The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-18
WASHINGTON.
The Safe burglary Conspiracy,

person prominently connected with the
previous investigation and trial Of the
Harrington safe burglary conspiracy,
stating that the so.Called confessions OF
Nettleship, Cunze and Harrington were
but another chapter in this conspiracy.
The confessions implicate no one Of any
particular prominence. The letter also
states that the only man who could and
would tell the whole story Colonel
Whitley, ex.Chief Of the Treasury Secret
Service J has been run out Of the country
by the District Ring, and is now engaged
in sheep and cattle raising in Mexico.
Several other letters OF similar import
have been received.
SPENCER INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections to-day began the inyestiga-
lion OF the charges brought against Sena-
tor Spencer, Of Alabama that he secur-
ed his election by corrupt means. Spen-
Ger was present with his counsel, Hon.
Matt Carpenter, assisted by Charles E.
Myer, chairman Of one Of the two Repub-
lican State Committees Of Alabama.
Gen. John S. Morgan appeared in be-
half Of the memorialists Of the Alabama
Legislature.
John J. Moulton, Postmaster at Mo:
bile at the time OF Spencers election and
now Deputy Collector OF Internal keve'
nue. ut that point, was examined by Gen.
Morgan especially in reference TO his
testimony given before the Committee OF
the Alabama Legislature last April, in
which he (AloultOn) said money was used
to secure Spencer's election: Morgan
read from the testimony Of the witness
and asked il the answers as printed we're
correct. Moulton, in every instance
where the printed answers contained an
intimation Of his knowledge Of Corrup.
ton, emphatically denied that he had
ever given any such testimony. be
especially denied the statement at
tributed to him in the printed testimony
that he had asked Spencer Tor
$40 900, but said he had requested a loan
Of $1,000 and that subsequently, Spencer
handed him n check for $3.50, which he
lSpenccr) said was all he could spare at
nresent. Witness afterwards repaid this
money. Gen. Morgan then asked witness
Il he had not heard Jerome J. Kinds say
a certain State Senator had been liked.
Carpenter objected to the question on the
ground that no conspiracy had been
shown to exist between Spencer and
Kinds. Morgan reioined that the con-
nection would be established at subse-
ouent stage Of the proceedings. Carpen-
ter's objection was sustained.
The House Committee on Commerce
to-day voted to report adversely on what
il known as the double liability clause
OF Representative Sayler's steamboat bill:
Congressman Dunnell is in receipt ot
intelligence Of the death Of his daughter,
Mrs. Hall, at Leipsic, Germany.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The House Committee on Postotlices
and Post Roads to-day examined VIM.
A. Danford, Of Chicago. He testified that
Sanderson, Of the firm OF Barlow, Sander,
son Il Co., had informed him they PAID
large sums OF money to officers in the
Postoffice Department under Postmaster
General Creswell's administration, to Sc
cure valuable mail contracts BY means
of straw bidding devices. Sanderson
lived with the witness in Kansas City and
they we're intimate friends. sanderson
told him the firm we're bled heavily by
vostofTice officials and that they paid to
one of them not less than 81, 900 per quar-
ter, TO another they had given carriage
and pair Of horses, and to another n
diamond pin worth one thousand dollars.
No names were given by Sanderson In
making these assertions.
The witness said he had seen one oi the
books OF the firm which showed they set
aside considerable proportion OF their
receipts from mail contracts to be devoted
to such payments. Barlow lived in the
East and attended to paying out the
money. The witness said that subse.
quently Sanderson informed him they
had burned their books and suggested
TO him that he had better not remember
what had been told him concerning this
subject.
The committee will next examine the
book.keeper Of Barlow, Sanderson u Co.
The President has recognized Maxam-
Ian Schamberg and Fred. Bechiotsheim
as Consuls OF Austria and Hungary Mt
Pittsburgh and ST. Louis.
WAR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION.
Ex-Governor Campbell, Of Wyoming
now one OF the Assistant Secretaries OF
State was before the Committee on Ex-
penditures in the War Department to-
day, and read dispatch published in the
New York Herald, dated Bismarck, in
Guiding him with others in the sale OF
post traderships, and said he appeared
here voluntarily to deny under oath
every statement concerning him in that
article. He had never in any way di-
rectIy or indirectly been concerned in the
sale Of post tradershipS, or in any bar
gain in any way eflecting post traderships,
and no one for him had been authorized TO
use his name in connection with the sale
or barter OF post traderships. He
said he did not know Of any post traders
having paid money to the Secretary Of
War or 10 any other person for the privi-
legc. He had heard such charges in Wy
oning, but nothing definite, nor could he
say who told him.
g. K. Peck, OF the firm Of Durtee &
Peck, who we're post traders at Forts
sully, Rice, Stevenson and Butort, testi,
fed that the leadership at Fort Bufort
was taken from them and given to A. c.
Leighton. General Hedrick was part
ner Of Leighton. J. W. Vaughn was de-
siguated TO succeed them at Fort Steven
son. The firm was put out, as Mr.. Peck
understood, through 0rville Grant. Jas.
P. Fitz succeeded the firm at Fort Rice.
Fitz, in a conversation with him, at
tributed his appointment TO the fact
that he (FitzJ had been attentive
10 Mr., Tomlinson. an invalid who had
been placed in his care, and brother Of
Mrs, Belknap. Mr.. Athey was appointed
to succeed the firm at Fort sully. Peck
said he had n conversation with the Sec
retary OF War, who told him the appoint
meut had been given to Athey by order
OF President Grant, and that was the
reason why his firm was put out, Athey
had been a clerk for W. {. BabcOck, Sur
yeyor. General Of Kansas and brother
OF General Babcock, late private secre-
tary TO the President. Itwas valuable
most when the firm had it, netting about
$4,000 u wear. The firm entered into
the contract with Athey, who was not
possessed Of any means. W. G. BabcocE
came to see the firm about contract to
employ Athey at the rate OF 81 800 year