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EIIOTT-BLAIM
Lively Scene Defore the
. Clalne InTeitlgating
Committee.
CJilne and Knott Meet and
Have a Disturbance,
la Which Blaine Comes off Second
Best.
Tk Csdtwoll Cfclegrm-Knott
Iatlaass that it Mi(kt be
"jPat Up Job" am Un
4tptlag Public.
At r.arlllnc r.rnlrr.
PicuAitc;n.
WA!niNGto!,'.luiie 7. Blaine's rur
Is W8 of carry Ing his quarrel v ith Knott
into the 1oum! was di?arran;M by the
chairman of tlie judiciary npicfirinjj In
the room while the sub-committee was
holding the inquiry. lis i-ntravi was
somewhat of a sensation. Ifc has been
euflcring exquisite torture for wex-ks.
Tliis distemper was aggravated by
Blaliie't attack t Monday which neces
sitated Knott remaining on his feet and
making a response when he wss really
unable to be out ot bed. lie heard ot
Blaine's purrNise of making the house
the scene of another nsMtilt npou hiiu
elf and hi committee. He was intensely
exasperated, and showed it in every line
ol his usually kindly face. There was
A MOMENT It'l.L
la the proceedings as he entered, and.
coming straight up to (Jen. Hunton,
chairman of the sub-commit tet, leside
whom Dlaine sat engaged, as he always
1 in drawing pictures npou bits of waste
paper, Knott said huskily : "I understand
that Mr. Blaine has been attempting to
prove roe a liar." Knott was angry,
and there was a quarrelsome spirit In his
eve. Blaine never blanched a moment.
He must have known, what anybody in
tbe room could see, that Knott was ach
ing to have him say something offensive
which would justify him in whackiu
him orer the head. Knott admitted no
such purpose, but there were a dozen
men in the room who hoped he would.
since
BLAIXK SKKMED TO COt'KT IT.
To Kuott's query Biain: merely said,
"Oh, no ; there is simply . question cj
difference of opinion." KnoU, restrain
Jog himself by a vUibie eflort. entered
into a minute statement of the conduct
of the pending Investigation and his
handiwork in It. He disavowed any anl
ntus against Blaine, but it was generally
admitted that he addressed the ex-speaker
too brutally in several instances, though
Blaine's manner and insinuations were
enough to aggravate a man into the loss
of reason, as well as moderation. The
altercation was incessant, sharp and oin
niously personal, and for lull an hour
there was not a second that
THK AMAZED SPECTATORS
were not prepared lor actual Mows
Knott,' Indignant, outraged and impa
tient; Blaine, cool, tantalizing, Inviting
an attack and thrusting his big half-bald
head out before Knott as If inviting a
blow from that heavy cane the chairman
leaned upon heavily. While talking
Knott would begin a sentence and pro
ceed smoothly when Blaine would shoot
in an Interruption which disconcerted ilia
whole statement. Gen. Huuton was
compelled to silence Blaine for the pro
tection of Knott, whose
KYKS FLASHED WITH I.VDICiXATIOX.
' Knott showed that so far lrorn select
ing rebel generals, as Blaine has charged
in tbe house, he had striven to induce
Judge Lynde, ol Wisconsin, and Hurd ot
Ohio, to take the places now held by
Ilanton. He repeated with scorn his ut
ter Indifference to Blaine's tortuues , aud
resented with blazing indignation such
imputations as Blaine's assertion im
plied against his character as a judge and
general. Blaine interrupted to atk if
KnoU had not heard that he (Blaine)
had been ou the point ot comi ig to him
and asking that two northern Demo
crats be placed on the committee since
the rebel prejudice would prevent the
outhern members from
I.KALINO FAII:I.Y BY MM.
Knott had never heard such a w Lb.
and it he had he shouldn't have confessed
himsell base enough to put such a sus
picion upon any gentlemen in the house,
but Blaine wai not after anwsers in
Knott's favor. What he was seeking for
was to push the committee to the defen
sive and bold them there. Disregarding
Knott's seriatim explanations he burst
out, "How uuiy people did you how
the Caldwell dipatch to ? Knott, with
evident reluctance at Uing compelled to
answer questions so insolently put
enumerated four Lynde, Huuton, Hurd
and MeMahou. A fleeting to ignore
Knott, Blaine turn-4 to tawrence and
aid : "Did you hear ot it'' "Xo," said
Lawrence, "I did not." "Ah, ha '." said
Blaine. Knott was about to resume
wbeu Judge Atbe indignantly broke out
-Xor did 1 know it, Mr. Blaine," so that
Democrats and Kcpublicaut were served
kXACTLY ALIKE.
"I am glad to bear you disclaim all
knowledge el it," snid Blame, with uuc.
tfcMi coudfMcenskm ; "it does you credit
to deny the knowledge and aid in its sup
pression." whereat he laughed outright.
Plainly at a match of wit or word Blulne
WM the best. 1'Merly without scruple,
bent only on his own point j, he snapped
felt finger at all denial and piled up his
point agalbst the committee as remorsely
MtMtUJJdy before in the house.
