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present one, discovered that portion O
the Pacific Mail million expended 10 brib
cry, went into the hands of the assistant
doorkeerer aud another employee. The
Investigating Committee stated that they
| would recommend no action in their case.
as both had resigned. The assistant door
Keeper was. however. kept on the payroll
during the recess of nine months, and a,
nominated for doorkeeper by William A.
Wheeler, the Republican candidate for
Vice President, who voted for him in com
mon with his Republican colleagues.
WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE COSTS.
The total expenditures Of the White
House from 1857 to 1861, were $2l3,O2s;
the total expenditures for seven years no.
Ter President Grant, were $e4S. 992; ar
nual Republican average, 1851. 2s4: an
nual Democratic average, $50, 257; Re-
publican excess, $6S.O27.
HOW BABcock WAS Aco-ITTED.
The testimony of BIuford Wilson, be-
fere the House Committee, shows tbs the
acqulttal of Gen. Babceck, the President s
private Secretary at St. Louis, was due
almost entirely to the Presidents intesier-
enee The President on one occasion in.
CURED what a certain witness would testi-
y, and was told that he would swear to
having seen money mailed by Joyce to
baocoek. Shortly alter, on the same
day. Babcock called upon Wilson and
asked what this same witness would
testify, showing says Mr.. Wilson 10 IA
letter to Bristow. that his Excellency had
conveyed at once to Bahcock every item of
possible evidence THE point of all this
Is, he adds, that the President questions
me in Babcock's interest" Two DAYS
after Atty Gen. Pierrepont called Oh
" ilson and asked at once what this same
witness would testify to He said he had
been greatly troubled by the President s
| request that circular letter should be
| written to District Attorneys, cautionins
| them against taking the testimony of &C.
complc, He ELECTED to writing the
| letter, but the President insisted, aud the
letter was writteb Pierrepont said that
the letter was not to be made public. but
1t was mae public immediately by Bah
cock counsel, who could only have OBJ
| tanned il tr"m the President. The letter
| alarmed Witnesses everywhere who had
proposed to give States evidence, mas.
much as it left them no hope of immunity.
In other ways the President interfered in
the prosecution. Ee hired G. S. Bell, a
detective, to ascertain the evidence against
Babcock, and at the vital point in the
| prosecution. dismissed Henderson. the
| leading Gnyernnent counsel. Under
| these created blows the case broke down,
and Babcock was acquitted.
| THE FREEDMAN SAVINGS
The total liabilities of the Freedman's
Savings Bank. December 81, 1875, were
S4,003 S75, of which 50, 992. o33 is due TO
the 10000 colorcd depositors. One of the
| causes OF the failure OF the bank was the
extent of defaIcations Ten of these were
found 10 branch banks, and amounted to
| at least $40,LOO. The principal regular
tiles aud frauds were practiced. however,
| at Washington Here the money was not
| stolen directly, but, by meaus of loans on
deprecated securities. Five officers of the
freedman s Bank were connected with the
| hing District Government, an loans were
made on district securl les which could
not be sold for anything near their face
| value. The Bank was founded by a
Republican Congress. administered BY
| Republican officials, and stolen bankrupt
ny Republican thieves. And yet the
Republican party claims t. be the especial
riend Of the negro!
concluded tomorrow.