The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-08
BEN. nIhL SPEAKS AaAIN.

BEN. IIILL SPEAKS AGAIN.
a Washington special reports an inter
v,ew with Ben. HUI he sJs that while
the southern democrat, b,lieve Tll1cn
elected, they will review calmly the testi-
mGny BY the congregational committees.
and if Hay e3 can be shown to have even a
technical right, will give his administration
a hearty support. He deprecated partisan-
ship, and thought the meetings called for
January Stb, by the democracy, likely to
do barm.
MORE ELECTORAL s~pECULArIaNs
4 Washington special Gays it is reported
that Mr.. Ferry, president Of the senate, has
two pans for counting the electoral vote,
one to count what lie believes the right
votes, submitting the result for the action
of the joint convention second, to count
only the u%ndisputed votes, snb ting the
Balance to the joint conven,i.n. Should
congress decline to give concurrent in
struction, lie will then consider himself
under the constitution required to declare
the result according to his best judgment.
GROVER AGAIN.
Gov. Grover testified before the serate
comn.ittce Friday that lie knew Of 10
money that had been sent to Oregon FIR
election purposes; knew money wGs raj led
by subscription by the cllirman # the
state democratic committee to lay The eX-
pcnscs of the elect raj mcsscrgor. Enos
Runyon of the New York firm. Of Martin
& RUnyon, positively declined to give the
name of the customer for whom ,h,y drew
the $4,000 check, payable to L,Gd IL Bush
of Oregon. But p Harrison testified that
he was during the rebellion "A secretary of
jefferson Davis, president Of the cOrfcder-
ate states, end thst for two years to last
December ne hal been secretary enl legal
adviser Of MAJOR Wjckhlm Of New York.
lie was consulted by Mr.. Rlnyon the day
before, Thursday, regarding a subpoena re-
ceived by them, Had no previous ecquAint-
ance with them, but had reason to expect
a Call from one Of them On that day, he
cause a friend in private conversation had
forezbadowed it. The friend was W. T.
Pclton, fceretGiy Of tie democratic ma
tlonal committee. Pelton STATED TO witness
that b? did not know why Martin AVID Run
yen had leen subpGnaed, and that he had
no knowledge of thei; business.
II WASHINGTON POLICE MIDDLE.
A Washington special says a prompt in
yestigation will bc made by the house con-
corning the district police, 1t recites an
interview with Col. Chook, attorney of the
police board, who gays that during the
tendency last winter Of the investigation
by the house naval committee under w. G.
Whitthorne, chairman, President Murtagh
of the police board Dir ected Superintendent
Richards and two detectives to watch
W~hitthorne, have him enticed into a house
lstlon, and then have the police make a
raid, submittin Whit,h)rne t. The degra-
dltion of exposure. Superintendent Rich
ards and the detective declined to assist,
when Murtagh complained Of their incfici-
ercy, ostensibly because they did not sup
press gambling. Ch0ok says lhe;e is 10
evidence that the tecrCtary Of the navy
knew of the plot. Pfcs,dcut Grant asked
tie police commissioners to resign because
he looked upon their proceeding as i'm
proper in allowing outside testimony SLAM
dering himself TO enter into the investiga-
ton Of Major Richards, The president
knew nothing of this Whitthorne matter
till two detectives vert to him yesterday
and told him the story. Aro!her says that
during the police investigation a witness
saiG he had not seen the PRECEDENT let on
horse races, and positively declared that
the president has not visited a horse race
for several years, except in company with
members of his family, and then for amusc-
melt only, and took no part in the race.