The Portland daily press., 1874-09-28
Interesting Correspondence


The following letters teegraphed from New
Orleans to New York paper are worthy of at
tention, and unless they are fictitious, which it
is quite probable they are, will be very inop-
perfume for the aspirations of Gen. Butler The
first is from Billings, New Orleans lawyer,
one of the counsel of Kellogg when the Louis
lana case was before Congress:
WILLARD's HOTEL, WASHINGTON,
December 3, 1873.
Dear Governor: chandler William Ed is
working with US, and he has worked with US
nobly and more effectively than any one except
Williams. He wished me to write to you about
his fees. would arrange with him at the ear
lest moment possible.
(Signed,) EDWARD c. BILLINGS.
The following were written when Senator
Carpenters bill was before the Senate and
shortly before Congress adjourned:
WASHINGTON, July %, 1873
My Dear Sir:-I have just received yours of
the 18th, having been out of town for ten days,
and have accordingly drawn on you for $1,000.
Did state in previous letter that of the draft
of $4,000 which you sent me some time since,
found it desirable to deliver $1,000 to Mr.. Chand-
Ter? am glad to see that all opposition to
your administration is dying out, and public
confidence is being sustained. shall be happy
to see you when you come here, and
remain, Yours Truly,
I (Signed,) c. CUSHING.
The Hon. William Pitt Kellogg.
Billings & Hughes Counselors at Law, No.
80 Custom House street.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. /, 1873.
10 Hts E1cellency:
Dear Governor-I may leave for the North on
Thursday, and if you are going to advance me
anything in my fee in your case you can hand
1t to MI. Barrett, our common friend.
EDWARD G. BILLINGS.
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payment as large as $4,000.
Billings & Hughes, Counselors at Law, No.
81 Custom Honse street.
NEW ORLEANS, July l, 1873.
Received from the Hon. w. P. Kellogg $2500
on account, for professional services in the case
OF Kellogg agt Yarmouth ct al. (S2500).
EDWARD c. BILLINGS.
Amount filled in this receipt by me.
JOHN G. BARRETT, JR.
Boston, June II, 1873.
kCrest and motto, 'Conan,e je tr0uUe.')
To My Dear Governor:
/ think my retainer in the matter of the peti.
ton in the Supreme Court about the affair of
Louisiana should be $4,000. advised in the
will recognize my services, and L was obliged,
in consequence of the retainer, to refuse one or
the other side. Please remit by draft on New
York, which draft will be your receipt.
very truly yours,
BENZ. f. BUTLER.
The Hon. VIM. P. Kellogg, &C., New Or
leans.
Gen. Butler refers to a case before the Su-
preme Court, but gentlemen who are familiar
with Louisiana affairs, say that there was no
Louisiana case before that Court at the time
this letter was written, and that the services
thus ingeniously described, were nothing less
than his influence as a member of Congress in
the Pinchback and Mcmillan contest. In fact
that he was interested and retained just rs it
appears, from the other letters, that Caleb
Cushing, Acknowledgement Williams and VIM.
E. Chandler, Secretary of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee, were. There are other
letters making startling revelations and impli-
eating prominent men in Washington, includ-
ing two Senators, to the extent that they are
shown to have asked for and acknowledged the
receipt of large sums of money from Governor
Kellogg while the Louisiana case, involving
the seating of Pinchback or Mcmillan as Sena-
tor was before the Senate.
A letter from Mr.. Chandler acknowledges
$1,000, but speaks of his effective services and
asks for more. All show clear evidence of gen.
uineness and the authenticity of the signatures,
and the fact that they were found in Governor
Kellogg's Office is established on excellent au-
thOrity.