Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 9, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME 29. FINANCIALe e TELR Herchants', Fannleirs’, & Mechanics m Savings Bank, 76 OLARK-ST., OBIOAGO. "INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES. Penfeet Security—Liberal [nferest. Every Cortificate Secured by Norigage on Improved Reoal Beinte. TABLE of increaso of *Investment Certifie tes,? secared en tmproved renl estato beare f;. interest, payahlo (n euarterly Instnlle mentsy at tho rato of 7 310 por cont por un- wum. Sbhowink the nocnmuiation of sums ine yested for the benefit of Chililron or otheray Amouny Asccumulated, Fatimated upon the basls thet intureat, whe duo, fs :ndllnud ©on savings soctunt, and invested in INVICST- MENT OERRTIFIOATRS wheomever §100 is thus acenmu« lated. ‘Ang hoMer of » Cortificats has tha privilegs of examin- s the oendition of r;h- trust a4 sy time on calling &b Gootios of the Trusico, Oertificatos forwarded, and {nterovh, wham &ue, refn- woated, if deetred, o remitiod by draféor sxpross teany pastof the United flhw."Addullm Mg OOEAN NAVIGATION, AMERICAN LINE, BAILING WEEELY BETWEEN " PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL, - OALLING AT QUEERSTOWN. loamera of s Line bave SUPFRIOR CADIN ACORODATIONS, and combino all (he modern imyrovements, Tha' Blatorooms are; sxtm, largny ol # outeido rooms Uightod from "the e, aa o " iraa oF OARIY PASSAGE~§5 to $100 currency, so eording to lacation. . Steoragoe Passage ot Lowest Ratos. Drafts on Europe in sums to suit. A;lfply at thie Compauy’s Ofiice, 133 LaSalle-st,, cor- Aadison. e 3. 11, MILNE, Western Agent, ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE. “I'ho Goneral Transatlantio Company’s Mail Steam Peiweon Now York and Mavie, osl 1) wr b Ianding el beasenieorns wa this favorite route for the utiior] otlior), will vt Uil:‘lkl“. »a tollowsy PE ks LABILADOR, ANERIQUE, PRICK O sll from Plee No. 44, Batarday, March 18 Rnturisy: Anel 15 Rl W A ' to acouinmodation T bl 872 third. Bite. Totuin tokols ot reduand Tabes. with suberior agoom B o i s ey 1aFAKS DA Btcamers marko : 18 DERKBIAN, Agout, 85 Srosdway, N. Y. 17, O Sl e g Feandotit 4 goat for Chicago. CHAY skl et National Line of Steamships, KRW YORK 10 QUUENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. Thussday, Marchd, at 13 noon. Baturday, darob 1, &6 3 p. m. aturdny, Maroh 18,'at 112, m, Gaturday, April1, &t 11a.m, 5ON DIBEGT, REECE, 4 " s Baroh 4, #4 13 noor. GREBCH LI tona..... aturday, Hireh . evon ot Cabin turn | s b Xl;ll r L1and upwardson 'RSON, AY . B, LA A Northeastoarner Olark and Randolph-ats. (opposite now ‘Suerman House), Ublcago. Great Westorn Stenmstip Line, From Now York to and) direct. OIMNWALL, Rtampor ; turda, alarch 25 OREAT WHSTEIN, W S + _ Cabin Passago, 810; Intormediato, 8435 Btserare, 820, ppoertion ek, 8120 Fropald Buvepdpo “contintaces : at Gonoral Feoighe A 3 AL G SED ONALD. Aveat INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, Carrying tho Malls hetween BUROPLE AND AMERICA. , e b SR R ol K &~ Drafta on Great Dritain and Ireland, CUNARD MAIL LINE, Balling threo times n wock to and from Dritish Ports, Loweat Pricos, Avply st Gagipany’s Offios, nortwast coruer Clark and hesta., Obloaxo: n"J‘"‘v"r-. 8.’ VEIRNET, Goverst Wastern Agent. LEGAL. Sale of Pekin, Lincoln & Decatur Reiiroad, ‘WITHOUT REDEMPTION. . Circnit Conrt of the Unltu{ Btates of Xmerim, Southern District of Illinofs, Jan. uary Torimn, A, D. 1876, Abram P, Bayity, Trnstee, &c., 1. The Pokin, Lincoln & Diocatur talirond Company, “The Tolado, Wabssh aud Woatern itaily oz, e . OCum- o ilway Comipany, Jacob D. rattrinan, Qamiol Or. s, -Colambis o hkeupioy o i trioh . Rath and Hrederick Bmith, Fxecaior jos Bunith, Decoased. PUBLIO NOTIOR L hors alven that tn pursuancaof o am ar by orm a{2rosalds 484 b7 virsus oF 108 novors ¥ o wors o tatoed i in'dond of teust flod % an towit: At thehourof SElook by Dhe ot sald by, the folloniny doserived roperiy, (o witi The Pekin, Liscoln and Dosatur Hails sad, exigading from tha Oity of Pekin, Tasewoll Gounty, §ifluoie, or & noar &4 practicible, 1 the Town fount Pulsakl, tur, ludluding oloy and railwi ‘g roxiiot tracks, beidges, vibe ducta,oulvorls, fendos, other struoturos, “depots, Siation Nouses, angins Bonsas, oar Honae, rolglit holiad: ‘woud (hflll!l and fl"lohh\l t ngt, nadail machive thoms .+ and ail o or poesonal estatotioid, quirod br t ot Lingo pany, anchises connoct 1o and D ol 1n the sald deod of or 1w the strugtion, malntenance, ias tharsaf, aad ail the property iranchisos: by s{:whumurnrm- or nature, togetn M3 ioditamonta sad app og oat, Draperty, tros w a8 in eqaily, of the said rapsny ambr E‘m- 014 dusd of trust, Inoladiag (6o franchiso asd Tight 1o be & corporation. pon the paynient of the smount bid, the undersigned will sxec erty, o, acknowladgn and dotiver to the purchtser 'y ot "eonrering said b andin ual Lo or more than tho 0 Sliihave o vight to d o them b :!l. “.'0 i :’r:f" h‘AVI:hI amouat foun: hd. Izlfl y said bl in case such bid shall RO of aLa biameen her shall B8 sac share of tha bid a a fiast dlsitibution therool, 'fi'llnt of sll costa, Jatod at Bnrln!lh}‘d 1tlinols, this 7th dayof March, 1876, B L T . 8. . Coul uth, sl uols, AT, Greexr & Lreruen, Bolicliors for Complajuant TREABURY DEPARTMENT, Orrics o¥ CouprnorLEn oF TuE CURBKXOY, WasginaTon, Keb, 3, 1676, All persons Liaving clalms againat tho Fourth National Dok of Chicago, 1L, ate horeby Hotitied (o Pieseat the fame, sad fo waky'loral proot thersol wlibin thros months, . Kedolvor, w3 baiik I e Gity of Ghlcagts e o oo o ikl oy AT EROT, BLANK BOOKS, STATIONERY, &c. BLANK BOOKS, Stationery and Printing, Furnlsbed promptly snd at i JONES, 1040 108 Madmomar - T DY 3.2 W or the " _COMMISSION MERCHANTS. GOMMSSIDI{lPiBRGHANTS No. 98 South Water-st., CEICAGO. Sales and Roturns Promptly Made. fully covered by insursnce, Our present stors is signments invited. s WL LITTLE'S BONE, again, and his customors and publio con now find him at his Commigsion Businoss, dealin, ments, and prompt sales and turns guaranteod. NEW FPUBLICATIONS. For Deliberative Assemblics, Poaket slxo, price post-paid, 75 conts. ‘which 1o a singlo page oontalus the anawers to mare 200 questions ea parliamontary law."—~New York {og DMatl. *The work s a romarkabls one. work on parllamontary law, it la by far tho bast authority Prosldont Whitford, of 3ilton Uollege. 