Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 3, 1876, Page 2

| / woth of the ecrvlary uf War, Fa THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE ; FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1876, had intimated, might properly bo loft to tho do- reieton of tho Benalo, On such sstato of facts Would tho House be nsxed to shrink from the porformanceof its‘duty because thore might bo the miat or tho shadow of a doubt on that point? The Honsa conld not do so, It woutd not bo admisnablo, Ho quoted from tho impeachment caso of Lord Bacon, in which it was stated that, when tha Lord Chancellor Lad songht to save himeolf by resignation of his high office, the nt- tompt was vain, as the King did not and could notintorposo. Was the Motsa to bo told that A MAN IM POWER AT TH@ OTNER END OF THE * AVENUE was able to rob an Amorican Congress of a right and power which tho King of Groat Briain could not take from Partlamonc? [Sensation and ap- plaueo.J It used to bo the theory that the King could do no wroug, bnt no man bad over Leon found bold enough in this country to gay that tho Proaident could do no wrong. If tho man who bad uttored the memorablo sentence, “Let no guilty man escapo,” hold it in his pore, to rob an American Congreed of ila right 0 indict Panlahment orto pronounco. consure on # publio convict, whero waa tho barricr to ‘Yo found beneath whoro shottor the lbortica of tho people could roast secure? [Applaueo.) Tlosr—Doos the gentleman say that Congrers has powar to prinish any man in this country? _Blackburn—I will not eubmit to interruption, Tam tho Iset man who would Introduco an atom of politica in thia discursion. Itis not admis eable hero, The Republican membors of tho Committes were AB RANNEST AND MONET in the pronecution of this inquiry, and the pre- soutation of this report a4 tho mombors repre- senting the majority of this House. Wo hay Been no difference in the committee-room. 1 sppeal to membors of the Hours that thoro hall bo no differonco manifested horo. If fraud lian boen perpotrated; if criminalty oxinte; if corruption baa been proved, tet the Roprosenta- tives of tho people in this Honso so declare it, and send tho isano to the courts whora it may finally be tried, and, if wo are unable to punish whoro guilt ia almost openly confossod, lot tho rosnon~ sibility for that falluro rosé on other shouldora than ours, Mr. Danforth, another momber of the Com- mittoo, exprossed it as bly judgment that the accoptatton of Betknan's resignation in no man- ner changod tho position of that officer to tho country, iH DISAGREED, howover, with the statement of the Chairman (Clemer) that tho conduct of this oificor was tha lcgitimate outgrowth of the principles of tho Party in powar, and ho oxprossed hopo that there would not bea single vote on the Republican side of the House againat the resolutions. ‘MR. KASSON ASKS FOR TIME. Mr, Kaeson sald that, o few yoars ago, thero lad gone from bis BSipto & young, woll- educated, and gallant ‘gontleman to fight tho battlos of his country; he had gono sironghe tho War, and tlfo President had afterwardy called him to 1 soat in his Cabinot, placing bim at tno hoad of that army of \hich ho hod beon an: hamblo but romowhat dis- Hoguinhod mombor, This morning, for tho firat time, the dologation from Iows had heard that that gentleman, who bad boen so much respected in his own State, and eo much honored by the nation, had beon found guilty of receiving a componsation for somo act of olficial duty, and that that componantion bad been continuous, Tho House would judgo of the emotion with ‘which tho membors from that State had Hatenod to ‘the reading of the ovidenco, Ho had = nover heard anything read with Bleater {ntorest than that roport, and whon ut tho close of tho reading ho had mado an ap- Weal to his friend from lonnsylyanis (Clymer), + Hot for himself alono, but for his colleagnes, whose prido and honor wera so touched by the eharacter of tho report, for s moment's dolay that thoy might flnd whother thero might not ba in evidence <-, ONE BXTENUATING CIRCGHETANCE, he bad boon mot by «demand for the provions question, Io Wi not desire to claim any ox- emption for Belk.sp from all ponaltics to which bia acta ontitied htm, but he found tho most paloful fenturo disclosed by the ovidonce to bo tho fact that not ono word of it touched tho oftl- dor in question until a death which broke a heart had ocdiirred. [Sensatlon.{ Was ho to bo blamed that he and his colloaguos wanted a night to hecertain tho oxtent of thst officor’a guilt by reading thoevidence in point? Was ho to bo blamed that whon ho found tho most delicate rulotious in homad lifo involved in this prococd- ing rolatlon so delicate that bodarcd not ailndo toitin dotail—he asked on opportunity to consider whether thoroe was anything to bo saia in oxtenuation of so high nnd so grosto misdemoanor? But it was too Into to go back to that now; hoand hia colleagues had peon refused that opportunity, and now ho only baked the attention of tho Hongo to the question whethor tho House did not nocd more timo to ascortain whether this ofilcer waa impeachable. After quoting from Judge Story on this point, ho argued that tho powors of Congress wero Umited by the Constitution, and that if Mr. Belknap should bo impeached, the Senate could not oxocnte tho Constitutional provision which Acclaros ho shall bo removed from office. If ho were liable to impsachmont, lot it bo understood that they wero oll without exception for im- peachment, but, if TUE MOUSE WAS ESTARLISNING A PRECEDENT witch did not reat on the Constitution, and which was dangerous for tho future, ho thought it right that the Honso should pacse and con- sidor by s report from ity Judiciary Committee the question of its right to make this impeach- ment. If the Flouge could impeach 2 man not in office it might g0 back and imperch Jefferson Davis aud Jolin B. Floyd for couspiracy, Mr. Robbins suggested that there waa s great gifferenco between a conviction on impeach- ment andaconviction on indictment, In tha Iatter cado, 3 man tolgbt be pardoned by tho Fx- ecutive, but in tho foriaer case it could uot be, As to tho surgestion ag to the impeachment of Jefferson Davia, ho roplied that it bad beon des cided that a Benator could not ba impeached, not boing an oflicer of tho United States, THE DEBATE BEING CLOKED, the Iouse prococdetl to voto on tho renolations, aod they were unanimoualy adopted. ‘The Speakor appointed 2s the committee ta notify tha Sonate of the action of tha House Mesars. Clymor, Robbins, Ulackburn, Bars, and Danforth,—theso mombers composing the Com- mittee on E:xponditures of tho War Dopartment -making the report. : 'Eho Monge then adjourned, nounced that the Democratie, beon fixed for to-night, had Baturday night. 4 ‘Tay ANTICLES, . The Committes appointed by the Spesker will to-mortow procoed to tho Benato Ouamber and communicate to that body the action of tie House. The Judiciary Committee will also to morrow draw up tho articles of imposchment and report them to the House. When adoptod by the House, that body will, headed by its Speshor and high offlcons, procecd to the Senate Chamber end demand tho impeachment of Mr, Boikoap. Thon the Senate will, in parliamonta- ty phrage, *tako orders for tho impoachment.” —-—— DOCUMENTS, NS, BELENAP, Wasumtaroy, D. C,, March 2.