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mY 4 po WASHINGTON. The President and Senator Wilson For- mally Notified of Their Election. THE CENEVA GOLD. Greedy Insurance Lobbyists Grab- bing for the Spoils. Butler Says the Corpora- tions Shan’t Have It. John Ball’s Damages Causing Un- parliamentary Repartee. &@ MOBILIER STORM COMING. Brooks, Hoax Ames, Kelley and Garfield “Under Consideration.” WasHINGTON, Feb, 15, 1873. Whe President Formally Informed of His Re-election to the Presidency— Semator Wilson Also Waited Upon. This morning, between eleven and twelve @’clock, the joint committee of Congress called on President Grant and read to him the following let- ter:— ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 1873. Sim—We have been appointed a committee by the Senate und House of Representatives to notity you that on Wednesday, the 12th instant, the Vice President, act! as President of the Senate, in ‘the presence of both heuses, opened and counted the votes of electors of the United States for President and Vice President of the United States, ‘By the count it was ascertained and declared that Were duly elected President for the term of Tour years from and after the 4th day of March mext. In performing this duty we take occasion to ten- -@er you our hearty congratulations for the eminent eivil and military services you have had the good fortune to render to the United States, and to ex- amcor confident hope that your administration luring the term ior which you are now elected will promote the peace, honor ana prosperity of all the People of the United States, without respect to sec- tion or party division. JOHN SHERMAN, on behalf of the Senate. JAMES B, BECK, H. L. DAWES, on behalf of the House of Representatives. ‘The President thanked the committee for their attention, and said that he accepted the office and ‘would endeavor in the future, as in the past, to @isenarge the duties entrusted to him by the People to the best of his ability. The committee, after a few words of congratula- ‘tory conversation, next called on Mr. Henry Wilson and read to him a letter similar in part to that ad- Gressed to the President, informing him of his “election as Vice President of the United States, and concluding as follows :— We take this occasion, while perferming this ‘oMicial duty, te congratulate you on the high honor conferred upon yeu by the people of the United States. You have long been honorably identified with the ba prego branch of the government dur- {ng a period of unexampled difficulty. We are sare that we state the universal feeling ol the respective houses to which we Delong ween we assure you of ‘their sincere respect and hearty good will. Mr. Wilson thanked the committee for their con- @ratulations and for their assurances of the good- ‘will of both houses of Congress. He gratefully ac- cepted the high trust confided to him by the peo- ple of the United States, and said he should strive to discharge the duties of. the position assigned him with zeal, fidelity and imparttialiy, He ex- Pressed, too, the hope that the coming four years Would be consecrated by those entrusted with power to the peace, unity and develepment of the country, and that those in every department of the government might retire at the close of their Micial career with the consciousness ef duties ‘well done, and with the approval of their country- men. Probable Recommendations of Poland’s Committec—Ames, Brooks, Kelley and Garfield to be Politically Decapitated. ‘There.is now much discussion as to what will be ‘the final report of the Poland Committee. ‘his ‘much is certain—Oakes Ames and James Brooks ‘will be presented as candidates for expulsion, and there is talk in the committee of including Kelley and Garfield. But whatever diversity of opinion is ‘at present entertained, it is not sufficient to war- fant the inference that the report will not be unani- mous. The strongest proof that it will be a @evere one is the fact that Judge Merrick, one of -the most upright men in the committee, and Judge Niblack, alike respected for his integrity and his great ability, are authority for saying that there will be no minority repert presented. The report ‘will be given to the House next Monday or Tuesday at the very latest. The report of the committee will create a profound sen- gation in the House, as, until lately, tmere has been a general belief that it would be a very lenient one. There will be a tremendous Scene in the House if the report recommends the expuisiom of Brooks and Ames. The democratic side will endorse so far as it goes, but will prob- ably demand then, on the same grounds, vhe ex- Ppulsion of Keliey and Garfield. fs predicted for the day when this report is presented will probably be a rare one fm the history of Congress. The friends of She victims will of course endeavor to shield them and mingle their voices in the uproar, either begging for mercy or urging a defence. ‘The demo- erats have already in their minds sacrificed Brooks, and will demand that the democrats expel @il the recreant leaders. It will, doubtless, be a #oene.of bitterness, a war of words, and an uproar of human passions, when this question comes up for final action before the House. Meanwhile it is the calm that precedes the storm. Ominous mutterings are heard in the House ‘mt different intervals, but the tempest will not | burst until the benevolent Poland comes upon the scene, gazing peacefully out ef a cloud of white hair and whiskers, hovering over a bank of biue ‘broadcloth and brass buttons, When that amiable wentieman has read his report, then may be expected the hurricane of congressional @mathemas which are being saved up for that @ay. The storm will doubtless be a severe ne, and it will not be surprising if a few rotten crafts will be foundered and sent hull down- ‘ward, broken and battered, to be finally cast upon ‘the rocky shores of the people's contempt. Then, fomse a nautical figure, there will be no cud of ‘‘imbers shivered. Betore Poland’s committee present their report James Brooks has requested the Speaker to grant | Iaim leave to orate in his defence, and to urge the moat tender treatment of his case possible. Pieus Patterson and Forgetful Harian Before the Senate Committee. Before the Senate committee to-day Patterson ‘and Harlan were examined. it 1s useless to waste ‘worde on these two. Patterson ‘did wrong, but @idn’t Know it.” Ames beguiled him; his sim. plicity made him an easy prey. Harlan did wrong amd then “forgot all about it.” He read avery Jong statement to-day; but, on being cross. examined, his memory was awiuliy bad. No better memoranda te refresh it could De required than Dr. Durant K was well shat the agent of our Washington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was not im the @eom to-day or be would have arrested a lot of ‘Merrill’s committee (No. 3). Their three victims of.