The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-06

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Bshcock. Three day later. Just on tn,
eve OF his dcpartuit westward. Joyc4
! sent the following:
Sr. lot'ts, March l. lS1t.--Gcn. q. T.
. Rabcock, Executive Mansion. Washing
| ton; Start for san Francisco tomorrow
night. Make u. ,pdglassl call oil hi.
scandal hounds tha only blackcn th,
memory vi poor fot and friends. Bust
ness.
All the testimony gocs to show that
| the stills ran straight during Joycc's ab.
seuce, in accordance with his orders.
Douglass ordered Hoe and Brooks from
ono plSc, 10 another. nut nothing was dis.
covrrrl. In two mon hs Joyce was hacl,
/ in 81. LOUIS, and fcWd the ring ripe for
another run. lie wet To Washington.
| delivered III. California report. and then
| telegaphcd:
washington. July ,lS1I.--Gcn. John
Mcdonald. -. Louis Things look all
/ rich, here let the Machine -.
JoYCr.
\ couplc Of day, 'asscl and joyce.
| having 8 little more thoroughly comprc-
/ hende,i the situation ent The following /;
WASHINGTON. July lS7l.-Gen. John
] Mcdonald. supervise. -. Louis. Mat
tcrs an bunkcy - lively, and watch
I sharply. JpCNr.
"In August. Isl" tcs;iacd !. J.
I Brooks. who seems q have been almost
alone incorruptible O the peripatetic rev
enuc agents. al revived orders from
! Commissioner p,aElass To return Ia
Washington. net there Mr.. Chapman.
who had lust rcirued from the West.
4 Ia conjunction With Mr.. Douglass aud
Mr.. Rogers. Mr. Chapman aud | talked
over the way things w.rc running in the
West. and | vs. told To go West as soon
~ could iinih up my business in the
East" HOWELL the ring was posted.
the following from Joyce shows;
~. l.ovI> Aug. =, ls,i.-Col. W. -.
Avery. rre.'ury Department. Washing.
Ton. uay,iriends started West again /.
Find out. Let me know.
On the ! III of October Brook, Wa. in
New \ orb waiting Tor an order from the
CommiSsi ner TO move westward That
same day lie wires carrisd timely warm
WA>HsGToS, Oct. IL lS1I.-Johu \.
joyce. :. Louis Your friend is ia New
\ ork. alO may visit you. AVERY.
Joyce. a1Nious again for the fate OF the
still. send, Tor more news:
II. Lot =, Oct. l.. lS1I.-W. q. Avery,
Wa,hingt,u Give something positive on
moycmen'' Of friends act surely prompt.
A.
The rely was a. follows.
WAsu!NGroN, Oct. IL. lS,I.--Jvhu A.
,Iovce. =. LOUIS Put your house IN
or,i,r. Your friends vii visit you.
MACH.
The time had mcngaln Tor the inter
position OF influence. Ind in "A few days
he following. sent ulDu the heel, OF n
letter, passed over tId wires from Joyce
~. LoCI>, Oct. %. Bitten. q. T.,
Babcock, Executive lausion. Washing
ton. Have you tailed with ID: Are
hing, right: How: Answer. j.
Brooks and Hogq began to mature
heir plans for ialdtariy in December.
and there was consequent trepidalion.
The following passed:
81. LOUIS, Dec. 3, tS7I.--Gcn. d. T.,
Babcoch, Washington; Has Secretary or
Iommissioner ORDERED anybody here:
WASHINGTON, Dec. i ls1i.-Col. John
A. Joyce, care of Genl John Mcdonald
Cannot hear that ais one has gone
Jr Is going. q. T.. BABCoCk
The situation was critical, and NcDon-
I'D lett Immediately Tor Washington, ar
living there the morning ot the eth.
That day he went into Deputy Commits
oner Rogers Office aud said mir. ROg-
FRS, don't want you TO tell me any
hing, but want 10 tell you something.
Brooks and HOge have started or are
bout to start for st. Louis. lprotest, as
have always protested, against this un.
ust asperz'nn upon the officers there"
Brooks and llo.e were then gathering
heir forces, and all the plans were laid
or the raid on 1T. Louis. Rogers sent
word then TO drop it for the present.
That night Mcdonald sent the follow.
ny
WA,mINGIoN, Dec. :, lS7i.--John A.
Joyce, st. Louis: Had a long ride with
he president this afternoon. q. and II.
ire here. You will hear from me to-
JONI.
Learning the effect OF hi, little speech
20 Rogers, Mcdonald the day following
cot Avery to send the following for
him:
WAsHISGToN, Dec. :, lS7l--John A.
Joyce, st. Louis; Dead dog. The goose
hangs altitudlum. JONI.
just before his departure for st. Louis
Mcdonald strolled throughRogers' office.
There was no one there. AMI he took from
under the blotting pad private letter
rom Brooks TO Rogers, n which the
former, recommending clanye in the
plan OF the raid, said: 1T twill be more
profitable thus" Securing the letter.
passed on his way. and came
o ST. Louis, leaving Babcock 10 manage
lie rest. In his testimony Douglass said
a copy OF the Brooks letter which was
stolen from my Office was shown to me
~ Babcock at the White House. He
tated that 1t Was a copy Of a letter
which had passed between Two of nav
,fllccrs and he felt it his duty 20 tell me-
vas deceived by them. read the letter,
jabc,ck seemed to think the word prot.
table suggested that some personal end.