Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-16
Late kilograms.
Alleged Pacific Coast Frauds.

SAN FRANCISCO, March I4th.-Re-
cent kilograms to the papers of the
American Press Association, purport-
ing to have emanated from ID. G. Phil
lips, lately on this coast as special
employee in the Treasury Department
in which assertions are made impli-
eating Senator Sargent in the whiskey
frauds on this coast and rejecting up
on the conduct of the San Francisco
Custom House, have created consider
able sensation here. A good deal of
establishment is expressed in some
quarters that Phillips should have
shown his hand before playing it.
The most generally received opinion,
however, among those best qualified
to judge, is that Phillips never made
any such assertions, but that the
story was made up from nearly whole
cloth and telegraphed here as a flyer,
with the object of drawing out those
engaged in investigating the frauds
and ascertaining how much they know
thus placing parties under suspicion
on their guard. 1t is known that par
ties in this city were anticipating just
such O telegram as this received,
which goes to prove that the despatch
es were in consonance with precOn.
cocted arrangements.
Geo. III. PEN ndIeson Testified.
| WASHINGTON, 18th. George FL
| Pendleton was before the War De-
| partment to-day and gave circum-
| stantial account of his connection
with the Kentucky Central Railroad
and the collection of its claims for
| transportation. He testi fled that he
was paid by the Company fifty per
cent. of the amount received through
his agency, and also received about
$4,000 additional, to be paid to A. III.
Ransom, who was clerk in his
service, and who assisted in the
preparing of claims. He never paid a
dollar to any person connected with
the Government or to any member of
the Belknap family, or any one else,
except Ransom. During examination
Pendleton said neither Mrs. Marsh
nor Mrs. Bowers travelled with him
and family in Europe, nor did he meet
Mr.. Clymer there, and the publica-
tion that he had private CONVERSE
tion with any member of the COM
mittee before he testified was infam-
ously false.
ne8Ny Uahe3 EurOpes
LONDON, March 14th.-The gale of
Sunday was very violent and destruct-
i've around the entire coast. Numer-
Gus shipping casualties are reported.
An unknown brigantine was seen to
founder off Portland at midday; all
hands were lost. The sea was running
tremendously high and it was fmpos-
sible to send aid. The telegraphs
throughout the country are still de-
ranged and communication is slow
and difficult. The weather continues
unsettled. In France telegraphic COM
munication was deranged to an un-
precedented extent. In Paris roofs,
chimneys and trees were blown down
or carried away. Numerous casualties
are reported, some fatal. Damages in
the districts flooded by rivers are
greatly increased in consequence Of
the gale. Numbers of undermined
houses on the Seine were blown down.
The gale was also violent on the
French coast.
Snow Slide In UIah.
SALT LAKE, March 14.-A snow
slide occurred at Ophir, Utah, carry
ing away the boarding house of the
Poorman mine, burying with it VIM.
Higgins, James Higginson and Thos.
Lynch. There are no hopes of recov-
ering their bodies at present. The
storm is still raging, and probably
great loss of life and property will
follow.
Another blockade.
WELLS, New, March 14th.-No
movement of trains yet. The East
ern train is still here, and the West
ern train is at Toaea. A snow plov
and five engines started from here
threw the plow off the track and two
engines down an embankment, seri-
ously hurting Spenshaw, engineer,
and fatally injuring Osilcer Bedell,
fireman. Bedell has one leg cut off
and the other broken in several places
besides other injuries.
Later From the Blockade.
WELLS, New, March l4.-At 10 this
forenoon the trains remained the same
| as before, it is reported, with no pros
pect of getting out for sometime. Two
snow plows and one engine are in the
ditch at different places. The storm
has abated, but the wind has not yet
gone down and indications are that
there will be more storm before to.
morrow, which will result disastrously.
Bedell, the fireman who was injured
this morning, died from the effects of
his injuries. His leg was literally
crushed to jelly between the tender
and the firebox of the engine. The
engineer is not dangerous and will be
out soon with proper care. The Com
pany have here some 200 men to add
to the force of snow shovellers now
employed, and will be taken to the
seat of war early in the morning.
Execution of q Murderer.
HAMILTON, Ont, March 14-Mich-
ael Mcconnell, the murderer of Nell
son Mills, suffered the extreme penal
| ty of the law to-day. He made
| speech, protesting his innocence, and
said he did not intend to kill Mills,
but attckded him during a dispute
about rent. At the conclusion of his
remarks he was led to the drop, and
while engaged in prayer with the
minister, the bolt was drawn. The
drop was about ten feet, and he died
instantly.