26 Washington-st.,, Ohicago, ARTISTS’ SALE. At 7:30, Grain, Produce, &, Ll Cash, Avmes o1 Cimoes, The destruction by fire of the premisca hlely oocu-! $lod by us will not interropt our businoss. Al the prroperty of our customers (ss well 2a our awn) waa raodlons, snd centratly located. Gorrespondonos and No, 83 Bouth Water-st. E. 6. REICHWALD Will not bo hindered in businesa by . tho Firo. He is alroady establishod 98 SOUTH WATER-ST., ‘Whoro ho s propared to continuo Fruit, Vegetahles, &e. : Cash advanccs mads on consign. Tho property of Mr. Roichwald and his customers was fully insured. == e “EVERY CITIZEN Stonld Stady This Book.”---Hilwaukes Semituel, ROBERT' RULES OF ORDER, *“The handiest and most nseful manual we have over seen, for overy man and woman having anytbing to do with any organization of any name or nature roquirlog maloaofordor. » . . Dut the erowning excollance ef tha littla book 48 & *Tablo of Tlules Relating to Motlons,' Of all the smaller and the most sorviceablo, Xt must bo widely usod."— ¥or 75 conta It will ho sont you post-pald, and 1t will suve you meoy dollars’ worth of timo. 8. C. GRIGGS & CO., Publishers, TO-NIGHT! The Aty Sale ‘ 212 Wabash-av. J. B. CHAMBERS & CO., Auctionosrs. the gin To- than Eren. GENERAL NOTICES. the as follows until March 10, 1! Balo of 1878, for city cont, o} tiopal nh“a’ tho principal of all Tax Cortifloatas. Chicago, Fob. 28, 1876, GITY TAX REDEMPTIONS. In complianco with tho roqueat of the Fi. remium on rodomp- taxoa of 1674, no pro- mium, Sale of 1874, for city taxes of 1873, 26 per cen Boleof 1873, for city taxes of 1872, 25 por n the 10th of March, 1876, and on tho 10th of every muocoeeding manth, an addi. of 5 per cent will be mado on 8. 8, HAY EB, Comptroller, Orrica or Tnx Coox Counry, ILLiNots, o' Bonds of tho danomination of $1.000 ekl 3, 1602, and bearlug futerest at tha rate of 7 per Annium, payable somi-annasily on the lat ovember, at York, and 'tiis offee, Thera will buaccrusd intorest on the bonds tho Jat of November, 1673, and blds must bo accardin, bonuls, thia Calinty roserving the rikbt to acoept aa it may deem neconsary, of rejoct all the bida, Enyelopes contatning bids must be marked for Cook County Lionde," County Troasu LHOS, LONERGAN, A, B. JOHNBON, A, T. TOMPRJIY8 {a nolonger autho; to transaot busineas for us, being out o! employ. - JRITINE, COUNTY TREASURER AND COUNTY CoLiroTon, Onicaao, Mareh v, 1678, Bealed bida will bo recelved st the County’ Treasur flice until Thureday tho 16th inatant, st 2 o'clock for the eale of twenty-five Cook County fire- due May r cont fay snd 0 Metropolitan National Honk of New ly. Bide WYI{N recelved forall orany portion of the L. €. HUOK. GHAS, C. I IOLDEN, Finence Commiites. NOTICE. GEQ. P, GORE & CO. from made such " Bids rer, risod f our SPORTSMEN'S GOODS, ESTABLISHED 1853, OLD PAPERS. OLD PAPERS FOR SALE - At 75 cents per 100, ‘In the Oounting-Room of this Office. GUNS, FISHING TACKLE, ETC. Y At T T EATON'S, 53 Statesst. DYEING AND GLEANING. or rewoyug the trimniinga, 100 South Clars, 168 Iilingbs, and 265 W. Madis: ___FORSALEL. _ FOR SALE. T for cash, ta,, C 3 Elizaboth, sny Ads-sta,, D00 feek fronta ‘This block containa over ‘T. J. MAP ‘Boom 17, Portland B v LADIES SUITS. In_BI Woalen, aud Mixed Goods, clcanod by e PR O BANING PHOGESS, without rypog TAUAT BCIIWARZ, on-ats. Ths entire Llook ltoundaldigx Washington, Madisonm, s for . bullting, and will bo soid for akout oue-third its value A0 applied for immodlately. THUOMAB LYAIAN, lock, T, PO CHICAGO, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1876. BELKNAP. The Impeachment Resolutions Recommitted to the Ju- diciary Committee. An Interesting and Spicy Debate on a Bill to Protect Witnesses Olymer's Committes Held 'Responai- ble for Marsh's Escape to Oanada, Belknap™ Goes Beforo tho Police Ceurt. and Gives Bail in $25,000, The Investigation of George H. Pendleton’s Past Do- ings Inevitable, Orvllte Grant Called to Testify Concern- ing Post-Traderships. An Old Post Trader Who Stands Up for Belknap, But Reviles Thoso Army Officers Who Paid Him Not, A Superflm':r of Internal Rovenuo and the Concho Post---\Where DId tho Monoy Go § YESTERDAY IN THE HOUSE. TITH, Specfat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribuna. ‘Wasumnazox, D. C., March 8,.—The proocod- A groat crowd was prosent oxpecting articles of impeachmont. Aftor a deninl of all tho chargen affecting bis integrity ‘by Roprosentative Pur- man, of Florids, and the roferonco of his case to a committeo for invostigation, the witnoss who had rofused to answor boforo the naval in- vestigation was brought to the bar of the Houss and given a chair, Ho had ecarcoly takon his seat when he foll off in a Qit and rolled over into the gpaco boforo tho Bpesker's desk. Ladiea wcroamed, tho galleries rose, mombars crowd- od down about lim, snd the Spoaker onlled to the galloriea for a physician, Aftor a while tho struggling pationt was carried out. Having clearly aoswerod bofore the Com- mittoo tho questions he declined to reply to yes- torday, ha was discharged from custody by a formal vote, Tlero are MANY WILD RUMORS sbout hia testimony, and it is roportod generally that he testified as to monsy going into Becre- tary Roboson's family, This fa without the lonat foundation. o only fmplicatod twoclorks, ond, ono of theso, of long connoction in the Dopariment, denios tho story of the witnoss in all its parte, Bubsequently, procecdings be- camebittorly partisan, The Judiclary Committeo finally roported tho articlos of imposochment of Gon. Bolknop, but roported them to confess to tho Houso that the entiro impoachment pro- ceodings is at prosent a failure, owing to the ab- sonco of tho witness Marsh. It way A TITIABLY, CONFESSION for the Democrats, who Yoluntarily roloasod Marah from the custody of tho Houso to have to mako, Tho Committos asked that tho imhoach- ‘mont articles might bo recommitted, with in- structions to take furthor testimony. It wea o request by the Democratic leadors to bo per- mitted to find tho evidencoe aftor the indictment bad boen found. The Republicans showed thoir _zoal in tho prosecntion of . the Inte War Becrotary by voting with the Domocrata without o dissonting volco, 80 the grand inquest is to bo renewad by the Judielary Committoo from tho outsct. The Republicans ‘woro not so readily disposod to yield to the Dom- acratic demand for tho pasasgo of tho bill rela- tivo to tho intimidation of witnosses, but the re- sult showed that this intimidation waa duo to tho form ratler thab totho subatanco