The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-01-04

General News Summary.
FROM WASHINGTON,

MR.. HEWITT having made statement In
the House to the effect that many letters re
ceived by him through the New York Post
Office bore indicata0as ofzhaviuE been tam
pered with, by what is known a. the steam
process. Washington dispatch of the 2lst
states that the matter would be thoroughly
prohcd by the POstoffice Department and
the truth or falsity Of the charge would be
fully ascertained.
THE Japanese Minister recently presented
to the President . letter addressed to him
by the Mikado, of which the following Is q
translation:
To His Excellency the President Of the United
States. Gen. Ulysses $. Grant:
GREAT AND Coon FRlEND-NOw that the great
OF Your Excellency's National Government ha.
been successful, write to congratulate YOU and
the peope over whom you preside. From my
hut words Of kindness in regard to the mannei
in which they have been treated, and a. believe
recent intercourse between our countries will
ready exciting. would here express eincere hope
that the coming century will not only witness
continued progress and prosperity OF your nation
OF peace This will be handed to you In person BY
my Minister. residing near yOur Government. who
has been directed 20 emphasize my very friendly
Toxic hrst day Of the tenth month Of the ninth
year of Meiji. (Signed, Mursrniro.
ANOTHER mysterious robbery has occult
red in the National Treasury Department.
A package containing nearly $4,000, di.
rected to a Chicago National Bank, in ex-
change for mutilated currency, was alb
s:ractcd andi another package substituted
therefor, which was found, on its reaching
nfo;,
in the form Of grecnbacks aud bank notes.
The superstition among the bank officers Is
that some dishonest clerk In the Treasury
Department distracted the money and SUBJ
stituted the paper in its place.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says President
Grant, in the course of conversation
with a representative Of the Asso.
ciated Press, on the Gath, said, in 70
ply to question that he had no person.
al knowledge Of u Democratic armed con-
spiracy South or West. He had informa-
ton Of organized rifle comp nies outside Of
State militia, but he was not apprehensive
of armed collisions in connection with the
Presidency, no matter what might be the
fears Of others. 1t seemed to him that
the people desired only fair count Of the
Electoral vote in the Southern contested
States, in order to be satisfied IF the result
The reports Of the several committees now
there would shed light on the true condition
of affairs, and have tendency to solve the
existing difficulties. 1t was certainly desir-
able to establish the actual fact of the elec-
ton of either Hayes or Tildcn, for neither
could feel satisfied II any doubt re-.
manned of his election, because, in such q
case. his position as President would not
command the requisite general support. The
President remarked that no one could sup.
pose that he had any connection with or re-
lation to the declaration as to who was
elected. That was not a matter for him to
determine. He was anxious for the coming
of the 4th of March, when he would gladly
give way to his successor and be free from
official care, and before re establishing him.
self at his old home in Galena, ILL.,, he pur-
posed making a voyage to the West Indies,
visiting Havana and other points of inter-
est. He had deferred his voyage to Europe
till June. The President, recurring to the
recent election, remarked that he should
promptly recognize whoever should be de-
clarcd his successor. With this his political
feelings would have nothing to do.
On the sd, the investigation into the al
legged tamp.ring with the mails in the New
York Postoffice was commenced. Abram s.
Hewitt, being sworn, stated that he had no
knowledge that his letters were tempered
with in the New York Postofiice; re.
ceved an anonymous letter, purport-
ing to come from a clerk in the New York
Postoftice, stating that Little Tea Kettle
was at work on his letters, and he had bet.
ter look out; watched and found them tam
perei with; found the flaps of some of them
wrinkled, as if exposed to steam and open
ed; showed such letters to various persons,
who invariably said they had been opened;
showed one Of them to Parke Goodwin, who
said he would see Col. James about the
matter.