¢his refined cruelty, as before stated, were Wil- son)Patterson and Harlan, whose agonies were really painful to wituess. Patterson patters glibly, ‘Wilsom’ comes the frank business, but Har- Jan flowaders abont like ® hippopotamus out of water. Three more precious know no-Nothings mever were-seen, and, by their own account, their forgetfulness was Only equalled by their verdancy. ‘They endeavored to-day to make the committee Sellow the examnle of the Polapdars and touch , i a Ml ih en N Such @ scene as | S lghtly where the ice was thin. But the democratic members are not to be hooked off, and before the investigation is over there will be some curious developments, Alas for Wilson, Harlan and poor Patterson, Dawes traficked in Crédit Mobiller, and, on the principle, ‘Like master like mas,” the entry of acheck in Oakes Ames’ book showed that his old clerk and protegé, Bartlett, had been indulging in his little transactions with the great shoveller, Now Bassett, Dawes’ present clerk, is alleged to have been feathering his own nest, all combining to make sweet morsels of scandal, which Ben Butler rolls under his tengue. A Query to Pomeroy. Subsidy Pomeroy, before he leaves the Senate, sheuid make public an account of a large appro- priation which President Lincoln, it is said, per- mitted him to receive, ostensibly fer aiding colored people to immigrate to St. Domingo. Won't he rise to explain? The Geneva Spofls—Butler’s Bill Under- going the Fiery Ordeal—Ben and Kerr Giving Each Other the Parliamentary Lie. ‘Tue bill providing for the distribution of the Geneva award came up again in the House to-day, and gave rise to a very animated and acrimonious discussion, Butler received eMcient aid in ad- vocacy of his bill from Peters, Hale, Lynch and Frye, of Maine. Hale in particular made an able, exhaustive speech on the bill, meeting all the ob- Jections of its opponents; in fact the Maine delegation were a unit in favor of the measure, which excludes the insurance companies from receiving any portion of the award save where they can prove an actual loss sustained over and above the premiums received for war risks. Considerable dissatisfaction was ex- pressed on the demoeratic side of the Heuse at the evident unfairness of farming out the time to the friends of the bill, and giving no chance to its Opponents to be heard on the subject. Beck and Kerr objected to this procedure, when general consent was given to extend the time for calling the previous question: ‘William k, Roberts said that he preferred this bill to any before the House, but thought that in a matter of such grave impertance it should be post- poned so as to give more time for its consid- eration. Beck spoke strongly against the bill and in favor of paying the insurance companics. He said the faith of the nation was pledged to pay them. Kerr also opposed it, and unquestionably made the most skilful and logical appeal in favor of the companies and of referring the whole mat- ter to the courts. Vorhees followed Kerr, taking opposite ground. He believed the bloated and cowardly companies, as he called them, had not a claim upon the award or the country; that the war to them was a source of profit, and that in- stead of'losing they fattenea upon our misfor- tunes. He was against the further accre- tions of enormous wealth, but on the side of the poor, who were now powerfully represented in the lobby. Butler closed the debate, and feeling that Kerr’s attack had somewhat injured the bill, he pounced upon him in his unsparing, sarcastic manner. He charged that Kerr got his inspira- tion from William M. Evarts, the attorney of the . insurance companies, whom he accompanied to the room of the Jadictary Commnittee, plainly insinu- ating that Kerr was actuated by impure motives, Kerr rose, and deliberately exclaimed, “That's a lie.” Butler’s face became scarlet, and he reiterated his charge, Kerr denied that he accompanied Evarts to the committee room, saying that he went there by courtesy of the committee and found Evarts in the room. “Oh,” said Butler, “the lie, then, is in the eva- sion, not in the assertion. Some men can’t see an honest.thing when it 1s before them.” “Yes, retorted Kerr, “and you are one of them; and saying this he looked at Butler with a wicked and sarcastic sneer upon his countenance, which plainly said “Come on if you dare.” But Ben seemingly took no fur- ther notice of him, and went to work to defend his bill, He showed that under it the sailor and the peor man could prove his claims and receive his dues without having to resort to expen- sive lawsuits, where his means would be swallowed up in lawyers’ fees, Butler was par- ticularly severe on W. M. Ey¥arts, whom he charged with having used his influence upon the floors of Congress in the interest of the in- surance companies, He also declared that befdre the United States employed Evarts to defend our interests at Geneva he (Evarts) was employed by the companies to press their claims, thus serving two clients of opposite interests. companies had no chance of succeeding in the House. Various attempts were made to amend the bill by Clarkson, Potter, Leonard, Myers and others, but ali failed, and it finally passed, as re- ported, by nearly two-thirds majority. It now goes to the Senate, where its fate is very uncer- tain, as there is a very strong lobby here in the in- terest of the insurance companies, who wiil, | doubtiess, spare no effort to ‘amend or kill the bill, | as they are fighting for $4,000,000. Its fate wil undoubtedly be settled by a conference committee, The Senatorial Foot Put Down on Job- bery. day, and many of them left by the mail trains this evening ina thoroughly routed and dqmoralized condition. The resolution agreed upon by the republican caucus did the work, and extinguished the hopes of each wirepulier, who had expected | to get his little job tacked on as an amendment to some appropriation bill which the public necessi- ties demanded the passage of, however it might | be loaded down with riders. The lobbyists were all on hand and every scheme for depleting