Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-16
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The End OF the Horrible
Chisholm Tragedy.
BRAVE coRNfllA CHISHOLM DIES
OF HER INJURIES.
Secretary Evarts' Views on Con.
sular Appointments.
TERRIBLE DAMAGE BY FOREST
FIRES IN THE EAST.
Several Villages Swept
Away.
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES LEFT
mOMELE&s.
lsrsciAL DsrArcHrs TO TIE uoLp HUI
DAmr NEws
ruousANDs OF FAMILIES LEFT
uOMELEHs.
[srsciAL DsrArcHrs TO THE 0oLp HILL
DAILY Nrws

lsrsciAL psrArcnrs To TIE UoLD HILL
pArLr Nrwsl
The WHISKY Thieves Must (ssh Up
wAsnrSoros, May i5.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury made . decision to-day rs-
garding the Chicago whisky cases. In his
letter to Assistant Secretary French he
sets forth the general facts, namely /: That
| the distillers who ask for remission OF
libel suits asainsi them are supposed to be
wealthy. Of high position and largely en-
gagged In other business besides distilling;
tina, they have suffered imprisonment for
their crime, but have not paid their liabil-
ity 10 the Government, AMI tho amounts
are large. Ne says:
1.-The question Ia, whether to compro-
/ mise for the largest amount that can 10
collected by legal process on these claims.
In ordinary business q wise business man
will not attempt 10 hold q insolvent
debtor to n rigid payment Of the full
amount VI his debt. but l regard this class
| Of cases as standing upon q different foot
| ing. They are partially for taxes due the
people q the United States, remission OF
which operates an injury To every tax
payer and a. q premium for fraud. The
/ primary rule Of all Just taxation Is equal
ity. and certainly tho evasion Of the tar
laws IL punished with greater severity than
neglect to pay an ordinary debt. IL the
principle 10 established that . man may
avoid his taxes by becoming insolvent.
thsn taxes, in such productions a. whisky.
and tobacco. cannot Do successfully coll
l-cted. Again. these claims are largely
for penalties. The power Of pardon may
extend to the release of these penalties
where they are part Of the punishment for
q criminal offsnsc, but not 10 the ro-
mission " taxes. As to nero penalties, In
the nature Of l~iquidAted damages. the
President alone can pardon, and can do 80
more freely than the Secretary Of the
Treasury can exercise his power TO COM
promise mere p~ccuniary~ obligations, which
10 a power more dangerous and likely To
be abused than that OF pardon. These
claims are not held over proponents ~ an
act Of harshness OF injustice, but only to
secure the payment 81 just and equal
taxes. They are not like ordinary con
tracts which depend upon = mutual agree
ment Of parties, but they are prescribed
by laws Of general application we'll known
to all who embark In business. and ought
net TO be remitted or released except for
clear reasons Of public policy. I have.
therefore. declined in similar cases. even
In favor Of sureties, TO release such pecun.
larry directors upon payment OF nominal
sums, and I shall have Ia do so In these
cases. The expectation Of compromise,
caused by the alleged action u my prrtls-
csssors in recent cases, may have led to
confession and q waiver Of their legal
rights BY these defendants. and therefore
am inclined to yield to their wish that
they have an opportunity to appeal 10
Congress for such relief as II may think
right 10 grant them, but IL Is the duty Of
the Department in the meantime TO put
all the claims in Judgment and to sec that
the property Of defendants Is not put be-
yond the reach VI legal process. or their
ability to evale tho Law increased by the
delay. You will please prepare the requi-
site instructions to officers 81 this Depart
msnt, and through them TO the District
Attorney. to carry this decision into effect.
Very respectfully, JoHS SHERMAN,
Secretary Of the Treasury"
-. NASSAU. o...,,..
NEW YORK. May ia Worti WASH
iugton special says: Neither General
Sherman nor the War Department have
any sdvices Of any steps being taken by
tho Mormons Of an uprising. II tho re-
ports " hal effect arc true, there Is no
doubt tho United States officers stationed
a. Utah vsull h,y, rcporteL upon them
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not aware OF any hindrance 70 ths ehccu-
non OF laws IN that Isrri'oty anu thc con-
unued prosecution OF W. aiI,s.d par'ici-
panA IN uhe Aouhta,n aeauows massa
ere, nor has u entered into any ihs,st,ga-
uon OF tne p~rsohai lnartei IN when us
trict Attorney Howard Is ih'oivcu. iheio
IL no denciency IN 'hs app,cpiianon ior
connnssnt expense Oh 'ne ohi.eu Sta'es
eivii officers OF o'sh, "niIo lne Acto
March y, 1871, p.ooiuss ,or an asaiiaoic
aPpropriation OF s-o,ooo Ior sunlmonlns
Jurors n witnesses, ~snsPoiuns pnnsr
oners, ETC., from Tue is'o' 'ut! nea,, '%oe
paid under iirection anu ofuer OF ,ho ps-
Partnient OF Jnsnce upon ecoun's uuIy
verified and certified. Tho pea. theie,
fore, that the last Congress has INSTRUCTED
justice There by a failure y, mako appro-
priations Is g~roundlsss; quite as grosnd
less, probably. a. otier porhons OF the
story OF an uprising OF the Mormon n
,ne Iai.u.. neIe VI CIV 'ne ohl'eu s'a'ss
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