Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 6, 1876, Page 5

BELKNAP. —— ee Tho Unveiled Caliph of the War Do partment Undor Strict Guard. \ His Excapo’ to Bermida Hopeldis, and Himsolf a Fearful Wreck, Tho Impeachmont Trial Likely to Fal’ Through by General Consent. Flight of Marsh, by Conntvance of Clymer, and Mis Arrival . at Montreal. A Quarre: Botween the Women-Folks tho Certain Cause of the Dis- olosuros. Loud Mention of Orville Grants Namo in Connection with tho Frauds. . Tho St, Louis "Times" Publishing Vory Namaging Assortions, SURVEILLANCE. INTENDED ESCAPE FRUSTUATED, Special Dispatch to she Chicago Tribune. Wasuinaton, D. 0., March 6.—Thoro {a overy reason to bolievo that Gon, Dolinap bad intond- td, Inet night, to eacnpe ond to floo to Bermudas, That bo haa not dono 40, is sololy duo to tho de- termination of the President that Bol- Knap whall not escapo, and that ho asball enawor for his crimo in tho Courts of law, ‘Cho Socrot Servico officors Inst night heard from sn unquostionable authority, boat known~ to themsolves, that Gon. Bolknap con- templated ascaping to Bormuda. Vigi-+ |snt, faithful guards wore, aftor spoody con- Ntation with tho Administration authorities, laced about Gon. Bolknap'’s house. It was josoly guarded in frontund rear. Tho officers informed United Btatea District-Attorney Wolls thia morning at 1 o'clock of the course they had ken. Walls told thom to oxort themselves to tho nlmost to provontescapo. Tho oflicors told ‘olls that thoy did not know Mr. Bolknap could hold, if he attompted to cscapo, as thoro was no process, but it was docided to maintain the watch till procoss could be obtained. Tho force was BO numerous ato attract tho atton- lon of tho {nmates of the Belknap house. jut 10 o'clock f . MIs. BELUMAP CAME TO TUE DOOR wend callod the officar in chargo into the house. @ho said that sheknow that tho house wos swatchod, and that sho proferrod that he should svalbinsidea, Tho officer roplicd that he was watching the houso, and that bo had ordors to do go from high authority. He ncoepted hor inyi- tation and took a soat in tho hall, A YEMININE CUANGH OY MIND, Tie bad not remained thore tong when Mrs. Belknap roturned and told him the houso was atilt watched; that thoro wore a numbor of mon in the rear, and that sho would profer ho would Ieave tho house, Tho officer then took his placo outside, The house was closoly guardod during tho night. ‘Tho oflicors reported the asltustion to Wolls this morning, They then went bofore o magistrate and ono A. J, Howell made information, upon infor- mation and bollof, based upon the evidence takon by the House Committes, that Bolknap bad rocaived a bribe, Upon this faformation a war- yFant wasissued, In tho meantime, s ccmmunl.. cation wag recolyod from tho Attornoy-Gonoral ‘directing tho ofiicors not to pormit Belknap to os- cape, The letter containing the ordor was in ‘vary emphatic language, and diroctod the officors ‘TO DETAIN WIM AT ALL HAZARDS, and to arrost him i¢ ho attompted to leave, Up to this timo tho officers were not absolutely cor- fain that Belknap wasin tho house. None of thom bad scon him, ‘hoy hisd loarned during tho night, from o nogro, that he was there, ‘and _aslecp. But the oflcora wero instructed to asaure themselves of this, Armed with tho lotter of tho Attornoy- Goneral and the magistrato’s warrant of deten- tion, to be used if neoded, ona of thom rang the bell and asked for Bolkmap. ‘Mho ‘latter ot iiret declined to see him. Upon doclintog the card, Gon. Balknap was thon informed that ho 'wag undor surveillance by ordor of the Attornoy~ Gonoral of tho United States, and that tho aficer in charge of the watch not wishing un- daly to aunoy bim desired to sce him. Upon recolying thi dofinito intolligence, Bolknap camo down in toars, Ho was very greatly chacgod. Tho ofiicur who saw bim saya ho ia A“ penrect whecn." Bolknap atatod that he was consclous of beln; watchod ; that mon wore about the houwo afl night, and waid that ho bad no intention of cs- explng, and could not if hu had. ‘Pwo officora wera thon placed ion the house, one at tho front and one at tho rear entrance, Gen. Dolknap apologizing for having put tho olicer outin tho night, stating that Sata, Bol- knap had beon somewhat oxcited, Soon after the Secrat Sorvico oflcors waited upon the At- torncy-Goenoral, De approved of whut bad besn done, and arrongoments wore mado to rolisva the Secrot Sorvico allicors, and:to placo tho local polleo wn chargo of tho houas, Maj. Richards, Chiof of Polico, soon waited upon Goo, Bol- kuap, and informed him that ho hud ordore to ro- Mayo the Beoret Servico oflicers, and to charge his mon to sce tlint Bolkoap did not escape, Tho {coal police are now in chargo, —_—— IMPEACHMENT. IT WILL YALL THuOUGT, Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasurmaron, D. 0., Mavch 6.—Tho Dema- certs, havo given out that thoy dosiro to havo fome Ropublican Beustor move that tho Senato take no action ia the impoachmoat case, on the {stound that Bolknap ta not now a clvil ofilcor, and that, if such a motion is mado, the Domo- cratic Nonators will vote for it, Two reasons have Influenced thom to thia action: Tirat, tho Democratio party hay alrendy mado all tho po- Utical capital out of it that ia pousiblo, and, as oue of the Domooratio Benatora waid to-day, furthor investigation might show that Belkasp ia ot as yultty us ho now eppeard; second, Buse the Judiciary Committes haw practically decided {n thoir discussion of the mattor that if ‘0n0 man can be impoached out af office another eau, ond that timo iy no bar to impeachmont Procoadingy, ‘This position of tho Democrats is ‘urther confirmed by the fact that tho publicaus ara in ‘possession of facts to made public in a fow day@ which aro very likely to domand tho expulsion from tho'Houxe of a prominent Democratic mom- ber, aud, if the Domourata eet the precodent, the impeachment of a prominont Domocrat who re- boutly held civil oftica tu likoly to follow, GOXBTITUTION OF THE count, ‘ ‘There iso misapprohonsion as to the manner Jn which the Court of Impenchmont will be con- iituted. ‘The Constitution provides that, when \he President of the United Htates isimpeached, the Chiof Justice ahall preside, There {4 go auch rovislon an to soy othor impoachment tia}, ‘Che presumption of tho Sonators therc- forels that the Senate must sit aa. Court of Im- peachment in ite rogular lonislatixe position without legal aid from the United States Su- [eVery. who feneteleryor,eil'be seadioed Q e lnwyor, will be x ‘ait aa Proalding Judge in the Btate trial —_—— ‘ MARSH, a yitonT, AND Tou BLEPONsINILITY YOR rv, Syacial Disratch to The Chicago Tribune, Waaurarom, D.0,, March 5,--The charges, vowldoly circulated, thetelther tho Attorney- General or the President wou responsible for Mr, Maran’s flight to Canada, are without soy foundation whatovor, neither were soy procead~ hge ordored agalout him; but the intention Was to have him go before the Grand Jury to- worrow for the parpozo of giving evidence upon which to indict Gon, Belknap. Mr, Marah atart- ed for Canada upon the representation to hin by some of bis personal friends hore that hit own. testlmony given bofore the Hous Ooidintttes — wotild te bis eoario- (fon ® ander! | tuo! \low 77 againat ® bribing Governmentt 'officen, de