Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-24
NOTICE
A FATAL DART.

We could readily imagine that the de-
tails Of some very singular and interest
ing matters lie hidden among the records
Of the several public departments ct
Warrington. This might be expected
from the multiplicity and variety Of bust
ness transacted. In our widest imaein-
atoms. however, We should never have
dreamt that the Interior Department had
become quack medicine depot. For all
that. such seems to b the case. IL the
kilograms We lately Published are
true. The latter afford tho funniest de-
vsvslopmsnt, the crooks and turns
Of the frauds which are daily being dis
covered in the public departments. The
details are really amusing. A quack
medicine vendes wants to sell his nos
trums. For this purpose he concoc.s .
scheme to svindls the Government IN
der the pretsscs Of supplying tho Indi-
ans with cure for Q certain disease.
Commissioners Walker. as Pitt said Of Lord
Londondsrry's application. pronounced
the affair 4" too bad" and would have
nothing 10 do with it. Delano, the i'm
maculats. the injured Delsno. the suffer
ing patriot Dslano. be thought Walker
too squsamish and procured his removal.
Smith vas now installed and proved to
b more plant. The job was then &C.
complishsd and the Govern ment became
the fortunate purchaser OF five thousand
bottles Of Darts specific for naueless
complaint. This vas done for the good
Of the Indians, and no doubt to show the
charitable and humane operations OF the
department. Though admitting the
goodness Of tho motive. it il rather odd
that tho valuable compound vended BY
the skilliul DR.. Dart should remain in
the stores Of the department. We say
valuable, for Of course tbs msdicament
must or should be valuable, for it cost
5000 Of the peoples hard earned money.
DR.. Dart. the seller Of the precious drug.
did not. however. bag the whole Of the
plumber. He had to divide with the In
terror Department probably from Delano
downward. Though the amount in
volved il in the nations financial trans
actions but tribe. What fearful picture
does that tale afford of the frightful
frauds from which ID seems but few Of
the daily transactions OF public business
1t Warrington we're or are free. They
could not With the aid Of Shepherd and
his gang-ths whisky ring. treasury ring
and every other rins-stsal enough. but
they must ring in quAck medicine COM
FOUNDER and get him to help their rogu.
cry. Talk about Investigation. they may
investigate over and over again and only
have their pains for their trouble. The
robbsrs are too securely secreted. Their
Tracks are too carefully hidden. They
have too many accomplicss. They have
too powerful allies and ingenious defend
era for the mass Of them to be brought 10
the BAT Of justice. II is only OCCASION
ally, when lulled BY continued immunity,
they become too bold and careless. or an
accident discovers them. that they are
detected. But IL an occasional mistake
committed BY the dslinqusnts or some
unlocked for mischance reveals the enor.
mites they do. what must Be the character
Of the great mass Of official transactions.
Considered in that light. Darts specific
becomes . fatal dart in living belief.
that ofacial business in Washington can
not b conducted without including a
steal Of more or less magnitude.