Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-22

MIN that he cannot relish humOr - COrRhaU !
Magazine.
a High-Toned Gentleman.
During the examination before the Beknap
Investigating Committee, in Washington, yes
tcrday, the following evidence Was given by
MIR Hawkins Taylor:
@ Did you succeed 10 having Col j. N.
Mler appointed post trader at Fort Bayard?
A. Yes. He said he would pay me $1,000.
| told him | would be- satisfied with $1,000.
and he paid it like man. When Bradford
was removed urged the brother OF Delegate
Chaves for the place, and he was appointed.
| never got anything for my service in this
case. | never had any partoers.
4 friend OF nine gol SIPS Judge Perry h.
Brocchus. He is very high toned Southern
gentleman. Laughter.
Z Wher. were you born
A. Iu Kentucky.
@ Then sou are also a Southern gentle
man?
A. | anu a pebian, and Brocohus is of
high order.
q Blu, you both stand 90 the same high
platform [L,ugbtcrl Did You offer the
secretary au5 money?
A. would not have dared to offer the Sec
rotary aDythlng.
La further response to questions witness said:
In tn" ST 900 case 10 not know how much
work | did, The gentleman (Mr. Mllierl was
from Iowa and friend of mine and OF Col.
Burdett, aud was Endorsed by Republicans. l
tell 40 interest in the matter apart from the
81 900. FIR everybody know6 l will serve
friend.
@ Especially when there, a thousand dol
lar fee?
A. was offered good deal more than my
friend Miller offered NE by other parties. l
asked the Secretary Of War to make the ap
pointment, as my friend was good and trus
man.
O. DID you follow The Secretary Of War
FROM Iowa to Washinetou2
A. No. He followed INC here Laughter. |
There was 20 maD 10 whom | had more
confidence than had 10 the Secretary OF War
H. was Democrat when was Wing aud a
Republican,.
Q. What is he now?
A. 40 earnest Republican.
The chairman invited Mr.. Taylor to appear
again if be should have any more information
OF like character to communicate 10 the COM
mlttce An adjournment took place until to-
day. :,
The Judge Brocchus alluded to above will
be remembered by the old n citizens Of Alex
audria as former resident Of this city. He is
Radical.
ROBBERY PLoT-A plot to rob the Govern.
mcnt by the manufacture Of spurious bonds and
bank ADD Treasury notes has been discovered
at Scranton. Col. f. Washburn, Chief of
United States Secret Service at Washington,
assisted by Two ether detectives, arrested Geo. Il.
Winaus, OF that city, and w. H. Barr of Portland,
Pa, 90 charge fleeing extensively engaged in
tho manufacture OF plates for printing Uui,ed
States five tweuty bonds and bank and treas
ury notes Simultaneously with these arrests
brother of the man Wluaus at Philadelphia,
sud also Confederate named Winter mute,
at Portland. Pa, were also arrested. Barr
was decoyed from Iowa by a member IT
| the Secret Service, who Swallowed him out
there from Washington, aud made his &C.
quaintauce, representing himself as all irsur-
ance agent. BeluZ social fellow, he 5000 Sc.
cured the key to Barr secrets and learned that
| be was engaged 10 the manufacture or The
queer" He had nonc Of the bonds or sru.
r!ous notes along with him, but proposed
| to introduce his oaWly formed acquaintance
to his friends in Pennsylvania, who would
sell him all the material he wautad tnr MAUI
featuring uoes and bonds ad LID. Vows Of Sc
| creoy were uncharg ID, and the two agreed to
meet 10 Scranton iu the mldllc of the present
mon h. They did so, AID thea an there the
detective acknowledged that his real business
was that Of counterfeiter, and that his houe
was n Cncionai. Accordingly it was agree !.
that WioaDs, Tor $1,000 should supply platet
end presses for making 6ve-tweuty coupons
and Treasury notes. Sufficient Information
| having been obtained TO crininate the parties
in question ever! thing Was placed lu readiness,
and at l &c ock yesterday thy were quietly
captured, and last night we're brought before
Com missioner SlmrcIl, where they entered bail
10 the. sum OF $4,000 each for further hear
Ing this morning.
UNION RAILROAD AT WAsHINGToN.-In
the United States Senate, yesterday, Mr.. In
gals introduced the bill approving the building
OF the Union railroad, of the District of Co.
lunbia which was referred to the Committee
on Public Buildings aud Grounds. 1t prov les
fir the rec alnaIion Of the Hlts north of The
Long Bridge TO furnish grounds fur railroad
depOts, machlne shops, cattle yards, aud pro-
Vldes for the removal to that point or all rail-
road depots uow 10 Washington.
JOHN ADAMS wrote, prophetically: But
let US take warning, aud give it to our chill
dreD. Whenever vanity and gayety, love Of
pomp and dress, furniture, equipage, build
logs, great Company, expensive diversions aud
elegant entertainments get the better OF the
principles and Judgments Of men and women,
there Is no knowing where they will stop, nor
into what evils, natural, moral, or political,
they will lead Us.
Caleb p. Marsh and wife arrived 10 New
York city yesterday morning, and expect to be
10 Washington 10 day, where they have en-
gagged rooms by telegraph at the Arlington
Hotel.
The New. jersey Court OF Psrdons has in
he case OF Patrick Ward, who Was sentenced
m he HING ar ,iui6ern i Err kiliino "a