The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-19

| NAhhlNhIONI hhSh Ao' thS AShes
committee decided to report adversely ol
the nomination OF A. @. Wells, for Sur
veyor OF New Orleans.
RELIEF PoR IRISH SUFFERERS.
Moresupplies beingtendered for the relic
Of the Irish sufferers than can be conve
niently loaded on the United States shil
Constellation, Secretary Thompson sale
to-day that 1t was probable that he woult
cause the tanks Of the vessel to be remoy
ed In order TO make more storage room
II the Constellation with such additiona
space can not carry the supplies offered
and another cargo can be obtained, a sec
onl vessel will be sent to Ireland.
APRIL INTEREST on 4 PER CENT BONDS.
Orders have been issued by the Treas.
ury Department to prepay, without re.
bate, all interest on the public debt falling
due April lst, on and after March ed,
Drafts for registered interest will be mailed
by that time. or soon thereafter as posi-.
sible. This is the quarterly interest on
the per cert loan, and amounts TO about
seven million dollars. 1t is stated that the
Secretary has decided TO anticipate the
payment Of this interest so as to relieve
the tightuess nf the money market in New
York, about which there seems to be
much anxiety.
NEGRO EXODUS INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Exodus Committee to-day
continued the examination OF R. B
Avery, ex.special agent for the Southern
Claims Commission. His testimony today
was quite discursive, and included criti.
cisms on President Hayes Southern policy,
on the Democratic party and on other
subjects, but little Oft bearing directly on
the immediate causes OF the exodus.
Witness thought 1t was doubtful about the
negroes getting justice in the Southern
courts, and thought that the Northern
white men, even the Senator from Indi-
ana (Mr. Voorhees, could not get justice
there.
CHIEF ouRAY ON THE STAND.
The Committee on Indian Affairs con.
tinued to-day the examination Of Chief
ouray, who, when asked IL the agreement
between the government and the Utes
was satisfactory to him, answered that in
asmuch az he had fitted up rancho at a
good deal Of trouble and expense, he
would prefer not to move off the reserya-
tion, but whatever would be satisfactory
to his people would be satisfactory TO him.
There might be some difficulty in persuad-
ing some OF them TO move, but II 1t was
explained to them that not all OF them
would have TO move from Colorado, he
thought they would accede TO the arrange
ment. It seemed TO him the best thing
they could do in order to maintain peace.
0uray was asked II he did not fear that
the whites would swindle his people and
eventually get their lands II the proposed
arrangement OF granting them lands is car
ried into effect, he replied (laughing): AS
understand, the agreement with the Sec.
retary the lands are to be inalienable for
twenty-five years, and l think that my
people will learn something by that time,
and II not they ought TO lose them.
TIE wAsHBuRNE-DoNNELL CASE.
The House Committee on Elections
postponed the formal vote in the Donnel.
ly-Washburne (Minn.) case to-day until
the minority report had been printed.
Provision was to-day made by order Of
the House 10 have the report printed and
paid for out OF the contingent fund OF the
House. The report OF the subcommittee
has been printed, and was to-day placed
in the hands OF the Committee. 1t finds
in favor OF unseating Mr.. Washburne and
seating Mr.. Donnelly. 1t cites 29l cases
on the part OF Washburne where money
was paid by Washburne's clerks, his bust.
ness manager, the secretary OF his politi-
cal committee, or his political agents.
Over one hundred cases are traced directly
to Washburne's. office. the money in some
cases being paid in his presence, or IN the
presence OF his brother, Governor @. O.
Washburne, OF Wisconsin.
In one case Democratic village Post.
master wrote directly TO Washburne offer
ing to sell his vote for $40. Washburne,
through friend, answered the letter,
thanking him for his offer, and sent his
friend to him to pay the money. In an.
other case ninety wood choppers, who
we're not legal voters, were paid two dol
lars each TO vote for Washburne, and the
money was repaid by Washburne's bust
ness manager.
In another case a Democratic speaker
who had been advocating Donnelly wal
announced TO make Democratic speech
the night before the election. He madl
Inc speech for Washburne, and told tht
next day that he had received $3.50 o
Washbnrne's money for doing so. At tht
town OF Crookston there were but s. lega
voters, but there were 25S votes cast,
greater part OF these being non.residen
railroad hands, who were each paid fol
voting for Washburne. A Democrat,
newspaper at Little Falls was bought u
support Washburne for $3.50. A Unitet
States land officer atSt. Cloud was sent ou
by Washburneto to canvass, and he bribed
number, and admits that he may hav'
bribed 100. Great numbers Of the labor
ers employed In building a RAILROAD
through the northwestern part OF the dis
trict. where there were no county organi
cations, no precincts aud no population
voted In box cars or depot buildings will
cigar boxes for ballot boxes. They wer
moi residents Of that county, but lived Il
boarding cars; daily moved from place :
place. They all voted for Washburne
| Everyone VI blCLi Weo PtsaA ASs
and all their votes were counted 10
Washburne. These briberies EXTENDED
through region Of country half as larg
as the State Of New York, and they a
radiated from the city Of Minneapolis
where Washburne resided. In that cit
one man was paid $50 for his vote and II
fluence; another was promised So, an
paid s., and another was paid SIS.
Tho report continues at length and col
cludes as follows: We have not reIecte
the vote Of any county because It was a
organized, neither have We rejected u
vote Of any precinct because OF the nun
bsrins WAS one OF the incidents OF o sy
,, fem Of fraud and intimidation; neith'
have we rejected tho votes ofany count
for mere informAlities on the face Of q
returns, but only for those gross irreg
Ilarities which were maniiestly incompa
BILE with q legal canvass Of the votes.