, 1876-04-24
NOTES AND NEWS.

NOTES AND NEWS.
HoRE DISGUSTING INFORMATION.
Special D1sud&eh to TIE Chfeaoo TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 21.--Tho House
Printing Committee, which ban been inSossi-
eating Congregational Psintar Clapp since the
esaaion began, will maho itn report tbla week.
It wilt, II Ia understood 6nd against him, frat.
inesficcncy; second, general ualadminlatfa.ion;
third. misuse Of public funds. Tho testimony
lnte'y takcn has been very damaging. Tho Printer
has mixed Tho public money With bis rr ivato
account, has failed to return public nonoyB 10
by law required, has mover kept a caah.book
until Tho inveh.igattou began, when ono Was
msds to order And tho balances forced, has In
many iostances fatod to debit himself with pub.
lio property sold. and by the accounts mich he
admits ls greatly IN hrrehrs to the Government.
Hairy Ctapp, aon Of tho Printer, has, It ts ssid,
admitted to tho Committee thaI tho ofllco is in
debt to.tha Government for mondy tQken, but
has promised that it shall bs immediately No.
stored.
TIE MEXICAN BonpER.
Tho 6ocresafy Of tho Navy, in Wow Of tho un-
certain condition OF atIaif8 On the Mexican
border, has sent all tho available naval force
now u Hampton Roads to tho iho nrsnae With
lset cousisls Of the Hartford, eighteen guns
Bwatara. eight guns Marion, eight guns and
shaunut. thyoo euns. Theas vcasels will CO.
operate NTH tho gun.hoat specially constructed
land foroen Con, Sherman rnay order to the
border. The general Instructions lsauod
to both cur naval aud army Of
1c!als Is 70 protect tho frontier
aud to not alioW tue Mexican revolutiontbts to
lcyy forced !onnd upon the American rcsdents
Of Mexican border towns. 1t IL believed that
our Government has perfect understanding
with the Lordo Government upon tho subject.
Something Beetna to ba the matter NTH tho
Navy Department accounts.
TOO MANY SLIPS Du1LT LAST NOVEMBER
It Ia snid that thero nro many naval otlicera who
have not been pnid ainco July last, and whone
wiyes hnve boon driyou to che phunbroheta With
their tr'nIseta, and to tho nuctoneor With tleir
master at the Navy-Yard here, II ts said, received
only 4alf the amount Of hts requsstion.
TIE PosT-oFr1cK APPROPRIATION UttL1
which will probably bo reported Tomorrow. Ap.
propracs about $685. 000, ,U10, which Is q, 600, 600
loss than last yohr.
TnEyon ~. rArE
will iunbttesa be compelled to answer the ques-
tion asked By tho 8etienck Investigating Com
nittee =. 10 tha amoun: realized b1 himself cut e,
OF the Emma Mine. Tho committee deem tie
answer Of great impo.tance.}5
cAuLF1ELp ANp nn1sToE.
Tho assumption n Caul6ald's lottor to tho
Secretary Of tho Treasury that tho lastor had
definite information Of the order Of the Commit
founded IN fact. Nothing in regard to tho mat
tor rcacaeu Tho Secretary TINT ho nnderftood to
be from tho Committee or that hs felE Al hbsEty
to treat as cmanasiug from It.
TIE ALAsKAN INVESTIGATION.
The Sub Committee of the Wnyn and Meaus
Committee will rcsune on Monday lilo contidsr.
alton OF tue Alaska fur.bcal question. This In
vestigAtion has been auspcndod for some time.
in tho hope that San FIaucsco wftneEs named
Gouldlug, who had informed tho Comnit.ee
thar ha hNd {nrottant farfQ tn communicate, a.,
would present himself. Tho COMMITTEE tccltn-
cd to subpoena him bocausa they wero not MILL
ing to pay hts expcnses across llo contlnent 10.
fore tley know whether his information would
uilt probably be a6roed upon at oncc. aud
will declare that no violations Of law or corrupt
prao-t tices have Gnon discovered.
THE HOUSE pooRKHEFER.
4 number Of ht}idAyit6 and other papers arc
soon to be published aetsng forth that Col. Fltz-
hugh, Dooskoepar Of the liouse Of lteprosont-
atiyes, waa once indicted for arson. F.zhuEh'a
friends. in anticipation Of thsse charges. hare
made tho following statement: Col! Fi!zhugha
ho,e! waH, burned es Grab Orchard. Ky. lsst
masked men fow n:Eht'a hftsr. arresto.l
nogro boy employed about tho piaco.
took him 10 trco. hung him up
thrcs timer, and with pistol to AIs head forced
posed. that tbs boy had burned the house, as'
sstod thsroat by tho tWo sous Of Col. Fitzhugn,
+ woll-known snd respected young gont!ouen.
They a1restcd the boy, and ln tho tEia! which
onaued tha cass sgaiust Col. Fiszhngh WAS "a
tl,1n 90 absurd, and 10 rasoA'fy that vord.oe In
his favor wsB rendered by tho jury without leay.
ing their seats. Tho boy aubsoquentl,
Obtained Judgment against Jono., The
crooled .parsnor Of Col; Fsshugh, and
| $500 da,uhges, Jonea boiuE Tho ring
leador Of the mob, aud tho boY proving h!e
| own aihI aud that Of tho sons Of tbs Colonel By
| tho moa& reputable Wisnasaos, on The night oi
tho fire.
[1o hs Assarf1te& PT<sal
OPEN Doors.
WARRINGTON, D. O., April 23.-A resolution
| has boon prepared by Republican unanbet oi
| tho House to DO offered Tomorrow, proposing
! that tho Investigations now In p1ogtoss shall hs
! coaduced With open doors.
DoNh rATT,
| not feeling satisfied with tho published repor
| OF bis Testimony gtVhu in tho Cowlss-HIegt
cAse, furnishes the folio wing,
Thia IL precisely What Testified to In ths coves bust
ns4s: clossd II follows: "Th!s 10 III / know aboa
| CoWtea to appear for him In procuring contract
Altar becoming diaoonsnttd with Treatment Ant
Alattned II What bslsysd . frauduent expenditure
| Of money, withdrew, I notahsd ths Secretary O
aais, that ! might hAvs Fecosl and lcoas!ds1ed
| my duty 70 uoufy Ar. Garfield" This IL III that
did. naYsr ha1s fntsrfttsd IN ths suslt since on
wsy the other. nsyaE hAvs thrown straw tn th
wa} OF Cowles, Of mAds any d&tnaad On him dsEsau;
| or indirectly.
THE SECRET SERVICE FUND.