Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15
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WAsurxoroN. March l4.-qeorgs n.
Pendlston vas before the COMMITTEES on
Expenditures In the War Department
to-day and gave a circumstantial account
Of his connection with tho Kentucky
Central railroad and the collection OF Its
claim for transportation. He testified
that be was paid by tho company hfty
per cent. OF the amount received through
his agency and also received SIS. 900 I'D
ditional to bo paid TO A. H. Ransom.
who was q clerk In his service aud who
assisted In the preparation OF tho claim.
He never paid . dollar to any person
connected with the Government or to
any member Of Belknap's family or any
ons else. except Ransom. During the
examination Psndleton said neither
Mrs. Manh nor Mrs. Bowers travelled
with him and family In Europe, nor did
he meet Mr.. Clymer there. and the pub
LEGATION that hs had y private CONVERSE
ton with any member Of the committee
before he testified was UNANIMOUSLY false.
His information about the Kentucky
Central Railroad claim was that II had
been presented TO Secretary Stanton. but
not to any other Secretary. He did not
understand that Secretary Stanton's nc
ton concerning the claim was a rejection
Of II.
Question-Did you interest yourself
with Secrstary Belknap TO have the claim
referred TO General DUNN Answer-I
do not know how II camo TO be 80 ro-
ferred.
Q.-On what basis was the claim
originally rejectedf Al could only
tell from the papers. I havo n i'm
preston that IL was an original report
from General Msigss. My impression
is that l went to zee General Meiggs
when I was here and conversed with him
ON the subject. having replied to his mr.
gumsnt. General Meiggs told mo tho
claim ought not to DO paid. Having
oncc BEEN before the War Department
and (; allowed. no did not think II
ought to be reopensd. Witness was un-
certain "a to whether the company nj
lowed him $50, 900 or 500, 600.
lass remarked 10 Pendleton that no
understood him to DO tho administrator
OF the Bower estate. representing threo-
fiths OF tho railroad property. and yet
q such administrator he made n bargain
for himself as President Of tho company
with the remaining stockholders. by
which he wa benefited to tho extent Of
more than one.half Of tho claim, recsiv-
ing $50, 900 for his services. U
Psndleton said u the company allowed
him $50, 900 tho company received $685.
600 OF tho claim, aud II the company
allowed him 10000. tho company re-
csived sos. 900.
@. p. wsuvall. q clerk In tho Treasu-
~ Departmsit presented warrants by
which the claim was paid. The first Is
payable to Mr.. Pendlston for $50. 900.
datsd the 18th day Of June. 1872, In.
dorsed by George II. Pendleton. Presi-
dent. Tho second 10 for $50. 00O. same
date. The third amount is for SOS. 533.
same date, Endorsed by Pondleton. to be
paid to tho Northern Bank OF Kentucky.
wauvall testified TINT all the papers
were fled In the Third Auditors Office.
The warrants or acquisitions had been
In his hands for several years. The
warrants are countersignsd by the Sec.
Rotary Of War.
rhs Lssasa .rimes- on she ne.
prseiastoa Of silver.
LONDON, March 14.-The Times this
morning in its financial column says:
"Bar silver was in strong demand yes
trrday and In the absence OF supplies
was nominally quoted at 53H to $50
pence per ounce. The moro the circum-
stances under which the fall Of silver
has occurred are considered the clearer
does II become that they could hardly
have been more unfavorabls 10 perma.
nsnt recovery. Apart from the dimin.
ishsd demand for export 10 the East, the
demonstration by Germany. tho tenn.
porary stoppage by several nations OF
their Mints aud tho increased produo.
ton Of mines. u seems to be evident
that silver as a standard valuo either In
combination with gold or BY itself. has
had its day in Europe. To attempt to
forco this country into using 1t again rs
legal tender side by side with gold Is
as impossible as to restore the old coach.
% in place Of railways"
Stocks are rather fiat. Confidence is
not thoroughly established. One ad.
ditional failure Is annouced this evening.
Silver Is stronger. at 53a.@I pence per
ounce. A telegram from Berlin states
that tho German Government contem-
plates a postponement Of tho proposed
demonstration Of silver in consequence
Of its depreciation in value. which will
involve q loss TO tho treasury Of several
millions OF marks.