—The following are some of the documents in the Balkoap $0801 Mr, Blackburn, of tho Committeo, submitted & gtatoment regarding his interview with tho wife of the Secrotary of War in presence of Dr. ‘Tomlinson, marked D,” Messrs, Clymer and Robbins also submittod statomanta relative Quercto, marked respoctivoly “E™ and FE. . Tne coNTnact, + Tere‘follows » paper marked “Exhibit A,” which ja a contract botweon Evans and Marsh, It provides, amony otber things, that Mareh fa to receive $12,000 yearly con basis of sevon cavalry companies stationed at Fett Bill, aud that if ths furvo is increased or dimipiehed to the oxtent of 160 meu the amoust to be paid shall be increased or duntalshed proportionate. fy; and that Marsh shall at ni times ose any Proper influenco ho may Lave mith the Bucrctary for the Protection ot Eva while in the dise ehargo of hile legitimate dues, . DEGS WH, + (Exhibit B" reads; New Your, Feb, 35, 1510,—-To the Honorable the Gemunittes an epeutitwea i the War Department— Dean Brus: I duly rowived your telegram of Feb, 1, Summoning me to appear before yeu and spewe: that I would uo ao, Sut my wife hiss since Uscome so {as to make ft almost impossible fur ine to leave her for anyitime. sud to-day I send you 8 telegraw to thie 0 give o statetlent of iny evunection vaterahip at Fort Bill, which will, I comity of my leaving home, I wilt, Mowover, come an toon an T can, oF wiil be happy 16 eva any One oF wil of the Committee at my Lowes in this oxy, Attus inet appiied for the puattion of Post ‘Trader at Yors sui 1 presumed that I would furuish “ pecemumendatious tial would secur: which was stermarde pro: to mo, this, } saw Mr. Mtasa in Washington, and mado an are rangement with bin, tu consequence of which I withe Srow iu bis favor, avd be reccived the sppointment, ‘This arraogewent ww toadu without the advice or cou Neliber did be have any knowledge of such an arrangeaient from moor apy one elae, eo for as f know, nor was ho interested {0 apy auch arrsugement, or frulte of sny arrangement, ‘between us, ‘Then never bas ben, or 1s tliere now, spiract, agrediuent, or straugement, betwuen the sud mnyrolf jn regard to thise mat Mara, Lam veryoincerely your cbedtent servant, + (Blgued) . P, Mansy, __ qtntarom Neren, Wasutsatos, Yob, 28, 1878,— #0 The Osmania on Fzpenditures tn the Wat Depart. MHA, Corte'—Dean Nile: Lberewith Slo a copy of Me ooo edjournad till the lettor which I wrote you from New York, but not having malled when I rocoived your aubpeens, con- clnded notto send it Thie morning, however, T thonght boat to aend it, {a hopo that it may tend to shorten the time of my examination, | Very respecte fully, yonr very obedient eervant, 0..P. Btausa, P, B,—1 will bring the contract you inquiro for. ATATEMENT OF XR, DLACKHURS, After the foregoing doposition was taken, Mr. Biackburn said, without desiring to oxprers any opinion aa to the accuracy of the convorsation detailed by Marah ns having oernrred botween Dr. Toitingou and Iimeclt relative to any ro- marks mado by me, I think It beat to attbmit to tho Committes tha follawing statomont of facta, of which my Domocratic colleagues af the Committee wore promptly advised: On tho morning of tho 2ith of Februnry, 1876, Thurs- day, about 10 o'clock, Dr. William Tomlinson called at my rooms and asked no to go with: him to attend to somo bnainess, without stating what it wae, to which 1 assonted. Ho procecded to tho rosidence of Gon. Belknap, snd apon arriv= Ing thore ho satd that his sister, Mrs, Belknap, desired to sea mo, I requested his pressnce at the interview, to which be assentod, and he was presont. uring io whole time. In this inter- iow Mea, Belknap said thot tho testimony of one Caleb P. Marsh before the Committee ou Expondituros of tho War Dapartment would TAND To IMPLICATH HENEELE in matters that would occnsion criticiam, but would utterly fal} toshow any complicity upon tho part of Gon. Belknap in tho mnt. tor of tho Fort Sill tradership, and sho asked that sho might not be mado tha — aubjoct of tnveatigation where tho testimony did no$ tond to involse the Secro- tary of War. Isaid to Airs, Belknap that I folt assured no member of the Connmitioe would do- wire to pronocute the inquiry further than to as- cortain that the. Secretary of War, or any sub- ordinate of that Departmiont, was involved, E psidto her, further, that I would communicate the facte as atatod by hor to Messrs, Clymor and Robbins, of the Coinmitice, and would state to them the assurance I batiaiven hor, This I did immediately do, within an hour after tho interview referred to occurred, stat- ing fally to those gontlomon ali that had taken place, whereupon both these gentlo- men approved what I had ssid and dono, sod thoroughly concurrod with me iu the purposo of progecutting no investigation that did cot prom- ino or tend to implicate ar involve the Hecrotary of War or bis subordinate officials, This ia tho only aasurance oyor giyon, or conversation had by me on this subject, either with Alra, Bolknap, Dr. Tomlinson, or with any other poraon what- over, at any timo, nor am I rolated or connected by blood or by merrisge in any degroo cither to Gen. Bolknap, or his wife, or Dr. Tomlinson, STATEMENT OF MR, OLYMER MEGANDING Mit, BLACK= nwEN, Mr. Clymor stated that on Thursday morning, the 24th day of February, just beforo tho House ‘met, Blackburn requoated him to accompany shim to the room of the Committees, when and whero ho stated that ho had just bad an inter viow with tho wife of the Socrotary of War, at hor instance, m the presence of Dr. Tomliuson, hor brothor, and that he varratod to him the conversation botween thom at tho intervior, which waa in substance as ho haastatod it, Lato in tho day, immedintely after tho ITouse ad- Journed, Iobbine and myeclf, at bis request, came to the Committce-rooms, whore Black- burn again rolated tho substance of the iutorview, whoreupon ho was awsused by Mr, Robbing and myaclf that wo concurred with him astothe object of the pending invostigation, ond that bo was justified in Biving assurances that no investigation would be made, which did not tond to roach the Socretary of War or somo of hig subordinates. STATEMENT OF MR. HOBUINS. Mr. Robbins deoms it sufticiont for him to may simply that on Thursday, the 24th instant, Mr. Blackburn ,communicated to Mr. Clymer and himgolf tho fact that on that morniog tho wife of tho Secretary of Wor had wr Yanexpectediy songht’ an interviow with ° bim, ud‘ that) «such intorviow lad taken place. He reconnted to ne what hind paasod at thatinterviow, and bo hag embodied tho same ina etatemont which accompanies tho roport, which statement accurately recites the mattor as he communicated it tous. Tho state- ment mado by Mr. Clymer, Chairman of tho Committeo, in reforence to Mr. Btackburn's comniunication to na concerning that imtorviow, and our opinions and decisions thereupon, is in nll respocts accurate, Wo all concurred tn the ides that it would be our duty to puzh ev vestigation which tondod to throw upon tho official rolary of War ond . his of “that Department, “however painful might bo tho performanco of wich daty, but it wo at any time disregard ovidenco which {in- volves unofficial persons, anid especially Indios, we should not foel bound to prosecute any in- quiry which wo know could hayo no othor result than that, for our investigation had nothing to Boe with private individuals, bat only with ofii- cials, Ine ight the Sec- subordinates conduct of ? BELKNAP’S RESIGNATION SCCEPTED. Executive MANstoy, Wasmiy gow, sarch 2,— Deax Sin: Your tender of your r('4unrtion on Becro- tary of War, with tho request to bite st eccepted im- moillately, ‘is received, and she pmo is hereby ac- ceptod, With great rogeet, yours, #4, ..,,Us 8, Gnasr, “UNTIMELY rare i" Hovsr or Rernnaxstatives, ¥ faninatox, D. 0., March 4, 1870,—To the Hon, Niester Jymer, Charrmuin af Committee of Hryenditurca of th* War Department Sim: Thavo been informed thag"yny name bua been mentioned in counection with rao recent charges agalnut tho Becretary of War, first thot attempted to induce the witness, C, I, Marah, toswoar falsely, nnd that the Ion, J. 0,8, Uiackbura, a member of your Committes, was s rolative, aud would suppress the