Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-12

As interesting phase of the Pinney bust
ness as any, is the attitude in which it finds
the Bullitin. That paper has never been
remarkable for the charity of its bearing
toward Sargent, Gorham, Carr, Page, Shan
non and the rest but now We find it denounc-
ing the Chronicle as Pinney' Organ and scor-
ing that ubiquitous malefactor in long winded
editorials. In the issue of that paper for
Thursday Evening we find an Editorial from
which we make the following extract
An extraordinary change has evidently
within few days come over the mind of the
returned prodigal He lunged more viciously
at the Mint Superintendent than any other
public official. But now we have no more
severe language from the penitent than mis-
takes. Says this remarkable person, eff it
should appear that LaGrange has made no
mistakes there will be no person more happy
than myself, because | regard him as a per-
sOnal friend and have no contest with him.
Evidently Pinney has a singular method OF
manifesting his friendship. No direct allu-
sion was made on the occasion III question 10
the second charge, namely, the So 900 zinc
sold to Selby and company, for which no
account was rendered, but that was so specific
Ill lCS nature ITO lIoll
Pinney is needed. If the books of the house
mentioned, show S. 900 zinc purchased from
the Mint, and no account was rendered to the
Government, the fact is established.
But there is in Pinney's last interview
purpose but thinly concealed to take water all
around The personal friendship which he
now entertains for LAGRANGE has significance
that cannot be mistaken, but it will be ad-
mitted that few days ago he had very odd
method of exhibiting it. This statement Is
also to be considered in this connection g
will not assert that anything has occurred since
the investigation that would form the basis of
new investigation. If all these things have
been investigated that are mentioned in this
letter, and General LAGRANGE has been
acquitted upon them, | have no reason to
complain " This would seem to let down the
zinc matter just as easily as the other. Moth
ing new to form basis of investigation has
occurred in Mint management, so far as PIN
ney is aware. The zinc transaction is, there
fore, not a new matter. The inference sug-
gested but not drawn is that it is an old affair
that it was investigated, and that there was
nothing in it.
We, of course, do not pretend to be able to
explain the reason of this extraordinary
change of front on the part of the penitent
who has come back from his wanderings to do
Justice though the heavens should fall. If it
prove anything, it is that Pinney is not i'm
placabe No one could read the first state
ment without coming to the conclusion, that
next to Page, LaGrange had incurred the
chief enmity of the returned prodigal. But
he now pronounces LAGRANGE a personal
friend He will rejoice if he comes triumph
ant out of any ordeal to which he may be
subjected The dreadful memorandum book
is whistled down the wind, and the zinc is
not visible to the naked eye. We imagine
that Pinney thinks he is playing before a
very dull audience, and that the clumsiest
sort of legerdemain is sufficient to deceive
them.