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OSCAR TURNER'S SURPRISE.

OSC1R TURNER'S SURPRISE. |
Tho Richest Thing In American Politics
for n Long Time--A Bogus GrccnbnclS
Or..an.
tChic ,go Tmes.l
WAsHIEGToN, June 23.-For several
wee rs an alleged organ Of the Green
hackers, called the National TIeao,
has been published at tho capital.
Why it is published no ono has under
stood from anything in it or its future
promise. The why of the organ, how
ever, is related in cara that will be
published here tomorrow by Con-
gres sman Turner, of Kentucky, as
folio VS.:
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, WASH
ING1 ON, June 23.-.Editor Of the
Washington Post-Dcar Sir: My
attention WAS drawn to al article iii
the Post this morning, purporting to
give an account of an interview be-
tween Hon. Jay A. Hubbcll, ofNlichi-
gan, and myself, last Saturday, in the
Hou. 80 of Representatives, and us it has
been given to the public (without au-
som inaccuracies in tho article. 1
was coming from the tilc-room, and as
I WIS passing the Republican side Of
the hall to my desk l was stopped by
a gentleman who said he wanted to
spec'k to me. Stepping back q few
pacts, he asked me if knew the editor
OF the Greenback paper OH Pennsylva-
mia avenue. Itold him that / did not
rem ember him. lie remarked
that he was rendering us great
or valuable services in Ohio and
Ken tucky; that he had attended tho
convention III Ohio, and was instru-
mental in preventing fusion between
the Demoerats and Grcenbackcrs, and
|.sthfU shaUt d91oiilt@ 91iilts Sending thousands of his
we arc aiding him, and it requires
Hooo .;, uoal OF money, and 1 would like
tnat you would aid HIM" Iasked him
,ia what was tho editors name. He
read ''Lee Crandall." I looked Of hin
: with surprise and made no replv. Hc
asked me to take the matter nndor
consldcration and aid him if conld
turned around and walked off. Ind
never seen tho gentleman before, aud +
nad no idea who he was. CAPTAIN
Amyht was close by, and asked him
VINO the gentleman was who had lust
le1t me pointing him out. He said #
was Mr.. tlubbell. Iasked him if ho
was Greenbacker. lie said no. ho
was Republican. was much sum-
prlscd, and could not account for his
accosting mo, until this morning. when
was informed by several members of
thc House that he said he took me for
Mf. robertson, chairman of the Re-
puDllcan Executive Committee ofl
ONO, to whom he had been introduced
Il short time before. understand thot
Slr. lIubbell is chairman Of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee.
.lhus the mystery Of his approachiuo
me was explained. These arc thc |
conversations and circumstances ne
they occurred. l did not invite the
conversation in any way. He did not
1cii me that Crnndall was going tol
laoledo; neither has he nor any Of his
friends visited me or requested nc to
Keep The mistake a secret, as stated in
your article IN the Post this morning:
nor dld he inform Inc how much monev
haa ocen raised by the Republican par
y or members TO sustain the paper. T
aia not intend giving publicity to his
iilslake, Wmcn was apparent when
made public without authority from
me desire that the conversations md
circumstances shall appear CORRECTLY
Respectfully,
'.i OSCAR TURNER, of Kentucl;v.
SoMETnING IN THE WIND.-Wc pub
ilshed two weeks ago something in re-
lation to an organized plan to burn
ana pllagc by the negroes. It appcars
rom what we then published. that lot :
tors had been written by negro mon
from Hampton, Russell Place, $. g.
ana Liberty Hill, S. c., signing them,
selves as President and Secretary, to a g
Drolher OF the organization at Mat b
n. q. Wc gave not the least credit TO o
these Il rumors, believing them to be t
lalse, and merely published them that
our readers in those sections mentioned
above might read them. But, if what
we we n nov hear is' true, there is more
run a,,,,,i than poetry in what was then G
rom Y very respectable source, that
lie negroes are holding secret meet.