Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-03

Bet, CnaIleb ". oDeSIS, dppISiscE Vi meI
chandise at Mobile; o scar Holt, collector
OF internal revenue for the second dis
trict of Louisiana, and William Herman
postmaster at Independence, Iowa.
WHISKY FRAUDS INVESTIGATION.
The subcommittee on the whisky
frauds this afternoon examined Colone
Asa B. Gardiner, stationed st Yves
Point as professor Of law in the academy
Mr.Plsisted called the attention OF the
witness to an extract from BiufOrd VIII
sons testimony touching Babcock's al.
legged losses ia the Black Friday trans &C.
tions and creating Colonel Gardiner,
subsequently judge advocate of the mill.
tary court Of inquiry ct Chicago, his
| trustee.
Witness said he was in the recruiting
service in New York in the winter OF
1868 and 1869, when, IS matter Of po-
liteness, he attended to the real estate
transaction for Colonel Babcock. Wit
mesa did not think he had any letter or
communication from him for three or
| four years before the ordering of Bah.
cocks court of inquiry, last year; Gen.
eral Butterield, having q knowledge of
real estate, had furnished such infOrma.
tion to officers OF the army as enabled
them to invest in it. In 1859, President
Grant came to New York; Colonel Bah.
cock accompanied him. Witness then
related the circumstances of Colonel
Babcock buying 8 piece of property
offered him for seventy-eight hundrad
dollars, witness setting as trustee, as he
had done for other army officers ia real
estate transactions, but receiving no
compensation. When Colonel Babcock
paid for the property, a deed was given
him, and he afterward disposed OF the
property to Mr.. Holmes. The property
was originally owned by John Rogers.
1t was not convenient for General But
terfield to purchase the property,
and he mentioned it to Colonel
Bsbcock, with the results mentioned.
Witness said that on February II, 1869,
the first payment on the property-five
hundred dOllars-was made by General
Butterfield for Colosel Babcock. 1t was
at Butterfield's request that the proper.
ty was first decided to witness, not as
trustee but absolutely, but afterward
decided to Babcock by him. He was
attending to some business for General
Porter at the time that gentleman pur-
chased two lots in same locality of Bab-
ccck's property.
r preventative Cochran asked witness
whether BsbcOck ever paid dollar for
the property.
Answer-Not of my own knowledge.
Question-Did you negotiate mort
gage on the property with the bank.
Ans.-General Butterfield negotiated
with the bank for five thousand dollars.
Witness in further answer to ques-
tions said the property was purchased
with the understanding that BabcOck
-, 81 h.
ments were made by General Butter
field, with whom witness was on dnty
at the time.
Mr.. Glover, Of the committee, inter-
rogated witness about the property pur-
chased by General Porter, from which
it appears that the first payment was
seven hundred and fifty dollars, which
he thought came by 3 check from Gen.
eral Buttelfeld, as did the other pay
ment of seven thousand one hundred
and fifty dollars.
The question was asked Of witness
whether he could cay whether either
Porter or Babcock paid one copper.
Witness answered that he had knowl-
edge, derived from memoranda, which
stated that they sent draft to Butterield
for two thousand dollars.
Witness was reminded by Represent
ative Glover til at he had said he was not
well enough acquainted with BabcOck
and Porter to have drafts sent by them
to him, and was asked how, in view Of
this statement, witness was intrusted
with their real estate transactions,
Witness answered that he was we'll
known in the army, and this entire
transaction without the ordinary SAFE
guards was based on the confidence that
Porter and Babcock had in him as an
officer and gentleman.
Being closely inteTrC gated Is to how
Butterfield became mixed uD in all these
transactions, witness said Butterfeld
was warm personal friend Of these
gentlemen, and wSs desirous OF doing
them kindness, and therefore assisted
them in making the purchase.
SENATOR sEBAsTIAN's EXPULSION FOR
DJsLOYALTY RECoNsIDERED.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections to day in reporting on the
petition of the heirs of the late Senator
Sebastian, of Arkansas, say they find
from unquestiOnable evidence that the
charges of disloyalty sud conspiracy
against the government, on which the
senate resolution of July II, 1851, eX.
pelling him and nine other senators was
based, were, as regards Sebastian, mere
Iy matter of suspicion and inference,
and wholly unfOunded as to fact, except
as to his absence during the preceding
seven days, which is proved to have
baen unavoidable, and was not of iLseif
an expulsory offense. They find, also,
that he was an earnest opponent Of &C.
cession, and remained devOtedlv loyal
to the United States government dur
ing his entire lifetime. AS partial Tepar-
alton for the Injury done him, they
| therefore recommend the annuliment OF
his expulsion, and provide for the pay
ment Of his salary for the balance Of his
| term.
BoUTWELL's PENSION BILL.
Senator Boutwell, reported bill to.
| day from the select committee on the
civil service, providing that on and after
| a date which is left blank, the existing
pension agencies shall be discontinued,
and all the duties imposed by lsw or
regulations on the several pension
agents shall thereafter he performed by
| the treasurer of the United States at
| Washington. The bill further provides
that, to facilitate the payment of pen
sions in this manner, the treasurer may
| designate sufficient number of clerks
b sign checks for him, and the checks
thus signed shall be paid by the officers
or banks on which they are drawn.
MORE FROM BLUFoRD WILSON.
Ex.Solicitor B!uford Wilson again ties.
| tilted before the committee, mostly in
explanation of his private papers and
| their subsequent examination by the
| treasury officials. His statement is sub.
stantisted: by the sftidavit5 of Messrs
WinslOw and Dixon, private sec
retsries of the witness, who packed
the papers. Mr.. Wilson testified
that he had never had any evidence i'm
placatiDg Logan or Farwell, except the
statements of the local prosecuting off
GERS that those gentlemen were sus
pected; be hsd never himself expressed
any belief that they were implicated
and be preferred not to do so now. Ii
regard to the abandonment OF th'
prosecutions against Ward ant
WadswOrth, he said he hat
always firmly opposed it. Mr.
Wilson directly contrsdicted Gavitt, thr
revenue agent who testified yester
day that the collector had instructed hin
to go for Bristow for President, and reat
letter accusing Gsvitt OF indiscree
and disreputable conduct Will
in Illinois, on account of which he wa
1 u{fh hHpo vuo from fhof aaruina Vorva,