of tho Democratio domand. Tho Domocrats, atter hav- {og two spoechos from their own side, moved for the provious queation, sud vmywcd to oxcluds Ropublicans from tho debato, ‘Tho bill was ONI? OF VABT IMPORTANCE, had only been roported to tho Iotse in manun- script this morniog, and hind not beon printed. It contained provisions which seemed to be of » vory dangorous cheracter, yot the Domocrats rofused the Hopublicana tho priviloge of ono word, ‘Tho Ilepublicans than, outraged by this [njustico of arbitrary powor, for thoe fleat tina this eenson showed thair powor. Thoy forced tho Domocrata by tilibnstaring to grant thom half an hour, The Democrats wore sur- prised ana chagrined at the skiil jo parlimouta- 1y forco extubited by tho Ropubiicans, which was 80 in contrast with™ their own blundering, Tho Domocrats #o flippantly viclated parliamontary law as to foroo a call of tho Ilouso, when tho 1nat vole ehiowed o quorum. After A TIRESOM PILLIUSTERING BIEOE of two hours, the Republicans cariiod the day by forcing tho Domocrats to a compromiae, and olhlnml the floor, Blatuo and Kaason used it to terrible ndvantage. Thoy ehowed that the Demooratic charge that the Adminisiration Cabinet mosting drove Afarsh from tho country waa falso, and that Marsh loft Now York bofore tho Cabinot convened, and was' in Montreal bo- fore tha dispatches canoerming it wers published, It was also mado to appoar that the dispatches wero uatrue, —_——— THE IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES, DEFENRED DACK TO TUE COMMITTEL. Waetinarox, D, 0., March B.—Mr. Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary Committos, made tho {oltowing roport in tho impeachmont of the late Bearstary of War : Tho Commitea on tha Judiclary would respectfully Teport that, in pursuance of tho lnstructions of the Uouse thoy have propared articloa of fmpoachmont sgainst William W, Belknap, Iato Socretary of War, for Lgh crimes and misdemeanors in ofico, but that atuce proparing tho same they bave been informed aud bo- Uove thiat Caleb P, Marsh, upon whoso tostimony be- fore tho Committes on Exponditurce i ths War Do- artmeut satd articles woro framod, has gone youd the Jurisliction of tho Govern. ment of the Ujied States, snd that probe ubly ble sitendaico as & witness bofore the Beaste, Nitting a8 a Court of Impeschment, cannot ba procurtd to convict said Wiliam' W, Bolknap of bigh crimes and iisdomeanors in office, thoy therefors rocomumend thes adoption ot the foliowing resolution : Humnl! That tha resolution fnstructing the Come mittos on the Judiclary to E: ere srilclos of finposch. ment sgainst Williany” W, Helknap, late Bocretary of ‘War, for high crimes and inisdemoanurs in oifice, e recommitted to ssid Commiltes, with power 1o fake furller proals, to sead for persons aud papecs, Lo sit lurtng tho scsilons of the Houts, aud 10 Ferori ok any v, Your Committee, impreascd. with the importance of seouring tho fullcat {ndemnity osuch Withcasos xa 1Ay be required to tostily in bebalf of the Uovern. ent before elther House of Cungress or auy Commite 100 of eithior Houss, or before the Henate altting as a Court of Impeachmeont, would alo recommend ths imaiodlata passsgo of the accompauying bill eatitlod, ** A Uil to protect witnesses who alball bs ruquired to wmf{ 10 curtaln cased.” ‘They would turther recome wend that the sccompanyiug bill entitled A il i Telation to witnesses,’ be sutroduced, printed, and re- forred Lo the Quininittee on tha Judiciary wita loave S0 repors thereon at auy thae, The tollowivg are TUE Bl prosented by Mr. Knott: A BiLL ta protect witueasos who shall be required to tcaliy 1n cortain cases : Jie it enacted, Tt when any peraon shall be required to teatify, against Lis protest, before sither Lousa of Congress, or auy CommiMeo 'theroof, or the Benate sitting aa & Cours of Impeachmont, sud shallao testify uuder profest, bo suall mot thsreafior bo called to answer crimiBally 13 epy cowt of juatics, o be wub. 118 fogs of tho Houso to-day wero lively and variod. ' Joctta pay pest hm, o ent, " 8 18 enacted, That abx jent himaelf {rom his bi mselt gvery pervon who pensliy or forfsiture, on account of any sct concer ping which he aball be so n?nlnd 1o Leatity; proviced, that nolliing hereln cantained atiall e 75 const Foed a8 to rellere any porson from Uability Lo ime shall willfully iaco of realdenca or concenl or ateent himeell from the United Biates, ©¢, being abmant, stail wilifnlly remain sbteent, or 1 mall fles or sttompt to do 80 for the purposs the 4 snd otent to escapo the service of any process raqulflnawhlm 10 appesr and testily or give witness, mo & 3 puniaheble by fine Prisonment not e msid Jnn!nhmnh. o too fled et no wor will ou t| biw aa. wag but had denca, roally, honestly, peschmen i caudod evory.Am shame, all that be hed to do was to 8nco to tho witnoss (Mnrsh) that, it Lo wounld- como bofore tho tribunela ‘and toll tho wholo trath, and nothiog elsobut tha truth, he should havo frao pardon, nod Marsh would bo in Wash- ington in forty-cight hours. Marsh was not puch essurance, s sitnation come without such essuranco, had boen blazoned sll ovor the country. The question, therefors, prosontod itself to tne Committoo wbat wss most Houso to do, aad tho Committee had concluded that to prescat artioles of impeachmont with tho moral cortainty that thoro would bo no sufliciont ovidonce to snstain thom, would put the louze n on attitude which would render it ridiculons in the oyea of tho world, ond contemptible in its Ho did not beliavo that thero wnd moro than oo man in tho Houso who would fool disposod to place tho House in that atti- tude, particularly whon might, with opportunity, bo procured o sustain tho chargo, Mr. Lyndo, another momber of the Judiciary Commitico, sustalvad the report of the Commit- teo, and submitted that oven if Mamh were prosont it would not bo pendont to clos on his teatimony slono, pusticalarly whon it was opparcnt that otber important tostimony prooured. tion of any partisan fealing on the subjoos, and intimated that no membor of tho House could rido into the Pmnldun;'{ this inyestigation shor Mr. Lavrenco, also & momber of tho Judlolary Committes, tried to get tha tloor, but Mr, Knott coming own eatimation. could testimon tho caso to this si v , o4 10 exempt any m isliment, as for & confom) rpors ‘and_ with 10 toatify or give evidence, or shall be dormed gnilly of crime, not axcesding $1,00, of by fme threa years, or by both of o Nothing hersin