The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-30

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~ IgEn.;g;Ha .h%nitta aHs oIEd liaJ nj | |!
liefore his, departure ho was interviewed
by q. .7fMe1; reporter y and stated TO him
that ho was q Public Debt Clerk under
SecretnryI SIcC Cullocl, and while there
he discovered that great frauds Eare
practced upon, tho, GoYertilnent, i mid
TINT the public debt statement reported
money in the treasury tlat was not bn'
hand, while the Government was p2ys
ing three per Gents for money to meet
temporary necessities. He also dis
coyere{li TINT hnndrcda of, thousands uf
Government noieY WIS plneada inithR
hands. of fconfelornies jdutsida,SIhG. de-
parttnents who y loaned, it back tdKthe
Gbyernment rs individually fIrhds;Ynnd
drew, interest on il whileipufsuii% eiF
nvocntipna. 4: Rrnniler sUnsiinfnrpietl bel
d clerk In !4fss tredemptidnG bhredth,
1ained 4 clih slsnn, r tAbt rs jnlufrise
Irnuls miro hsssnRs pelre6 he'd iillddHnt.
iRureuu; itlibt fortunes were 4lScing niad6
b by arepprtingS money .dbstroSedrIYhieh.
wnf tpreserYediit that bnly !hGlt ofI thei
money tutnedi lin fort was
:n9tnRlly destroyed, the Other ihnlf being
divided among i,nerPetntors of; fraud.
oPrenderl says q, ho gittied9 TO Hhare these
frauds investigated, airiumber of,jtimes,
but .failcd!i C.WhenS rBojltwell. !, becapo
Secretnry Of the Treasury, Preniler In,
formed him OF .thcso !frlpds, and tho
Secret9rY promised to, investigate.
SHORTLY after this, d !niin named Fox
who also been az clerk ;:iir the re-.
demption ibureaua called on;t Preniier,
istating he had abeenfnppointeditde
tive Gby Boutwell, tbi follow up these
frauds, and wanted all.Stlio@ papers md.
evidence, he. hal ,.inr his possession.
Prender declined to giYe them up ex..
cept on order from Boutwell,, bit Fox
returned with letter from the Secte!t
tnry asking for th9 Hocuments, md
Prender gave thein to him III ,tlieH pres,
ienec OF n witness.2 who knew their,
character. .'2g .MehnwhileJ IiehRrdsoh's :
man. who informed Pfcnler Of the
frauds in the redemption bureau, Ind
retired. He was yisitel by Fox, nndIi
although q Democrat, Vas, appointed
nssistnnt postmaster mt Albany; md no
Investigation Of frauds WIS ever, ?iiiintlt.:
rasaaaf fo'Sites Win u @
San FRAScIsco. April %. 'oG
- 4 dispatch from Tucson says, from
tlic best information. IL appears thnt
most of the Chericah1a' mud Ap6ches
have returned to- fhG 5reServhtion,l and
have resumed their usual mode Of 'life.
Nell hlowry md j. p. Smith rode q
nifty mile mustang rRce Mt Bny.6District
track to-day, the former winning in two
hours dnd eight mihutes.s ,hI6wrys will
rider n one hundred mile race mt the
Centennial! t';itHs- 10 *azgts sid j Z,
'2"!N5.d 'ft ST.. Lo11s, Apfiis22. #,
: Tho. GioGe- Democratic Leayenworth
special says News from the sent of the
lndiqn troubles In the, Big GHorfi .copnl'
l.tr3hia to the efent, that sthei C Chryenhesi
have brokent mp into.! small Glands for
mAranding purposess ia party Of miners
had n fghtEith one Of these bands the
day before yesterday, in which zone ID;
dian was Killed and two miners wounded ?
,sst.aE a5fiI ~ C1ScrsHITr, aAptill25. 10
Tho pafticulGfs7 Of "a most horrible
crime have just. come to light IN, Forest
Ohio. !Abonl n week ago John Bnumer,
u farmer living fiyc miles front town, H.
was working in d. field with his dauulI.
ter, aged z years, and his son, aged 10
ycars.'. He. became tenrnged mt some
thing his son had done. and, raising n
hnrdspike, struck him over. tho lead,
knocking him scnselcss. Thinking he
had only tainted, and fearful OF the
consequences when his brutality, should
become known; ho struck him agnin
hnd again, until life was extinct; finish
ing by covering tho, body in an adjacent
logs-heap, md 'threatening the girl with
n like treRtinent unless she promised
silence. He, tlien' gave ont that the
boy hnl run away, and nothing strnngo
WINS thought Of the matter Until yester-
dny. when tie littlo girl, III answer TO a
| question, admitted that SHE knew tho
whereabouts OF her brother, but was
atraid to tell;, Upon beiug questioned
closely she gave n full statement Of tho
murder Tho whole ncighborhood
turned 0tIt, md after short search
found tho body, partially decomrosed
by exposure. Upon suspicion being
aroused, Baumer attempted to escape,
but WIS arrested mud lodged in jail.
Rev. Mr. Parker, pastor OF The Pres
bytcrihn Church at Ashland, Ky. left
home Inst Wednesday, iii rather n niys-
tcrions manner, IN company with u
young girl Of his congregation. IT Is
thought they 'cnmo to this city. He
hntl been stationed at that place for ~
years, und was regarded az nm exem.
plnry man. He left wife and several
children ut Ashlniid., lIo Ind recently
beeii called to, q church near Baltimore,
Md., and biB friGiids expected ihilu to
SOON leave for his new field Of labor :
tri.- sfN! .TigR NF..i q. 10. -tf &gui 1II
! srt yH ~ fmirr NEw YoRR, April 25.
| ia THlss special from Boston yastcr.
llay sRys an important conference OF tho
|! lrndcrs Of tho Bristow movement wan
heidi whom urcomproinisod support was
| Plrlged 10 tho Secretary of the TreHs.
nry. There wRs All pilt-Bpokun discus.
| sion of candidates, Blaine, being sharply
| criticised by ono 0rHtwo, gentlemen.
Several Bristow meIl, however, took 0c-
ensiOp to tlisclaim any hostility to Mr..
| Blaine, saying they desire only tho
most available Iunn. Tho Dristow
Club hold large meeting Inst night!
gtnnd rally will DO held this evening,
when oil parties will hold mcetinl
prior 10, the Stntc Convention, The
| editor, Of tho 7rdD,cripf, mado q lhnp
speech, ,lrrOnounclng blaine not the
man TO be, supported by 1lcpublicarts,
untl urged thot,so Of every iuilucrtC
| ppssiblo 10 secure Uristow's 6 nomination
aud fniling In TINT, mn independent
ticket for President. Atr. 1toss snid,
| Judging from The popular sentiment; ht
had no doubt that tho feeling for Iris.
tow will force delegates. willing or M.
willing to vote Tor himnL Cincinnati.
The Times, cdilorinlly, in IJlainc's do.
fcnsc, siys 10 oven his opponents hid
attitude seems that Of conscious limo
concb, liiS defense being far moro com
pleto than tho charges wbiph have bdci
brought against him, and Is untitled &
prGportionntc weight on TINT account