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Caustic Letter from Secretary Chandl
fo Mr. Hendricks

DOMESTIC.
Caustic Letter from Secretary Chandler
to Mr.. Hendricks.
WASHINGTON, July 13th.-Secretary Chandler
has written the following letter to Thomas A.
Hendricks, with regard to the frauds in the
Navy Department referred to by the latter in
his speech at Indianapolis Saturday night:
WASHINGTON, July 18th.
To Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, Indianapolis,
Ind.-SIR: A candidate for Vice resident should
speak with decent fairness. In your speech at
Indianapolis last Saturday night, you made
statements from which you meant that the pub
lie should believe that it appeared by my testl-
mony that frauds in the Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery of this Department amounted,
during the last year, to S., 900; that was IN
formed of some of these outrages veal. ago;
that after was informed of them dlsbeneyed
them, because members of Congress had recon-
mended continuance of the Chief OF the
Bureau and that took no adequate action con-
corning them. Whereupon you demanded the
election of a President who would appoint u
Chief of the Bureau who would investigate lne
condition of the books, and bring all the guilty
parties to trial. To the contrary OF all TINS, l
testified that the suspected vouchers COM
menced far back-June 81, loS0-altnougn u
small voucher was paid as late as January Il.
1884; that while an anonymous letter about q
year ago charged drunkenness upon Chief
Clerk Daniel Carrigan, which the Chlef OF the
Bureau, DIR. Phillips 3. Wales, reported 10 me as
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frauds until December or January last; that l
ordained simultaneously with the beginning OF
the investigation, to have new Chlef OF the
Bureau in the place of DR.. Wales, whose term
was to expire January 26tb, and also new Chief
Clerk; that great opposition was made TO the
change by members of Congress, Dut
persisted and DR.. Wales went out on that date,
and Carrigan was put out February Atm; ana
that the investigation of the frauds and the ar
rest of the guilty parties have since proceeded
with due diligence. 1t is true that stated that
the recommendation for the reappointment OF
DR.. Wales, whom / found in the office when l
went in, April II, 1882 were of such character
as = ally Justify me in believing that the al
fairs of his Bureau had been well administered.
Secretary Chandler here gives the names OF u
large number of Senators and Representatives,
who commended the reappointment of Wales,
and continuesl: Senator MCPHERSON, Speaker
Carlisle and Others of the most promi.
nent of these gentlemen who demanded
Dr. Wales rpappointment were with you
in the Convention at Chicago, and could
have informed you that he had borne good
reputation; chat the law required that the Chief
of the Bureau should be naval surgeon, ana
placed the medical expenditures in his hands;
that his was in no sense a political office, but
that if he had any politics he Democrat,
and that any attempt to make political capital
out of the frauds for which this naval surgeon,
who is their intimate friend, is solely respon-
sible, would be disingenuous and unfair: that
they did not succeed in keeping Dr. Wales and
his Chief Clerk Carrigan in office is very fortu-
nate. Very respectfully,
Tammany's Return.
NEW YORK, July 13th.-The Tammany dele
CATION to Chicago returned today. 81 have
nothing whatever TO say at present, remarked
John Kelly. The organization to which be-
long has taken no official action in regard to
Cleveland, and therefore | am not at liberty to
say what it will or will not do. When the Com
mittee on Organization adjourned several weeks
ago it adjourned to meet again in September.
1t is doubtful whether anything will be done
before that time. Good morning.
Logan's Letter of Acceptance.
WASHINGTON, July 13th.-Senator Logan, when
asked tonight when his letter OF acceptance
would be ready, said it would not be given out
until Mr.. BlaineS was ready, and they would
both be made public together The Senator will
remain in this city until the latter part of the
week, when he will go to Minneapolis to attend
the reunion of the Grand Army, to be held there
next week.
Will Stump the Pacific Coast.
WASHINGTON, July 18th = Ex-Congressman
Thompson Fl. Murch, of Maine, who served as a
Representative from the Fifth Maine District in
the Fortv-seventh Congress, having been elected
as Grecnback Labor reformer, Will. 1t is said,
be sent by the National Republican Committee
to the Pacific Coast to stump that locality III the
interest of Blaine and Logan.
Frightful Calamity Averted.