RNOTT'S REXANKS. ominy, and with nl writ or wvidence of produce books, lotters, documents, or lllpe'rlld l;"zr for the avol Te ‘eca: ¥ o the {ntent to ta Buall” ba cone u{l person from lawlul pun- P! Mr, Knott procecded to address the Ionse on tho subjoct. Ho said that tho testimony of Marst had disclosod auch infamous crimos ana misdomoanors on tho port of the Iate Socretacy of War as had caused overy honost Amorioan to ‘hang his hoad with shame and |, ‘Committoo had procecded to discharpe ita duty, no sooner completad it than the Commit. ‘wan confronted with the fact that Marsh had Tho beyond tho juriediction of the Govoernment, of the Government. that distin| Justico or tho District-Attoruey wras awaro of the smpor mode and manner of “securiog- Marah's otontion, Thore was bat ono method now by which Marshi gould be brought back, and that hed tho boad of the o would not undertake Lo say what was the im- mcdiato canase of Mamsh's prompt flight. He would say, bowever, that baving testified beforo the Committes, and having givez no indication of & contompt of tho Hougo, 1t wss boyond the power of tho Commitise or of tho House to have ordered him into custody, or 1o have ro- strained him in any maonor of "his liberty, with- out having beonguilty of almoastas great an outrage as that chargod on the Hearstary of War, Marsh, howover, might have been taken in cus- tody in pursnance of law by another Departmont o (Koott) did not think opsriment of was aa fofsllible ous, It was intho aond one BANO maD erican without known to in advisi abundant owor of ono men to have Marah in Wasbington Ilty in forty-eight hours, It was a slmple a2, grolnulm: from tho earliest dasn_of furlspru- It the President of the Unitod Statos and sincerely dosirod tho ime tho . fegal t, indictmont, aud panishment of tho Iato Heorotary of War, whoso enormous crimes had disgraced his own Adminiatration, and had cheok to mantlo with give assur- and would afior what nble for the evidenco resent orti- o regrottod tho manifosta- on the mau! ner in which id ba conducted. MOVED LHE FREVIOUS QUESTION, | adjourn or snything that but and rosisted the appoals of Ropublican m{nnbeu to withdraw tho motion. The pravions quostion was soconded, snd the resoiution adoptod. My, Knott then moved the previous on the bill to protect witnessos who shall bo re- qulred to testify in cortain cases, DISORDEN, Mr, Kasson appealed to Koott not to insist 1pon ths provious question, but to ailow soms little discuspion. Mr. Blalne—Thero have beon two spesches made on tho opposito side of tho Homse. Shouts of **Order! Ordor!" from the Democrats.] ;yory man here is in favor of tho bill, but wo want one hort apeech on this question from a momber of the Judiciory Committes, [Continu-.| ous shouts of ** Ordor | Ordor{"] Mr, Davis—The gentloman from Maine is out of order, and he knowsit, Ho ought to oboy tho ruloa of tho House. A voto by tollors was taken o moconding tho provions question, but tio Republicaus genor~ slly rofrained from voting, so waos there aid not appoar to bs a quornm. b ‘Fero bolng nothing in order in thnt scondi- tion oxcopt & motion to of tho lHoase, My, Dlaine again apponled to Mr. Knott as o saving of time to allow a shozt de- bato. 1io lumaelf did not want to epealt more than tiltson minutes, Mr. Hoar eoid that thero wero some nppareat dofecta in the bill, and that tho previous quess tion would provent the offering of ameudmonts. 10 thought the bill would cusily pass, Mr, Blaino thought the voto would be unaui- mous, Mr, Knott declinod to make any compromiee, fiu-\ 50 thare was notbiug for it vt & call of the ougo, After the oall, which showed the presnoce of a quorum, Mr. Bisino mado anothor offort 10 80 cure a chanco of discussfon on tho Iopubifcan side, disclaimtog appoarance of ulibustoring, waa drownod in shouts of ** Order! " from the Domocruts, Anothor voto by tollors had the ssmo result, snd there was another call of the Houso. ivo hours consuned io tins way, uestion {Laaghtor.] for a call had b hia voico After N ANIANGEMENT WAS MADE, uitig. in - fuct, his rogrot what The simplo A Q00D PROPOBITION, ot come, A which Kuote ania lie had proposcd from the be- ginuing, that balf of tho bour lelt to tha Com- . mittes after tho secondiug of (Lo provious quostion should bs giveu to Alr, Lawreoce, Mr. Lowrence yiolded part of that Lo to Mr. Kasnon, who expressod monty whicl had boen made yestorday in tho lieat of dsbate had to-day boon ropeated by tho cool gentloman from Koutucky (Luott). Br. Kasson nndertook to show that Alaysh could not have been frightonod awey by any Cabinot pro- coeding, a8 Slarah had loft Washington at 1:30 o'clock on'fhursday, throe bours bofore thereport. ‘was prosented in tho ffouse, and oould not fiavo loarnod suytbing abont the mythical mesting of tho Cabinot tul ho road 1t in Montreal Baturday thai atate- Mr, Lawronce also yleldod a few minutes to Mr, Biaine, who declared tiat he was suthorized to say that thore never had boeu vy luatruotions mntho Cabinet to prosuoute Marsh. Mamb's caso had wever boun counwiderod in Cabinot, but aimply the question of prosocuting Belsnap. 1f anybody stated that Marsh had boon frighi-~ euod ont of tha country by anything tho Cabiuet bad dono, ho stated tion. the Committce on Expouditures War Department to bad "no founda- fuilure of in_ the digchargo Sarsh would lLavoretaimod Lim hero, He (DBlaine) would voto for thia bili even tf (L wora full of out. rages, and he begged s Republican friends to do the saine, I3us bo voutured'to etate that, no matter what bills of oxemption wero passed, thay would not get Marsn. |Hevorsl Domoceats: ** How do you know # "'} Ar. Blaino—I[ do not kuow ; but [ am » Yan- koo by adoption, and cay gucas, and L Dotween the ywrest dificulty of tho liouso 1n rogard to the indictmont of DBol- kopap and the halting of the Judiciary Qom- mitieo wbout impeachmiont, uess Lo it looks to mo a4 it tho late Hecrulary of War would escapo _and dro, botweou tho two stools, Ha will noither be indicted, bocaues iy is agalost the diguity of the Houso to furush nor will Le bo finpeached. because, he wi‘nlo. thoro 18 not euough to impeach oo, lrmm} A whisporod rewmark frow Hoar, framn Massachusoits suggosts, ! the House ana we wi b?