The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-23

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nonx ,b., nj !, "a. .,.1, .He -.
ders =, Cb.vsnns -. H 80 80 n as ,s.I. !.
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At s.t;si.c,orv n,;cs. Tha ~ r;,,a. ~ -, ..s.
80 E.I,,, .n,sn;n,n,.,, ,s 49, ~,
;nanenca Of OrviIle Gr.,, IT,. -, ,r.,
~or,h f,on, 50 nOO % SIo 0oo - Th.
trade A. Standing Rock was vorth .bon
SIOOO, xe., Ths wi,nss. t,r;,u,>d ~.
removal of The firm a, thai place to OWL,
Gran, H.y;n, nnd.,s,ood ,h., =, 90
ior n q revocation oi the license ot Duriee
the .;,n.,s - - - -
rior about II AMI ,ha S.n,.,.,v ;n,n-ms,
him that the orJs, w.. ;ssnsJ bv d;,so,;,,
az the Pnesidsnt
The Secretary sa;d ,b,,;fb.s;a M, ON
|, off a head then b. 80. - =, - -
| the Pnesident vouId ON, HI. h.sa atr IT.
| vas no c,mnl.in, wh.,..as ~
firm of Duri.e & Peel '' ''''
Witness detailed The ch.r.o,o, ., a.,
contract with Athev. in eon.iderat;on nh.
he wonld buy stock Of Durf... g p.nL b. T.,
was 10 receive a s,l,rv =, ~. -. H'
81. 500 a year, till he should do so. Tbi
was done to protect The interests of IN,
| firm, as they had forty thousand dollar
worth OF goods at the post, and As the,
might have goods there at an,
time, and until they shoul,
buy goods OF the firm, they would pay
Surveyor General Babcock $3.50 quarter
! This they did for three quarters, maxim.
the sum of $3.50. This was in considera
tion of Babcock's having procured the con
tract
Adjourned.
BEN BUTLER.
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"AshiNoioN' u. o.' Nareh IL
Gen. Butler was before the committee oil
expenditures in the War Department, to
day.
The chairman called his attention TO tn,
telegram in the "New York Evening Post,
OF last Friday, In which II was stated tha
prominent Republican lawyer had taker
interest In what was known as the BEL
kh" p scandal, 80 lar as 1t related TO Mr.
Pendleton, and asked the General II he wa'
the gentleman
The General replied that he could no
tell.
The Chairman asked ii ne had any in.
formation in regard to Mr.. Pendleton, and
whether he had communicated with any
ore on tie subject.
The General replied that lie had only
hearsay information. He had spoken
primarialy, to a member Of this committee,
MI. Daniord, thinking what ne told him
might be ot use
The Chairman said that 1t was alleged
in the telegram that the Treasury debt
for S3O,WO, made payable At the National
Park Bank, New 1ork, was endorsed by
Pendleton, ard the money, alter passing
through the hands OF two persons, was paid
over To Mrs. Bowers, In person, In that
city.
Ihe General replied that he had q gen.
tleman making some investigations NJ to
the facts, in New York. to be used in Law
suit, in which he was counsel. Alter
investigation, the gentleman Came to him
and informed him that he was told by one
person that another persOn knew about tine
payment OF money. and that she was pres
ent when $4,000 was paid To Mrs. Bowers,
said to come from Pendleton.
The General said 10 his informant, "Can
you get at the persons p
The answer was, "Yes" This was a
week ago Saturday. The General left for
Washington Saturday night
The General further said to him "You
had better probe the matter to the bottom.
Ii what you state is the fact, it ought to be
known"
This informant made arrangement to meet
the party supposed to possess the informa-
tion- Inns was the next wednesday. Inc
E.herai toid MN that IL 'nere was any
!, ,h'hS 10 require ms presence III We" iofk
ne would 90 ,hlther on Deins teiegraphed
oh inur'oay MS informant fie-
graphed IN cyPher that the patty
VINO ne was u meet hau ie't ior We"
with o,ber n.,.ons ,,o:,es.aS .,
Information Hinder ihsse c;rcnm.,,ncas
l nou,;no NJ D. ,,au,har af ,hs
comm;,1 q waa IN and No, h..
inc weII ACQUAINTED with ali
,bs members nj ,ba cnm,,;,,e. he com.
mnn;c,,.d sncb ;n,oru,,; ,s bs had ~
W, D.,ford of ,ha nomm,;,,oa -.
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% .;"n " IT, Gauar.I .o;d ~ 10 M, D,nt'd
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bna. M .,,;nn wa u ~ ,%n Hu tu
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'tap. AZ "no ouI ' ne
NH . =. h, W. p "N' "'ie "No"n " Ne
ou'u 'e
l refrained from telling names because
welve or fifteen gentlemen connected with
he press would have published them all
ver the United States. The name Of my
nforinant is b ]. JAYNE, who was hunting
Ip for me in New York testimony in a |
evenue case.
The General in renIv IN the ouest;on
aid h.. me, NJ Smith corrasnonJept 81 |
h.. aEven;no p, a, The a,,prn.v- Con
raps Office snd rem ,,tsd n him ,h,, his
,,sn,;on had haen nar,icuI,rIv c,Ijsd 70
h, testimony Of Mr. N,nnelI a c'erk in
,a T,a.,ry nsn,,,mon, sho~;na ,b.
monn, ~ I'D y, ,he acconn, Of ,ba Ken.
,nGv CIp,,,, R,iIro,d va div;dsd into
no.. n,r,s S6S 800 oo;,o IN
.nk n Ken,uctv and sen,.
ne draf,e for $40 0oO and $50 600
,ing ,,E.n nv p.ndI.,on H.. was
lrious 70 ;ne testimony, oscauSe sea oen ne mao
eneral was asked whether he supposed
NTH was going TO pub ish what he had
I'd TO him. lhe General replied that not
lshing to thro. any imontation on Mr.
NTH, he would merely remark that he
'ver said anything to newspaper cores 4.
'ndent that was not published. Lhu"h-
lie would trust them with untold