whole matter, What I desire to state {a that each of the above rtatements sro utterly and entirely false, Very renpectfully, We, AL Torainsom, Tdemaud in Jhetice to myself, us well as to the Tou. J. 0, 8, Blackburn, a personal oxplanation, Wat, M, ToMLINsom, Mr. Tomlinson depozen and enya tlt the foregolug statement Je just ond true to the beat of his knowl- ede and bellef, Sworn anil nubscribed befora me this 91 of March, 76. ifizsten Coyérn, Chalrman, DELNMAL'S RESIGNATION, Wasntnatos, D.C, March 2, 1876,—Bn, Paestpent Tberobs tener my resignation as Srcretary of War, and request ita immediate acceptance, ‘Thanking you for yonr constant aud continued kindness, I am’ ro- apect{ally and truly yours, (Signed) A truo copy: Winttas W, Denenar, T.D. Guan, PANTICOLANIZING. Exrcorrye Mawstox, WasitiNoton, March 2, 1876,— Binz In roply to your note of fnquiry uf to-day’s date, the President directa me to say tho hour of acceptance of the resignation of the Hou, W, W. Lelkuap as Boce retary of War was about 10:20 o'clock this morning, A copy of letter of resignation in incloacd, I am, alt, your obedienteervant, . C, Hury¥LEs, Secretary, ‘he Mon, Mlenter Clymer, Chairman of tle Committce on Expeuditures in tho War Departments ee IN THE SENATE. A PROFOUND BENHATION, Breciat Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, Waeuniaton, D, O., March 2.—The nows of Mr. Belknap's fall created o profound impres- tlon te the Sonate, especially among the Ropub- Neaus. ‘They wore accordingly solemn, and Gathered in groupa and conversed in low, catuont tome during the day. Henator Eamunds said that tho exposaren Wore torrible ami gickoning. Ithad been gion out by bim that ha way ta speak on tho Pinch- back case, but tho qying rumors of Belknap's resignation and enicidy dampened tho ardor on Louisiana matters, and Mr. Kamunds said that he should postpone thedelivory of hia speoch.. Senator Logan tate no concealmont of hia regret at tho Sccretary’a downfall, Ho characterizod it ag amoust terrible calamity, and said that hia resignation ough$ not to havo boon accepted by tho President, “xp, Bolxoap ought to be tried, impoachod, and sent to the Penitontiary, the same as mysolf,” asid the Sen- tor, “if I woro guilty of tha whisky charpey ag alleged by the Iudopondent press." Mr, Logan went on to say that he and hia wifo bad been oriticizod because they did not make moro display in socioty and give frequent recoptions, He was opposod to tho reckless extrayoganciea of fsah- fonable people in Washingtom, He believed in plain living. Henator Comoron repeated tho words, * Torr ble, terrible!" *' This comes,” said he, ‘from Grant's system of appuintments," fe had fro quently told bim that he ought uot to put ob- souro men in high positions, He always had a lob of thous uaknowwn charactors around him. ‘fhe only way for poople to live,” said bo “id within thelr means, " Mr, Buchavan and myself used to pay from $8 to $10 a week for board and two rooms, and we lived woll, Tho Rerintute, ia right—‘Lead us not into tempt ton,! Ar, Spencer, of Alabama, acomed conyiderably Impreaved, He oxclaimed ins moralizing way: “There is nothing lke being honest.” His ous- mics, ho said, charged him with all kinds of iniquities, oven to wlealing sums as unall ay #5, but he was gladto know that be wav innocent, and could not be impeached. This remark some- what relieved the solemuity of thoso who hoard im, Cragin, of New Uampahire, was yory much cast down. Ho was afraid that tho disclosures would love hls Stato to the Hopublicans in the approaching eloction. Seustor Loutwoll of Mossachusotts, wau de- jected and Sphalied inthe oxtremo at the sad event, which he could hardly credit, and ho in- quired whothor it wi was 8 yory unforton: atair, shocked at ‘tho wuddeucss of it. ly true, Ho folt it and scomod “Uthipk it is avory melancholy thing, and it ‘@ too bad thatit eyvor occurred.” VICR-TRISIDENT PRANY ir itina vory sad thing and a grost sliame to think that « man holding sich a high position of trust could not peeve truzto it. Ho felt vory much dojoctod about it, and thought it was liko- ly to have a Lad offect at tho coming olections in Now Hampshira and Connecticut. Te wan as- fonda that Belknap could so far forget him- soit. Senator Woodleigh expremned himecl! in mont emphatio tering as alsnusted, and thought it wae simply o part of tho otiteropping of the Shop- herd Ring. It waa tho rosuit of inordinate ox, fravagance and tho gonoral demoralization of tho day; an entiro loss of tho accountability to tho principle of honesty and integrity, Xt was just auch men as this who had Jonded down and ombarrassed tho ‘Republican party which had achioved such graud reaults, and had beon ao glorious in principles and man, It waa 8 buroing sbamo that its glorious record should be pulled down eo and draggod into the dirt, Ife had no patience to contomplato the subject, and folt it was disgracoful in tho ox- treme. Ho sxpucted moro, aud thought it would end by some of thom going to jail. —— LORD BACON NO. 2. WITHOUT THE ' wiszer” AND “anraTast.” Speetal Diepateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Wasurnatox, D, 0. March 2.—The woman tompted Lim and ho dideat, At the fnnoral of one wifo a contract of corruption began in tho Iifotimo of tho deceased was ronowed by the ono who was to bo tho noxt wife, The witness wasn babo now dead, Tho coppers wers taken from tho dead woman's oyos to acai tho new contract. CHIVALRY AND GENTLENESS AND 2.ANHOOD cannot conceal or oxctise tho facts which by thia day's dolnga have onterod {nto national history. Tho wifo, frightened by her indtacretion and her fall, awod by the dangora which throateaod hor husband, would have tho Committoe and tho world boliore that the husband know nothing of this bargain amd its infamy. The Committeo did not believe tt—the world scarcely will, , Tho contract thus bognn was loyally fulfilled. Tho bribo-givors were faithful in thoir pledges. Thoy rogularly patd tho prico of their dishonor. The paymonta wore as regularly rocatved, THE WAR MINISTER RECEITED to the oxpress company for the spoile recolvod. from tho saloof office, The story is all like that. It has mado the men of all particu heare- sick, There have boeu s few Domocrate 50 moanly partiean asto sect party advantage in tlis crime. Thoy have sought to hold tho Re- publican party responrible forthiscrimo. Thoy ‘wero woll answered to-night by ® gentloman from tho South, whossid: Tho Republican atty ia no moro responsible for tho crime of the hurband THAN KENTUCKY WOMEX ANE FON THE SINS OF THR, wire.” Tho evidence ta silent upon ono thing,—tho confession of Bolknap, ‘Thore ts no danbt that ho admitted to tho Committes bis full gnilt, The yoto upon tho resolution was unanimous, Goorre Hoar thought that the logal questions should receive moro consideration. Ile denied that the Amorican Congress lind the right to pnnish fora crime; that o man out of ofiice could not bo impeachod, and that the baste which would impeach # Cabluot officer under the operation of the provious quostion without do- bato was paatisan and unworthy of the Amori- can Congress, But TUE NOUsE WAS 1N NO TEMPER TO LISTER to argument or to heed tochoicalitics, ‘Thoy wore swift to punish, and in exactly sixty min- ‘utes from tho timo the resolution was introdnced Gane Bolknap stood impeached by unsulmous vote, eee ee MR. BLACKBURN. ‘WHAT ITZ TELLS ALOUT IT. “Sreciat Dispatch to The Chteage Tribune, Wasiuxaton, D. 0, March 2.—Mr, Blsck- burn, of tho Invoutigating Committeo, makes tho following statemont: Secretary Dolkoay, on Irarning that serious charges yworo made agaiuat him before the Committee, asked, through his connsel, for permission to make a sworn statement, which was granted, finally, by the Com- mittee, Ito appesred at the tinte set, and beard the charges read, facing the Commilttea with couaiders ble =manilness oud reeoive, but with terra stroaming down la faco.’ Ho sald, through lita counsel; =“ £ have heard tho charges read. Some things are true; some things are nottrue; and some things I know nothing about, But make out your charge and put anything in it you. many plearo—{t makes uo difference what—an to my: galit, which I will acknowledgo without reservo—only grant my tish that this investigation aball be personal no further’ an mffocta ony = member of my family.” wos agsured = that the Committee “bad no wuch object and they adjourned under this motion until ttis morning ta enable him tomako a sworn atatement which he had asked tho privilege of making before the Committee, and he was notitied through his connsel that 3 o'clock to-day wan fixed, av the Committes denlred to do all thoy could og ropresentativeu of the House to meet his views, ‘Two v'clock came and no appearance, when uoar 3, word was receiyod from Montgomery Blalr, acting aa his counsel, that ho had altered bls niind,an Nad de ed to make no atatement before the Com- mhtce, FACM ANXIOUS TO SAVE THE OTHER, A now feature of the cass, Mr. Blackburn says, desorves montion, that Mrs, Balinap wished toinflict on hersolf all the obloquy of the wholo tranzaction, so that the reputation of ber husband as an official should be anvod. Sho never, except onco, had anything to do with the monoy transactions, oxcopt during tho last Christmas - holiday, - whon sho was in New York making purchases, and thoro was o fractional payment, amounting*to $750, mado to ber, Meeting Mr. Marsh, it was handod to hor. This is tho only transaction she had ever any= thing todo with. The most romarkable feature of it is that Mr, Btockburn’s wife and Mrs, Kelknap sro old schoolmates from girlhood, and it has been cavegally’. trying to Sir. Hiackburn to listen to pleadings of Mrs, Belkuap at tho jntorviowa aha has sought, and which have beon forced upon him. Ho declares the highest admiration for ber dis- Way of devotion wud fealty to her husband. von tho mterviows sho had with the witness, Marsh, iu which slo seemed to tamper with him and cndeayor to make him falsoly testify, aro pardonsblo, bo thinks, a9 an additional proof of hor davotion, fSecrotary Bolknuap seemed to him, when ho camo befuro tho Com- mittoo, liko o man cithor determined to g0 over the procipice and fire: up all hope orto fight tho thing out stubbornly liko a bull-dog, but he did not neom to have the courage todo the Inttor at the last momont, aud his norves gave way. REMANEANLE STATEMENT. Mr. Blackburn asys they aro determined to go through tho whole War Departmont. ‘no noxt quarter in which thero will be a top." pling will boin the Judge Advocate General's Department, and, after that, in tho Quarter. master's Dopartment, and betwoon tho present pouition of Gen, Belknap and that of Gen, Itufus Tugalla inside of thitty days thero will not be the toss up ofacont. By x» resolution of Con- Bren the Prealdont of tho United States is to be asked to roscind tho ordors of Quartermastor enor} Meigs requiring his absence abroad, eo that ho shall placo his foot on American eoil aud be within tho bailiwick of the Committoe, whon ho will bo sammoned to testify to Important inattors involying (he Qnartermaster-Gonernl'a Department. in a word, Gon. Ingalls and sovoral othor officials are now as completoly io the hollow of tho hand of the Committoa, #0 to Spoal a wae irecrolaey Bolknap, ae ehole Ing, from beginuing to end, to pse the words of Me. Blackburn, ig rotted to the are. —— THE PRESIDENT, ia “ REQUET." Speetat Dispatch to The Caicaze Tribuns, Wasuinatoy, D, C., March 2.—Tho Democrats arvondeavoring to make capital out of the fact that wo Prosident, in bia lotter to Hecretary Lel- Insp, sped tho word * regret.” ‘The President to-night thoroughly explalned this to a promi- nent Westery Congroesman, io said that Bol- koap had decgj Holknap tceivod him this morning; that fald that somo scandal had been develoreg about bls wifo, and that ho would seume the rosponsibility. Tho Prosidout, upon qn impuluo, wrote the lot- ter, aud intended to exgrous rogrot that um stancod had mado the rialigaation Robie ‘Tho Prosidont uaid that, bs) ho known of Hol. kuap's personal acts, ho thoitd baye informed Belknap that all oficial Telatiing must coase, ‘+ Slo must accopt tho rownls of sis crimo,” the Providont thon omphatically vaid,“"and no trievd, of mino will wow intorpowe to save Gen, Bol- kuap." \ —— THE LAW AND PENALTY, UEVISER STATUTES, Speciat Dvateh ta ’he Chicave Tribune, Wasurnurox, D, 0. March 2.—Tho provision ofthe ataute law vbich tho Secretary has vio lated appears in tho Revised Stotutos as follows: tro, 1,741. Every meiaber of Congress, or any oft. cer or aymt of the Government, who directly of Ludi rectly tkes, ruceiros," or agteos to receive any money, property, of other valuable consideration whatorer from aby peraun for securing or siding to procuge auy cuntract cr oftve or place uf the overs’ Mont, or any department thereof, fram any eMficer of tho hited States for any pereom whateree, or for giv- ing any such contract, offic, or placo nhomsoorer, and every person who, directly or indirectly, offers of agrees la rive, or givad of bettowe, any money, Prot erty, othot yalnables or considorallon” what- ever for procuring, or siding to procura, any stich contract, office, or place, aud every member Of Congress who directly or Indirectly taken, teselven, or agrees to receive any Money, property, or other yal- uablo conaldoration whatever, after bis electlon as such member, for hia attention, rervices, action, vole, of decision on any queation, ‘caitae, of proceeding which may bo pending, of mag by law, oF tinder tha Constitution, Le brought before him in hls official capacity or in his placa an etch — meinber of Congress, shall be innlo guilty of a mixdemesnor and shalt be imprisoned not more than two yeara and fined not more than $10,000, and any auch contract or agreement may, at the opinion of the Fresideut, be doclared ateolutely null snd void, and any member of Congress or officer convicted of slatation of this goc- {ion shall moreover be dlaqualined from holding any ofcs of honor, profit or trust under the Government of the United States, ———— THE SOCIAL CANCER. ITB RAVAGES IN THE LOD POLITIC. Speciat Dispatch ta The Carcago Tribune, Wasurnaton, D. ©., March 2—Tho fall of Beorotary Belknap ts a conspicuous ilastration of the offects of the fale social life of Washing- ton City. Ithas becomos provorb that no ono can afford to hold & Cabfnat place excopt ho Is rich. It now appoars that the poor iu euch high placos will keep up {tho style. ‘hore hae been no difforonce in the ontward life of Becretary Dolknap and of Scerstary Fish or Chandior, yot tho Iattor aro worth mililone, while, ton yenrs ago ths month, Belknap was hore bogging for a Collectorship. Afra. Dolkonp, it is sald, rocolved the frat payment of 810,000 abortly prior to her marrisgo with Gon. Bolknap. Tho family have lived in s most oxtravagant manner, evidontly much beyond the atylo which the salary slono of a Cabinct ofticor would war- rant, Thoir entortalotmonts this wintor have beon especially costly and inxurious, sud Mrs. Bolknap has beoo so partloulatly asaldaons in hor atton- tion to the families of morbora of the Commit- toe beforo whom thoes charges aro pending as to havo attracted notice, Tho wife of ons mom- ber of this Commitsoo, n Democrat, baa fre- quently reocived with Mrs. Belknap, HOW HE PLEASED QNANT. Belknap came hero a poor man. When ap- pointed Socrotary of War, ho was Collector of ntornal.Rovonue in Iows, He lind always boon a Democrat, and was almost entirely unknown in Iows politics, Ho croatod o favorable