, 1876-05-05
,HlCAG0, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1875.
!n-tAw OF sbe President. How much condolences
should bo placed In hIs story say ons mAT
judge whon It Is told. It ID certain thai bis
tmA

th-lAW OF sbe FEat1dtdtt doW mu1Q coanaouca
should bo placed In hs story soy ons ia!
judge whon it Is told. II ID certain thai bis
testimony
WOULD ROT II COMPETENT xvuxsor
IN any court Of justioe, and sny JudBa befoto
whom ha sboa!d undertake 10 give II "ould dla.
mfsa bin from tho wl1ness-ssabd, but they do
things differently In lnveetiRasioR committees.
Mr. cbsovor sars that Tho privilege Of having
the dovernment deposits was generally under.
stool BY leading bankers Of the country 70
ba 10 tho msrhet and that he and >, hta
ca. to serurn tbs aceount Il possb.o, HI csEne 70
Washington, authorized by the tnansgsr. Of that
houte to such gnnas Of money might b neces
sary to feclEs tbs account. liz
ATrEnPTEn TO orEnATE TitnornB 1uDoa DErr
aud bis wife. and made al arrangement, 90 hs
IT, souu M I q s deios.s proydsa hs Dss Va. sSceess-
ful. judgs Den. tuld hin ihat Mrs. d.snt Wis
sproais i.er obee, Seis 10 hs's ssr ss'in Irotssr
provided 1or In pacuniary WY. According to Chez:
ver. a,or! ~ nattes ~ brought up 10 sneetne ot
airo thtt Henry C1swa Il Co. should foee'vs the aE
pointnent, When thls remark wss made, secretary
tAt Tbs fiscal ngcut matter Of great Importance,
and thai M had already
OWEN 1nE AccovNrT TO 5Ar COOKE, xco11ocu
CO..
md thst be had Issued printed circulars announcing
fac and dtrectng Tho Naval pAymaateFs % Tor.
egn ..siona 70 fot..td shs'r 1r.ss go .es e. a9sf s
already mailed.
Ches.ers knowledge Of tho influences which -.
cared the aceaun. fef Jay Cooke, McCalioeh Co. 10
indirect than that Ut the incidents already
rel.tcd. us heard the story from Judge Dens but
does not aproar thst be eyer knew Judge Dents Au-
hprty for IT, Tho report wM that iay cooke, aecul-
loch 60. employed, 10 represent their nterests In
ts contest for this account, Nrs Auick Ut that time
engaged 10 10 married To Hectesty looeso1 and who
tlle eonpchs.tion ssld 70 hare ecen p.ia ". ons-
eighth rf ceut un tbs anaount Of deEosi. Thods
second snd bird-hApd reports Of Cheovet DO not
to haso made very strona Impression oven upon tbs
Democratic members Of the Committee.
| THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS,
Judgo Dent has been csl for several JcatE md nons
sf ths others who were natuea having kan part in
ths affair would be likely to giro any testimony which
would aRsist tie COMMITTEES La tracing the stoEy
| to its true foupdstion. 1t Ia not At
sl improbable, therefore, that the COMMITTEES
,nony OF those idlo runora Which oonssans-
" floating about Washington, and which have found
thes way into many Investigating comuttee.rooms
during tho pteeent session Of Congress-, but which
| h4ye really no other foundation tlan conjecture.
| CrTT1Ho DowH.
1t IL tho purposs OF the Secretary Of tbs Nav3 IN
caa Of the rsssage Of tho new Nnva1 Appropriation
bill nav IN Committee. to conAodate ~ tar - pEc-
Hcabls all work In tho yards at Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
Norfolk, and Mare trlind. tbs repAir Of wooden vee
ss!s will be mostly done at The ntoofiyn yard,
nd tn ~ 5sps!5's OF rons!sd' VI! hi II
bo built whaeFer. Il Is the intention to keep atten
rstelseR shi1s and five ron-clads In perfect order al
tue unea For construction End repair TIC appsopria.
ton Will bs &l,2oo,o 600; for yards and docks abou
anction viii b. made in the furds from which e1trs
men arc paid It e,-ot!on time. A the yaels named
1t IL placed 1t s9V.o0U.