insintod that it had boon strongly represented to him by 6 Domocratio mombar of the Committee that ho would bo thus liable, and, tpon boing shown the law by this friend, ho was convinced that ho might bo Indicted, and no actually loft town be- foro tho Attornoy-Genoral « the President bad goon thoeridenco, + “* Of BVEN HEAD ANY OF TIT, DETAILS. In‘ tact, noither ons of them oven know that Marah bad givon testimony before the Commit teo in regard to Gon. Belknap ot all bofore ho fad loft the city with the intention of going to Canada, Tho facts, howover, which Layo come to lght,for the first time this evon- ing tix tho fall responsibility for Marsh's ab- Banco, and his ability to start for Canada, npon tho Democratic majority of the Committeo which took his testimony. ft apposre that Mopublican membora of the Committoo suggested, when ‘Maret Lad finished bis tostimony, that he ought not to bo discharged under any clrcumstancos, ag thore would be furtuor aso for him in aulso- quent proceedings. * 3, CLYMED, howarer, dienented from this, having Im dismissed, ond lum to leave tho. city, which ho~ did almoet instantly. Aftor Marsh reached New York, information was given tothe Demo- crate that Marah was about to lonve New Yorl:, and inquiry was mado whethor it wea dealrablo to dotain him, No directions wore sent thoro to arrest bim, and, a3 8 consoquonce, ho was froo to Josve for ‘Canada. Ho far, therefore, from ro- aponalbllity for his escape resting eithor upon the Prosidont, the Attornoy-Genoral, or tha Ro- publican members of tho Committer, tho ontiro reaponsibility coms to reat upon tho Chairman and bis Democratto naaoclates. Olymor did this with tho conctirronco of tho othor ‘Democratic mombers of tho Committe. Ono of tho Republican mombers protested, stat- jog that Marsh would bo neoded it tho Houses was going on with the impoachmont, Clymer roplied, that tt would bo Snnecourary for Marah tobe hore, alneo hia teatimony had been taken. Clymor thou requosted Marsh to accompany him tothe office of thé Borgeant-nt-Arme, and ho yrould see that ho was paid bis foos end mileagn. Clymer did thia, snd thus offectually romovod Mareh from the jurisdiction of the House, 5 MAMI NOT IN DANGER, Tho partisan falaonoss of tho chargo that the Republicans have sought to remove Marsh from the sountry by using his testimony agaivet him, ig further ahown by the fact that tho Nevieod Statutes, Sec. 1,859, provides that no testimony given by witnessos bofore elthor Houso, or bo- foro any Committee of oithordjouse of Congress, shall be used as evidooco apfinst himin any Prosecution in any court, oxcept ins prosocu- tion for perjury committed in giving auch toati- mony. J enost NEW YORE TO FOUONREETEI. Dispatch to New York Heratd, Povonxzeruiz, N. Y., March 3.—As tho 4 o'ctock train from Albany Jay at tho Grand Con- tral depot thia afternoon, forty minutes shead of tho starting time, a stranger with a satcbol and ebewl or Inp robe ontored the pasacngor room, and, aftor eccuring a tiokot for Montroal, stuck itin bia hat ond commenced waiking up and down tho room with bia head down as if in doop study, walting fortho boll to strike, whicl would bo tho signal for the opening of tho doors for passongers to board the train. Sud- donly,tho signal was given, the doors opaued,and tho stranger burried to the cara. Aa ho was moving along Detective Tilly stood wotohing him closoly, and, calling the conductor of tho tratn, anid to him, ‘Do you seo that man with the satchel and shawl?” ‘ho con- dnctor nodded his head. ** That moon,” said tho dotoctive, “is Calob Marsh, who turned up Belknap, the Socrotary of War." Marsh, nhon ho got on the platform, asked whero tho Montreal car waa, and, hastening in it, put his luggage in the rack and ongagod aborth, Just bofure tho train reached Pooxakill bo showod considerable anxletz about something, and nervously asked tho conductor whon 4 train went back to Now York, ‘Cho conductor told him he could go ss Ter as Garrison's, When tho train topped at Peokekill he got off and walked up aud down the platform of tho dopot, bis apparent nervous- wosa incronsing and attracting tho attention of almost everybody on tho train. ‘Tho conductor of the elooping car asked bim if ho was going back. Ho replied by asking the conductor how tong before a down train vould como, Howas sgain told ho could go os for os Garrigon’s and catch one there, sy this time tho train was moving awsy from Peokskill, and Marah jumped on board and onco moro enterod tho Montreal car. As tho train moved along, tho spood inoroasing rapidly, he euddonty turned whon half way up tho aielo of the car, and ruah- ing out on the platform, jumpod from the train qu Lis luggage, narrowly escaping sovora in- jurios, Ho remainod at Peekskill till tho 6 o'clock train from New York arrived, when ho got on board, and paused here at 8.42 p. m. on route to Montroal, ANNIVAL AT MONTREAL, Morneau, Can., March §.—Caieb P, Marah arrived hore youterday morning. ———— THE WIFE OF BELKNAP. THE COUNARL O¥ THE 2¥X-sEORETAMY DISCOVER TUAT NE 18 NOT GUILTY AVTER ALL. Sneciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasutnotoy, D. 0.. March 6.—The friends of Gen, Beiknap inlet that Mre, Dolkoap is alone rosponaible for his fall, Thoy easy that the true story 12 {this : Whon Mrs, Bolkeap, thon Mra. Dowor, tomptad by tho ambition to rival the gay dames of our Capital, accopted the Marsh bribe and usod her influonce with her olster to secure the parchasod office, sho concoaled from tho Bocretary all of tho iniquitous transactions, Aftor, when sho becamo Mrs, Belknap, the Soo- rotary was mado to boliove that tho 820,000 that camo to bor from the policy on her formor hus- band’s life had boon intrusted to Mr, Marsh, who had beon vory auccessfat in ita invoat- mont, He had incronsed it to $100,000, and the monoy sho recoiyod wea from that source. Whan tho Sccrotary met Mr. Marah ho troatod the matter as any man would. . NOW MARK TUE EVIDENCES io favor of this story: Io not only indorsedthe drafts, which ho would not have done had ho known of tho frauds, but, whon the.chargos wore mado, ho insisted upon Marsh's going be- foro tho Committooand telilag whathe know. It was only when hoe appeared and the facts woro mado known to him thathe know and realizod tho horrtblo truth. At this point bia nerve and braln gave way, It was woll onough to gay he srould make no dofouse fn his wifo’a dishonor, It wos noblo In him to 80 dotermine, but auch s courso did not eavo her, ani ONLY ADDED TO HER MISERY TUR ANGUISIE of Knowing that she had draggod down hor wrotchod Luabsud. One of the counsel of Gon, Belknap eaid, in conversation to-night, that ho was & muob-jnjured man, and that Mrs. Belunap was the gailty party. Thie remark hea led to tho inforonce that the line of dofengo will ba to prove that Gon. Belknap waa not cognizant of his wifu's dealings with Marah, and believed, as haa beon alleged, that Marsh was paying intor- eet on her money which had besa givea to nim for javostment, MonE, Donn Platt publishes the following in connec- tion with Rirs. Belknap and the great ucavdal. ‘he lawyer to whom ho re ig undoratood to bo George Poodloton: 6 Bowor estate, of Ciooinnatl, had a claim againet tho Govornmoot for transportation during the War over tho Cin- clunati & Lexington Hailroad, Stanton rejected tho olatm aa pot based on equity. Schofield, his successor, did the samo. Itawtiog followed tho samo oxamplo, Dut s prominent attornoy and ®@ Damocratic candidate forthe Presidency when Bolkuap camo in waa employed by Mrs. Bowor, thon Belkvap'a elster-fn-law, and tho Secretary promptly allowea tho jprneipat aud interest of the doubtful demand. The amount paid bire, ;Bowor for ber aorvicos varies, as told by diifer- ent people, from $10,000 to $25,000, —_—-—- THE WIFE OF MARSH, HEA INVIDIOUS ENMITY THR DILEYUL SPRING OF O¥ BELKNSHE WOES Spectat Duapateh to Tha Chicago Tribune, New Yous, March 5.