, 1876-04-28
The Attempt to Imr1icatc tho
President In mn Illegal
Expenditure.
Some Account Of Little Johnny Daven-
port" Of New York.
The Good Work lie Has Done IN Defeating
Democratic Dalf0t.I]ox Suffers.
Tammany Hall Reporters Completely
Thwartol and Forced to Surrender.
Davenport's Registry the Club that
Knocked Their Brains Out.

A'osies'S '"0
| AnocKeo Ihelf bralns ou3'
|
sptttai Corrsspondrnes " Ths Chteaoo 7rioans
New Yonx. April 24.-The nttcmpt OF tho
momboss OF the Democratic Congressional Conf
tnltteo to hlaoken tho name of Prooid0nt draue
BY coupling Il With thas Of "Lltslo johnny
Davenport" OF this city, IN tho expenditure Of
Secret servico funds, furnlshoa nuppty Of No.
publican ammunition sufficient 10 carry that
party safely through tho Presidential CAM
paign 1t 1udlc'ously expended. Ihere is
no doubt but forty or fifty thonnhnd dollars
Of tho secrotserVtco money hsa been expended
10 this city BY Alr. Davenport, With the consent
and spptoynl Of the prc.dent. But II Ia also
800 H. tno .,,,t-, - no,a,,, - oy.r ~.
.a1s 'aAs ~ so'as.y n~' aoaoA' .. - ,,,.I,
ce'Vea 30 ihtge fe'uIns 'os no a'ohos' Ah'e
aor1,oes recognized by all parties to have boon
a. v.,r,h,. t,,t h,a ,ha na,,oor.u, 1nnnnbor,
u ss.,s .,,. g." ~ 49, Inar,asua -, nhn. ~
e', ons nny !%", ue spa
teatod sgainpt tho co,lrHe It took.
"ttrrpx ,ounsY pAyEYronr,n
WIN ID vi, ,.n+l.mnn .,,h ~. dn,rnt,ve
.,,a @ ,,.n',,,,. Wv ~. ,sa...,. w..
atlo, VINO mas oeeu DROUGHT 10 prominently ios-
ward during tho past week 7 Ills testimony be-
foro the Committoo gives somothsng Of au Idea
OF wns. ho has dooo toward purifying tls cleo
| liar. In thi, div Vat In ia far i'm modept IN
| i'ono Az s.''o o.s1' 'ot ~ - '@' ~ nouoa' "
t"Ee 70 nlmsei one hat the ctoa's tnas ID ME
due. Mr.. Davenport Ia Bhort. wiry, nervous
little fellow, about 35 ycsrs Of age, of indoni-
tohto n,ucs o,orrv and ,orsovwnnre. WIN Ia
% ss..s. - .s.s'... ,s 80 49,, .h.ns,a. ~.
ai,A'o o1 nosa'nG, Anu WHO NV aDaueons NV
thug he onco undertakes. uts parents reside
10 Drooklyn. and ITO prominent mcnl-
bore OF Mr., Deecber'e church. + remember
,,o, II. e,.t acos.roa In cor,oct,on viii,
nv "uon ~ ~. Ft".s0 =. .,..'.. ..
NOW fofK'eleo''oa 1fauas' " was, l. tn'ha' BOON
afler tue election OF 1868. WHOM the frauds per-
petrasod bv Tammauy Hail Btrikers At The bal
fnt.ho. wors Of such an aggravated nature As 10
49,. H.. .e,,,,.-. ~, ,r,i,,a. ro,ar.,. u, .,r,
alasns .uo eo1u.,s stu ~ tesus. H.
esn.',,nrt ",,,o.,o5 ~ narS -, ti,ot roa"'t.ao
~ 10 eterx ~ ~. +. a,,t.tn.
"sn },onstea ~ -nI.tsro Gsm I,,io. 1s eaut'A
tnIonEo n'0 ttar, ,s usn nu..u an,di',nts
2ny tea"n W ,ns IL ~ ,s..ad t,,rn,.n nix
~ Huu ~ 1ahnnx ~, IsTou,ort ha bss
n.'n. n"m." tba hea.-informad man in Nav York
came . .ne shn n"xs TN thst :" ar" aa.h :,
.,tB5a.tna,s rsBa.ufs tv T.mmaIv Hail ia lasrned
panGs''ou pa ~ ~ ,,ndnr:f. .nd,nn,v Al, thn
da.}cau rr.ci,.ca ty - hnitotoI atuffers. " IA.
