National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-28
on THE AVENUE.
Small rOlh About Men and Measures.

were handed TO me this morning at the same
time as the dispatch itself. No charges
against Gov. Murray have been preferred be-
foro tho committee on expenditures in the
department Of justice, and 10 testimony has
been taken concerning him. In the course Of
its investigation the committee, considering
it advisable to have some information con-
corning tho affairs of United States
marshals land deputy marshals, asked the
attorney general for all papers relating to the
United States marshal and attorney of Ken
lucky, Tho attorney general Immediately
sent us bundle Of papers These papers had
not been before the committee and had not
even looked at them myself when Mr.. A.
NJ. Gibson asked permission to SEQ them. l
considered them public documents, and
therefore told Mr.. Gibson to examine
them If he liked, but not TO take them
from the committee room. did not know
that he was connected with any newspaper
or that he intended TO publish what he
learned; but that made no difference, for |
considered, as said, that they were public
documents, and should have given the same
permission to any correspondent asking for
it. BIr. Gibson made synopsis of the papers
and published it. The charges against Gov.
Murray were made by Congressman J. d.
White, of Kentucky, and copy of
them was among these papers. brief
report of Mr.. Chase, who was
Mr. Brewster Camcron's predecessor, and in
vestigated the charges made by Mr.. White,
was also among the papers. lie reports that
the charges were sustained. That's all there
is of it thus far. l cannot say what the COM
mittee will decide to do about the matter in
tho future, but j should think that the
publicity given to the charges might lead to
further investigation. | am not doing any
thing to help the Mormons, and have always
been in sympathy with the Gontiles, but
think the Mormons are entitled to an honest
governor who will do thom justice. | don't
know but that Gov. Murray will do so, As
said, don't know what the committee will
do but suppose Gov. Murray will be given
the opportunity 20 crush any charges rs he
says he can do"
~
"Some people intimate, Mr.. Springer that
you or your committee clerk arc realizing
considerable fortunes by selling the secrets of
the committee room to newspaper correspond
ents?" said the Avenue Man, inquiringly.
Mr.. Springer laughed and related the cir
cumstances which led to the charges against
his clerk. "They all grew out of this same
Murray affair."" said he. when Mr.. Gibson
had made his synopsis, the clerk Mr.. Irwin,
who publishes paper in Pokin, ILL.,, told
him that If the synopsis was for publication
he would like a copy of it. Mr. Gibson told
him to make a copy. Mr.. Irwin used mani
fold paper, and made three copies, [ think.
He gave two of them to newspaper corre-
spondents and told them, as he tells me, that
if they wanted to pay him for his trouble in
making the copies they might do so. l have
since told him that whatever news there was
to give he should give to all alike, and not to
say anything about what trouble it cost him."
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Sergeant-at-Arms Canaday says that he
has issued no order to refuse TO the represent
atives Of tho press the names of those per-
sons he has appointed to Office. lie thinks
that the idea originated with reporter who
| called upon Gen. McCook for some informa-
! ton about the changes being made by the
| sergeant-at-arms OF course, Gen. McCooll
| knew nothing about it and so stated. In
another instance, q reporter came to him
about 3 p. IN. and asked if he had made any
| appointments. Up to that time none had
been made, but at later hour several
changes were decided upon, and it was
enormously assumed that he had declined to
give them out. Mr.. Canaday is an old news
aper man himself. and is disposed to extend
every reasonable facility to newsgatherers.
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81 remember" said the old resident, "that
many years ago Frederick Douglass sat at my
fathers table, with number Of other guests.
My parents were of the old Quaker stock,
rocked in the cradle of abolitionism. Moth
ing was eaten or worn by our family in those
days that was the product of slave labor.
My parents deemed it an honor to have
Frederick as they called him, sit at their
table. The appearance and speech of Mr.
Douglass made powerful and lasting i'm
preston upon my mind. In the course of the
conversation the subject of the intermarriage
of the white and black races was just touched
upon. Douglass quickly said: All, that
cannot possibly result in any good to either
race The good old man has evidently
changed his mind upon that question, but
have no doubt that he is honest in his convic-
tion that he is doing right"
#"H
One of Mr.. Howitt's friends wakes indig-
nant over the fact that he still continues to
receive number of threatening letters
through the mails, and that lately these mis-
sives are mostly dated from Mr.. Hewitt's
district, in New York city. Said this gentle
man. This is wicked pursuit of gentle
man who has always endeavored to do his
whole duty to his constituents. While
the boundaries Of Mr. Hewitt's dis.
trict take in Murray Hill and
other well-known points about town,
unfortunately there are several professional
Irish patriots that dwell within his bailiwick,
These influences, no doubt by their remote.
ness from the Jurisdiction of an English
criminal court, have persistentIy sought Ia
magnify every incident connected with the
passage of the O'Donnell resolution and Mr.
Hewitt's somewhat inopportune visit to
the British minister. Now, while the role
Of professional patriot may pay in
q small way, when devoted TO the
usual end of collecting money that is dis,
bursed in apochryphal dynamite schemes, il
won't do for these shriekers to inauguratC
any war upon Abram S. Hewitt. We know
him too well in that district to permit the