Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-06
The Case Of the Infamous Epen-
GER, # AIabama-The Emma
Eine Schenck SWindle-
WOOlS and WO9lens.
Lem0iBe and FarWell-AnOther
Recusant Witness-The st.
Louis Whisky Trials
HendersOn's Testi-
mOny.

1smoine UerSus FarWelJ, of the third
district Of Illinois, end will decide the
case Saturday. II is understood that the
majority of the subcommittee favor
giving the seat to Lemoine, the Demo-
cratic contestant.
Spencer's Case.
WASHINGTON, March 5 The COM
mittee on privileges and elections de-
cided not to admit ss evidence num-
ber of Letters submitted Ey counsel for
the memorialists in the Spencer investi-
CATION. The letters were written by
Spencer to Robert 3 ;ybour and other
political friends in Alabama.
Woods and ~ OOIens.
WAsHtNGTON, April 5.-The commit
tes on ways and means completed their
consideration of woods and WoOlens, a
part Of Morrison's tariff bill, here to-day,
making only one alteration, viz: strik-
ing out the word 'like" in the follow
ing clause! On woods OF secOnd class
aud all hair Of alpaca, goat, aud other
like animals, the value whereof, at the
last port or place whence exported to
Us, excluding charges at such ports,
shall be thirty.two cents or less per
pound, five cents per pound.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Sscretary
Chandler, General Babcock and Colonel
Luckey were before the investigating
committee on expenditures in the war
department to-day. Secretary Chandler
gave specific denial to Detective Belps
evidence, so far as it relates TO himself.
Joseph PeIroD, cashier Of the National
Park bank of New York, was examined
in. 0laA - II n
Pendlston. He said the account was
closed up, and all checks and papers
transferred to the National Commercial
bank in Cincinnati.
Heavy On Ingalls,.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Quartermas-
ter-General Meigs was before the COM
mittee on military affairs this morning,
and examined concerning the removal
CT the quartermaster-gen Office to
the corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
Fifth street. He thought there was no
occasion for the removal, and il he had
been here he should have objected to it.
The cost Of fitting up the new building,
and the expense and cost of restoring
the old one to its original condition,
made a great bill, while no advantage
was gained by the change. General In
gals had expressed his modification at
the expense being so much larger than
he had anticipated.
Another Reeusant Witness.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The house
committee on Indian affairs to-day ex-
amined Ralph Meeker, correspondent of
the New York Herald, in reference to
some statements made by him concern
ing frauds in the Indian management.
He stated that he bad no persOnal
knowledge OF any, but had heard maDy
such things while at FOIt Peck and eiss-
where on the Missouri river a few years
ago, and had brought some of them to
the attention of members Of this COM
mittee. In the course OF his crOss-ex-
animation by Mr.. Page, witness said
that a party had expressed the belief
that from the manner ia which Page
cross.examined ths witness, that ne
Pagel belonged to the Indian ring. The
same party had also told the Witaess
that still another member of congress
belonged to the Indian ring. The wit.
ness was then asked by Page to state the
name Of his informant or infOrmsnts.
Meeker declined, saying, with emphasis,
that ne would not "give them awsy.n
The committee at this point adjourned,
but will have Meeker again before them.
Page says he intends to press the ques,
ton and, II necessary, request action by
the house to compel Meeker to answer.
The st. Louis Whisky Trials.
WASHINGTON, April 5. - General
Henderson, of st. Louis, resumed his
testimony before the committee on
whisky trials. He said, among other
things, that in conversation with Secre-
tsry Bristow in June last, the secretary
stared to him substantially that he
thought General Porter and General
BabcOck, or one of them, had access to
the grand jury evidence in the attorney
generals office, and thereby as
certaiDed what there was against
General Babcock, but since witness
recently came here to tes-
tify before the cOmmitte he had
had conversation With the attorney
general himself, when he had stated to
the attoTney-general frankly what he
had heard from Secretary Bristow. The
attorney said he did not purposeIy or
designedly let Babccck or Porter have
access to the files Of his office, but he
had frequently communicated what ev-
idence he had against Babcoek to the
President himself; but he invarisble
found that the President knew more
about it than he did. Iu explans-
ton of this fact the attOrney-general
stated to Henderson that a member Of
the grand jury at ST. Louis E. w. Fox1
came here in December last and re-
msinted till about the first of February,
aud he believed that Fox tad cOmmuDi-
Gated to the President all the material
facts in the case, by giving what appear
ed before the grand jury. The attorney
general had 10 doubt but that the
President came into possession of the
facts in this way.
w. F. Peddrick, assistant counsel TO
District.Attorney Dyer, was also exam
ined, and testified concerning the law
yer fisherman, of New York who bad
received from Attorney General Pierre
pent letter to Dyer. 1t had been repre-.
sented that Sherman was a spy for Gen.
eral BaOcock, but witness did not SO re-
gard him, and further, that the object Of
Sherman's visit was to procure certain
documents bearing on Babcock's case.
While SheTman's conduct might have
been impudeDt, there was nothing in it
to show that he was engaged in a dis
honorable business. Sherman, however,
betrayed much solicitude and earnest
ness in behalf OF General Babcock,
whom Sherman said he relieved to be
innocent.
Emma Mine.
WASHINGTON, April st. w. Park
testified before Ibe com mmittee on foreign
affairs to-day, relating to the cireum-
stances attending the purchase OF the
Emma mine by himself, Baxter aud
others. He said that previous to the
purchase he gathered specimens Of the
ore and took them to the assay office at
Salt Lake, where he learned that the ore
would pay one hundred and twenty do
lars ton, or thirty seven pounds ster-
ling II delivered in England. He cons
sidered it cheap mine at five million
dOilars. From the date o. their pur.
chase in April, to the last Of August,
the value Of the ere taken cut WAS eighl
hundred and ninety.f five thousand
gross, and the EXPENSES o. working the
mine twenty. eight thousand six huu.
| dIed and tWe 'v zine dCllars. The wit
meas then l. his proceedings In