. JCnott, exasperated beyond enJuran- by
Ctr'in'l hectoring, was betrayed Into
t or Cm by no means covert insults,
cti-Ji Elaine. wfcjj '
. . tut) sua XYK
r "Tti fbe speaker, never noticed,
apparently. So soon as the explanation
of the (Appointment of the committee hsd
been reached, Maine arose Impatiently
and snid : "The only point encumbent
upon you to explain. Mr. Knott, Is the
use yon propose to make of tint dis
patch." Knott losing his teuiper again,
asked not to bo interrupted. He would
do as he pleased with the dispatch.
"We'll see about that," added the Incor
rlgable persecutor ; "but tell me why
yon have kept that dispatch vhtch vin
dicates me lour days In your pocket,
while dispatches BIH' testimonies to my
disadvantage are showered over the
country by every mail day ana nignr,
IIV TKI.KORAPH r.VKRV IIOCR."
I will tell you In good time," and then
Knott went on to explain the reception
of the telegram, Blaine accompanying
the narrative with onnotativc expres
sions exasperating to the last degree.
This was the most critical episode of the
exciting encounter. Knott had reached
the utmost limits ol endurance. "Do
you mean to say, sir," advancing angrily
toward Blaine, "that I deliberately sup
pressed that dispatch '' Everybody ex
pected a scene ol violence. Everybody
expec ted a blow and a struggle, Blaine
not less than the re.-t ; but his eye never
quailed. His courage in the physical
emergency was as conspicuous as in par
liamentary crises. If Knott cxjicctcil
Blaine to back down he was never more
mistaken. "What do you mean," said
Knott, fiercely, "Do you mean tu charge
me with dishonorably concealing the rec
ords of the committee?" "I mean," said
Blaine, "that testimony against me was
TI T FORTH BROADCAST
so. soon as it could be gotten and that his
testimony in my favor was not put forth
so soon as gotten. It came ti vc day ago
You have not put it forth yet. In'tthat
suppressing it?" Knott could not make
that a cam belli, yet it was a reiteratiou
of Blaine's original statement, iherc
was something like smooth sailing for a
few sentences until Bluino alluded to
runiairinztelejrrapli ofliees to see If he
had carried on communication with (.'aid
well. "What did you say ?' asked Knott
hotly, "did you accuse me of seeking
this information?" "I have been told
that you were engaged in that pursuit,"
said Blaine, boldly. " I hen you have
been
TOLD A UK,"
responded Knott indignantly.
It was quite as well that Blaine did not
get a chance to open his batteries on the
floor. He has -exasperated the Demo
crats to such a pitch that they would
hardly consent to have listened patiently
It was only at the urgent appeal of his
intimates that he abandoned his purpose,
though he w ill probably indulge in some
Iree comments to-morrow in response to
Tarbox personal explanation, that gen
tlcniau feeling himself called upon to
repel an accusation made to him by
Blaine on Monday.
Tbe Trouble lu Detail.
THK INVESTIGATION COXTIXIKD.
Washington. June 7. The sub-iudic-
iary committee to-day continued the in
vestigation of matters a fleeting Mr,
Blaine.
Mr. Frve, on behalf ol Blaine, requested
i.it the telegram received trom Joseph
i. Caldwell, from London, be printed
with the, rest of the testimony. Mr.
Hiinton said the sub-committee had no
ottieial knowledge ot the existence of
such a telegram ; that was a matter in
the hands of a lull committee. He said
he never heard ot the dispatch till Blaine
alluded to it. Mr. Hunton said he knew
of it. but was not certain he saw It.
Mr. Blaine Do you know why Knott
did not lay it before the sub-committee?
Mr. Jiunton iou win hove to ask
Knott about that.
Mr. Blaine I did ask, but could not
find out.
Mr. Frye submitted a motion that the
sub-committee request the dispatch for
publication with the testimony.
air. iiunton saiu it would be taken in
to consideration by the sub-cornmittee.
Benjamin F. liiee. of Little I'ock
Ark., and Nathanial S. Bice ol Haver
hill, Mass., were examined, but,
THEIR TESTIMONY WAS IX1MP0RTAXT.
Blaine said he would like to look at the
record, to ascertain when the sub-com
mittee was appointed.
air. iiunton saiu rreye or any ot tier
member has as much rii(lit to look at the
book as the committee.
Mr. Blaine 'Then if Frye can look at
it, 1 will.
Blulne walked over and took the book.
saying, "The question ot veracity huii
arisen between Mr. Knott and himself,
and he regretted Mr. Knott was not
present." He w auled to exhibit to the
world tlial tlie records show that the
sub-committee was appointed Mav X
The Tarbox resolution passed Mav 2.
while Kuotl had stab-d in the house that
he appointed the sutx-ommillee long be
fore the Tarbox resolution passed.
J..A. tireen was then sworn where
upon Blaine said lie understood the com
mittee was now going into another
branch of the investigation.
Mr. Iiunton How do you know it;
Blaine You so stated to me yuurscli.
