, 1877-01-13

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Grover tes-
titled before the Senate committee
to-day that he knew of no money
having been semitic Oregon for cleo
tion purposes; did not know any
money was raised by subscription
by the chairman of the State Demo
cratic committee to pay the expenses
of the electoral messenger. There
were no arms in the State house or
in the private house of witness on
the day of the meeting of the cleo
toral college, or at any time after
wards; didn't know Bellinger was
assured from New York that certain
parties in the East would be respon-
sible for all necessary expenses in
this electoral matter. It was after
the college met that Bellinger col
lected money for the messengers
expenses. On the moning the cleo
toral college met witness directed his
secretary to draft certificates of cleo
tors and deliver them to the Secre-
tary of State. Judge Deadly intro
duced the conversation about the
Watts case, which took place be-
tween witness and the judge.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. An infa-
mons scandal will be brought to
light shortly by Congressional in
vestigation, to be offered by the
House, which will ask for inquiry
as to whether any member Of the
board of police commissioners of
the District of Columbia has at
tempted to use his position to inter-
fere with investigation authorized
by Congress. This will be referred
to the committee on the District of
Columbia, of which Buckner is
Chairman. The National Republican,
of which VIM. J. Murtagh, presi-
dent of the police commission,
is editor, having charged Major
Richards, superintendent of the po-
lice department, with collusion with
gamblers, the superintendent de-
manded investigation, which clos; i
Tuesday. Col. Cooke, counsel for
the board of police and for Major
Richards, yesterday published a
card addressedto 10 Murtagh, in which
he says the public shall be made ac-
quainted with base efforts employed
by you and others constituting a
vile conspiracy to prostitute and use
Richards and the members of the
detective force to destroy or impair
Congressional investigation, and to
iniure Hon. J. M. Whitthorne.
Other matters equally dishonorable
and nefarious shall be uncovered.
The point of the scandal which
Counsellor Cooke threatens to ex-
pose is. that certain members of the
Washington police board unsuc-
cessfully endeavored to uset pub
lie police during last session of
Congress in conspiracy against
Congressman Witthorn, chairman
naval committee. The alleged prop
osition was to entice Whitthorn into
a brothel or gambling den, and
then raid the establishment by the
police and arrest all found therein,
including Whitthorn, and thus get
means of smothering his investiga-
tion of the navy department affairs.
or destroy its effect through Whit
thorn's degr adation. Robeson's
friends scout this story as cum
ming afterthonght, without founda-
ton except in diseased imagina-
tions.
New YORK, Jan. g.. The World
says, contrary to recent rumors,
1ilden will not go to Washington at
once. but for the present will re-
main in New York. He has not
practiced law for six years, except
when he gave his services to aid in
the prosecution ef the Tweed ring,
and he is not likely to resume his
profession at the end of his Presi-
Dental term.