Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-22
WASHINGTON.
Potter Committee.

I session OF the fOttef SOHulttet tO-uAy
Manager Whitney, of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, said that
| within the last ninety days there had
heen some kilograms withdrawn from
his office, upon order OF the Executive,
and were sent 10 New York. lie had
no idea what the motive tor withdraw
ing them was. The kilograms were
from Gibson, OF New Orleans, 10 Will
Hams, correspondent of the New York
Sun at Washington.
United States Marshal Wharton,
OF New Orleans, said he conyersed
with Maddox during his stay in New
Orleans relative To- the positions In the
secret service division in the event OF
Maddox being appointed CHIEF OF that
bureau. lie had spoken to Maddox
about his Wharton'sl coming to Wash
ington. Witness Was examined ut
length regarding the charge that the
party he commended, which went to
Ouchitta parish, murdered number Of
negroes and he very emphatically denied
that any one was murdered by his
party. On the contrary the men who
did the killing were driven out OF the
parish by him and his friends.
General Butler read letter from
Wharton to Maddox. Ii said,
write me and let me know how to ad-
dress you when YOU get TO Washington.
Ii YOU should bo placed at the head Of
the Secret Service Bureau appoint me at
once, and order mo To New Orleans from
here, jacksonville, Miss, as in that way
the Government will have 10 pay my
expenses, otherwise | shall have Ia pay
them. Write two letters, one To- Pack
ard informing him that tho President
wants Jack Wharton here at New Or
leans on important business, and to
send him on Immediately. OF course
you will tell no one Of my appointment.
Witness continuing, said he had never
made any proposition 10 any member OF
the Returning Board that would lead
him tu entertain the idea that he
Wharton wanted to buy him out. lie
was positive that il the board did its
duty to Hayes and Packard they would
surely be elected.
Witness, in answer to the question II
he knew how the committee came Ia
hear of the Jewctt letter, said, have
not the slightest suspicion. Ii Was given
10 mo by Senator Kellogg for my own
purpose lie told me this: "Lookce
here, this is u letter that this fellow
Jcwett has written to me-" lie was an
CRY and hurt both, and read the letter to
me, and when We were discussing what
We should dO ho said that he certainly
meant to show il to some of the leaders
Of THE party, ~ that il should not bc
att....Aa.l that lao ua
| showed the letter tO three persons, but
decline to state whom. Gen. Butler ald
that hc had suggested that the chairman
have Jrwctt called and this letter was
produced to prejudice his witness Now
ii there was any combination or con-
spiracv bv which his witness Was to be
shot down lac wished To find il out.
Here the witness came 10 the stand and
quite incidcntly, ui Conrse, had the letter
in his pocket, and after little coyness
produced il. Then Mr.. Cox, already
cooked and primcd, SAYS, "Mr. Kellogg
is ready 10 have the letter produced.
Now hc must know how this came
about. Mr. Butler pressed the witness
to tell to whom he had shown the letter,
but without success. Adjourned till
hunulN, NNch JtNtll VIII If ItNNlltL
tu testify with respect to the letter.
Nominations by tho President.
WNsuINOroN, February 2l-rhc
President nominated r.. T.. Lane, oi H.
ilnuis, Tor United States Consul at Tun-
stall; John H. stewart, Of Pennsylva-
MIA, for Consul ~ Antwerp, and James
Reilly Weaver, of West Virginia, for
Consul at Vienna.
An Amusing Episode.
WNsHINGroN, February 2O-An
amusing episode occurred in the House
to-day. An Arkansas member was on
the floor, ia the act ui removing his
oyercoat, and while 81 doing we'll
filled whisky flask dropped out Of one
Of the Jackets on the floor. II did not
break, and the statesman had nerve
enough tu claim H.
The Cattle Disease.
" WASHINGTON, February u. The Sen.
ate Committee un Agriculture examined
samuel Brown, of Pittsburgh, and 9TH
crs, with regard TO plcuro-pncumonia
in cattle. All concurrcd that the coun-
try is Tree from this disease, and letters
from Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Texas
aud Nebraska showed lhe fact. On
Long Island the disease isbeing stamped
out