Hunton mil, ll you av 1 did, 1 pre
sumo it is ho, thou-jli I don't recollect it.
Mr. Blame said he had seen iu the pa
pers that this witness wai goui'f to be
examined in relation to transactions of
himself (Blaine) with J. B. Stewart. He
desired to have Stewart lrcciit when
witness testilied.
Hunton Do you wish .Stewart sum
moned r
Blaine Yes. sir.
Huuton Very well, it shall be done
Witness then testified : Resided in St.
Joseph, and was acquainted with the
business of tlie Kansas I'acitlc railroad
Mr. Blaine objected te the examination
unless Mewart was present, but with
drew his objection ou the witness staling
iiiui ne wouiu remain in ttaMiington a
deire. In the course ot the colloque
growing out of the objection to the in
quiry. Blaine said: "1 want to show it is
uiinej at me, and that lor a imrioe.
.Mr. iiunton mined: "l want ii se
that win ii you charge that thUinvestlsa-
lion w as Ml ou loot for a purpose against
J I'll, oil 8ISIU
WHAT IS .NOT HO,
I want to make it thoroughly, and al the
same uuie as kiniuy as it can be done."
vt itness iiien continued : lu 1804 the
eastern cuvuion or tlie I nion l'u
cine rauroau made a contract with Sam
Mallet to build the road, and agreed to
give linn an ineir bonus and stock, an
whatever ele tie could oMain fur t It
road iu the w ay of subsidies lrorn con
gress, uaiici iook in as partners 1'errv
iu j Minima i. fiuui, iu October
104. ii me i lurntu over fiM,0W
nouns to j, tt. tte wart, the latter actio?
wuuaci. iuu WUU WO UJV aUtllOr lit
mo iciuu set-lion Ol III Bfl or JrtCJ
"ircuj me creuit i me road was
wuvuifuieiifMi.
rrocior Knott, chairman of the fu
committee, came In and inturntpted the j
the examination in order that he might
make a statement allowing that the sub
co.nmittee wan appointed under the
Ltittrell resolution long before any In
vestigation of Blnlne w as heard of. He
said the entry of the appointment of tbe
subcommittee was not made upon the
books ol the committee, by an omission
of the clerk.
Statements were made by various mem
bers showing that the subcommittee was
appointed before the passage of the Tar
box resolution, but that through the
careless method of doing business it had
not been announced, and it had done
nothing before that time.
Blaine made a speecn, saying mat tuc
Ltittrell resolution
LAY DEAD
and dormant for 92 days until the Tarbox
resolution was passed. He asked Frye
upon the passage of the Tarbox resolu
tion to go and asK Knott to put Aortncrn
Democrats ami not southern reneis on
thesub committoes. "I want Mr. Knot."
he cried, "to tell me why, if that Ltittrell
resolution was so important, nothing was
done under it lor time months."
Here Blaine raised his voice and de
manded of Mr. Iiunton whether he
would now inform him, as he had prom
ised fo do in the house, whether he knew
of tlie reception ol that cable dispatch
from Josiah Caldwell by Knott.
Knott replied that tsie sub-committee
was far too busy to do anything about
the matters referred to it under the Lut
trell resolution during those three
months.
Mr. Knott was then closely cross-ex
amined by Blaine on the subject of the
cable dUpatch. "I want to know," said
Blaine, "whether you intend to produce
that dispatch before the house."
Knott I never had any oilier inten
tion than to produce it before the judic
iary committee.
Mr. Blaine You had it hi your pocket
live days at the lime 1 brought it into the
house.
Knott I am aware that I hs.d it five
days.
Blaine Did you during lliursday.
Friday. Saturday or Sunday deny to
newspaper correspondents that you had
heard from Josiah Caldwell?
Knott 1 will make a statement about
that telegram in full.
Blaine mat is a question suscepti
ble of
A VERY DIRECT ANSWER.
Mr. Knott I received that telegram on
Thursday morning. 1 will state it as
particularly as I can recoUect the circum
stance. 1 had gone to my breakfast. Af
ter breakfast 1 took a walk as usual.
somewhat protracted. I came buck to
my room and my wife called my atten
tion to the telegram. 1 took it up and
read it and Immediately started to the
cspitol. That telegram excite 1 my sus
picions, for this reason: A proposition
bad been made some time before by some
member of tlie judiciary committee, I
don't know by whom, for 1 was not pres
ent, that a telegraphic dispatch should be
sent to Caldwell to know it he would re
turn to this country and testify. That
proposition was resisted, as I was inform
ed, by Bluiiie and
BY BLAINE'S FRIEN'PS.
Blaine On the ground that it was ut
terly and preposterously absurd, because
you could not get Win to come.
Knott On the ground that he could
not be got
Blaine Yes, and that it he wouid not
it w ould then be said that he would not
come because his testimony would be
unfavorable to me. It would be said
"Oh, yes, he cannot come ; he is con
veniently absent in r.urope.
