, 1876-04-08
ASn THEIR ATTENDANT COnNUIrrsOS.
tSL<cM5 NisLtItch tn Tie ChtcuGu FrtbIt,.s.

&t<sMi Nl&Latch to TIE Cacuqo lf,8lfne.
WABMlSa1oS. y. C., April 7.-Quarternlaster
Gonota! Melgs' testimony was d scry thorough
rctutaton OF tho charge Of David WobetcE OF
Concord, y. H.. thas uelgs had demanded q
brlbo Of Wobatee hs u condition Of accepting tho
luttor's moth. e1sorminator. Tho Committee ~
to tho charge Of corruption accepted tho OK
p1anation OF he1ga, who said "Webstar like
nearly alt Inventors, Ia Of liyely brain and
Of actiyo imaElnalon,- too active for his
health. regarded him rs an nntIuBisastts ill.,
veutor uho hsd vary cxnltcd notiun. Of
hs patent aud d light head" Theirs
ia little doubt that Wobssar, who, iu
/ his inag.niugs, also droasus that le Il cousin
Of DAM 81 Webstor hiss forced himself to be-
| love tuut conversation occurred which Ia fact
| never d.L-at al! events.
Nos;l: or THE COMMITTEE BELIEVE
| tint Gcn. Mctga IL guilty Of corruption. Tha
testimony Of Webster, however,. il 1t did not
nlow corruption On Tho part Of Meiga, served to
| call nttonsou 10 q scandal which has been cur
rent hero for yoaro. Tho Committee rather
forced atciGs to give his viows about tho
CoN!sa Il l,rezor mo:li-proparatiop, for Which
appropriations Of thousands Of dollars
lavo been made each yoar. 3Ieigs
says that ho la1 protested against tho inttoduc-
ton Of Tue Cowles l. Drczcr preparation, and
bc'lcvrd that it was failure. Being pressed.
Moiga said tint he thought some very aD1o aud
aatuto iiltluoucey must ha7o been used to Intro
tluco thia preparation. Tho Committee will, no
doubt, follow np tue BuggcHtions Made bv stolgs,
isnd II half the rusnoya aro tEuo, some very in
teIeatiuE disclosures NAV DO made about this
famous nlotli preparation. It's qualities aud
history aro said to rival Co. Stliera' eye-wAtor.
Hattie Aasoe1aied tre4a.i
AElos' TESTIMONY nEuARD!su THE ssorl1-Ex1En-
MINATnE.
Wssnsoros, .. e., April 7:-1he COMMITTEES
in Expenditures III tho War department to-day
examined Gan. Cowot,, ths Assistant Secretary
Of tho Interior till Marcll II.
David Webster. OF Concord. y. IT., testified
that llo cnlne to Washington aboI. the 18th OF
March. la74. to sell to tho war Department. o
tlotl,-uxteE 1linntuE nAtc ly hin. 1lo went with
Austin !. Iiau. q nlc1nbos OF Congress frun, New
Hampshire. 10 ticn. Mciss, the t,uartermaator.
tieueslt, who refused h liAyo anything to do
with II. AItcrwaru tho witness got 1iopreseltn-
lives Parker. cragin. and Wad!e,yh to write a
tho nlorlsa VI tho thug. THE Preparation was
tontel aila approved by Cupt. logera Of tlo
t2uartormaatot'h Department.. Tho witness tho1,
went tuck to Molys, wtlo told hsn, he should
!.ayo tho contract. Megs askod him tho prico,
a,d how much tho ttsycrnruent would want.
Tho wltncAs uad ha did not know, hut he would
! mt require tie Department to pay Tor more than
MAS 1iaed. The witneHH afterwards stated tho
pt'co by latter. Meigs atcdu.l to uho 1t. Moi;s
sht'l aAstd l,th "wl.At beneit will it bo r Wit
neas answered. ait will kill your moths" Con.
Mc'ga sud: "Dus how much will you givc mo
u put 1t III Erncral usos" NitlleAs Rllswer0d.
Hasu tnat Lou AlaIgs gave him to ulsdersta1,l
| Co"les Il cc.' wha were furnishing tho moth-
oStatneatot, ent! we1n psyIn. him part Of tho pru
ceo,'' ,n Mu'"s {,;,s Saa that yesterday TO mct
would do bostcs nut to EolLetoro ,ha t,omn,i,teo
In the man'a hand wero Two ! lDN bills. iIu Iil
| not know tho lunn, Int tud him that le wn4
Eo;nE to Toll tue truth to ts co,unittoo and
wniAed off rapidly. Witness 1oilowSa him I'd to
ace wloro ha Wcnt, Int csal,,It vail III fnst
enough. Wisnoss l,ah nut pait 1uunev to
my officer. or lncn aesaa for my u1cens by
MoiEs. WltucsH prabentpI q nnlutar Of irtt..Tn
to corroboratn hiB tustiuonT. tlo lial mover rc
| st4yed .uy order iroiu Mugs for tle u,nth ~.
! teEmlnator. axcopt ale for 800 worth. Witness
retl1sud 10 furnish that amount unless lo could
Du aahtlrtn OF lSEger ulJerg, OH tho Eroiu sllut
to ill tho order would cost more thaIl 1t wogllu
tn hut no ofterea tn f,,sutatl it for uosl,-
us provided l,o ho allowed to puck It III Thu
clothing hlnlsoif.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Agios
testified ttlat the statements Of W0bstat to tho
"Hect that tis sought Nil intereat in Ills moth
axterln.nator hy suggestion OF al,y kinu
| TINT conl hs tortured into auca Suspicion
wero absniutofy fafsn. lie asi1 Ilo had uoyer
| tost Webktcr that the Huyorntnent was sWluu!sa
oUt Of large auts's boca''so slIe process t4cn in
1lso VA Worthless; thar llo hid nover mskcti
lin whHl benefit Tho cuntraet would he To hin
TINT la had nesor a.Kcu him how mitch ho
would slvo him (tlln wtness}. lIe had always
considered Wouster. llks ,nasy inyontors, crazy
OIL the sup3tct ot his preparation for e1terni-
natsng lnutaa. i1c hat considered hiu, honest
l''ls rather light IN tho Leud. Never INJURED
lEsn hs character. W.tuoss c1sroboratol 9eu-
GsAliy tin olAor state1nsuts Ut Webstot from tLa
record. but pronounced his churgea falso il
esorY sohl'eet-thu creation Ut very acliyo apd
| imaginative brain.
| Wituess was askcd whether l,e WIS tho means
Of tho adoption ot 0eprYo II. rnwIe. 4 a., -
| process for extesnnnatlu. luust,s, lIa Ycnliri
| that he had oppnatd lta aaupllon even after tae
| Board Of ARMY Officers bod recommended ia
| Of Testimonials Ia i,4 favor.
! When asked ~ whoss influence it Ind bean