—1t haa como out here that the oxposure of Belknap by Marah was not Dbecauso of the lattor's Hpartan virtue which por- mittod bim to ateal but not to lio, bot was the rosult of = quarrel between the wivos of the two mon, Moreh'’s wifo is s woman of aa great beauty and personal appearance aa Mra, Deol- knap, and tho two often hed had thoso painful Nttle differences arising from social rivalry. ‘Mra, Marsh and tho present Bre. Belknap were old friends bofore the advancemont of Gon, Belkuap. Abouts year ego a misundorutanding ocourred between them, and Mra, Marsh, cousid- alderlng herself to bavo been trested with indig- nity, broke off her relations with bor former friend and vowed vengeance upon hor aud hers, When the pressure of the Committoo was pub ‘upon Marsh, his wife lusistod that be should no longer attempt to sureen tho Secretary, ‘Tho ruin of Mra, Marah socially is a» completoas and insisted on thus enabled who Marsh ontempt here by knew him before his revelations, and, whatever may ba the fealing that he only did his daty in tho mattoe by exposure, he 1s nono tho less do- apinod for that act of dialoyaity to his confeder- ate than the first disloyalty to the Govornment, It Is not bolieved that Mrs, Bellenap firat sug- te Mareh, but be was the original tempter of the womsu. The Sun this morning 878 t Agontisman from Denver, Col,, now in this city, whole familar with the workings ef the Government Agencies In the Indien country, said yestorday that he knows that Moj. Woolley, the mutler at Port D. A. Twussell, who obtained his position shortly after Gen. Dolknap becamo Secretary of War in 182, patd $4,000 cath down and $2,000 a yoar for the post, The eime gentleman says that itis {hat the poate at Forte Bat have boon paid for in thi —— COBURN, HE DENIFS PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRAUDS. sSpectat Diepateh te The Chicago Tritune, Tapuanaroria, Ind., March 6.—Gen, Coburn, who was Cliirman of tho flouse Committee on Military Affairs during tho Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, donios tho astato- ment that tho facta na to Marah being post- trador at Tort Bill, and making great profit out of it by farming it ont, wore privately disclosed to tho Houso Committoo on Military Affairs in 1872, and by them supprosscd, Ifo alaima that, among othorm, Cen, Hazon wae summoned by tha Committes, and brought from a great distance to tostify about this mattor; that ho, 2s Chairman, and Gon, Slocum, a leading Domocrat from Now York, closely interrogated Hazen onstho subject; that tho wholo oxamins- tion waa taken down by & ebort-hand roportor and embodied fn tho report of tho Committes onthe Army Staff Organization, and attracted much attention at the timo; that not tho least yyord was said of tho unfair or corrapt dealing of Secretary Belknap, and no ono dreamed of euch athing; that there were active and yigisnt Demoorata on the Committoo, and moro thao 100 in tho Houso who would have seized upon bia corrupt conduct with avidity; that tha Re- publican members of the Committees woro mak- Inga thorough investigation, and that all tho testimony takon was mado public, ——— FRESH SCANDAL. ANOTHER DOLD eTONY PROM TOR EF, LOVIN TIMES. Br. Louis, March &,—Tho Tins to-morrow will publish, on authority of a gontloman who has boen engaged in frontior trading forthe past olghteon years, somo very intorcating facts con- nectod with that businosa. Io atates that Or ville Grant, brother of tho President, hay been interested with Belknap in disposing of tho trading poste. Grant, shortly after tho appointment of Belknap og Secretary of War, visited moat of tho posts on the fronticr, ond cancolod all licenses fsaued by Secretary Rawlina, Dur- foor & Peck, extonsivo Gorornmont freighters and merchandisers on tho frontier, hold tho principal sutlorships at this timo, sud woro astonished at this unexpected change. Mr. Peck investigated tha matter and found that Orville Grant bad full authority from the Soore- tary of War to dispose of all trading poste as ho thought fit, Pock applied to Grant for suthori- ty to retain cortsin posta whoro his firm had foyested largo sums of maney in buildiogs aud goods, and he would acrce to it only on torms of eo much cash down aud o cortain share of the profits,—practloally the agmo arrangement that existed betweon Marah ond Evans & Co, at Fort Bil. Pock refused to comply with thoes torme, and others recorved the sppolntiventa: & Port Buford aud Yort Pook, A. O. Leigiiton Was sp- pointed sutlor upon terms proposed by Urvillo Groot, gested the bribory enoral boliof in the Weat ora, Htecle,and Wetterman BUT THE NONUA REQUIRED waseo large he lost money, and subsoquentiy offered to well to Durfoo & Pook, ‘Iho latter agreed to buy, but Leighton had first to obtala jormigsion to well from Grant, This Grant ro- aod aud mado onsier torina with Loightop. The Fort ill tradorship wae tskon from Durfeo & Pock, sod.givon to John 'T. Atboy. Athoy paid all tho money ho bad to get the post, and was obliged to make terms with Durfoo & Peck to run it. Tho lattor firm leasod from bim and carried on tho buniness for s year, whon the profits accruing to Athey enablod him to run the businoss himeolf, Durfoo & Pock had the teaderutip. at Vort Sill, bat it was given to Evaus & Co, Durfeo & Pock attomptod to carry & business in opposition toEvans & Co., but tho ofticors of tho post woro FOUDIDDEN TO GIVE THE SOLDIENs ORDERS on any firm but Kvans & Co., and thoy wero forced to abandon the post. Orville Grant wont so farin his opposition to Durfoo & Pook that ho forbade thase to whom bo gave appointments to purchase goods or bull tna bolonging to that dirm. Graut _ also ad an Are rangement with the Intorior Dopartment by which he controlled many of tho Indian trading posts, ‘These hodisposod of in tha anne mannor a6 tho nuticrships—to the highout biddor. Grant was intho habit of visiting military posta aod Indian trading stations ovory yoar to collect tho money duo him and his partner Belknap, and for thia purposo ho hod antbority from Hecre- tary Bollmap to draw upon any military posts for ambulances, teams, and such sid 8 ho might roquire. His suthority was gonorally recogaizod, an TE WAS GREATLY FEARED all along tho frontier, The authority for these Btatomonts is Dr. Terry, for many yonra past actiyoly conncoted with the firm of Durfoo & Pock, aad who baa spent much of hts life on the frontier. Ho says the Congresaional Committeo will open bp a rich load if thoy will investigate affairs at Fort Buford. —_—+—— IN RE BELKNAP. GEN. JEFF . DAVIS. Bvectal Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune, Inpianarouts, Ind., Merch 6.