Knott I do not desire to be interrupt
ed any more in my statement. Some
davs afterward the question was raised
in the judiciary committee as to whether
a teleirraDhic dispatch should be sent
askintr Caldwell if he would come and
testify, in that instance also Blaine's
friends resisted the motion.
Blaine On the same ground! ?
Knott It nevertheless prevailed
The committee on judicial y instructed
me to send such a telegraphic dispatch to
Mr. caidweii. i did not Know wnere
Caldwell was to be found. 1 went to
tlie representative from Boston (Warren)
thinking that he would know, and asked
him where Caldwell might be found
He told me he did not know. 1 asked
him to imiuire, telling him I had been
instructed by the committee to
SEND A DISI'ATCH TO CALDWELL.
He said he would write to a gentleman
in Boston and ascertain, in the mean
time 1 went to Judge Hunton, and told
him I had a great variety ot things on
hand, and asked him to take hold of that
matter, and tind out where L aid well was,
and to telegraph in mv name. arren.
some days afterward, came to me, and
told me that he had received a letter lrorn
his friend in Boston informing him that
Caldwell was somewhere in Italy. When,
thereafter 1 received a dispatch from
Caldwell, without having dispatched to
htm, it occurred to me that
it was scsriciois.
Blaine Would not the publication of
it have exuoied it.
Knott l beg tlie gentleman not to inter
rupt ine. Furthermore, there was simply
at the top of the dispatch the word "Lon
don," no month, no day, no plaoc, no
street, no house. I knew nothing about
cable dispatches; had never sent one in
mv file, and never even seen one before
That 1 have since been Informed that It
l customary in Loudon to keep the ad
dresses ot persons sending dispatches and
to put the address in the dispatch itself.
1 did not know it at the time and 1 don'
knosv it now cxeept trom information
As soon as I could, after reading that dis
patch, I came to the capitol aud read it
to Judge Lvndc and, 1 think, to Judge
Lord, .Mr. Jenks. and Mr. McMalion
I think it wai to these four gentlemen
that I read it. 1 know that these four
gentlemen were present at the meeting.
and my impression is that they were
there when l read the dispatch. 1 am
confident that Judge Lynde was there on
i nursday, un r riday there was a meet
ing of the committee. A variety of sub
jects were under consideration. Tin
matter, to far as I know, war not men
tioned.
Blaine You did not think of mention
ing the telegram to the committee?
Knott 1 did not think ot it. The
truth Is, Mr. Blaine, I had a great many
luiugs to iniUK oi uesiues
VOI R I'KESIDE.VTIAL ASl-lKATlOX
I am free to say 1 do not recollect ttint It
occurred to me at all.
Blaine I am not alluding to mvsi ll
I.... a .... . . . i
uut w ine uupaiCh. Unit inliM't line
occurreu to you.
Knott i say I don't recollect that It
occurreu to me at ail.
Blaine Did you rend it to any othr
person of your committee' besides Mr.
Lynde and Mr. Hunton? Are these the
only persons that you mentioned It to?
Knot lt me get through. 1 bave
told you 1 did not want lobe Interrupted.
Ou that same occasion, w hile w e were in
the committee room. Mr. McMahon came
over and described a sa ne w hich was
taking place In this room, and in whu h
be said Mulligan had stated that Blaine
had come betore him and got letters from
him under a promise to return them,
ft-UKM getting on hi knees, e'c. describ
ing the scene as it had been described by
the witness. Whether it was on the next
day, or on the same day, I do not re.
member. I mentioned tl iw. t Hun
ton that I had received a .(..graphic dis
patch lrorn Caldwell, and repeated to
mm tne contents of the dispatch. I did
not read it to him. 1 told him of it, how-
VT".
llnnton And you stated your suspi
cions In regard to it.
Knott 1 stated my suspicions in re
gard to It, saying 1 thought
IT WAS) A THICK.
I didn't regard the telegraphic dispatch
as a matter or evidence in any sense af
terward. Had a dispatch come from
Caldwell, saying that Blaine was guilty,
and that he got tlie bonds from him, it
would have been Injustice to Blaine to
have given It to the public.
Blaine You will permit ine, however,
to believe that It would have got out
pretty soon.
Knott What did you say. sir ?
Blaine I do not think that you would
have kept back testimony that would
have hurt inc. That is what I have said,
sir.
Knott Do you mean to sav that I
would have done you such injustice as
that?
Hunton !.et It be understood, gentle
men, that there must not be any inter
ruptions. Blaine I shall not interrupt the gen
tleman further. I know that the Chees
borough dispatch let me make that re
mark
Iiunton No, sir. the the floor has not
been conceded.
Knott So far as the I hecscborough
ispatch Is concerned I know nothing
about it. I have not read it. All that 1
have to say Is that I have had a variety
of other things to think nlKiut and to at
tend to, and 1 know nothing about it. No
;ir as tins dispatch is concerned. How
ever, it was my object to veniy if it
possible, but in any event to present it
to the committee to do with it as they
saw proper and to take any action that
they saw tit that was my intention.