im- Pression apen tho Prosident by a speech he mado atthe moeting of tho Army of tho Ton- essce. After Grant's nomination and before he was in- angurated, Holkosp's {friends have froquently said that he owed his Cabinet position to that ono spooch, The-wornitaras, Mrs. Belknap, who figuros so prominently In this scandal, wae a native of Harrodsburg, Ky. Mer brothor, Dr. ‘Tomlinson, till re- wides thore, snd has beon using all his influsoce among Southorn membors to avert this discloauro, Bhe was o groat belle, and among hor sdmirora was a momber of the Com- mitteo which bad tho impoachmont in chargo. ‘Thetr flirtation at tho timo was tho subject of much local goseip, Her firet husband was os Mr, wort, of Cincinnati, who bas relatives at Keokuk, Gen. Bolknap's Iowa home. Whon Belknap was sp- pointed Secroqary of War ho came hore and ront- od the house on Lafsyetto Square which had beem occupied by Sacrotary Soward. ‘Chis houso was: % NEYOND Wis MEANG, The soldiers have beon robbed and the nation disgraced to maintain tho stylo, Hua desire to furnieh this houses and to maiotain tha hospita- ble style in which wealthy Csbinct Ministers indnigod, doubtiess prompted the original com- mission of «tho crimo, The present Mra. Bolknap, then tho Widow Uowor, waa on inmate of her sister’a household at tho timo of bor death, and it was oon afterwards report ed that sho would soon becoma Mra, Secrotary Telknap. About this timo thoro wore somo ug- ly rumors coucarnmy the paymont of a large claim for war transportation to the Loniavillo & Cincinnatt Railroad, and that the road was espe- cially. favored by Secrotary Belknap. It was anid a MNS, DOWER WAS A GATIER 7 by this transaction. She soon after left for Europe in company with tho Pondletons of Cin- cinnati. Whilo thoro her engagamont with the Beerctary of War was announced. Tho eociety gossips thon busied thomsclvea with tho dotaila of hor elaborate costumes. Mrs. Bolknap's careor in socioty has boen yory bril- lint, and, whon Ars, Attoruey-Goneral Williams was accusod of writing anonymous letters to tho wives of othor Cabinot oflicora accusing thoir respective husbands of jotrigucs with femalo frienda, Mrs, Belknap was CORBLICUOUBLY INDIGNANT, and foromont in tho moventont to drive Williams from the Cabinot. Of Inte, Mra. Belknap has boon equally marked in hor hoatitity to Secro- tary Bristow, who is said to have been too inti- mataly acquainted with hpr career in Kontucky to make his prosonco herq agrecable. paestatt iat MRS, BELKNAP, WELI-KNOWN IN CINCINNATI. Special Disvatch to The Chteaan Tribune, Oinainnati, March 2.—Mrs. Bolknap is proba- bly botter known in this city than in ony othor place outside of Washington. Much of ber early married life was passed here, Sho waa a Tom- linson, of Marrodsburg, Ky., and is a sinter of Dr. Tomlinson of that placo. Tho im- preasion prévails that « slator of hors was Belknsp's first wife, Her first hueband wasa ‘Mr, Bowers, 8 commission morchant of this clty, who died of conauniption in Florida six or soven yoarsago, Your correspondont know hor as Ars. Bowors before and after Bosvora’ doath, Sho was living then at the Burnet House in this city in modest style. POINTS, Sho was always & woman of magnificent prea- ence, a tall, stately brunetta, with fino fcatures, head, and carringo, splendid color, black, glossy. hair, and dark, ‘lashing oyca,—s woman to at tract admiration in any throng, ent £ THAT WAS THE CAUBE OF OF Ir, : * Bho was married to Holknap in grand atylo near Loxington, Ky. They stopped m this city on their tour, and wore given a reception by the fon. George U. Vondleton. Mra. Bowers had bor wedding troussoau mado by Worth in Paris. A lady said tomo to-day: “' Worth told mo that one of her costumes was the fluout he had cyor wont to this country. 5 {70 the Assoctated Press.) cag BREF WOGHAVHICAL SKETCH, Lovisvitir, Merch 2,—Secratary Dolknap's wifo iu # uatlvo of Kentucky, the yonngeat daughter of Dr. John Tomlinson, a prominent phyaician of Harrodsburg, Hor maiden namo wou Amanda, and inher younger days she wou recognizod and honored as ono of to- cistios brightcat bollcs; During tho Ro- bollion the -.etrongly advocated tho Union cauao, and in many ways testified tp hor dovolon for its defondors, froquontly lond- ing aid and succor to suffering soldicre. Sho was algo vory much dovoted to tho Proubytorian Chureb, but, after marrying ber first husband, Sol Bowors, & morchant of Cincivuatl, abo embraced the Episcopal falth. ‘Two years ago, aftor the doath of Bowors, she marriod Gon,: Bolknap, at, Marrodsburg. Hor slater, Carrio Tomlinson, was also n wifo of Belknap, but died Deo. 27, 1870. ‘Tho nows of Dolknap's trouble hag produced 8 profound scnaation hore, where ho and his wife have beon well known and ropectod for yoars, —s—— INCIDENTALS. BRLENAD'S SUCCESYOR, New Yonx, March 2,—A Washington dispatch saya: ‘It is genorally bolioved that Troasurer Now will bo tondored tho oflica of Bocrotary of War.” Wauutxatoy, D. O., March 2,—The Prosltont to-day appointed Becrotary Robeson avting Seo- retary of War. Followlug fa the lotter of ap- pointment: Erxoutivs Maxston, Waaminatox, D, O., March 2, 161d,—Hin: Tho resignation of the Sectetary of War having boon tendoged and accepted this day, you ore hereby directud to auaume and perforin the dutfes per- taining tothe office of Secretary of War, In addition to thove of your own office, uutll utlerwive directed, Very truly yours, UB, G: To thie Boceotaty of the Navy, mee Tus BuICInE BUMON, Tho President informed sovers! Republican membora of Congroes thie afternoon thatthe first intimation be bad of Beiknap’s malfeasance was from the lipa of Belknap himaclf, An une authenticated rumor provailed at tho Capt tol, oarly in tho aftoruoov, that Belknap remarked to tho President this morning shat, when he heard Maran waw bound to testify, he exclaimed: ‘I wishod I had killed myualf,” to which the Presidons reptiod: ‘I wish you had.” ‘Chis romor was svon repeated ia modiilod forms untib [t sasumed the shape that Wotknap had actually killed himgolf, Many persony on the oxcitemont of the moment believed ths ramor tobe true, and pains were taken to obtain a formation to satisfy them to tho contrary, It ras winatter of aurprive to ovorybudy that the testimony implicated Belkuap in disliouorabie trangactiony aiore cloacly than efeu bis enemies he had pripporel Tho conduot of Belknap con- tinucs to bo the themo of general conversation, ONAN OF THB INVRETIOATION. The foliowing ia given o4 the origin of the Notknap investigation: While in poarch for # house for ils family in December, tho Hon. B. UL, Lows, of Alabama, was roferrad to G. O, Armes, ront estate agentin this city. During their ecarch for a honse Mr, Armes, In convoraa~ tion, stated to Mr, Lewis ho had formorly belong~ edto tho army, but was disminsed through the enmity of Bolknapy that if ho had the as nistance of a imonmber af Congroas ho could dovolop facts that wonld force Bolknap to resign. Lowia tomlored his assistance, and thoy sitheo- quontly had sovoral intorviows. Lotwis being impressed, songht alvice of itan- dall, who advieod that the facts bo brought. before Clymer, Chairman of tho Committce on Exponditares {9 tho War Donart- mont, Lowis and Armos saw Clymer. Tho Inttor gave 9 list of witnassos, locluding Marah. Afters warda Olymor thought Araies was acting In bad faith, as tho Secrotary sald Armes had proponed if ho waa restored to the atmy and cortain othor condittons complied sith, ho would drop the matter. Lowis sald if Armes wad scoking only to lavy blackmall of contse thoy could bavo nothing to do with it, but advised, os Armes had furnishod thonames of twitnonoes, that they bo called and examined, which twas dono. ASTOUNDED, The Prosident, inconversation with friends to-~ night, atated