Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME 29, LINENS: Talle Linens, & Field, Leiter & Co. 'STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., ' ARHE NOW OPENING: SLEACHED TABLE LINEN, all now designs; BPECIAL BARGAINS at 75c, 85¢, and $1 per yard. BARNSLEY TABLE LINEN, 8-4 wide, 81.25. 5-8 NAPKINS at $1.50 and 82, Bargains in 3.4 NAPKINS, new pattorns, at &3 and $3.50. Novelties in COL’D DAMASKS, Red and Black, Red and Green, , and Red and White. CREAM DAMASKS, col’d border, entirely new goods. - Novelties in LUNCH OLOTHS, and NAPKINS to match, @e call Special Attention to our BLEACHED HUOK TOWELS, at 82 and 83 per dozen; also to a Great Bargain in LINEN SHEETING, 90 in. wide, at 1,20 per yard; and full lines MARSEILLES QUILTS, now pat- terns., MERCHANT TAILORING. CENTENNIAL Price List FOR CASH C. 0. D. BUSINESS SUITS. - FORMER PRICE, (=1=] J.B. HALL & CO., PATT.OELS, . 130 Dearborn street. ——r—— OCEAN NAVIGATION. O,NLY Q‘EK‘EGT LII!E T0 FRANCE, oral ‘Cransstiantic Company’s Mall Btoamars Betwoen New York aud Llavio, ealls &t Piyinoutn (e joe s tndive u. possengsrs, Tilo aplendld vossals & this favoriie rvute for tho Gontmont (bsinx more goniharly than aay otlier), wiil sall from Pior No. &4 ortn iver, aa tollow LaBKRADOK, baug seday, Al 4 MBRIQUI, Fourol uaeday, Aprli L3 ANt i -, pa Tu raav. April 2o FRIOE O) PASS: OLD" (ncludiog win ¥irst eablu, 8110 a: opdiae o aceoumodation sacond cabls Xtoturn tiokets at rodusa nilas. Bloo, 00maoaations. 1+ eloding w.o L ithiout extra oharge, Bieamers 0 ‘sieorage uassnugal D BB LAR Y orts 15 Thronaway N % LR R kott, L5 rondwar N W, F. WHITL, No. 67 Ulll'lsdh, our, lt-ndul.:ll. Agont tor Ch!!ldb. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. ‘The steamors of this Company will eatl every Satur- ¢y from Bremen Pler, foot of Third-st., Hohokon, Rales of passage—From Now York to Sonthaniptou, London, liavrs, s Bremen, first cabin, §100; secon eabin, $60, gold; steersgo, $30, currency, For freight ot padsag apply o OELRICITS & CO., 3 Dowling Greon, Now York. “Great Western Steamship Line, ¥rom New York ta Bristal (England) dirsot. ARAGON, Bymons.... Saturday, May @ OONNWALL, Biamipe: ses g Cabin Pase Intermediate, §13; Btoeraxe, 8 120; Lropald Steorage aartiticas o1 ore NALD. Aze [t} White Star Mail Line. To and from Furops snd Americs, Rates ss low & by auy other Aratalam line. Oflce, 120 Bant Tane d0iph-at., Oblesgo, ALFRED LAGERGREN, Genoral Wedlorn Asent. Drafta on Great Britatn and’ Troland, CUNARD MAIL LINE, Bling itrea tues week io a5d from Drilsh Ports. «w AVply 8t Company's OfBoe, xorthwest coraer Olark and il BN ‘f)"(}' EHET, Goneral Wostern Agent. INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, Garrying the Malls between EUROPE AND AMERICA, ¥or passage, apply at Company'a Offico 32 8, Olarkaat, Giidago. = FHAN 0I8 0, BROWN, Gen, Weat, Ag't. 9™ Drafta on Great Britain and Ireland. PmLADEL'I;HIA ADVERTISEM'TS BT. GEORGE HOTEL, Broad and Walnut-sts., PHILADELPIILA, Qpened April11, 1876, The mccommodations, furni- twrs, and appolatments generally are of the best do- Scription, and the houso witl’ ba conducted fn all re. Specta a8 2 first-olaes Hotdl, RNTHNNIAL 10LGING ROOMB_ACOOMMODAS tion for gentiemen lodgers in newly Atted-up private A v A; LUSZ'S (urnitare wererooms, 13} U Flavani st Bulledomuhla. WANTED. " Tariner Waied & business man with $10,000 to $15,0000r mors, fo ks chargo and entire superintendence of a largs mane Lhcturing aatablishment in Chicago, in which $:00,000 now inveated, and i sucoossful operation. Articles Ataple, aud salos for cash, No patent r:}hu of any hlndh connected with the business, Principaus :lm Htan Blook, BOOKS, BTATIONERY, &o. BLANK BOOKS, BTATIONERY, & BLANK BOOKS, Btationery and Printing, Burnished prompily and st fair prioos, by J. JONES, 100 ne T Maeomars T 2000 B ML W, FISH ro:snu.z.- EGETABLES Galiforats Salmoa snd Mpu% w are Corner Lake and Slatests, ] ol ot oz DESra B0 of o6, from 6,500 to Thlopur- " eumzins if FINANCIAL, STATE SAVINGS INSTITUTION. $600,000 CAPITAL, $110,000 SURPLUS. * The Oldost and Largest Savings Bank o the Northwost. Pays 0 per oent intareat par sonum on deposits, semi-annually, on tl 1at of January and 1st of July, All doposits made during the 1st threo days of a month draw interest for she month.. SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS Ofthe Btate Bavings Institution were built for the aoscommodation of the Business Men and Bankers of Chioago and the Northwest, They are Fire-Proof and Burglar-Proof. Money, Disamonds, Bonde, Desds, Coin, Bullion, Silverwars, Wills, and other valus. blos taken on special deposit, aud guaranteed socurity. Safes in theso Vaulis for ront at roasonable ratos. D. D. SPENCER, Pres't. A. D, GUILD Cash'r. GEO. . COOK, Man'er Bafety Vaolts. ity Savins Bk CEHICAGO,ILL., No. 176 Washington-st., CORNER FIFTH-AV. CAPITAL, $100,000. Thia well-established institution receives Doposits end Trust Funds, and pays intergat theraon. 4 JOHN H, HAMMOND, President. ODADIAH JACKSOR, Vice President. . 