The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-10-17
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and answered very promptly that mucf
had been done in probing the matter tC
the bottom. A great deal of testimony
had been taken, and much more had tc
be taken, and that it would be impolitiC
now and irregular to disclose any OF
this evidence, as it would put some Of
those accused and guilty men on their
guard. But this much he would say,
that within few days one or more OF
those persons in the Department OF
Justice, who had been used as spies by
the defendants, and who appear to be
deeply implicated in attempts to cor
rupt Jurors on behalf of the defendants,
would be arrested, and that he had
ordered this done upon the evidence
now before him. The defendants some
how or other having obtained knowl-
edge of the Attorney-Generals inten-
ton, and knowing also that he had
possession of indisputable proofs of the
guilt of these instruments who would,
in day or so, abandon those men and
furnish sensation by disclosing facts
which were all along within their
knowledge, taking credit as public in
formers; because they fear that if the
story is not told by them, the Sudden
arrest of their instruments would be a
fatal blow to their case.
A Washington dispatch says: The
October returns of the yield per acre of
wheat, estimated from the result of
threshing, foreshadows product slight
ly exceeding 5000, 900 bushels, pos
sibly reaching $40, 900, 900. The aver
age yield per acre appears to be nearly
IA bushels, and the acreage slightly
less than 81, OO0,O 900 acres. There is
reduction in area in the Spring wheat
region and large yield in the great
Winter wheat growing belt of the West.
Taking the highest figures indicated by
these returns of the yield. distribution
and production, gives 24S, 900, 900 bush
els, or nearly half the crop OF the Unit
ed States to the six principal Winter
wheat States-Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Missouri and Kansas. The
Spring wheat of the Northwest may
make $4,000, 900 bushels. The Pacific
Coast crop, which has been persistently
in commercial estimates,
can not much exceed $4,000, 900 bush
els. The Middle States produce about
40, 900, 900 bushels, and the Southern
States slightly in excess OF $4,000, 600.
Professor Sumner, of Yale College,
was before the Tariff Commission at
Philadelphia opposing protection and
favoring free trade. He gave a series
of proverbs for the Protectionists, as
follows: "Want makes wealth, "De-
stroy and prosper, "Taxes are wages,
BLESSED are the bad workman and
foolish capitalists, for they shall get an
abundance. Charles NJ. Saulson, a
New York journalist, read paper in
favor of free trade.
The stage coach from Prescott, AT.
EN- route to Williams, A. T., was
stopped by road agents at Hills Can
yon, and Wells. Fargo & Cos express
box taken. The amount OF money it
was not known, but was sup
posed to be small. Robinson, Deputy
District Attorney, was the only passen.
ger on the stage, and he was not mo.
Tested.
The United States Secret Service
agents have arrested Thomas McCarty.
Charles p. Marker and Mccullough
for passing counterfeit money.
at Uniontown Pa. Fayette county has
been flooded with spurious coin for
year past. 1t is believed the parties
arrested are members of an organized
gang of counterfeiters.
The work on the levees and railroads
at New Orleans, has drawn off SO many
laborers that the steamboats, are paying
SIS per month for deck hands and have
great difficulty in securing them.
are also made of the scarci.