the Treasury was represented. Mail steamer subsidies, postal telegraphs, national shipyards, canals con- necting the ocean with the lakes, Washington public works, railroad land grabs and a score of other jobs were each and all represented; but it was of no avail. They endeavored to promote an opposition to the rule on the ground that it would cut off debate, but it | wasin vain. A majority of the republican Sena- tors were pledged to each other to stana firm cided that all amendments not germane to appro- priation bills could be laid directly on the table. Uniess there is a square back down on the part of eight or ten republican Senators we may exclaim, “Goodby, jobs!? until next December, when the lebbyists will have ‘before them a long session to work im. The Senators had hoped to have ftnished the Naval Appropriation bill this afternoon; but it was late beiore they could get at work on it, and there was then aseries of contests on amendments between the liberals, led by Cragin, and the economists, headed by Ed- munds, who was neither jolly nor happy. At last, as dinner time approached, the Senate “petered | out,” until there was no quorum, which necessi- tated an adjournment. Caldwell’s Case Next on the List. The Senate Committee on Elections and Privi- leges will report on Monday on the Caldwell case, ‘and about Wednesday or Thursday on the Louisiana cases, In neither case is the entire report as yet decided upon. The Postmaster General’s Recent Order Touching Deficient Postage. The Postmaster General having submitted to the | Attorney General the question, ‘Should letters not fully prepaid be charged at the office of delivery with double the deficit postage or only with the balance net prepaid’ the Attorney General has, after a full consideration of the aifferent sections of the act to revise, consolidate and amend the statutes relating to the Post Ofice Department, given nis opinion that let- ters not fully prepaid at the time of mailing should not be charged with doable the deficient postage, but only with the actua! balance not prepaid, iIm- mediately upen the receipt of the opinion the Post- master General gawe directions that the Post Office Department should-conform therewith. in consid- ering the question which had been submitted by the Postmaster General tne Attorney General says :— ‘Let it be noticed, in the first place, that the rate of postage chargeable on ail letters for their trans- mission through the mail is fixed by section 156 of the Postal act as three certs for each half ounce or fraction thereof, With respect to this description It was evident from the first that the insurance | The lobby has sustained a Waterloo defeat to- | | against jobbery, and, after much gabble, it was de- | of mail matter, then, the phrase ‘one full rate of postage,’ used in section 161, means simply the amount of postage required to be paid for a half ounce of such matter, viz. : three cents, so that the latter section applies whenever a letter exceeding @ half ounce in weight, on which at ieast three cents postage (one full rate) has been paid, is de- posited at the Post OMice for mailing, In such case, though full postage or the amount chargeable under section 156, may net have been paid on the letter, yet it is the duty of the post- master at the mailing office to forward the Same to its destination charged with the unpaid Tate, &c., and this unpaid rate the Attorney Gene- Tal understands to signify such rate or rates of postage as had not been paid en the letter or other matter at the time of mailing it, and with which it was then chargeable by law in addition to the rate Orrates of postage that had been paid thereon.” Hurry: U® the “Pub. Docs.” The Congressional Printer has been directed to hurry up the printing and the binding of the “Pub, Docs.” ordered by Congress, so that they can be all done and sent away under franks before the lst of July. Attempt to Reduce the Printers’? Wagew. At @ meeting of the Columbia Typographical Union, held this evening, resolutions were adopted reciting that certain employing printers of Wash- ington have appeared before the Senate Com- mittee on Public Printing urging such legis- lation ag would secure the reduction of the wages paid to the printers in the government oMce. This Union considers such action as unwar- ranted by any consideration of justice or equity; also that the thanks of the Union are due to Mr. A. M. Clapp, Congressional Printer, for his argument before the same committee in opposition to any reduction of wages. Treasury Balances. The following were the balances for the Treasury at the close of business to-day:—Currency, $5,164,482 39; special deposit of legal tenders for the redemption of certificates of deposit, $29,435,000; coin, $64,816,378 74, including coin certificates, $22,851,000, sretiay! Currency Statement. The amount of fractional currency received from the Printing Division during the week was $420,000; shipments, $584,000; shipments of notes, $1,200,000; amount held by the Treasurer as se- curity for circulating notes, $387,062,500, and for deposits of public money, $15,660,000. Internal Revenue Receipts. Internal revenue receipts to-day, $344,859; for the month to date, $4,650,080; for the fiscal year, $74,618,549, National Bank Notes Outstanding. National Bank currency outstanding, $343,332,729, New Five Per Cents Issued. The Treasury to-day issued seven millions of the new five per cents to the Syndicate, upon the re- ceipt of their certificates and the deposit of an equal amount of five-twenty bonds as security for payment. One million was issued yesterday on the same conditions, The Treasury will now issue bonds daily to the Syndicate, as called for by them. THE STOCK EXCHANGE INVESTIGATION. eee Wasuinaton, Feb. 15, 1873, The Committee on Ways and Means this morn * ing examined Edward King, President of the New York Stock Exchange, relative to Judge Sherman’s claim and Mr. Bassett’s proposition. Mr. King testified that he had been unable to find the letter of Judge Sherman, here- tofore referred to, claiming $10,000 for services in Washington, but that it 1s now in the hands of a gentieman in Brooklyn, who has mislaid it, and that as soon as it is found it will be pro- duced before the committee. He presented to the committee the report of the sub-committee of the New York Stock Exchange, to which was referred the claim of Judge Sherman. The report, which is dated New York, January 25, 1872, says:— That upon summoning witnesses, hearing