The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-10
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
THE NJ Ess.

THE MESS.
WAsnrSaToS, ID. o., March 6, 1874
Gene:ul Horace Porter, Grants private
| secretary and one of t ~ mess, was cxaui-
med yesterday before The special commit.
,ee who have been investigating the frauds
aud coriup,ions III the New York custom
house. Messrs. Baynri and CusseIly
cross-exaninsd him for nearly five hours.
Alth,u. h q N. Porter was one of Leet's
friends, and they messed together, he was
quie "know-nothing' Us to his move
ments he POTTERY however, admitted
that when A. L. Stewart and other. CONF
planned to tue president about Leets VII
famous oppression vi the New York mer-
chants under the general order system,
that 1t PASSED into one OF the presidential
ears aud out ut the other. Porter pro-
nounced the statements Of witnesses in
New York, who implicated him in the |
custom house frauds, AS liars aud SANDER !
ers. Here Is II chance tor come back ut
Porter ry Midget aud the rest who 50
testified. Tne presidents name had been
used, and the inference from Porters
statement is that it was done without his
authority 1t is nice "mess' for the
president to be mixed up in, at the very
best. General Babcock, another Of "she
mess" and friend of General Grant, will
be "put through q course Of sprouts to-
j day by tue committee, to see what he
/. knows about this disgraceful business, in
u which the name of the president 10 mixed
i up.
SPITE WORK.
Official evidence was presented before
the investigating committee 20 show that
IS Graut has ordered the prosecution OF mer-
re chants of New York who have been guilty
al of giving gratuities to the scoundrelly
il custom house officials who would not let
them have their goods, and il other way
obstructed their business until they per-
United themselves to be robbed. This or
der will have double effect. Hereafter
-, the plundered importer will not come for
:" ward and testify, AMI the custom house
CT bandit will be safe from detection; while
AT the same time Grant will teach those
who have injured HIS p.ts-Leet and
n Stocking and broush d,scredit upon hin
Is and his administration, that they canno
'h- do SO without his vigilance reaching them
Already has the spite work begun, and thu
OF firm Of Clark d Schultz, who ties
ICY tilted against the robbers, have had thei
of books overhauled in IL manner which th
~. ne,
hes if not positively outrageous Sc'zur.
Ike will BIZ made and suits brought against al
for the witnesses who dared To open the
mouths against III. friends. If not the part
- ~ @e ""u, more nower'''' -
"a the secretary of The treasury, whose re-
tie monslrancc On the general order system
was entirely disregardei by General
:. Grant. First the importer is robbed anc
h. then prosecuted.
ed THE JAPANESE.
The white house yesterday Was scent
=, of unusual br llIuncy, on the occasion q
a, the reception OF the Japanese embassy by
h. the president. The rooms were adorned
al in manner oriental in its magnifcsnc,
and beauty. Prominent among the rur,
and beautiful flowers which SO profuse
decorated the rooms, were elegant Japa
nese lilies, japanese ferns, and many curl
il. Gus flowers of eastern origin, arranged
most beautifully on a dais ia the centre OF
the room. The different parts of the gov
% eminent were represented, large number
of senators aud members also being pre-,
h. bal Ia. h.. ,;n
those who served to swell the CAV anC
III g.ittering throng. The prime minister u
Or Japan Soinii 1omoni Iwakura, after III
M presentati MS had been gone through with
read from japanese manuscript iormu
-. address, and presented his credential;
'am The president then read his little piec
=, and then introduced his illustrious guest
No, to his cabinet and others In the evening
Hon. james Brooks, of New York, enter
tanned the Japs IN splendid style at hi
''' at the masonic temple in style of mag
'ht niHcence never before equalled in thi
i"' city. They will be received, wined
dined and bored before they leave this cit,
~ to their hearts content, which will be a
severe TO their stomachs as trying to thei
ful patience.
sal sICKLEs.
1t Is denied in administration circle,
r that Dan. Sickles Is to be recalled from the
80 court Of Madrid at the request of the
~ Spanish government as his interference IN
-, Spanish politics was not deemed Of suffi
c ent Importance especially as Spain hat
made no formal complaint. u woulc
OF seem as if the old adage sauce for tn,
We goose is sauce for the gander' is not Q
." motto in this administration, as tho Sickle,
10 case is analogous to that of Ca,acazy
whom we requested to be recalled on ac.
Ter count of meddling in our politics. Russia
ks responded to our simple request but be.
r. cause Spain does not back up her desire
or by formal demand and II threat We will
we continue to insult her by continuing the