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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-05
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-05
Grand Jury-Tammany.

The extended term OF the Grand Jury
of the Court OF General Sessions expired
today. On the last Monday OF Novem-
Der this Grand Jury entered upon their
duties. They at once proceeded to
ferret out the gigantic frauds in the
city treasury and ere long had amassed
as much evidence as would indict a
number Of prominent politicians. AT
1870 to day they entered the court
room and the foreman asked for fur
ther extension OF two weeks, which the
Judge granted. The number of indict-
ments handed in is twenty-three, all of
them against members of the ring.
Startling events may now be looked for
on Monday.
Judge Barrett to-day dissolved the
injunction granted by Judge Barnard
against the Tammany Society forbid
ding the Society to exclude any Of their
members from Tammany Hall.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
KANSAS.
Radical Testimony 20 Radical Cor
ruptiOn.

EadteaI Testimony 20 Radical Cor
ruptiOn.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-The Democrats To
peka, KS, special, referring to the investi-
CATION of alleged bribery in the election of
Unite States Senator Caldwell last winter,
says the opinion is gaining ground that the
Senate will, and is, throwing every obstacle
In the way of investigation possible AS
near as known in the evidence thus far elic-
tied, there is nothing certain against any
one. A great deal of hearsay and surmises
and probabilities that this and that man
had received or paid money has been
sworn to. The investigation seems widen
ing every day, and Sidney Clark and friends
are trying to bring out the names of men
and railroad companies who furnished the
money to make the canvas that resulted in
his not being renominated for Congress at
the State Convention last April. If this
question is gone into of course his oppo-
nents viii try to find out where the money
he spent came from. In this way the in
vestigstion is made to occupy a great deal
of time, and before anything that is really
german to the question originally intended
TO be investigated is reached, the Legisla-
ture will have adjourned and nothing be
done.
4 COntumaclOus Banker. .
TOPEKA, Feb. 9.-The Senatorial brib-
ing Cod 6ttee reported to the Senate to-
day that Daniel Adams refused TO answer
the question as to whether Smith or Cald-
well made checks to members of the Leg
iSlatUre or others which were negotiated
through the bank of which be is President;
also whether certain parties drew, through
his bank, on the treasurer of the Pacific
railroad for $4,000 or any other sum.
The Senate passed resolutions directing
Adams to answer the question.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
WASHINGTON.
Mistrial Of william B. Stokes.
The Jury Nine for - Conviction and
Three for AcQuittaI.

