The daily gazette., 1876-05-05
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Blaine and His Ex planRtion
Message from Mr. Riddle.

Mr. Blaine and His EXplanation-A
Message from Mr.. Riddle.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-In the per.
sonal explanation made by Mr.. Blaine
on Monday, the illusions to the late J.
W. Knowlton were regarded as often.
sive by his father-in-law, A. G. Riddle,
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Knowl-
ton has always been given rs the au-
thority for the Kansas Pacific bond
story. Mr.. Riddle has addressed the
following sharp letter to Mr. Rlaine:
"7uesddy ecening-Hon. j. q. Blaine
Sir: Having made the occasion and
prepared the means on yesterday from
your place on the floor of the House,
you assaulted the reputation of James
Walcott Knowlton, then two years and
a half in his grave. Had he survived
TIL to-day you would have remained
silent, and your Joe Stewards and Nc
Farlands would have told no tales. 1t
devolves or me to vindicate. as best
may, his memory from your assertions,
which | shall do at an early day. No
sne knows better than yourself that l
am moved TO this labor solely by my
duty to my dead. Very sincerely,
A, q. BIDDLE. !"
BeIIsnap' Confident aud BeiIigerent-
Agency.
BELKNAP FEELING SAVAGE.
WASHINGTON, May 3,--Gen Belknap
in conversation to-day expressed him
self as perfectly confident of acquittal
should the Senate decide that it has
jurisdiction. He was very bitter on
representative Clymer. "whose dupli-
city," he said, was unparalleled. "
He said that Mr.. Clymer was dead now,
but that he was not done with him,
and as soon as the trial was over ne
would be attended to.
SWEET TRIBUTE
The White House committee On the
civil service reform has decided to in
vestigate the stories according to
which Miss Sweet, the Chicago pen.
sion agent, for a considerable time is
alleged to have paid Mr.. Campbell,
U. 5. marshal of the northern district
of Illinois, and father in-law of Gen.
Babcock,a "a considerable sum of money
monthly. The investigation is also to
cover the allegation that Miss Sweet
W 'OthS Wab w pay
and did pay some three thousand dol
lars on account of the late Chicago
pension agent, David Blakeley. Miss
Sweet has already been summoned,
and is expected to arrive here very
soon. In connection with this story a
statement is made that the knowlese
of these payments was brought to the
attention of the President last summer,
when he forbid her paying any more
money to any person for similar rea-
sons, and assured her that she could
retain her place during his administra.
tlon. 1t is also stated that the COM
mittee will inquire into the reasons
which led to the appointment under
Miss Sweet, to an alleged sinecure
place, of Geo. Campbell, Il relative OF
BENZ. Campbell.
The Presidents Message 0n his
4OseHfcPiSni.
WAsHINoroN, May 4,-Thc prcsi
dents message in answer to the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Springer on Apri
. Sd, requiring him to tell what acts h,
had performed officially away from
Washington Qf any created decided
sensation in the House this afternoon
During the reading both sides of the
House were perfectly quiet cXceDt il
; one or two instances. One was wheI
the message referred to the fact tina
if the confederates had succeeded il
driving President Lincoln from Wash
lngtCn lie would have been compelled
TO exercise his functions clsewher,
than at the capital.
: 1t was also notice that while tbt
! messages from the President are in,
variably dated Executive Mansion
Washington. this one omitted entire
, ly the words Executive Mansion" A
member remarked afterwards that i
looked as though thePresident intend
e cu To say, Its none of your busincs
f whether | write this from my oilicia
residence ornot."
p Inc message and documents were
referred to the judiciary committc
without debate.
Il t""r"rfeisfic Speech on Er
Gor. Uisc-IHc Sar0i EiscUi
.lDeHcy.
WASHINGTON. May 4,-Ex. .Govcrpo
wise made characteristic argumen
De1ore.th committee on elections tc
day in the case of platt vs.. Goode. II
describes the conservative party O
f Virginia us composed of sour krout dc
| mocrats, red wasted wings an,
q Greeleyltcs, and said that under II,
circumstances would he ally himscl
TO such an organization.
|. TIE NAVAL FISCAL AGENCY SCANDAL
1t is learned that the testimony n
Cheeyer before the committee on ne
val expenditures was to the effect tina
/ he had secured the influence of Judp
' Louis Dent, now deceased-the Presi
dents father in law-to help him il
i obtaining the European agency OF tn
o government for Clews II Co.: thu
). Dent told him that it was all fixed
6 that he was greatly surprised shortl
afterwards, when Jay Cooke, McCul
d Tough u Co. received the appointmep
It as naval Gscal agent from Secretar
. Kobeson, which was the plum: tha, h
d went to Dent, who told him that tb
d reason was that Jay Cooke t. Co, ha
PAID more money, and that ccrtai
lldy was the instrument through whic
l. the transaction was nfIncte6 o T,a,.