omphatically that ho was not aware. of tho cnormity of tho charges against Belknap st tho timo ha tendored and tho Prosident ac- cepted hia resignation. From vho hurried and ineohorent manner of Helknap's communlostion tohim. tho President drow the conainsion that Mrs. Belknap, and not hor huaband, was tha guilty party, and that tho Gonoral assumed all tho responsibility and constre in orlor to aliield hiawifo, Although he did not inform tho I’roai- dont that he was actually guilty himaotf, bo con- foased he was not froo from blamo., ‘Tho Proni- dont pays ff ho hod known the full mossura” of Bolknap’s guilt ho would not bavo ylolded 0 roadily to Belknap’s sppasl in accopting hin roaignation in the mild torma ho did, but would havo demanded that tho offictal relations between them nhould immodiatoly cbage, and that Belknap should at onco vacate his office and take all the consoqnonces of hia oflcial misconduct, The Prosidont bad no sus+ picion up to 10 o'clock to-day that Bolknap's official conduct was tho mibjoct of invostigation, and nothing could have oceosioned him moro surprise than the communication mado to him by Delknap himself at the time he prosented bis yritton realgnation, OUTSIDE TALK, Tho report of the testimony implicating ox- Becrotary Belknap in tho matter of the sale of tho oftice of post-trador at Fort Sill 1s the theme of commont overywhore in this city to-day. Gen. Beiknap has resignod. Ho handéd a lottor to the President, tendering lis resignation, and asking that it bo accepted without dolay, Iti stated at tho White House that hia rasignation ‘was promptly accepted, but the exact language ot hs Prosidont's reply bss not yet boon ob- tained. ‘The discovery of this clroumstance in Gen. Beiknap'a administration of the War Depart- mont occasions the most intonso surpriso, and the Cabinet oflcers and officials of oll grados doclare thoir absvlute satonishment. ‘Throughout the entiro city to-day thors has Deon tals regarding the subjoct of the impeach- mont of the ox-Becrotary for tho offense of cor- ruption, and opinions hava boon divided, even among tho Cabinot officora and othora, 18 to whethor the offonding official is ont of oftics. ‘The preponderance of opinion, however, is that it could bo, ‘Tho Attorney Gonoral said, in a convorsation tpon the matter, that be wns not proparcd to give his opinion, though it las not beon officially asked for, unloss after an ex- amination, Sororal (rionds of Bolknap called upon him to-day, but ho bad nothing to say, caconting such as has beon hore montionod,—that ho dosirod to mako a statemont boforo the Committoc. Thoro aro alroady ramors ag to tho appointmont of his enccossor, but nothing hag been said about it at tho Whito Houso, It is also rumored this afternoon that tho Prosident ia inclindd to with- draw his nccaptance of tho roalgnation, to await ue investigation; of the chargea agninat Lol- nap, ‘WILL NOT MAKE A STATEMENT, Mr. Bolknap to-night apnounces his determi- pation.in viow of the action of tho Houes to-day in presesting articles of impoachmont to tho Senate, not to make any public atatemont until lhe can do ao boforo the Senate in oflicial form. —— {OWA COMMENT, KEOKUK. + Bpeckal Dispatch to whe Chicago Tribune, Keoxon, Ia., March 2.—Although the princi- pal topic of convorantion all over tho city, the dispatches received from Washington to-day concerning Secretary Belknap do not croate any particular oxcitoment at his home hers, Tho gonoral fooling is one of rogret, and the disposition | secms to bo to the statement ‘of the Becrotary before’ prononacing a vordict. Mrs. Delknap formorly reulded hero, Bhe ia tho daughter of tho lato Dr, Tomlinaon, of Kentucky, and belongs to a family that. ia noted for its pro-eminont social qualitics and parity of charactor. The Gale City of to-morrow morning will havo tho following to say oditorially: 1 would not be Jnetto pasa Jadgment upon tho sudden and uztrsordinsry disclosuroe which have been accompanied by the resiguation of Gon. Belknap au Secretary of War untilbe tse made tho utatemeut concerning thea accusations which he reprosonts him. aclf on anxious to make, Wo bad heard whispers projudicial to his integrity in counection with camp tradorships, We stated thom frankly to lim at the outset of the Inte Sonstorial contest, and ho anawered go directly and uatisfactorlly that we paid uo farther attention fo them, iis resignation would com to indicate that ho feels that ho bus 10 wubatan- tial denial or defengo to make to thechargen, butes any dincnasion of his conduct can only procesd upon the supposition and bypo! of guilt, we will defer it until we know tho facts, DES MOINES. Apecial Dispatch to The Chtengo Tribtene, ‘Des Mores, In., March 2.—fhe samo nows aout from Washington to-day relative to Gon. Del knsp, and more too, was vent hero tho day of tho rocent Senatorial caucus’ from Washlngton, and Belknap denied it, and said it was instigated by 8 dmappointed oftice-seekor, and the mat- tor was hushed np, so that but threo porsons know of it notil now. ‘There is great excitement among legislators, Mra. Belknap in not an Iowa woman, but from Cincinnati, ‘The most worious chargea mado publicly during the Seuatorial contost here against hrm was, that a man having $6,000 2 year salary and spending $20,000 must get money dishonornbly. FINANCIAL WESTERN UNION DIVIDEND. New Youx, March 2—At a moating of the Di- rectors of the Weatern Union Tolograph Com- pany yostorday, it was estimated that the earn- ings would jugtify the psymont of s dividend of 13g per cent for tho quartor, Several of the Directors woro of tho opinion that the dividend should ho passed, while others thought the stockholders ware ontitted to whatoyer was earned, —_—_>___- ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, Orvenman, O. March 2.—A Gazelte special asya thd Rov, J. M, Robluson, & prominent min- Istor of tho Mathodist Church at Now Mooroflld, Clark County, Obio, attompted auicide this morn- Ing by inflicting five gashes on fis throat with razor. ‘The wounds were dressed with difficulty, he making violent eforts to roopon thom. It lu Deliovod thaz bo ia inssno. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Loxpoy, March 2,—Tbe Queen, from New York and Austrian, from Baltimore, .bave ar rived out. New Yorx, March 2.—Astived—Steamsbip Bolivia, from Glasgow, Quecnstows, March 2.—Tho steamabip Wy- oming, frou New York, bas arrived, Washtagton's Noble Character, Erookiyn Argus, In tho private diary of Goo, Washington, un- dor date of April], 1783, occurs the following entry: “E yosa early thie moroing, and, expecting company, wont to my wardrobe to select a suit. abla attire, when, to my great chagrin, 1 found that my most indispeusablo garments wore unit forthe occusion. At the breakfast tablo I un- countercd Birg. Washington, aud romarked as Adndly as I could uuder the circumstances: «Martha, my dear, when I soo 8 woman of your powers fooling away her time on triiles, while there ari four of iy boat patra of trousers remaining to be patcbod, 1 am almost tempted Pe baliave ners is a God.’ ale i i: ‘the did not make any reply, but, burying her head in a plateful of pan-cakes, wept 20 bitterly that I resolved never ta allude ‘ta the subject again.” Acro wo tayo s tondor and beautiful ilostra tion of the real greatuoss of tho hero's heart. Ho would go forth into the world with the biting winds of winter sipping bis bistorical cuticle through the ventilators in bis pantaloous, ani yet utter no word of complaint against bis wife. await | FOREIGN. Winslow Calicd for Yesterday by n Boston Officer, M. Do Loessops Explains Why the En- lish Agent of the Suez Canal : Was Dismissed, Loso Meavlly in a Battle in Tho Turks i Herzegovina, Don Qarlos Avoids Paris, and Will Bo in London To-Day, ° Anticipations of a Great Flood In Paris from tho River Seino. WINSLOW, A DOSTON OFFICKH ARKtVES IN LONPOR. Loxpox, March 2.