—Gen. Jeff 0. Davis, who passed through this city yoetorday enroute tothe home of his parents in Olarko County, remarked to a friond that tho salo of post-tradershipa was @ mattor of common ro- mark on tho froutier, and that ho had known for some time that tho tradera at Fort Sill were pay- ing au exorbitant bonus for their privilogo, and, In return, thoy wore charging exorbitant pricog for ovorything sold, It waa understood among the ofioors that tho system of eolling out those posta originated at the War Dopartmant, (Yn tha Associated press.) ADMEM AND ROBINSON. Wasntnaton, D, C., Marct: 5.——With reforonco to a dispatch March 4, associating Capt. George A. Armos with Capt. Georgo ‘{. Robinson in criminal practices while oficorsin the United Btates army, Capt. Armos saya that, although they belonged to tho samo rogiment, thoy were nolthor frionds nor associates. It appearg, from official documenta, that Capt. Armes was tried and dismissed from sorvica on falvo chargos pre- ferred against him by two officors against whom ‘Aros had previously proferred charges, and on which they wero tnod within two months thoro- after, found guilty, and sentonood to be dis- miasod, cashierod, and imprisoned in the Ponitontiary for throo years, and fined @500 onoh., The Military Commission of oach Hongo, in Vobruary, 1874, in thoir report on the bill authorizing and dircoting the Meoratary of War to give to Capt. Armea an honorable discharge, say that there waa nothing in tho rovord to jus. tify the sentence that was imposed by the court- inartial ; thet the chargos wero proforrod through motives of jealousy and rovengo, and the pro- oocdings show that thero was a doterminatlon on tho part of those officers who inatigated tho prosecution to have Armes diamipsed at any cost. ‘The bill to which allusion is above mado becamo a low, undor which he was honorably discharyod, with ono years extra py, A lotter ig on filo in the War opartmont, written by Capt. George Robinson, of Baltimoro, to Sccrotary Belinap on tho Yd of April, 1875, while sho findings of the court. martial in hie oaso and ita recommendation of dismiss! on account of his solling duplicated pay accounta, etc., were panding before the Depart- ment, In hig Jotter, ltobingon wrote that he had heard J.8. vans & Co., poat-tradore at Fort Bill, asgert that they had to pay monoy for Gon, Bolknap's bonofit, oto,, and that he was at that time, April 2, 1875, proparing charges against thom for malicious slandor of tho Seo. retary of War, Hoe continued : Thonestly believe that the slanders on your and notion tre faleey and T shail ring thie Drin to sveody Justice, whother Tam in oF out of the army, Tubal, if you’ dealro, tranamit al} documents entire to you'for your informstion and for such action as you may aoe fit to take, - Ilis lotter explains that theae documents con- sisted of memoranda be bad made of things he had hoard sald by Evans and other mombors of the frm. Tho findiags of the Court were ap- proved by the President, and Robinson was shortly afterwards cashiered on the grounds theroin stated. CHANDLEL—WHOAT HE BA1D TO BELENAP, pyecial Disputes ta Tha Chicage Tribune. Wasuixatom, 1, ©., March 6,—Seoretary Chundior’s connection with the case has also boeu much misrepresented. Hoe learned of (he facta before midnight precoding their publica. tion, and early noxt morning visited Gon. Lel- knap at bbs house, and asked him if tho charges woro true, whou Gon, Bolkuap satonishod him by almitting that they wero Beoretary Chandler then informed bita that,-if so, he should reaiga fromodiately, and, uoless bo did, be, Chandler, should himself redigt Lodtanily, uok & casa admitted of ne hesitation aia not regign others wonld, wndor the circu! stances, ba obliga’ to ratire iostautly. Upon ‘this the resiguation wan immio- diately wntten and takan to the White houao, Socretary Chandler's courao had no reference to the proposition of impenchment whic waa brought forward that dav, and noth ing wan enid or thought of that contingency, as atthat timo it wat not known that tha Gotn- qmittoe had taken action upon that branch of the onse, ——— FACT AND SPECULATION, JUDAE ER. HOAN. Bvectat Dienateh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasmnaton, D. G., March 6,—It in confidently assorted that Judgo E. Rockwood Hoar has been tondored the position of Secretary of War. ‘WILL IT BE ORK. WEDSTER? The ramor having gained circulation that there was a good prospect thatthe Becroteryship of War would bo offered to Gen. Webstor, Col- lector of Intornal Revonuo for thia district, a reportor called on him Jast evoning to loara if possible what atops, if ‘any, had boon takon in the matter by tho President. It was, however, found impossible to got any information on tho subject, for the reason that tho Collector do- seripod himaclf as “very alck and unable to seo any one.” ‘Thorois a precedent In the cage which Indi- cates with sufficient cloaruess wliat the answer will bo if tho post Is offerad to Gen, Webstor. It {s found in the anewer of the gentleman to tho writer whon tho change from Sub-Tressuror to Collector was under contemplation, Said the then Sub-Treasuror, ** When I was a soldior I oboyed tho orders of my superior officer, and if bo ordered mo to @ station moro or }ces Im- portant than the onoI had been occupying, I wont to it at onco: I propose to do so naw.” RUMORS OF FURTIEN REVELATIONS OF FRAUD. Dispateh to Cineinnats Commerctut, Wasnmixarox, D. C., March 3.—It is noticeable that white tho pollticnt effects of tho impoach- mont is naturally the aubject of mnch discus- alon, very little disposition is shown by anybody to rofoico over the torriblo stato of affairs do- yoloped. [tis regarded and spoken of moro in the aspoct of anstioual disgraco, in which tho wholo peoplo aro involved, rathor than from a party atand-point. Rumors ond hinte and eur- milees fill tho public ear a8 to tho probabilities of forther rovelations of frands that will make noc- essary the impeachment of other guliogultbed ergonages. Such mon aa Dolano, Ingalls, Stage Shopherd, Willinme, and Sawyor aro mentioned in this connection, white it is clatmod that the Cbief Clerk of tho War Department has also bean dotocted in frauds, and will bo brought to book, Allowauce must bo mado, howover, in this regard, for the provailing ox- traordinsty excitemens, which breods wild imaginations. MIR GNAVESTONES, ‘ Dirpaten to New York Herald, Wasatsaton, D. 0. March 8.