evid- ence and givigg the matter patronet investigation, they could es no basis for a valid claim by Judge Sherman; and from this the committee suggest the propriety of allowing the claimant, if he should so elect, to appear before the committee or a sub- committee, for the purpose of proving or substan- tiating such demand. In response to further questions as to any papers or knowledge that he had on the subject under in- vestigation SHERMAN’S LETTER, Witness produced a letter from Judge Sherman, addressed to L. Lockwood, Jr., and dated “Judge's Rooms, United States Court, for the Northern Dis- trict of Ohio, March 27, 1872.7 The following is an extract from the letter :— Last Summer, at the instance of your father, I attempted to get such a construction placed upon the revenue laws as would relieve the bankers and | brokers from the payment of a heavy tax. There Wasa partial success, but such a boasting, or Tather publicity was given to it, that the attention of the Secretary of the Treasury was called to it, and he forbid the order to be issued. There was then no remedy but in Congress, and I 80 suggested to our father. He then wrote me the enclosed letter. On the authority and in consideration of | what he said in it, 1 went to work and had an interview with Mr. Boutwell and with John Sher- man, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, with Mr. Garfield and other prominent mem- bers of Congress, and the result was that it became the policy of the administrati6n to repeal not only the tax in question, but the stamp and other taxes. I think this | Tesult was brougkt about by discussions raised and influences used by me; the taxes are not yet re- pealed but they are certain to be so within the next sixty days; if your father were living there would be no necessity for asking about it; but as the | agreement was made through him, I fear there | may arise @ misunderstanding, and there fore ask ou to inquire into it and ascertain whether the committee of the Stock Exchange still recognize the contract. they do it is all right and I wiil continue my labo! Let me hear from you at your earliest conveniencé Please preserve the letter. Another thing—picase inquire what is the selliug value of the stock of the Central Pacific Railroad of California, and let me know. Yours truly, ©, T. SHERMAN. The witness was examined in regard to the off- relative to the alleged proposition of Mr. George A. Bassett, clerk of the Ways and Means Commit except from the report and from a casual conver- sation with Mr. Colgate and Mr. Denney, President | Of the Stock Exchange; such a proposition was never submitted to the Exchange or to the govern- | ing committee of that body, which transacts all | the business, He asserted in the most positive Manner that no money had ever been used | with the authority or knowledge of the Stock Ex- | play od for any corrupt purposes in connection ‘ with legislation, and that there Is no genera! im- pression on the part of the Exchange that valuable legislation can be obtained in Washington by use of money. He presented a letter written by John F, Denney, chairman of the Law Committee of the Exchange, dated February 14, 1873, and stating that Mr. Colgate always’ had distinct instructions that the Exchange would not consent to any payments being made for corrupt purposes, and that if we could not sueceed on the merits of the case he was to use no other means. No pay- ments have been made by the Bureau of Claims | excepting Colgate’s salary, which was to cover all | expenses, either legal or otherwise, and two smail | biils for stationery, &c., amounting to $126. The committee will resume the investigation on Monday, when it is expected Mr. Denney, Chair- man of the Law Committee of the New York Stock Exchange, and A.M. Baylis, Albert Colville and Charles Chapman, the sub-committee of the Exchange, who had the claim of Judge Sherman in charge, will be present as witnesses. THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY. New York, Feb, 15, 1873. To THE Eprror or THE HERAL In your issue of the 14th inst. I noticed an article, entitled “Young Gentiemen of the Mercan- tile Library, Beware," and signed “Legion,” in which the writer—who claims to represent a num- ber of ladies—complains of the insolence and in- attention of the clerks of the Library. ‘This “Legion” is doubtless some bilious old maid or dyspeptic man, who cannot and does not appre- ciate polite and ke attentions when received. ‘The writer of this article has been a subscriber o1 the Mercantile Library for the p: twenty years, and feels bound, in justice to the clerks of that in- stitution, to deny in toto the statement of “Legion,” and to further state that, at no time have the clerks of the Library been more polite and attentive to the wants of its members than those now in its employ, ail of whom are gentlemanly, prompt and attentive, as every well-bred person will testify. I ask, therefore, that as an act of justice you will give the above a space in your columns, and oblige yours respectfully, LADY SUBSCRIBER. OOLD WEATHER DOWN BAST, Brunswick, Me., Feb. 16, 1873, The thermometer in Brunswick this morning of Iowa, as before stated, cial report of Colgate to the Stock Exchange | tee, and said he had no knowleige whatever of it | | lieve, Was so applied in WHERE WILL IT END? Morrill’s Mobilier Senatorial Inquisition Reopening the Congressional Ulcer. Vice President Elect Wilson Again Interrogated. DURANT’S $10,000 GIFT. Harlan’s Statement of “How the Money Goes.” Secret History of Political Campaigns. “THE PEOPLE WANT US.” Bounders and Ward Stamp Orators Draining the Party Purse—A Terse Explanation and General Denial of Corruption. WAsninaton, Feb. 15, 1873. The special Senate Committee, of which Senator Morrell is chairman, to inquire into the distribu- tion of Crédit Mobilier stock among Senators, held @ secret session this morning and adjourned until half-past one o’clock, when Senator Harlan will be recalled. The committee resumed its session this after- noon, when Vice President-elect Wilson was re- ealled, and his attention was called to a despatch sent toa New York paper on the 16th of September last, contradicting by his authority the statement that he held Crédit Mobilier stock. Senator Stockton asked witness if he had au- thorized the contradiction, and witness replied he had a conversation with General Boynton and did authorize the contradiction; the despatch was the substance of the conversation