The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-12
THE INVESTIGATION.
BUTLER CAUSES A SMALL. SENSA.
TI0N IN THE HOUSE.
INTERESTING TELEGRAMS COMING
TO LIGHT.
THE MATTHEW'S INVESTIGATION
WHAT BOHEN SAYS.
lSt Loni. Republican Spcci,l

(St Loni- Republican Special
WASHINGTON, June lO.-Butlcr threw
brick to-day, the act causing sensation.
1t was in the shape of evidence that Mr..
Hayes was party to the arrangement by
which Southern men retrained from joining
the fillibustcrcr The committee frittered
away the time until nearly three O'Clock,
when Butler came into the room, putting
from his efforts OF making speech in the
house. He called 10 the stand the man.
agcr of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
company in Washington and questioned
him roughly about the originals of certain
dispatches. Everybody in the committee
room saw Immediately that Ben was up to
some mystery He was unusually witty
and vivacious and full of dark hints of
what was in store for the public. He drew
from his pocket some manuscript and
showed il At the telegraph man. The latter
identified the Office mark, of its receipt,
number of words, etc. The curiosity of the
members of the committee was AS great as
that of the outsider. The committee de-
cidcd that the authenticity Of the dispatch
cS had been well enough established with
out the telegraph folks presenting their
books Bcn's idea in examining the wit.
ness was TO show that some one had en-.
dcayorcd TO destroy the
TRACES OF THE TELEGnAMs.
The dispatches were read by Butler to
those present The first was the long one
from Baker AS secretary of certain Southern
men whose names were not given, suggest,
,tt,
Southern policy. II was dated February
"a, 1871, about the time the electoral com
mission was concluding its work, and adj
dressed to Lieut.Gw Young and A. d.
Lee, private secretary to Gov. Hayes. The
other was loung's answer that it would be
| laid before Hayes. Cox wanted to know
wha, that had to do with the investigation
Butler bestowed iicndish smile on him,
| and said that he would bring in the con.
ncction, vouchsaving that much of con.
nc,tion as TO assert that the policy suggest.
ed was carried out, and that Key, one of
mcr named for cabine, position, was So.
lrcpd, and that Baker Immediately secured
An appointment in the postotiicc depart.
ment. Reed, the Blaine man from Maine,
! looked pleased, the Democrats amused, and
Cox nonplussrd Butler called for the
man from the pos,.oifice department, and a
clerk from that department stepped forward.
From him Ben wanted 10 know about
Bakers appointment, bu, he was not the
riyh, man. Then Butler and Cox had II
wrangle as To the propricty Of summoning
clerk instead OF the head OF the depart.
men,. As another subpoena would have to
h. issued and II was late and the commit.
tee adjourned until tomorrow There is
m guessing
WHAT BkN HAS ~ rROspECr,
Hut on thing is certain, which is that Baker
nvcr spoke for anyone Of consequence In
congress when he sent the dispatch II he
lid people about Washington will be great.
y surprised as he has been known about
Washington tor years ny one Of the oatcrs
Who infect the hotels and take drinks with
tnyonc who asks them to do 80. But il il
held that Butler would not base 80 much on
tie evidence Of to-day unless there vns
something back " II. Moreover, /, IL
Known that Conkliny is In with Butler in
tie matter brought on, to-day. Several
upn,hs ago It was stated in these dispatches
TINT Conkliny had secured possession Of Il
dispatch srnt by this same Baker to Hayes
At Columbus, and had been having inter.
vtws with Baker Butler informed Fos.
ta, Of Ohio, that Conkllng wanted " know
Il he FOSTER did not know Of tho dis
patches when ,'n, which was not the
tsc,. Judy" Key 1ys Tonight that he