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Show GENERAL. Washington Advices. Washington, 1, The public debt statement shws an increase of debt for the past month of 406243; attributed to the payment of the interest on the Pacific railroad bonds, nearly two mil-lioni. mil-lioni. The Caldwell investigation will close Tuesday. The committee of elections summoned Bel den. ex-attorney general of Louisiana, Louisi-ana, who it is stated made some startling start-ling developments regarding Ljuisiana politics. Credit Mobllier. Washington, 1 Before the Poland committee, to-day, McComb was recalled re-called and produced several letters between be-tween him and Ames. Only one was put in evidence. This was dated Dec 17, 1S6S, from general Dodge, then re- Cresentative. The postscript said: "We eat the rate resolution to-day, 01 to 7S; a close vote." MeComb said he had a letter from Ame?, February, 180S, which he could not find now, It contained the remark. "Did not the stocks transferred trans-ferred to Coltax pay?" He supposed Ames referred to some ruling of Colfax, as speaker. He had forgotten the exact language of the letter. Witness 'stated that Durant s copy of the record of the committee on Union Pacific showed that Brooks acted as a member of the committee on January '22. 1S68, two days before the bi? mobilier dividend was declared. He asked the committee com-mittee to call for these records, to contradict tha statement by Brooks, that he didn't qualify as director till March 23, 'tS. Poland received a note from Hale, counsel for Colfax, stating that his client preferred not to appear before the committee till Ames' return. The committee then held three hours secret session and adjourned to Tuesday. Before the Wilson committee. Duff was examined upon the subject of the 5120,000 for soecial legal expenses, but was unable to give any information buut it. Sidney DilloH testified that the present pres-ent property of the credit mobilier consisted con-sisted of lands at Council Blutl's and Columbus, worth about one hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars, and a nolo of the Union Pacific K. It. Co., for two millions. As the note was never protested he presumed it might be considered con-sidered good. - Committee adjourned to Monday. Philadelphia, 1. Judge Allison, of the common pleas, has refused the pe-tit'on pe-tit'on of the credit mobilier for a dissolution, disso-lution, which was asked on the ground that tho company has done no business since 1S63. The court said congress was now investigating the claims of government govern-ment against the corporation, and the court should not do anyihing to prejudice preju-dice the rights of tho creditors of the company. New York Intelligence. is'ow York, 1. It is stated thjt the city hall officials are getting up a petition peti-tion for the pardon of Forster, the car hook murderer. In the oyer and terminer court, to-day, judge Boardman heard counsel on the bill of exceptions in the Stokes caso. The motion for a new trial was then commenced, and the papers in the case were read. Thoy include affi lavits alleging al-leging irregularities and openly ex-piessed ex-piessed hostility to prisoner by jurors. One special affidavit U by Mary Bean, staling that on the day of tho murder, in gning vast the Grand Central hotel, she saw Fisk inside the private entrance, and instantly backed out, pulled out a pistol and re-entered. As she passed ihe hotel she heard a pistol shot. She was about to marry at that time, and her friends, fearing she would b locked up as a witness, dissuaded her from telling what she saw. She gives a number of references of respectable parties. The motion will be decided on Monday. |