1.'ROSS, Cabier, DIRECTORS. lUjah N, Haines, Frank H. Ross, J, Charles Haines, Philp Msas, John H. Himmond, James Kincads, Obadiah Jackson, Henry Alberg. Wall St. Caricatures, A Wow Taok, 48 pages, contalning 14 engraved filus. h‘l’llnnnll. Errn ml;;un?.w ronsroox n'wvnnen:: price, aloth covers, 10 cents: paper covers, ynzz kg TUMBRIDGE & CO., i Bankers and Brokors, 2 Wall-st,, New York. 7 PER CENT. Monoy to Ldsn at SEVEN per cent. ‘We wish to BUY for a non-realdsnt oun or two first-class business blocks, BOUDDER & AMASON, 108 Daarboru-at. TO RENT. Nesiranle Ofices TO RENT B IN TEB TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 10, Tribune Building. A Tew Desirable Suites of Rooms ‘For honaskeeping left in the new building oormer of Wabarb-av, aud Harrison-st, Bath-rooms, closcts, gantiztures, and all moderu {mprovemonts with each sulle, Prices rango from £35 Lo $(0 por month. Good Teferences roquired, Also four first-class atores with rooms fitted up Yor living in rear, with sinks, waler- cloreby, gus, and water, for ront chesp to good patties, Ay o . P. HUTURENSON, 16 Chamber of Commmerce, FOR RENT. The four-atory and basement heavily timbered briok atore No, 35 Michigan-av,, 24x131 feet to wide allay, ‘with complote holsting spparatua, FRANCIS B, PEABODY & CO., 174 Dearborn-at, For Rent, Roome stngly and In sultes in Reaper and McCormick Dlocks, Also “stores 71 aud 73 Dearborn-st,, and socond, third, and fourth floors of 34 and 30 Bouth ‘Water stroet, Apply at Room 9 Respor Block. TO RENT. Brown-atons fronk of 14 rooms, on the northweet corner of Wabash-av, and Thirty-second-at, Jlasall modern {mprovements, aud is ons of the moat deair- able dwellings on tha South 8ide, F, O, YIERLING, Room 18, 126 Dearborn-st. FOR RENT. Alem‘l Flegant OMca on Firat Floor of MER. OANT BUILDING, opposite Board of Trads, . HENIY E, MARDLE, 116 LaSallo-at. AMERICAN EXPRESS BUILDING, 0, 73, 74, 76, 78, AND 80 MONROE-8T, FINE OFFIOES FOR RENT, with use of Flovatan TO TL,ET. Officon single and en_sulte, very centrally locaf with FIRE-PROOY VAUL1S, th DPsak Bullding, 188 Washington. e adapted for comiat: :'u’ b MUAD &k COE, 155 Latallo-st. “FOR RENT. dira ohcom 1tk R ewvapoiiac, ock, Apiny o7 atza of 8 Metropolilan lilock, My to i o A. A, MUNUER, pl‘b!lm 8, STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Offico of the Liake S8hore & Michigan BSouthorn Railway Co, OLEVELAND, March 26, 1676, Tbe sunusl meeting of the Stockholders of this Oonipsny, for the eleotiun of Directora for tho ensu- ing year, and for the trausaction of otlier sppropriato business, will ba held at (he oflice of the Gompany, in ths Cuty 'of Clevelaud, Ohio, on Weduewday, the 34 day of May uoxh botweon e hours of 11 clelock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in_the afterncon of tha aay GEORGE B, ELY, Becretary, ZOLINE, ZOILINE Has become a housshold word, aa essantial in the family as starch. Itmixes perfeotly in starch. Every lady csn do her own laun. dry work by uaing Boline. Sold by all rotail and whalesale Grecsrs and Drugzists, n Losiness or law e Ehicage Dadlp Tei : = T CINCAGO, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1876. £ o e e e T R b e b PR DRESS GOODS, WASHINGTON f:le‘;c.hmmt. The Iast ploa of tho refolnder con: hguf:uz&;{:"w How did you tnform h,s’ BY IMPORTANT FLEST MATTED, The letter was mafled, wan |t A~¥icy & wan " |DRESS GOODS, In consequence of the dull- ness of trade in the Eagtern markets, large quantities of the best Dress Fabriques are being SLAUGHTERED in the Auction Rooms. Being con- stantly represented by our res- ident buyers, we have pur- chased largely in Dress Goods, and will offer the BEST BAR- GAINS in this Department ever offered. 500 pes English Diagonal Cloth, new Spring Shades, 18 cts, half price. 250 pes Plaid Suitings, very desir- (x;l(;lo, at 20c¢, 25¢, 36¢, 40c, and c. Pure Wool Camel’s Hair Cloth, spring weights, in Stripes, Plaids, and Plain, 37jc, regular price GOoc. & cases Contennial Plaids, new and stylish, 25 cts. 2 cases Cashmeres, all wool, best Spring Shades, 76¢, worth $1.00. Beautiful French, British, and Domestic Brocaded Fabrics in new shades, Ecru, Scal Brown, Gray, &c., for Overdresses, and for combination with sillk, Qur Great sale in Black and Col- ored 8ilks will be continued dur- ing this week, and invite the public to examino same before purchasing elsewhere. Samples sent on application, free, 121 & 128 State-st. HMichigan-av. and Twenty-socond-st PAPER CARPETING. Paper Carpeting, Ornamental, Durable, and Costs only One. Halfas much os cheap Oll Oloth, Also, Moth-Proof Carpet Lining. BARRETT, ARNOLD & KIMBALL, 164 Lake.st., Chicago, Iil, _PIANOS WH HAVE ON EHAND And offer for sals a number of superb socond-hand STEINWAY Bquare Planos, some of which hisve had but litte use; are practically an good s now, and wil be sold at ex- fromely reasonable prices. Fusties in quest of the boat Piano at » low prioe shiould examine thess instru- ments, LYON & HEALY, State and Moiiroe-ata. POOL ROOM. DEETER PARK POOL, RODI. BASE BALL GAMES T0-DAY, CHICAGOS vs. LOUISVILLE, AT LOUISVILLE. CINCINNATI vs, ST. LLOUIS, AT OINOINNATI, Pools at 11 s, m, A. F. FOX. Public Notice. Orty CoMpTROLEER'S Dlncn} Cn10400, March 20, 1870, Notioo s hereby given to all persons owing Roal Estate Taxos to the City of Chicago for the year 1875, that the Citv of Chicago will, atany tume before May 1, 1876, borrow from such persons the amount of auch City Taxos due from them, and will allow for such loan two and one-half per cent(2)4) on the amount borrowed, and will 1ssue vouchors thorefor which may be used in nfimnnt of the said taxes, aud which the Collector will be di- raatad 5o to receivo. By ardor of the Mayor and Finance Com, Apply to 8. 