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Show The Investigation. Vick,"burg. 6. The congressional committee to-day examined about a dozen negroes, whose testimony did not differ materially from that of , those previously examined. Judire : Frederick Sped, an ex federal officer, offi-cer, who was appointed circuit clerk by General Ord, and atterwards judge ot the criminal court by Gen. Ames, testified that he was a republican, but he had not acted with the republican party in Mi-ssissippi for some time. He attributed the troubles to the maladministration of the late county and city ortieers, whom he regarded generally a corrupt and incompetent. He was very severe in his criticism of 'Govtrnor Ames, and said he had heard h m s.w be wouldn't live in Mississippi it they would give him the whole ot iu Tne statements of Ames to General Sheridan of the present necessity here for troops whien arrived hereto-day are undoubtedly false. The treops were asked jor political iflect. If the governor had come here before the Ute trouble and investigated artUirs and shon the least disposition to act fairly, ail trouble would have been averted. |