Even had not the scene taken place which
did take place on Monday, that dispatch
would have been presented to this com
mittee, perhaps on the next clay.
Blaine Jr some nine aiong
Knott Before the report would come
n and in time to subserve your purpose.
want to ndd here, and Judge Huuton
will bear me out in it. Hint w hen the Tar
box resolution was introduced he audi
ogrecd that
IX .IfSTICK TO BI.AI.XE,
that things ought to be investigated as
soon as possible, and that be should be
xouorated tt he were innocent. 1 under
stood it to be his desire and the desire of
bis friends
Blaiik? (interposing) l es, but in th:s
dispatch was genuine
Hunton l he rule must ue ooscrvud
that interruptions must not take place.
Knott 1 aid intend that the teie-
trraplilc dispatch should be laid before
the committee and let the committee do
what it pleased in the matter.
Blaine Y lien were you intending to
do that ?
KnoU I had not llxed any particular
time lor cloinif it.
Blaine Then I understand that you do
not call that suppressing a dispatch ?
Knott I do not.
Blaine Was It not
SllTRESSIXd IT I ROM THE ITIU-IC
for the time being?
Knott V hat right had the public to
It?
Blaine The same right that the pub
ic had to all inculpating tesiimouy
against me that went out.
Knott It was not my iaun inn it went
out.
Blaine But It was your fault that that
dispatch did not go out. You stated
that yon wanted to hold that dispatch for
the purpose of verifying its authenticity.
l OU lliouril mat mere migui ue some
thine Indirect or bogus or "put up" sdoiit
it What steps did you take to verily its
authority?
Knott 1 wanted to tind out caniwn s
address.
Blaine i ou had tins di-patch in your
bauds from Thursday morning, the 1st
of June, and never brought it to the no
tice of the public until l intongated you
on the floor of the hou-ie on Monday, the
ih olJ une. In those intervening five
days what steps d:d you take to acquire
intormation as to whether that wai an
authentic dispatch?
Knott 1 took only the steps that 1
thought I ought to take to find out w heie
Caldwell was and to telegraph to him.
limine Did it occur to you to telegraph
to the London ottlce?
Knott No, sir.
Blaine You are a lawyer and I pre
sume
A LAWYER OF rROMIXEXCE,
else you would not be chief of the judic
iary committee, ii a uispatcn comes to
you trom Josiah Caldwell, w hat is the
presumption ns to its authenticity, that it
Is from Josiah Caldwell or not?
Knott That Is owing to circum
stances.
Blaine then cross-examined Knott ou
the manner in which the judiciary com
mittee intended to deal with the dispatch.
and on the time they Intended to publish
It. Knott declared that he proposed to
do the business in his own way.
Biaiue iou say the eafolu dispatcb
was ne evidence. Will the atlldavit that
Caldwell proposed to send be no evi
dence ?
Knott It looked a good deal in this
wav : 1 hat it I sent a man to uondou
asking him to send over a dispatch ex
culpating me I would probably make
that very suggestion ana ii 113 were uu
an intelligent mnn he may have known
that un exparte affidavit made in Lon
don could not be received as evidence at
all.
THE COXTROVERSY COXTIXfEP.
and Biaiue, in a voice trembling with
anger said : "Do you mean to imply that
you have auy evidence of the slightest
character that 1 haye had directly or
indirectly, auy communication with
Josiah Caldwell ?
Knott I have never taid that you had.
Blaine Your intimation just now
meant that or It meant nothing.
Knott Well, suppose it did?
Blaine I want you to state whether
you have the slightest evidence of it, al
though I have heard that you have been
rummaging the telegr. ph olticcs through
the country for such evidence.
Kuotl Then you have heard a lie.
That is w hat you have heard.
Blaine I am verv "lad to hear rtiat
it is a lie, but I want this to be under
stood : Whether you have the slightest
evidence that 1 have had In any manner,
whatnver, auy communication with Jo
siah Caldwell?
Knott 1 have no evidence of it, audi
never have pretended that 1 had any.
Alter further colloquy Hunton i-t-itcd
that before the Tarbox resolution was
introduced in the house
TWO Wll XESSE8
had been summoned by the committee
under the Luttrell resolution.
Lynde said, "1 will state that the day
when that telegram was read by Knott. I
presume on Thursday, as stated, Knott,
w hen he came to the house, said to me,
'I have received a telegram this morning
which 1 want to show you.' lie took
the telegram out of his pocket and
showed it to;me, and I read it. Whether
It was iu this room or iu the room ot the
managers I don't recollect, nor do 1 recol
lect who was present at the timo. There
were others present. 1 remarked to him
when 1 read the telegram, 'This is not
evidence cither before a committee or a
court or anywhere In the shape that it
now comes. It is necessary that you
should ascertain whether this dispatch is
genuine, and you ought immediately to
ascertain whether Mr. Caldwell Is iu
Londoner where he is.and whether it is a
genulnn telegram. That, 1 think, was
about all the conversation that passed be
tween meand Knott at the lime. My
attention was called ofi to seme thing
else. If the telegram had been In reply
to one sent by Knott, after the commit
tee had Instructed Knott lo telegraph to
Caldwell, the fact lhat it wa.i In reply to
a telegram addressed fo Caldwell would
have been snfliclenl, iu my opinion, to
have it introduced before tin; committer
ns testimony, but In the shape hi which
it was 1 thought that Knott had 110 rlclit
to make ne of it before, the committer
or anywhere else until he had some
KVIPEXCK OF 1T At'YHEXTICITY.