8. HAYES, Comptroller, mwmg City Hall, cor, Adams & LiaSalie-ots, KENOSHA WATER OURE, KENOHUA, Wis. Recently enlarged and improved, Fiue lake 'viow, and good bootlug, Bummers ro- markably eool, 4nd climato dulightful. Chronio Dis- casca; Diacuscs of Nervous Bysteri For clrculars, terms, otc,, address N. A, PENNOYER, 31, D, Plysts clan, or L. PENNOYER, Proprietor, MOVING. ‘Tricks and cavoful men furnished at 125 Michigan. &y, corner Madisou-st. ~___SPORTSMEN'S GOODS, GUNS, FISHING TACKLE, ETC. At T, E, EATON'S, 53 State-st, KSTABLISHED 1833, ~.NODA WATER APPARATUS, S0DA WATER APPARATUS, ¥or the manufsctoring of Soda Water, Gluger Ale, Wines, Mineral Waters, Mead, Root Leer, otc, Also Lotting Machines, for corking and Slling; Marble Dispensing A}mu‘ll\u for the Couater, on nsw princi- ples, Bend for Catalogua with n"flrh of LQM ges on. WILLIAM @ Oor. Elmm and Frauklin-sts., New York, _OIL TANKS. ILSON & EVENDEN, OiL TANKS ANpSHIPPING CANS, 47 & & Wast Lake Btssot, s 2o citsioava, Apparstus, OXMIOA GOy The Interior Department Investi- gators Encounter a Genulno Mare's Nest A Poor, Pitiable Lunatic Re- lates His Charges Against tho President. They Appear to Be of a Spir- itual and Not a Mate- : rial Nature, Belknap"s Final Rejoinéler to the House Replication. He Olaims Exomption by Virtue of an Agreement with Clymer, The Widew of the Late Lamented Boggs Badgored by a Committee, Mr. Jewell’s Inquisitors Meet with Inglorious Failure. CAUGHT THE PRESIDENT. SUBT HOW THE COMMITTER DID IT. 8pecial Dispateh to Tha Chioaqo Tridune. Wasniaton, D, 0., April 24.—The Domo- cratio membors of at Jesat oue of tho Houso Committees to-day discredited themsalves far more than thoy can hope to disgrace the Admin- istration. In the history of tho session thus far tho gytters of politica and society have beon raked to make A case against the Cabinot, Bank-sccounts have hpen ransacked, tattle of frontior camps has boen listened to, dotectiven have boen made oraclos to prove high officials of tho Government guilty of crine. It wasonlya fow days ago that s Committos pormitted the falso and malicious statoment to be telegraphod throughout Christondom that the Prosi- dent had beon detected In tak- ing money from the Treasury to, purchase his election, but it was left for the Committes on Expenditures in the Interior Do- partment to-day to surpasa all othors m the at- tompt to catch Grant, The Domocrats on the Commities bad caused sl the Ropublicana to bo notified that AN DIPORTANT WITNESS was to bs oxamined, and that all should be pres- ent. No bint was given of tho nature of the expoctod evidouco, but the fact escaped from somo of the lean careful Democrats, that the Committoe held Prosidont Grant {n tho hollow of ita havd. The Commwittes Lad been eitting with opon doors, but the mysterious witness was producsd, and tho doors were barred for two hours. The witness upon whosa lips tho fato of the Presidont of the Unitod Btates hung was on ordinary-lookiug L.sinees man. Tho Doemocratic membors wera' on tiptoo with ex- Euchflon. The Republican: wers interested, ut ignorant of tho fortheoniog rosuita. The witness was almost ndiffereut. TS MARVELOUS STONY was this: Somo yoars ago n porson in high station did bim great injury. It becawme im- portant to tho poace of mind ‘of ihat groat per- sonage that witnoss should boe barmiess, Hired detectives moon hurried him w the Goveru- meut mad-house. He waa kept thero, friendless and powoerless, for months, when ono day agents of this groat personago a{vpmnebcd bim, giving bim i choico betwoen lfe-imprin- oumont with lunatics or & life of exile fu Eu- rope, o chose the latter. Tho detoctives e~ companied him to tho steamer, and Le leit for Europe. Becuming woary of Europe, he ro- turned, and appeared beforetho Committca to- day to tell thestory, The Committeo scomed patalyzed in part with astpuishment, in port with “disbolical joy. ** Who was that great personnge that wronged you 7" aeked the Chair- man. ‘“The Prosldent ‘of the United Statee," was the reply. *What wrong did he do you7" ~Thero the witness paused. He would dio beforo he would tell. It was o dolicato subject and shonld not be meutioned. For au hour the Committae plied him with questions. ‘Thoy threatened him with imprivontnent, with severo punishment, and with terrory of contumacy, ‘Tl wituess yiolded. o 8aid tho 'residont of the United Stutes had DONE HIM MONTAL WRONG ; that he had ruined his (the witness') betrothed, and since that time ‘wituess had boco a pro- s#cribed and porsecuted man. Ilence those do- toctives, heuce those mad-loues bars. The Prosident bad frequently come to the houeo of witucss abont it at the dead of «nicht, and bad jmportuved him at bis bedmde not to ruin his roat . fame. ¢ Dut,” intorfered a Ropublican member, * how did the Preeident J;ct to your bodside at that time of night? Did bo ring tho bell ? Thoe eli- max had como, The Dowocrats wera enthusias- tio in their sardonio joy, and were just roady to ronder thetr verdict agninat tho President, whon witness tho guilty inlluonce: I want youto undeistand, gentlomou, that-President Grant in tho body never did mo or mine harm. Hobas only done ma that groat wrong a8 a spirit.” ‘Llio collapso came ; tho wituoss was & mad- man. ‘Tho Comwitteo inatautly discharged him, unmediately ordered the stouographer to sup pross hia notes, and begged the Republican members to koep tho matier sllout, Ono of the Iatter, with & good deal of indignation, said that he hoped bio might be as mad as witnessif he kopt gttll, In this way the Democrats of the Committes on Exponditures in the Inteiior'Do- partwent caught tho Prosident. —_— BELKNAP. A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. Speeiat Dievateh to The Chicago Tribune. Wasmisaton, D, O., Aprit 24.