—THo Committeo on Militury Affair, in gotting at tho roason of the packing off of Gon. Seigs to Europe, have got asfarog finding a witness who throws what light thoro isin the following afidavit’ on tho subject of jobbery in so solomn a subject as tho headutones on tho gravos of soldicra in tha national cemotorics t County of Washinalon, District of Columba, Personally appeared before me, B. W. Fergus Justice of the Posce for satd county anil District, Ed ward Eolly, who, being duly sworn sccording to oponen and says oa follows: Bly glen, and Th partner, John Ii a contract under It, P, Doherty, co! tractor for farnishing “ hoadatones ” for the National CGometery at Fredericksburg, Va, Aftor wo lsd fur- nished » certain number of the stoned, Doherty, so- coriting to our contract, was Loundoither to pay ua therofor according to the price agreed upon. or give get our pay from the Goverumont, but ho refusod to do etther, On or about tho “2d of May, 1876, I mot Doherty st Wormley’s Hotel, He told mo ‘that ho paid Col O.E, Mack, United States Assistant Ine spoctor of National Aillitary Cemoterice, the sum of 21,500 for his influence in getting him an extension of his controct, which extension had been givon # few day before. A few days after this ie callod to sco mo and proposed that my partner and I should soll to him or the Woalham Granite Company the stones which we hod already fiu- iabed, and whicli had been accepted by the Govern- ment, terms were so low that I declined his roposition, Ho thon ssid that if we did not soll to Tim he would get Col, Mack to recommond tho design of the stones bo chsnged so as to render our stones of no value to tho Government or tous, fio reposted vahat he had often satd to me before—that if ho could not get the “ dosign ”’ changod, he would Lavo the con- tract changed from gratito'to marble. le stated, further, that ho could accomplivh this by bringing in- fluence to bear upon Samual G, Bridges, brother-in- nw of the Sccretary of War ; that Hridges had offered to buy him out, anil would use bla iniluenes to accom~ pie ‘this change in the contract, MWealsotold me thet is partner, Samuel Littl, had groat influence with the Boorotary of War, sa they had bon achoohinates, Epwanp Keury, ‘THE LATENESS OF TUR DISCLOSURE, Diapatch to New York Times. Wasnmoros, D, 0., March $.—Ono of the most extraordinary foaturos of tho caso is the Intonoss of tho ditclosure, It scoma from what ia Jenrnod now that even moro than threo yoars ago tho contract betweon Eyona and Marsh had been saen by other porsons, and thore is reason rominont ofiicora ta Washington. As to the King of statoment that may have boen made to tho Proaident, thor 1s no moans of knowing, un- til tho Prosident bimeolf chooses to oxplain thom. Possibly bo did not regard tho source of information se worthy of cro- denoe, or else be took the samo viow ay the people in tho viclnity of Fort sill havo takon, whore the curront rumors, though thoy aoom now to havo beon correct oven in do- tails, wero rogarded sa too gross and improbable for belief. ‘Lhore is no doubt, howover, that the Chairman of the Committco of tho House on Military Affairs was Jast wintor placed in pos- sossion of the facts and tho namos of necessary witnesses to catablish tholr truth, This, ac- cording to tle report, bocama known to the ING retary of War, aud Gon. Hazon, an olficar Daniehed to the most distant command in tho Northwest ag punishmont for lus indiscretion, Aa to the story of Capt, Robinson, and the other atory of Col. Arms, they moy or may not bo truco, somo of lob- inson's estatemonts do not at all agroo with tha facta ostablishod by tho investigation, and many of tho statemonts of Col, Arms aro also impossible, There ia probably, however, somo foundation for tho belfof that tho most high-handed proceedings have bovn taken in tho case of persona who hayo tried to secure an in- yostigation heretofore. THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN IN THE FRENCH ADUS CASE. Spectat Dispatols to New York Times. Wasuinason, D, C., March 8.—Tho old French arma investigation is now rocalled by the ovie denco in the Fort Sillcase, Thore was s mys- torions woman in that investigation, who sp- peared to have mada proposltious to Now York parttsata Procure contracts for a consideration, ho professed tho power to socure anything eho desired at the War Dopartmont. Thoro way # groat doal of diffoulty in finding the witness, but Saally a woman camo bofore the Committee and tostifled to goneral and noitoportant altaire, and the impression was created that somo woman had attompted to got monoy from tho Now York contractors under falso protonuos, aud had roally. fined nothing, Tho next year after the invos- igation it bocame the current bollef that the real woosan in the caso had beeu conooalod. A Bonator on tho Committee waa namod as author- ity for thre story. It is now sugrested that the same lady who dispoaod of trading-ponta dealt in guna for the Fronoh army. MORE STORIES AGAINST BELENAP, A Washington dispatch to a Domocratic papers concerning the Democratic Socrotery of War, says: ‘Not twonty-four hour have elapscd since tho blow was struck, and yot tho Commit- teo bas alrosdy beon adyisoa of ten-fold new vor- ruption in the olticial and domoatio affairs of tho Boiknaps. Ono young man offora au afidavit, reciting that ho paid Mrs, Bolkoap $400 for» positionin the Dopartmont, Au ex-ofilcial iu tho New York Cuatom-Houso comes forward with tho statement. that €40,000 worth of luzurics wore paaged at that port duty free for the sdorn- mentof tho persons and tho parlors of the Sac~ retary and his wife. Stories of tho sale of powt- traderships on the Uppor Missouri and of rocom- mendations for promotion ara coming in from ‘every qaartor, too numorous to mention in de- tall by telograpl.” SYECIAL PRIVILEGES, 8t, Lous Repudhican, March 6, Tt some that tho Wort Bill tradors were al- lowed oxtraordinary privilegos iu tho matter of wolliug liquors, Tho Law provides that no liquor may bo wold for any but modicinal purpusca within the limits of the Iudisn Territory, tn con- travention of which iy the following order, which was published ofiiciaily in tho carly part of 1873; en Dessert sso ed haar 3, aul 3 Parsgre] of order dal ek, Ly quthoristag the gercirades at Fort Bil, Indian Tere ritory, to take to that post » linited quantity of brand: and Whisky monthly, Tor imediielsel pu v4 y and gol only on the authority of the Post Commander, is hereby eo moditied aa to peruilt the introduction of Uquors th the sane manner and under ike reatrictions asin the cases of all wine and porter; vido orders dated Fob, 2, 1872, Tho quantity snd disposition Marsof to remitn subject to the coutral and direction Post a W, DELExay, ‘Beoestary of War, , Wh darkly hinted by perscus inclined to sue ws such youchers and orders as would cable un to to boliove it was brought to tho attention of high character, who gaye tho information, was THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1876. picion that thla order was t! rangement by which Belknap was to recotr percantago on the large pales of fire-water which mut bs mato throngl {ts means. Whother this be trun or not, itis certainly strange that 5 Cab. inet ofticer would thus, by oflicial order, violate a United Btates Jaw, A TRANSPORTATION 117M. St, Lote Times, March In the fall of 1574 tho Governthent advertised from San Auatin, Tex., tha headquarters of that Departmont, asking proposals to transport army supplies from New Orleans, Bt, Louis, and Chi- cago, to pointa of destination in Tezas. The Iron Mountain Hatiroad Company hal then re- cently completed tte ‘Teras connections, and the roads forming (hie chain wore auxiows to obtain this Governinent freight. Thair chief roads were the Miszonri, Kaneas & Teras Rallrond, tho Texas Central, aod dforgen’a Bteamalip and Nalfroad Line, Tho bid of the Iron Mouu- tain Railroad and its connections waa 66 por cent Joan than tho price of the noxt highest hiddor, and 75 por cent loss than ecard rates. ‘Thors | waa no pussibla question bat that tho Iron Mountain bid wan o responsible one. It was at once approved at the Department ileadquar- ters by Gon. Angur, and then by Liout.