The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-14
yELEsTIALs PREPARING FOR WAR.
Fears Of an Outbreak in The Flowery Land
and an Attack on Foreigners.
RuMored Financial Embarrassment Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Scey.es in Poland's Credit Mobilier Committee
Brooks and McComb on Char cter-The Whole
Leather Trade Appealed To-Life-saving
Stations on the New Jersey Coast
Items Of Washington News

Items Of Washington News
WASHINGTON, Jan. l3, 1878.
The Credit MObilicr InvcstigatiOn-
Am usang Scene in POiand's COmmit-
fee-Brooks and McComb ON Character
Arrival DIR. Durant.
The testimony to-day before Poland's Credit
M0bilier Investigating Committee went hard
against Mr.. James Brooks the only democrat, SO
far, implicated but against whom the evidence
appears more direct and damaging than any of his
republican colleagues. He aggravated his case by
his late speech In the House, swearing,
''before God and his country" that he never
had any interest in Credit Mobilier stock. Even
technically speaking, this is to put it mildly, quite
Incorrect for he now appears convicted out OF the
mOuth OF his own son-naw, Mr.. Nelson, who
acknowledged that his father-in-law had told him
he would use his influence to put In him the way
OF . good thing and did put him in the way OF one
hundred and fifty shares Of Credit Mobilier
stock After many attempts TO dodge
awkward questions, in which Mr.. Neil
sons faulty memory did him yeomans
service, he acknowledged that his prudent father
in-law had himself transacted the whole business;
that he Nelson did nothing but call for the shares
and receive the divdend-and pretty snug divi-
dends they were. But the most awful thing
law that not having paid himself for any stock,
he, Nelson, held no receipt from any Credit
Mobiher officer. What becomes, then, Of the
receipt In the Of Mr.. Nelson, which
Mr.. Brooks nourishcd In the House, purporting to
show that his sOn-in-law had himself paid for his
Credit Nober stOck3 II there any other
proof needed that the stock given for Mr.
Brooks influence, Mr.. Nelson's testimony That his
application for fifty more shares had been refused
until his father-in-law applied for them, and told
him that he could have those shares
by calling again for them, would be
sumCient When Mr. Nelson had given
h,s testimony a highly amusing scene took
place. Mr. Brooks, whose face during the exam
lnation was possible still saow than usual,
requested the Chairman to cali for certain dOcu-
ments-certain records of the War Departmental
prove that Colonel McComb was a bad man and had
done many things which Mr.. Brooks called by some
vely hard names. He also asked that a number of
gentLemen be called upon to administer q coat Of
black pitch to Colonel McCombs character, ana to
show MAT his motives were as white ana pure
~ snow. In reply TO this McComb asked the chair
man toy summon all the high dgntaries of the
land, an d; the whole leather trade with whom he
had donesA business Tor the last twenty years, to
show that Mr.. Brooks allegations false. He
Also expressed the opinion that his character
would stand, comparison with that OF Brooks. All
this was higfay amusing and appeared to give great
satisfaction ~ Hoax Ames, who peered blandly
through his sl,ectsces and smiled lamb-lke joyous
smile. The vbSuons Alley his usual hang
dog look, and exchanged significant glances with
his pal as m web as tossay, II wish those two
would make mil scemeat Of. each other.n At the
opening OF to-dAy's sitting, MIR. Dawes delivered
has confession with penitent look He read a
written statement ~repeating' the old story how
ad m I'M
shares; how he SAiterwardsA thinking some
thing was wrong, became, penitent and
asked Hoax 10 take back hise shares, and to
retarn his money an d his peace <of mind, which
Hoax did, with ten per GENT interestaDd thirtydve
per cent dividend.
Thomas c. Durant arrived here to-niaht and
Messrs. Crane and Ham ave expected in the morn
ing. General GARFIELD will have an opportunity to
speak his piece tomorrow before the committee.
The sentiment among the leading democrats to-
day was that Brooks should tbe expelled but, not
unless the republican aide is Visited with purish-
ment proper toned 10 the number Of members, in
terested In Credit Mohiier stock.
ID plom ats In SeNrch or the Red HooIk.-
Mr.. Ffsh's NFesSars on the Culsa.r
Question.
Foreign diplomacy, Represented by MALI dozen
DIT more caow attaches aud sapient Secretaries OF
Legation, invaded the document rooms Of Congress
to-day in search of "Tbe Rev Book" in which the
Presidents Message is publiSbed, with the accom-
panying diplomatic correspondence. In vain did the
custodians assert that no shh.book had been
cciyed from The Government Printing 0Glce,
for the claiaorous foreigners declared that
u had been published as the newspapers
which had been giving extracts from Id said 30.
Some OF them declared that they wOnld al once |
acquant their governments with the insult put |
upon them by the refusal Of the coveted volume, |
and mafterswere getting rather warm whsn, the |
olive complexiened youth who is an attache of fne |
Lobos Legation suggested that this might be one
Of Mr.. Fishs little jokes, and that he had perbaps>
occurred the publication OF few pages OF }
he forthcoming book as feeIer IN II
zee how the public liked this potent
ALI. This was o new idea TO the angry diplomats
md they left the Capitol In an inquiring mood
vhch has been increased by the inquiring editorial
~ the same subject, which has reached here this
yening In this MORNINGS HERALD. Why was the
Published just nowf inquiries the
IKRALD, and the entire Diplomatic Corps, from
hague Boy te the Charge from Lobos, echo the
uession. Has this little scrap of piscatOrial
lsdom been doied out to create an ap-
elite fol- more and &c make an international
emand for the volume only equaed by the cry OF
hidren Tor Mrs. Winsloe's Soothing Syrnpp or
oes the President contemplate pcy diplomatic
's1A''ure on opI relations VIA spalp 10 bis jorth