,,eatsrs. !" "" "" md ths ls.tIa xa,nea by which lie
1adeos Of eioctlop lou @ "counod IL =" shels ~ candI.
3atGs "A = nms rhosa ~ tho,r onnonenta II,
oa.es anu s1DI ~ a. nn1hod.p Nv .1;o
navtv. tiycd nmipront conii hn rnnynrtea ,nto
| n.trrniiaod ot,izan viii ali Ills rauofs com.
n1nta Titha twanty.,our hours ~ Of p Its lsodiue ]
p,'<v pn e,r "i,on snnraa A'"'4 - -"
On QUE snotes: 'Has, ,,>,oo,,,, u,,on,r,r,
A. mi, t;me Tomn,nnv Hall wns IN the mi,
,,dn '' s,eoesafni c"rsar nf corrn.1on ~ mo and
us sna n. oora wah vsts insans al
~. r,uEi +h.n, sMci, th,o -. .n hnmnSt
aioetian hs5 nnt henn lnnvn S fns ys,rs Whees
eyor Repubiican majority vau fis,ned IN tho State
e be 10 .a hoT greg
sus ", y 40 s,n,,,iv ho,d 1 h,nt' H.. ato
ratnrns Gntii tbn at.tn wan hanra f,otn' nv nna
rhstnvor fcrre. wara nncassn,v 10 mate =
!. rn,a,ne iermncrat,n mn;oritv, In tho Stata
vorn sdded IN tbs c;ty rst,irna' It vaa by this
.nne th.t ;ohn +, foffmsn .., !. conntea IN
M f;nvcsnor fnr tho senonI t,rn oyer john A.
Griaroia rho rns bnncntiv nicctsd AA 49,
T1,ass trnnds hnd hacnma m frcouant and
vcto ,,crnctratad viii susI unt,tcablnr hoId.
vi H., rnsnoot,hia c,sIgo,a wara to1t o.ny
frnm In nnllt Whnt wan the usn. they argunj'
~ ths,r aue yntimg xsban "anrs n ~ rcues}ar mi
sr.vi"I.ntl .nst,,rnii,on fnro,pnarsr rWcnt nhnnt
f.on nno nnlIinv.nisne "a sne.h"r and holdiv
nanas,so5 XII. r,tas ss,thort rrnt.s. 1ro11, ~
9"Suos n oioct,nn' Vim wsra IN y eonr;on Nth sl
33.stu r. iInvcnnort fTom hia hnnwiados 1T
tnoaa +rs,a. anvsadr romadv ma .oos o,'. ~
,n,nsd .,'o h..1tv sod ssr,,oat ~ co.nnn1,t;o,
~ t9a 'HI Ti,,;an Taaama Slnh nd msns
uromiment n;,lzo H = outsida thst 1,tuh.
tuSn. No.h law. nnsIIv 'iro,tc1 4 Iii
4.oau ~.o.t;n ~ 1..n1,- - .tsat,,. ~, ~,
Tn,nro,. ~. Ins's.nd an,ns, sovnr.i sas.,nn, @H
"As rRrose .ss w.
hi "a rom ih;a ,,stos IN" 4iawnfs1i nf "rsm.
many Irnicr shia sot III. Dayon,,ort van An.
nnn,o unuu ,arni.oe ~ a,ont,nns .t,d VIZ gnSn,
ouF ,.'n,,, ~, n,..sie4 1,so'.a" u ss ~
~. noan 1--we wa pr.sn, ;,,,n fsn} th, ~ ~
ue,on. ~ In law 1his ,nm nrny,de5 ~ ~,
snnoin,r"nt IT ,.1rn nn,ni,ar NJ no,nts
fInn,tnt gtnt,s ,ra,sbsEs and Tor tnsn.etoss y
ysGu o'NtoA H. .n,, 'As s,rsii. trn,n ~. -
os.o" as5,nn ,si,.o1 nse,Ia, ~, ,.r,. .a'
Leading pohsc% oppe pi1.ee oa,sa wc' n fc%s a"Mp,
the,a .nno,n,nonts' rho nenmhlIcnua and III
'1 ~ ,s,,n ~ No famnaranv s.,n;auent @
/ saPo''S AAat "s"h " wv A"AAOe%A"1 @S~'fuse~s"a