Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05

to the front as the champion jobber
in post-traderships. For a firm of
brothers Of the name Of Leighton he
obtained appointments to three posts,
and, without putting in any capital,
he enjoyed a third interest in each.
Under this corrupt compact Hedrick
drew some $4,000, and under sim
liar agreement with one Reynolds, at
Camp Supply, he is said to have
drawn the monstrous profit of $55, 600
a year for two years. This latter state
ment, however, is given on second
hand testimony only. Gen. Hedrick
is said to be an intimate friend of
Gen. BellSnap, and il may fairly be
concluded that he did not have the
dispensing of so much valuable pat
ronagc without sharing it with some
body.-N. \. Times.
We are preparing to hold fast the
hair on our head, and fully disencum-
Der our chest that we may be pre-
pared the best possible to draw
breath, for the Lord only knows what
next may come. Upon the basis of
the above statement from the Times,
the Generals neighbors here, and es-
pecially his bankers, will be dumb
founded to know of these princely
gains, and what in the name of Heav-
en- the General has done with them.
We now look anxiously to hear that
General II. has been lavishing some
costly presents upon Mrs. Bclknap.
General Hedrick had been called to
Washington in connection with some
important business in regard to in
ternal revenue affairs, and was there
when the disclosures were made
against Belknap. He, in common
with everybody else, was over
whelmed as it were, with the story !;
especially was he, since most inti-
mate friendship had arisen in 1862 be-
tween Bclknap and General Hedrick,
continuing during tho rebellion,
while field officers of the same regi-
ment, and still maintained after their
return home.
General H., while in Washington,
felt that his old wound threatened an
other eruption, and he started home
a day or two after the Belknap scan
dal. He arrived here sick, and so
remained until he left last week for
Washington in obedience to sum
mons to appear there and testify.
When he left, his wound was still dis
charging, and he went contrary to the
advice Of his physician. Suffering as
he was while here, we never had a
full conference with him, further than
that we were assured there could be no
just fault found with any transaction
Of his, but that he expected to be the
object of most infamous SANDER. He
did not see how he could avoid it,
and thought he could do no better
than to await the investigation, which
alone, in the end, could be his effect
i've defense. From Simeon CLANCY,
who returned from Washington yes
terday, we learn that the report that
one of the Leighton's testified that
General Hedrick drew out of their
concern $25. 600 ut one time, is totally
false. What the witness James Leigh
ton said, was "thai he Leightom put
into the concern, with his brother, A.
c. Leighton, $4,000, and when he
withdrew. which was some time ago,
he drew out $4,000" From this
statement was tortured the story of
Gen. Hedrick's having received $25,
600. As to Camp Supply and $4,000,
Gen. Hcdrick had no more to do with
it, and is as ignorant of il as any Hot
tentot in South Africa.
We have been anxious to await the
full testimony of Gen. Uedrick, the
Lriehtons and -everyhod,, else and
let Gen. Hedrick make his own de-
fense, but we have felt constrained
to say this much because many might
wonder that we said nothing while
these reports were travelling over the
country. We confess that we are as
founded at the enormity of the false
hoods published. We have received
no word from the General since he
left, save to hear from Clancy that
after the General arrived in Washing
ton his wound was so irritatcd by
travelling that he was confined to his
room for three days, but that when he
left there late last week. the General
was better, and was up and around
We expect him home probably the
last of this week.
Since writing the above we have
received a brief letter from A. C.
Leighton, confirming what we have
said above about his own and hi;
brother James testimony, and stating
that the falsification OF their testimony
as published in the papers was out.
rageous. His letter was written from
Baltimore, and he closes as follows
"The only object Mr.. Clymer had in
view seemed to be to show that
chad bought the appointment from
seen. Hcdrick. lie is the only man
they seem to be after. l shall &C
before the committee with james
and ask to have our testimony read
"and corrected publicly. If they
"refuse, l shall publish an affidavit
"giying the facts in the case"
1t seems that their testimony wa.
taken with closed doors. We have M
doubt but that the crooked whisky
interest will follow General Hedricl
with all the venom possible, and tina
through this interest ard the Democ
racy which, as a rule are synonymous
these outlandish falschoods are giveI
to the public.
GOVERNOR ADELBERT AMEs, of Mis-
sissippi, on the Goth inst, communi
Gated to the House of Representative
of that State that he had long con
templated the resignation of his office
but that articles of Impeachment hav
ing been presented against him, he ha.
felt that he could not resign to res
under an imputation upon his officia
honor and integrity, and concludes b,