opinion. The Consular system of
the United States was more expensive
than that of some other countries, be-
cause many of the European nations en-
ploy bankers or business men to attend
to consulate business. In this way the
representative OF the house Of Rothchild
at Frankfort on the Main oct as Consul
for Austria, and Baron Erlanger, the
banker who negotiated the Confederate
States losn, attended to the Consular
business for Sweden and Norway. These
bankers are willing to serve as Consuls
without salaries on account of certain
advantages they derive from their posi-
tons. Murphy believes the same sys-
tenn might in many cases be adopted by
the United States. The witness de-
scribed at some length the manner in
which Captain Steinberger. OF Navigator
Island fame, and who was sent to Europe
in 70 as Inspector of Consulates, per
formed his duty. Although Murphy wal
not then in the Office of Consul, Stein
berger called on him for such informa
ton as he could give. He said Steinbergel
lived in magnificent style, his hotel bill'
being from twenty-five to thirty dollars
daily.
CHICAGO, Feb. ga Times Washing
ton special says that if the facts brough
to light by the Postal Committee, are al
indication of the general conduct CT tn
Post Office Department. The failure o
the postal service to pay for itself viii
not be so much of mystery. Trivia
errors in the construction Of the law ant
illegal practices in the payment OF claim
accumulate until the committee are over
whelmed in estimating the amount q
robbery practiced under Creswell. On
day one OF the commissioners examinin
the accounts of the Department finds tw
millions are dropped from the bool
without the least sign of explanation
: and next day the regular Commissions
, on Post Offices and Post Roads bring
light additional facts of tbs great sourc
OF robbery..by the straw bid contracts
Jno. A Scudder, president of the 81
I Louis and Memphis Packet Compan
was before the commissioners yesterda.
J In 1871 his company made bid for th
8 contract to carry the mail from Whit
Q river, Ark, to Vicksburg, proposing to 4
8 the same for $1,000 year. A straw b
d of Sc, $40 was placed in the departmer
! and the notorious DR.. B. H. Peterso
:. was awarded thu contract ut $1S, 00C
3 Scudder's bid being entirely ignored
. Peterson didn't even own o dug out, b
i when it is stated that he was surgeon
! G.. A. Smiths regiment and was boo
companion OF that famous General. an
who at the time of the letting of this co
tract was Second Assistant Post Mast
D. General and was at the head of the col
- tract bureau, the matter becomes We
8 transparent. Peterson went to Scudd
ia and sub. let the contract to him at $40, 0
a q year or $4,000 more than Scudder {
10 fered to do the work for. This left P,
erson 5000 clear the first year. and
III the next 3 years by some means
i managed to get 1927. 900 year for wo
y he was sub.letting for $4,000 ye,
x. Thus in about years be made $50, o
"a, and the government paid out about 81
81 900 more than it would have done b
the contract been let to Scudder.
he CHEYENNE, Wy. Feb. 2.-Tho fl
til stage of F. D. Yates l. Co.'S, sen
ire weekly direct line between Cheyen
'rk and Gustav City, via Fort Laramie a
Red Cloud. carrying U. s. mail leaves
'm the morning. The daily line will be
"a operation in 20 days. Large parties
leaving here daily for the mines.
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