—Winelow, the Boston forger, was brought up at Low atroct to-day, and remanded till noon to-morrow. ‘Tho prococd- ings wero dolayed by tho report thet Mr. Wontoor would sppoar as Winslow's solicitor. Whon Sir Thotnas Ionry naked tho prisonor if ho bad a solicitor, Winslow aaid he did not desire ono, and did not wish to contost the cane at all. Ho would bo giad to walvo ovorything, and would bo only too happy to go homo to-morrow. Bir Thomas Henry said: +I understood that Mr, Woutner would appear for tho defonse at tho requeat of tho prisonor’s frionda,” Dotootive Greonlaw oxpiained that tho prisonor's frienda at Roaton telographed for Wontner to appear, but tho prisoner did not want a solicitor. Winslow anid i¢ was nos the wish eithor of his family or of himself, Ho satd ho was ill, and asked pormis- Bion to bo neated. $ Bir Thomas Hoory—" Certainty.” Colbion P. Doarborn, tha Boston doteotive, identified Winslow, and produced tho necossary extradition Papers, Including the indictment found by tho Grand Jury of Suffolk County, Mass,, containing fourtoon counts, seven for forging and altoring, sod sevon for uttering to tho amount of €40,000. The documonts were uandod to Winslow, who doclinod to ayk Doar- born any quoations. During the reading of the documonts, Wins- low eat labklng dotnwards, apparently vory much doproesed, but otherwise bo ovinced no emotion, Ho seoms to havo suffered much from confinomont, Ho ia very sallow and gaunt. Ifo is uusbaven, and. woars a worn-looking bluo frock-coat, On occasion, when obliged to spoak, his voice was busky and hfs tone lowor than pla ho addressed the Court last Wodaosday wook. After the documonts had boon read, Sir Thomas explained tholr purport to Winslow, snd. asked bim if ho undorstuod thom. Winslow ro- plicd that ho did. Sir Thomas then anid, ad- drossiug Winslow, that, in an oxtradition cause, it was necoasary to have evidonco that tho Gov- ornment requiring tho oxtradition had mado no. formal spplication to the English Govornmoent, “Though £ undoratand that the Amorican Lega- tion sont tho documents tothe Foreign Office yosterday, I have not recoived any intimation from cithor the Foreign or Home Ofiico. Thoroforo I think {tis beat to romand you until to-morrow." ‘Tho prisonor asked to be allowed to seo his family, who wore in as privato room of tho court, as they wore last Wodocsdsy wook. Per- mission wag granted, and the procoodings tor- minated. * Mrs, Winslow sooms tess deprosaod than on Wednesday, Sho will probably go home in tho same vessol with hor husbaud. It aooma that tho nuthoritios of Boston loft tho question of tho time nod mannor of his family’s roturn on- ticaly to Doarborn's digcrotion, thoy paying all the exponeos, ——+ GREAT BRITAIN. FAILURE IN ENGLAND. Lonpox, March 2.—Waltor Coahor & Co,, tm- bor and mahogany morchanta, have failed, with Unbilitios cutimated at $500,000. - BURNED AT SEA, Sovrmanrron, March 2.—Thoe British ateamor Botunia, Capt. Scarlett, from Now Orleans Fob. 2, for Liverpool, was burned at son on the 10th of Fobruary. Hercrow havo arrived at this port, i THEATRE BURNED, Lreps, March 2.—Tho Amphitheatro of this pleco was burnod Jest night. Loss, $50,000, Sinca tha burning of tho Itoysl Thoatre in 1875, tho Amphbithoatra waa tho only thoatro in Loods, COTTON FRAUDS. Ltverroot, March 2,—In the Police Court to- day Ttobers Mann tho younger, and William Hurst, compoaing the firm of William Deora & Son, cotton brokers, were summoned to answor the charge preforrad by Mesura, Looch, Harri- son & Forwood of having unlawfully conspirod to nequiro ilfty,balas of cotton, the proporty of the Jattor firm, Tuo defendants aro also charged with stealing cotton, and with obtaining it by false pretensos, Neither of the defondants appaared at tho Court, atthough service of suin- mons was proved, and noithor Las boon acon since Tuosday last. ‘Tho magistrate granted warrants for thar appretienslon. ‘THE BURZ CANAL. Lonnom, March 2.-—A lotter from BI. Losseps apporrs inthe Times to-day, ju which ho says tho Suez Canal Company slmply revoked Sir Daniol Lango's functions na its agent in Lon- don. Sir Danicl Lango had no part whatovor in the doliborations of tha Council of Diroctors, and did not represont tho English intoraste. A. perusal of Sir Daviol Lango's lotters writton in 1871 would suficiontly oxplain to any lonost mon that the revocation of his ageucy wag in- ovitablo, THE TUNKIAD LOAN, Loxpon, Maroh 2.—The Times, in ite financial articlo to-day, says: The Turkish Goverament wanted the agouts of the Turlivh lonu of 1858 (who yeatorday roported that thoro wasn dofi- cloncy of £74,333 in tho amount roquired to pay the interest aud drawn bonde on that loan), to make up the snm from tho Egyptian tribute in tho Bank of England. ‘ho bank, however, would not consent to part with tho money held by it on account of othor apecifiod socuritiog, ‘; se ‘ TURKEY, THE WORK OP TACIFICATION, Raavsa, March 2.—Baron do Radiob, Governor of Dalmatia, arrived hora yesterd: ind pro- coedod to Cuttars. Ibis undorstood thet he ia chargod with a double mission to the Herzogo- sualan rofugecs and to the Montenegrin Goyern- mont, A DATTL, Taavea, March 2.—A sanguinary battle was fought fenteriay noar Dabra, io which 800 ‘Vurks wor kilted. Tho placards pouted in Nagnea promulgating Turkish reforins have been pasted ovor with ilguros of death's-hoads, ‘Vho insur gonts Lavo isyued a manifesto scouting all prop. ovitions of peace, * AERVIA COOLING, Betanave, March 2.—It is anticipated that » Ministerial order will soon be issued annulling the order of tho Bliniuter of War calling ont the militia reserves, RUSSIA UUBHES THR LOUD TALK, Tho Ruysian Diplomatio Agont in Montenegro has boen fustructod to oppose tho efforte of tho War party, and to aupport thé Prince in realsting thom. Ho notified tho Prince thay Russia will withdraw hor protection if an attitude of proyo- cation ia assumed, wheroupon the Prince gavo pacific assurances, MERZEGOVINIAN MANIFESTO, Loxnox, March 2.—A Vienna dispatoh says the manifesto of the Herzegoviniana has boon iu- sued, [It declares that the insargents will sam- mou Bervia and Montenegro to openly wage war, and continues: “Woe hopo Rusala will prove Alcasinh of freodom to the Sorviane, Wo beliove se can't romain unmoved at Turk. ish cruolty, ‘ho othor Powers will grant us in- direct help. Let England open her oyes and lesve Turkoy to hor ruin.” Tho manifesto concludes: “Wo demand elthor true indopendonce or dosth, We «ign this declaration with aur blood, aud will aocopt no other propoea!.”” ss {UMORED PARLRY. orpox, March $—5a.m.—A Berlin dispatch says itia sfrmed on prefessedly trustworthy authority, that the insurgent leadors, fosring dofuat if hostilities are protracted hero, cou- sented to parloy with tho Turkish envoys, ‘Tho meeting is fixed to take placo at Cottings vory shortly. The insurgents desiro an, explanation of the promised reforms, and aro anxious to set forth their own griovancos and discuss the remedy, re AFRICA. AQuEAT FIRE, Toxnox, March 2.—Adviccs from the Gold Coast report that a flro occurred at Little Papo Feb. 1, which dostroyed nearly half the town, 1o neasly all tho houses gunpowder was stored, and 45 tho flames syuedd explosion followed ox loston, Two thourand kegs stored ng exploded, cauainy a sock, ithe enebalts auako, ene litty atlas mere blown to piocey whilo attempting to plundor burning oj doned houses, E Bend aban, ———— SPAIN. DON CARLOS GOING TO ENGLAND, Bovtoove, March 2—Dou Carlow will arti hore at half-past 6 this evening, tako tho steam, er for Fotkostone, and thence proceed to La don. a nea GF Yaniovs xrxpe, ‘apap, Marol 4,—Tho Alfonstate ha: thirty-throo pieces of ee and many eet, wand rifles abandoned by tho Carliate, Bonor Canovaa Del Caxtillo-baw gone to Pan. peldnn te confer with tho King on quoetiony raleod by tho avorthrow of the Carliats. Tho debate on tha addrosa fn reply to thy Royal spooch will begin In tho Cortas Alondey : jyetlja report tual Cornea, tho Garliat chicttain, aa beon nenarsinated ta not tric, He an Loar pete entered aranes: aie et other jen, Gnosada had ordered that ron longing to Iawicss bands be shot ee phe tured. 