—Thero is s considerable difference of opinion betweon tho Managers on tho part of the IHouse in tuo im- peachmont of Gon. Belknap, and bis couascl, a8 to the manner and tima of proceeding with tho trial, The counsel for Gen. Belknap have pro- coeded npou the hypothesis that on ‘Lbursday, by order of the Benate, the pleadings wera to bo all wm, avd the lssue wmade np, and that tima was then (o be allowod to proparo for tho argument of tho Issue as to junadiction, and thoy had decided to ssk for two weeks. The managers, however, take a very different view, and insist that on Thursdsy the trial shall actuslly bagiv, and that argumont ahall bo mado st once upon the issae as mado upon that day. With this ond 10 viow, thoy have boen prevanng to proceed with the trlal, ITo the Associated Preas.) . TBJOTNDER 7O THE HOUSE REPLICATION, WasurNatow, D. O., April 24.—This afternoon the counsel for Willlam W. Belknap tiled with Becrotary Gorham Gon, Bolknap's rojoinder to tho roplicatious of the 1lousc of Koproseutativos in tho matter of hus imposchmont, A genoral demurrer is interposed to the drstof tho two roplications, alleging its insuficionoy. Lo noxt denloa the atatoment contained in tho aocond replication—that he was Secretary of War until and inclualng tho 2d of March, 1876, He then douien the assertions of tho replicaion to tho offuct shist bo was Secrotary of War uutil a Con- wittee baving authority from tne House had investigated his ofticial conduct, aud asserts that, up to the time of Lis rosignation, the House kind not given autLorityto any Comnutiee 't0 investigate auy of the watters sot forth inthe charges made agaluss Liw in tho articies of im- and in as follows : bim (a1 Belknap), becau 1118 that ha did reelgn Lis positton as Becrotary of Wi on March 2,16, by a resigustion in writtog, ad- drensed 10 the Presfdent, and the Preafdent did ten and thers accept asid resignation in writing, neverthes Tesa it fe not true, an alleged in that replicatiou, that naid Belknep resigned bis eald position with an at- tsmpt (0 evade any proceedings of tho said House of Bepresentativen to tmpeach him, bat, ON TIIE CONTHARY THEREOF, Do avers the fact to be {hata atanding committes of #a1d House, known an the Commities on Expenditures of the War' Logartment, without any suthority from, or direction of the said ilouse of Representatives to ex- amino, luquire; or inveatigate i regard o tho matters and things set forth In tho sald articies a2 official mis- conduct of him (tho said Dielknap), bad examined one Marsh, and he mada 8 stitamentto the said Come mittea, which satd statement, 1f {rue, would not sup- ort articles of {mpeachment agatont him (satd Lel- ‘:':l;). ‘but which said Statoiaent, waa of such a char IX NESPECT TO OTOER PENYONS, some of whom had been, sud one of whota was, 8o nearly connected with him (ssid Betknap) by domestic tics aato greatly affect him and wmake Lim willing to sscure a suppression of 80 much of sald statoment a3~ affected such otler persons at any cost to himmelf: therefore, he proj Propos the sald Committee that If the sid Committce would fappreas that part of tho said siatament which rolated to the satd other persous, e (the atd Lelimat) rough contrary o the truth, Would admit the recelpt by bim (the sald Belknap) of all the moneys stated by the raid Marah to have beon reccived by bim from one Evans, mentioned In the said statement, and paid ovor by the'said Marah 1o any other person of persons; but the aaid Committes DECLINED TO ACCEDY, TO THE BAID PROPOSITION, and tus Hon., Hiester Clymer, Chairman of tho asid Committcs, then daclared fo tho ssid Belknapthat he (the _said’ Clymer) abould move in tho Houss of Depressoiatives, upon he stemeot cf the eaid “Marst, for the impoachment of him (the said Delkhap) unless the Belknap should terign his position aa Secretary of War before n0on of the next day, to-wit, March 4, 1876, and the said Belknap, regarding this statement 'of sald Ciymer, Chairman as aforessid, as an_jntimation tuat ho (the naid Belknap) could by thus resigning avoid the afitic. tion fnscparsble f{rom a protracted trial, in s form which would atiract the smalleat degroo of publio at- tention tud humilistion, by svailing himself of tho defeuse disclosed tn the faid statement ftalf, which would not cast blams on THE BAID OTRED PEBSONE, Bo yielded 1o tho suggestion made by tho said Cly- mer, Clisirman an aforesaid, belloving that the same was’ mado faith by tha said Clymer, Chairman s aforcssid, and ~that ho (the ssid resigning bis posilion as Bocretary War, secure the speedy dismissal of tho said stato- ment from the pubiic mind, which said statement, {hough it fovolve NO CRIMINALITY ON HIS PANT, e deeply alatul to biv foeing, aud did resign bia raid position an Secretary of War the 2d day of March, 1676, and at 11 o'clock in the foronoon of the dsy afvresatd, o (Belknap) esused tho said Committes to Lo notified of b resignation and of the accept- anoe thereof by the President of ths United Statos, ol of whicls was in pursusnce and in consequence of the suggestion mo made by Clymoer; and thereupon tho 8std Commuttoe declared thas they bad uo furiher duty o perform in the promisea, and bo (Belknsp) snbmits that, whils the 1aid 1oase of Hopresoutatives claims that Clymer waa ACTLNG ON ITS DENALF in sald pretendod examination of Marsh, the House ouglt, i onor aud i, 13¥, 0 be catoriped (o deuy that Clymer was also_acting on behalt of said Housa 1n suggosting the resiynation of Lim (Beiknap), and ought 1oL 10 bo heard o complain of s realgnation thus induced. And this he (tho said Selkuap) in ready to verify, wherefore ho prays Judgment f the said Houso of Representatives otght to have or malutain i2npoachment against him, Wretiar W. Boxwar, DLNIAL. Gen. Belknap has written a lattor to a friond, don;luu in'poritive terms that he has made any confession whatever n-:nnum-mngl the charges afinlnet bim relativo to the Fort Bill post-trader- L 3 R T MRS, BOGGS. RELIUT OF HABLLY BOGGH, specul buyateh to The Chicazo Tridune, ‘Wasuotoy, D. 0., April 24.