he had with General Boynton; witness would take the word of General Boynton; he is a man of charagter, and trust- worthy. PATTERSON ONCE MORE. Senator Patterson was recalled and questioned by Mr. Scott. He testified that his conversation with Mr, Ames in relation to taking stock mighf have been earlier than 1867; it pro- bably occurred during the session of 1866; witness could not remember now, it had been so long ago; Ames came to witness before the second investigation and said then, “I have got to raise some more money,” and proposed to let witness have some of the stock of the road; the money was paid for it by witness; the receipt pro- duced by Ames and signed by witness called for 200 shares, whereas, in point of fact, he received 300 shares, and put them in the hands of Mr. Morton, in New York, to sell. By Mr. Stevenson—Messrs. Morton, Bliss & Co. never sold for witness any Crédit Mobilier stock; did not remember delivering to them any sucli stock; in his tinal settlement with the firm no such stock appeared in the list; Mr. Morton also stated to witness that he never sold or held Crédit Mo- biller stock for any one. GENERAL BOYNTON’S STATEMENT. General H. V. Boynton sworn—The attention of Witness was called to the despatch of September 16 in relation to Senator Wilson, and he testified that he sent the despatch while serving a New York paper, to accommodate the special correspon- dent, who was out of town; the despatch was au- thorized by Senator Wilson; it was written by wit- ness, but not submitted to Senator Wilson belore being sent; Mr. Wilson stated nothing about his wile having an interest in the Crédit Mobilier. HARLAN AND DURA: TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. Senator Harlan was recalled and made a lengthy statement, state that Dr. . Durant’s suggestion to me of his desire to contribute toward the expenses of the | lowa electiga, of which I have betore testitied, was volunt@y on his part, and not the result of any intimation from me or from any one at my instance, and was not made in consideration of any service performed or to be performed by me, personally or officially, for him or for any other rson, OF any company in whose business he was | interested; that there was no understanding, express or implied, that amy such service should be rendered officially or otherwise as a con- sideration for any such coatribution; 1 have no reason to believe, and do not believe, that it was offered for the purpose of influencing my judgment or my offictal action in any way whatever;] also state that | do not believe, and have had no reason to believe, that at the time the contribution was made, or before or since, Dr. T. ©. Durant either expected or desired any serviee, official or per- sonal, a8 a consideration for the same; and it was not received with the expectation or purpose on my part of ever rendering any oficial opinion or service for the said Durant or any oteer per- son or company as a consideration in whole or in part of said contribution, and no such service ever was at any time so rendered by me for him or | for any person or Lala on his account; I state | he Was moved to proifer | moreover that] believe and te make said contribution solely out of personal regard jor me as a friend, and from a conscientious belief on his part that it would be best for the State, where he held a large property interest, and for the nation, that I should be returned to the Senate rather than any one of my opponents; that lis contribution was received by me in good faith lor the purpose named by the donor, and, as I be- recisely the same spirit have been received and and intent that it woul | applied had it been proffered and given by any If | other personal friend, believed by me to be abun- dantiy able todo so; that, so far as I was concerned, its reception and use had no reference wiatever to the donor's connection with any public or private enterprise. WHERE THE MONEY WENT. That it was received and applied with the same | motive which has led me at the suggestion of friends on various occasions to collect and apply what would amount in the aggregate to large sums for the benetit of other candidates for office, State and national, just as | aided less than a year since to collect considerable sums of money to be forwarded to North Carolina, Penusyivania, Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska, to be used in defraying t expenses in part of the election of members of the Legislature, which would be required to elect United States Senators as well as State officers, preliminary to the Presidential election, the de- sire to secure the re-election of certain eminent ited States Senators being no small part of the motive tniiuencing donations; in further reply to the severe questions in relation to the dates of the draits | state that, although lam not yet able to sive the committee definite formation, atter re- flection and striving to revive my recollection, it is my beltef, founded on an indistinct memory of events, that they were received after the daie of | the Iowa October election; that they were not both received at the same time: that they probably bear different dates, seme distance apart; that neither of them was cashed immediately after its receipt; that one of them was probably deposited and checked out afterwards, and that cashing one of them was probably deferred until late in the Autumn, possibly in the Winter. This belief in part grows out of a distinct recoilec- tion that the proceeds were partly anticipated, and other fands were used to meet current political de- mands and replaced from the proceeds of these phecks after they were cashed and partly froma re- view of the correspondence reminding me of a visit to New York ja the Autumn or in the win- ter iollowing the October election of 1865; it is, I think, possible, if not probable, that one of these checks Was cashed at that time; I have an impres- sion and feel almost certain that one of them was held some time aiter its receipt before it was con- verted, and it may have been the one sent to the bank by Mr. Cariton; in further reply to the questions as to whom these funds were handed or gent for use I am compelled to state that I have not yet found suf- ficient data to make a complete exhibit, and fear I shail not be able to do so for the reason that I do not find any memoranda and do-not find any sepa- rate account of these funds. They passea in fact, or by anticipation, from time to time, into