, 1873-01-27
WASHINGTON.
Special Dcspnteh 10 1'no Chicago Tribune.
CREDIT AfD1ttrJEtt

ofecdt Ucspnfch 10 1he Chicago Irtbnnb.
CREDIT Mo1j111E1t.
WAsnIHoroN, Jan. 25.-To-lay waa another
ncd-iay III tho Credit Mobilior Committee. Tho
examination Of Oalsca Anca wan continued, and
the old man was moro ritiless tnn ovor in hia
asnants npon tho utatomontg OF tho Congros-
sionalrcclpiouta OF Credit Mobilfor atockn, bonds,
aud tliyi1cnls. lIo wan first intorrosatod to.day
Ra to Johu 4. Loga,t'a connection with tho Crol-
1t NlobIlior. His explanation WAS e,,ch au wau
anticipated in tlcco dcapntcEos last night, to-
wit: That Logan agreed to take tho utock as
speculation; that his first dividend paid for tho
.'stocs, and left n balance Of $500, which was
paid to Logan III the shape Of chock; that Lo-
Gan took tho check, but III q phort timo aftor-
wards returned tho money, together with tho fn-
tereat tlleroon for tho 'tilno which ho had kopt
It, and whicl, amounted to about 50. He also
Gtntcd that tho reason why l1o Ind not proviora-
1y included 1oGnn WAS bccau1o ho had not boon
stock, tho inquiry botng limitod to tho inombo1s
Of tho House. After somo unilnrortant' state:
ncnta rs to how members considered
tho aegro.G,mont to- tako atoeh. Ames
Now Hampshire. Taking tho published toBti-
tnony Of THO 1attor llo turned to that portion Of
itdonying TINT Patterson had received any diyl-
iouda from his Btoek or had rocoiyod my money
whatoyor on account OF the Credit 51obilicr.
signature attached, dated Washington, juno %,
1868, and acknowledging tho receipt Of II ,8o0
that day from AneB OIL account Of diyidondB Of
tho Credit Mobilior. AZ might have bcon OK
positive t!onialB two days boforo, not only
created II dramatic Eol's.tion among tho apecta-
tors, but absolutely ydnmbfountlod tho Committee.
hi nov statements as to Patterson. Without
Geclrg to regard et]ier tho doath-lilso stiffness
n :ho room, Or tho ausious oyes which were
G G anT 5 BY every sqsea e 70 E nS ta
E:mo sort" This document proved to bo an
iIay d, ly71, in account Of Credit Mo-
biicr stock, nho signed BY Patterson;
dated Washington, Jan. i, 1878, instructing tho
latter with regard to hin testimony, and asling
him 10 correct hia original statements before tho
Committee. After thcae startling developments,
crushing 40 thoy did in ono foil swoop tho ropu-
Us tho Senator from Now Hampshire, the Com
nllttee Eecn to bo i'll no mood for furthor busi-
Eess. Il fo,V irrelevant questions Woro hskcu IN
relation to tho Dubuque l. Sioux City 1sairoad,
Poland inti.nating tlat tho investigation should
10 brought to II clone OIL Tuesday next.
TIE CALDWELL bribery CASE
Fyssss Hssa p toiay Eycns asst' H. @ G9tas 5 Wne
nEorn vas e. G. daEe, who testified that Olapp,
r. member Of tho Legislature, was offorod 81 ZOO
By Lon Smith to voto for Caldwell. ChoBtor
Thon1as swcars that ho was requested by J. II.
Caldwell and scll hin vote. Thomas wont to Lon
Smith and Mcdowell, and learned TINT stoal's
sote hatt already boen purchaGod for $500. Steal
waa informed by Thomas that tho forulor hal
i1rcnni:g, Sol. Millor, Columbia Bimcox,
Fcnto,, ineloy, Hopkins, Warden, and James F.
Logate tostihcd for tho defonce. Miller and
Dronnng dollied all knowledge Of tho 81, 900
H.
raaining witnesses did not reveal any important
facts >Whon James z. Lcgato WAS called, Sid
ncy Clark aoked lin, the following Are you tho
sGuo Jus. 7. Legato who was reported by Com
Forliteh Congress to investigate the uao Of money
in tho impeachment Of Andrew Johnson,
40 tayin:; offered !. TO sell tho vote
OF United statos Senator for 500, 900?
The question Was objected to by caltWell's at
torncy, and Lcgato did not answer. It will bo
reus'aberel thGt it was proved before tho But
ler impeachment Committee Of tho House, nftor
Johnson was acquitted, that Legate attempted
to GET Cooper, tho Private Secretary Of tho
President, to pny him 3100, 900 on tho false pro-
tenao that Senator pon1eroy would voto for
acqulttcl. At the conclusion Of tho hearing to-
tlar, 1Ir. Morton notified both tho prosecution
and defence that tho Committee had concluded
to end tho cnso Oh Saturday noxt. Throo in1-
portant witnoason will then bo called for tho
prosecution, End five or six moro for tho dofoncc.
STILL LIVES.
1nnumorab1o tolegranls havo poured into this
city from al points Of tho compass inquiring as
to tho truth Of n rumor which Ind gained circu-
tetion to tho effect TINT President Grant had
been uhot.- sonlo Of these kilograms had it TINT
tlo President was nHaassinated by the knife,
but rpoat Of them concurrcd In the shooting
story. Tho Proaidont is aliyo to assure tho
country that il lie Inns boon killed it laa beon
entirely without his kno'T1cdgo. At lcast, this
is tho way he puta it,.
l2o tho associated Prcsol
AFFAIRS.
WAsu1SaToN, Jan. 25.-Proaident Grant is
very lesirouH that General B. r. Cowan, Of
Ohio ut present Acting Secretary Of the Interior,
should accept tho ofl{co Of Commissioner Of
Indian affairs, which tho President in person
tonGered him somo ttmo since. General Cowan
10 also strongly urged to accept the place by o
number 1Sn1 Of proniqsnt oteis Th1
ehasce s s'DNt of Tic As 1ntosior "u nepa1imont % 1T
rs val as hin large experience in high station,
would secure i'll that branch Of tho service an
administration which would ut once command
the confidence Of tho public md tho approba-
tion Of tho Executive anthoritios. It ID. now
probable that General Cowan will yield to tho
svishea Of his friends. He has been thus far nm
nblo to como to any determination on the sub
iect in consequence Of the abaonco Of Secretary
Delano from The Capitol
BRITISH CLAIM1. ..
Tho totnl amount Of tla awards to Britieh
claimants by the United Btates and British Com
mission thus far is $274, ,997.
BrNAron SUMMED. ..
Senator Sumner is Btil quito focble, and 1t Ia
doubtful ii 10 will appo.r in lis aoat ii tho Sen.
ate again this session. His attending physician
sill visits him twico Dolly, his last call boing ut
10 p. M, when lo injoctH morphine into tho Sen
Rtor'e arm to enable him to sloep.
AA1IY RECRUITS. az
One hundred aud forty-tvo recruits we're Or
lerod to Louisyille, for tho eixtoouth Infantry.