The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-06-07

a most inialhcuS attcihpt, riVAflln8 even
the sale Burglary ploh 10 backen tie good
naslc ii Mr. speaker kerr. has hssn de-
veloped this wee4 a man named har-
ney. for years dependent of Darling col
lector Of New Yors. has testified tbat in
1866 when he wasa door-kseper of she
House. he paid Mr.. Kerr Si5O 10 secure
the commission Of lieutenant III the army
for Mr.. Green II New York. Aarncy
has been we'll drilled ID history and makes
il very plausible, but every one believes
him to be swearing falsely. even Green the
man who paid him the money says be ns-
yer believed that dollar Of it was given
to Mr.. Kerr. The Speaker denies, ever
knowing of. or speaking 10 iiarney aud
even honest republicans consider his do
nial sufficient Secretary kobeson has
been before the Naval Committee audfead
a long story under oath. IN regard 10 bis
connection wnhsihe cattelis. lie denies
oil conHectieA with theia. bur the dveuu,en-
tary evidence against hlu, Is rather strong.
A man named Asiligan has been testify
ing against blaine aud ne telis.a damaging
story. He was clerk to Warren Fisher jr.
the contractor to build the Fort Smith and
Little Rock railroad aed says that Blails
sold $3.50, 900 worth Of the bonds OF that
company 10 bis friends in Maine aud was
afterward compelled to take them back. aud
that SO. 900 vi the BIN Nc Q the, snes
sold by :. Tom Scott to tue Union Paci-
lie road for s6I.O00. lie claimed 10 have
letters verify iIg his statement. On Ned
ncsday evening Mr.. Blaine went TO the
Riggs House aud having obtained possession
of the letters to exsmlne theu,, refused To
return them. or 20 deliver them up the
Judiciary when asked to do so on Thursday.
Blaine claims that they are private letters
and do not relate to the bond question
which is being examined iuto aud iauref0re
belong to- him. The courts have long since
decided thai wheii man writes lcttr
and dehrsiis in the Post OlEce. the pro-i
perty ID that letter passes from bum and
Mr.. Blailes act is looked upon here - i
desperate attempt 10 save himself BY s.art-
ing the cry that he being psrsecu,ed. j,
The Senate having taken jurisdiction in
the Belknap case met 40 y coaTt vu Neanes-
day. notefed the House vi its action aud
adjourned until Tuesday. Ii Is lhongbI
that as more than une third Of the Senators
voted against jurisdiction, B'lknap's
COUNSEL will let the eTidence be taken and
not argue the case, in the be.ief that these
who voted against Jurisdiction, will vote
70 acquit on the saiLc ground. II the
Senate were in accord with the House Con-
gress could soon adjourn. but the Senate
will not agree 70 The main appropriation
bills and there Is ~ telling wheu aB adj.
journlnent can be made. The bills are
now in this condition. The .ortiscaiion.
Pension, Sioux Indian deficiency, Engray--
ing and printing deficiency. regular defcien-
cy. Centennial. Capitol Grounds and St.
Louis custom house appropriation bills are
now laws. The Military Academy and
consular and diplomatic appropriation bills
are in the hands Of conference committees
who have disagreed. The House has pas
sed The Executive Legislative aud Judici-
al appropriation bill and it has been re-
ported 10 the Senate with over one ihOus-
and amendments. The Indian bill has
beer reportei to the House, and the com.
mittee will be ready 70 report !. the snndry
civil, and army appropriation bills in a
few Gays. II will be seen that no impvr.
tant appropriation bin except /. the PEN
sion 1as passed both houses, and ii is
well understood here that none Of them as
passed by the House will pass the Senate.
all that have been sent TO conference coin.
mittees have shown that no agreement can
be arrived at. The House will stand BY
its proposed reductions. in the number d
employees and the government expenses,
aud ibc Senate insists upon The old hgnfes.
The probabilities are that none Of the large
bills will be passed BY the frst Of July
aud that Congress will be IN session nntil
the irst q August possibly even later than
that. The news from Europe indicates .
general war on the Turkish question.
While We ought not TO wish such thing.
IL Il occurs il win add greatly 10 cur pros
perity. -
RIso.
s@-s-~-e.>-s~s-s.s
London. May 2I.-The Times, speak.
ing d Pierrcpont's acceptability as Uniied
States Minister 10 England. says: But !,
must be admitted that the sppoinsmept
does not carry 20 distinct meaning as i
would have done year ago. previous TO
the Babeock trial nor Is q 10 other ssss
50 discreditable as that Of Mr. Dana., Tbe
article concludes: . IN the liabcock affair
there isreully nothing more than AZ srvof