Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-20
WASHINGTON.
The SWeet'BlakeIy ImbrOgliO Camp
bell, BabeOck's Father.in-LaW,
Pays Back $1,000 to Miss
Sweet.
Cabinet Meeting Over the English Ques-
tiOn and the Situation in LOuisi-
ana-The Pacific Roads.
The sweet.BInkesy srindIe.

WAsHINGTON, May l9.-B h. Camp
| bell, United States marshal for the
! northern district If ] liucis, testified be-
/ fore the civil se.V.Ca con nIit-s to-day.
| His testimony as almost purely simi.
| lar to the matter contained IN his letter
| to Miss Sweet. Blsk-ly was honestly
| indebted to him Ia the suui OF five thou
| sand dollar, aud notified hiro that Mics
| Sweet would pay the debt. She did pay
him two thou and one huoGred and fl
teen dollars, but he had not the slightest
| knowledge or intimatiOu that il had
| anything to do with her appointment as
| pension agent. He only learned this
| during the past few weeks, aud had paid
the entire amount to Miss Swset.
MatamOrOs in Foreign Hands.
A private telegram was read in the
cabinet to-day Stating that Matsmoros
had been turned over to the American
and German cOnsuls.
The Louisiana Investigation.
The committee on Federal offices met
again to-day, and q. W. Ferguson con-
tinued his testimony in regard to the
importation Of one hundred and forty
thousand cigars, Witness admitted that
most of his information was derived
from other parties. Upon being asked
il he knew anything about any frsudu.
lent pay-rOlls, he declined to answer, as
it might criminate himself, but he sub
ssquently admitted seeirg fraudulent
pay rolls in 1874, and said money was
drawn on them. J. NJ. Wilson appeared
as counsel for Collector Casey.
The Pacific Railroads.
The house judiciary committee to-day
adopted the resolutions to amend the
Knott and Lawrence bill regarding the
Pacifi; railroads, so that when reported
for passage 1t shall contain substantially
the following provisions: That thesiDk-
ing fund to be paid by the Union Pacific
railroad company be fixed at seven hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars per an
mum for the first ten years, and one mil
lion dollars per annum thereafter, until
the whole debt and interest be paid, the
sums to be exclusive Of the five per cent.
net earnings and government freight,
both OF which, as they accrue, shall be
credited to the companies on account Of
their indebtedness to the United States.
A sinking fund OF q propOrtiOnate
amount shall also be created in the same
way by the Central Pacific railroad COM
pany, and all other Pacific railroad COM
panies for which the government has is
sued subsidy bonds and advanced inter-
est.
England and Louisiana in the Cabinet
Meeting.
The cabinet was in session to-day for
two hours. The note j1st received from
Earl Derby, upon the WinslOw extradi-
tiOn case, was q subject Of attention.
The document was read to the members
by Secretary Fish, and at the conclusion
OF the reading a general conversation
eneusd on the subject matter OF the COM
municstiOn. Fish will soon reply to E lrl
Derby, and while 1t is not learned what
the exact nature Of the response from
the government viii be, il can neveTthe-
less be said that he position already held
will be adhered to. The tenor of the con-
versstion to-day wss OF = chsractey IN
indicate very clearly that the duty OF
this government lies in the SbrCgstion
Of our eXtraditiOn with Great Britain,
though this depends OF the British note
in reply to the next dispatch from the
secretary of state to Earl Derby.
The condition Of affairs in Louisiana
was also 8 subject of attention in the
cabinet meeting to-day, though no &C
ton was taken. a telegram was read
from General Augur to General Sheri-
dan, mentioning the receipt Of instruc
tions from General Sherman, and fur
ther saying that the troops are already
instructed to prevent open violence and,
as far as possible, afford protection to all
requiring it. Bsscom, at Bayou Sara,
telegraphs this morning that the dis
turbances are over, They were princi-
pally in Mississippi.
Secretary BIistoW was detained at
home today by sickness, and the treas
ury department was represented at the
meeting by Assistant Secretary Conant.
With this exception all the members
were present.