Tl1.1t was my Impression at fhe time : it is
still my Impression, and I believe it is in
accordance with the principle s of the law
of evidence.
Blaine returned to the charge, snvinir
that Knott had never done anything to
ascertain whether the dispatch was gen
uine or not
Knott That's not true.
Lynde If the dispatch was spurious It
would be no test to telegraph bac k to
London.
Blaine Every American registers nl
the cable ofllee, and it vou had tele
graphed h ick to inquire w hether the sen
der was .losiuh Caldwell or not vou could
have obtained the whole police of Lon
don to look up this matter in six hours.
The examination by Bluiiie of the
wholejudieiary committee went on in the
same strain until the ' committee ad
journed.
Asiie. a I'etnocrutie member or the
conitnit'ee. disclaimed nil knowledge of
the dispatch.
Mr. Ashe This resolution of Blaine's
in regard to the telegram was referred, I
understood, to the judiciary committee,
and we are going on examining about it.
here, before the committee has directed
it to be taken up.
Biaiue The committee bos had -fS
hours tu consider it.
Ashs And it ha f hours more.
Blaine I am perfectly willing it should
take six months.
Adjourned till to-morrow.
(Cr If plAcel In a line, ever)
IS WILES OIF
oak;
'-,1
mm
SOLD DURING the YEAR 1875
Wlit iv'Ver l'sel or .aoM
I; bi'; Withsiii i Fault !
Nos. 37, 38, 39, 47, 48 and 49
Are a .tfarrlous I oniliutii,n i,(
CONVENIENCE,
NEATNESS, and
ECONOMY,
Ami ull the Kermis.! I'l.int tlmt git V Mh.c up
liiv
Most Perfect Cooking Stovo
I'.ver Odereil In lint i-u'illr.
Maile Only by IU
Excelsior Manufacturing Co.,
No, tit.", en, ;; aud OU X. Muin -it.,
St. Loula, Ma.
StU BY
0. W. HENDERSON,
CAIEO, ILLS.
S-:l-Utrt'.iiiAw
Klirrill'tt Kill.
Uy virtu of nn tiwution to rue- dirci-tnl liv
tlie Clerk ol the i irruit I oiirt of Alt iamU-r
County, iu the Mate of li Inoin. in favor of the
icople oj in Mc ol lllinoi.., uri't ai-mn-t
Henry VfuUon Welili anl AnMiew .1. Carl. I
buve pvil upon the fo lawinj? tii-pcril ! .roj
erty, in t!ii County oi Alexm.i'.tr nn'l Mxle .f
Illinois, to nit: a iortiou of lot iiiiii,U-i1
twt-nty-six in block nuriilrel tntv-ix
inlliecily ol (.ana. ani drm r .,ji u. I.,l-
lown, to wit: roiiiiiienrinif at a uoint on II. e
easterly line of n.-liinluti Avenue, nine ami
neliair (;...) lit! Iroiu tlierorner c I lota Iwemy.
nve aim ieniy-nx in iiik worn awre-ail. run
ning tlieur aoulheily uionu the line of tliuli-
iiiKloii Avenue, tint (:) feet, t hence euMeilv
liarallel wild tlie line ilivMinir tlie lot nl.,rci.Hi J
oue huaiire'l feet., anil to the westerly line of l .t
tweuty-niiie (.-!') in t-ai'l block, tlieurv. northerly
along the westerly line of Null lut t eiilv-nine
(J) Itilee leet, tlienre westerly parallel Willi the
lineihvi'liiitfhai'l lott. i'.an I jr., oiih hiuitrel feel
to Ihe ihice of Ix-n'uiniiii:, im the pioiierty of the
ui'l Henry WatHon Weob, i hicii I ululf offer at
Iitiblic sale at the nouth-vet Uoor ot itic Court
loiide in tlie i ity of Cairo, in the Cou'ity 1
Alexander an l Matt of llliiioia, on tlie '.M iluy
of June, A. 1. l-7'i, at Ihe hour of eleven
o'clock A. M-, fvritioh, tu KUiol'y mi l execu
tion. alkx. n. IllVIX.
Sheriff of Alexan'ler County, Iliiuoit.
Cairo, III . Jure lit, W. 0 lil
(PIENSOONS
To whom Pensions are
O A TT I2V13UY Holdler
JErJEViAJsDlSABLl.D white la too linu
ad dtacb&rge ol duty, either by aocldent '
iherwlaa, should bave a peraloo. The loaa a:
a Soger entitle rou to a pen loo. A raptun
BO matter how illghfc, gives you a netulon.
