Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-08
COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO.
THE N N CLOUDBURST.
Serious Charges Against Federal
Officers And Leading
Politicians.
SARGENT, PAGE AND CARR RISE
TO EXPLAIN.
The Sensation Of the Kour.
The Sensation Of the Kour.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.
The Chronicle this morning publish
IS a version of Pinney's story, occupy
ing some four columns. 1t IL dated
Washington, May 9Th. The gist of it
is to the effect that Pinney, when the
failure Of the Bank of California was
about to precipitate difficulties OF &C.
count OF the large amounts due the
Masonic and Clay street banks, and
others OIL certificates Of Indebtedness,
put his property in the hands of Billy
Carr, with instructions to settle with
the banks and save what he could
from the wreck, and left the country.
His wanderings have already been
outlined. Why he left Is not very
clearly explained, on his own assump-
ton that he had not defrauded the
Government of a CEN and owed the
banks nothing; that he had the assets
to cover all; but he leaves the public
to infer that he was induced to leave
by Carr and others. Once he was out
of the way, they kept him away by
holding over him the charge of deser-
ton from the Navy, until recently,
when on the accession Of Secretary
Thompson to the control of the Navy
Department, that matter was cleared.
He alleges that Secretary Robson was
hand in glove with Carr, Gorham, Sar-
gent, Lagrange, Shannon, and the con
tractors ring; that Sargent, Gorham,
and Page had Robson give to Pay In
spectOr Spaulding permission to EN-
ploy an additional clerk in the Pay
Office, so that Finney could give his
time to politics, stocks, etc.; that he
advanced money to assist Page
in his election, to purchase news
papers in his district, buy votes, etc.
He charges Page also with guilty
knowledge Of other unlawful transac-
tons, connected with his second cleo.
ton, that would Dust him from Con.
gress; also with knowledge of fraudu.
lent mail contracts in his district;
charges Lagrange with having robbed
the extraordinary fund OF the Mint to
the amount Of $40 1000, in sixteen
months, besides other populations.
Lagrange, he says, also understands
the dOings of the whisky ring. Pinney
also intilnates, that il necessary. he can
tell something about affairs at Mare
Island, aud in the Custom House. The
general purpOrt Of the publi"ation is,
that Carr, the H%anscoins, Montague,
Jordan and Othe. = were robbing the
Government, while Sargent, Gorham
and Page were defending them in
Washington.
Senator Sargent, who has been inter-
viewed concerning Pinney's state
ments as to his connection with the
alleged corrupt contractors ring, posi-
lively denies having had any interest
In, or connection with, the mater.
Says he was moi invited to take any
part In the negotiation looking to Pin.
ney's return, but certainly had nothing
to do with keeping him away. HI
considers that the statements published
are In the interest Of q political clique
opposed to him, aud that having been
nsligned and misrepresented for years
in silence, he considers 1t time TO
strike back. He announces his inten.
ton Of at noe taking legal advice as to
whether the publication In the Chromi.
Gle this morning Ia libelous within the