Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-07
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

gress between the Iowa pool and the
Alton and Chicago Railroad over the
California business has been discon-
tinued and the rates on freight from New
York to San Francisco were advanced
yesterday.
NEW YORK, April GA Washington
special to the Tribune says that the
House Naval Committee continued the
examination of Mathews. the Brooklyn
contractor. last night Very little that
was new was brought ont in his testi-
mony. He admitted what had already
been proved-the payment of 1929 900
or four per cent. on the amount of the
contracts he received to E. G.. Cattell,
the object of payment being to prevent
competition. In addition he admitted
the payment on the same account of
81, 900 more which had not been entered
on his books as the checks by which it
was paid had not been returned to him
from his bank. Mathews WAS subjected
to very long and searching cross-ex-
animation. the apparent object of which
was to trace some of his payments
through Cattell to the Secretary of the
Navy, but witness most positively denied
that the Secretary OF the Navy had any
interest in the payments or any knowl-
edge OF them whatever. Secretary Robe
son has sent long letter in reply to the
inquiries made of him about two weeks
ago by Beebee, Chairman OF the House
Committee on Expenditures in the Navy
Department. touching the acceptance of
drafts to the amount Of 100000 and
more. The drafts he says have not been
paid out of the appropriation for next
year but out OF that for the current year.
Considerable sums of money are placed
in the hands of the Navy Paymaster on
duty with the fleets in various parts Of
the world and many of them will at the
end OF the year have in their possession
in expended balances to be returned to the
general fund of the Navy. When these
balances are received in July next they
will be available for meeting the drafts
which Secretary Robson has accepted.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-House - The
Committee on the Pacific Railroad have
agreed to report bill directing survey
to be made OF route for railroad from
Austin (Texas) to Topolorampo, on the
Gulf of Mexico, by the assent of the
Mexican Government for such survey
which has already been obtained. The
bill was reported by the Senate Commit.
tee last Monday. 1t appropriates only
$4,000, but Owen, the protector of the
route, says that this will be sufficient to
secure report on the general resources
and character of the country to be trav.
ersed' and insure further appropriation
to demonstrate the feasibility of the
route by means of mentality Of
survey.
vi the twelve regular annual appropri.
alton bills only one, the pension bill, has
yet become law. The Notification billhas
been reported by the Senate Committee
without amendments, and will pass
shortly. The Military Academy bill is
before the Conference Committee on A..
count OF numerous disagreements. The
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill is again before the House Committee
with 122 Senate amendments, and it will
be extremely difficult to reconcile the diff
ferenoes.
New York. April 4.-The World saws
the grsenback reiormers polled about
22.OOO votes in Connecticut. Ineersall's
majority over all is about 5000.
PROVIDENCE. Il. l., April 5.-The cleo
ton is progressing quietly. The vote is
light. The latest reports indicate that
Lippet, the Republican candidate for
Governor, will have majority over both
MS opponents.
ST. LOUIS, April 5.-Of the aldermen
voted for yesterday the Democrats elected
SIX, the Republicans four and the indie.
pendents three. The latter, however,
are also Democrats. Of the nine school
directors the Democrats elect five and
the Republicans four. The peoples
charter ticket for FIRE wardens has large
majority.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The town elections
passed of to-day without any unnsual