, 1876-04-25
WASHINGTON.
Tho Interior Department Inyesti-
gators Encounter a Genuine
blare's Nest.
A Poor, Pitiable Lunatic Re.
lates Ills Charges Against
tho President,
They Appear to Be Of q Spir.
itrlal and Not a Mate
rial Nature.
BeIknap's Final Rejoinder to
the House Replication.
He Claims Exemption by Virtue Of
an Agreement with Olymer.
Tho Widaw of Tho Late Lameuted Boges
Badgored by q Committee.
Mr. Jewells Inqutsitors Meet
with Ing glorious Failure.
BeIknap's Final Rejoinder to
the House Replication.
He Claims Exemption by Virtue Of
an Agreement with Olymer.
Tho Widaw Of tho Late Lameuted Boggs
Badgored by q Committee.
Mr. Jewell's Inquisitors Meet
with Inglorious Failure.
CAUGHT THE PRESIDENT,
IUBT HOW THE COMMITTEE DID n.

Special Dtaratet to 1hs cAtoaqo 1r.ouns
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 24.-Tho Dcmo-
cratic uembozs Of 1t 1eaat cue Of tho House
Committees to-day dlaoredted themselves far
more than they can hope to disgrace the Admin
istration. In the history Of tho session thus far
tho Eqstors of politics and society have boon
rakod to mako case against the Cabinet.
Dank-accounts have hpen rAnsacked, tattle Of
frontier camps has been listened to, detectiyee
have been made orac1oa to prove high officials Of
tho Government guilty Of crime, 1t waa only
few days ago that Committee permitted tho
falso and malicious ststoment to be tolcgraphod
throughout ChriBtendom that the Prosf-
dent had bean detected In TAX
ing money from tho Treasury to-
purchase his election, but 1t MAS left for tho
Committee OF Expenditures Ia the Interior Do
psrtment to-day 10 eurpssa ali othera IN tho at-
tompt 10 catch Grant. The Democrats on the
Committee had caused Rli tho Republicans to bo
notified that
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS
VAS to bo Examined, aud shas all should b pres.
ent. No hint was givcn OF tho nature Of the
expected ovidouce, but tho fact escaped from
Homo OF tue IeaB careful Democrats, that the
Committee hold President Grant tn tho hollow
Of its AaBd. The Committee lad been Sitting
with open doors but Tho mysterious ritpess
was producsd, and tho doors wcro barrad for
two hours. The witness upon whose lips tho
fate OF The President OF tho Unltod States hung
waa m ordinary-looktug t,.sinoes man. Tho
Democratic mombors wera on uptoe with ex-
peetation. The Republican, wero interested,
but ignorant Of .ho forthco !ling results. The
Hitness Was almost Indifferent.
HIS MARVELLOUS s1oNY
Eas this: Some yoara ago d roraon In high
station did him great injury. It became i'm
porsant to thu pcace Of mind Of that groat per.
detecttyea Hoon hut1ied him To the Govern
meut mAd-houss. lie WA kept thcro.
friend1cBH md powerloss, for months, when QUO
day agontH Of this Gtoat parsonage approached
him. giving him hts choloo between ufa.imptis-
onment with luoatica or life Of exlle III Eu-
rope. Ho dhose tho latter. Tho detectives ac-
companicd him to tho steamer, and hs lett tor
Europe. Becoming weary Of Europe, he TO-
turned, and appeared before tho colnultteo to,
pal paiaiyzod IN part With astenishu'ons. IN s' part
with dsbollcal Joy. ''Who was tha. great
personage that wIonGod you ?" asked tho Chair
man. "The .P1oaldeut Of tho United statcr,"
~ Ts' tho reply her. Tai xonsg, ytong did b
lilo would do before he would toll. Il
WAs delicate subject and should no.
be mentioned. For AL honr tho Committee piled
HIM with questions. They threatcnel h,,n with
HDPEletHutIlt Will 884GIo pQil5Imtslk AHu Will
torrors of contumacy, Thu wituess yielded. lie
said tho President Of tho United Staies bad
DONE HlM MORTAL WRONG;
that he had ruined his {the Wituess') betrothed,
aud niuco that time witness lad been pro-
scribod aud poraeonsed man. uenco those .lo-
toctlvcs, hence those mad-loues bara The
President had frequently come to Tho houeo
Of witnoss hbont Il At tho dead Of .niGht, and
had imrostu1ed him at hls bedside not
to ruin hla great famc. " 1,ut."
intorfered 3 Republican member. ''how
did the President got to your bedsde At that
time Of night7 Did ho ring tho bell The cll-
max had como. Tho Democrats were enthusiast
lie In their Bardonio Joy, and wers just roaly to
tondcr their verdict against tho President, WHOM
witnesB tho guilty influence: II want you 10
undeia iatand. gentlemen, that President Grant In
tho body never did mo OF niao harm. lIo has
only dono mo thht groat wsong Al spirit"
The collapse came tho wisnosa was q mad
man. The Committeo instantly discharged him,
immediately ordered the steu0grapher to sup
press hts notes, and begged the Republican
members to keep tho matter sllout. Quo Of tho
latter, With good deal OF indignation, said that
be hoped ho might be ~ msa AZ witnesslf he
kept stl!l. In this way the Democrats Of tho
COMMITTEE on Expenditures IL tho Intal,or Do
partMept caught tho President.