-Gen. Bhoridan, by tho Chiof Quartermaster of tho Department, and aleo by Gen. Moigs. It reachod Bocretary Jictknap for approval, and was rojact- ed, and tho Government officers bero received an order direct from the War Dopartment to ehip thoir freight at card rates or by special con- tracts, There were thon 9,000 troops in Texas to be supplied undor these proposals. ‘he dif- forenco betwoon the cost an it would bavo boon undor tho Iron Mountain Railroad bid, and a it really was undor Dolknap’s arbitrary ordor, was 82 on» barrel of flour, and in like proportion for other supplies. The greater part of tho froight wout by the Missouri, Kansaa & Toxas Road, and the Government paid tho differenco, THE POST OF COX ClO, At tho post of Concho the poxt-trader some time ago was Trainor. Ho resignod, and Cou- rad, tho men who owned tho building and land at which the trading-post waa located, was atrongly recommended for the position, Lis petition was indorsed by Gon. Morritt, com- manding, ond all the ofticers of tho garrison, and many of tho Department, Tho rival appli- cation was pnt inby aman named Leck, who net only foiled togeta single indorsement ot the garrison, but against whom Gen. Morritt for- warded # atrong protest to Secrotary Helknap, charging that Beck kept a low gambling dop just outuide vin pene whoro murders were often com- mittod, and that in generol Lischaracter was sich that he rhould not be allowed to pat his foot an tho reservation, Conrad's application was rojectod, aud Beck received the appointment. Beck ihas since stated openly, as can bo proven by sovaral witnessas, that ho paid 83,200 for the appolotmont; that his partner. Loob, went to Washington and called at tho War Dopartmont, whore, upon making known hie mleslon, he wae directed to see 8 man named Iron. Mo did so, and Iron opaned negotiations with him, which led 8 an appointment of Deck aud tho paymont of 1.200 to — CEN. M’COOK. ‘Views OF AN OLD AUMY OFFICER, St, Louw Globe-Demoerat, March 4, In probing for nows, at Military Headquarters yeaterday, a Globe-Democrat representative mot with Gon. McCook, the most rocont scquisition to Gen. Bhorman's staff, Gen. McCook (Gonoral by brevet) is an old army officer, * grown gray in tha servico,” who bas soon, porbaps, a score of yosrs of activo military life, a Jorge sharo of which have been dovoted to teaching Lo the efl- cacy of powdor and ball, and the beautics of civ- ization, at ono and the samo timo, He baa traversed the territory from the head waters of tho Missouri to tho Gio Grande, timo and timo again, and having boon no long engaged in fron- tier service, is gonorally regarded sa sound suthority upon all mattore rolating theroto, “Your long sorvica on the frontier may havo givon you insight into these poat-tradiag trang- actions that will provo of intorcst to the public, if you should sco fit to make any statomont per- taining thoroto.” “T contidently expocted tho exposuro, and know that it must come sooner or later.” “Do you mean to say that tho frauds alloged wore known to you /"” *Yog, to mo and to avery officer who has had gartiaon duty to perforin in the Wost, for soveral years past. Itja not s matter of wonderment to me, nor do Ithink it will bo to them, that thie wide-aprosa corruption should havo been ¢x- posod.” Bat, in your opinion, docs the corruption ex- tend beyond tho post-tradorship at Fort Bill, which ia alloged to have been marketed sway ?"” ‘There ora 195 posta yet to hear from, and rest nsgurod the returns have not beguo to come in yet. Dropping the quostion of fact, why should Fort Bill boon exception in this gamo of bartor and trade that hasbeen going on? Doss any one presume thet this fort affords the only corrupt excoption, ond thats rule of honest managomont as to traderahips prevailed elsowhoro? Why should ort Sill have boow alone choson for atransaction of the charactor allogod, when othor posts may bo as readily manipulated by thogeat tho hoadof tho War Dopartmont ?” “Those aro all grave questions, nodoubt, but, Gonoral, let mo understand, Do you believe that the doubtful transactiona shown to have boon ongaged in by tho Secrotary of War extend to posts other thau Fort Sill?" “Dol bollovoso? Yes, Ido, Nay, I think I might with proprioty say that I kvow so, Now that this investigation hae been commenced by Congress, if thoro is really s desire to sift mat- tera to tho vary bottom, lat them soud for tho post-traders in all quarters, and there will bo such royelations of corruotion as will dwarf tho cane already rovealod into nothingness, This fa but the outering wedgo, which, if givon tho force nocossary, will rend the entire system of ‘post-trading ag now conducted.” “Tho mattor of appoloting post-tradore, thon, lios with tho Secretary of War?” “Entiraly, Formerly, the Council of Admin- {etration at » post—this Council was mado up of tho three oflicora next in rank be- low the commanding officer—choso a man ior the position of post-sutier. Their soloction was a man of charactor,—ono who bad a reputation for honoaty that he valued; ono who wag thoir oqual, aod with whom they could asao- clate on torms of intimacy. This solection was approved by the commanding oflficor, and, the matter boing proporly roforrod to the War Do- partmiont, the sppointmedt was made.” “+ What ia the process now?" “In the yoor 1869, Mr, Hugh Campboll, of Bt. Louis, a most roputable gentleman, recom- monded s cortain party for the sutlorship at Fort Laramic, ‘The candidate had an abundance of good words spoken for bim; his case was considered by tho Councit of Adminitration waa approyod by the commanding ofilcor, snd eventually bo was appointed, Ho came to St. Louis, and, procuriog # etock of goods, bad it forwarded to the Fort, but, boforo ho could bo- come sottled in lls now position, slong comos a Mouato gentleman with o fresl commiasion of post-suller in hie poekot, upon which the ink was soateale dry.” “ Waa thia a repreaontative from the War Do- partment ?" * Precieoly. But tho officers, with one accord, malotained that thoy had some righta in the promises that abould be respected, and took stops to uphold the man whom thoy had rocommendod, ‘Tho caso waa lid boforo Gon. Shorman, who, with customary promptness, ivsuod an ordor upholding tho firat appointoo, and leaving bia would-be succesanr bo rocourse save through the War Dopartmont,” “ And did thot termioato tho mattor 2" “By no moans, ‘This may bo properly aad to have beon the commencemout of the trouble betwoon Sherman and Belkaap, to which is due, aa Touch as to anything, the present location of military headquarters at St. Louis. Tho issu of thet slight contest for tha pust-tradorahip of Fort Laramie ehowod to Secretary Dolknap the fact that he was not without restriction, and that, aa mattors then stood, the marketing of post po- sitions was not freo from the danger of ox- posure, Theroforc, somothing must be dono, Accordingly, in 1870, he secured tho paamago by Oongresaof an act, transferring from our hands allogethor the power to choose, recommend, or sppoint fonltradera, aod giving it into tha bauda of the Becretary of War, without any cheels or balance-whool to provent that con caring which the law is go oxplicit in its man- ‘You moan, I proaumo, conosrning the sslo of