The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-31

BY MIR. LaWrenee-Were not charge
made against you Of excessive charge
while you occupied the office Of Hay In
spector !? A. Not to my knowledge. II
said he borrowed $500 otSpearing to pa
his expenses. The indebtedness was set
tied, there being an old account betweei
them. Spearinggaye him $40 while the,
were In New York together, SpearinI
telling him he had an advance from tn
Sergeant.at-Arms.
BY Mr.. Field-How much security wa
givenT A, | don't know. During fur
ther examination he said tho promulga
ton oil ialsited returns was signed b,
all the membera OF the Returning Board
Adjourned till tomorrow.
-titN- OREGON CASE.
The Oregon Electoral case was the sub
iect Of long discussion Of the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections to-day
A large number Of oftelegrams have yet L
be offered in evidence.
The Senate Com mittee on Privilege
and Elections continued the Investigation
Of the Oregon electoral case this evening
William II. Hollister, cashier Of III,
banking house Of Kountz Bros, New
York, swore that he has known j. II. n
Patrick, Of Omaha, for several yearS. II,
knows Edwin Davis; understands he Is
man OF wealth and leisure. On the Is
OF December last $4,000 was deposited
with Kount1 Bros. by stranger, who
represented the deposit TO be made by
+. Davis. The 5000 was in large bills
anil was placed to the credit Of J. II. N
Patrick. .s r.
Witness was asked IL he was ac
quainted with L. Davi', and replied
l know Erwin Davis. This sum Of $1,000
was not deposited for Erwin Davis on
the 10Th OF December; 81 ,OS9 in gold wa
deposited by Charles Dimond, Of New
York, subject TO the order OF ], II. Pat
rick, and it is still there. The bank oI
kountz Bros. paid draft OF $4,000 Oh
the 18th or 10th Of December in favor o.
Wells, Fargo 6 Co, Witness did moi
know whether the money was paid to
Wells, Fargo 4 Co. over the counter o.
Kounlz Bros.'s Bank or by draft through
the Clearing House. The draft on which
Wells, Fargo & Co were paid the sum o.
$1,000 was dated San Francisco, Decem
Der 6, and was given by ]. II. N. Patrick
Mr.. T. Patrick, OF Omaha, was the next
witness. Mr.. Mitchell asked him il the
signature to u certain cypher dispatch
directed to w. T. Pelton, New York, was
in the handwriting Of his brother, j. Il.
n. Patrick. The witness could not swear
that II was or was not his brothers sigma.
,ture.
Major Hampstead, an acquaintance Of
Patrick, was called and asked to identify
Patrick's handwriting, but he was unable
10 do so from the papers handed him.
Senrtor Kelly was next called. Ht
swore he became acquainted with ]. II
n. Patrick at Portland, Oregon, on The
9th Of December last. A cyphcr dis
patch directed 10 w. I. Pelton, New York
signed by ]. H. N. Patrick, and indorset
by Senator Kelly, was produced by Sen
ator Mitchell and handed witness who sait
he could not translate it but lie coulC
give the substance Of it, which was, he
kelly indorsed a dispatch asking thC
Democratic National Committee to send
$4,000 10 Oregon to pay any lega
expenses which might arise in con
nectiOn with the Watts case, and i
was also mentioned in the dispatch tIa
any money not needed would be return
cd to the committee; an answer came tC
this dispatch the substance ot which was
no money. Several kilograms passed be-
tween parties in Oregon and New York
in relation to paying any legal expenses
in connection with Watts case; word wa
sent from N. Y. 10 Oregon that $500
conld be had. The cipher dispatche
which passed between Senators Kelly ant
Patrick were in relation to transferring
$4,000 from New York to Oregon, nnt
how it should be done and through wha
bankers. The dispatches had no othel
meaning. The Senator further testified
that this eight thousand dollars was the
only money used in connection with The
case in Oregon 10 his knowledge tha
$500 which he drew on the check from
the bank OF Todd 4 Bush, was used foI
paying the lawyers fees and for sending
messages to Mr.. Taswcll, who lives il
the eastern part OF the State. He never
heard Of unlawful use Of the money il
connection with the case mentioned. ant
he never had an idea that any money
would be used improperly in connection
with it.
Mr.. Mitchell offered the following lei
egram, which he asked to have inserted
in connection with the testimony OF Hal
lister:
New York, November 81, 1876.
ToJ. II. N. Patrick, Salem, Oregon:
Secure your points at all hazards. Com
municate with me Immediately, giving
prospects.
(Signed) r.. DAVIS.
Adjourned. ..r..
Mr.. Stephens became much worse dur
ing the evening and at midnight was yer!
low. ... ... .,...
The Treasury to-day destroyed 81, ,O7O,
972 in legal tender notes, this amount be
ing so per cent Of the National Bank cir
culation Issued during the month.
4Le SGHukS utlo CpHuILuGH We ~ lcllgT
Register, Yankton, d. T.; Thomas Settle
Judge OF the Northern U. $. District o
Florida; James II. Bundick, U. S. Mar
shal Of Dakota Territory; Medical Direc
tor WIN. Greer, Chief Of the Bureau Of
Surgery in the Navy Department.
The President nominated A. 7. WickOlt
Pension Agent, at Columbus, o.
Four batteries Of artillery, stationed al
the Arsenal, have been ordered 10 Fort.
ress Monroe. It ID thought that Other
troops will leave for posts north and
west shortly. ..
New JerSey Mutual Lille GnSur.
'nnce Company.
TRENTON, N. J., January SO.-Thc re
port Of Faikler, the expert appointed by
Secretary Of State Kelsey 10 examine
into the affairs Of the New jersey Mutna
Life Insurance Company, commence
with statement that the annual repor
OF 1876 was grossly incorrect, $l56,OOt
having been omitted from the liabilities
which amount is shown on the company
books and private balance sheet. There
isproof of false abatement, and an exam
ination OF the books brought out many
arrange entries which no one could ex