Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-23

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OF ordinary common sense that II Q news
paper. dealing with transactions which
are fourteen years old. without having &C.
Gees 10 Tilden's books. and with most OF
the channels Of information In the hands
Of Tilden's friends. could state with 90
clear an approach 70 accuracy various
items Of his income for . given year. there
must 30 . very large proportion OF TIL
den's gains and prona In that year I'M
touched. II his entire professional In
come for that year were represented mere
~ by the $40. 900 earned from the 1t.
Louis. Alton and Terre Haute ~bondholders
In 1864. and $4,000 earned from the
Chicago and Alton corporation, that would
still be evidence enough 10 convict him
OF perjury and fraud In swearing TO . net
income OF only s7.11s. Why are his books
and memory 30 accurate ON some points
and % indistinct ON otherst It's pre-.
posterous 70 ask the public TO believe that
he can testify 10 confidently about . lew
items Of his income and yet know nothing
Of how he computed that income In max
ing up his return. While his fees were
coming In by tens OF thousands In 1867
for services rendered In preceding years.
were there no fees payable In subsequent
years for services rendered In 1892 II 10
an insult TO the public understanding 70
call such . document - the one published
Yesterday a defense even against the small
proportion 81 charges with which II deals.
II IL idiotic TO suppose that u touches tne
| think they have silenced the accusers OF
| Tilden they will be rudely undeceived
when they find. ~ they will before long,
that tho chief witnesses for tho prosecu-
cution are still to be heard from.
The TfiJans says; 1.-THE leading topic
Of conversation among politicians yester-
day was Tilden's alleged false income re-
turns and Sinnat's attempted explanation.
The letter was regarded by Republicans -
being very unsatisfactory. and a. not
meeting the main prominent fact hat TIL
den by some means had escaped paying
the tar. except on . fractional part OF
What was universally believed 10 have
been an exceptionally large income. Al
tho Republican National Headquarters
the propriety Of prosecuting Tilden to re-
cover the tax withheld. and the penalty
and interest. was actively discussed.
The National Executive Committee touch.
cd upon the subject In is session, but OF
course has no power or authority In the
mAttr.
The Hurl Gate ExplosIou Delutteiy
Ret for To-morrsw.
NEW YoRK. September 23.-It is o
definitely arranged that the Hurl Gate eI-
piosion will occur on Sunday. Tho amount
Of nitro-glycerine which will then be In
place IL 1900 pounds. Genera. Newton
VINO mas enarsc .. .ne anin. ~ soi-
note 70 the neWsPaPeIs u 49,.
lowing; Inc ehPios,on nu.' g.
died Tor sundAy ~ a:yo y. ~, snee.
necessity mas eompeiicu lne aPPo,ns
Of that DAY, vhicn, IN many WsPess
objectionable. uuAru'poa's VII " 10
TONED across tho river :. ,no neau :.
isianu, AZ w -, Nm
OF warn i,iAna, Ana "' 49,.
Island TO the new iork per iine. msp@ =,
VAL thus DC ineioseu hA',ns M'"s.o.
Guy ysrds, measured from r,AIieN's
Point, which VIII 90 kept clear OF oo..s ~
and near the time OF the chplosion; a,.cr
me explosion vc.,ei. snvu'u So 49,
Point . wa peitn, - 'ne suI,seo =, NV
reel may IN points, DC eie'.seu 49,
present level. As soon as Possio,e Aic,
-i.h hrow. Qnect,.ors are warmed mot 10
~. ~ is,or,. nm thc day NAMED. a. tbere
.ou,o 49, - AZ. ,oxn from vbicb the
s,r,os,pn s.n he seen' rhile . Gordon of
~. "a emil, ~oldiers will Keen ,pec-
49, h.cl tes considerable distance from
usiis,,.. po;n, The noints Of view will
:. sr"n \ Nsx yarL sbors and from
WI Isi.nd
a manic hss hen created. TO some OF.
,.nt Inv nsrsons who have no knowledge Of
the matter. except that derived from the
explosion OF powder or other explosives In
the open air. Explosives imbcdded in
rock in small charges and we'll tamped will
have an action In the surrounding medium.
There will be no commotion Of the air and
the underground effect will be sufficient
only 10 Jar buildings. without uptnrning
or cracking the walls. Persons IN the
neighborhood will do well TO have their
windows and doors open and o Tor
tne,t NM MI. nnsiI Il. o,nIo.,on
. tn a.,na viii ia arad .t ,he
n,eci.e moment named,
General Newton has addressed q special
cirrnlsr IN The citizens Of Astoria, Within
ubo.e territory h, the shaft Of the cxcava-
tion at Huri date, TO thank them for their
fortitude notwithstanding the attempts to
make q panic instituted by poltroons OF