The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-03
Special to the Chicago Times

| HARVEY MISSING.
| WASHINGTON, May 3l.--liarney, who
| was put to bed at the Arlington drunk and
Boosting on Monday night, fed the town
1 on yesterday, ana today when the commit
| tee convened he was nowhere TO be found.
/ Alter three hours delay, the further inyes-
! tigation was postponed until Harney's
| whereabouts can be aaeertained. Ii seems
| that lie WAS act vInPaniod TO this city by
| gang of New York plug-uglies, gamblers,
| thieves, pickpockets, and rogues III gen.
| cral Fearing, however, that such com.
pany would destroy the main scheme, the
| Bliss conspirators detailed the export
| master of New York, ADram Wakeman.
| the notorious defaulter, TO keep the per.
! jurer sober until his part had been played
| before the committee. Wakeman came
with Harpey, rooined with him at the Ar
| lington, and carried him oil. on yesterday,
in defiance Of the mandate that he should
be OIL hand to continue the examination
| to-day. Frightened by the utter break
down and paipable fabrication OF his story,
the Republicans have in the main disayowed
sympathy with the attempt to credit the
story. In the House most Of them have
taken occasion to visit the dying speaker,
to assure him that nothing but aversion and
contempt for the conspirators are felt by
decent men. Bass and D2nford, however,
TO justify themselves, have entered into col
fusion with certain OF the Daser order OF
journalists to color the testimony and pre-
ttEu W ElNt IL Cituit. ut %NtN WI JOul-
nails which have been thus betrayed by
their correspondents, have promptly dis
credited them, ayowng the fullest faith in
the deeply injured and dying man. 1t is
not unlikely that Bass and Danford, with
one or two Of these shameless newsmen,
may be called upon to explain their part in
tlis atrocious conspiracy not only against
the good name but to the peril OF the life of
an utter guiliess man. Bass and Danford
have proved themselves interruptions,
treacherous knaycs, in their committee
during the winter. They are both men Of
less than mediocre ability. and. lacking
other opportunities, they have striven by
de-picable means of the present sort to re.
commend themselves 10 their party. There
is believed to be evidence enough of their
knavish disregard OF their sworn duties as
members and Judges. to impe ach them be-
fore the House, for besides the iDstigation
oil malignant misrepresentation put forth
at their suggestion and dictation through
the press, IL IL more than probable that
proof positive will be presently on hand to
convict them Of aiding and aDetting this
extraordinary conspiracy, if they did not
originate it. Proofs of Iiarney's plot are
coming TO hand swiftly from New York, re-
yealing his klnship and surroundings, and
his boasts OF way Of stopping Republican
exposure. Letters are pouring in from
New York attesting the foulness OF Ha-ney's
life, and his associates. lie is a regular
visitor at the notorious gambling pace OF
Harry Hill, in Murder Row, Houston street,
New York, where freddy the Hark SMITH
and the outlaws OF New York loaferdom
assembled months ago. he declared that
he could put mp job on the Democrats
that would blow them out OF water. Do
zeus Of people declare that they heard this
foul scoundrel boast in New YORK that
when hi. folks got ready he could stop the
exposure OF Republicans. lie made point
Oh Monday. when examined, that he didn't
10 hat h. h.t a.. talI
WAS confidential. lie was afterward be-
trayed by Col. Elliott's cross-eXsmination
into an admission that he had told the story
frequently, because the Democrats Were
pushing the Republicans so hard in the in
designations. one OF the leading Republi-
cans of the House said to-day that il Kerr
could live it through. the angry rcyul-ion
Of an indignant people would make him
president Another said the assassination
OF Lincoln sanculied his character, and
saved him from the Jealous faint praise OF
party friends and The aspersons OF enc
mies: but this assassination of Kerr, the
pure,t man in public life, would not only
endear him TO the whole people, but give
his party a new lease OF life. 1t is quite
Impossible TO give an idea Of the feeling
aroused by this murderous attempt, feel
ing thar was intensified into speeches.
rage and grief to-day, when the speaker,
pale, nerveless, ghostly, with the seal of
death ON bis blsnched face, tottered up the
steps TO the chair, and compelled himself
by tyrannous effort OF Will alone, 10 pres
iie over the first hour Of the proceedings
His health has been falling yislbly for
weeks. His visit South made but a tenn
porary change. The agony of the pat
few DAYS, with such an ignominy as this at
trbuted TO him, has shaken the man fatally.
He has not slept for week. he Is unable
to at. The doctors have commanded his
instant Withdrawal to IA less rying climate,
.,t,n .ir mi lt fc - oil
health lie refuses peremptorlly. lie asks
only to finish the calumny and leave no YES
tiee, and not till then will he obey his adj
yisers. 1t was proposed on saturday by
his friends that the examination OF the
ease be postponed until his health improve.
No: he would not hearo it. twas urged,
then, that he could not entrust himself to
the Clymer committee since there was but
one Democrat left on il, blackburn and
| Robbins, the two, with Clymer, forming the
| majority, having gone on, one To his home
and the other to New Orleans. NO." said
Kerr, 81 will take the ease TO any body of
men, enemies or not, and show them so
eOnclusiyely the unutterable 1alseness OF
| this base attempt, that men will wonder
| how il could be listened to with patience.
So Kerr, IL must be remembered, is in the
| hands of Bass and DantoTd, two of the
| lowest specimens of partisan baseness to be
| found in the House. Last night and to-day
| the speakers rooms at Wizards and at the
| House, were thronged with public men OF
| both parties expressing confidence and SYM
pathy. Among other callers were Secretary
| Bristow and wife, Gen. Sherman, and high
| digpataries of all branches of the govern
! ment. by mail and telegraph there is
| something Hike ton Of sympathetic and re-
| assuring messages. 1t has required the
| strongest efforts of some of Kerr's more
| moderate friends, to prevent some rash hot
| heads from numbering the periured sooun-
| drel. Indeed, some among the more pru-
| dent aver that the villain should never have
been permitted to leave the committee
room with the perjury on his lips. 1t was
| freely discussed to-day, this subject, and
there was general agreement that there
must be one eX ample OF this sort to check
the rush OF perjury seen here this session.
Until this is done, they claiia no public
man Is safe from reckless adventures.
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