the hands of friends, and were applied by them eithe | to reimburse expenses previously incurred or to | | pay current demands for which no account was ever required by me. | made no etfort to remem- ber the amount of these several sums, und I cannot consequently state whether the exact amount of either check Went inte the hands of any one or more persons, but think it probable that the amount passed over to my friends for these pur- poses would exceed the Amount of both checks. In obedience to the expressed wish of a member of the committee that I should endeavor to state the names of the persons, or at least some of them, to whom these funds were entrusted or handed sub- sequent to the election to reimburse for expenses previously incurred, I have, since the adjournment of the committee on yesterday, sought and con- versed with several personal iriends whom I sup- posed might be able to give me some facts or aid in reviving my memory on the subject, and am there- fore La to add something to my tormer state- me WERE SENT TO B. 8, NOBLE, . Funds were entrasted was 12 degrees below zero, in Farmington 10 to | to a Mr. Oaergat ene time United States Attor- 12, and in ‘Lisbon falls 18 below. ney jor the Of Lowa; eomethipg was He said—in answer to the several | questions Pak eat to me by the committee 1 | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1873—QUADRUPLE SHEET: handed to Colonel William Penn Clark, now in this city, and also to Colonel T. H. Stanton, of the United States Army, to reimburse expenditures made by them on my account. Three hundred dollars were sent to'!. 8. Woolson, a member of the State Senate, who resided at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, the place of my residence, with inatruc- tions to use so much as might be necessary to pay the hotel, bill, carriage hire and ser- vices of messengers during the contest, over two hundred dollars of which, however, he afterwards returned, stating that * he had needed but littie; and Ihave an impression amounting almost to a conviction that a by of these funds went into the possession of Kiijah Sells through the hands of other parties without Selis knowing the source from which it came, but Ihave not yet been able to trace it. There were others whose bills were paid and who disbursed funds to defray expenses attending this election which I am notable to particularize ut this distant date, and, as an apology for this inability, I trust I will be pardoned for stating thai I was at the time sexes to my utmost capacity day and night with BUSINESS OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, as I think the most perplexing position connected with the government immediately following the close of the war, wnen we were resuming our relations with one-third of the States of the Union and the great Indian tribes of the Southwest who Were involved in the rebellion, so that Iwas unable to fre much thought to what then seemed to me to be so small a matter as the choice of a United States Senator, I believing that if not elected I could remain in the Cabinet, the President being at that time in harmony with the republican party, and no necessity for my resignation at the time being apparent. In turther reply to a ques- tion propounded by the committee through Mr. Stockton, for what purpose was this money subscribed ? what did they do with the money in the election of Senators in Iowa? I will explain that my knowledge on the subject was chiefly derived from friends until a year since; but from representations made to me by personal and political friends during the contest in lowa pre- cotta the Senatorial elections | have learned that the friends of the republican candidates for the Senate exerted themselves, first, to carry the State, and particularly the State lature, for the republican against the democratic candidates; secondly, to secure the nomination and election of friends of their choice for the United States Senate; thirdly, after the date of the election of the members of the Legislature they endeavored to ascertain how a majority of their political friends among the electeo stand as regards their favorite ; this sometimes involves, in @ State as large as Iowa, and as inaccessible as a great part of it was in 1865 uy railroad or other public conveyance, very con- siderable expense for travel; this was so, as | was informed by my friends, in 1865, 1 having said to them that I did not wish my name used beiore the Legislature unless its use in that connection was found to be in harmony with the un- biassed wish of at least a majority of the republican members elect; some of the friends who undertook to ascertain these facts paid their own bills, and would not accept any re- turn; some were unable to dose, and very prop- erly permitted others to pay these bills; VERY CONSIDERABLE KXPKNSES ARE OFTEN IN- CURRED by the friends ot the rival candidates on their way to,, at and returning from the Capitol during the early part of the session and preceding the election of an United States Senator, that have been con- sidered in lowa, and, as 1_ suppose, elsewhere perfectly legitimate. Fmends of candidates in the different counties rush to the Capitol generally uninvited; but sometimes in pursuance of a request to keep their members right, as they call it, if supposed to be right; or, if | inclined to vote for a candidate distasteful to them- Selves or the people of their locality, to persuade them to get right. ‘Their presence induces the | friends of opposing candidates to hasten to the | scene of action to rescue, by their presence and in- | fluence, the imperillied cause of their respective favorites tor United States Senator. Thus the Capi tol city is filled with prominent and influential | citizens from all parts of the States, amount- ing to many hundreds, and sometimes to many more; these visiting friends often find the | expense of aye to and. from the Capito! and of livin, during heir stay much greater than they | anticipated f get out of means, and are supplied by | other friends who happen to have a surplus, or | from a common fund, contributed in advance, if any such exist; and others come expecting to have their bilts paid and to have A GOOD TIME GENERALLY; the committee will perceive that two or three hundred dollars a piece for such expenses lor a score or two of persons, or a few dollars a piece jor the expenses of several hundred persons, would necessarily absorb several thousands of dollars; it was to meet