The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-05-05
From the NatiOnal Capital. .
FRoM OuR ConnEsroNpENr.

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Strut Jnrestigdtions-An Outrageous Order
BristoW Siocs his Hand Blaine IN Trouble
Agai,-Gone to Meet C6ljar-HororS qf The
GorerHmlem Insane Asylum IdtieHts Kiched 10
Death - SubOrniRg witnesses - TmPeIchment-
Contesting Every Point - Members Anrious to
get Hone.
WASHINGTON, May I, 1879.
We wrote you In our last letter that Grant aud
his cToni were getting very tired Of the inves
tigatiOus being carried on by the House Com
mittees. As the probe is plunged into the foul
transactions which have disgraced the rule Ot
Grants military despOjism and the Durid
stream of fes,eung corruption becomes a stencil
III tho nOstrals OF the people, tho rOgues who
have been gmity of the wrongs now boing ex
posed are becom ug desperate ard banding to
gethor for mutual protection. The most dam.
nging disclosures have been brought to light by
the investigations of the Committees on Ex
penditures in the various depaI tments and the
RepuDncan lea @ are beginning TO sec that II
this thing is to go on mucl longer and these
committees are allowed to get ut the bottom
facts there will be nothing left OF the party OF
great moral ideas. In view Of this alarming
condition of fairs the + esid Mt called q meet
ing Of the Cabinet on "Wednesday Of last eek,
to devise some meaI 10 counteract the WORK
of the committees and keep the Republican
party Fl Om going co pieces. long and ANXIOUS
consultation was held. BilhtOw hud refused
few days LefJre to produce before one OF the
committees come papers on file in the Treasury
Department, W, Ich the cOmm tee s6ed for, on
the ground (hat the Clerk Of the Committee
was di charged Treasury employee. Grant
caught at the idea as o drowning men catches
NJ n straw and bODlv ns'sted that the Cab net
should take the Gull by the horns aud refuse to
give M pnpers. vouchers aud der5 on III in
the Dupu. tnients v hon asked 1Or by the InVcs-
t,gd ing Committees some "a tie more Inn ii
OI the Pre- ldonps adv Ors objected to this
cOur. o M nkely to have n very al cflec. upon
| puul c sentlmCnt, tut 10 was argued tn G moth.
| lug could have n MOI dlsaatiOu. effect chan tne
exposures being made duy al or day, and that 1t
| was policy 10 Top them ut "li hGzard' aud con.
| hne them to rs h.ultcH range as possible 1t
| was determined therefore mat Grant should Is.
| sue Il premptUry order that no original papers
| should . out OF the Departments to which they
belong and that every OOstaCe should be thrown
| in the way OF the Investigations ordered by the
| House PicuepOnt, the ODscqulOus Attorney
| General, is to denver an opinion TO bolster up
| this outrage and furnish II sucl rickety legal
| Drops AZ Le can devise. BrlstOw. by hls cOnnec-
| non with tins scheme, has advanced his inter.
! ests somewhat with the politicians hut has lost
! immensely W th the lette, ele nent that has
been advocating his claims to the Presidency OH
| account OF his su posed honesty aud integrity.
| Blaine is not yet out Of ms troubles His eX.
| planation Of his Arkansas and Pacific Railroad
| BOud tIansi Ctions made on the floor oi the
| House few days ago was eunninglg gotten up
and II no more disclosures had followed and hIs
faint he night have Ueen entitled u
the verdict Of ,'nOJ proven" bat having
escaped fom the credit MObilier wreck
under yer, suspicious circumstances and witt
the smell O fire ON his garments his vindlca
ton was not so complete in the minds of som'
llaln people as his admirers hasten to assert
There were some matters of iact individuals wht
cOu. d not accept as complete yndlcatiOu MI
]. c. lI9IrisUns statement that he did no
Alf nd ina aIa
as the one who mad received che eG4, 900 from tn
| Union Pacific COmpaE E" lheY thought that Ii
it was net Mr.. Blame IL wasjust as easy for MI
Harrison to say 80, plainly ana distinctly. Ant
now 1t seems that 1t was Blaine, after all. Mr.
Harrison has conc iuded to make n clean breas
of 1t, ana admits That Blaine wus the man. ii
! furnishes documentary proof of his assertio
; and is willing To test fy under oath to the facts
, Poor Blame, his ehUolate explanation Onl
Z makes The matter worse. Tread ligluy an
scription Gone to Meet tolisx." -
Afrightful state Of uff. lrs has been found {
: exist ut The Government Asylum FOR the insan
near this city, RunOrs OF great abuses au
. crueitles practictd upon helpless idiots ana in
beetles wnO were inmates of the asylum ma
| long Oeen rife, bat Dt. Nichols he phvscia
In charge Is an active Repub lean pOLtlcian a Il
: until now he has been abe to slave tf al il
qulry or investigation into the management ,
the institution, He lives IN luxurious style
the asylum keeps six carr iages for MS priyai
, use. gives frequent and costly entertainment
to select pal ties of senator's members of Coz
gress and high officials. wines and dimes a
n the people Of influence mat he cln get hold
! and thus mgratlaJes himself with the pOWe
that be and is allowed TO have full swing m
manage the Asylum as he pleases. He loids
with n SpOlic sway over seven eighb hu
, dreu patients ana empiON eC 8 TO whom hls nod
law aud instantly dlsnlisses any one who DIR,
i to question or find fault with his manag gemen
The testimony before the committee on eXDe
ditures in the Interior Department shows In
aients have been Klcked TO death, frozen
y DEATH almo,t starved TO 0eath ana nearly eat,
. up by vermin. 1t Is said tnat d.. Nichols Is no
y engaged m suDOrnlng witnesses who are
a TESTIFY IN ms behalf, and ali the attendants wi
W refuse 10 follow his dictatlons are prom ptly d
charged 1t Is the purpose of the Committee
swear every witness separately as TO wheth
~ they have been told what TO say in answer
> the questions, and those who are detected
~ avlng ialse testimony will be presented I
peljnrY m the ulstIlct court. Nichols has a
plOyed he Hon. Daniel Voorhees, 10 defend h
Democratic awS er, who have large political
ne huence are IN VI eat demand just now TO defe
the ro@ues who are Oelng brought TO Justice
the Democratic House. they fOLdy hope tl
the House VIII incline more friendly ear
A., their pleas II delivered Though an OrthOd
democratic medium.
M On Tue sday the senate for the third time 10
up the arlces OF lml eachm' mt against Gle
TN Belknap Belknap was present IN person n
among all the crowd that thIOup ed the floor n
Of galleiles none seemed To be in better spnlts
, more indlnerent TO what was passing Than [
:, eNHecretuly. ltei some pre- imnaiy fOrIni
ues were concluded Mr.. Carpenter stated ii
n The counsel for the respondent had conc uded
AK for LOS pOntment on he t1ial nntl
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