Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-03-23
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

EASTERN DISPATCHES.
New YORK, March 22.-Gen. Schenck
left on the afternoon train yesterday for
Washington. Caleb P. Marsh followed
on the evening train. Mrs. Marsh
remains here. not having been sum
moned.
A few prominent merchants and
bankers of New York and st. Louis to
promote measures for the resumption Of
specie payment have contributed a fund
to print and disseminate the speech de-
livered by Senator Sherman on March
9th on the national finances.
Eastern dispatches are filled with &C.
counts of the recent gale. The loss is
reported of numerous vessels, with, it is
feared. many lives.
The Old Orchard House, in course of
erection on Orchard Beach, is blown
down. Loss heavy.
GREAT FALLS, N. H., March pa re-
duction of 1917 per cent. in wages at the
wooden mills took effect yesterday. The
weavers left in body.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-House-Hop-
kins offered q resolution calling on the
Secretary Of the Treasury for all corre-
spondence on the subject of the change
of officers in the Custom house at Pitts.
burg and also statement Of all infu-
ence which induced the revocation OF the
request for the resignation of the Sur
veyor of the port of Pittsburg. Adopted.
On motion of Atkins, the Senate
amendments to the bill to supply a de-
ficiency in the appropriation for certain
Indian tribes were non-concurred in.
The House then took up the bill re-
ported yesterday from the Judiciary
Committee, prohibiting contributions to
election funds by officers of the United
States Government, the question being
on the amendment offered by Blaine to
extend the application of the bill to
Senators, Representatives, and Delegates
in Congress.
New YoRK, March 22.-Rumors in re-
gard to the business transactions OF w.
G. Barrett continue but nothing of a
definite character as yet has been made
known. just before Barrett sailed for
Europe he committed his business affairs
to the charge of Nevin W. Butler, tc
whom he gave the power of attorney
This morning Butler, in reply to the re-
porter of the Evening Post, said he was
aware some time ago that Barrett had
been engaged in some speculations out
side of his profession and that he was
financially embarrassed. Barrett q
health became so much impaired that his
physicians ordered him to drop business
and make voyage to Europe. Barrett
left the city in a condition bordering
on insanity All business papers except
a few in his (Butler's) possession,
were in such q mixed condition from
being kept in unbusiness like manner,
that he was unable to at present form
any definite idea of the state of Barrett q
affairs. He doubted if any one could
obtain the condition of the affairs accu-
rately without the assistance OF Barreti
himself. Mrs. Barrett had promised
him that her husband should send him
full statements of his affairs as soon as
he arrived in Europe if he should be in
condition to do so.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-The steam.
ship Ohio arrived here last night from
} Liverpool with 3OS cases of goods for ex.
hibition in the British section of the Elk.
position.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Dr. Bradford
was before the Committee on Expendi.
lures in the War Department to-day. He
gave statement relating to his appoint
ment as trader at Fort Craig, and as to
the money he had given to lobbyist
Hawkins Taylor to procure il for him
4 from the Secretary Of War. Witness in
gormed the Secretary that he was paying
, Taylor as his agent.
!. LANCASTER, Pa, March 22.-The Dem.
ocratio State Convention met in Fulton
HIall to-day. II. B. Wright, chairman o
! the State Central Committee, called tn
meeting to order, aud Hon. VIM. Play
ford, Of Fayette. was elected temporar.
: chairman by almost an unanimous vote
!. Playford returned thanks for the com
/, pliment. He counseled harmony AM
. advised exposure Of corruption wherever
r it existed. He said there should be n
hesitancy in declaring for right primo
. Piles. Corruption should be investigate
even if it implicated the President Of tn
United States.
The following resolutions were adop'
ed by large majority: That one repr
= sentative from each Senatorial distric
= he selected as Committee on Credentia
# and Permanent Organization and tn
9 the resolutions be referred to IL, that Il
=. :, convention select four Senatorial Del
gates to National Convention, ty
;. delegates from each Congressional dis
trict and that the convention select Il
. chairman of the State Central Comm
: tee. The call of the roll, showed abo
% fifteen contested seats, most of the
q from Philadelphia and Luzerne. Aft
D. the appointment of Committees on u
!, dentials. Organization and Resolutio
the convention adjourned.