—Tho Speclal Committoe appoiuted early in the session to investigato the District ilesl-Estate Pool sc- cured & fow woeks ago the passage of a resolu- tion nutlLoriziog it to iuquire in regard to auy othier subjoct that might be brought to its ottention, Actiug under this suthority, this Committee has recenily examined several wit- nosaen in rogard to the sppointwont of Maj. Clemeute, Pousion-Agent in the Northern Ais- souri District, and the atory ae told o tho testi- mony i8s a vory intercsting one. Previous to the War the Prosident, thon Capt, Grant, was o business partnor in St. Louts of Iarry DBoggs, s first conein of Alrs. Grant. Tho iotimacy botween the two families was very great, and has continued uutit the present time, Mre. Boggs having on eeveral occasions duriug the War, ay she lLas testified, rendored 1nportant sorvices to the Grant fam- ily, eapocially in times of sicknoss, A few years ago B0GAN DIED, and his wife was left with & sister and daughter dependeut upon hor for eupport. She wasat the time ncquainted with Mr. Ebert, who was Ponsiou Agent ut Macon, Mo, and wrotoe to him askiug for aclerkshipin his ofice. Ebert partially promised her a situation, bat she never receivod 1t, notwitbetanding the fact that sho forwarded to him a lettor writton by tho President, {ntimat- fog that hor appointment would be very pleasing to bim. The correspondence in rogard to thia sppointment thus bogan was oontinued by Ebert long sftor Mrs. Logge ceased to reply to his lettors, and in one instance, when his com- miysion was about to expire, he offored to divido Lis salary with her provided sbo woula sacuro bis reappoiutment, and cause tho namea of 800 or 1,000 pensioners ta be transferred from tho Bt. Louls district to his own. This proposition shie ehowed to Col. Easton, Ponsion Agent at st. Louis, and scting upon his ndvice refusedito have auything to do with Ebert's prop- oeition, Ebort was not rosppotuted, but daj. Clomcnts waa given tha poaition on the recom. mondstion of Mrs, Boggs and otlers. Previous to his appointment Clements wrote to Mrs, Boggs saying tuat if sho would help him to got tha place ho would givo her an appointmont At & » salary of §100 a month, or 1t4 cquivalont, The following ia an oxtract from ALBS, 10008’ TEATIMONY on this polnt : .—Did you writa to the President? A,—Yea; and 1told lum I thought that Ma), Clements® appointment would bo an_sdvantage to tne, In iy letier which 1 gave Maj, Clementa 1 aaid, * Maj, Cloumenls visits Waaliugion on buriness, the scoompifsfiment uf which wiil ba 0f more wivantage 10 we, 1 Lopo you will b abie to favor bia applioation, After Maj. Clemonts waa appointed be pald to Alrs, Bogus, who stul continued to residv in Bt. Louis, and to teach in a private achool thiere, ONE HUNDRED DOLLAKS A MONTH, Her testimony on this point was as follow Q.—Wht compensation Lias he iven you ? —Ifo has given ins st the rate he promiscd until laat Do, cember, 11e has not puid mo anything since last De. ccmber, Q.~\Vhat does he say about that? A,—Ife had patd me quarterly before, Q.—Tho time biss not arrived yet for the pext pay. wment, how 167 A.~Tho tune haa passed, but on ac- count of the Bolknup affair it waa thought that a grout dcal tuight 12 made of this Lttle tmatior s and it iy tace itly uoderatood betweon us that 1t might be suspended, or that it m:ght be altogether done away with, Q.—~How tnch has bepaid you alloguthior 1 A.—He baa pad me altogeter $1,100 at various times, + Sinco tho appointment of Maj, Clements, the formor Pension Agent, Ebert has written letters to Mrs, Bogge. sowe of tho lato ones being of s vory throntouing character. Ha iuformed her that be Liad mscertained tho terms of the agree- mont betwosn her and Clomenta, and intimatod that thore was {3 BOMETUING CRIMINAL ABOUT IT, * and $hat it it was publicly known it would cause great trouble to her and the rosident, One of thede throctening letters she sout 1o the President, and on being quostioned in regard to 1§ tesuutied aa follows : 1thiuk in my fetter to the President T0s1d ; ¢ Hers fsa lottor from Ebert treatening great harm to you and ie on scoount of Aa). Clsments holding tha of- fice. 1f hia holding it s harmful, or {f therw is any- thing in whiat br, Ebert has threstoned, ue bad battor suspended,” Q.—Was that letter written before or afler your con- verustion with Mr. Cloments, upon bis Toluru from Washington, n Jsuuary of thia year? A,—I think it was aftor, but I am uot positive. Q.—11ad you soan the Lalknap exposure in ths pe persat thatime? A.—Yos. Q.~Did you ever inforia the Preaident that Mr, Clements waa complying wilh bls agrecnionts? A Yos, sir, 1 mever gol any snawer 1 de not know vfmknluugdvdliuu& Justa little nots mentloning the fact in adot o7 letter, Q. (by Mr, Pratt)—What time was that lo.5 aeat? A.~Bome time during last sumrae <] Q. (by Mr, New)—You asy that waain a5 ainan. othier letter 7 A.