The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-08
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

| WASHINGTON, April 7-Babcock in his
evidence states that he saw Bell at head
/ quarters seeking em poyment as a detective:
| heard of him next when Luckey returned
! from st. Louis, and sent for him got much
Information from Bell, which. at the sug-
! gestion of Babcock's counsel, Bel reduced
to an affidavit, He gave Bell about one
hundred dollars.
Thos. b. Connery, in charge of the y. Y.
| Herald, was bef're Clymer's Committee, on
| the subject of Bells testimony He knew
| Bell; had "A conversation with him, but de-
| cllned to answer any questions until he had
consulted Mr.. Bennett, for which purpose
the Committee gave him leave of absence
until Tuesday,
Two hundred and twcnty-SeVen thousand
dollars were expended in furnishing the
! New Ork pOStotfce in violation of the law
and the subject Is under investigation by
the subcommittee on appropriations, who
have charge al the deficiency bill.
WAsHINGroN. April 7.-Postmaster Coch-
rane, of Selma, is before the Committee on
! Elections and Privileges. He repeats his
story made before the Alabama Commits
! sion, saying that there was no bargain be-
| tween him and Spencer. He has 40 recol-
lection OF the conversation between himself
and armstrong, TO which Armstrong swOre
! W IN. h. Chandler Is conducting the defense.
Purman is quoted as stating before the
|
his election cost him six thousand dollars
and he was going to get Some OF it back
! Some old fellow wanted a cadetShip for his
son, and If he got it he would have to pay
! for it..
Blumenthall is reported to have said that
! he had paid six thousand dollars, good
money.
The Foreign Committee have not decided
whether to cOnf1ne the investigation of the
Emma Mine To Schenck's connection with
| it or not; in the meanwhile, Peck's testi-
mony regarding its value is progressing.
Jewell, Bristow and Roheson were absent
| from the Cabinet
In the Spencer investigation, NJ. q. Con-
dor testified that he knew OF no corrupt
practices in the election of Spencer.
H. r. Meyers testified, against Spencer's
wish, that he knew OF ne corrupt practices
to secure Spencer's election. The case was
then closed. and the Committee allowed two
| weeks t" prepare written argument.
In the PostOtlice investigation, notes were
! introduced showing that Sawyer had paid
VIM. II. Farrer $4,000 ON the 10th OF June,
! 1873, and j. j. Kinds, $500 with draft in
| Sawyer's handwriting, and that this was
only half of what the Kinds party got from
the Ell Paso stage.
| The Sergeant-at Arms of the Senate
served a writ on Belknap, who was cheerful
and talkative, and said that only one side
had been heard.
HOUSE.
Private bill day.
The Committee OH Military a fairs offered
a bill to allow Gen. Godfrey Weiizel to ac-
cept the office of Trustee OF the Cincinnati
Southern r. Il. Co., provided that it does
not interfere with the performance of his
duties in the army. Alter good deal OF
discussion, the bin was rejected-yeas 80
nays l2S
The Sub Committee on Naval Affairs was
ordered to proceed to Philadelphia to in
quire about the alleged frauds in the Phila-
lphia and Leaguere Island Navy.
Forty private bills were passed, including
one relative to the widow OF Gen. Lowell
Rousseau, and another granting the right
of way to the Hot Springs Railroad oven
the Hot Springs Reservation.
Debate only Tomorrow. Adjourned.
The Sergeant-at- Arms of the House sent
a note to the warden OF the Jail, ordering
him TO furnish Hallett Kilbourne meals at
cost not to exceed one dollar per day, anq
charge the same to the House OF RepresGn-
tatiyes.
River News
WASHINGTON, April AT Dubuque th'
= river has risen inches; at Davenport, IN
ches at Keokuk, inches At Cairo am
ST. Louis it has fallen / inch The Rec
river has fallen inches at Shreveport. Ih
: Cumberland has fallen 4 inches at Nash
Vile. At Evansville, the Ohio has tallel
: IA inches, at Pittsburg, inches, and a
Cincinnati 20 inches.
Probabilities
WASHINGTON April For the Easter
Gulf States, falling followed by rising ba
rometer, northeast and variable wind:
cooler, cloudy and rainy weather.
For the Western Gull States, northeast
northwest winds, falling barometer, station
ary TEN perature, cloudy and rainy weather
clearing in the western poltio
The Mississippi will continue above tn
danger line from Cairo to Vicksburg.
Another Fall in Crooked.
/ NEW YORK, April THE grand jury al
investigating the transactions OF the laf2
! whisky and rectifyng establishments IN th
State The indictments will astonlsh bus
~ ness circles here.
The Emperor OF Brazil