The Jury Nine for Conviction and
Three for AcquittaI.
WASHINGTON, Feb. CIV. B. Stokes,
indicted for aiding and assisting for money
in the prosecution as agent or attorney of
claims against the United States while he
was a member of Congress and receiving
gratuities in consideration of services,
ended to-day. The jury after being out
four hours were unable to agree en- YER
dict and were discharged, standing for
conviction ard 3 for acquittal.
More Frauds in the Treasury.
John n. Ehle, Clerk of Third Auditors
Office of the Treasury Department, was ar
rested this afternoon on a warrant at the
instance of the Third Auditor, who charges
him with stealing from the files of the Office
certain abstracts and evidences of indebted
ness upon which to lease fraudulent claims
against the Government. The Third Au-
ditor says the accused used one set Of
vouchers by filing them in connection with
fraudulent claims, but at present it is i'm
possible to tell whether he ever succeeded
in actually obtaining any similar claims
through the Office. Ehle, as he distracted
the papers, passed them over to a supposed
confederate, but who, in reality, was q de-
tective employed to watch his operations.
He was required to give bail.
The Army Appropriation.
The Committee on Appropriations have
finished the Army Appropriation bill. 1t
appropriates over twenty-nine millions.
They have now under consideration the de-
fciency bill, amounts to be appropriated
foet up thus far to fifty-six million dollars.
DnHTooI II
Special to the Louisville Ledger.
In view of the nominations made by the
existing political parties now in New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut, Republican politi-
clans here now set these States down as
likely to go hOpelessly Democratic in the
spring elections, in which event the Demo
Gratis would gain two United States Sena-
tors.
White House Troubles.
There is much apprehension now ex-
listing at the White House with refer
ence to the present aspect of po-
litical affairs. Grant would relieve
Babcock and Porter tomorrow if he
thought it would allay the popular in
dignatiOn caused by the developments of
corruption in the New York Customhouse;
but he says that such conduct on his part
must be confession of the charges of COM
plicity made against the Presidential family
by the Democratic and the independent
Republican press.
The Philadelphia Convention also is a
source of continual uneasiness. The sharp
Republican politicians are alarmed at the
widespread dissatisfaction with Grant, and
with but a few exceptions assert that
Grant cannot be renominated if the proper
candidate is brought forward against him.
Henry Wilson is credited with the observa-
ton that the Cincinnati Convention, by Sc
lecting either Trumbull, George Palmer, or
Graft BroBn, will name the next President
of the United States.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The London Times argues that Messrs.
Fish and Grant did exactly right in the
Catacazi affair,-the result of course Just
suits Johnny Bull.
The usual developments of customhouse
corruption transpired yesterday and the
committee adjourned to Washington.
The Mexico rebels have captured Zaeat e.
cas- and invested San Luis.
The French Assembly has lust discover
ed that in surendering Metz, Bazaine was
treacherous to 'the Republic"
Gratiot Washburne, son of the old man
is nominated Secretary Of the French Lee
CATION.
Rawlins reports arrival of trains from
the East, some % days out. The passen-
gers growl at the horrible niismanagement
of the road.
Some 20 persons were injured, none Sc
riously, by the upsetting of three coaches
on the Missouri Pacific road yesterday.
The conductor Of freight train on the
Illinois Central is supposed to be buried
under the debris Of his train which ran of
yesterday.
San Francisco reports another stage
robbed.
The Catholic churches of Chicago are TO
be rebuilt early in the spring.
The Ohio House has passed bill for
opening and widening the streets and alleys
in Cincinnati and villages, the expense to
be assessed on property benefited.
Wisconsin makes legal holidays of all
election days.
Curtin, our Russian Minister, is still at
Nice, far from his post.
The Judiciary Committee of the New
York Assembly go down to Gotham next
Friday to investigate the Judges.
The New York Assembly proposes to
forbid all professions except military, unless
the police assent to and protect them; also
to forbid all professions on Sunday except
funerals.
Philadelphia printers oppose an interna-
tional copy right.
Charles Francis Adams sails from Liver
pool to-day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
ARKANSAS.
Given over to African BarbarISm
Mot Anticipated i'm Pope County
ChieOt DepOpulated-FIatbO Fired

Riot Anticipated in Pope County
ChieOt observation-disclosures Fired
En-.
MEMPHIS, Feb. S.-Another negro riot is
anticipated in Arkansas, this time near Gala
Rock, Pope county, where day or two
since negro was killed by two white men.
Negroes have threatened the lives of each
in retaliation. The father of the murdered
negro attacked an old white man named
Tucker, claiming he was the originator of
the murder of his son, and shot Tucker
twice, killing him. The negroes then fear
ing the murderer of Tucker would be ar
rested, armed and assembled in large num-
bers and 6eied the civil authorities, who are
unable to do anything.
Fresh trouble from negroes is alse eX-
pected In Chicot county, the scene of the
former murders. A gentleman named
Reynold, who arrived at Little Rock yester-
day, says the Governors Guards have, to a
certain extent, maintained order since the
arrival and departure of the Federal troops,
but, as vet, but one arrest has been made of
those who massacred the three white men,
and that the person was Immediately dis
charged, nobody daring to appear against
him. The removal Of white people to other
portions of the State continues.
A fat-bOat loaded with stone was fired
there on Friday night, and destroyed by ne
groes. The owner, a Mr.. KrutZ, of Carroll
ton, with his wife and daughter, barely
escaping with their lives, the latter being
badly burned. Krutz and his family are
now at Memphis without means.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10