ST LOUIS, July 13th-What might have been
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cral hundred people, but which fortunately re-
suited in no casualties, occurred on the river
some twenty miles below this city, about 9
o clock last night The steamer Charles Nor
gan, with between 100 and 500 German eXcur-
Sionists on board, had gone down the river dur
ing the afternoon, and on her return trip, when
in the neighborhood of Horseshoe Bend col
lided with helittle screw steamer Central City
bound for Memphis with Il cargo of flour
and produce. The Morgan struck the Central
City amidships, cutting her down. and she soon
sank; but her crew, and all on board. were
taken off safely. The excitement on the Nor
gan was great for u time but when it was
definitely known that the steamer was not in
jured, the people became calm, and several
hours later landed at the wharf i'll this city.
The Captain of the Central City says he blew
his whistle before the boats struck, but the pilot
of the Morgan asserts that he did not hear it,
and the night being dark and heavy sea rag
ing at the time, he did not see the little steamer
till too late TO avoid her and also that the Cen
tral City was not showing the proper lights.
Likely TO be Court-Martialcd.
WASHINGTON July 13th-Medical Director
Wales of the Navy Department, is likely to be
contaminated on charges of gross negligence
in the performance of his duty, which is likely
to be the result of the Court of Inquiry now sit
ting at the Department TO investigate the bust
ness methods of the Department. II is found
that there were great irregularities in the cree
ton of buildings for the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery the work on the buildings at Mare Is
land as well as Norfolk being performed by GER
tain persons in Baltimore when it could have
been done far more economically by persons on
the spot.
4 Duel with Fatal Results.
DALLAS CTex.) July l3th.-W. H. Beale and
Bowie, in room in the third story of the Ma
tional Hotel. fought a duel to the death last
night with pistols The shots were heard and
the room broken into, and both found lying
dead, pistol lying by the side of each. Both
were shot through the head. Shortly prior to
the duel they were devoted friends. and few
moments before the tragedy had quarrel.
One was heard to say, Damn you, I'll kill
YOU Soon afterthey retired to the room. The
tragedy creates great excitement. hundreds OF
people surrounding the hotel. The cause is I'M
known at this hour.
A Duel in Texas.
! GALVESTON (Tcx), July l3th-A NC,cs San An
tonic special says: To-day at Lozier Station, in
the southern part of the State, duel at thirty
PAGES was fought between Lieutenant Cunning
ham, commander of the Seminole scouts, and a
railroader named DAILY. Pistols were used and
three shots exchanged. Cunningham was
wounded in the leg. When it became known
i'll campthat Cunningham was wounded several
ScminoleS armed themselves and sought to as
sassinate DAILY, but were restrained by Cunning
| ham. The duel was the result of drinking.
Threatened with Annihilation by Drought.
GALVESTON TEX, July 13th-A Nc,cs San
Antonio special says: Parties from the western
part of the state confirm the report that the
sheep and cattle herds in that part of the State
are threatened WIN allllullatlOn DN drought.
Sheep men with their locks are arriving daily
| at Eagle Pass, seeking ingress into Mexico The
water holes and streams on the American side
of the Rio Grande have dried up.
Died from Their Wounds.
PHILADELPHIA, July 13th.-Lizzie May, who
was stabbed by her father in her bedroom yes
terday died this morning. Her father, who
stabbed himself to death after the assault on
his daughter, was buried to-day.
Fire in a New York Tenement House.
NEW YORK, July 13th.-A fire in the four-story
tenement house, 219j Second street. early this
morning, caused great alarm. Several people
Jumped from the windows, and one woman
threw her infant out of the window; but il was
unhurt ms il landed in the arms of a man out
side.
Damaging Fire Caused by Lightning.
NEW YORK, July 13th.-The damage by fire at
Martin Worn & Co.'S furniture factory, Williams
burg struck by lightning last night is estimated
at $4,000 The insurance docs not exceed
S,;5 900.
FOREIGN.
The Cholera Situation.
PARIS, July l3th.-The sanitary state of Paris
is good. There are some choleritic cases in the
Minister of Commerce has written a letter TO
the Academy of Medicine, which will hold Il
meeting Tuesday, asking the Academy to give
an authoritivc opinion in regard to the treat
ment of cholera cases. and the best measures to
prevent the extension of the disease.
tIPARIs, July 13th.-During the twenty-four
hours ending at . O'Clock tonight there were 81
deaths from cholera at Marseilles, and sc at
Toulon Two Sisters of Charity are among the
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