—It was added 1o & Lit wote. It Waa not written expresaly for that purpg ~ It wasa mere ling added in auother letter, | 2 Q.—You may atate whether o nol the Preaidnt han Xnown, oince the sprointment of Clementa, that you have been teaching 1n 8¢, Louls, A.—Yes, rir, Hn knew 1t, at least I suppossd so. 1 8 koow I was {n Ht. Louis, RUmel s, Talprae Q. (by Mr. Prait}—Tou called the President’s atiens tion to'all thewe things, did yon? A,—1 did. Well, [ could not call Lin attantinn pasticnlariy in detatl to All tliexe matters, but of conrse he knew an well ns 1 could tell him, Mra, Loggs’ testimony was corroborated by that of tho other witnessor, except Clowonts, who attempted to give s nllfimly different ox- lanation to his pars in the matter. Mrs. g8 showod a strang dosire to BUIELD TIE PREAIDENT PROM NLAME, and eaid tlat the appeal sne mado to tum was ona that no kind-heariod man could resist, and that sbo nover muspected that thoro was auy- thing wrong in the transaction until since tho investigation began in Washivgton, The money she roceived, she urgod, was not collected from pensionors, nor was it pald by the United States, bul from the malary of the Agent. She was in groat distress from fear that tho Proei- gent ahould suffer on account of hia kindness to or. — JEWELL. ANOTRER FRUITLESS INVESTIGATION, Syectal Dispaich to The Chicao Tribune. Wasaxarox, D.C., April 24.—Tho Committes on the Expenditures in the Post-Offico Depart~ ment haa cloned ita inquiry in regard to the slloged overpayment to soveral \estern roada for transportation of the .mails. The principal chiargo was that through a Mr. Safely, sgont of the throe almost parallel roads from Chicago to Omabs, namely, the Nortwestorn, tho Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, and the Rock Island, each road had received pay for all the maile matter tranaported between Chicago and Omaha, This, it is said, was dono throngh the system of weighing wheroby ona road would welgh all mails for the month of January, anotbor for the month of February, and the other for the month of March, each road rocoiving the same pay as tho others, An cxamination has been made by the Committoa of the records and papers in tho Post-Oftico Department, and the alicgad fraud is found never to have existod, and that the ro-dd.s recoivad pay for only what mail they ear- ried. IN THE SENATE, INTEBNAL REVENUE SUPELVISORS, pectat Dwpatch to L'he Chicago Tridune. ‘WasmNarox, D. C., April 24.—The Senate in the morning hour disoussed at considernblo length the bill authorizing the Commissionor of Internal Revenue to fix and designato the places at which Colloctors and Bupervisors of Internal Ravenue shall exerciro the duties of their of- fices, tha question boing on tho amendment of the Benate Finance Committes to abolish tho office of Supervisor of Internal Rovenuo, and do- volve the duties of the ssmo in certain in- stances to epccial sgents. Bouvator Bargont, in the course of his speceh, took occasion to re- fer with much bitterneas to the recont report of E. L. Phillips, of Bpnngfleld, I, upon the alleged Californin whisky fraude. Tho stato- ments of this roport he denied in dotail to- day, but both Benators Sargest and Bherman wero in error in arralgniog the Treasury Depart. ment for giving publicity to she sensational fea- tures of that report, as it ia & pudlic docoment, Laviug somo timo since been called for by the Houneo, A lettor frum Commissionor P'ratt was rend, urging the abolition of the oftice of Super- ViSOT. z SENATOR JONET OX TIE CURBENCY, Later {n ths day Senator Jones mide bis loug- heraided speech upon silver coinage. It was earefully prepared, aud, unlike bis firat effort in this lino which created such a sensation, was read from printed manuscript. Seustor Jones' viewa upon ellvor coinags have been anticipated in tbo correspondonca of i1k CRIBUNE, The bill belore tho Senato for coioago of all- ver dollars and increasing their logal-tendor value is understood to go bLut a short way toward meeting the views of tho Sonator from Nevada. Heretofors ho has appesred as tho champion of the Euld carrency, and his fmt aud only apeoch in tho Senate oo that question brought bim a sudden fame, o was furtber distioguished by boing solecied by Preeident Grant aa the gentloman to whom the Iatter todited a lotter for publication expressing bis private and unoflicial views on the curroucy question. Joucs 18 now ia favor of A DOUBLE BTANDARD, making eilvor a full legal tendor with gold, of course increasing the weight of tho silver comns to make their values carrcapynd with that of gold coiua, The bill befors tho Bonate ie sim- ply an enteringz wodge for an attempt to secure the duuble standard, and however it may be dis- guised now, there will be no concealmont after it hns paseod. Tho bill may pass the Bepato, 1t in olleged by tho fricnds of the moasure&hat tho President approves it and would eign the bill. This roprosentstion of his views is of courso unauthoritativo, and may probably bs erroneous. — CATE, HOW [E OBTAINED HIS HEAT, Speoial Dispateh to 1A Chicago Tribuma, Waanixaron, I, 0., April 24.