viding that before any persons could take
the benefit of the bill he must swear he
never belonged to the Ku-Klux or any such
organization. ~ tr-E os9 q - Fs q
Mr.. Scott said his experience on the Ku-
Klux Committee had convinced him that
oaths could not bind the members of that
organization. Perjury was one Of the con-
ditlons of membership. fs-sfts
Mr.. Morton knew that, but wished the
amendment adopted, so that if any one
should subsequently be proved to have be-
longed to the society be could be prosecuted
for perjury. g. ~ = > - p .',--s
The amendment was adopted-yeas "a,
nays II. r e. :. n
No other amendments were offered, and
the question was ON the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Thurman said that ever since he had
been in the Senate, he had been a believer
IN the removing of political disabilities as
imposed, not as punishment for crime,
but for reasons of public policy, and there
fore he held that as sooR as policy demands
their removal, it was the duty of Congress
to remove them, irrespective of the merits
or dement's of the persons to be effected.
he had intended therefore to vote for this
bill, but it had now been saddled with an
amendment which he believed to be uncon-
stitutional, and in every respect mischiey-
ious, and therefore could not vote for the
bill. = .f's
Messrs. Salisbury, Hill and Stevenson
took the same ground. rt1 ..r. ---r
Mr. Sumner said the bill was now
Elevated and Conseerated.
and warned those who voted against It that
they must take the responsibility OF voting
against measure securing equal rights and
the final measure Of reconstruction.
Loves Labor Lost
The vote was then taken, and the bill
was rejected BY the following vote, two
thirds not voting in the affirmative:
Yeas-Ames, Anthony, Brownlow, Came
ron, Clayton, Conkling, Cragin, Fenton,
Ferry, (Mich.) Flanagan, Frelinghuysen,
Gilbert, Hamilton, (Texas) Hamlin, Har-
Ian, kellogg, Morrill,, (Vt.) Morton, Os-
born, Patterson, Pomeroy, Poole, Ramsay,
Rice, Roberton, Sawyer, Sherman, Spencer,
Sumner, West, Wilson and Wisdom-33.
Nays-Blair, Foreman, Davis, West Va,
Goldwaithe, Hill, Johnston, Kelly, Logan,
Morrill, of Maine, Norwood, Salisbury,
Scott, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman,
Upton, Trumbull, Vickers and Wright-19.
MsnuVering.
Mr.. Logan moved to take up IKE Chica-
go relief bill and vote on it without de-
bate.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to take up the last
amnesty bill passed by the House.
Mr.. Sherman moved to adjourn; yeas
and nays ordered and motion carried-yeas
SO, nays 8.
Adjourned till Monday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
TENNESSEE BOUNTY FRAUDS.
Trial Of Col. w. b. stOkes-StrOng
Testimony Against Him.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.

Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE case of ex-
Congressman Bill Stokes, of Tennessee,
indicted for receiving money Illegally and
cerTuptly, while a member of the House,
was brought to trial to-day before Judge
Carter. Several witnesses were examined,
Capt. Beatty, commander of the company
for whose benefit Mr.. Stokes obtained the
passage Of a bill for bounty, was the first.
He testified that Stokes charged him tRen-
ty-eight hundred dollars commission on
money paid him. Witness refused to pay
him at first, but suquently paid the amount
charged, excepting three hundred dollars. A
clerk in the paymaster's Office produced stubs
of checks, and stated that the soldiers were
paid, and were identified by Mr.. Stokes. A
son Of Capt. Beatty received more than three
thousand dollars. He paid Stokes for his
services, Stokes alleging that he had had a
heap of trouble in getting the bill through
Congress. Several witnesses swore to the
payment of the money. Letters from Stokes
were read, of various dates, in which he
urged the boys not to forget him. In one
of these be also acknowledges the receipt
of ten thousand dollars-seven thousand
five hundred from the agents, and two thou
sand five hundred from the officers-not for
passing the bill through Congress, but for
prosecuting the claims, although it is prob
able that the amount included bis fee for
passing the bill.
Eli Hatfield sWore that be was connected
with the prosecution of the claims, and
that the amount which he obtained was
about one hundred thousand dollars. Of
this amount Stokes claimed seven thousand
dollars; One-third of the profits. The wit
ness refused to give Mr.. Stokes that amount,
and Stokes said he had writ, and that he
(Hatfeld) could not get out Of town; that
he (StOkes) would put him where the dogs
could not bite him.
Powell, recently convicted, made the same
threat. Another witness testified thai
Stokes said he would make stink in GER
tain event, if he didn't get his pay.
p Judges Hawk and Crawford testified that
they never heard Mr.. Stokes character as
man of integrity questioned. Emerson
Etheridge also testified 70 the good ehanae-
ter of Stokes. The case of the said Bill
Stokes seems rather discouraging thus far,
especially as his colaborer Powell was con-
victed and sentenced on less serious proof.
The case will not be decided, probably, for
day or two.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
NEBRASKA.
The Radical Row Renewed.
A Third GOvernor i'm the FieId.

A Third Governor in the Field.
OMAHA, Feb. 9.-GoV. James, who has
been acting as Governor since the impeach-
ment of Butler, left this State yesterday
evening, going east on business. j. S.
Hascall, President of the Senate, left this
place also yesterday evening for the Capital,
and this morning we have proclamation
from him as acting Governor converting the
State Legislature. The call is made, among
other things, for the purpose oftaking action
as to when any offices shall be vacant and
the manner of filling the same; the investi-
CATION of the official conduct of any officer,
and if deemed expedient, their impeach-
ment.
1t is claimed this is sharp practice with
the intention of impeaching the absent
Governor, who lately prorogued the Legis-
lature, in which case Hascal would become
acting Governor of the State. The Legis-
lature is called for Feb. Is. Gov. James
will probably return in two or three days.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
HOUSE.

On motion of Mr.. Strong the Secretary
of the Treasury was authorized to abate the
tax on tobacco in the town of Louisiana,
Missouri, destroyed by fire.
Rats!
Also bill to issue to Benjamin Vaune-
man, Green county, Ohio, two ten-forty
bonds in place Of two other bonds destroy
ed by rats. Passed. -.
CIAytOn's Certificate DishOnOred.
The Arkansas contested election case of
Boles against Edwards, was then taken up.
The unanimous report of the committee
being that Boles, the contestant, was enti-
tied to the seat, Boles was admitted to the
seat and sworn in.
A Revolutionary Claim.
Mr.. voorhees,, from the judiciary Com
mittee, reported a bill referring to the Court
of Claims the claims of the heirs and legal
representatives of Col. Frazer Vigo, de-
ceased, of Terre Haute, for money and
supplies furnished to troops in IT'S, during
the Revolutionary war. Passed.
Bankrupt Repeal.
On motion of Mr.. Duel, a resolution W as
referred to the Judiciary Committee to con-
slider the propriety Of reportinga bill for the
repeal Of the bankrupt law.
William and Mary.
The House took up the bill reported last
Friday to pay to the College of William
and Mary in Virginia S65, 900 for the de-
structiOn of its buildings and other property
destroyed by disorderly soldiers of the
United States during the late rebellion.
The bill was considered in Committee of
thn Wbnla Mr. pioraa onoi q ha
Committee on Education and Labor, reca-
pitulAted the facts in the case and advocated
the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Hoar, member of that committee,
also spoke in favor of the passage of the
bill. BE mentioned that during the opera
tons against Yorktown, in the Revolution
airy war, the college was occupied and re-
spected by the British troops, and that sub
sequently the buildings were occupied by
the French troops, and injured much in
the same way as they were injured by the
American troops during the rebellion, and
that Louis XVI, when he heard of it, re-
paired the damages out Of his private
purse.
Judicial ImpeachmentS Dismissed.
The committee rose in order to have the
time for debate extended, and Mr.. Peters.
from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back memorial of VIM. Hastings for the
impeachment of Ogden Hoffman, Judge of
the United States District Court of Califor-
mia, and of Judge Field, of the Supreme
Court, and asked to be discharged from its
further consideration. 1t was so ordered.
The House then went back into commit
tee and continued discussion on the Viii
liam and Mary College bill.
Speeches in support of the bill were made
by Messrs. Storm and MCNeely, members
of the Committee on Education, and with
out disposing of the bill, the committee rose
and the House adjourned, the session to-
morrow being for general debate only.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
UTAH.
Another Blundering minister.

