The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-03

nations OF Green B. Raum, OF illinois,
as Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
vice Pratt, resigned, and G. R. Andrews
as D. s. Attorney for the Eastern District
Of Tennessee. 1
THE WHISKY PROSECUTIONS.
The subcommittee on whisky frauds
this afternoon examined Col. A. B. Gard
ner, stationed at West Point as Profes.
sor Of Law in the academy. The atten.
tion Of witness was called to an extract
from Wilson's teatim ony touching Bah.
cocks alleged losses on Black Friday, and
creating Col. Gardner subsequ uently Judge
Advocate Of the military court Of inqui.
ry at Chicago. His transfer, witness said,
was In the recruiting service in New
York in the winter Of 1858 and 1859,
when as a matter Of politeness he attend.
ed to real estate transactions for Colonel
Babcock. Witness did not think that he
had any letter or communication from
him for three or four years before
the Babcock court Of inquiry last
year, Gen. Butterfeld having knowledge
Of real estate, had furnished such inform
alton to officers Of the army as enabled
them to,inyest in Il. In 1869 President
Grant came to New York, Babcock ac-
companying him. The witness then re-
lated the circumstances Of Col. Babcock
buying piece Of property offered him
for 81, 800, witness acting as trustee, as he
had for other army Offices in real estate
transactions, but receiving no compensa.
tion. When Col. Babcock paid for the
property a deed was given him, and he
afterwards disposed Of the property to
Mr.. Holmes. The property was original
ly owned by John Rogers. It was not
convenient for Gen, ButterGeld TO pur-
chase the property, SO he mentioned it to
Col. Babcock, with the results men,
toned. Liz. .r,. ~.
The witness said that on the 18th Of Feb.
1869, the first payment on the property
(S500), was made by Gen. Butterteld for
Col. Babcock. 1t was at Butterfield's re-
quest. The property was first decided to
the witness, not as trustee but absolutely;
but 1t was afterwards decided to Babcock
by him. he was attending to some busi-
ness for General Porter at the time that
the gentleman having purchased two lots
in the same locality rs Babcock's proper
ty was.
Representative Cochrane asked witness:
Do you know whether Babcock ever paid
dollar for the property? Answer-Not
Of my own knowlege.
@. Did you negotiate q mortgage on
the property with the bank? A. General
Butterheld negotiated with the bank for
$4,000.
Witness, Ill further answer TO ques-
tions, said that the property was pur-
chased with the understanding that Bab-
cock should have 1t. Most Of the arrange
ments were made by General Butterfield,
with whom witness was on duty at the
time. u
Representative Glover interrupted the
witness about the property purchased by
Gen. Porter. It appears that the first
payment was $3.50, which he thought
came by check from Gen. Butteriield,
as did the other payment OF s., 100. !.
The question was asked the witness, If
he could say that either Porter or Bab-
cock paid one copper. Witness answer
ed that he had knowledge derived from
a memorandum, which stated that they
had sent draft to Butterfeld for $4,000.
Witness was reminded by Representa-
tive Glover that he had said he was not
we'll enough acquainted with Babcock and
Porter to have drafts sent by them to
him, and he was asked how, in view Of
these statements, witness was entrusted
with those real estate transactions. The
witness avowed that he was we'll known
| in the army, and that the entire trans
action without the ordinary safeguards
was based on the confidence which Porter
and Babcock had in him as an officer and
gentleman. Being closely interrogated
as to how But.erfsld became mixed up
all tho time in the transactions, witness
said that Butterfeld was personal friend
OF those gentlemen and was desirous OF
doing them kindness, and therefore as
sisted them in making the purchases,
Alex. P. Tilton, formerly Supervisor OF
Internal Revenue, testified as to the seiz-
ures Of certain distillerics In Chicago,
and the question ofgranting immunity to
those implicated in frauds who should
testify. There was nothing new in his
evidence.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Senator Boutwell, reported a bill to-day
for Select Committee on Civil Service,
providing that on and after date, which
Is left blank, the existing pension agen-
cies shall be discontinued, and all the du-
ties imposed by law or the regulations on
tho several pension agents shall thereat-
ter be performed by the Treasurer OF the
United States at Washington. The bill
further provides that 10 facilitate the
payment Of pensions, the Treasurer may
designate suficient number Of clerks
to sign the checks for him, and the checks
thus signed shall be paid by the officers
Of the banks on which they are drawn.
i EXPULSION AENuLLED.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections to-day, in reporting on the
petition Of the heirs Of tho late Senator
Sebastian, Of Arkansas, say that they find
from unquestionable evidence that the
charges OF disloyalty and conspiracy
against the government on which the
Senate resolution Of July II, 1861, ex-
pelliug him and nine others, was based,
were, Ss regards Sebastian, merely mat
ter OF suspicion and inference, and wholly
unfounded as to fact, except as to his ab.
sence during the preceding seven days,
which Is proved to have been unayoida-
BILE, and was not Of itself an expulsory
offense. They find also that he was an
earnest opponent Of secession and re;
mained devotedly loyal TO the United
States during his entire lifetime. As a
partial reparation for the injury done
lhim, they therefore recommend the an.
nulment OF his expulsion and provide for
the payment Of his salary for the balance
Of his term.
The report OF the impeachment trial
was made 10 the House to-day by Mr..
Lord, on behalf Of the managers.
ORDERED TO PAY OUT a1vER. d.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has In
structed the various sub.treasury officers
Of the country to pay out silver coin in
exchange for legal'tender uoteS in the or
dinary disbursements OF the government.
WILSON NAeAINTETIFIED.
Ex.solicitor Of the Treasury Bluford