7 Lo March 3.--Don Carl pox, Mal Lon Carlos avoided Ing Pariu by ueing tho cirealar railway eliries the otty, Jie will arrive here to-morrow, 8 THE CARLIST NEFUGrLA, Pans, March 2,—-A diapatch of tho Timea ga only a fow Carlist stragglora now arrive trom the feontior, Tho bulk of tho Carlist troops have Yeon Interned in Tours, Lemoges, aud the Departments of Vienne ffaute, Vionne and Tne dro et Loire, It is sald the French Governmont hoa informed Hpain that moat of the men interned eeom to bo vory dosirous of returning home, and are willing to tako anon. Ragcmont not to fight in fnture if pardoned: and amnosty {a proclaimed. I" appoart that the Carlists were told until Inst momont that sconvona would bo eign ‘They wore therebyconvinvod that, upon arriving at tho frontlor,gthoy noad only lay dom their arms aud = rotarm to thoir homes, On reaching the frontior thoy wore tig that all the nogotiations for + the: conyone ind failod. Tho majority than fled to} France, arriving uttorly destituto, « Tt ia sald the Carlist Gommitteo ara Preparing ; # brilliant recoption for Don Carlos in London,{ _—— ‘ FRANCE. | : REPORT DENIED, Pants, Maroh 2.—The report of the death of M. Bianqui, tho Seclalist, is again contra. dicted, POLTTIOAL, A letter writton on bobalf of Compte De Chambord is published. It denies that that Prine ever authorized his adherents to vote for tho Bonapartlst candidate, Tha Afoniteur, a}. Inding to tho Dropoaltien that the Ministers C) who romain Cabinet should: subscribe to Mm Dufaure's pro. Says t “Tho Conservatives: gramme, would act wrongly if thoy should cppose the formation of a homogeneous Cabine which, ¢ ‘hilo responding to tho logitimate aspirations of tho Republicang, would restrain ths wild, imp» tient{protensions of the Utoptans, thelr Tor guards. It is bottor that such demands aa unl. versal amuonty and soparation of Church and Stato should be opposed on behalf of tho Goy.' eromont by M. Perlor or M. Simon than by tho Due do Broglie or Vicompte do Meaux." The Journal des Debals, oontrovorting portions of‘ M. Gambotta’s speech on oldotions, doolaros that tho result ia not an anti-clorioal, but o liberal- nae constitutional triumph over mouarchical re action, fas ‘M. LEMOINE 2 was received yestorday a8 m momber ef the French Academy, TOE SEINE is ptlll rising, and ft is oxpactod that It will con tinue to rise until Saturday. Some astroete of Paris aro already flooded, FLOODS, Pants, March 2.-Tho inhabitanta of Asnferes have boon driven from their homies by the over. flow of the Sotue. ——1—— RUSSIA, PREMATURE, Br, Psrensnurc, March 2.—The announce, Mont rocently mado of tho incorporation of Khokand with Russia was promature, Loxpon, March 2.—Tho Berlin correspondent of tho Times states that the report of the sub jngation of Khokand by Itussta is confirmed, This loaves a distanco of only 225 milas botwoen thet English aud Russian frontiers in Contra) ula, —— CUBA, DESTRUCTIVE FIRB, 5 Tavana, Cubs, March'1.—A fira at Regls, op- posite Havans, destroyed gaventy houses and abantios, ‘Che loss ia catimated at $150,000, ° ——e AUSTRIA. TUE EMPnyss, VirexxA, March 2.—Tho Empress of Austria loft this clty to-night for London. in Abigail Adams, Thore was oné woman a hundrod years aro who is porhaps the most famous woman of the Revclu-. (ion, admirablo in every capacity of woman's peculiar sphere, and oqnally fitted for tha common spbero of mon and womon in human society, ‘This was Abigail Adame, tho wife of ono Prosident and the mothor of another. She at lonst waa reasonable and logical, whoover i¢ not. Writing to hor husband, who waa in his seat in the Continontal Congrous, on tho Sint of March, 1776, this typical Aniorican matron eays! “Tlong tohoar that you have dociared an in- dopondoncy. And, by-she-wey, in the new code of Inwe which I suppose it wi! i bo necessary for ‘on to make, I desire yon would romembor ths lndice, and ba more genorous and favorable to thom thau your ancestors, Do not put auch unlimttod power jnto tho hands of tho husbands, TRemombor,all mon would be tyrants if thoy could, If particular caro and attontfon fa not paid to tho ladies, wo aro dotormiued to foment a ropel- hon, and will not hold ourselves bound by auy tawa in which wo have no yolce or represents tion. That foe sox are naturally tyrannical ia s truth ao thoroughly establishod ag to admit of no disput; but such of you as wish to bo hoppy, willingly give up tho harel title of maator for tho moro tondor aud endearing one of friond.* Why, thon, not put it out of tha powor of the vicious and the lawless to use us with cruolty aud indignity with impunity 2” Agaiu, in tho following May, she says: “TI canhot way that I think you are very goneroas to the ladies, for while you are proclaiming peace and good-will to mon,emancipating all nas. tions, you iusist upon zeteiniog an absolute power ovor wivos.”” ’ ‘Tho tono of affoctlonate gayoty and fominine dopendenco dosa not affect the deap aud sweob Korjousnoas of peasages that show how ponotrate ing was tho glanco of this admirable woman. Tndced, sho but expresses tho Instinctive fecliug of most of tho noblout minds and hoarts of her wox, But Mra. Abigail Adams would bare pleaded in vain beforo a committes of tho Con- groga in which Lor hasband eat, The smiling and affable Chairman would have hoard ber courteously, and would then havo roplied: “Dear and respocted madam,.whon women abow that thoy fool the doprivation of tho ballot to he o grievance, thia Congrons will take the subject into serious consideration, Yoo must excuse usif we cannot regant your individual viows and wishes as those of your ox. Wo-sro inclined to believe that most of them would consider tho ballot to be an oppressive burdoa imposed upon than, uot » desirable privilogs. Home, not Congress, 18 tho sphero of women, doar madam—at least that is our: opiniog, an that scoms to have boen the universal opinion and practico of manhood. Yon and your fellow petitioners, dear Aira, Adams, have leave to withdraw."—£dilor’s Easy Chair in Harper's Magazine, i ——___—_—. Fables. . New York World, THE MOLE AND THY DAT, A Mole and s Bat, having eagaged in dlapate concorotng tho Polarization of Light, and boing unable to agrao, rexolyed to summon an Advisory Fog. As goon asithsad mot, the Dat sald fiuae phautly : Don't you soe it now 2” ¢ d the Stola roplicd with Exultation: You, but ty the samo Light." ‘The Bonediction waa then prosouncod and the Foy adjourned. . Moral—Nono aro 60 Blind as Those who won't Boo, ‘TUE AUARK AND TUE PATRIARCH. Daring the Deluge, a8 » hoodlosa Shark web conducting a Thankeg(ving servico for au abun. dant Harvegt, » prodent Patriarch looked out and addrossod him thus: “My I'riond, I am much utrock With your open countenance; pray como into the aro and inake ono of us. The Probabilities gro a falling Barometer, youcrs) Atmospberio Disturbanco, and Heavy Maina thronghout the Region of the Lower Universo during the next Forty Days.” “That fs fast the ort of Hairpin Tam,” repliod tho shark, who Lad cnt sovora! rows of Wisdom Teeth; ‘brink on your Deluges.” Abont six woeks aubsoquently tho Patrigzoh engountercd bim on the sumalt of Muurt Ararst, in very atraitened cugumsten- aod. ‘ .Aforal~You Can't pretty much moat always fall how Thingy ara gong to turn Oud Kame mee,