Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-13
CONDENSED fELEGRAN


Nrv YORK. April IA Herotd Waah-
special says Of Revenue Agent
Phillips report about whisky and Gus
toms frauds in California: The general
understanding h that the Senators and
Representatives Of California have abso-
lutte control OF the ofaces and those Who
hold them. hence the Civil Service In
utterly debaaed. vsnal and purely per
sonA. No sooner did Agent Clarke. .
perfectly honest officer. arrive than Bar
gent nled charges against him. but the
afidavits we're Of q character that pre-
cluded their use. Clarke Ia above sus-
piciou and beyond purchase. Supervisor
Hawley reported in full on this matter,
and the attacks on him were for the pur-
pose Of securing the removal OF honest
public officers Who were proving trouble
some TO the revenue officers and distii-
lses saaHgsd In plundering the Govern
ment. Relying on this representative
omnlpotmeA rAbrts win b continued
to crush al Who try 10 expose them.
The executive power 81 removal 10 ne
varded now n an invaAion Of Senatorial
rights In California, and California tax
payers and ci6sens arc povsrles@- The
regal power Of Senators and members
p~rotecta dixtillen, Wholesale liquor deal
er and revenue officials. let them act a.
they please. After . prolonged investi.
CATION evidence has been discovered OF
frauds in 1865 and 1868 and 1859.
amounting TO $500 900. The men
thus caught furnished some Of the Afhda-
wits Alsd By Ssfgsnt asain1 Clarke.
The report on the condition Of revenue
affair In Fan Francisco 10 Of an exceed
ingly u~nfasorabls character.
A Msssssr Oii Tank DarssA ~
Lighssisg.
PAlxxn's LANDING, Pa. April H.
At $50 o'clock this morning the 10000
barrel oil-tank belonging 10 Grandin x
Neyhart. situated 81 Bear Creek Station.
was struck by lightning. bursting the
covering Of the tank and throwing the
burning OIL over two adjoining tanks Of
the Union Pipe Company, At $50 p.
y. the tanks arc still burning. involving
q loss Of about CSC, 900 barrels, 10000
VI which belonged to Grandin 4 Ncy-
nALt MI tuc IUnnAiu0Ch W no Oa1oa
pips Company. The tanks now burn.
ing are valued at Sl5,0 900 and the oil
loss win amount TO $780, The At
lantic Pipe Company's 250o0-bArrel
iron-tAnk a Beaver Pipe Station was
also struck BY lightning at 4:30 this
morning. and after burning four hours
was e,tinguished by the agency Of steam.
Probable los. Sa.00o.l - 4IIAiNa
Secretary Drssssv asa osa. orssl
NEw YoRx. April IA Son 81. Louia
dispatch Ays: 10 n dated by . vellin.
formed party that during the Babcock
trial Bristow suspected Grant Of al in
tsntion Of shielding Babcock at all haz-
ards. When In November Grant and
Babcock visited Sc. Louis, ostenxibly 10
look aftsr Grants farm. half . dozen
whisky indictments we're then waiting
uial sndD ristow csnhdentialty informed
Henderson, that his (Gnnt's) visit "a q
mere excuse TO bring Baboock. Joyce
and Mcdonald together without exciting
suspicion. In order that Babooek might
be protected. Bristow informed the
Government prosecutors freely - 10 biz
suspicious and spies we're actually
placed on the Presidents track. Bris-
tow knsw Bsbcock was guilty and thai
Grant would 20 10 all lengths " shield
him. The spectacle Of . Cabinet ofacer
dogging the President In without precs-
dent, and ought 10 involve one or the
other in indehbls disgrace.
nssA Assssps - ~ Trais.
Fowf Sanrn. Ark. April l3.-A bold
attempt was made 81 one o'clock ysstsr-
day noning 10 rob The sxprsss and mEil
line on the Missouri. Kansas and Tsxaa
Railroad al Blue Jacket station, over
the southsrn border Of KansAs. Indian
Territory. The ofaosn Of The road had
known for some time that . gang Of dss-
psradoes had organised for this object,
and the company had taken steps 10
illustrate their designs In sending . small
detective force 10 watch them. Three
detectives had joined the gang and learn
Ell the plans. which included the rob
berry Of this train. An the train was run
on . side-track by the ~misplacement Of .
switch. the guard who hsd been placed
on the cab With the engineer. losing his
presence Of mind. commsnced airing Il
The robbers - thsy approached the train.
st the sams time giving the signal 10 the
other train. thus giving the robbers .
chance 10 retreat. The gang wss cap
,ured at Chstapa, Kansas. this morning.