Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-19
HE HELPED ATKINS.
LIGHTNING PLAYING AROUND
PLEASANTS.

A Certain Little PrOmissorv Note-The
Collectors Bond - What Special
Agent RepOrted-What Raum Told
One of His Sureties-Rather Plain
Language.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1S.-The under.
taker who presented a bill of So. 100 for the
expenses of Senator Hilrs funeral was un-
authorized to do so by the family. The
expenses that are always paid bv the
Senate in the cases ofmembers ofCongress
dying at home have been incurred bv
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright Some newspa-
pers here and in Baltimore to-day attempt
to make a scandal out Of the fact that a
bill Of SO, 100 was presented. Senator
Brown to-day explained the matter in the
Senate, saying that Mr.. Hills family does
not ask that the expenses of burial be
paid. Senator Pope Barrow made his first
speech in cOrrOborating what Mr.. Brown
said.
The lightning is playing lively around
Peasants, Collector of Internal Revenue
at Savannah. Some time ago a Special
Agent of the Treasury Department went
to savannah to inspect Peasants office
Things there were not running satiSfac-
the outset, among the assets of the office,
personal note of Peasants representing
81 1000, which had been taken from govern
ment funds. Peasants explained that it
was all right. His bond was good, he
said, and when called on for a settlement
the money would be forthcoming. The
special agent was not satisfied, and. TAX
ing the note with him, brought it to Wash
ington and reported the matter to Com
missioner Raum.
Wilson, formerly Internal Revenue Col
lectOr at Savannah, was one of those who
strongly urged Peasants nomination.
He went to see Raum in Peasants behalf.
Raum said to him:
''If were you, Mr.. Wilson, and wanted
to protect my own reputation, would ask
to have my name rubbed off anY indOrse-
ment of Peasants"
1t is said that Peasants bond in reality
is not covered by more than $500 worth of
property when closely looked into. Far
row is credited with having induced Bigbv
to approve the bond, Six hundred of the
one thousand dollars represented by Pleas
ants personal note went to aid Atkins in
his canvass for Congress.
1t appears that the Georgia OfficebOld-
ers are here after the scalp of Longstreet
Farrow is working for Longstreet's place,
and, in the meanwhile. as stated last
night, to head off Wimberly in his hunt
for the COllectorship at Brunswick.
There is a split of what was formerly
known as the syndicate. Farrow, Brv-
ant A. n. Wilson, Pledger, and,it is said.
Walter Johnson, are now trying to down
LOngstreet and his influence with the adj
ministratiOn. Atkins is credited with
being on the same lay.
Dorsey has diyulged. He prints to-day.
in the New York papers, his correspOn-
dence with Garfield, showing that rela-
tiOns existed between the two of the most
intimate and confidential character. Dor
sey was Gartield's right hand man. He
was the man appealed to when funds were
collected for the Presidential campaign.
The letters printed show that Garfield in
yited Bob Ingersoll to help him, and also
urged that the members Of the Church of
Disciples be called upon, because
Garfield was member of that
church. Letters with other promi-
nent Republicans of a like damaging
character are given. Dorsey was not only
invited to Mentor, o., but to ''sleep' there
by Garfield. The letters also show that
Garfield urged Dorsey most strenuOuslv
to enter his Cabinet, but also to become
Postmaster General, the office that has
supervision of all the star route matters.
Of course, Dorsey prints these letters for
effect in the pending trial, but they con-
tain revelations that cannot but attract
wide public attention, and throw much
light on Republican methods, which
should disgust all fair-minded people