—The mamorial of the Wiscousio Legmslature requesting Con- gress 1o investigato the right of Georgo W. Cate to hold a geat in Coogrees as Reprosontative of tho Eigbth Wisconsin District was received horo to-dny. It presonts s vory curioud record, Tho memoriat sets forth that Aelull, Nopublican, received a majority of votes over Cato; that by throwing out two polls tho Damocratio canvass- ors found a majority of two for Cato; that thin rojoction of tnese polls wna fraudulent, Tho cago wan appealed to the SBupremes Court of the Btate. Tho Chicf Justics, Ryan (Demo- crat), in commenting wupon the action of tho canvassors, eays : * It leavos upon our mind a moat psinful lmpreasion that the County Canvassors utterly neglected their duty in thla respect, and fllegally aud wantonly disfranobised all of the eleotors who voted ub such election in tho rojectod town and ward.,” The Court adds: * He who by {raud wiltfully dierogards his sworn duty and defeats the willof the people, aaex- pressod by their votos, commits a political crime next to trezson, and nosrly akin to 1" ‘I'he Court charactorized the action of rejecting these polla as * n most indocent and tiagrant violation aof duty, too palpable for blundor, too corrupt for any meroy of constrie- tion,” This memorial waa approved by tho Wis- consin Logislaturo March 9, but has beon with- held by the Democratio Stato ofticials uctll now, svidently to shicld Cato. Oato is the gentloman who has arraigned Secrotary Bristow in the Mary Moerrits matter, ey THE MICHIGAN SENATORSHIP. A TUIEE-SIDED CONTEST, Svectal Dispatch to 3'he Chicaco Tyibune, ‘Wasuinaroy, D, G, April 24.—Gov, liagiey, of Michigau, s in Washington for the purposs, it i3 conjectured, of discussing with hiu friends in the Michigan delogation in Congress tho chances of his elaction to the Umted States Honato moxt winter. Hia presenco hero roveals tho sxistenco of & . threo- sided contest for tho succession to Hopator Forry, whoeo torm will expiro on tho 4th of March next, Seustor F“‘T“ a candidate for ro-election, but his claima will be coutested by Gov. Bagley, whils both of those men will in turn have to disputo the kround with Zock Ctian- dlor, Hocretary of the Ioterior, Gov, Bagley is vory rich, being a rival in this respecs of Hocro- tary Chandler, snd Bonstor Ferry is slso s wealthy mau, 80 that the stuswa of war will not be wantiug Lo make the fall nomiuations in Michigan and succeading struggle in the Logis. lature & most hively cawpsigo. s/ Sl NOTES AND NEWS, RIPRESS COMPANIEY AND TUE FOSTAL DILL, Speawad Dianaten ts The Chicago Tribune, Wasuixaroy, D. C., Aprit 2L.—Gov, Hubbara made an argumdut before the Houwe Post-Onice Comumitteo this moroiug as attorasy for the ox. prees compauies 1n opposition toretaintog the 4- pound packago of merchandise in the maly. His argumeute were thoss in familiar uso in the 1ast Coogress onm behalf of the expross com- bane, I 'NUMBER 248, panies. [o malntained that on the long stage routon the Governmont had to pay twelys times the value of the atampe for the trausportation and that private parttos conld not compete af suchi roinons sacrifice. Ho sald that tho Poat Ofiica authorities have directed etage contractors under an old statuts to postpona.carrying thess Packagos til such timo ax It §s convenient, NAVAL INVEBTIGATION, Tho Nasal Committeo rotnrned from Philse delphia to-day. During its absenco it bas exs awined 114 witnesecs. The Committes fouud groat laxnosa of sdministratfon on the part of tha naval ofiicers thero, and of the hureau of- Goers in Washington lnvlng charge of the Phil- :dulpulnrrdn. That Nat SeKay and other con- tractora did not strip tho yards for thoir own banoflt the Commitleo found to be due rather to tho honesty of the contractors than to the efliciency of naval administration, The actlon of Naval ‘Ofticer Hartt, who has recently beea assigned to tho Boston yard, is espoually coudomnod. The Committea discovers that tbe firm of E. G. Cattell, in sddition to the £140,000 paid them by Mathows, of New York, clothing contractor, for their influcncs, receiv « od 130,000 for a bonus at the Philadelphis yards, It alao appeared that any influence that the Cattolls may havo oxercisod wsa exer- clsed with bureau officers, and not with the Hecratary of tho Navy, and that no inflnence of any sort is proved to Lave been used upon the Becrotary, ‘WITNESSES. A Mrs. Vao Baren of Chicsgo {s oxpected heroto testify bafore the Insane Asylum Com- mittee. Tourtellotte arrived hero to-day to testify bee foro the Caultlold Committes a8 to the Mac- shal's office. [To the Asmcciated Press,) THE ALADAMA CLAIMS BOXDS, £ ‘Wasntarox, D, C., Apnl 24.—Tho Becretary of the Troasury has directed the Asaissant Trosaurer at New York to acll on Thursday noxs the gold to be paid into the Treasury on ao- count of bonds sold to pay the awards of jndg-- monts of the Commissioners of tho Alabama Claims, Deliverioa-of gold will be made o8 follows: 22,000,000 on the day of recoiving the proposals, if desired by purchasee or purchasers, or such portion thoreof a8 he or they may wish, If not on that day, £2,000.000 on that day, $1,000,000 on each suo- coeding day until the whole amount is delivorsd. THE § PED CENTS. . Bids were opened at the Trovsury to-day for tle walo of 5 per cont cnuggn or regiatered bonds of the fundod load of 1881, anthorized by the acta of July 14, 1870, and Jan, 20, 1871, bearing intorest payable quarterly from May 1, 1876, tu lots of ‘not less than $500,000, to & total amount of $5,883,000. ‘The total bids aggrogated 202,447,000, at prices rnngmu between $102.25 and 2103,78 inclusive. J. W, Seligman & Co., L. N. Hoffmsn & Co., Philip Bpeyer & Co,, Morton, Bliss & Co., Aug= uet Bolmont & Co. (for N. M. Bothachild & Bon), the First Natjonal Bauk of New York, Kulin, Loeb & Co., Droxol, Morgan & Co., each offered to tsko tho whole smount or any pars thoroof. Belmont snd Drexel, Morgan & Co. woro the highest bidders. SUPREME COURT