The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-25

York which uBrs uankod BY Tho connitasc In
ton with tlp investigation Of Davenports WORK -
supervisor Of elections He pleaded the Executive
order in excu OF the REFUSAL but expressed hs chesr
full willingness furnish certified copies Of any papers
that were waited.
To-day the chairman OF the committee wrote back 10
Secretary Briisow that his committee was duly en-
powered by Congress- send for persons and papers,
ard that hi request for the documents In question
was accedsd Co. he should be compelled
the sstpeac dscss tscum. Should Secretary Bristow
continue 70 resist he win precipatc controversy about
puzzl,ng in Is presentation OF tho question OF rela
tive authority Is abe dispute between the House and
tho courts over the witness Kilbourn.
THE MAnsHALs OFFICE IN cHcAGo--xxTEH-
sIvE FRAUDS DzvELoPEp- GxNERAL BAB-
COCKS rArHER-IN-LAw IEvoLvxD-woRx OF
DETECTIVES.
There V considerable outer tonight among Some OF
the friends Of the standardization and among The I'M
nois politicians N consequence OF . pending nvesti-
CATION OF tho United States Narshaps once in Chicago
under Marshal Campbell, fasher-in-lAw Of General
Babcock. Messra Ausson, Bridges and Tourtslostc,
who have served deputy marshais, have been sum-
mora< before the Committee on Expenditures OF Tho
Department Of Justice, OF which M. canlAsld IL
chairman.
Mr.. Munsou testified before the eommitaee to-day
to the amounts or money he received The object OF
the investigation il 20 show that whore deputy
shals have only received 600 vouchers and receipts
have In some bacn turned into the government
covering amount a. high ~ $1,000 II Is alleged
that subprnas and IKE Official papers were sent BY
mail to distant towns and places and tho fees for milo
age and pcr diem allowances charged up II the pa
pers served personally. Il is SAID that Messrs.
Bridges and Tour,eotc will testify to this and parties
,vhn mil Will Tho nj ya in tho
MarshaIs olco at Chicago state that amount OF
improper management, IA well corruption, has boon
connected with during CampOells relations OF
the officials thcre.
Washington Is crowded with detectives. who arc
moving about quite actively connection with the
numerous investigations going on here.
NEWLY DIsCOvKRRD RoDBERY BIZ THE INDIAN
RING-TRx MoDUs opERAHDX OF STEALING
FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
Advices from St. Paul tonight state that 600 oCo
feet OF Pine lumber worth $780, 600 has been
lawfully cut from the Red Lake Indian Reservation,
and ID now awaiting the spring thaw TO DO moved 20
Fort Garry and market This Is alleged TO be newly
discovered piece Of robbery the part Of the Indian
Ring and 30, should receive prompt attention at tho
hands Of Secretary Chandler.
The modas opsrasdi OF stealing from the government
at tho Western Indian agencies win be illustrated In
day or two before Mr. Cymer's committee, by y wit
recently from Bismarck. who viii testify to the
following facss-Ths steamer Nellie Peck was
loaded ut Sioux CITY in july, 1875, with a full
cargo Of government goods. bound for Grand River
Agency. The captain OF the steamer Grant Marsh
her steward bong his brother. H. X. Marsh, and the
clerk man named "Alf' Terry. Arriving at Grand
River only . fcw packages were disembarkod, the
then proceeding 70 Fort Peck vii Gro the bal
ance So 900 WORTH landed adjacent TO Dur
ieo Peck's trading post During the TRIP from Sioux
City Grand River the goods remarked with q
paint brush A man named l. 9. o'Conner, who Is now
IN the liquor business on Broadway Now York, was
then the Indian agent q Grand River.