The New York herald., 1876-07-09
w A SHIN TON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

wAsHrSGroS, July s, 1876.
Ex-sECRErARY BRIsrow BEFORE THE COMMIT
TIE ON wHIsKEY FRAUDs-HE STILL DE-
CLISEs To ANswER-MULLIGAE AND FISHER
IN WASHINGTON.
Ex-Secretary Brstow was again examined TO- day by
the Committee the whskey Frauds but he persisted
in refusing to all questions put to him tending
elicit the nature OF any communications between him
self and the President members of the Cabinet
corning the whiskey cases. He went as far only
to answer questions put TO him by Mr. Cochrane, OF
Pennsylvania that bore upon the subject in collateral
way such that he had such conversation nt different
times in and out of the Cabinet and at his the
Presidents solicitation variousy, but he positively and
definitely declined to tell the substance of such
sations or communications.
The committee will meet on Monday to decide
whether answer to tho questions shall be insisted upon
and meantime Mr.. Bristow hos been given leave
sence until Wednesday to enable him to take his
family to Saratoga.
1t likely that Bluford Wilson and Mr. Yaryan viii
bo examined on Monday.
Mulgan and Fisher have arrived in Washington TO
bc heard by the Sub-Judicary Committee on tho al
logged discrepancy between the Blaine letters as tho
witnesses remember them and Mr. Blaine read
them and also as to the contents OF the five letters in
the bundle (which Mr. Blaine 1t is said did not give TO
the public
SENATOR'S AND CoNGEEssMEN FRUSTRATED BY
THE HEAr-MR. PARSONS, OF KENTUCKY, IS
SO WEAKENED AS TO CAUSE HIS DEATH
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO IN THE SHADE
The heat here to-day was intense to fatality and
numbers among its victims Congressman f. Y. Par
sons Of Kentucky, who was prostrated at his hotel
this afternoon, at two O'Clock, and died very soon
after.
Senator Davis Of Wost Virginia, was prostratcd IN
the Senate Chamber, and carried in lieless con-
dition to OF tho commlttec rooms, where under
the application Of rcsoratvcs he recovered sufficiently
TO be removed TO his residence. Senator Norton was
overcome by the heat that ho lett the Capitol
carly hour and bctook himself his hotel where late
this afternoon, stretched chairs in the outside
the eote he was the picture Of exhaustion lie pressed
himself as being prosracd by the terrific heat. Sem
Thurman OF Ohio, was rendered so unwcll by the
heat that he had to keep his house during the day.
withstand,ng the demands upon HIM the Senate in
connection with tho Bolknap impeachment trial Mr.
West, of Louisiana, Obliged for tho same reason
to leave tho Senate early hour in the day having
been somewhat frightened by tho sudden illness of
Senator Davis
Much regret expressed at the sad fate Of Congress-
man Parsons, tho kentucky delegation feeling his
death keeny. Mr. Proctor Knott overcome in an
nouncpg his death to the House and relapsed his
scat and wept. The House adjourned immediately
upon the announcement of the event Like Mr. Stark
weather, OF Connecticut Parsons is VICTIM primarily
OF the bad ventilation of the Capitol and its maarial
surroundings. His weakened physical condition making
him easy pray to tho attack of congestion OF
tho brain supcrnduced by the torrd weather of this
afternoon. Hc Of the youngest men in Con-
gress beng only thrtythrcs years age. He repre-
scnted the Fifth district Of Kentucky, embracing tho
city Of Louisville and vicinity.
The intensity of the heat may be estimated from tho
fact that Thermometer standing we'll in the shade
in opticians window Ninth street.
diagonally from the Patent OAcc
recorded 1924 degrees The temperature In the
House Of Representatives TO ninety five degrees
nding the elevated site of Capitol and
the good westerly breeze blowing through tho open
windows OF the adjoining committee rooms.
number Of people werc Frustrated about the city,
and 1vo horses of the city railway lines dropped in
their traces.