Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-09
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

editorial says Mr.. Proctor Knott came
very near making President of the q.
s. yesterday. Knott advanced threat.
eningly upon Blaine as if to strike him.
but finally thought better of it and with.
held the blow. He might have given
Blaine what investigators have hitherto
failed to do-a black eye. What it
would have given him also is the Cincin-
natl Convention, and enough votes to
make him President. It is the first in
stance on record in this Congress where
a prominent Democrat has failed to en-
brace an opportunity to make mistake.
The Tribune's Washington special
says the scene in the House Judiciary
Committee this morning was without
parallel in the history OF investigation.
The Judiciary Committee has had Blaine
under investigation for some weeks.
Blaine this morning took the investiga-
ton out of the hands Of tho Committee
and arraigned the Committee on charge
OF unfairness and deliberate suppression
of information claimed to be favorable to
him. Blaine forced the consideration of
the circumstances connected with the
suppressed telegram from Caldwell, and
compelled the Committeeman to make
important disclosures as to the methods
of this suppression. Blaine has again
demonstrated that be is most
skillful and successful exponent OF
policy aud of audacity. Blaine .
marvellous audacity startles the Confed-
crate subcommittee as much as on
Monday he surprised the House. The
very exciting colloquy which followed is
without precedent in recent psrIia.
mentary investigation. There threat
ened at one time to be personal en-
counter in the committee room. Proctor
Knott surrendered his dignity to his pas.
sion. He had been terribly exasperated
by tho assaults Of Blaine upon him in
the House on Monday. That exaspera-
ton was increased BY the fact that Blaine
openly to his face in the committee room
raised the issue of verscity and charged
Knott with suppressing Caldwells dis
patch. Knott became greatly excited.
his white mustache grew q shade paler,
bis fiery cheeks took on deeper glow,
he clutched his oaken stick with frmer
grasp and advanced threateninRly TO-
wards Blaine, who sat in q chair three
feet from him watching every movement
with unflinching eye. The friends OF
Blaine unconsciousiy gathered around
him and had Chairman Knott in hia
heated chivalry made another step to.
ward Blaine there would have been q
personal encounter. Hunton, who is .
man OF remarkable composure. succeed
cd in enforcing quiet.
ATLANTA, Ga. June 8.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention. Is called for
August I'd.
New York, June 8.-Mr. F. veltman,
book-kseper for Bryce 4 Smith, liquor
dealers. yesterday deposited four checks
on different banks, aggregating $780,.
900 in the Merchants National Bank and
soon after obtained the certifcation Of q
check for $1,275. Before the close oil
banking hours, the checks deposited
were returned to the bank, with the
notice that drawers had no account
Bryce & Smith profeased entire igno.
rance of the clerks transactions and the
latter was arrested. He refused to give
any explanation and the certified check
has not been recovered.
| WASHINGTON. D. 9. June 6.-A dis