Tbe lots ot a toe gf vut you a puna loo.
Itittfu of an ere fire you a penakm.
AnVnJurr will rive you a peoaion. .
PENSIONS S?ftz
who are now drawing a pent ton, are ) mrfly goU
iSBOUNTYa!
Jut copy of Peoaioa aud bounty Acts.
A4drs,fc. H. FITZGERALD.
Vetted State Clim Airent, Indianapolis. I "IV
tmfOu U lulleii ioix r. O. Ilex U.m5K
a tula Id w&m itn tbii ai..f.' vmrttt.
Dear Old "Yankee Doodle."
II Sinai la tha haa.le a.1 IL.
U.i . h.,tl.. it, our girls as. sa ,
ju sturdr ka,v aiarcheS Is It, aai
I lictu a rsad aai avatt.rli aro
w. M Miliars. Tb, cfiglnaf ado
if aaa aisyta ll
anS aa hatt
araduetlaa al arf
V A. M. Miliars, tka a.ll..f ad.. aa . .Ti -I
...i, m, rmiaa.ipnia, ana is aaiif aamirM au.
I r avnra -i n
ay zs inchta.
l Mil, 3.o9 1 tmnM restfy lor Utm
raiva-IJ.W,
tOAL,
Goal Coal.
PITTSBURGH,
PARADISE,
MT. OARBON(Big Muddy)
AMD
PEYTONA CANNEL
GOAL!
Orders for Coal by the car-load
;,ou, or in hogsheads, for shipment
promptly attonded to.
toTTo largo consumers and all
manufacturers, wo aro prepared
to supply any quantity, by the
uonth or year, at uniform rates.
CAIRO CITY COAL COMPART.
rt-HalliiUy llro.'sciAlee, No To OhioI.evre.
Ly-llalrKluy Kro 's wliarfbotit.
i-t-') iuun .wim, or
unii, foot ef Tuuty-E h
drl'ost Office Drawfr. swn.
1.avyi:hs.
JOHN H. KDLS.EY,
Attorney at Inw.
CAll:0, ILLINOIS.
OKr"l("K : At rfni.li nre on Ninth Street, 1 a
Iwei'nW'tMhintcton avrnur anl Walnut l
CAIRO CITY BINDERY,
r. c ziiioiH,
I'roprti lor,;
BINDER AND BLANK BOOK
.MANUFACTURER,
Bulletin BulMlna-, Cor. Twelfth Street
aud Washington Avenue,
Cairo, IHIuoIm
t-' oiinly unl ttuilnm IWork a Sw:iiiltY
Iuim v i l.s H!.n;:i' ii i: l-t m.ic.
DR. C. M?LANE'S
Cc !.-br.Ucd Anicru .in
WORM SPECIKIC
vermTfuge.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS, v
fPIIK i u inunatue is ialc atvi
I. li'.i'k'n-ioI'i.V"!, with K:casional
fl.iili .';;, cr a r ir(.iiiiisi rile'. spot on
0. 1..' or llli t liecks ; the eyes bccoi:io
l i!! ; tho I'tipilsdilate ; an azure scTiii-
iri L- tuns alonj t!ic lower eye-lid;
t'n ny,2 is irritatetl, swells, and soine
ti.n.'s bleed,; a swelling of the ttpjKT
lip; ck( aVio.ial heailache, withlnmi
i:ii:ij .r throLViing of the ears; an
t;:iu.:ul s.-( rciioti of saliva; slimy or
firal tongue ; breath very foul, par
li'.tihrly in the morning; ajijtite
varialj'.e, sometiines vorations, with a
gnawing solvation of the stomach, at
others, entirely gone ; fleeting pains
1. -. t!..' stomach; ocaional n.in:sei
and vomit inr;; violent paiqs through
0 it the abdomen; bowels irregular,
nt tims o4ive ; stools slimy ; not
u.:freq'ientl tinned vit!i blood;
b -liy swollen and bard; urine tur
bid; respiration occasionally difli-r-.'.:,
and accompanied by hiccough ;
o'i:hso:netimesdry anticonvulsive;
inet,y and disturbed sleep, with
grinding of the teeth ; temper varia
ble, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever !ie above symitoms
are found to exit,
1 dl. C. MVLANK'S VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect a cure.
IT DOES KOT CONTAIN MKkClRV
in any form ; it is an innocent prepa
rat ion , mt cj fable of doing the slight'
at injury to the most tender infant.
The genuine Dr. M'. 'Lane's Wr.
Minroc Lear the signatures of C.
l.V. Lave and I'v-Eminc; Ukos. on tin
wraiipcr.
: o:
DTt. C. ftfCLANE'S
LIVER PILLS.
Tiifso Pills arc not reeonimcndwl
p. a r. int ly fur " nil tho ills that
ll -h h h'Av to," but in uif -ctions of
tin Iivcr, mid in nil Uilious (xtu
plaiiits, Dy.-pepsia mid fiiek Hcad
iie'.i", or di.-jiiic.i of that character,
tiu-y ttand without a rival.
