The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-20
Secretary BristOw on the Latest Outflow Of
The Mule Claim Scandal.
The TRANSFER or The INDIAN BUREAU.
Frauds and Rascalities of the Freedman's
Bank Officials Graphically Portrayed.
now THE COLORED DEPOaYO| WERE ROBBED
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, May 10, 1870
sEcRRTARY TAFT ON THE LOUISIANA TRoU-
BLEs-THE DISTURBANCES AT AN ESD--KEL-
roxoN CALLING FoR TROOPS WHILE NEG
LRcrING THEIR OWN DUTIES.
Secretary TAFT much pleased with the reports
ccrnns tho Louisiana troubles which he has received
from General Aueur He says those advices show
she troubles end All tho dispatches received
Cabinet meeting to-day and tho course
Of General Augur approved The secretary's orders
General Augur "kecp within tho constitution
and avoid any complication with tho civil authorities.
In iact the Southern outrage business not
prosper here and there Is disposition encourage
federal Interference In the local affairs OF the States
good deal OF remark is occasioned by the fact that
while, according to Governor Kellogg, there
disturbances In Louisiana, grave to lead him TO
urgently demand federal interference, he not only
mains here, but has with him, spending their time in
Washington, Wharton, tho AdJutant General OF tho
6satc; Ayres, deputy United States Marshal; the
Clerk oil the Meiropol tan Police, body which the
Governor will any part OF Louisiana, and
Badger, tho Chief OF Police These nen who all craw
handsome salaries, would be needed, " there were
really serious disturbances the State In
storing order They prefer remain hero and ask the
federal government for troops 1t is quite probable
that In excited anu unhappy condition OF society,"
such exists some counties OF louisiana, crimes
will be committed by both whites blacks leading
10 angry retaliation and to consequent disorder but If
the Governor and his subordnaies at their posts
of duty they could easily enforce the laws ana would
have the assistance III SO doing or all good citizens.
MR. RIDDLES DEFENCE OF HIS soN-IN-LAw-
AN OPEN LETTER FROM MR.. GIBSON ON THE
sUBJEcr.
Mr.. A. NJ Gibson, Of the New York Sun, has written
m open letter to Mr. A. G. Riddle answer to tho
written by the latter to Mr. Blaine In which he (Mr
Gibsonh In speaking Of the manner and time which
no received his Information from Mr. Kuowlton, says
Let US assert unequivocally that over
heard the story, but that Mr. Knowlton told It
In substantially the form General Boynton gives Il
Ia bis letter TO you-not twice. but several
times-that no told publicly in the presence of
Witnesses and without any that should
not DO used Moreover, assert that he told Il in tho
correspondent in Washington with whom he was nc
quaihted. II WIS with the knowledge that tho story
VAS nearly barroom jest that print cd
ailus'on TO Il February l. 1873 Had It
been profound secret you would have IL be-
lieved would certainly have stated every TACT and
circumstance connected with It at nrst and NOT have
given mere hipt 10 put any rival news gathercr on
the scent Now econcile, II you can these with
me and conscientiousy deny the story had pru ted
because It was not strictly accurate. Your hypothesis
10 tcuaUic ~ ouo why Ouiyy uamcsy-toAt my kuoWi
edge Of the facts and circumstances
confined TO what you assume from Boyn-
tons statement overheard In Knowlton's
Office. The truth Is, every who
KNOWS mo VIII not uouoss mat mt. Anownon
tice his memory, which likely TO suffer much at
the hands OF ndiscreet defenders like yourself nm
bound TO say that no attempted nothing or the kind.
He came " with all the outward appearance OF
frankncss and told that he satisfied that he
had mistaken another man for Mr. Blaine. Seeing that
WAS still incrcdulOus, and knowing that having
enrhcd the Credit Mobilier scandal, was IN hot pur
suit OF all the public In any concerned In that
into explanations to satisfy that no trying
10 deceive He succeeded IN convincing me that 10
not only in earnest about testfying that Blaine
not the no had seen IN Stewart Il Riddle 8
Office, but he satisfied that he honestly desr-
Gus OF remcdyIng the wrong, Tor the commission OF
which he ksw very vol he was primarily responsible