The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-02-16

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o.ns. was ~cnt IL 4. u. Willard, IL Washington.
and had reference IL sAilr,sd matters. NnihinR
aas said alpai na,us IN any telegfsm ~iitsi
PASSED l.twcen him.if AMI j~r~a,s IN thr
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Nusih either i~fute ~ after tl,c cicr,i.a,.
a. III I.si~s. time ~ ihc Hayes clerinrs Ia
tet,isia,s, WAS examined l~,turr the ssnate
cu,nlnittcc. lle testified that on the tili ~
kecntcr last. In New Otlcan-. on. \, ~,
Arhcr, claiming IL aet A. thc agent II Denr.
Gratis, approached him With am nnrrn 4Jn.uN
10 raA III. vulr IN thc Elresani t'nl-
irge fr Tilien. lrsi~c mIect.d the
otter. winn. ~ he clains, tlc lfiir va.
raised a. sitM,Ost. tT,i~e bcid Mt fur tNH,.
INN. and tic negotiation fell through. tesi.
-v's story Il TIM, he ~cs tlW figure hlgh.t than
l.e thonghs e,a,Il H. paid. and claims that hir
purpose VI tl,r niTair WAS m,ty ~ ~e Inv far
il,c Democrats wnuld ~.
&. irving Dit.y. II Maryland. enc II tlc
visiting statesmen NJ New OfieanH ,lnring
iie e,a,nt. wNs called before The Iiou4a eoi..
lniitec. aMl testified ~ tlm hal rolMsa.
tim ~ Maddox ~ ~ truth anl
yerNeity. r,M said hi wonh mt ~.
ilnve hin, III sMih Witness admitted,
in answer ~ - question. Tint h. was II IAstlr'
il.il's quadnni hall In New Oric~,,~. 4 in,m-
hcr ~ either geMtene,, ~ hth visiting roin.
,nl,tee. were there, lncl,uins LYMAN Trnn,hull.
An excited war II words oee,rrsd Vt this point
between Mr,nl9f. IL thu committee and wit.
nca4. Mr.. Npwrks having said ir believed Judge
1'rnmi,ull woald designate witness' AIR, ~
~fmfI. Capt Ditty replied nngftls TINT u III"
Chairman meant IA ,l1ilmAte that hin lwitnessb !
statement WAS untrue, he stise Ghstr.nanl NJ.
u,n,eL .,,ucthlIg Nhel, he had M right ~ ~
sunni. Witness co,,il,u,.L All parties ~snt 10
tie Lali NJ matter ~ curiosity Une IL Tho
features " TIN ball wHs 4 wnsnai, with pink
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John ". Mullerii,. a,le of the clerks u The
llall-inna Returning ltari, ~a- before
TN tus.o lHrrwAtiso committee IN thu
ltNl. III ie~tiiirl Tint same aatlasiis
WIRE made iy clerks II ile hoard in il,r eo,nal-
lns.rssm. Dot,'t kinw whether tlny we're
,,1sd. Mo.t any na,ns waa signed 10 atltla,Its
Dee. q witness saw With Iii,ieflei and Nal
Eaton 3iip of paper containing ths total u
IN ste~trsxi sute. Tho mni"vtty M thr-e "
TN Democrats wa@ atnnt t,MO. HAw After
ward that change had hcn made i,l ihs NV.
,,reH. Heard nos Wells III conversation with
Iaitinfch In Aiell'n Ottee, pee. y.
aasld tot hear what they said. pee. q saw
ll,em agaln II, 4 conversation IN 4 ,ef. Inv
toir In 4 clerks iunm. kaw lAttiriield take
frum desk psp#r end make ~psne rra.afr~
ainus quarter II M hunr after ronsersinR
with Oos. Wells. Ille committee examined
Postmaster General TyiMf relative Ia The fe2H-
nsiIon ~ Watts, tl,e alleged Ineligible Orcgm,
eleelor snd elIcttea the fnct that TIM latter re-
Signed III. I4,1smartership. BY Telegraph, on
MY. In is70 1hs written resignation wNa
mt received II the department until pv n
Watts Successor 4. Postmaster ~A~ Al1santcL
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