The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-05-13
QUA WASHINGTON LETTER.

FROM OUR REGULAR ooRREsPoNDENT.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
A PECULIAR CLAIM AND PECULIAR CLAIM
few months ago the Western press
published long accounts of the scandalous
transactions of dashing young widow
from Georgia, named Mrs. Annie Wslling-
ford, although she frequently travelled
under variety Of aliases. In these ar
ticles, it was stated that she had been fire.
quently elected from hotels in Chicago
and st. Louis for gross misconduct, and
for non-payment Of board that she had,
by Misrepresentation, succeeded in obtain
ing large sums OF money from admiring
masculine friends and, in fact, that she
had been raising high Jinks and the Devil
generally. Lieut.. Tiffany, son Of Rev.
DIR. Tiffany, formerly pastor Of the Court
Church in Washington, (Dr Newman's,)
and now of New York, figured as one of
her dupes and it was stated that he had
oSth0hy m0AAACO. ~ ally Iotey nc was
soon afterwards sent to the far West,
where he is, at present. The fair widow
now appears as claimant before Congress.
She claims that she is the widow of Capt
D. w. Wallingford, late of the United
States army, and swears that. in the year
1864, she resided in Murray County,
Georgia that she owned large planta-
tiOn that property amounting to S27O,-
$4,000, consisting of live stock, house
hold furniture, &c, was taken from her
plantation by Union troops and finally
that she has always been loyal to the
Government Of the United States. Her
claim was presented in the Senate, on the
18th of December last, and referred to the
Committee on Claims.
TEE DAsHING WIDOW
subsequently caused to be submitted in
the House another petition, embracing
schedule of the property alleged to have
been taken by the army, the aggregate
value of which she set down at S840, 495.-
O0, or $569, $50 90 more than her first es-
innate. In her first estimate she enumer-
Ated 3S8 Dsles Of cotton valued at $500,
10000, and in the second she put the
value of the same number Of bales at
S669, ,OOO.00. 1t does not appear for what
reason the second petition was presented
to the House nor is the sudden and mys-
terious growth Of the claim explained To
prove her loyalty, the fair clai nant sub
mlts the affidavit Of Lieutenant Of the
6Sth New York Volunteers, bearing the
euphonious name of Moritz Won Eutness
Fuersteneck, who was a frequent visitor,
at her house, Of which there can be no
doubt and, to prove that her property
was actually taken, as alleged, several sub
ordinate officers testify that, To their
knowledge, certain of her goods and
chSttels were appropriated by the Union
army. The Committee to which the peti-
tion was referred, reported adversely, and
the fair widow is again in Washington
with additional evidence which she
desires to get before the Senate, through
General Gordon, of Georgia. The Sena-
tor, however, declines to have anything
to do with it. because, in his opinion, the
claim is not valid one, being unsupported
by the evidence of any Of her reputable
neighbors, many Of whom the distinguished
Senator knows. So the probability is that
gentle Annie will never get any satisfac-
ton from Congress The fact that she has
so large a claim against Uncle Sam, how
ever, will be sufficient passport for her
in many Washington boarding houses, un-
til Congress adjourns.
STILL QUARRELLING.
The New York Herald says
"The charges against Blaine, Morton
and Bristow are the unpleasant features Of
the convass We have studied these
charges carefully, and we are surprised
that any of them should have a moments
confederation.
II the Herald writer were to spend q
week in Washington, he would cease to be
surprised at anything one politician might
say Of another He would then know that
these charges are not made because they
are true, or from any desire to bring
guilty men to justice. They are made
simply with q view to affecting public con-
fdence in men who are candidates for
nomination for President. The Democrats
do not make these assaults upon Republi-
can candidates; they are made by Repub-
Democrats recognize the fact that every
blow struck at Blaine, Morton, or Conk-
ling, strengthens Bristow and Hayes, but
does not strengthen the Democratic
party. In each instance, the attack may
be traced back to the Republican sup
pOrters of some rival Republican candi-
date The same thing is true Of Demo
Gratis. The man who stands highest in
that party. the only man whom they
would stand any chance Of electing, Til
den, Of New York, a war Democrat, and
the embodiment of the Administrative
Reform movement IN that party, is every
where spoken of with respect among the
Republicans his only enemies and de-
tractors being Democrats. And 80 it il
with Blaine, Rristow, ct al. The men
who are attempting to destroy any one of
these are, as | have said, Republicans
working in the interest Of some Of the
other candidates, As ! wrote you last
week would be the case, Immediately after
Blaine had finished his explanation Of the
first charges against him, fresh Ones we're
made, coming directly from the friends of
Morton. And, in this connection, may
tell you story which is pretty generally
believed here, to the effect that Morton's
speech indicating himself from the
charges made against him was written BE-
fore the charges were made, and that the