The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON.
Commissioner From New Orleans.
The New Orleans Customhouse TO Be In.
vcstigated.
West Dumb as An Oyster In Relation TO
Recent Charges or Forgery.
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WASHINGTON, March pa special
commissioner from New Orleans Is here,
and has submitted such facts and papers
to Secretaries Bristow and Pierrepont
as will bring about an Investigation OF
the affairs of the New Orleans Custom
house, that will result in the indict-
ment and arraignment of some promi.
nent officials there as well as here.
West is as dumb as an oyster on the
charges of forgery made against him by
Mr.. MAYNARD. The Senator dare not
deny them, as he knows the proofs can
be produced when required. BIJoU.
Gen. McCook on Gen. Reynolds.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-In the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the War De-
nartment, Gen. McCook was recalled.
lie asked that his testimony be correct
ed so far us he said that Gen. Reynolds
had acknowledged to him that he had
beep presented with n house. Witness
said on this point. He told me that he
had told Gen. Sheridan, at a visit that
I'D made to San Antonio, that it was
present to him. / inferred that the cit
Izens of San Antonio presented it to him,
until / afterwards ascertained that il
had been presented to him by army con
tractors. Witness also said that he had
guken to General Ekin. the quarter
master ut San Antonio, with respect to
the general bad reputation Of his clerk,
Cheny. Witness also stated that since
he had been in Washington he had
never made any statements con
cerning this business, until one day
on the floor Of the House Governor
Throckmorton asked where the report
witness made in 1871 could be found.
Witness replied in the War Depart
ment.
Question DO you know why Gen.
REYNOLDS moved his headquarters from
Austin to San Antonio? Answer-Only
what | heard; that the citizens of San
Antonio had meeting, and it was said
$4,000 would bring the headquarters
over there
Iandauiet williams on the witness
stand.
Ex- Attorney General Williams and
Controller Broadhead were examined in
regard to money squandered in the al
legged kukluX raids.
They Have Recn Robbing the soldiers
ana sailors Asylum mt Norfolk.
The Committee on Appropriations
have been to Norfolk to inspect the
Sailors and Soldiers National Asylum
there.
be Made Public.
kilograms under the usual protest
we're furnished the Committee on Real
Estate Pool by Capt. Whitney, manager
Of the Western Union office.
liz nndwes I.C n n r. rms
Gen. Fitzpatrick, who achieved bad
eminence in South Western Georgia
during the war, succeeded i'm eluding
the Sargeant-at-Arms of the House.
New Counterfeit Five. Dollar Note.
The Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department is informed that
anew counterfeit $5 note on the Mer
chants National Bank of New Bedford,
Mass, made it's appearance a day or
two ago in Philadelphia. The note is
as good. IL not better, than the cele-
brated Traders of Chicago. A point
which may be of interest to persons
liable to be imposed on is, that all the
national bank notes now are printed in
fibre papers, and the use of pin will
demonstrate If what looks likes fibre is
imitation OF the genuine. This note Is
said to be printed in Texas, and to be
Tue work or the notorious IeJe McCaTJ-
ney, who was last heard from as mem
Der of one Of the gangs of border
ulfians who stole stock and run them
into Mexico.
WASHINGTON, March 25. THE Spencer
Investigation. The severe storm pre-
vented Il full meeting, and the commit
tee adjourned until 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Moulton having been discharged
by Gen. Morgan, was resummoned by
Mr.. Spencer.
Mr.. M. S. Foot having been dis
charged, was resummoned by Gen.
Morgan.
The Cotton Tax Committee Favor the
Producer.
The Cotton Tax Committee are. NOV
ing very cautiously and judiciously.
The proper kind OF information is being
accumulated. No developments will be
made at present. The course taken
seems to favor return to the producer.
No action has yet been taken by the
authorities here regarding the request
from the Mexican Government for the
purchase of arms from this Govern
ment. Persons officially connected with
the War Department, as well as others
who have given this subject some atten-
ton, do not think that this Government
has the material to spare.