Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-04
The Freedinen'S Bank.

The Freedmen's Bunk.
A notice OF what happcucd at the cxamiua'
ton of Mr. Murtaugh, Of the Washington Re
publican, before the Congressional COMMITTEE
q Nv engaged in examining the affairs OF the
Freedmen's Savings Bauk, was published in
Yesterdays Gazette. The following are addi-
tional particulars:
The chairman called Mr.. Bradford to take
the chair and administer an oath himself. Bev-
erly B. Douglas WAS thereupon sworn and ex-
amined rs follows:
By Mr. Bradford. @. Have you seen an ar
ticle in the N ationsl Republican rejecting on
your col duct MS chairman of the committee in
the administration or disposition Of any funds OF
the Government A. have in the editorials
of that paper of Friday, the 18th, 1915. saw
this paragraph: "Will Mr.. Double b. Douglass
inform US how much of the money appropriated
to pay the experts who attempted TO examine
the affairs Of shr Freedmen's Bank went into
the pockets Of his constituency? II Mr.. Double
B. Douglass does not know we will simply say
that several o his political supporters, and
among the journalists were the men who sailed
the peoples money appropriated for the ex-
penses of examining the affairs of the Bank"
G. What have you got TO say IN reply to thatl
A. state IN reply to that paragraph that there
rot one word OF truth in the inllmatl"n 1t
contains, charging me with q mlsa?proprlatlon
of the funds appropriated for the expense IT in
vestioating the affairs of the Freedmen's Bank.
| will state further that not ono of my constitl-
ents has received one dollar out Of any such
monies. As to Journalists who are REFERRED to
in it, am wholly unable to say who they are
But before proceed | will state (if he docs MT
know Of the author of the paragraph in question:
that no money has been appropriated on the
expenses of this committee, that one OF the ex-
per:s employed WAS James Watkins, of New
York, who WAS recommended to me by Colonel
James K. O. Berline, one Of the correspondents
of the New York Herald, and who was only
employed after an Intellectual effort previously
made to secure the services of MIR. Edward
Warren of New York, whose skill and tho
rough acquaintance Of books and accounts have
sustained for him national reputation. Wheth-
er Mr.. Watkins had any. connection with any
journal or newspaper l did not know then and
do not know now As TO his politics have
never inquired ar d do not at This moment Know
to which OF the great political parties In the
country he belongs. The other expert was Mr..
}. +. Dyer, gentleman OF TINS city, VINO may
or may not, so far rs know be connerted with
some pape; or o.her, and he was appolnte1 on
the recommendation of Mr.. Lewis Nc kenzle, q
prominent Republican of the city OF Alexis 1drla,
and large nun Der OF other leading business
men of that city, without egard to psrty, ana
his political Opinions were entirely unknown to
me when | first became acquainted with him,
which WAS on his hanGlng me the letter OF intro.
ducton and recommendation referred to. All
the other monies that have been paid by this
committee, and which Is certified TO by the
Clerk of the House Of Representatives, whose
certificate is now before me, has been paid tor
the attendance Of witnesses, and these witnesses
have been summoned without regard to party,
race color or previous condition OF se7vltude.
Every dollar Of it has been id out of the con-
tirgent fund of the House until 1t Wss exhaust
cd, and the remainder of the witnesses Wh1 hold
(myselt
ing the special messenger and watc imam OF the
committee, emain unpaid No money has rs
vet been appropriated for the use Of this com
mttae The experts referred to were d. charged
siter So days work on my motion, and on their
reporting their inability to make any satisfactory
progress in the NO k to which they had been
assigned. The amount paid them, So 3 day,
was fixed by the committee, on the motion OF
MIR. Fsrwell Repu bican member Of the same,
MS the minutes and proceedings of the Commit
tee will show, ard to which the author OF this
paragraph may have access If he desires. :
FIRE AND Loss. OF LIFE.-On Sunday night
last, or just before day on Monday, log cabin
near Port Tobacco Station, owaed by an old
colorcd woman and occupied by a coored man
named Smoot, took fire and was entirely de-
stroycd. Smoot, his wife and two children
we're asleep at the time, aud did not awake
until the burning roof fell in upon them. They
succeeded 10 saving themselves aud one child
the other, an infant Was burned to death.
When found one of the child's legs and arms
were entirely gone. Smoot canuot account Tor
the fire, as he says they left no fire 10 the fire.
place when they retired There was strong
gale Of wind blowing during the entire night.
We learn that one day last week coIored
woman living % the farm Of Mr. Walter
fraukItn, near Centrcvie, went out and left
her child asleep in the cradle, and upon re-
,uruiug found the cradle on fire and the child
severely burned, so much so that It's life is de-
SPARED oi.-P5r Tobacco Independent
IT is curious, says the Nation, to see how
the word quite, the synonyue of 'entireIy,"
after coming into use 10 the sense of very"
(which is however, quite recept" is now
An illustration of this came TO our notice 10
the case OF 40 inventor of new saietylamp
for burning huid, who found he could make no
hat his lamp was quite safe. )"
A special dispatch from Fredericksburg to
the Richmond State says: Messrs. William
I. Bradley and William j. Pitmau got ioto a
difficulty last night when the former struck the
latter Ptmau thereupou drew bis knife AND
cut Bradley about the throat. Both are well
known citizens, and Pitman is small and very
delicate man.
Peter Z. Abel. we'll known citizen OF PhiIa
delphia, aud formerly manager of the Chest,
nut Street Theatre, committed suicide Tues
day night by drowning.