Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-12
CORRUPTION.
A Charge Against BlOOdy-Shirt Blaine
that Calls for Immediate Invest.
igatiOn.
BabcOck's Case Again-AnOther Sad
Case All the Way from Texas
General MeigS Again.


INDIANAPOLIS, April 1.-The Sen
ti7leL OF this morning asserts that J. G.
s. Harrison, prominent banker Of this
city and for plumber Of years govern
ment director in the Union Pacific road
is in possession Of facts inculpstiug Ex-
Speaker Blaine in receiving sixty.fOur
thousand dollars previous to 1872, from
the Union Pacific railroad, for
which, worthless Arkansas bonds
were deposited as security, and
that Mr. Harrison had endeavored to
procure an investigation by q committee
Of the directors, but was prevented on
the ground that such action would be
detrimental to Mr.. Blslne's political
prospects,. Since the publication Of the
above Mr.. Harrison has been asked for
statement of the facts, but declines to
say more than that if brought before q
congressional committee he will tell all
he knows about it without conceslment.
BabeOck's Case Again.
New YORK, April IA Washington
special to the F0St says Colonel Broad
head was before the sub: judiciary COM
mittee to-day, and was examined in
reference to any possible inside history
of the trial of Babcock, He said that
before the trial information was brought
to him two Of the detectives en-
ployed in the safe-burglary case were in
st. Louis, employed by Bsbcock to
steal evidence out OF the district-attor-
ney's off 20, but their plan was discov-
cred. Whereupon they left the city. They
had been paid two hundred dollars each
for their expenses by Babcock's friends;
Broadhead then told the committee
how the prosecution ascertained the
history OF Gill, the letter carrier in con.
nectiOn with the case. The letter was
procured at witness by Parker, collector
OF Colorado Territory, after consultation
with Joycs. The prosecution were
afraid to put Parker on the stand, for
fear that his testimony would be in the
interest Of Babc0ck.
General Meigs Wants Half All the Time.
ST. Louis, April 1.-THE Times has
interviewed Captain Joseph Labarge,
an old and weil-knOWn steambOatman,
in which he is represented as stating
that some time ago he transported
freight on the upper Missouri river for
the government, the bill for which
amounted to fourteen hundred dollars.
The account was approved by Colonel
EastOn, quartermaster, and sent to
Washington, with Lsbarge's receipt in
full attached. Shortly afterward La
barge received a letter from General
Meigs that his account was dissllowedr
subsequently General John MDonald
called on Labarge and asked him what
he would give to have the account col
lected and, offered to collect it for half
its amount. Lsbarge agreed to this,
and in q few days M'DOnald called
again and paid him seven hundred dol
Iara. On another occasion LabaTge sent
al account to Washington for six hun
dred and fifty dollars, and received
word in reply: "rske half or nothing"
Labarge wrote to Senator Bogy abont
the matter, asking him to look into it
for him, and Bogy replied, advising him
to take what he could get.
Another Sad Case.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE COM
mittee on military affairs continued the
investigation of General BOughtOn to-
day. General Boughton testified in his
own behalf, explaining the charges
against him, which he supposed were
made for blackmsiling purposes, as he
was approached by General Bridgland's
clerk, who proposed to drop sll cases
against him, and others indicted with
him for the Esnm Of ten thou
sand dollars. The clerk afterward
reduced his figures to seven thousand,
and ssain to five thousand, all Of which
offers were rejected. Finding that he
wss illegally indicted, and believing
that the same men that got him indict-
ed would continue to persecute him, he
did offer to comprsmise the matter.
Mr.. Moore, special agent Of the treas
ury department, testified that Bridge
land had been indicted in Texas, and
that he (Moore) had discovered irregu-
lsrities on Bridgeland's part.
Bridgeland will be heard tomorrow.