Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-03
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ate q communication Whb feces'su h"A
the Secretary OF the Interior In answer
to the Senate resolution Of ths gath Of
July, regarding the number OF employees.
The Secretary says there are from atty
nine to seventy.ave. and expressing the
opinion that the proposed reduction In
the clerical force OF that department
will impair It's usefulness. The letter
was ordered printed and laid on the
table.
Prspsriss 90 asss she 0esevs
Awards.
NEw Yonx. Aug. at Is announced
by the Secretary Of the Treasury that In
9 few days another installmsnt Of the
Geneva award will be invested In the
new Ave per cent. bonds 70 meet adj.
tional Judgments Of the courto Arbitra-
ton. The amount Is supposed TO be
between two and three million dollars.
Investigating she whisky Frauds.
WARRINGTON. August 3.-The sub
Committee on the Whisky Frauds to-
day resumed the examination OF 81.
Supervisor Chiffon. In reply to the
direct question whistler he discovered
anything to ~implicats Senators Logan
and Farwsll. witness replied that he did.
not though as to the latter there appears
suspicious circumstances. until further
explained. Yaryan believed he knew
s~vsryihing about the Law. when In fact
he knew hut little. He had never been
able to account for the impsdimsnts
thrown In the way Of prosecuting the
whisky frauds In Chicago. except that
yaryan WAS working In the interest Of
the ring. and Brooks. Of the Sseres
Service. came TO the same conclusion.
Witness never spoke three minutes TO
General Babcock in his lie until after
the latter was indicted. General Babcock
then cams TO him and told HIM hs mn.
iorsiood Bluiord Wilson had given
washburns. Chief Of tho Trsasnry
detectives, five thousand dollars 10 In
duce witness TO secure his (Babcock's)
conviction beyond p@radvsnturs. Wit
ness said 10 Babcock that there was no
truth In the story and that Il was a put
up job. Witness gave his imPrsssion
that a large number Of convictions
would have taken place In Chicago nm.
less immunity had been granted 10 GER
tain parties. The men who were the
oriRinaiors OF the ring. and did the
largest amount Of stealing. were sI-
emptsd from punishment. He believed
the ring would have been more effect
uslly broken up u they had been sent
to tho penitsntiary. His opinion was
that some Of these. continuing In the
liquor business. are stealing now.
Representative Cochrans read an OF.
tract from the testimony Of District
Attorney Bangs. to the effect that the
course pursued In granting immunity
had utterly demoralizsd and thoroughly
broken up the whisky ring.
Witness thought that the gentleman
was not acquainted with all the facts.
Bluford Wilson was again before the
Committee. and read letters written by
himself to Supervisor Matthews and
Collector websisr with reference to their
duties on the whisky cases aud showing
>sssary circumspection In the proceed.
He also real a letter written by
my Hristow 10 supervisor Talton,
the views Of the Secrs-
as indicative q.
tary. II Dispatch.
WARRINGTON. Augn. n eulp.bili,y
generating Knott FROM d;,n.,ch
In the matter OF the csldwe.. "a
was presented In the House to-da. a.
made the te,t OF . speech by Knott,
which he rshsarssd the whole history Of ,
the Blaine investigation and reflected
severely on Blaine.
An Iiiineis Neminsties.
ST. Louis. August 3.-Ths Rspubli.
rams Of the Seventeenth Illinois Dis
trict yesterday nominated Judge Henry
+. Baker Of Alton. for Congress, against
r. Morrison. the present Chairman
Of tho Ways and Means Committee.
whisky Thieves Psraesed.
ST. Louis. August .. Dispatches
from Jefferson City say that pardops
wero received there yesterday for Adler
and Peursi. disiillers aud recti6ers Of
City. Under the terms OF these
pardons the sentences are COMMITTED to
lhrss months imprisonment In the
,ounty jail. which term the parties have
served. ON condition that they
withdraw their writ Of error to the cir.
nit court on the judgment Of condmna-
ion. aud that they pay the hns Of $40.
a. required.
The Ssnats To-day.
WARRINGTON. August 3.-In the Sen.
ITO to-day Davis submittsn q resolution
o pay the funeral expenses Of the late
Capertnn. Agreed 10.
The bill to limit and hT the signal
was amended and passed.
Logan introduced . bill for the coin.
lgs OF . silver dollar Of <i2 $40 grains
Il standard silver. and providing that u
" n legal tender al lie nominal value for
my amount. except for custom duss aud
on the public debt. Ordered
and laid ON the table.
lsssher E.sssuve Appsias.sss.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-The Prssi.
lent has nominated Henry F. French.
4 Massachusetts,, Assistant Secretary Of
ls Treasury. vice Budman. resigned.
eADRlHM NRWA.