The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-22
WASHINGTON.
New Orleans Custom House
Frauds-Public Money Used for
Election PURPOSES,

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Commit
lee on Federal Officers in Louisiana to
day continued the examination Of G. W
Ferguson. lie said that in September
and October, 1872, General Sypher, cx
member Of Congress, gave bundle oI
pay.rOllS. and asked the witness to Sigr
them with any name he chose. lie filled
up'and signed about fifty or sixty OF these
vouchers and returned them TO Sypher
who took them away and returned with
q package OF money, paying the witness
q salary OF ninety dollors, and giving him
some money to give to others whose
names he had signed. The money, said
the witness, was not his salary, for he was
not then in,the custom house. He was a
political striker. Sypher gave witness
money for eight or ten persons. The
vouchers were in blank when signed and
the amounts were all put in aitcrward.
The committee will meet in New Or
leans on the 18th inst.
The money was paid for election pur-
poses. The parties were Democrats and
Liberal Republicans, and they were ex-
pected to support the ticket bearing Sy-
piers own. IIe understood ii was drawn
from the custom House, owing to Sypher's
having the rolls made out, taking them
away and returning with the money.
A telegram from Collector Casey said
that the records Of his office show that
McCarty imported l,45,0OO cigars in
March, 1875, and paid the duty, instead
Of importing l4O, 900 and paying duty on
1000, according the testimony Of Fergu.
son. McCarty telegraphed the committee
to the same effect as Casey.
Jose Domingo, OF New Orleans, teIe-
graphed contradiction OF FergusOn's tes-
timony relating to cigars, and another
telegram was received from J. Massoch
pronouncing the testimony, 80 far as he
was concerned, absolutely and malicious
ly false.
Ferguson answered that the statements
in the dispatches were false. 1t tcouldnot
be expected that these men would ac-
knowledge their connection with any
fraudulent importing.
The witness was asked il any one had
questioned him about his testimony given
Yesterday, and he said that some one came
10 him and told him that ex-senator Car
penter wanted to see him, and he went to
see him last night. Carpenter asked him
il his statement about Dillingham; was
true, and witness said it was. Carpenter
said il it was, then he would wash his
hands clean Of Dillingham;. Witness told
a story OF other and similar cigar frauds,
and the committee adjourned.
FITZHUGH.
The Committee on Rules have agreed
to report that Fitzhugh is an improper
person TO be Doorkeeper OF, the House,
and will recommend that the Offices Of
Sergennt-at-Arms and DOorkeePer be con-
sOlidated.
NOMINATIONS RY THE PRESIDENT.
The President made the following NOM
nations to-day: John +. Sherman, jr.,
Unitcd States Marshal for New Mexico;
Merritt c. Page, United States Attorney
for Montana; Charles L. Mayer, United
States Attorney for the northern and
middle districts Of Alabama, and Wm.
Rowland, Postmaster at Negarra, Michi-
gan, and T. Bedford at Seward, Nebraska.
NEW EVIDENCE IN THE EMMA MINE CASE.
The House Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs to-day received letter from Cheese
brough, OF London, in which, replying to
certain inquiries cabled by tlecommittee
ten days ago, he states that he left Paris
in December, 1872, and went to London
at the request OF General schenck, to
look after the latter's stock interests, and
while in London he received dispatch
from General Schenck authorizing the
sales OF 1000 shares of the Emma Mine
stock for Schenck, which telegram he
took to the Generals bankers, Jay Cooke,
McCulloch II Co. In view Of these state
mcnts, which are directly contradictory to
part OF General Schenck's testimony, the
committee will delay their report to al.
ford the General an opportunity to reap
pear next Monday.