, 1874-05-06
Ills Correspondence with the Most
Rev. Calvin Brown.
The Committee Fail to Comprehend
Witness Explanations.
Senate Committees Amendments to the
House Currency Bill.
Jan. 1, 1877, Fixed Upon for
Specie Resumption.
Minister Washburne Likely to Succeed
Secretary Richardson.

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APPROACHING THR END.
-, opee'a' o1pasen TO 3hs ch'eaqo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 6.-The District In
vcstlgating Committee havo almost flnlshod
their 1abors as far as re}atea to Tho t,I;ne ~
to,tin,onr n. rra..;.a,'s 'a W. W. 'na4nE OF
sh"n,or3 49,, a. ~ n'.,'1. 4s Counsel ,of 10Y.
euopnera ana Inc Board OF Public Works, this
mart NJ tho dofanuo IN +rgo 1.ra r1aan ~. y. .1'
e1,,a,.. - -. "!' eF'n suo eua"
Sa.ol Sus .. sno noat1ng Of tno witnesses Tor tho
gate tho mystory surrounding
THE REGENT uuno1Any
~ H., ,asua - 49,, 4"A
tr;ot s..e ~ wv noo''tnu' ~ ol,seo e.atea Dlo.
M t,lss attorney. "hen tho 9ull particulars of
casion more astonishmcnt and surprise than any
one other piece Of news Bont away from this CITY
tLia season. Tho more anticipation Of the dis
grace Era ~ sure p to ensuo upon tho investigation Of
sent Harrington, tho Assistant United statess
Attorney md reputad puttor-up OF tho lob to
Illinois to attend to his duties az counsel for
Goy; Shepherd: It is stated that the exposure
Mill involve co. Whitley, ohief Detective Of tho
Treaaury Department; Mai. Richards, ST.
po1intondent OF tie Washington police
forcei Detective Clarvel. OF tho same
department; Assistant, District Attorney
harrington and several other Government
ofllchls and employees. It mas ut first sup
posed that Thomas Shepherd, brothor Of tho
Governor, Tas mixed up In the outrageous
analrt but T. further inquiry clears him OF eus-
pleioh' I1e BOARD OF POLICE, who have been
mating an independent Investigation Of tho bur-
glnry, arc preparing report to submit to tho
COMMITTEE. They refuse to divulge tho result,
OF their inquiry, but 1t is evident from their
manner that thoy have como into possession Of
co,nmhu. A,o|"M5nx unrhsAsAST "a cd,hoan rAoaa.
aud disgrace Tho job OF robbing Harrington's
eate VAS pnt up, ia fully appriasd of all tho pa.
lay them bsfo!e @ tho &C" conmittsPe IL Pt0p0e tm' will
Tho COMMITTEES this morn;nr conc1rd.d +ho,~
~, =, ExA,ilxA4Ioa or oous1 s e'' rosco '''n
susi1nuen) sttanI) m nnu ulacaatged nun from further
a.xnuanee. me inquiry related eolely to tho
| Brown, and Kirkland, Of the Harwood estate.
recently sold to tue Soldiers Home by ". II.
f,rti,nr Si.st, 4 auu - u no special consequence
s1aR 70 snGW at the pons and
Fosco. and gavo TINT truly GOOD nan @ u de.i uP OF
M COUNT rosco AND THE nEv. brown.
| Tho following telegraus sent by Count FoBco
lie latter was aotnr ss hs acont uU for . nougnt
c1ase OF the Harw6od eaota a1'o 1ot IT, sae Ru5
hia mind whi1o endeavoring to negotiate loan
70 eos M @ Tue tlrst payment on tho investnent It
To TO 1a f
Of realizing largely from his share Of tie prof}tg
on tho DeGolyer 4 McOlellnnd contracts. irst
then secured through tile influence Of Drown ana
Kirkland. At that period the Count was roady to 70
into any sort Of enterprise from tho purcIase Of
d $225,000 country scat to tho building Of a
tranH-continontal railroad. His first telogram tn
Brown reads thus:
PHILADELPHIA, 0ot. !, 1870.
70 "; caE'f" 1ro'". !" z1' arlington" Ha.htngfon.
Mero death to follow cou1a mt r.,,,v. =, al ~.
soc.,rities today. They nro ah,nantIy cood m a. M
strange hero fime oyercomss that. viii HIT insure
encccsa In Chicago Could raiao 1t in an hour Uave
just tcegraho to chicago. and bellcso can hayo tha
cmr, for 20. 1 %r oorcaTan take saah =
be- hs yery best for csn an r aney wona
eight montha' time Shall procesd. but an IN - q
sIaass e.. e I'D % to h. qs nS
{s'gned} GEORGE H. CA1rrENpEH.
Tie very next lay hs telegraphed AZ follows:
pu11anrnpu1.. Orr, a 1a73
ss srSf NH. 1ssss' ssss to my room to
R1se a ag AL eliminates n the morning. Haye
1.fi s H"an sfargta tTfGs Eames ".ltor
Allied Moore Void Ga hanT inn XII n ~ nfs On;
days on my collsttras No answer yet. Asted Earnns
to draw: Asked sturgfs, to giye consent to draw
rU%4h Inc onoa or Bank GROW
hourg Hepn 10 Il ds up 70 ereTy ~
morning. i'll only QUESTION Of Tine Broxu - ,hie
IL hell GsgnetD g, Il, OuIryxspxs.
c'tt1TENpEN QUESTIONED.
Judge Wilgon-Ifow did YOU supposo that
struck the piouH H,own2 [Laughter.
Chittendcn-I do not know,
Q.-~Now is it not fact that aftcr YOU cot this
award, you aud Kirkland and Calvin brown vent
out to the HarWood eatnto, and came to tlo con-
olusion that You would nut tue proceeds OF OF th.n
contract, together With tue perauisites yon had
got GU these uotee, aud rains the money and NV
S70,0 900, and mike tho first payment on those.
and got tins On tho bn!anco, md thus MIKE =
speculation out Of IIarwood With Bic proceeds
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