‘ml quickly, [Applausa on tho Republican side. Mr, Lawroncs asked which sida of (he House Was respousible for any fuiluzo to impoach or to tudiol Helknap, ‘Lo Nepublican uide bad votod yeaterdoy to send to tho Uriminal Court evie douce within control of tho Mpuso for the pur- wge of judicting bim, aud the Dowmocratio slda As ivo dao voted sgmost it Thou, who reeponsible for Marsh's absence? not entorfain ¢the slighteat {des that the Chalrman on Expenditures {n the War Department had designed that Marsh should escapo for the puflau of ralleving the Iata Secrotary from impeschment or indictmeny, but the fact was, nevertheless ; tho witnoss HAD BEEN DISCHANGED when he should hava been beld, and that if he bad not boon discharged he would ba hiers to-day 1o tostify alike bofaro the Grand Jury and bofore the High Court of Impeachmont. Mr. Knowt closod the discussion, and noticed the fact that, notwithatanding tho anxioty ex- pressod on the othier side to debsta the bill, not A word had said about it In tho threo apcochos made. As to the willingnossof the other sids to ald in exposing or punishing cor- ruption, b romindod them that thoy had had many yoara to do so, but had nover 80, [Appiauss on the Domocratic side.] ‘L0 bill was then passed--yess, 208; nays, 10. QUESTION OF FRIVILEOR. Mr, Clymor, rising o s queation of personal priviloge, nent to thie Clerk's deak and bad read o atatemont in the Washiogion correspondeucs of tho New York ferald to-day relating (o a sup- oeed Interviaw betweon Mrs. Delknap, Alrs. (arsh, and other ladles, at the Arlington Hotel, in which the charges againat Mrs. Dolknap woro discusssd, sod smong them a charge that Mr. Goorge 11. Pandleton, of Ohio, lLad paid to Mra. Bolknap & bribo of $70,000 in the futerout of tho Kentucky Centrai liailroad, when Mrs, Belknap is ropresented sa baving eald shat ehe bad only rocoived half that swounnt; that tho {facts had boen brought o Clymer's attention by Mr. Danford, ono of the membors of tho Committes, but that Clymor bad paid no atton- tion to thew ; and further, that Betkuap, Pondloton, Clymor, snd Mr. sod M. Msrab had made a tour of Europe together, whore Clymer bocsme graduslly acquainted with the maln facts in tho case. Tho ‘annr having been read, Mr. Clymor roso and said : In asomewhat prolonged public pervice hers and elsawhors, this iathe first time that I over felt myself callod upon to make public statomont with ref- erenco to snything waich has appeared regard- ing me in & nowspaper, for the mmple reseon that I beliove it la the first time I Lave over soon my porsousl rectitude or honor directly impogued. Now, with reforenco to_this articls, *1{ nover eaw Marah, the witness {n the cane, until Inat Xondsy wook, whon he appeared in the Committeo-room. 1nover saw Dirs, Mamsh tmt once in my life, sod that wea last Thucsday morning, tho day thoy loft the clty, when, taking an oarly broakfast at the Arlington Hotel, I raw witness with a lady whom I prosumed was his wifo. Thoy scated thomsetves near mo, and out of courtesy to n woman I went and was present- od to hor. The interviow certainly did not Iaet threo moments, and tho case bofore the Com- m{‘tmn was not alluded to fu the romotest terms. 1 bhave NEZVER XET GEORGE I, PENDLETON snve on this sido of tho water, therefors tho chargo with reforenco to my baviog traveled in Europe with any of those parties st any timo ia abeolutely and’ totally fnlss. Agsin, it is alleged or soemod to be alleged, that I was cog- nizant of somo mwthl:# st tho Arlington be- twoon Mrs. Marsh and Mra. Delknap and othors, It thore was such a meating, I certainly was not atit. If matters were discusscd with roforonce to tho mattor of tho crimo I could oaly, and I did only, hear of it by rumor, and thare was no foundation in the world for mo to go upos sayo tuat it was waid that thoro was a record(n the War Departmont. Somo ons told mo 80, For- tunataly I havo the witness hers whom I laat week told to go to the War Dopartment and search it ap for me, 80 s to atart that inveski- gotion with all my older Jabors. So Atonday whilo in tho Capitol o telegram was recoived from Mr. Poodloton, askiog when kacould bo hoard bofore our Committeo, snd I dirccted o friond of his to tclegraph him that we wonld hoar him to-morrow afiernoon. With refercncs to my being unwilling to investigato this mastor, my friond and collezguo on the Committse, Mr. Danford, will bear mo witnoss that on Mondsy ‘morning, when I eame into the hall, ho came and sald that Le wiahed Mra, Marsh to bo sum- moned, not telling mo tho reasou of it. He will furthor boar mo witngss that instantly at tho wuggestion I sald ** Yes,” and the Borgesnt-ot- Arms will prove that I went to bim and took cut & subpeous, and hiad him scnd s special message immedintely to New York for that purpose. Now, I brand tho whols articlo, 8o far ns it re- 1ates,to mysolf, as UTTERLY, ENTIDELY, AND ADSOLUTELY PALSE, and [ say that the man or moa who concocted it bave dono so with inalice aforstbought, for come parposs which I leave to the House and the poople of the country to judgo. I wish to eay farthor, that £ will not bo doterred from my duty, as imposed upon ma by this Houso, in ju- venilgasing frands, from tho highost to the lowest, ns they como under my supervision. Whorever I suspoct or know that fraud or cor- ruption oxinte, if I should strike tho dearost friend on corthy, I will havo tho consolation of knowing thot I have dome my duty to this House and my country, and they who cxpect to intimidato e through tho press, through iu- sinuation or otherwiso, or dotor me from my duty, bavo mistaken their man. I have oa great rospect as snyman can have for tho third estato, but when lvis used forabase and vio purpose, I wili dofoud m{‘ulf agoivet it aud will appoal to houost men hora aud_cverywhors for my support and jastification. ME. JOBBINS, another member of tho Committes, said that he Liad novar heard of the matter in question uutil ho saw 1t ina powspsper thisevening. Tho offort to detar investigation by turning the bat~ tories of vituperstiou: on s committes ongaged in trying o do ita duty would fml in its purnose. So far 88 ho way concerned, ho proposed to satlfhis craft boldly into this fight nutil it was blown out of water, and that would not bo dono until Lie Lad blown olf tho Licade of » fow miore thioves whom hLe know of. [Appinuso on tho Democratic side.] Il BLACKDULN, anothor mombor of the Cowmittoo, eaid that ho had nover teard oitbor oflicially or othorwise of the charge Loro slluded to until two ar thros days sgo, whon hlr, Ulymor, in the committeo- room, sald that Lo proposed to {ssue a subpwna for Mrs, Marsh, but Lo had yo idea what sho was oxpocted to tostify to. ‘That was the firat and mf.xm only time Lie ever hieard anything of it until he saw this article. 