Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-14

- an affidavit. He gave Bell about on.
o hundred dollars.
The sergeant alarms of the Seuat.
Il served the writ on Belknap, who was
4 cheerful ana t:slkative, aud said tina
s only one side Lad been heard
! The two hundred aud twenty Sever
fhonaaLd dollars spen i'll Furnishing
4 thf New York postntfice in violation
/ OF law Is under iuv.,stig alton ny the
sub-co IN mittee on appropriations, that
committee having Charge of the de
. ticiency bill.
l Jewell, BristOw and Robeson were
l absent from the Cabinet meeting.
In the Spencer investigation M. G.
Cauder testified that he knew of no
5 corrupt practices in eI 5cting Spencer
II. X Myers testified that he secured
the appointment of Mouiton ns post
master ut Mobile against Spencer 3
wish: hu knows of no corrupt lranti:es
to secure Spencer's election. The case
was closel after this testIm0ney and
the counsel allowed two weeks in
which to prepare written arguments
Postmaster Cochran of S"lma is be-
fore the elections and privileges com
mittee aud repeats his story before the
alabama comm ssiou that there was no
bargain bet tweeu him and Spencer. He
has 10 recollection of the conversa-
tions between himself and Armstrong
10 which Armstrong swore. VIM E.
Chandler is conducting the defeuse.
Purman is quoted as saying before
the committee on civil service that his
election cost him six thousand dollars
and he vas going to get some of it
back. Some old fellow wanted q cadet
snip for his son and if he got it he
would have to pay for it. D!umenthal
is quoted as saying that he bad paid
| SIX hundred dollars good money.
The foreign committee have not de-
| cded whether to confne the Invcsti-
CATION of the Emma mine to Schenck's
| connection with it. Meanwhile Parke's
testimony regarding its value is pro-
crossing.
WAsHINGroN, April 9--Night-
The safe burglary examination is be-
coming very exciting This was
conspiracy to roo the safe OF the dis
trict attorney AMI place the conte nts
in the possession of Columbus Alex
ander in way to connect hum crimi- |
nally with the transaction. 1t was |
mock robbery, and the papers taken |
| to AIexander's house were worthless, |
| some ex-officiai. Those who escaped |
| by hung jury two years ago are
| plicates Gen. BabcOck.
Il appears from Whitley's evidence
that Columbus Alexander only es-
cap FL by the mock burglars mistak~
ing the house. They were directed
to do their work at 10 o'clock but read
their nAtructions l o'clock and could
not get any one at Alexar der's house
awake to receive the stolen papers.
Gen. Babcoch gave Whitley assurance
of protection should anything ugly
hsppsn. Whitley was afraid of the
job. Whitley understood that the
proceedings against himself aid Har-
fington after the Jury disagreed were
dismissed by order Of the President
At all evcnts Gen. Babcock in person
took an order ostensibIy signed by
President Grant and addressed to the
Attorney General directing him to
have all proceedings stopp d. Ex
Attorney General Williams summoned
Mr.. Riddle who prosecuted the case as
special attorney. He states that the
developments made correspond with
what was and it his theory of t te
case. The bill extending the limits
Within which indictments may be
brought so AS to cover the.e c.ses has
pas -ed Congress and is III the hands of
the President.
Wild rumors are in circulation that
Bristow has resigned in consequence
OF Heuderson's testimony, in which | ,,
Brist0w is made to say that he had no
confidence in the administration. Bris-
tow eft suddenly for Kentucky few
days ago. Some of BristOw's friends
say he is only gone for his he 18th, but
it is singular he had no idea Of such "A
trip before Henderson testified.
Great loose less, TO say the least, is
developing il the management of the
government printing Office. Assistant
Secretary Burnham says Bristow will
be here Monday or Tuesday. He went
west on pressing private business.
Secretary Robson mas been in
Philadelphia since Thursday. The
naval investigation commenced Mon
day with closed doors.
The committee on military affairs of
the House have called on Secretary
Taft for new esti mates for the ensuing
fiscal year. They have Belknaps figures
but 30 not trust them.
The committee on expenditures IN
the Department Of Justice unear he'd
the following: The Solicitor General
has man named Burr in his offic''
vino is mainly relied upon i'll consulta :
tons. Burr, before the committee, tes
case Was referred to him he made an
adverse report aud said the claim
should never be passed. Jim Roddy. a;
agent for the claim, came to Burr :
afterwards and said this claim must :
DasS; that the President wants 1t to
be done. Chow is that" said Burr.
R0ddY took a docum mt from his =
pocket .igne,l by .. s. Grant aud ad- !
dresaed to "Whom 1t may concerD," ,
and gave q good character to Roddy,
saying he was nan Ill whom perfect :.
trust could be placed. Burr did not ..
know whether this was really written
by tie President OF not. 1t was be- ,,
lieved by the committee that 1t was.
Tie subsequent history OF the claim,
it is alleged, shows that it was only ,,
by the cooperation ID some way Of :
ex-Assistant Secretary Sawyer that it
chat when indicted for completely III
the Parhman- Brooks & Co. claim he
stated that he acted in the case by the
express orders of the President.
Among the notable speeches in the
House TO day was one by Williams of
Alabama in favor of the Texas Pacific ;
rlilroad
CIapp, the Con yressional printer,
states that on account of the. lnsuth-
cicnt appropriation for printing the
Congressional Records he had avalied
himself of the legal privilege to draw
from tl!s Treasury TO the amount "i
t,v-,-t ir L. OF his bond and, following
tn" practice of his predec essors, had
nsed the proceeds of sa.es to supply
the deficit as the only means to pre-
vent stoppage of the work.
CALIFORNIA.