Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-29

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w..h;nston advices Of the sd inst,
s.sta that the secret service tonight re-
ses;ved information that the steamship
H.r,iey. from Hamburg, arrived yester-
Nv in New York with large number
~ os emiersnts on board who were loaded
Jnvn with counterfeit $50 notes on
~" National Broadway Bank and the
Trsdesmen's National Bank Of the city
=; New York. They obtained them
N exchange for their gold in Hamburg
nr;or to starting for this country. The
Rct was discovered by one Of the emf
Grants oral presenting $500 at the sub-treas-
nry ir New York, asking for gold there
for. The balance ofthe emigrants have
rone West, and are making for Column
6us Neb., having on their persons large
sums of counterfeit money.
PACKARD CONFIRMED.
Washington advices under date of
the 23rd inst, state that the senate
has confirmed the nomination
Of Stephen B. Packard, of Louisiana, U.
S consul to Liverpool, vsoe Fairchild,
tranferred to Paris. There was brief
discussion over this nomination and the
two consular changes involved in its
confirmation. 1t was confirmed by
strict party vote of q republicans
against % democrats, comprising all
present except Senator Eustis who with
held his vote. The senate also confirm
ed Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, now
consul at Liverpool, to be U. S. consul
general to Paris, rice Alfred T. r. Tor
bert, recalled.
SOME SERIOUS CHARGES.
The following are the principal ar
ticles of impeachment against G. B.
Bradford, late acknowledgement ut
Shanghai, China:
First-That Bradford became inter-
ested in and promoted officially the
railroad from Woo Sung to Shanghai in
violation of treaty obligations and acts
of congress. ..a..
Second-That he conspired for pecu-
mary gain to deceive the Chinese au-
thorities by procuring consent to build
a carriage road and afterwards the con-
struction of a railway from Woo Sung
to Shanghai.
Third-That he was guilty Of Unjust
ice, tyranny and extortion as judge of
the consular court. There are FIVE
specifications under this article.
Fourth and fifth-That rs postal agent
of the United States he distracted let
tiers from the mails and opened them
for the purpose Of prying into the bust
ness and secrets of persons writing let
ters
Sixth-That he took voucher in one
instance for $50, and paid in person only
$50, retaining $40.
Seventh-That as postal agent ut
Shanghai he received Mexican dollars,
which were at premium over gold and
currency. that he paid expenses in like
coin, but charged the government
premium, rs if he had purchased such
coin, thereby defrauding the govern
ment out of large sums.
Eighth-That he embezzled fees due
the government.
! Ninth-That he embezzled $1,000 of
the government funds.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
AT the cabinet meeting to-day Secrc-
tarySherman submitted a financial state
ment showing deficiency in the fiscal
year thus far of $11, OOO, 900 less than in
the corresp ending time last year; also,
showing a decrease of $1,000, 900 in the
expenditures.
THE PATHNT LAWS.
The house committee on patents to-
day agreed to report favorably Repre-
sentative Vance's bill for q general re-
vision nf thu Ia
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The full senate committee on appro-
prlations to-day commenced the consid-
Grafton of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. From pres
ent indications, they will recommend
non-concurrence by the senate in most
OF the reductions made by the house in
the real force of the various executive
departments, and in reporting the bill
Will restore salaries generally to the
amount now paid.
HAYES ON INVESTIGATION.
Washington advices of the Goth inst.
say that President Hayes while main
talng his natural equanimity in temper
was not inclined to look lightly on the
mousse proceedings of the past week.
he dld not think it was a matter to
treat with Indifference; great events in
history had sprung from smaller begin
nilngs. Tracing the movement from
us birth the president has been struck
WIN its rapid growth. He points to the
significant circumstance that such indie
pendent and influential men as Alex.
H. Stephens are already powerless to
stay caucus mandates. Whatever the
result of the investigation might be,
whatever disclosures might result there
from, the president said he entertained