Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-05-09
EASTERN DISPATCHES
sr.eiAl 70 IN, sstD .IL sAnr rrvI
poMEsTIo NEWS.

Joago Davis q the
NEW YoxK, May "a Nnks' edito-
nal says: another man. hitherto high
In public estimation. has fallen a victim
to Presidential aspirations. The mod.
crate Conservative Democrats. despair
Ing Of success under the Leadership Of
Thurman. Tildsn and Hendricks, had
picked out Davis - The best available
candidate. Il now appears that the
Judge has been carrying out . sort Of
double courtship with Hard Money
Democrats and Inhaiionists."
Dasaxs ~ she Jsrssy Cisy Expls-
stea.
There has been . meeting Of the suf.
fsrers BY the explosion In Jersey City
and Hoboksn looking 10 recover dam.
ages from the corporation Of jersey
City. The total damage Il estimated at
s25O. 900.
srsads u che chicago Peasisn
Agency.
New Yonx, May "a Times Wash.
ington special says Miss Sweets exam.
ination before the Committee on Civil
Service, In regard to the pension agency
al Chicago, shows q worse state Of Al.
fairs than was ever suspected. The les
timony shows that abe was really robbed
Of 5000 BY the action Of two men now
holding responsible Offices, and q third
who was her predecessor. David Blake
Icy, the latter. owed 5000 to Campbell
Of Chicago. Campbell wanted Blakslsy
10 ROMAN till he worked out the debt.
When Miss Sweet was appointed he told
her she would have to assume David
Blakslsy's debt. This debt she as
sumsd without consulting her friends
She paid ~. 300 and then discovered that
Blakelsy was d~siAultsr, and as she had
assumed the debt she herself was shown
to be o defaultsr by her wi books.
Blaksly afterwards came to her and told
her abe was . dsfaultsr 10 the extent OF
$1,000, and told her she must raise tho
money that day. She was only able to
raise $4,000. He then pressed In her
hands certain notes Endorsed by senator
Window and ex-senator Rsmsay to the
amount Of $4,000 and these notss sppsar
10 have been given BY Blskslsy
and endorsed BY these gents with anoth-
or party named schasffsr. Miss Sweet
got the notes discounted and raised the
balance OF the money, and II was paid
over. When the notes became due they
had TO be renewed twice. and finally she
paid the notes without any interest.
General Baker we'll knew the situation
in which Bisksley had placed Miss
Sweet. aud understood about his de-
mand on her to protect the former Of.
fetal. Baker 10 now Surveyor General
Of Minnesota. Campbsll was very anI-
ious TO have Miss Sweet mako her story
before the committee very brief. and
seems 10 have made several efforts DO.
fore her leaving Chicago 10 have tho
matter suppressed. Finally he author
ized her to say to the committee that II
they thought be had done wrong In re-
csivine tho money he would refund
10 ct once. Some Of the Illinois
politicians think that the President 70
entirely willing to rsmovs Campbell.
and will probably do so n soon - the
investigation comes to IN end. Miss
Sweet Ii q daughter Of General Sweet,
who was Deputy Commissioner Of Inter.
nal Revenue. and who performed distin.
guishsd services during the war. She
given tho position Of Pension Agent
on account Of her fathers services TO the
country. and the circumstances In which
the Affairs OF the family were left by his
death /; but the result Of the good inten.
tons Of the Government In her behalf
has been . loss, through her holding
tho ONCE Of about $4,000. When an
effort was made some time ago to have
her dismissed from the office. she told
some parts at least Of the story to The
President. who told her she must pay
no more money to any one. aud II abe
did II would b. considered . q Of
removal. Thus armed she had NO
longer to submit to blackmailing. But
up to the present time Baker and Camp
bell have not been punished by removal.
speaker Kerr Hss Nss Hesignsd.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Ksrr autographed
Morrison this evening from Richmond
that there IL no truth In the report that
he has resigned or contemplated doing
30. Kerr 10 simply ovsrworked and suf-
fers from bronchitis. Heisb by no means
dangerously III. He has been advised
to leave Indiana. tho entire climate dis
agreeing with him.
0Isrtsus wesshsrin New rerk.
NEW Yohx, Nay 9.-The weather for
the past two days has been unusually
warm. with a glorious shower. The
weather jumped from Winter 10 Sum.
msr. The Thermometer 10 from 50 to
80. warmer than Havana or Florida.
Another Lunatie Assertion Of the
New ksrk sun.
New YoSK, Mae 9.-Ths Suns Wash.
ington special declares that there Is
concerted effort 10 vhits-wash DR.. Nj.
cbols. Witnesses Who have Qiyen impor- |