The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-15
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
90 WASHINGTON, April II, 1870.

EDITOR UNION q JoURNAL.-
The sar y ~, si Tresa %issa By Hon. ena-
do Wood the ioor Of tc House, have been the top
erase Of nscsgations IL the Official record Of public
officers Is attracting attention, ann u uls nate on
things TO continue n would ne well 70 have Dareau
ment officials should he referred. The Indictment Of
MIR. Wood against Zen. Howard contains some bur-
s9as changes sas 81 'o oe When l. very sac Il
charges Gen. Howard with loanng the LIST Consrsga-
tona society Of this city some forty thousand dollars
and taking bonds of the society for the same During
the trouble that existed IN this society some time since
was that Dr. Boynton the pastor OF the church, with
some 10 members withdrew, organizing new church.
Howard stated esplieity chat he was not acquainted
aud knew nothing personally In regard p The subject Ct,
by such good authority that hc WAS bound 10 take notice
OF them. II Is very evident that this assault @ the
element thai len the Let congregational church, and
that I'm all probability DIR. Boyntons son, Gen. Boyn-
S 1S oscss s tScTc has appears. IN
the columns OF that paper slight and s.%einss ser y,
, Gus charges Against sn S,oS w IS" rn s himself
ga w. d." makes speciality OF erreting out the de-
lnqaeneies Of public men, and Prssentns them In de-
have never vet seen n communication rom IA. ". B'
that was not relghted with charges against public
,S spGea sn a These Charges
against Gen. Howard. are. undoubtedly, given Mr. W.
the opinion that Dr. Ioynton his ther. Is somewhat
Interested. glad, however. that the charges are
.,n,,y nan ,h ao"r M The House inuenslss and
base isinations have been made BY democratic menu
hers aud n h hVh fine that some notice Is taken of
them, am fy satisfied that Gen. Howard will come
out sgnay triumphant aud prove himself lnvulnera-
BILE TO the poisoned arrows ol "A. u ., we olnen-
,Ionsi church and the Rsy Mir iiankiu has assun,e
,h. charye is erwin anil Inc rease has been great
h.s nls ~ n.nbeTshp the rental OF the news has
i"c,sased Nun SlsII In All, and at recent meeting
~ lie rhnrch ami socrty n was yoted 10 Increase tho
salary of te pastor fron three 90 four thousand dol
iaTs 10 date nom the LIST of last October so much for
the success Of this church since It's division
investigation Is now bens naae ,nsp ,ne 10y ,,. n,
on o, we iTn,o ,n,,,,ss haSe hecn n"rsuing their
y, eoy,h in,err"satIng witnesses and ex-
,,n,ng rsc"s mi mn 1" the present time have FAILED
~ ai.eoy,T any wei grounie reasons Tor sustaining
the charges preferred against the Public Printer Gen.
butler Is busily at work with committee LOOKING ,o
the Cubm Intrigue, and as the Gcnera mas very IT,
narkabe way of making everything coun- ,,ay ~ ~,
be strange II he does mol secure sumcen. e.menov W
bounce uncetehionousy VIII ,s ~ rselx alien
M ~, .In, ,, NV m. ,nye.tisstions of certain
h,ic men ,shIc Necessarily DELAYS the public bust
ness and The legitimate work of Congress. The COM
miee having charge OF the river and bsrbor appro-
Il Is said that the estimates OF the Chle Leer
becnrcduced from nlhe nons n ~ W. ,,sn NJ scn n n
hait; AMONG ,nese s,t ~, ,.n,e nn,r the S,ro
peue'e' i"' ''e 0'"''""''o" W 49, '
r.re a. continual manifested opposition 20 the In
come tax aud petitions are rapidly coming IN for us
aboiishment. A majority Of the Senate are decneu,y
ayerse Ia the tax, and u may not pe s.ianse soun
be discontinued There Us also mane,s ., oe ~,
the part OF C%ngr.ss 20 aee AZ .r .1n9 Of the
w, piax ht m. M mn. same time orippng the In
torcsts of ih country. The cotton crop at the South