, 1876-04-29
Clear as TO Westermann, but a Little
Cloudy as to Harper.
Regret at Washburne's Withdrawal..'
Who Shall Fill His Place?
Brother Moody Proposed as the
Coming NInn for tho
Presidency.
Senator Wright of Iowa, on the Presidon-
tial Question.
CULLOM.

CUlLOM.
HIa InlKND N1rON'B at1ssIoH TO WARRINGTON.
From an Oeeas1onnt Corrfspontenf.
WAsn1so7oN, D. c., April 2O.-Tho object Of
William Penn Nixon, Ahs1gnee and Receiver Of
the Inter. Vcean, who was recently hers. WAS to
ncotiou Of Shabby u. Cnllom with tho Wostnr-
mann tIssillery frauds and tho l1ar-
por defalcat,on. Nixon, it seorns. had bo-
como 80 disturbed by rumors Of this character
current IN Illinois. that lio .camo hore to as
certain for himsclf what the charges wore. 1fo
immediately wont to tho Treasury and desired
to see the oufeBslon OF Albert Smith, which has
been referred to III some Of the chicago paposs.
Mr. Nixon Hns at nrht refused permis.
sion to soe this cnnfosson which In
Of SO much importance at tho forthcom~
ing trials of Harper and smith in Jnne.
Nixon, however, aftcr several days efforts, and
tho friendly lntsrposltlon Of a number Of
Congressman, snoceeded In obtaining per-
mission to exntn!no tho papers. lilo
waa alto advised OF eome OF thu
circumstances connected with The confession.
There IL nothing In tho confession OF Al Smith,
or iu tho information Of tha officers OF the Do
partincnt, 10 far As can bo nscertaiued, which in
suy way tehds 10 inplicate OuIIom In the
Westermanu Distlllory frauds. The only
charge against him that appears TO be
eerious Is that Of his alleged eu,1ty knowl.
to his bank BY tho dofaulIlng narpeF was
Government funds. Al Sulth also verbally
confessed, It ia said, that Cuitom went w,th
Harper to tho vaults OF tho bank at midnight
and took tho large stlnl uf Hlonoy in question 10
save his banii from loss, KnosiaR that that
moucy belonged to the Government and was
hxpded 10 him by M actual letauttor but thla
allegation Of smith IL lot beloved i'ere: 1t
would seom that tho knowledge Of these
charges or nllsGatIona created very
strong impression upon N.xoa'a MUD,
when he was hers, mud sugges' cd 70 him the
pronrtsty Of calling upou Cullom for Immediate
enswer and explanation Of the charges. Accord
iugly it il ropoited that Nixon. with very great
sncrccy, induced eoine of tho members OF tho
Iiliopis Republican delegation to join hin III q
telegram to Cnllom, requesting the latter 10
como inmediataly to Washington to make thu
desired exp|anstion; + aeems to have
n,uu who joined him IN the telegram, that
tho charges weIe Ut such nature that II not
explained boforo = nomination they might re-
Bult IN tremendous injury 10 tho party after
wards, III The byeut Vi Culom's nomination.
To thus telegram uo RESPONSE has yok baep re-
cetycd, and nothing TINS boen seon OF Cullom.
The fact that Cullum has paid no attention to
this urgent request has crs4ted n very unfasor-
able impressIon upon the 1nembern Of tho dcle-
CATION who signed the telegram. Nixon left
here, 1t IL nnderalpod, convinced that Gullom
w4s not worth all Tho cavneHt advocacy which
his paper Ind g.son him. and grently troubled
to know 1hat to DO.
Nixon also whon hcro made strong effort 10
raiso money fur lia newspaper. I1o dlrecsod his
Htocsal attention to laying plans for securing .
largo contribution from the National Republican
Committee. What succaus ha bad ls not known.
There Ia oyery taaspn 10 beavo that the DaEt-
lawsuit story agalnss nFiHtow wan tussigated by
the Inter. Ocfan people. Suit privately admits
that 1t was, aud BayB that he had long cenyerHa-
thu With tue Inter-G Gcean representative about
1t wlsn tho lnttes was trying to work up The
caso. The 1ntt7-0cean man hero. before thc
story WAS published, was very thick with 0aul.
taid, and gave Cauiileld long lht Of charges
against Dristow before any public hiat aas Rty-
ken thaI such story axlsted