appointive positions 7" “Preciaoly, ‘hat Divino command, ‘Thou enalt not steal,’ ia no more plaoiv, no more ex- picts thao ia the law portsining to aud yovern- log the filling of these post positions ; yos itein~ fraction is tho rulo and itu observance the excop~ tion, ‘The Jaw speaks in unmiatakablo terme syalost the farming out of those post poul- tiona, and yet 1 may say that, in the majonty of casos tho porsou appoiuted soldom, if evar, geod the pout, Whatia the reauls? ‘the sotual traders and eutlors aro thoue who can and will pay the moat for the opportunity to speculate off the neceasitloy of tho soldier, and, a9 & class, thoy ara a sot of thieves, and, instead of » blows- ing, aro a bane to tuo wervice.” “Do you know of any iudividus! cases of “’farming out’ that you can mention—that is, in sadition to the case of Mareb, which has been me Fro eae bare bo go 8 are —n08 01 Di outside of the City of Bi, Lous, ‘Cuere le a man reslent here, who Ii upon the procosds of anutlereblp, which he is Dreanmad. to hold at Fort Uflon, He friends powerful enough to reach the Secretary of War, and he was ap- pointed. But he prefers the comforts af civil- ization to ® rude life in camp; therofore, hoe farms out his position, and receives @ goodly "| ahare of the spoils.” ** You hsvesoon considerable xervics {n Texas, General; what was your exverience down thure as besring upon this queation 7" “Lot rao give a alngle instance, snd I think it will aniffice, since it appears to bo the rule of procedure fo most caace. Net a great whilo since thore was 4 utler to bo appointad at Fort Concho, A young man, generally osteemed, pamed Conrad, mado application for tho piace, and, na wo officers all know bim to bos gautie- man, and nbovo the practices of tho ordinary eamap-trader, we locked horon to got him ap- Pointed. Ifo bad a suporabandance of recoi- mendations, and all who know him seomed to have had a desira to put themsolvos on record in hiv favor, He woot to Washington to lond force to his application, About tho esmo timo thero atartod for tha noat of the Netiousl Govorntucnt s misorsblo speci- mon of tho Mobrew raco who had in certain transactions givon good causo for up- pleneant suspicions. fo, too, was an applicant for the sutlerabip at FortConcho, Well, Conrad had no monoy to buy bimacif position, if ha could havo dono so, but tho Hebraic applicant, after gotting to Washington and going over the Rround, ont homo for €2,000, which waa for- wardod to nim, and whon he returned to Concho ho bore # post-trader’s commission iu his pocket." + But had ho auocacded In apending his money attho Capitat?” “Well, Lam not propared to say that ho paid bia monoy over the counter of the War Dopart- mont, but he somelfow got lia comnilasion, in epito of tho euporior qualifications of lis rival. ‘Thon, again, I knew of acase where ona man operates two posts, holding onein hisown name, and tho otberin the name of his wife's brothor alad 15 yearsof aga. Old autlors, who havo establishod thoir reliability by long yveara of ser- vico, bave been turnol out to make way for thoso who have no scruples about bearing down upon the scrows in order to make tho most of the situation. It fs the man who will pay the most for the priviloge that gets the position, and not he who is qualified by a record of probity.’ ——— CAPT. ROBINSON. ‘THOSE COUNT-MANTIAL PHOGEEDINGA, Saturday's ‘Tcmouxe contained a dispatch from Baltimore purporting to contain addi- tional toatimony againat ox-Sccretary Belknap, given by Capt. George T. Robinson, formorly of tho Tonth Cavalry. In that dispatch Capt. Robinson charges that he was the person who preferred the charges against Belknap, and that tho latter io resoutment procured his dismissal on the professed ground of alleged frauds aud ncefarring unfounded charges agsiust @ superior officer. A printed report of the trial of Capt. Robinson by court-martial was procured Saturday, and from that document ft ts acon that the allega- tion that Secrotary Belknap originated the pre- senting of charges ia entirely without founda- tion. ‘Tho court-martial ast at St. Louis, by vir- tuoof orders issued from the headquartera of the Department of Missouri. There wero two charged proterroi. the inst being fora **viola- tion of section 1 of the act of March 2, 1863, chapter 67, entitled ‘An act to prevent and punish frauda upon tue Government of tho United Btates.’” ‘Lo this cbarge thoro are soven specifications, alleging that Capt. Robinson in tbo months of February, March, April, May, and Jone, 1873, presonted two sets of claims for pay for those montha, one set being prosontod at Now York, the othor at Galveston, Lox., on which he sno- ceeded in drawing double pay, or 8100 8 mooth. ‘And also that by means of false certificates ha succeoded in gettiug #33.33 a month extra, on reproseotation that he had beon ten yoars in tho service, which waa not tho fact. Tho second chargs is for ‘conduct unbecom- ing an officer," and contains fourtoen specifica- tions, tho first four beiog for drawing pay twico, and drawing $200 a month instead of 9183.33. The noxt five specifications charge that Capt. Robinson, in Beptembor, October, Novembor, and Docember, 1873, and January, February, and May, 1874, fraudulently sold s sot of ac- counts for his pay for those months to 8, G, DeCoursoy and others, certifying at the enmo timo that thero was due him $200 ® month, when in fact bis pay was only £183.39 monthly, and an order had previously boon issued to tho oflicors of the Pay Departmont forbidding thom to pay him until ho sottied on account of 550 with tho Government. In tho romaining specifications, Robingon {8 charged with having incurred debts to his Sergeant, ton trader at Fort Sill, to bia grocor in Dattimore, and his family physician ot Philadelphis, o!] of syhich: ho ha: dishonorably refused to pay. ‘Tha court-martial found him guilty on both charges, and all tho specifications, and sentenced hun “To bo cashiored; to forfeit to the United States all pay and allowance now duo or to be- come duo, and to have his crimo, namo, placo of abode, and punishment published in and about Philsdoiphia, Pa,, and 8t Lome, Mo." ‘Tho sentonce was also approved by the War De- partment, and the proceedings and findings, with the exception of sovou specifications to the sec- ond charge, on which it was held proper proof bad not boon adduced. ‘MAJ, ANNES, ‘The record of Brovet-Maj. George A. Armoz, who gave thio first clew which lod to Mareh's royolations, ia also somowhat under acloud, aud {t looks as though he, like Robinson, wae trring to mako capital to help himself back into tho army. The reportof tha Court-Martial, which convened at Fort Leavonworth, Kan, in March, 1870, has beon obtained, and showa that Armos was then and there arraigned on five chargoa: First, far contompt of ‘Uoart ; eecond, noglect and violation of duty to the prejudica of good or- der and military dieciptine ; third, conduct un- becoming au officor acd gentleman; fourth, conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline; and, fifth, wrongfully and knowiogty selling or disposing of property of the United States, farnishod to be used in the milltary service of the United States. Armes was found guilty of Sauber and sentonced to tho guerd-houso during tho pleasure of the Court, and on the charge of conduct unbscom- ing an officer and gentloman, bo waa also found guilty, Thle unbsooming conduct, It appears, was giving obscone plotures to women in the camp, aud sending thom to Jadies in Fort Loay- enworth, where be wes stationed. On this charge Armos was dismissed fram the serrice, ———— BELKNAP’S EARLY LIFE. 41s REMOVAL TO KEOKUR. Speriat Dispatch to he Chisago Tribune, Keoxus, 1a,, March 4.