Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
Dishonest Bank Clerk.
New YoRK, March


ton.
Dishonest Bank Clerk.
New York, March %.
A book keeper named Hedden, of
the Marine Bank, absconded and an
examination OF the books shows that
the bank has been deirauded of thirty
eight thousand dollars. 1t appears
whenever Henry Babe, ii customer Of
the bank, sent his check for deposit,
Hedden would raise it, say from five
hundred To fifteen hundred dollars.
Babe has been arrested, charged with
being in collision with lIedden.
Ex-senator Stewart Testifies-Fur-
Gller Exposure of Corruption.
WASHINGTON, March 23.
Elk Senator Stewart resumed his teS-
timony. saving that on his return from
Paris to London he met General
Schenck, who stated to him That ho
had concluded to become a director in
the Emma Company, not thinking
there was any Improperly in doing so,
for The reason that at the time the
Minister of Portugal, II OF the oldest
and most respected diplon.alists was
President OF a Tramway Company and
also vendor of the stock. Witness
said he had reason to believe that Gen
eral Schenck knew before he became
u director that Albert Grant was to re
ceIve one hundred Thousand pounds
for being a promoter of the scheme.
G. NJ. Peck was recalled aud testi-
fled before the Committee on EXpend-
lures in the War department to-day.
He testified that post traders were AS
sessed for political purposes, and that
MI Trorn ~ to .;,,h, I1ons,nd doI.
lars no thnught. He re,uitted u,ouev
tn tha -,.h.irnan of tho commune. a,
Washinvtnn. He presumed thsv wer.
god to subscribe beru,,se they held
the post-traderships under h Admin
istration, Did not consider that they
were ooligeu 10 pay, pus were 'ot'ueu
IL ,i,.,u,nt ~. ~arnn,nt If enn,rLn'
10, frnn, m,i,;t.ry ,,o.,s uara dasig.
na,ad in nrnnnu;,,n tp tia nunonsr nr
,rnons thaara
TT L,shar,as ra,.l,od 10 t.sti-
sd ~, ~ fr,n IF Ev.ns ~"
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no,;,;n.I ,,nnn.as j., ,nrsna,S. ri.
-anna.t ,Sn,ad nrpnlar" Ua d;d
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~ nn.nn~I"Nr int thonnh, :, 500
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Observation-Disclosures
NJ 49, tas,;6od tbat d,r;ny tb.
l.s, p.asiaan'i.I 1anaus ba 80,
nlianca ,yitL a ircni. ra.eiysd at Fort
E;ii san, ,hraa hun,1rad doii.rs 10 tha
p,,,,tI;aam Car,u,itraain Va.binn,n
an,t h,d inana.j n,a hn,.Irad and fnvv
anii.rs 10 ~ "nn,,i,aa u.;th;n
M last CIV momthS He ro,ad f'r
TincoIn for p,asids,t bu, w.. not nov
,nivad M IN ,ni;ti., 10 .o.Ia ,,a,
have paii money if not called on to do
so. He sent a check for the money to
Postmaster Edmunds.
r.r.;n,. s,nr, M, tho auantI.
49,.
A"s A'
NEW YORK, March ~.
Last nights storm was very severe
IN TINS vicinity. Numerous disasters
to shipping, much damage TO property
and considerable loss OF Lille are re-
ported. The storm III New England
was very violent. Flfteen inches of
snow fell IN some portions of Maine.
New Hampshire and Vermont, and
train3 were delayed In all directions.
All along the New England coast the
storm was most violent, and still con-
tinues. The damage TO shipping is
very great. The Sound steamers are
unable TO leave Their COCKS AT Fall
rious nnints shaw hat many vessels
have been wrecked. and it il feared
! that n.ny lives have been lost. East
ern dispatches are filled with accounts
of the recent gale and report the loss OF
numerous vessels, and it is feared
many lives.
Ex msost,m Of Powder rour Men
Killed Outright.
This afternoon, about four hundred
pounds Of Jupiter powder. stored in
The mill OF the Brom Powder Manufac-
turing Company at Washingtonville,
ia the northern section of Ii city, ex-
para rrr In,r, ~ $50 and
some six or &c ven persons Injured. che
or two of whom will die. The mill
was blown to pieces and the buildings
in its Immediate vicinity were consid
erably shattered. Hardly enough of
the remains Of the victims could he
collected on which to hold an inquest.
| The sound of the explosion WAS heard