The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-04-20


was employed by Babcock and Lucky to
go to st. Louis and procure papers, or
copies of papers, in relation to the Belk-
nap indictment, from the Office of Dis
trict attorney Dyer. Secretary Chandler,
Attorney Gen. Peirrepoint, Col. Luckey,
General Babcock and others have been
examined before the committee in relation
to Bells statements and contradict him
in all essential particulars, Bells reputa-
tion appears to be considerably below par
where he is known and it is claimed by
the friends of the parties implicated, that
his story is one of that dangerous class
of lies that contains modicum Of fact
and a food of falsehood. Luckey testi-
fies that Bell professed to have knowledge
of conspiracy of Dyer, Henderson and
others in St. Louis aimed at the President,
and he, Lucky, authorized him to learn
the facts of the matter if possible, this, he
claims, is the sub-stratum of fact upon
which Bell has built his little romance.
There has been great distress among
the discharged employees of McArtee's s
division of the printing and engraving
bureau, many Of whom are women with
families depending upon them for sup
port, and various collections have been
taken up and entertainments given for
their relief. The theater comique, which
the pious people of the Capital consider a
| very wicked institution, gave perform
ancc for their benefit, and raised more
money for them than all the churches OF
Washington combined. President Grant
subscribed one hundred dollars, and quite
handsome collections were raised for them
in all the departments. On Friday the
Joe Jefferson club of this city gave a
matinee entertainment for their benefit
at the National theater and realized a
large sum. The use of the theatre was
kindly rendered, free of charge, by mana
ger Ford
The Ii ouse has been engaged for more
than week in discussing that portion o1
Legislative appropriation bill reducing
the salaries of members and employees
of Congress and various Government off
cials. Sam. Randall, of Pennsylvania
who has the bill in charge, and who is the
loudest champion of the measures, has tC
face very damaging record en- the salary
question and is daily reminded of in
stances in which only year ago he was
the foremost advocate of an increase OF
the very salaries which he now seeks tc
reduce Garfield picked him up very
nicely the other day, and lethim drop very
hard. Randall was telling the House in
tones made eloquent by virtuous indigna
ton, how the Republican party had yeal
after year raised these salaries unit
the places were made sinecures-mere
gratuities to political favorites, when Gen
Garfield arose and reminded the Pennsyl
vania reformer that last year when this
same question was before the committee
on appropriations, Mr.. Randall was thu
man who insisted that these salaries mus
be raised, and asserted that it was impos
sible for the officials in question to live OF
less than they are now receiving, and i
was owing to Mr.. Randalrs opposition
that they were not reduced a year age
Samuel could not deny this statement, ant
took water, acknowledged that he hat
done wrong and promised to do so NJ
more.
Speaker Kerrs health has very much
improved Of late and his friends are be
ginning to talk of him as possible candi
date for the Presidency. Thurman stock
however, appears to be ahead just nov
among the Washington politicians of tn,
Democratic ilk, though there is no telling
who will be the favorite in a week from
now. On the Republican side the banner
of Conkling, Morton, Bristow and Blain
are on the outerwalls and the cry is tha
Hartranft and Hayes are coming, tn
question is "who will it be-" aud echo an
swers "who?" Each one figures out
favorable showing for the candidate o
his choice, and the fact is, there is no
yet sufficient data to warrant any predic
tions. MAHASKA.