Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-22
EASTERN OISPATC HE'S.
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SPECIAL. TO THE DAILY Ei.
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New York, April 20.
The World publishes the following,
under immense headlines: Important
and trustworthy evidence, directly i'm
plicating the President of the United
States ! an illegal and corrupt use of
public money, was taken before the
Committee on the Department OF jus
tice, and come from no less a person
than an ex member OF his caliurt, ex-
Attorney General Geo. IL. Williams,
who, in fact, shields his illegal con-
duct behind the written order of the
President. In a word it involves the
payment out of the Secret Service Fund,
Ivy order OF Grant. of $4,000 to aid in
carrying the elections in the city OF
New York in the years 1871, 1872 and
1875. All of the money was paid TO the
notorious John L. Davenport, who was
Chief supervisor under the Enforce
ment Act. but who does not receipt for
it in asingle instance a. an officer of the
Government, but simply as John l..
Davenport. In one instance he merely
gives his " due bill for the payment
made TO him in hi~ official cap .cilv.
Attorney General Williams says he
was first called upon I" paw Davenport
Sc, 600 in 1871. He hesitated 10 Use the
public MONEY sa, and called upon the
President, VINO after a brief conve~sa-
ton, ordered its. payment by a written
order. In the fall of 1872, when the
last presidential election vas held,
s2p. 600 was ordered tn be paid Daven-
por /; the Attorney General te>tifying
that in each instance lie received the
verbal order OF the President before
turning over the money. Last fall
81, 600 more was paid, when Williams
half demonstrated. In 1877 when
Grant RAJ against Greeley, the Presi
dent said Davenport is engaged in u
great work up there. He must have
the money" When pressed by the
COMMITTEES investigating the corrupt
and Illegal Use of this fund, the Attor-
ney General evaded and lodged, and
seemed reluctant Ia tell, though not
willing afIer all 10 protect the Pres
ident. This corruption fund was paid
on tae order of The President To White
lv, and 10y the latter to Davenport.
Whitley produced to day to the com
D~aveupert's voucher for every
cent, and Williams corroborated him
in that and in other respects.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
In regard to the testimony of White
ly and ex-Attorney General William 6
before the Commiuee IN Expenditures
in the department of Justice yesterday.
Williams, in conversation TODAY. said;
ain 1877 the President amei me af;sr
his return from Il tripto New York and
said he bad examined the work of
Davenport N preparing a Pc rfectly ac-
curate list OF voters in New York, ard
that he was deeply impressed with its
inp0rtance; that when the list was
mpleted it would be an eifectual pre-
vcntive of fraudulent voting; that tine
OK pense of making the list wa> great,
and that he wished | would assist Dav-
export by paying out of such funds as
could properly be used sue sums of
money as would insure the competitor
of this important work. Accordingly
/ did pay Davenport, with he express
understanding that the money was to
be used for no other purpose than that
of completing this registration, in all
about S35 coo, running through a pc
Rod of nearly five years, from 1871 to
1875. / had authority, under existing
statutes, to pay money to prevent fraud
at elections, and the work done by
Davenport has been a saving To the
Government of many thousand dol
lars. Davenport can properly show
where every dollar Of the S35. 200 was
ak pended. He has been summoned
and will no donbt explain matters sat
isfactorily. There was nothing ron
in this transaction, and the President
will not hesitate to say that he directed
the money t. he paid to Davenport
for the purpose l have explained. The
records OF the Department show that
the payment to Davenport began I'M
der Attorney General Alderman, my
predecessor, who had authority under
existing laws to make such payments.
GALVESTON, April 20.
The Neps this morning contains the
following special from San Anlonio:
Monday, General Ord, commanding
the department OF Texas, received a
telegram from the commanding off,
GER at Fort Mcintosh to the effect that
forced contributions had been levied on
American citizens at New Laredo by
the revolutionists, and that If Ameri-
cans persisted in a refusal to pay the As.
sessments they would be sold out aud
double the amount taken. Americans
had appealed to our commercial agent
for protection by troop. He insisted
that he had no troops, and no aulhori-
ty if he had troops, his instructions be.
ing to maintain a neutral policy. Gen.
Ord has asked the Washington author
tiles. if in case he should send q lsrge
force to Fort Mcintosh and the Ameri-
can citizens were in danger Of being
murdered and plundered ny the revo
l~utionists, should he cross the river
with his troops to their protection. To
this the Secretary of War replied that
the troops should DO used to protect
American citizens from such outrages
in places where the Mexican Govern
ment could moi possibly send troops;
at the same time much caution
was to be used. 1t is supposed . notice
to the revolutionlsts that the protec-
ton of United States troops would be
afforded American citizens in Mexico
might prevent much bloodshed. Gen.
Ord is taking measures to send a large
force to Fort Mcintosh.