Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-11
LATE TELEeRAMs.
N.


appeared before the Committee on En-
In tho Wa Department TO-
In obedience to q summons. The
chairman called his attention to two tel.
persms appearing In the Herald on the
TN and 9th, In which was n statement
concerning . commission to investigate
he so.called Kentucky Central Railroad
In connection with Belknap.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh. and a
affecting the chairman person
ally. Nordhof called attention to the
wording Of his dispatch. and said he
bad no knowledge Of tho matters him.
self, and that be made the statements
upon tho authority OF General II. ".
Boynton, correspondent OF the Cincin.
natl Gazette /; that be went to the Gen.
eral on Wednesday morning and asked
him whether the Facts as stated were
susceptible Of proof, aud the General
said undoubtedly. and that he would go
to Q member OF Congress and give him
the name Of the witness. Representa-.
tive Danforth. OF the committee. said
that lato yesterday afternoon General
Boynton told him he would give the
name Of the witness. This fact Danforth
communicated to Clymer. who said he
preferred examining Nordhof fBt. A
subpoena was issued for General Boynton
and the committee took q recess.
SsrReant-at-Arms Thompson appeared
before the committee this afternoon and
reported that he was unable to servs the
subpoena on General Boynton. he having
left the city this morning for Cincinnati.
Mr.. Danforth said General Boynton in
formed him late yesterday afternoon
that no was prepared to give the name
Of the witness at that time, ~ he ex-
psctsd 70 leave Washington to-day for
Cincinnati on business. and subsequent
ly he received q telegram requiring his
presence there. Danforth did not ask
General Boynton tho lame Of the wit
ness, nor did he recollect that General
Boynton previously gave the name.
Clymsr thought General Boynton was
derslict In not communicating the nam
to the committee before he left. Tho
committee directed . telegram to DO sent
to General Boynton requiring his I'm.
mediate return. Mr.. Bonnsford Of
Philadelphia, summoned a. q witness.
was excused until next week. and the
COMMITTEES adjourned till Monday.
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WASHINGTON. March 10. - Rumors
have been privatsly circulated TO the
effect that evidence has been discovered
Of corruption on the part Of three Demo-
Gratis Of national reputation and that
proofs will soon be publicly made known
with all their startling particulars. 1t In
said the mysterious parties are George
H. Pendlston. Thomas A. Hendricks
and Samuel j. Randall. As TO Pendle-
ton, he will appear before the Commit
tee on Expenditures In the War Depart.
ment at his own volition NEXT week 10
answer q public statement concerning
him In connection with the payment Of
money by the Secretary Of War. claimed
TO be due to the Bowler estate, OF
which Mr.. Pendleton was Trustee.
This gentleman has already denied
that any improper influence was used
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lures In the War Department. and Mr..
Psndlcton will bs heard in his own be-
half. The charge against Governor Hen
bricks has also been denied by himself
and his friends, who say he had nothing
whatever TO do with the Calling gun
contracts, as has been charged, while O
Senator. He merely introduced n OF
his constituents, General Love. to Sec
rotary Stanton, and there the matter
ended no far On he was concerned. With
TO Mr.. Randall. the charge Is i'm
proper connection with matters affecting
the Philadelphia navy yards. but there
ID nothing before the Committee on Ma
val Affairs In the shape OF . charge o.
sven an intimation OF wrong.doing
him. He has asked tho commit
to thoroughly examine tho matter, |
although ho and his friends utterly deny
hat he has done ANYTHING whatever on
which even a suspicion Of dishonesty
can rest.
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