The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-08

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been there, think, the better part Of an
hour, but the form he gives the interview
about my offering him consulship and
about my being ruined and all that sort Of
thing Is mere fancy. Nothing Of the kind
foccurred. talked IS calmly rs / am talk
ing this morning. Very soon l said 20 ham
Ithatd would like to see one letter among
IthosP he had. WANTED 20 see the letter
on ahich he based bis testimony, He
handed me the package. locked than AZ u
over, and said 70 him, as said aftefRAca -
1 in the presence OF Mr.: Fisher and MsssAe.Ho
kinss tsNev. ,you keep that letter which
! yea think bears on this matter. Chat Il, thss
4 lstter that he has testified to this morning -
smaPerfectly willing you, should keep the
letter, but here ris- . mass of my private
4 Gorreapondsncs coxering many years Abd.s
I detailing matters that have nothingi TO do
With the subject OF the investigation,
which IL would probably be- embar-
rassing TO me to have published Is j
4 private correspondence, and donis
want II published. You ought TO give me
those letters; you have no right to them;
y there are only two persons in the world
that have right Co thems one is the writsfi 3,
and the other the person to whom they ~
4 were written Now, il you will give those :,
letters to Mr.. Fisher l will be abundantlyp
satisfied. They will then be in the handa
Of their rightiul owner. They will be in
/ safe hands. Mr.. Fisher had before In nv
presence requested that the key should
be given TO him in the first conversation mt
| the bower room. Mulligan refused. He g
said he dad not know what might transpira
In his examination to-day, and he said to
I q good many, "By the gods that he was go-
4 ing 70 hold those letters for his protection
and his vIndication." / said when you Retao.
Through the examination wall you give,
! them TO met He said no, if any body ,im- -,
] pugns my motives, (Le pronounced it in that
wsy) or 10 any way questions my veracity Ia
in the papers, shall publish these letterss TO-
said you do not think would attack you vI
in. the, papers. There is nothing to make -
me attack you, "Well, il anybody did he
should publish them. ~ d. iiiF'J'1o tnoiiniH
WAsHNeToN, June 2.--The Senate. In a.
the morning hour, passed number Of billsIs
Tor the relief Of various persons. ~ ,s.,,c,g =,
The cross-examinatiop OF Harvey is pro-
gress.ng, with no developments. He ad- ~
heres to hs statement that he paid Mr.s9q
Kerr the money for Green's commission ban
Blaine, had not concluded his consultation
with his lawyers, when the investigations
adjourned TO 9 o'clock. 'N 'a-Hl9iS 97nlsnh
Mulligan has been summoned by the Real
Estate COMMITTEES, whose powers include thei sa
Investigation of all kinds of misconduct on !,
Robeson is showing, by his chief OF bu-
reaus and Others, that he seldom iuterfefed "a
in contracts.e Where he did it, it was fors,e
public good. d. ,..'..- oa.t sff st.,,g.,
The Turkish Minister here has received
from the Turkish Minister on Foreign Ar.
fairs the following: Rumors inspired by
ill-wiil having been spread in regard to the3ti
fate of the fallen monarch, hasten to ode-sa
ny them in the most express manner. His,
frofa aafu ha GnINa ~.
as he was proclaimed, gave out his iuitia-ig
tive orders that his uncle should be sdrse6
rounded with the respect and honorsi due 50
his person. He has assigned for his resi- g
dence pavilion adjoining the imperial
palace Of Teheragar. Abdul Az Kahn, a.
Orer, addressed to his majesty an auto-TI
graph letter to acknowledge has accession,
and declares that he reliDquished the throne,
and is aspiring to the repose. He wished to
live in his retreat. t' h'Ii'l''lI
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-The House is cou-
sidering the Indian appropriation bill,
Mills and Throckmorton both spoke re-
garding the Fort Sill reservation. The clerk g
having proceeded to read the bill by sec-
tions, Mills, of Texas, offered an! Amend
tions to Baxter, in the northeastern part OF
the Indian Territory. sa.a.. b ns1l .la
| Bland, of Missouri, raised the point Of
of order that the amendment was to change
the existing law, and did not retrench the
expense, and was therefore not In order.
|; The Chair ruled that the point of ordef
was we'll taken, and that the amendment;
was not before the House. The section
transferring the Bureau to the War Depart
ment had not been reached when the cOma'
mittee rose and the House took recesaE .yif
/ A night session will be held for speeches..
! WASHINGTON, June An the Senate the
bill allowing the channel of the Ohio river
on the south side Of Neville Island to be-
closed was passed. .s71fi3. ai Ialyisui
| The bill to exempt all vessels engaged In
| the navigation Of the Mississippi river aud
its tributaries above the port OF New 0Eso
| leans from entries and cearances passed.
The bill fixing the time for holding the
circuit courts in the Fourth District passed., =
which includes New Orleans, South Cafo-q
! lipa, Virginia and West Virginia. ~ b3d2eef
| Robertson presented the petition Of the.
colored laborers Of South Carolina remon-
| strating against the ratification OF the Ha"
| waiian treaty SO rs to admit rice free iofi
dnty.i Considerable progress was made in
the bill, the ,amendm' nts being reached and
4 adopted.
The Senate then adjourned. av 51p'H 70
| WARRINGTON, June 2.-The confirma-i
tion of @. w. Griffin, of Kentucky. icen-,
! sui TO ApiA, and Charles K. Maber, ,attorg
ney, for southern and middle Alabama,
j took place to-day.
Boutwelrs Mississippi commission will
leave Monday To take testimony in the
/ State. ffHr rta- hI.oN afoI a4T aup
4, The Court of Claims decided TO appoint,
receiver, at Hot Springs Arkansas reaer-,
vation to collect for the Government. 9
Mr. P'$ne, before the committed, stated
thatt ...l consulted Matt Carpenter and
Jere -. K, and that they advised him not,
10 produce letters on. the ground that
to compel their qualifications would be nn-
Just and tyrannical Trey also bold
Blaine contipued, after reading TIE Jetterss
submitted TO them, that they hayerpp
latiop TO the matter in hand, and the court
would decide the same way If the letters
/, had been shown them. In the OF
his cross examination Harney testified
that he worked for Green 10 from
pure frieBdship, and he never ietpectsd
70 make anything out Of It BE never
told o. member Of Congress that he could
! make moro for himself by securing that jAp-,
p0intinent; that big salary was made
| quAte to his support. q ii 1Iisf - L'noa
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4 Hon. Louis Cards encioses the STATES
nAn the following letter, which he desires