1lo was porfoctly indiffercnt as to what nowspapors sald, ' No oue Dolds the American journalism in bigher ap- preciation than bimseif; but whenover oue of that craft forgot his duty and became a barnaclo oo hig profession, & mera ulcer aud oxcrosconco ‘{hst oxisted only to disgrace thoso with whom bo wag associated, he (‘fi!u:kbum) evor hold 1t his duty to refuso to staop so low as to notics tho miserable hireling, He did not cara if overy nowspupor 1a tho country turned its nattorios on the Committeo, Al 'tbat this Comumittoo ssked was that bands bo kopt off ita witnosses, and befora this Congress adjournad thoy woukl: unoarth euough of villaines, accamulated with- in tho Jast fourtoun yoars, to micken and vomit thie country by oxposiog tho putrid carcamses thathadbeen vo long uodnlounl{ coverad up, Alr, McDougall (contemptuously)—We have aocn putrid carcassds enough hero. AT, BLAINE called Mr, Blackburn's attention to the mis- statement made yesterday by bim {u eaying toat tho witness Marsh way withiu tho power of tho Iouse wnon the report was made, the fact being that Marsh had loft tha city throo hours beforu, M, Blackburn mado tho correctlon, bot intie matod that Mr. Blaino soomod 0 Liavo boon Leepiog compsuy with witness or keepiug close on Lis track. Mr. Blaino respondsd that he hod never soen Marsh, snd he never hoard of him until tha caso was brought before thio Louse, liutthut fact of darsh's leaving the city at that time was o very ouseatinl fact in the hlstory of the caso. and so essontial .that nfler the newspapors throughout the United Btatey bad blazoned it abroad that Marsh had boon {rightsued off by au order from tho Execulivo Department, ho (Blaino) had taken paioy to find out why Marah lofs the aity, Mit. DANFORD, anothor member of tho Committes, atatod that in his counection with the matter ho bad nevcr hoard 1t spoken of till Katurday evouing last, wheu & gentlainan of crodibility came to him and sud Mra, Marsh would prove cortain mat- tory alloged against tho \War Dupartment, snd auked that #ho bo subpwnnad ut once. It was tov late on Baturday evouing to do it, and 3on- day moruing he Lad come to the IIouss, found Chairman Clymor —as soon as ho could, and asked that Mrs. Marsh bo subpwnsed to appear forthwith bafore tke Cowmmittes, The Chairman's reply was that bo woutd gladly and willingly do it; thot ho did vot kuow the pur- poso tur which she was sumumoucd, nor Lad he (Danford) stated 1t ; but that ho would briug Ber boro and lob her testify, let ber testiony wtriko whore it might, trieud or foe. The namo of the witncss hed boon giveu to tba Chalrinan, who had at ouco gone fu tho direction of the ofice of tho Bergeant-at-Arms. That was the eutlro connootion that bio (Danford) had with tho malm:: ‘onded tbe discusalon, and the second bill [Applause.] s mim:rl by the Judiolsry Committee was reco/ —_—— CLYMER'S COMMITTEE, IT8 BEASION YZSTERDAT, [ Special Dispateh to The Chizage TyRduns, | S Wasnmiotox., D. C., March8.~The Comm . & » on Expanditures in the War Department 3 ¢ contioued the 1nquiry into the appointmer & if post-traders, and several witnonson wers 0am.de' ined. Thero has long existed n woll-catablished saspicion that between Becrotary Bolknsp and & Gon. Ice thero was s mynterious bond of in- torent. A witnesa toatified to-day that, sometima #go, he aought an appointment aa poat-trader in Toxas. Ho tried every means in his pawer to obtein the sppointment, but fafled. He was noxt induced toapply to Rice. The fiold wan looked ovor, the advantagosof tho place oan- vassod, and » bargain made. It was thought thore would be & clear profit in the place of 816,~ 000. A CONTRACT WAS DEAWN between Rics aod tho applicant, wherein it was stipulated that, if the sppointment was ab- tained, Rico shonld have an equal share in the profits. Rioo was not long in having the man appointed, bat the placo waa not as good an was. supposed, and thers was somo difficuity in stock- ing It, so pothing of valus camo from this csss, Rico has been summoned and will bo expected to toll what he knows of post-traderships and othor matters in the War Dopariment. D. C. YORNET, of the Sunday Chronicle, testified that he hsd been offored & tion a8 poai or, but had doclined it Osher wiinosses ware cxamined, but nothing of importanco oocu: Thers aro over two-dozen witnesscs yot $o bo examined. Tho Committee will probably take the Kentucky Contral llailroad case to-morrow and examinoe Goorgo 11, Pandleton s to what ho knows of the payments of mouey to that Company, aod ‘whother to his knowledge any of it ever slipped into the hauds of Mra. Bowers. [2'9 the Assectated Press.) Wasmxarox, D, C., March 8.—The House Committee on Expendltures in the War Depart- mont to-dsy exawined Mosats. Grafton, 1, O. Forney, Gon. W. T, Clarxe, ex-Cougressman from Tozas, and Gon. Cook. Ths two first named wero called ta furnish informatlon in ro- laton to appolntments of post-tradershivs which ~wers given to ftlom, and thon transferrod “to othors, Gen. Clarko sxplained sovoral sppoiniments he bad secnred. Gen. Cook teatlfled t! bo obtained the post- traderablp through Gen, E. W. Rice, o2 Iowa, » frisnd of Gon. Bolknap, and that ho was to pay for the some 27,500 per year, Orville}Grant saked the Committes to exonso him from testi- fying until to-morrow, and as ho was leaviog the room he was sorved with soveral subpmbas to appear boforo other committesy. e WALK UP, PENDLETON. AN INVESTIGATION INRVITABLE. 8pecial Inapateh to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasusatow, D. C., March 8.—It is ovidont thas thero will bo an investigation in the Sonate or in tho House of the alloged use of money by GQoorge 1. Pendlaton to securo the paymont of & largoe oxtra claim in tho Keatucky Central Road, The Repubiicans claim that, politically, 1t will bo an excolient counterpart in the Bolknap impeachmons. This olaim, smounting to 148,553, is for o difforence beotwoen tho amount paid to the Compauy for tho transporta- tion of United Btates supplica from May 1, 1662, to Aug, 1, 18G4, at the military rates sliowed to the Company and the smount which the Com- proy would Liave received for tho sorvico ren- dered, provided the Compaay had beon pald for the same sarvice 00 por oent of ita ordinary tar- I rates, The case was twico examined hy Quartermaster-Goneral Meig, and was rejocted. by Btanton on the 25th of Novamber, 1870, @ MI. PEXDLETON AVFEALS, axd, in n Jottor written in his personal capacity, he asks Beoretary Bolknap to take tho case.up for coneideration, e nssumos that it had not beon neglected, and, while in tho body of tho lettar ho statea that ho has charge of the affairs of tho Iate Bowor, being at tha time of his death chief ownor of the road, bo does not sign tho lettor na attorney, but in his private ca~ pacity. 