The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-22
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
WASHINGTON ITEMS

AsHINGToN, March 2l.-At the solicita
ton of a. NJ. Kennedy, Secretary of the Ma
tional Association of Mexican Veterans
Senator Moxey, OF Texas, with Represen Ca
tive 1hrockmorton, OF that State made al
appeal to Col. Thos. A. Scott and the off
GERS OF the Texas Pacific railroad in bphal
OF the surviving veterans residing in Texa
VINO may desire to visit the Centennial Tx.
! hlbition. The reply was received from
Frank ). Bond, vice. president. that upor
! the notice oflhe members and the time wher
these veterans desired to visit the Centennia
ears should be placed at their disposal free
OF charge; if they cannot come in body 4
certificate of membership signed by the
President of tae Texas Association will Sc
cure them passes over our lines and return,
! The vice-president adds: We fully appre-
ciate the tact that but for the vaior of these
old soldiers the country through which our
line OF Ioad passes would new belong TO a
foreign power; the directors and the Off
GERS OF our company are very glad of this
opportunity of making recognition OF
their services.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Scott Smith,
the CORES pondent of the New York Post.
is at the Bar House and refuses to give his
authority tor the story that Pendleton paid
money to Mrs Bowers.
THE COMMITTEE ON WAR ExIESDITUREs.
Fisher, a post trader at Fort Sill, con-
firms Marsh's story about the royalty paid
hlm Tor the post, but is ignorant of Marsh's
desertion money.
Butler was before the Committee on War
Expenditures. He knew nothing; he had
carried on an investigation on his own pri-
Vate account for his own purposes, and had
his suspicious aroused, but discovered lIoth-
ing tangible
1t is thought strange that Pendleton
should have his fee cut up, and the amount
roc R..i o n1 hX NrC tla
parts, has lett the Committee with the i'm
preston that he knew something which
they had net the shrewdness TO elicit.
Gen. Butler has given confidentially the
names OF cert ain parties who are now in
New Orleans, and who claim to know about
Mrs. Bowers receiving money from Pen
uiet0n.
The Star Says it is generally believed they
are Mrs. Gen. Raddy and Mrs. Gen. Bennett.
Evans, the post trader az Fort Sill. gen
eraily suDstantiates Marsh in that Evans
paid Gen. Rice : 1000 for an introduction to
Gen. Beknap. Rice wanted $1,000.
Ex-senator Stewards evidence to-day is
merely narratiVely and preliminary. He
some OF Lyons statements.
The full Cabinet and three mem bers of
Congress have permission by resolution of
the House TO appear before the grand jury
in real estate pool case. # iat tta-
Edwin Booth realized $4,000 by his
Southern tour, M
Specie.
Assstant-Treasurer Flanders has $300,0
in silver coiu--half dollars and dimes--sent
from San Francisco by order of Secretary
Bristow 1t is expected million will be
sent to this point.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Mr. Gordon
presented the petitions OF Brunswick and
Macon. Ga, for harbor improvement.
A bill for the relief OF the heirs of Gen.
James FL. Carleton, passed
The counting of the electoral vote was re-
sumed, but no action. Executive session
adjourned.
CONFIRMATION.
Jacob Alexander, Postmaster, at Wash
ington, Miss.
The Committee on Foreign Relations re-
ported adversely on Dana, as minister TO
England.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Expenditures of the
Treasury Departm were instructed to in
ouire into the management and disposition
of captured and abandoned property.
A bill regulating the laws OF commerce
and navigation and steamboats, was made
the special order for Tuesday.
The bin authorizing the transfer OF GER
tain cases from the circuit court of the
United States. for the district of Alabama
at Mobile. to the circuit court OF the United
States for the middle and northern districts
of Alabama, at Montgomery aud Hunts
vile passed.
A bill making it penal for officers of the
government to solicit or make contribu-
lions TO elections with amendment inciu-
ding senators aud members of Congress is
pending. The House went into committee
on Judicial Legislative appropriation on
the bin and adjourned.