Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-18
RICHMOND WHIG.
THURSDAY MORNING....JAN. Is, 1866.
WASHINGTON EXTRACTS.
FROM CORRESPONDENTS.
wAsuIxGrOS, January Is.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MRS. LINCOLN.

CLIPPINGS FROM CORRESPONDENTS.
WAsmxGroN, January Is.
THE CHARGES AGAINST MRS. LINCOLN.
Mr.. kasson, Of Iowa, (Union,) said that on
Friday 4 bitter partiZan paper Of New York
published statemcnt involving charge Ol
larceny against both tke late President and the
unlortun bereaVed by his death. As the
charge was that the public property bought by
| the United States had been stolen ior their
private advantage, he wished, before the ialSe-
hood had travelled further, to Say 10 the House
and the country that at the time 1t appeared
the Committee on Appropriations were con-
| sidering tho prOpriety OF additional expendi
lures Tor the Executive Mansion, and were
making an examination as to the alleged diSap
pearancc OF the property, and the result OF 1t
was this After the examination OF numerous
witnesses, not solitary article ever paid Tor
with the money Ot the United States was found
removed by the occupants Ot the White
House. On the contrary, the only instance
which may have furnished the foundation for
the slander was that ono article used i'll tho
family had been held 10y the widow as precious,
| having been the object OF President Llncoln's
admiration. She asked that it might be taken
| away by her AS private property. Inc matter
| was stated to the officer in charge, the Com
the matter to the Secretary of the Interior,
and the latter said he could not believe any
one could object to her taking the memento
associated with the memory of her husband.
1t was worth about $3.50. With this excep-
tiOn, not u solitary article had been removed.
Mr.. KaSSon asked the Associated Press and the
manhood and magnanimity of tho House not
| only to crush the SANDER, but the Slanderer OF
a woman deprived she had been of 4 hus-
hand murdered while in the service Ot his
country.
Mr.. Highly, of California, (UniOn,) enquircd
in what paper the article appeared.
Mr.. kassOn replied that he heard of the SIAN
der through the New York Herald, which had
noticed the statement in Ben Woods paper,
tho Daily NelcS, He wished further to say, rs to
the charge of large number of boxes having
disappeared from the White House, that these
boxes were small, and had been used by the
lady OfthO mansion to inclose boquets OF How
ers rs presents to her. friends, which she had
| right to make.
Mr. Spaulding asked whether the injunction
of secrecy had been removed from the proceed
| ingS of tho committee.
Mr.. Kassou replied that he had deemed it
proper that member of the committee should
mako the statement so that no credit might be
| giVon To the Sandor in the absence ofthe knowl-
edge OF the truth.
MIR. Spaulding-Did the gentleman speak for
| the committee or for himselft
Mr.. kaSson--I spoke not only for myself, but
AS u man To dolond the character of defence
| less woman.
Mr. Stcvons-What the gentleman stated
WAS his own conclusion, but he did not state
what are tho conclusions of the committee.
! Mr.. kaSSon--I presume the gentleman does
not mean to say that the result of the commit
i tco Is different from what | state.
| Mr.. Stevens-I do not propose to say any
| thing further than that the statement isdeemed
! improper, as the gentleman is not the voice of
| the committee.
Mr.. KaSs0n-I mado the statement as one
person engaged in the cxamination.-COngreS
SiOnal Report IN NetO York Times.
THE COURT CALENDAR.
Tho following is the programme of court life
in the Federal capital
Tho ladies of the Executive Mansion will re-
cciye visitors every Tuesday evening from
scycm-and- half to ten o'clock, and every Fri
day from one to three, p, NJ,
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Wclles,
at home on Friday evenings, January 10 and
| 20, and February 2, at eight O'Clock.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs. Nc
Culloch receive on Thursday evenings, from
eight to eleven O'clock, during the months Of
| January and February, and Mrs. McCulloch
also on Wednesday evenings.
The Secretary Ofthe Interior and Mrs. Harlan
will for the present, receive their friends On
| Monday evenings. Mrs. Harlan and the ladies
OF the family will also receive on "Wednesday
| afternoons.
Mrs. Secretary Stanton will receive her
| friends on Saturday evenings.
Mrs. Attorney General Speed will receive
her friends between the hours of one and four
| o'clock on Wednesday afternoons.
| Speaker COlfaX's receptions will commence
at his residence, No. 8 FOur-and-a-half street,
ON Thursday evening, January Is, and will bc
continued every Thursday evening thereafter
from eight -and-a-halft till eleven.
The reception OF Speaker Colfax's mother
and sister, Mrs. aud Miss Mathews, for ladies,
and gentlemen accompanying them, will com
mence Wednesday afternoon, January II, and
be continued every Wednesday afternoon from
twelve to three.
AN INFEENAL NACHINE-CALIrORNIA VEN
GEANCE.
Judge Field, Of California, received by ex-
press, on Saturday, a small box with printed
| address which came from San Francisco by
the last steamer. Not knowing its purpOrt he
proceeded ~ open it, with the ordinary eau
tion which curiosity inspires, III the presence
of Judge Lake, who is also temporarily here.
|
an inch, Judge Lake caught sight of several
little copper wires, and instantly suggested that
| it was an Internal machine. Further operations
| werO suspended, aud the box placed in tub Of
water until to-day, when it was taken to the
| War Department where it was opened, and
| twelve large metallic cartridges with heavy
ball, nicely adjusted with Illuminating powder
30 rs to explode upon the raising OF the lid,
were found. There was a single luo written
| A.. - IL e tIa E,l Al Of
October YOU decided the Puebla case" The
affair has greatly increased the excitement al
ready felt in certain circles here in consequence
of the growing frequency of these belligorent
| occurrences.
Tna WAR DEPARTMENT AND THE INTELLI-
GENCER.
The following is the text of letter sent to
the heads of the several Bureaus OF the War
Department to-day by Assistant Secretary
| Eckert q" The Secretary OF War directs that
| the National iateIligeRcer OF this city be re-
moved from the list of newspapers authorized
to publish advertisements Tor the War Depart
ment, there being no further necessity for en-
! ploying IL Tor that purpose" 1t is stated that
the cause Of this order is the fact that the In
teIligeneer has recently been rejecting severely
on the War Department
NEW "wnITE HOUSE" PROPOSED.
On motion OF Mr.. Rice II was resolved that
the Committee on Public Buildings aud
Grounds be and they are hereby instructed to
| examine into the condition of tho PreSiden-
tial Mansion as regards health, and whether it
is suited as TO size, locality, and convenience
for the residence OF the President and his fam
lily aud if not, whether grounds ofproper eI-
4 tent in q proper locality, can be procured ON
| which TO erect a suitable mansion and that
they report such estimates and recommenda-
tions touching tho subject hereby referred to
as thoy may think proper.
MASTER COKER AND THE PRESIDENT.
Master Richard Coker, tho Juvenile vocalist,
accompanied by several of his friends, called
this morning TO pay his respects to the PreSi-
dent. Master Coker expressed surprise that
the President resided in such plain mansion,
adding that if he was President he would have
his house furnished with richer and more beau
tiful things. The President, placing his hand
upon the youths head, said, you must remem-