, 1870-03-28
WASHINGTON,
Butler Makes a Raid on the News
paper Men, Etc.
Letter from Bailey--How He
Spent the Money.
Latest in Regard to titc San
Is - Domingo TIrcaty.4


EAslsiSGTpN March s7.-General Butler h8s be-
gun erncsa1 raid upon the Newspaper men, for
which evrtJ honest man IN the profession here
.rtIotces; but tho style tn which he has bezun 1t
will probably raise quite breeze on the t1oo7 no.
1orr he gets through Yesterday he sent the
SerKehht-at-Arms 10 oblige the Secretary Of tho
Washington Safe Deposit Company to bring up hs
books and submit them 10 his Inspection, at which
number Of citizens having private papers on de-
rosit arc EEeatly incenael One witness vas ex-
onihed tn reference 10 the amount OF government
tNntR hc hoh; and thcn. Mas considerable txssi-
nouT taken In rfgar 10 Cuban bonds
which implicated prominent private citizen Of
washington. lie frgap, also, to look after Mr.
Fa1nEwnrths Post Ut.cc Committee, tn tts Boston
and New York investigation, by sending to The
StTKeant-Rt-Arns for some vouchers for expepse5
1t T. understood move Is about to be made On
the banks here to get at the deposlla made by
newspaper men. The Western CnIon Telegraph
Company las decided that Butler shall never
-casf their Offices aEaiu. afteF the style Of I'M.
Tc2chneat days, without first testing the matter
IN court. Butler seems, however, to he quite
impartial as TO the Cuban bond Investigations.
rs It appears to he directed against the House
a well n Newspaper men. Some nemheIa Of the
judiciary Committee are already getting nervous
at Buffers mannrsres, an scetn to hare no laten.
ton Ut letting him lead them such a dance RI he
Gid IN the Impeachment Investigation In the
aa'h aue@u oeculuet' ooaef haA hafsllJ Got
-s.. s ~ ...a..N .ay VI 'ne coesi'ona.
1re delighted, some OF the members Of the 1Touse
begin tn rntcss, on the g.u1ni that he will make
that body laughing stock kby It's endorsement
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s,'.,,a1, 49, .,..N s'eo snas ~ uenl"laauon 10
~ H.' "aa iut"eo out nan an hott be-
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~ ~. :" - w n!s Aaa1lA LIE connfms the TT
ia Aa. noae " nis clesks, except Deputy Childs,
MT" a'sout INC deneaencies IN his accounts aud
sasH nc "f7tcs 10 sxonerate them from all blame.
no" BAILEY sfES7 TUE AusEf.
DotXAsa, OF the Revenue U11icc, who has been
oFer In New York conducting thc Investigation
anc.. ,,, ",sa, uu e.. soo ~. IT, "'n nol ba1
s at'a taal lae oooNs and
Ia'N.s sun" lAilcs spent tue money IN hunting up
and many Of hi bills were disa1vwctl b1 ,te
Treasury Department.
,1rI ort1cr ,rr.,ps ,s-.,s
iat tsetrehehneht Committee was in session 1
1"nF hours IN SATURDAY,, taking testimony on Post |
Olcc a1a.rs in Texas il arnara that some great |
frau,,. arI .hrsez crr,r NJ, drrn n,a.I,.s 49,,
{.t-,,i,, ~, ~, .s.4.' ao'
.r.a."''"' "G,s snfee long routes
were established without authority Of law, on |
tltheF rputeA therc Ia service aud naynens with
oar law aus, In one or two the Hills nave ., paid
r,.,co ,ror rho .ar,r,,,. ". 4 M tA4'.
A!' 1Ae laruh u Ar lsesHcl, ailI. II their Fec0m-
men'iatios are carried out, there will ,,c a veatr
Saving u something LIKE 10000.
AN poA'Sse 1hEA9s.