Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-30
BLACKBfAILING OF IA
GRANGE

We find the following in Tire Nevada, (Cal
Transcript:
The San Francisco Mint Investigation dew
eloped some curious things. The principal
witness against LaGrange was the Chronicle S
! Pinney His evidence IS partly explained by
the evidence of Frank Levine, who has been
employed eleven years in the mint, and tesJi-
| fed to the following effect: ''On the 18th OF
last June General LaGrange asked me to &C
company him to the county jail, that | might
| be witness to a conversation between him
| and Pinney. After l had been in the room a
little while, at the request OF General La
Grange [ stepped out into the corridor iii
front of the surgeons room, in which the two
were seated, leaving the door jar and stand
ing by the door. l overheard a conversation
of which the principal notes were as follows:
Plnney said, you are sure to be investigated
and it will give you great deal Of trouble.
LAGRANGE replied, I don't care if they do in
vestigate me- They will find nothing TO my
discredit. Pinney answered, whether they
do or not, it will cost you a good deal of
money. Lagrange said, that may be, but
they can prove nothing against me. Pinney
retorted, you know that through my people
l can prove anything want to prove, so you
had better join in with me and help me out
of my present trouble, in which case / will
prefer no charges against yop.' LaGrangs
told him he might prefer any charges he
chose to, but that they would fail through,
as there was nothing in them. Pinney said.
there Is no use IN our quarreling, and [ don't
want to hurt you, but | am in q tight place
and must do what l can to get out of it. You
had better come into our camp and pay your ,
share Of the expenses, which viii be much |
cheaper than standing an investigation. La /
Grange refused point blank to do anything Of |
the kind" On being cs03s- examined the wit |
ness adhered to his previous statements, and ,
said he believed s., 900 was the contribution .
asked from LaGranga, at least he heard that |
amount mentioned during the conversation. |
Washington, August 28.-Tho President
and cabinet are unanimous that Congress
shall meet in October
United States District Attorney Stone of
South Carolina has resigned
The commissioner of internal tevenlo has
received notice of the arrest of Deputy
Marshal William H. Deaverus, Commissioner
Joseph W. Green and his son, J. A Green.
1t Statesvllle, North Carolina, for presenting
alleged fraudulent vouchers for awards on
account of giving information for arrest of
criminals
It is reported that Chief Justice Carter of
he District Supreme Court will decline to
honor any requisition from Governor Hamp-
on may make for certain Republicans for
nerly residing In that State and now here, on
he ground that he does not regard Hampton
e jnre governor Of the State.
By direction of the secretary Of the treasury
I 100000 of gold will be sold by the assis-
ant treasurer in New York, on Saturday
oon, to redeem United States notes to be
etired by reason of the issue of national
ank notes.
GRAssHoPrERs IN IDAHO, -says the Silver
tate of Tuesday: 4
H. c. Baker, who has just returned from
liver City, informs that the grasshoppers are
terally devastating the country in Jordan
alley and on the Owyhee. The ranchers
ave raised no barley in consequence of the
ests, and the contractors who supply the
tage Company with barley have to pay more
+ old grain at the ranches than they receive
r it from the Stage Company. Along the
wyhee the hoppers have stripped the leaves
the willows and commenced eating the
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