The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-24
WASHINGTON NOTEs.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, March g. = Pendleton ap
peered before the SubJudiciary Committed
snd testified that he gave no portion o.
money received, either directly or indirectly
to Mrs. Bowers or any member OF the Bel
KNAPP family.
silver coin is worth SO 2-1O cents as com.
pared with the gold dollar.
The report Of the committee will exonerate
Hays of cadet selling.
Postmaster Burt, of Boston, in settling
His accounts turned over fifteen thousand ID
claims which we're disallowed.
The Spencer investigation was fruitless
to-day.
Schenck is here.
A Worlds special gays, the President, ex-
Secretary Borie, Fred Grant and others are
implicated in land transactions Of doubtful
honesty in connection with the Denver and
Rio Grsnde Railroad. Also, that the commit
fAe viii report no sufficient evidence in the
cadet case against Hays, of Alabama
The crooked features in the Kentucky mule
case are becoming palmer.
From $500 to $4,000 we're extracted from
Durfee and Peck for campaign purposes in
the last Presidential election. Fish and Evans
we're also bled, in addition to what they paid
Marsh.
Bowers's estate, at the time Of his death,
vss valued at from $28, 600 to $50, OOO in
cludink SIS. 900 life insurance policy. The
life insurance was put into the firm Of E. g.
Leonard & Co., and paid to Pendleton, as the
LAWYER of Bowers's widow, now Mrs. Belknap.
The money was paid to the order OF Amanda
Bowers. Leonard paid it to Pendleton, and
got his (Leonard's) notes.
The testimony to-day was cumuia' I've as to
the sale OF post-traderships, but nothing to
connect Belknsp.
Ex-senator Stewart received $1,000 for
his services in the Emma Mine business,
500, 600 of which was a'present to his wife,
The money that be, as surviving partner.
owed to Mrs. Bowers. was paid to George IL
Peudleton, q mutua. friend OF both par.ies
and who was acting as attorney for Mrs.
Bowers. The witness never heard what in
yeetment was made of the money. Hs knew
@. p. Marsh, who at that time was in Cincin-
natl, but had NO connection with the trapsac-
tion. Marsh said he was glad that the widow
oome out SO nicely in her business.
Washington, March 23-In the Spencer
investigation to-day, the Committee admit
ted testlmopy to ehow the fact that two mem
bern Of the Alabama Court House Legislature
exhibited money in their possession, one
Allowing $l25, and the other three one hum
dred dollar bills, but excluded the DECLARE
tions of these members showing that it came
from Spencer. Gov. Pennington, of Dakota,
and Col. Belts, of Utah, have been summoned
The Grand Jury indicted Hallett Kilbourne
fnr contempt of the House Committee. PEN
nlty $1,000 fne and one years confinement.
fierrepont's evidence before the Crooked
Whisky Committee developes nothing new.
Cen. Babcock admitted to him that he gave
publicity to the letter, and defended himself
On the ground that they were trying to drown
him and destroy him, and that he had the
right to defend himself
A better report in relation to Bowers's
estate says: E. G. Leonard, Of Cincinnati,
testified that he was in the hardware business
With the late Mr.. Bowers. The estate of the
deceased was valued ct from $28 600 to $780,
OOO, including life insurance policy OF $l5.-
OOO.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The special COM
nittee appointed to investigate the alleged
outrages ON the Mexican border held full
meeting, and adopted the report previously
prepared BY its chairman, Mr.. Schelicher.
The committee also voted unanimously to re-
mort Joint resolution authorizing and direct
ING the President to send ct once to the Rio
Gfsnde frontier, in addition to the infantry
doing garrison duty there, two full regiments
Of the best cavalry, each regiment to consist
Of twelve companies, and each company of
100 men.
In order to fill these regiments up, Is they
now have only about four hundred men each
he President IL authorized to recruit Q sufi
pient number.
The second section directs the President to |
prder the commander of the United States |
troops ON the border to CROSS the Rio Grande. |
vhenever it il necessary for the purpose Of
uanishing cattle thieves and murderers, and |
stolen property. This joint reso-
luton will be reported to the House in few |
laws. % the committee, by the resolution /
creating it, was authorized to report at any
lime.
Twenty-Five dollars conscience money was
received to-day at the Treasury Department
rom Houston, Texas.