Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-24
WasEIngtOn News.


WASHINGTON, January 23.-Pinch-
backs friends deny that he made any
confession to Senator Morton on the
fraudulent practices with reference to
his election by the Kellogg legislature.
They say, in explanation of the recent
commotion among those interested in
the Louisiana case, that when Sena-
tor Morton introduced his motion to
recommit Pinchback's case, the latter
thought his chances for admission to the
senate jeopardized thereby, and various
statements and threats were given out
showing a disposition to turn on the
Kellogg party. Now, however, Pinch
back asserts the conviction that upon
an investigation of his case the commit
tee on privileges and elections will not
find the charges against him as made
out. He says he has been rendered the
unanimous support of the Republicans
OF Louisiana; and that thus fortified he
is determined to abide the issue before
the senate. The Kellogg party, it
is said, were somewhat hasty in their
fears regarding a new election. They
were surprised by the unexpectedness of
Senator Morton's motion. That surprise
being over, they now desire that Pinch
backs case shall be brought out on its
merits. Pinchback does not make a
secret of his determination to favor a
new election if he is defeated before the
senate by the efforts of certain
white representatives of Louisiana.
A delegation of silk manufacturers
from New Jersey and Pennsylvania
were before the committee on ways and
means to-day, with reference to the silk
bill now before the committee. They
want uniform duty of sixty per cent.
on silk and ribbons, and on fabrics of
both silk and cotton combined. They
ask such increase of duties TO protect
them from foreign competition.
Miscellaneous.
A Bayonne dispatch has the rumor
that the Carlists have entered the city of San
tapdre.
Joseph B. Krischam, a letter-carrier,
was srrested in Richmond, Virginia, yester-
day, for robbing the mails.
The American house at Reeds Land
ing, Minnesota. was burned Thursday eve
ming. Loss five thousand dollars.
Joseph Hofflicher, who headed the
tenth ward arbiter union during the recent
demonstration of workingmen in New York
city, has been sent to the penitentiary for
three months.
The steamer Relief, of the Pacific mail
teeuth instant on the voyage from Yokohoma
to Shanghai. The passengers, officers, crew,
mails and treasure were saved. The vessel
was small, and reported not worth more than
twenty thousand dollars.
A st. Louis dispatch yesterday says
that Henry Einslier, OF Cincinnati, was badly
beaten and robbed of fifteen hundred dollars,
early Thursday morning, on the st. Louis and
Indianapolis train, by three three-card monte
players, whose names are given as Joseph
Hawk, Ed. Frazier, and a man named Con-
way. No arrests.
Gateway & Lamar, an importing and
exporting company, OF Georgia, have each
brought suit against Hugh Mccullough, as
secretary of the treasury, the former to re-
cover the value OF five hundred and twenty
eight bales upland cotton, and the latter of
one thousand four hundred and sixty.one
bales, as alleged, unlawfully seized and sold
during the war.
Telegraphic advices from Wilkesbarre,
Pennsylvania, say that the indications are
that the miners will not insist on an advance
over last years basis, provided steady work
be guaranteed them, but are sttIl firm in say
ing that they will stand out against a redue-
ton. The probabilities are the companies
viii not insist very strongly upon a reduction,
and as soon as all the repairs are completed or
the surplus stock worked of, or the coal
reaches higher price, they will say to the
men, m Ton can go 70 work at lest year s
wages"