New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-21
WASHINGTON.
Fer Campaign Purposes.

WASE31NGTONe
Fer Campaign Purposes.
WAsHmoroN, April 90 Ex-Attorney
General Williams, examined by the HOusl
Commirtee ON Expenditures in tho Depart
John ]. Davenport, formerly United 6tate
COMMISSIONER in New York. out Of the secre
service fund, of $4,000 for election pur
poses. Upon being pressed Judge William
acknowledged that the meaey was paid By
direct order of the President.
Appropriated Reduced.
The naval and postofice appropriation
bills are completed, with . reduction Of
eight millions In the two.
Mere Investigat1ons.
Nettleship, indicted for the safe burglary,
vas before the grand jury - witness to.
Whitelv was before the Committee on
Expenditures of the Department Of Justice
relative to the secret service funds spent in
New York by Davenport for election pur.
Tho Purman investigation committee had
The postmaster of Pensacola before it, whe
had . list of five registered letters sent to
Purman, but he was ignorant of the con
containing NO money. Witness never told
any ono he had paid Purman money for his
Ne ssutherners Made Happy.
There were no Southern nominations or
eonarmstions today.
Died.
C.. K. Osgood, late postmaster ct Ssvan-
nah, Georgia, died here Last night.
Kilbsurse's Case.
The argument in Kilbourne's case will
rum into next week.
Rnglish Consul 1t Pensacola.
Lewis David a. been recognised - vice
oonsul Of England - Pensacola.
The Msrey-epepcer Case.
Tho Committee on Elections heard the
majority and minority reports in the
9ade By the sub-committee. The majority
1hvos the seating Of Spencer. The whole
committee did not vote, but there seems NO
doubt tho report of the majority Of the sub
committee will be adopted
Resigned.
Smith, journal clerk Of the House, has
SENT Liability Of whisky Men.
The Ways and Means Committee agreed
- report favorably on the bill making each
1ember or stakeholder of distillery con-
Germs liable for tines and taxes. but not for
penalties due frauds Of which he had no
personal knowledge.
Davenport's Vouchers.
There was . search made of the Attorney
Generate Office today for vouchers from
Davenport for money, and none were found. |
There will be . Cabinet meeting tomorrow
- the subject. The search was made by |
Attorney General Pierrepont's order.
Experts Of Cettsn GeeAs.
Exports Of cotton goods from the United |
States for eight months, ending February g,
$50, 900 yards of colored and $4,000. 900 Of
unc0l0red; value, nearly 1000 900.
1Ae Grssndless Charges Against Bristew.
NJ. Csul6eld writes Bristow in relation
70 biz demand for an investigation, con-
GLIDING - follows: "As to the further in.
vesdgation which you demand, the COM
mittee will willingly accord it to you If you
still desire 1t; but We consider it wholly
Unnecessary, - there are NO charges made
q proved egainst you, and you stand be-
fore % with the fullest ex0neration of even
suspicion"
ODearthing Army Frauds.
Tho following is from the New York
Tribune:
There has been we'll settled conviction |
of captured and abandoned |
property in the South, in consequence of the
war and acts of Congress, monstr0us frauds
have been committed, and the House Com. !
mittee on Expenditures in the Treasury J
Department has endeavored to find out the .
IDoA.
During tho past few days the inquiry has
developed facts of the most astounding p
but members of the committee
No pledged to secrecy. They held their
essfons with closed doors and are very P
eticent. They refuse to disclose the psrti.
ulars Of the developments. Enough is
Lu0Wn, however, to warrant tho statement At
hat there IL . deficit of several mil to
lon dollars between the accounts Of
( sales Of property in the South Il
bandoned and captured and the re. 81
urn Of money from such Gales. In the W
natter Of cotton the difference is very O.
reat. Tho accounts of Simon Draper, of hi
lew York, who was the cotton agent of r
10 government, are receiving particular it.
ttention; but it is discovered that
lany OF the books and papers kent
y HIM, and which were supposed | On
be in the Treasury Department. CO
70 missing. Some of the attorneys N,
no assisted the government in its suits on
yaiast captured and abandoned property NO
I've been examined, and when their testi. err
0ny 10 made public it will contain remark ct,
'le disclosures. The use of large sums otl
cruiDg from sales of property of this
aracter by the late firm of Jay Cooke &.
.. 10 also receiving the attention of the f.,
mmittee. ~ ~