AClUi: A X 1) FEVKIt.
X b Iter cathartic can be iueil
p;vpar..tory to, or after taking ( Jui
i. As a simp!? purgative thoy aro
Uir.ipTal. '1.
new . in: of imitations.
The giiiuina aro never Migar
Cd.ited.
l'a -li box lias a red wax neiil on
ths lid, with tho iriiprt-i'Moji );:.
MVL.iM:'H I.ivi:i: Pii.es.
J'ach wrapper l;itr.-the signatures
of C. M'.'Ijam: and l'MtMiNn linon.
Hold by nil respectable, druggists
nnd eounti v rtoreke. pers generally.
SALVE
laiBadtaaa taUat
a&4 aluv.
oxriiH
h UNIONS.CUTS.'mtUISjrS.OHILi
Barclay Bro'o.,
Wholesale Druggists
CAIRO, ILXjR.
rjuaa 'Heekl BlitllH,"
Sl.Wi eryer, poatax ireiaiJ,to uys4ilrt.
JIEST ASIO IIEArEST
J'ar juilUi.UeJ in bouthtro Dliuyii.
1 ,
crjmr-r
art
Li
mi
Now York,
Wll.f, Or'KK
Extraordinary Bargains
In nil Their lirpannienM
Cotumencinit Stay 1st, lS?t).
Rich Black Silks
The Moat Celebrated t.yoti Ix-omi,
At Ml 3.1 lle.lu.. from ! ,
At ai f, Ke.1in.wl irom Ml a7,
At Ml 7.1 I (e I need Iroru Hfi,
At M'J ON Ketlii.r.l froin N AO,
fl.i. Cokred ::i huy .ilk:
At WOr llK from l la.
At l tut lle.lu.ieit ron HI til,
At Ml 35 lie.lur.tl from HI 3,
At Ml ,V( hr,u.:ea from Ml HO.
mm imi mil
In ( 'urn.' If dir. ,hvml1 til luinniuMi. He-
.1 S . . i.i .. I ... I a .
I urn vi in i , rrui ? ' ' f .
Popular Dress Goods
Id New an-1 r'ahioiabl Kauri, and Colors, of-
rerclat
I'ir lte.lin-e-1 from I Me;
I Mr ltr.!tirH from
U1'- lte.lii(, from SO,';
J.V lteliir. trom S7r ;
SO.-, r'.iiin-rpn lo ft.-.
REAL INDIA SHAWLS
At I-'., SUO uu. I V Korinaily SoM at $.",
ani
fob id Scirlsi Mi IMi
At f'.' $' aii'l
He.lurrl fr. lil t t, V .let ft'-.
LLAHA, OlTSm.SSCIUyO SHAWLS
At 1 .' to'i- l-.liur-l I rum Si to ti.
Ladies' and Misses' Suit,
The Ijite-t i'aria Htyl. from SIV t'pwar.Ia. em-orai-iDK
rtioirrt nnvrltie at
KNORMol HEItl CTIONf.
LadiCB' and Children Underwear
An Iiiiiiieii4 Stix L of ijl Itraulilul an l
KKI.I AIII.K (.)IH
All at Wry Creat Ilelilrtin.
La lics', ( hildron's and (JeiitU iuen's
HOSIERY
The lle.t KiikUkIi. Krrni'h ami Oerman UixnU,
AH Mai ke-l atliwe.t l'oalMe I'rKea.
OUR DOMESTIC
AND
Housekeeping Departments
Are thoroughly titocked with Ilia Lest
XOtl, at tlie. loweot jiackKfre Jirli-ea. Jleau
tiful American print at fur. anil tic. per
yard; utauJunl 4 4 Lleulil goxU st 10c ;
i.oDtilalei iiliirliiiK ut 10:.; Xtw York
MiliH, UJc ; aiiI.V4 alieetins at 1 J
table m mi mm
In a'l tlie; Yariou (ira'ltn, at liaruin.
In Cnrpetings
(Wlil. h wo kett ut lb ir:iol Ktreet atore
only), we aro ollerinif KnlixU uiiJAmeii
rijii tapetries at f I, former jiri.e (1 15;
hody Uriuaelf al l W, lrmer rtce 1 8U;
ttll-wool Inirralu at Tuc, former price. W)o.;
tliree ply iocrairs al 1 'ib, I'lruier ptitrf,
1 J0; oll-clutbi at Udo. to ',(:; Imuar
prlcei, r.io. tJ Tc.
Samples of gooilt, and fatalojues of 1 1
diea' aod iniaae' suit, and iiiusiio un r.
wear, aii'l infuiita'oiilH.s, tent Ire of cliaik4
o all section, of tho l otted States.
Utiles lor cl!.niiuureuiriit sent on appll
cat-ou to all part ct the ccttutry.
Ordfr for ko-iiIi of all kinds will ba rare,
filily atteudad to, aud tbe guuiN packad
uud lot warded without i-liars. JsnH-w in
Broadway and Twentieth Street.
Grand and Christie Ste., N. Y.

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