, 1877-05-31
Correspondence Touching the
Old Conspiracy Against
BristoW.
How tho Dfstftlcrs' Tools Played
Upon Gen. Grants Cre-
dt1lity.
Another Inkling as to President Hayos'
Intended Civil-8ervica Ro.
forms.
Tho Mexican Sensation GROWING
Smaller by Degrees.
BR1sTOW CoNsP1RACY.n

HOW BITES AOCHHT TO UNDERMINE GEN. Hn59-
Tow-A cuntous contribution 70 coNrEM-
roftARY rOt.trIcAI LtTERATuHE.
Special Dspatea to 7as 7riosrc
WAsHfN0Tos, D. C., atay 20.-Thc letter Of
Maddox to Moore, Special Agent OF Customs,
which the latter presented to President Grant to
inform him in regard TO tho Drtstow consp!E.
acyt" should be recalled III connection Nth tho
two following from Moore to Grant upon tho
same subject. The list accompanying the FIRST
letter contained the names OF nearly all the
heads Of divisions whose places wero wanted By
an outstdo set Of otllcc-brokcrs With. whom
Moore Is represented To nave been I'll full col.
luson. The plot agalnst the Treasury involved,
f'rst, tho poisoning Of Gen. Grant against Gen.
Brlstow; next, tho pointtng-out Of ali men
whose places nero wanted, a. Brtstow conspEra-
tors II and lastly, tho running-in Of such men ~
the offlcc.hrokcra should Tx upon. Tho same
work attempted upon Grant waa also perform.
cd actively With Secretary Morrill,. Tho degree
Of success atta!ned with Grant Is best Indicated
TINT, with his 1ifc-lona military trimming, lie
should consent to receive tho formal report Ut
IN !l1tterntc subordinate like Moore, secretly
attacking all tic superior officers Of tho Depart
ment IN wsh e f, va employed, an should
ncr 81 dealing With Secretary Morrill,: who was
arc specimens Of long series OF letters Of like
character:
kCoHfdeMtdt.
MEN. .... .-.
WAhMxoroN, p. c., Oct. 10, 1s7g.-7o fas
nss.<"it1s!n Z. incIosc IT, 20 tar - hare
sptcuouslv engaged ia dcfami,,s you, IN tho cause
Th[s Information was obtained untIef pledges
TINT Il wou not 70 on the Official f1c*. and names
Of informcnts *t1 arr give tstel wl,o wIll appear
to sill,stnntfhto their ssaseh,rnts.
ntvcnu, will bu ulad 10 hare III; Matidox tn rlace
nf either Of Tho lhfpo Agents ,,ncd in tic tcport,
and aAks that you suggest tho change to tic Com.
missioner Of Int. 1scyonnc. =,
those Of thc intcrnal Hevcnae Unrca,, sna Acting
CHIEF Clerk Kl1pbni a. to those in thc Hecretaryfs
rFo7e tho allegations 30 tar ~ tholr information
goes.
red l'no Il drawn Under tho na1lo fsle1 Of thoec
10 whom foaf attcntloh 10 especially dfa"n III tho
sehu..a hunsa,v,.,, .,o 5.x ,.,, ,op
Mr. Morr}li. bv ennnintnrnt NJ IL ,r.tdencc nnd
iaikca this sui;tcet about two h6ars iio Viii not
nnk for Mr Conants rcs!cnation, nor remove thc
Appointment Clerk unless directed to DO %. liz
has pledged Senator Waaicy (ste], Of N. H.. that
e. I'LL IeSn Gons f. ~ f. saed 10
Wien at Augusta, Mo.. llta u!t., ] repeated to
the secy. JonF emphatic statement to n,o -FOUR days
Gafhcf A. Long branch: fenrccting Mr Conant:
inc scey. telcrranhcd Alf. Cahant asaneahccs or
eeonadcf'ce. ana ~ putpoko TO Ts!a'n hin,. Mr'
tonnht saoHca Inc telegram 10 ten. McpoRsall,
Of n. 7.
Senator Wad,ey tHfl tna been ynnr blttercst %. r.
cMy. anu ono nf tho louJcht BtistDw-neM tn tho
country: Lc liscs III Cnnant'e family in Mahhtng'
tui.. ana lca tio new s"slahd eharso III tbe bfis'