The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05


but the unique feature the document is the follow
ing postscript:-.The President OF the Council de-
cines to sign tie above resolutions, because he Is
defendant In ,hancery cause depending In the
Circuit Court OF this county, over which Judge
Parker presides Ind he fears the signing OF the
above win prejudice his case.n
An Indignant Congressman ON Sensation Let
| ter Writer'S.
The sessions Of he House Committee ON Public
Expenditures are ecoming quite interesting in
sequence OF the two important Investigations with
which they are chaged-to wit, the Alaska corrup-
| ton fund and the wells-Fargo contract. Some OF
the correspondents here are getting themselves into
the hottest kind Of water IN connection with these
lively investigations. To-day q young gentleman
who corresponds 10 New YORK evening paper was
examined in relation 70 Q statement he made re-
Gently, charging I've committee with unfairness in
not summoning cerpin witnesses who could furnish
some light about tht wels-Fargo contract He was
asked upon what authority he had made the state
ment and said that his informant was Mr.. Spaids.
Mr.. Broomall, Of Pennsylvania inquired OF the wit
ness II he did not not know the statement was
| q lIe2
| CoRREsPoNDENT-Eo, sir; l had reason to believe
| the information reliable.
Mr.. BRooxALI.-wiF did you not ask the committee
about the matters
CoRREsPoNDENr-Rcause ind it dificult gen.
orally, to get any inbrmation from members, and
| therefore have to seekit in other quarters.
Mr. BRooaALL--Arer cu not in the habit OF writing
sensational paragraphs because they nay betterY
CoRREsPoNDENT-No sir; write what consider
tue.
Mr.. BRooMALL-Don' sensational news pay bests
CoRREsPoNDENr-.weare not employed to furnish
sensations, but facts.
At this part Of the examination Mr.. Broomall
launched into sweeping denunciation OF corre-
spondents in general, saying he believed they manu-
featured such statements for the purpose OF black
mailing. Fer his part he would not believe any
respondent In washington under oath. 30 thought
that any correspondent who remained in Washing
ton for even two week, got thoroughly corrupted
and unworthy Of credit Mr.. J. Lawrence Getz dem
ocratic member from Pennsylvania, dissented from
the sweeping Remuneration OF his colleague. He
could not sit still and listen to such unjust condem-
NATION OF all newspaper men. For his part he de-
sired TO say that be- considered the oath of
spondenr at feast as good as that OF a member
= Congress Or apf man, and he felt warranted
in saying as mucn >S9f another member Of the com
mittee, MI. Plants q Ohio. No doubt there. Nsle
correspondents ALSO and h. Thought they should not
be illuminated abused Of placed on level with the
scribblers Of easy e1rue. Mr.. Broomall reiterated
that he did Iy believe in the virtue Of any Of the
correspondents Of this wicked capital, and said that
while he did not object to them pitching into himself
as fercey as they might desire, he did hope they
would never attempt to praise him. To obtain tneir
praise, he added, would give the public good ground
TO suspect his own honesty. The witness had
regular verbal 'spat' with Nj. Broomall ABOUT his
depreciation OF newspaper men In general, but 1t
was so weak and senscless on both sides as to be
unworthy Of publication Late in the afternoon
another correspondent was before the committee,
or rather two members OF II, Brooman and Hulburd.
Why the other members were not present know
not, certainly at least one OF them not notified
at all. The correspondent represents Philadelphia
sensation paper and is the referred by Robert
J. Walker and Frederick Stanton as o blackmaer.
The correspondent to-day had the testimony OF
walker and Stanton read over to him in the
committee room and pronounced each and
every; statement referring to himself to be COM
petely false. Thus there is nice issue between this
correspondent and his accusers-an issue. In fact,
which amounts to the tallest kind OF false swearing
on one side or the other. There something curious
about the testimony Of Stanton on this branch OF the
Alaska investigation. he nlIie Tie same statement
weeks ago, but asked the committee not to have It
reported-a request which, curiously enough, was
granted by the committee. II Is wonderful that the
indignant Broomal and his colleagues should be 30
merciful to one newspaper man and yet 70 severe
on all the rest.
The marriage ceremony which united General
Cyrus b. Comstock, engineer officer Of General
Grants sfanf with Miss Elizabeth Blair, daughter
OF Montgomery Blair. took place on Wednesday
evening" at the Church Of the Ascension Episcopal
and was performed by the Rev. Or. Pinckney.
Half-past eight O'Clock was the hour fixed for the
commencement OF the rites. Before eight, however,
the church was nearly filed notwithstanding
the weather was exceedingly inclement In a
very few minutes the church was densely
crowded. nine-tenths Of those present being ladies'
and the late arrivals were obliged TO stand
The front seats on each side OF the centre
aisles were reserved for the friends Of the
bride and groom and the more distinguished portion
Of the audience by rope stretched across the centre
Of the church. The vast assembsge was most
brilliant one, composed OF the very best OF Washing
ton society. Among those who seated themselves In
the body Of the church were Surgeon General
Barnes, General Crane, Major Webster, OF General
Grants staff and Mrs. Webster; General w. s.
French, secretary Seward, Assistant Secretary +.
w. Seward, Commodore Sands and Mrs. Sands Mr.
and Mrs. Ethan Allen, OF New York; General E. D.
Townsend, Montgomery Blair, the BRIDES fnther;
Colonel E. H. Parker, Of General Grants stan; Gene
raj Miller Senator Cameron, Colonel @. Bell, CON-
modore Jenkins, General o. e. Babcock. or General
Grants stan; General B. w. Brce Paymaster Gene
rail- Senator and Mrs. Patterson, and General Horace
Porter, OF General Grants stan.
At twenty 1--WE minutes past eight O'Clock nutter
OF excitement created Dy tine arrival OF General
Grant and Mrs. Grant followed BY q brilliant party
OF ladies' and their more unpretendingly alfred
escorts The President elect seated himself in the
pew next to the 'front.' and his party settled down all
aroun nd him. A few moments later Senator Pstter-
son entered with Mrs. Patterson, the Presidents
daughter They passed 70 the pew occupied by
General and Mrs. Grant. Mrs Patterson stood
hesitatingly, as though waiting to be shown 90
seat, when General Grant motoned to her and
pointed to the nrst bench directly In 'front.' Of him.
self, which had been reserved for her.
At quarter to nine the long pent-up curiosity Of