The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-02
ROOM FIFTY.NINE.


ROOM FIFTY.NINE.
A Visitor Creates q Commotion-Unoxpect.
cd Appearance Of q Member OF Congress
There-He Tells Moveagh's Evidence,
Manufactures What He Thinks Of Thorn
and Gets = Notraotiep.
National Republican.
Gibson, Woodward, Root and 9TH
crs, who are engaged at room SO, p.
0. d., IN the occupation Of manufac-
turing evidence and Singing dirt at
their bettcrs under the direction OF Nc
Veagh and James, were visited by
Representative Hernando DE Soto
Money, OF Mississippi, on Wednesday.
Root, who is the Washington corrc-
spondent of the New York Times, rs.
signed to the business OF working up
St&r-route slandels Tor that journal,
has his headquarters in room So. Flo
had been lying about Money Through
the columns Of the Times, and the
Mississippi member, who is Chair man
of the Committee OH Post Roads in
tho House, did not tackle kindly to
Mr.. Roots statements. lie arrived in
the city "Wednesday morning, and first
called upon Major John Nj. Carson, in
allarge of the Times bureau here. Mar.
Carson disclaimcd having written any
articles III the If0ses rcAccting on Mi.
Money, and referred him to Mr.. Root.
M. Money called at MIR. Roots resi-
Jdcnce, and learned from his wife that
Mr.. Root was at the Post Office Dc
partment. Mr.. Money, uron arriving
at the department aud inquiring for
Mr.. Root, was Informed that he was
in room SO. Mr.. Money wcndcd his
steps that way and passed into the
room without first Knocking at the
door or sending in his card.
His appearance was, like the comet,
unexpected.
There sat Gibson, Woodward and
Root--a nice trio.
care you Root?" said Mr.. Money to
. saturninc-looking Individual.
II am, sir,' said Root.
liar, n scoundrel and slandercr, aud
while you are trying to make Yourself
an ass, know you to DO knaye.
You have maliciously slandercd me,
sir, and will give you tortv-eight
hours to make rctraction Of the urti-
cles rejecting upon INC you have pub
lished in the New York IimcS."
Mr.. Root protested that he did not
mean anything personal in the articles
he had sent to New Iork-Lhis, too,
in face of the fact that the articles were
Of the most personal character.
Mr.. Money again denounced him rs
y liar and scoundrel, and, turning TO
Detective Gibson, said: 81 want to
tell you, cir, that you are liar and
scoundrel if You furnished any Of the
stuff which has appeared against me in
the New York papcrs
"Oh, Mr.. Money, YOU arc mistaken.
never gave any information what
ever" said the eringing detective.
Mr.. Money again gave notice that he
would give just forty-eight hours for
che retraction and left. Root evident
ly started for the telegraph Office at
once, for the following back-down ap-
pearcd in the New York Times Of tic
next morning CThursday):
An Explanation.
"WAsHINGToN, June 23.-Thcrc was
published in the Times OF June 13 an
analysis of the temporary mail route
contracts i'll Texas. Among the routes
which were described was route No.
3l,768, from Corpus Christi to st.
Mary's, the contract for which was
arbitrarily given, without COMPETE
ton, to J. P. Horbach, Of this city,
for sl1,7oo ler amum. This is one
Of the most costly of all these tempo
rary contracts, upon the basis Of the
pay per mile for one trip pcr week.
The correspondent who prepared the
dispatch said: 'This contract was OBJ
tanned by j. p. Horbach, a Wushing-
ton lottery agent, who is friend of
Congressman Money, but the real con-
tractor IS A. f. Boone, Of this city,
whose snb-eontract for the full ~; of
is OH tlle.' Congressman the friend
Mississippi, says that. his the statement
Of liorbach. but Reconstruction that he
quoted above .noper connection with
had somflct. The correspondent de-
t.fcs to be just to Mr.. Money, and he
therefore declares that he neither had
then, nor has now, any knowledge Of
any improper conduct on the part of
Mr.. Money in connection with this
contract, and that he did not intend to
create an impression that he had any,"
Mr.. Money has gone to New York
to hunt up other detamers OF his char
acter, and will perhaps be heard from
ut that end Of the line. lie is not In
search Of the editorial awe" but
wants real substance to kick. He
contends that the man who wilIfully
and maiiciously slandcrs him must
abide the consequences.