—The Gale City of to- morrow morning will contain tho following con- cerning Gen, Bolkuap's history prior to his appointmont aa Secrotary of War: A littlo over twonty years ago W, W. Belknap enmo to Kookuk se a young attornoy, Ho wsaa Domocrat in politica, Ho becamo somewhat activo as @ local politician, and in 1853 waa eloctod by the Democracy to the Lower Houso of tho State Logivlature, About tho timo Lo come Keokuk was in o forment of epeculation. lb was 8 season of grost oxpocta- dove ; giltedgod | property waa selling at fabulous pricos, Mr, Belknap caught tho apcoulstive spirit, nud oporated to acon siderablo oxtent in real eatato, Thon como tho crash of 1857-8, and Belknap found himself in great financial dificalty. Now followed s trane sotlon which put him under unfavorable opinion foratime. Lotters from Faatora corrospoud- onte and clients came to his partnor that monoy which his firm nad long before acknowledged tho receipt of had not been applied as directed. Inquiry disctosed that Mr. Belknap had roooived the money, neknowledged the receipt for it for tho firm, and in bia financial extremity had UBED IT ITMAELY. Tie partoer was a poor mau, but he raised tho monoy and paid off the dobt. Tho sum so paid, Gen, Bolkuap pud back with pruueipal and in~ terest 2a acon ax he could ralso the money, aod to this use he applied the aulary of hiv military aeryiee. the War broke out, Mr, Belkanp went in with tho loca} company to which be belooged, aud came back at the end of tho War @ Bfajor- Gonoral, and with a rocord a8 9 woldier, hon- orable to Limself, tha Stato, and tho coun- try, Ie had scarcely determined what to io o¢ to his businesa future, when Andrew Johnson bogan his rald upoa Republic- avs, sod Dr.J, C. Walker, Ravoute Collector for this district, was to go out by decapitaion. Attho instauce of both Democratio and Repub- Nean friends, Gey. B., who was a War Demo- cratand thou Independent, potitically dividing lus voto between both parties, applied for the place, and gotit. The agencies that compassed this result wore both Ropublican and Domo- cratic, Whoo Mr. McCrary succeeded to Con- ates, Clon, Halla, as an Indepondent, was ro~ appointed by President Grant, aud this appoint- ment was generally satisfactory to all parties. ‘Tureaghous his adininistration of the Collaotor- a Pe RUMORS Wun RIVE {n some quarters of 8 whisky ring and a to- becca ring, and these rumors continue. As to ths foundation of thum, we know cothing, and hava heard no specific instances of alleged core ruption abany tims given while he waa filling thin oles, é Gou. B, was anddenly, to the warprise of him: aolf ond everybody, meade Secretary of \far, ‘The cholco was mada oy tha President from the standpoint of thas peculiar polley which hag controited him in many of his sppointments, fad Lo asked any part of Iowa Republicans or lown Denicoratn who ho should choose as a Atepublican Cabinet Minister from Iowa, none of elthar party would have thought of saggoating Gen. iknap. Ne foley bation ae naked or snawered ag the condition of into the Cabinet, pas! THE WEATHER. $ Wasmrxarox, D. C., Maroh O—1 a, m.—For the Lower Lakes, Middle States, and New England, increasing cloudiness and rain, except io Vir- ginlo, with noutherly and westerly winds, rising tomperature, and falling baromoter. For the Uppor Lake region, Uppor Minalestpp!, and Lower Miawourl Valloy, areas of rain or snow, with partly cloudy and colder weathor, followed during the night by northorly to west orly winds, and rieing baromotar, LOCAL OUSERYATIONB, Crtcaco, March 6, ‘Wind, ie We'ther Time. (Bar, Thrifia, 63a, m.12.05 8 2,8., frenb., ? iH., brisk, F118, brink. 43, 75/8, brisk, 80 8,, freah. 51} 80,8, frealt ~ Maximum thermometer, 62, Minimum, 45, GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Curcaco, March 6—Dildaight. Station. jliier,;Thr) Wind, jRtalny Weather. ‘261N. We, brink’ IN, We, gentle] 21 N, W.. brisk Light rain, Light now. Fair, Cloudy. Fogey. Claucty. Eight rain, Slevtingy jectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Storx Crry, March 6.—Tho weathor to-night iycold. A sovero hail storm provaits hero. In Weatorn Dakota a heavy snow-storm is reported. Oxtana, March G.—Quita s hoayy raio, accom panied with tbander and lightoiwg, hero this evening turned intog slect etorm. lt ls non turning colder and blowiog s regular gale, ‘What $s moro common or witack 2 Who is not fari! foms, opr irits, reatleveness, gloominess of mind, wesrk , dull beadache, dirty, greasy appearance of the , yellow tingo of the white of the eyoa, loas of ap fetttc, and conilyonesa? Few, indeod, of the mon ordinary ills of life aro mors widely prevalent thas these billous disorders, and yet they say readily be got rid of hy using Dr, Jayno’s Sanative Fills, by whow operation the liver will bo rapidly restored to health action, the vitiated recrotions of the stomach chang: ail costivencas removed, and the whole syatem sania in recovering jorinal condition, “BUSINESS NOTICES. ‘Tethe Consumptive.-Wilbor’s Com= pound of Cod Liver Olt and Lime, without posseasing tha very nauseating flavor of the articte as heretofore used, [8 endowed by the phosphate of Ume with a healing property which renders the off doubly etfica- cious,” Lemarkable toetimontals of Its efficacy can be exhibited to thova who desire to ses them. Bold by A.B, Wibor, Chemist, Boston, ee, For coughs and thront disorders use “Yrown's Bronchial Troches,” having proved thotr ofiiciency by # teat of many yearn, SILKS. “TE PAYS 10 TRADE ON THE WEST SIDE” GREAT SALE BLACK SILKS | AT THE West End Dry-Goods House, . MADISON AND PEORIA-STS. © CARSON, PIRIE & C0. Will this morning offer for salo the following lots of Silks ata Tremendous Sacrifice, be- low tho Closest Cash Values ; constituting them Very Important Bargains, which no lady requiring, or in- tending to buy, Black Silks, should neglect. FOR INSTANCE: ‘Wo shall offer. 12 pes. Heavy, all Silk, imported Black Gros-Grains at $1.00 per yard; a Bargain oxcoll- ing anything horotofore offored in Silks, At 61.25 wo shall sell 20 picoes Lyons Black Silks, handsome finish and quality; goods that aro con- vineingly choap. At $1.50 wo shall offer 25 piocos Splondid Quality Cashmero Black Silks; beautiful lustro and finish, and worth $2.00 por yard. Wo shall offer 12 picces Lyons Cashmero Black Silk, elegant satin finish, at $1.75 por yard. This lot of Silks sro so onormously cheap that evory lady in Chicago or neigh- borhood should socure a dross at once, 18 pieces rich Oashmoro Black Silks at $2.00 and $2.25; would ba good value at $2.50 and $3.00 por yard. A fow pieces Richost Sublime Black Cashmero Silks at $3.00 pes yard; worth 4.60 at rotail, OUR SALE Of Bargains in Fancy Silks ai 50, 65, 75 conts and upwards continues to attract many pur: chasers, and some of the lead ing styles will soon be closed out. : MADISON AND PEORIA-S7B,