these expenses incurred in the | Winter of 1865-6 by my friends at Des Moines that a considerabie part of the money derived from the | D it checks, as well as other funds, as I was in- 101 was applied; some of these bills were patd | or the parties reimbursed atter the Senatorial | election was over; I trust the committee will be | able to understand from the foregoing statements the difficulty, if not tmpossibill of tracing the ap- plication of funds used under such circumstances by my friends 80 many years aiterwarde; I desire to aid the committee to the extent of my | ability in the performance of their duty by dis- | a, THE NEWPORT MONSTER. Essex, the Seducer of His Own Daughters, Under Lock and Key—The Crime and Arrest— The Lecherous Beast Imploring His Wife to e Him. Newport, R, I, Feb. 15, 1873, The greatest excitement has prevailed in thia city to-day over the arrest of Albert H. Essex, the man who is alleged to have committed the crime f incest upon his daughters. The circumstances are of the most atrocious nature, showing a depth of depravity scarcely to be credited in a civilized community, It appears from facts that have come to light that the crime has been going on for a long time, two of his daughters being among the vic- tims, and it was only on his attempt to commit the crime on a third that he was exposed by his wretched wife and daughters and supjected to arrest, The two daughters alinded to are aged respectively twenty-two and nineteen years; the one @n whom the recent attempt was made was aged about fifteen. THB WIPE POWERLESS TO INTERFERE. It appears that the man’s own wife has all along been privy to this conduct on the part of her hus- Vand, but was utterly pewerless to prevent it, be. ing restrained from interference or exposure by threats of death from the inhuman monster. The threats reduced her to a mere skeleton, The daughters likewise were influenced in their com- pliance by the same fear. THE YOUNGER DAUGHTER SAVED. It was only when the attempt was made onthe younger sister that they resolved that rather thar that she should be ruined they would brave all consequences to themselves and have the guilty husband and father arrestod, THE MONSTRBR UNDER ARREST. On being arrested he manifested no particular surprise, and only inquired the cause of his appre- hension, the only reply to which on his part waa the exclamation of “On, my God.” He is a prop- erty holder in this city, and though @ man of seme- What uncommunicative disposition and mingling but little with hifsfellow citizens, has never been regarded by them as a person of criminal proclivie ties, He has always borne the appearance, howe ever, of &@ man communing much with his own thoughts. His family have been very. Much respected by their neighbors and acquaintances, and the community will sympathize with them im the unfortunate and heartbreaking circumstances with which they are surrounded through this alleged depravity of one who should have been their pretector. 4 COMFORTABLE HOME MADE MISERABLE. The home of the family is situated on Broad street, in one of the most highly respectable neigh- borhoods, being furnished throughout with the necessary wants of a comfortable and happy home. There was considerable talk here of a riot, but the | feeling has somewhat abated, and the family now are resting in a state of security and peace of mind that they have not left for over a year. Essex is a man fifty years old, thick set and well built, and weighing about two hundred pounds, THE COWARD TREMBLES BEFORE THE LAW. . His wife visited him at the jail to-day. He pleaded for her to withdraw the charges and save his soul. His two daughters have been summoned to appear before the Court on Tuesay next. This morning the pitiful story spread with 1 rapidity from lip to lip in various forms, and there is much public indignation in consequence. Late this evening a large crowd had assembled opposite the jail with threats of lynching the human wretch from his iron cage, but the prompt arrival of the police, whe succeeded in dispersing the crowd, was effectual in restoring peace and tranquility. THE HERALD COMMISSIONER IN CUBA. {From the Bridgeport (Conn.) Standard.) The Spanish authorities in Cuba have threatened closing fully all | know about each subject of legiti- mate inquiry, but as some of the questions pro- pounded during the latter part of my examination on yesterday seemed to me to imply a purpose to inquire into my conduct in relation to matters which appear to my mind as outside of | What I had supposed to be the egiti- } mate purviews of the original inquiry, and | leading to am examination of my conduct in an- | other oMcial position, as stated by the members of this committee propounding some of these ques- tions, I think L ought not to be interrogated fur- | ther as to these ponte until I have an opportunity to know what the supposed offences are, and am | confrogted with the witnesses by whom it is ex- | pected to support them, all of which, embraced | within any legitimate inquiry on the part of the | Senate, I shall expect to meet promptly and fully with overwhefming rebutting testimony to the | entire satisfaction of every Senator and every fair- | minded citizen of the country. | Senator Harlan was asked, ‘Were you ever threatened in any way by a presentation of the checks?” A, Ido not think anything of that kind { ever occurred, BOYNTON RECALLED. | General Boynton was recalled and asked whether | he had any personal knowledge as to whether the checks or sheets or copies of them were shown to | Mr. Ha to influence his action, ‘The wit- | el that he published the statement, | but had no absolute personal knewledge of the | preseniation of these checks or sheets to Senator | Harlan. He was turther asked whether he knew of | any person who knew whether they were pre- sented, and replied that he knew of nobody of his absolute personal knowledge. } The committee then adjourned, THE WILSON COMMITTEE, * WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 1873. The Wilson Crédit Mobilier Committee 1s not in session to-~lay. ‘he committee do notexpect to examine any more witnesses, with the exception | of General Dodge, whose arrival is still awaited, and it is not known wi he will come. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, | Cholera on Board the Lackawanna at | The Calcutta (E: 1.) Englishman of the 10th of | January publisnes the following :— We referred yesterday to the outbreak of cholera on board the United States frigate Lacka- | wanna. The disease made its sappesrance shortly after the vessel’s arrival _here, and there were, as we said, three deaths on board—two while she was in port and another while she was on the way down the river— since which time we have, not heard further, Neither of the persons who died of cholera while the stip was in an officer, and no officers were sick when the ship left. Various causes are assigned for the outbreak, one being the ad of her moorings abreast of the sewer discharge of the fort; another, the villanous stuff solid by the native traders who were at first allowed alongside ; and a third, the poison sold to sailors on shore un- der the name of liqnor of uifferent kinds. Two of who were also seized had not left the ship, Naval Orders. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 15, 1878, Commander Joseph N, Miller has been detached from the naval station at New London and or- dered to the Hydrographic Bureau at Washington; Medical Inspector A. Z. Gibson has been detached from the Medical Board of Examiners at Washing- ton and ordered to special duty in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; Surgeon George H. Cook has been detached from the Terror and ordered to return home and await orders, THE STEAMSHIP NEVADA. The Agent's View of the Delay of the Australian Steamer, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 15, 1873. Mr. Raymond, the agent of the Australian Steam- ship Line, says he has no apprehension for the safety of the steamer Nevada, which is overdue seventeen days, schedule time, He thinks the steamer put into Honotula for repairs, and will re- main there until the arrival of the Moses Taylor. | She will probably transfer her mails to that steamer. | KILLED WHILE INTOXICATED. Newsvra, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1873. In the case of the man found fatally injured on the road near this city last night, the Coroner's jury this afternoon found # verdict that James Hyndman came to his death from injuries received on the road between Herbert’s ee hots Haine’s the 14th day of February, and That the cause of shld injuries Jo unknown to the ie that Hyedmes, er, eect cated at the time, Was rul WI were jgnorant of the accident, Calcutta, | port was | locality \ the men attacked had been on shore, while others | to shoot the Heap correspondent, Mr. James J. | O'Kelly, if found within the camp of the insur- | gents. We hardly think that even the blind and | foolish Bombastes Furiosos who manage the affairs of Spain in Cuba would undertake so desperate a piece of business as that. Is it not time that our country taught these high-strutting, black Spanish | roosters that they have no business to insult us eternally as they may think fit? We have put up with not @ few of their high-goumding and airy in- sults, and it is beginning to‘be a question of how near we are to that point beyond which patience ceases to be a virtue. We may find it necessary to take the buckram out of these bepuffed and bepadded swaggerers, and if thereby Cuba secures her freedom, and some other needed improvements follow incidentally, we, person- ally, shall not be sorry. The cause of the HERALD correspondent may yet become the cause of American progress and American honor as against Spanish bombast and idiotic impolicy, and there is very little question, if it does come to that, as to what we shall have todo. We have a mi ¢ the head of affairs who has tamed more dangerous bipeds than these, and this would be a work to which he would bring an especial fitness, and in doing which he could not be otherwise than backed by the whole people. {From the Indianapolis Journal.) The commander of the Spanish forces in Cuba has given notice to the New York HERALD correspond- ent that ifhe is found among the insurgents he will be treated as a spy and shot imme- diately. Whereupon the Hkranp of Friday published a flery double-leaded article threatening vengeance dire on Cuba and Spain if so much a8 & hair of its correspondent’s head is harmed. Itsenas | greeting to the Spanish commander, and says:— “If the HeraLp Commissioner receives any injury at your hands without violating the lawsof your country you will be held to a strict accountability, and will be made to suffer the jéenalty of the out- rage, not in the Island of Cuba alone, but on every inch of soil that owes allegiance to the Spanish flag.” It is avery pretty quarrel as it stands, (From the Titusville (Pa.) Herald.) The New York HERALD ts doing « good work in investigating the affairs of Cuba and furnishing reliable information of the weakness of the Spanish cause and the horrors of Cuban slavery. Its cor- respondent now proposes to enter the patriot lines, | for the purpose of ascertaining positive knowledge | of the strength and prospects of the Cuban insur- | gents; but he ts threatened by the Spanish General | with being treated asa spy in case he passes the Spanish outposts, Unless we are greatly mistaken this boastful Spaniard will find that he has bar- | gained for a larger contract than he can fulfil, if he undertakes to carry out his threat. (From the Columbta (8. C.) Union.) ‘The New York Hepaup of the 7th waxes ex- tremely wrathy over intelligence received from Cuba that the correspondent of that journal, sent out to inquire into the condition of the island, is to be shot by the Spanish authorities if caught within the insurgent lines, Mr. O'Kelly waited upon Cap- tain General Morales to obtain permission to visit certain places on the island, and was told that he could go where he liked, bat if caught in the insur. gent lines he would be “shot as a spy.” Mr, O'Kelly, with true American intrepidity, con- | cluded to risk the chances. [From the Cincinnati Enquirer.) ‘The reason assigned for the threatened abdica- tion of King Amadeus of Spain is that an old mis- understanding with the Ministry growing out of the appointment of Dom Hidalgo to the Captain Generalship of the Basque Provinces. The truth ts, the Carlist insurrection is spreading dally and growing in strength. The Cuban trouble wears on * the young King, and on top of all this comes the hostility of the New Yor« Hrrap. It is not sur prising that the young man is anxious to quit Spain. a WILOOX SENTENCED. ALBANY, Feb. 15, 1873, The jury in the case of William Wilcox, charged with the murder of Jacob Setb, this afternoon ren. dered a verdict of gatity of murder in the third de; ma Ne, was ed iced to for~ yeare im, i | |