DECISIOL.. Tue Buprome Court afirms the judgment of tho Court of Clauma in te Hot Springs cases. The decigion 18 that none of the claimanta aro entitled to lands as sgainst tho Government, and that all claims advanced aro ogually un-' tennble. Walker vs. Buivant, error to the Supreme Uourt of Loulmana. In this cane, which was an action to recover for refusing refreahments to dofondant in orror onaccount of color, the Court reafirms that Art, VII. of the Covstitution, providing that in suits st common Iaw, whore the valuo In controvaray sball not oxceod £20, the right of trial by jury uhiali be prosorved, relates only to triats in Fod- eral Coonrts, and gay that tho Btates, so faras this amendment is concerned, are left to regu- Inte triala in their own courta in their own way. Atrial by jury in suits at common law pendiog inthe Btate Courts in not, therofore, a priviloge or imwmunity of uational citizenship, which Statca are forbidden by the Fourteonth Amendmont to abridge. AKFUMAN-DAVLNPOLT, Ex-Attornev-Gonoral. Axerman appeared be- fore the Committes oz Expenditutes in the De. partment of Justice to-day, and testifiod that ho suthorized the poyment to John L Daveuport of money to defray the expenses for the supe rossion of frauds in tho New York elections. [0 was asked if ho.consulted with tho Previe dout boforo paying tho money, Mr. Akermin desired time to consider what roply ho would make to the question, and was given till to-mor- row, g THE RECORD. BENATR. Wasrrxarox, D, C., April 24,—The bill te abolish tha offico of Bupervisor of Internal Roveuuo was discussed until the expiration of the momiug hour, when conmdaration of tho bill to amend the laws rolating to she logal tendor of wlvor coln was resumed, snd Mr. Jones, of Nevoda, took the floor. ir. Jones made a very long argument {a favoy of the double standard of gold sod siver money, and when about half turough Lis speech the Hensis ad- Journed, HOUSE. ‘Tha following are amony the bills introducsd and referred under the call of States, Dy 3z, Campbell=To fncreass tha elroulstion of Nilional Bank notes ; to rollove tha National Banks from the tax on thelr circulation; to liquidate the nae tioual debt ; and to strengilicn the public eredit, i 1y Mr. ("Brien—To reoriuniza the navy, It pro- videa that there shall be an active liat of six Tear Ad~ mirals, cightecn Commodares, Afty Captains, and sew: enty-Ove Commanders, and that tho promotions in Inea]ccgdmdnl shall cease uriil thess numbers sball be reached, By Mr, Hsywarl—To permit Nalional Banks to {satin ciréulating Bowes equal in smount to 1u0 par cent of the current markes valuo of the bands dapos- ited by them, Alr, Faulkner, from the Commities on Forsign Af- fairs, roported a foint resolution, requesting the Pres. ident to tuke such steps as wsy result o tie carly re- Iease of Edward 0'31, Condon from: his tmpriscamens in England. Passed. Mr, Haylo presented the petition of the tobacso mane ufacturers af Cincluuati, 0., snd Covington, Ky., for» fuduction of o tax ox tobacco to 10 conta por paund, rred, Mr, Gibson offersd a resclution for the sppotntment of a nelect commitice of nine to make ezaminations into tho management of tha New Urleans Castom- House ana other Federal offices in that city, with pawar to mt {n New Orleans during the recesa, Mr, Hurlbut objected to a specisl commities, snd suggestod that tha subjoct enculd be referved to regular commiites. Mr, Gibson muved to suspend tle rules, Mr, Halo asked AMr. Gibson to let the subject gota ono of the regular committees of the House, sud to striks out the remarkablo clause as to the Committea silting during the recess, 1f b would do 8o the roso- Iution would go without objection. Mr. Gibeon ducliued to accodo to that suggeation. Mr, Hale—Then wo must have the yoas and nays on tho wuspension of the rules. A vote wus then taken, aud the rules wore not sus. pended—yeas, 146; Days, 77, Bot iwo-thirds in (ha afiemative, ‘Tbe voto waa & strictly party cne, DISTRIOT MATTHKS. ‘The liouse then considersd tae business of the Dis. trict of Golumbia. 3r, Buckner, from the Committes for the District, reported bill to regulate the asscesment and collece ticu of taxea for the support of the Goverument of tha Disteict, and procosded to explain and advocats it, Without action ou the bill Mr, Bucknar yieldod the floor ta Mr., Blainy, who prooceded to make s pesonsl explanstion it redard 10 thy Dewspaper chArgos 0one nectiuy hitn with (ho Union Pacitle Rallroad Cumnpany, ‘I'ho Houss then resumed consideration of the Dus trict Tax LU without action, Adjourned, fpbts s Rt i MINNEAPOLIS MAL. Spscial Duvatch to The Chioagn Tribune, MixNeiroLls, Mion,, April 21.—Nowapapes complications increswe. An injunction has been sorved and the Pionser- Press now onjoys porsese slon of tho Tribune oillcs, the stolon forms haw ing beou returned. A brass baud waa drivea through the streots to-day, Circulars for an in. dignation meotiog ware distributed and 1,500 at- tended tho meeting to-mght. lesolutions were sdopied to support nowspapers owned and pub- lished in thig oiy, Bpuechus wers mndo acous- dog 5t, Panl of wisropresenting Minueapolis in- terests, The Tribuns will beissued in the morn« ing for first the time in four days. ———— THE BONANZA MINES. Bax Fraxcisco, April 24.—The Stock to-day publishes an intervisw with J. O. Flopd, Tho latter emphatically denies the reports re cently circulated shat the Bonsnza is * petering ™ out, assertiug that the mines never looked bet sizelgus aloog. o, e FATY Y