35108’ BECOND RETORT. The case being again referred to Gen. Melgs on amemorial from the road, he reported to Bocrotary Belknap as follows : QUARTERMASTYI-GRNARAL'S Ovrict, WASHINGTON, D. G, Dec, 12, 1870,—~he Jon. W\ W, Belknap, Secre= tary of Wor—8in: , . ', The whole subject was proscuted during the War, carefully iuvcstigsted aud considerd, nod decided by the Secrotary of War, I can only udvine that thin nction, made by the actors fa tho War familiar with tho goueral subject, be not now distarbed. 18 uppesrs tome that, 10 roull tho case and roverse thu decivion then made, wil bo a bad procedent, and will lead to futerminablo discussions upon claims to be sct up b{ other corporationa for ine suifictont allowanco for military servico eince, or even ymor to, 1861, . . , 1 And uothing new in'the case a3 now Jresented to induco mo to think the ction of the War Dopartwent in 1864 erroncona. AL, C, Mrios, Quartermaster-General, MEIGS" TUIRD LELORT, Theargnment of Xr, Yondistan was thon sont to Gen, Meigs, whon Lo again roportod advoras. 1y. Inhis report ho said : Stenton did not order it pald, and I think its psy- ment by order of tlis Secretary of War ow would L unwise snd fujudicious, If ko Cowpany havo suy logal or cqaitable right to the allowancy tiey ask, tha Court of Clalma and tho Lounes of Cougres are open fo them Every elaitiant for 80 lirge & suin bot Lurctofore ollowed will bo able fo sot forth rod- sons for not lnving mucceeded herclofore aud for ruvislng ot rovoraing tho action of the Socretary of War under whoso adminfsiration th service on which clabu aro based was readered, It (a not bero shuwn that the United Btates i, or sliould be, through tus War Department, Hable to clajins on uccoont of damages (duno to auy rullroxd by the eneny, Tho wholo' oourss of the arpumient of tho 1fvn. JIF, Pen- dloton seema 1o bu intluenced by, or tu tend 1 eatab- lish, muct n prinelplo. It haa nover by any act of tle Wac Departiaent been admitted. NEVERTUELESS, gsp. Dslknap, on May 23, 1871, approved the it : 1 bave no doubt a8 to tho juatice of the claim and the propriety of i1 allowance, W, W. LzLrxar, Becrotary of {Var, Upoo this recommendation the Third Auditor settiud the cuso, und on the 12th of June, 1871, Gen. Belkuap 1ssued hia requiaition for o Troane ury warrant payablo to Mr. Veudlewon, then present. ‘The witrant was for 3148,553,82, aad tho roqulsition, the warraut, and the paymont, all boar date Juue 12, 1871, showing that'it was rua turough two Depariments 1n one day, MD. CLYMER'S DENIAL, r. Clymer t~day madoe a vory general donial of the stawwments telographed charging hun with m:g\nct 10 proseoute information agalust Mr, Pendloton with tho same alacrity with which Lo pursued Gen, Bolkuap, Inepito of his douinl the cuntral fact prosentod agmust bim will bo ostablished in the counse of tho luvestigation of tho matter now to bo meado—nanely, that, whon his attention was poiatedly called ‘to the caso of Mr. Pendloton, ho failod'to look into ik, The latler gentloman is expootod e sppear Lolore the Cowmittoo to-morru. e ARRAIGNED. DEFORE THE POLICE COURT, 8pecinl Duvateh to £ha Chicaao Tribuna. ‘Wasunarton, D, C., March 8.—Gen. Dolknap was takon to tha Police Court at noon to-day by Maj. Ricbards, of the Metropolitan Lolice, and was accompaniod by Mait Ostpentor, hia coun- sol, o was drossod {n black, aud was mach de- Jeoted. Carponter sppearcd as after waiving sa oxamination, cliont was propared (o give bril in (Go amount of £25,000, This waa entlsfactory to the Governe mont counsol and to $ho Court, but Mr, Cous nelly, a clty contrsotor, who was to sign the bait Loud, did nos appear, for somo unknowa renson, HOUL AVTER HOUR PASSED, Gen Bolkuap sppoaring much depreased in epirits, aud troublod by the dolay, and finalty, messcngors woro sent to find soms one who would give tho nocessary mecurity, At last, ut halt-past 4, dr. W, W, Rapley, a stovo-dealor, who owns tho National Theatre, appeared nad slgnod tho bond, Molkuap's nervousuocss was o groat duriug theso four Lunrs of waiting that ho fairly pickod bis hat to pieoes. (49 ths Awucluted Presa) Wasutxatoy, March 8.—To-day, at noos, Maj. Ricbards, the Chiof of Polico, wado a formal arreat of Bolknap, the vx-Secrotary of War, sud brought hiw iuto the Pollco Court, olkoap was accompanied by his counsol, ex-Benator Carpouter, who sald’ they watved an oxtmiua- NUMBER 146, . prepared fo give ball for Bele pg)unncmlon wf‘uem.‘ & Judge Soed fixed the amount as §25,000, whew the parties retired to arraage thoe bail, § Bliortly aftor 4 o'clock this afternoon Mr, W, W. Raplay, » well-known ¥itizen of Washington, sppeared at tha Polico Court and went npon the l.hond of Belkasp, Balknap shawed by his movements, during the '“;tn 2'“ he :’;‘- in ‘lhx: :onrt-mmmm‘ ho wax much doprooesd in cove faco witk his hands and nghx:g docply. € —_——— ORVILLE. OMMENTS OF TIE NEW YORK ' RERALD,” Bpecial Dispoteh to The Chicago Tribune, Nzw Yonx, Mazrch 8.—Tho Herald thls morne ing baa the following rolative to the antict. pated exposure of Orville Grant: % At avery ooe of those places controll Orvilla Gintin aqenia Ladlana wors elarrel seindios. tad maliciously slandered, Among ths establishments ruy Dy the Grant ring were Btanding Rock, Fort and Fort Blevonson, Belknap's fellow-townsmen, {1 Laighton brothers, of Ottumwa, fa., contralied trading ta st Furt Linokn, Port Bufoed, ¥oriPeck, Fors knap, snd otler posts along Ahe Mis- sourl " Rirer, Between these poinis sisambosia Fom ot Todiee e oo Sesiod b ores ndisn and 'triends of am“:p&na"mmv 1o ca on thelr shamelexs robbertes for months au : Orville Graut traveled through tha connity a4 Govern<' mont expense, remorneleesly’ ©on every post within his coniro) wse done st Port Peck, called * The Roboers* Roos and thoro prices wera' moot exorbitant, Secretary | Belknap mado s general tonr down the Mimoari Tuves Inat £all, and the atizens and army offloors it waa understood tial be was looking after his mereane tlle blackinalling operations, There s some ressom i I3 Jrostitating ‘the. Tecronspe of e bpecy gether in proetitatin Siip ssabiiimenta of the sy, 7O DX AUED. Erectal Dirpatch ta The Chiowmo Trdune, Nxw Yoax, March 8.