The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-23
THE UTE INVESTIGATION.

/ THE UTE lEVESTIGATlON'
The House Committee on Indian Affair
to-day continued the investigation OF tn
causes OF the recent Ute outbreak. Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs Hayt conclud
ed his statement, which embodied genera
defenses OF his administration. Lieutenan
Cherry, OF the Fifth Cavalry, Adjutan
Of Thornburg's command, gave an inter
esting history OF the military movements
but expressed no opinion as 10 any re
mote causes OF the outbreak.
FRERpMEN's RANK INVESTIGATION.
In the Senate Select Committee or
Freedman's Bank to-day Gov. Henry D
Cook was recalled, .and testified to til,
transactions OF the Finance Committee
and the Board OF Directors OF the bank
The minutes OF the commit ee, bearing hil
signature, having been shown TO him, ht
acknowledged his approval OF the loans L
the Seneca Sandstone Company on the be
lief that the security was ample, touching
the loan to Gen. Q. o. Howard, Young
Mems Christian Association and others
Mr.. Cook had no recollection. At thii
distance OF time he could not recall the
facts and figures with any absolute Ger
tainty.
A sERESADE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Senator.elect Garfield was serenaded
this evening by the Ohio State Associa
tion. The opening proceedings were in
terrupted by the breaking down OF the
platform which had been erected in frcnl
OF General Garheld's residence. About
thirty persons, including the General and
several ladies. were upon the platform al
the time, and all were precipitated to the
ground. The casualties, however, were
confined to one sprained ankle. When
order was restored General Garfield was
introduced aud spoke about twenty min.
utes. He was followed by Representa-.
tives Butterworth, Keller, Dunnell, and
Senator Hamlin. A pouring rain inter.
rupted further ceremonies.
CLOSE OF THE KELLoGG-sPoFFoRD lSvESrI'
... CATION.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections refused to allow Senator
Kellogg to cross.examine witness who
testified before the subcommittee in New
Orleans that he had witnessed the pay.
ment Of money by Kellogg to member oi
the Louisiana legislature, and who was
now willing to testify that he was mis-.
taken in his testimony before the sub
committee as to the date OF the transac-
ton. Judge Merrick objected to this wit
ness being introduced as one OF Spofford's
witnesses, and to his cross-examination
with view to proving that he had per-
jured himself before the subcommittee in
New Orleans, and the committee sus.
tanned the objections.
q. W. Morse, resident Of Washington,
testified that he was an old friend Of
Spoiford, and for this reason has inter
ested himself in Spoford's case and had
employed Elder to 20 10 New Orleans 10
secure testimony; that he had done this
In opposition 10 Spoford's wishes and un-
beknown 10 Spotford. He testified that he
had paid Elder $500, 10 be used on an ex-
pense account In procuring testimony in
the case, and that he took particular pains
to say TO Elder that no witnesses should
be bought and that all the testimony OBJ
tained must be free from taint.
Cavannal testified that Elder had told
him In New Orleans that he had not been
sent there by Spoford, but by other par
ties.
This closed the testimony OF both sides,
and the committee allowed counsel two
weeks from Monday next in which to pre-.
pare arguments TO be submitted on print
ed briefs.
woMEN's WORK.
Alta meeting OF the National Woman's
Suffrage Convention the resolutions
offered yesterday by Mrs. Spencer were
discussed and adopted.
Miss Florence Harding, Of Indiana. ap.
pealed to young women to abandon their
lives OF frivolity and take the subject oil
su ff'rage into serious consideration.
Miss p. Cozzens, OF st. Louis, who had
as her subject, "AIoral aspect OF the wo.
man question" and who held that in revo-
lutionary and other wars women had al
ways been foremost In the noble deeds,
was the final speaker.
The Senate Judiciary Committee is to
give audience to the principal delegates to
this Convention tomorrow.
Fred. Douglass Getting Ia His Work for
Grant.
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-It will be
remembered that last week, at Jackson.
Vile, Florida, when General Grant was
entering hotel, he was closely followed
by crowd OF colored people. The hotel
keeper attempted to drive them away, but
Grant said: "Let them alone. Wherever
/ am they can come" This remark has
called out a characteristic letter from Fred
Douglass to a local paper. He writes:
"No words more significant and i'm.
pressiye have dropped from the lips oi
General Grant since he uttered those fa'
nous words: "Let US have peace" They
are worthy OF the great head and heart Of
The man who uttered thcm, and remind
one Of the saying Of Jesus, when little
children were hidden to come unto him
| In the case at jacksonville, the poor lib
Grated bondmen pressed upon the General
and the hotel keeper, little knowing the
great heart OF his guest, thought TO dc
| him kindness by keeping the unfortu'
nate class from him. But he refused To bt
protected, and said: Wherever am they
can come Millions will lift their defect
ed heads at these words.
"FREDERIcK DOUGLASS"
MIssIssippi's New senator-Lamar I'm
proving.
JACKSON, Miss, January 22.-The Legis
lature met at noon to-day in joint session
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