SALT LAKE, Feb. 9.-Much surprise and
regret is expressed to-day among the Cen
tiles upon hearing that Minister belong
and the Chinese Embassy [have Wis
ited] Brigham Young. 1t is commended
that Young is not occupying any
recognized official position, and being a
prisoner charged with murder, Mr.. belong,
as the representative of the United States
to foreign power, has made serious mis-
take in this visit, inasmuch as it compro-
misses the honor of the Federal Govern
ment and Mr.. Belongs station.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10

A PRoAnNENTS firm in the UNI
brella trade announces in New York that
they have been compelled, by the COMPETE
ton of smugglers, to reduce the prices Of
their goods. They find that duty Of sixty
per cent. upon good umbrellas is much
worse for them than a moderate duty of
fifteen or twenty per cent. would be; for it
makes smuggling profitable and extensive
business. The same is true of the enor-
nous duties now levied on all fine textile
goods, as well as jewelry, furs, cigars, and
the like. The high duties tempt all the
while to fraud, and thus work great de-
moralization.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Lebanon is to have a mammoth hotel.
A very successful revival has been in pro-
gress in the Methodist Episcopal church at
Elizabethton, Carter county, for the last
two weeks.
Billy Pinkerton was accidentally shot in
the ankle, the 9th inst, by his gun falling
from bis hands upon a rock, with the ham
mers downward. The wound was not Sc
riUus.
An amateur Pulaskite hunter captured
skunk for mink. He did not hold the
prisoner long.
Tom O'Donnell, late chief of police in
Memphis, was arrested the night Of the 9TH
Inst, for attempting to shoot young man
named James Harris in gin mill.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10
BOSTON,.
Puritanic Tntoleranca.

BOSTON, Feb. 9.-In the Superior Grim
inal Court to-day, Judge Lord ordered the
commitment of DIR. Jas. A. MeDonough, a
Catholic witness, for refusing to kiss the
book, the Doctor declaring that he did not
consider that form of oath more binding
than the uplifted hand. A writ of babeas
corpus was obtained from the Supreme
Court, and the matter will be fully heard.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10

Mr.. JOHNSON, the United States Marshal
in South Carolina, is reported to have said:
"The Ku-Klux are not half so bad as the
leaders of the Radical party in South Caro-
lima, who are fighting among themselves
Sor the official loaves and fishes" 1t is now
said johnson has been notified that his res
EQUATION win be accepted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-10

No less than six cases of defalcation
have been unesrthed in the Departments
ct Washington within few months. Two
occurred in the Postofice Department; one
that Of Hodge-in the War Department;
two In the Treasury Department, and the
sixth, which is the latest announced, in the
Pension Bureau. According to what has
become the usage in sach matters, the first
reports of loss sustained by the Govern
ment make it comparatively small, but it
reaches ultimately, By subsequent develop
ments, TO large sum-the facts being doled
out to suspicious public by driblets.