The Portland daily press., 1876-04-18
WASHINGTON.
The Emma Mine InvestigntiOn.


WASHINGTON. April 17.-Mr. eager, agent
for Park in London, testified to-day to purchas-
ing large number of shares of the Emma
mine, when Park had called him from Salt
Lake SO to do, in 1872. Subsequently, after
Lyon and johnson had done all thew could in
London to depreciate the American directors
and stocks, he closed out Parks interest about
November Goth. He Fever heard Park express
anything but confidence in the stability of the
mine and in the evidence taken in London, in
1875, no Implication was made by any one of
fraud by Park Adjourned till tomorrow.
Petition for the Pardon of Con Mcclure.
A petition signed by 5000 citizens of St.
Louis, including the Mayor, Common Council,
and other eminent men of that city, was pre-
sented TO President Grant this morning, asking
the pardon of Con Mcguire, as his offence was
only technical one, from which he derived no
the Attorney General, with authority to state
that he has no objection to Attorney General
Pierrepont tele graphing for stay of proceed
ings until time IS afforded to receive the recon-
mendations of Judge Treat and District
Attorney Dyer in the matter
Sale of Bonds.
To meet Judgment given by the Alabama
Claims Court sealed proposals will be received
at the Treasury Department until noon on the
oath inst, and be opened Immediately for the
sale OF per cent. coupon or registered bonds
of the funded loan of 1881, bearing interest paw
able quarterly from May l, 1876, in lots of not
less than $500, 900, to the total amount of S.
1888, 900. These bonds will be sold for gold and
payment therefore must be made within three
days alter the acceptance of the bid.
Various Matters.
A Washington special states that Admiral
Porter intends naval review and squadron
drill in Hampton Roads for Dom Pedro, if the
latter goes to Washington.
A. B. Newcomb, Treasury detective in New
York. to-day testified that he drew two salaries
in the custom hodse from 1872 to 1874, one as
inspector and another as detective. His pay
as inspector ($40O per day. he paid over to
Theodore Allen, who assisted him IN detecting
smugelers counterfeiters and others. This
Allen could not do if it was known he was a
regular government employe. The committee
instructed Newcomb to produce Aliens re-
ceipts.
The y. S. Supreme Court this afternoon re.
yersed the decision of the lower court in the
roads remedy for alleged excessive or Illegal
taxation is not by injunctions, but only by suits
at law after paying the taxes
VIM. M. Evarts addressed the House com.
m pit today in opposition to Lawrences
The President has signed the act for the
issue of silver coin of the United States in
place of fractional currency.
Receipts from internal revenue to-day were
1904. S27, and from customs $549, Az.
Missing Union Pacific Bonds.
New YORK, April ia Washington special
states that S247, 900 in bonds belonging to the
Union Pacific railroad and $4,000 in United
States per cents. have been missing several
years. They have been traced by lawyer and
a government detective $50 says the despatch)
to Sidney Dillon, Messrs. Ham and Crane, and
g. NJ. Dodge. Dodge was subpenaed last
be brought before Congress for in
vestigation.