—Ormille Grant has beow sued hiors for his part of- the losses of a printe ing firm in which be was to uso his Influence to obtain Govornment contracts. He got the firm Ah;;&:rlnung‘zf the Post-Offico hers sad otber good joba, tho mansgomeat was bad aod the firm weot into bankruptcy, involving Grans. among other mombers. s T T e e 1cage LEAVENWORTIL, Kan., March 8.—Oapt. Peck, of the firm of Durfes & Peck, Indlan traders, was in the clty to-dsy, and was Intarviewed by your correepandent. He said that very little of the ariiclo in a 8t. Loais paper of the Gth ibat. implicating Orvillo Grant aud the firm of Dur- foo & Yeckin tho sutlership frauds®was true. The Bt. Louls papor charged that Cavt. Peck had soveral interviows with the Prosident's brother. This the former dooies, sud statos that Lo nover epoke to Orvills Grant in his_lifo, Pock rooelved a telegram to-dey from D. Terry, who it was sald gave tho informstion to the Kt. Louis papors, denying that be evor made such statementa. Capt. Peck expects to be summon- ml‘l‘o testify bofors Clymer's Invostigating Come mitteo, #ion, aad were koap's — POST-TRADERSHIPS. INTERVIEWING AN EXPERNT, His oame ts W. C. Carroll, and Le reaides at No. 605 Clark streot. “Tell ms what you know abous post-trader- shipa,” suggested a TrInuNE reporterto him last night, G **Wel," eald Mr. Carrofl, stretching himaell out for a ploasaot chat, ‘I waa.a post-trader once. To bo mathematically correct, I must say that I bavo been a post-trader twice. Yousce I was in the army during the War, snd after the trouble waa over I was post-trader, or mut- lor, a8 wo usod to call them in those days,' down in Louisiaun, sutler - for the Thirty-ninth Infantry. The law passed in 1808, sboltabing the remuncrative and dignfod oflico of eutler east of the 100th degros of lon~ gituds, and putung the appointing power wost of that dogroo in the hands of Post Command- ants, upon the advico of aa Advisory Council,* throw mo out, Up to that timo I bad dooe com- paratively woll, and army ofticors Liad swindled mo out of ouly $4.000. But foally the bill was pasaed putting the power of appointment in the hands of the Heerotary of War, and [ happenod to bo in Washington at tho time, 1 KNEW DELXNAP WELL, bad koown him for o long time, and I went to Lim and told him I wanted a post under ths now enactment. Now, [ was entitlod to a post, be- causo I had sorved under Delknap and Grant and John Ln‘fm' and Belknap told we to select aix posts and sond tho let to biw, and he would seo that I got one of tho six. I picked out Fors Concho, nuont 400 miles northiwest from Ban Antonio; Fort Davia, on tho line to El l'aso; Yort Biockton, on the samo Imno; Fort Gnffin, fusthor cast and up towards the Indian fron- tier; ¥ort Duncan and Fort Clack, about 40 miles north of Fort Duocau and 100 miles west from Baa Antonio.” *When was all this ?” asked the raporter. **This wos in 1670, Belkuap told ms I should bavo one of the six posts, sud, a short time wftorwards, I was appointed to Fort Daocan, which is locatod on tha itio Grande, about 161 miles west of San Antonto, oppusita Pledras Negras, Moxico,” ““How much did that appointment cost you? " “Fivodollars. 1 had to pay my exponses from s small town in Maryland ‘to (Vuhlngwn und back." 4 DID YOU FAY DELKNAP or any one anything for that appointmoent ? " Nobods. L nover paid a cont.” * Do I underatand thas tho appointment dida's ooot you anything? " “No; yon don't understand waylhing of the sort, Itcostmo 4,000 I wont down thers undor tho itnproasion that tho post-trador was under tho protection of the srmy oflicors, sud that protoction extouded evon unto tha col- lecuot: of tha accounts: bat I found out that I wag mistakon, aud after I had lost $4,000 or 85,000, 1 was informed by tho Law Department of tho Troasury that I couldn’t colloct tho* amouut, aud #o 1 turned ovor tho whole affair to 1wy brothor, after au {nteuse expericuco of foar months,” * Wasn'y your post & good ono 2™ *No. Atloast it wus a peculiar one. A msn named Iisk, who rau tho post before I ook it, set up & wido-ghow on the outsido, and tho oftl~ cera oucoursged the men to patroniza and psy” bic, nod lot mo slide.” ** Did yoa Loar ot that timo thas fll)]'m.d\YA!Pl‘AXD to procure poats by tradors 2! 2em. Theard 1t in Washiogton first. Wilk iom T. Clark, of 'Texas, who was a mombor of the Forty-tirst Cougreas, sud Bherman’s niie-do-" camp in the Army of tho Tennesses, camo to mo ; ono day and gald he hoard 1 was to have l‘{ho!b-‘ traderstup, I told him I lhnuih& 1 would got’ one. le vaid he know I had slresdy boon ap- pointed, and I roplied that I thought I had. la thon opened tirade oo Bolknap, abusing him liko o pickpocker, aud seying that ho had ovi- dence ibat Dolkoap had "besn selling thosa tradershipa right steaighit along. Ile met mo on tho streot and lo the hotels, aud was lond- mouthed lo Lis aseertions that Bolknap had: been solling ous, until one day I got mad and told him his talk was an outrage, aud unless he coutd prove what he eaid ho'd botter shut up. 1 thou wont to Belknap and told hiin & man was circulating theso otorios. Baid Uslkoap, ¢ Whick his frout namo is Willtam T. Olark,' 1 told hlm Do was right in his conjocture, and be then re~ Iatod how ho had exorsed influence and means o securo Clark's oloction. 1ie naid that Clark was undor obligations to him, and he couldn’s undorstand why he should abuso bim in that uort of way.” ** Whon was all this? ** +* This wa in 1870, juat about the time thsd Marsh was appointed.” 4 * Do you know anytbing sbout rUNT coNCmu? " # Yes, T've heurd of it." * What kind of a tradivg-post was {e? ™ * Tt was firut-class ; thors waa monoy in theb poat,” THENOR. * Do you know Jim Trenor? " “Yes, 1koowbim vory well. X used o ses him around 8au Autonfo? ™ i Dmn:l he run the Concho poat 2" ¢ Yoo, Who did bo get the sppointment from ?* + I don't know of my own kuowlsdge who he got it from.” + 1ava yon ever heard him say? " * You ; I Lieard hiim say he psidsomothiog llke $3,000 for it, I don't romwinbor the exact amount.” * DId he éver toll you parsonally that ho paid mouoy for it ? " t Yed but I don't remember how muob.” “Did ho ovor eay to ‘whow he pald the money? " v * Yes, I think ho did." i 4470 whom did he say he had pald monsy " * o eaid 80 to mo.” +1 mean who did bo say be bad pald ikt ?”