Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-23

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Schurz to-day testified before the Senate
Committee on the Sale Of Arms as to the
manner in which he first obtained infoT
nation about the sales for the French Gov
ernment to Remington. About week be-
fore the Christmas vacation a copy Of
letter from Remington to L, E. G. OesSne
was shown to him by a Congressman the
same as it appeared in the preamble to
Summers resolution. He did not know of
his own knowledge how the copy was OBJ
tanned. He said he did not feel at liberty
TO tell the name of the member, but thought
fhe gentleman might have no objection him
S II to doing so. 1t was not Sumner how
evea
In reply to a question whether he had
any knowledge of any officers of the Gov
ernment receiving money from the sal S,
witness replied that a good deal of inform
alton had come to him from third persons
in confidence. He thought this infOrma-
tion could be procured by the Committee
on Evidence.
Mr.. Carpenter who had asked the gues-
q N from what persons Mr.. Schurz obtained
the information said he would waive it for
tie present.
MIR. SchurZ in course Of his examination
said he did not obtain this information from
persons other than citizens.
Adjourned till Monday.
During the proceedings Senator Ham lin
said he held in his hand an article from the
NOrd De1dSche AllemGiBe Zeitlmq, and
transferred it to Senator Schurz who read
1t, saying that the paper was printed in Ber-
lin, and was an official organ. The follow
ing sentence occurs therein:
ave believe we are well informed when
we say that our Government takes no in
terest, or at most only a negative one, in
the question which Sumner has brought
before the American Senate"
Another Ku.RIux Trial.
The Supreme Court took up to-day case
No. 10, original ex psrte Of Z. Jefferson
Greer. This is one Of the South Carolina
cases under the enforcement act of May,
1870, and Stanbery and johnson falling to
get the constitutionality Of the law before
the Court in the case Of Avery and others,
now moved for writs of habeas corpus and
certiorari to bring Up this case for review,
the court below having refused to discharge
the petitioner on a writ Of habeas corpus.
After some conversation between the court
and COUNSEL the matter was taken under
advisement.
CustOmhOuse Corruption.
The New York Customhouse Investga-
tioa Committee received to-day cOmmu-
nicatiOn from Secretary Boutwell,, accom-
panied by copies of all his letters to New
York collectors since March, 1869.
The afternoon vas occupied in the eX-
animation of John J. O'Brien, a weioheT in
the New York customhOuse. In the fall
of 1870, he was President Of the Eighth Dis
trict Republican Association. He detail ed
Che manner IN which members of the Re-
publican organizations were approached bv
members of the Tammany ring, and in
many cases influenced by the money Of that
gmg.
He himself had been approached by
Tweed, who promised him guarantee for
his entire fortune if be would allow himself
TO be used in his Republican organization
for the purposes of Tammany. He told
Tweed to put himself in his place and he
Il then find out what bis answer ought
"Tuu> Tweed said, "Then we can't agree,
- oo' to witness to exert his intlu-
eiiT1 II epoC.nC Nosely interrogated by
1he "Llless was >6iacted 10 giving
Senator Casserly, but I 49, ~ 'tiS Et5
the name of the delegate W. C tI 'tiou ~ 1oi
his interview with Tweed only I.Ie !IS; ga
son that the delegate was now an 4 "''i.G I1i
The interview to which he referred t., %
place at Tweed's private Eooms at the office
OF the Board of Public Works.
who is He?
P. o. Roberts has been appointed gauger
of the Fifth Tennessee district.
$4,000.
The araount paid by unsuccessful contes-
tants for seats in the last Congress was
S113,0 900.