The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1876, Page 5

CABLE NEWS From All Parts of the Old World. EMMA MINE MEMENTOES Professor Silliman’s Negations Elucidated by @ London ...50 Man. STORM, DEATH AND RUIN. Widespread Devastation by Hurricane and Floods. SHIPWRECK AND STARVATION. The Flesh of Dead Sailors Eaten by their Surviving Companions. VICTORIA’S VISIT. The French President and Mme. Mac- Mahon on a Mission of Charity. 4 BRITISH CONTRABAND. King Alfonso’s Coast Guardsmen Wanted from Gibraltar. THE BLOW IN BELGIUM. Latest from Germany, Italy, Malacca and Other Quarters. ENGLAND. THE EMMA MINE SCANDAL RECORD—PRESS RE- PLY TO PROFESSOR SILLIMAN’S NEGATIONS—~ QUEEN VICTORIA’S PREPARATIONS FOR HER VISIT TO GERMANY—-SAD DETAILS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE STORM—COMMERCIAL FAILURES. Lonpox, March 16, 1876, Tho Hour of this morning, referring to Professor Sil- liman’s negatory letters, says:—'‘We have made inquiry atthe Emma mine office concerning this matter, and though Professor Silliman is correct in saying the rec- rds of the meetings of the Emma mine directors from March to May in 1872 make no allusion to the reccipts pf any such telegrams, he is wrong in stating that no such telegram was ever sent, for the original Yelegram isin the Emma Mine office, with the Emma Mine Company’s stamp, showing its receipt at that vffice on the 5th of April, 1872, and the Cable Com- pany’s stamp, showing its receipt at Telegraph street bn the Sth of April, 1872. The following is a copy of the TELEGRAM. “To the Exma Mixe, London:— ‘ery great improvements since last’ report. On Seventh floor drifted 120 fect, and tenth floor, 40 feet, and in one at bottom fof] winze 70 feet beldw old work- Ings, drifted 40 feet, all in ore. Sample assays, $28 lead and $2,000 silver. Reserves discovered since last report ever £,000 tons. Everything connected with mine bigbly satisfactory. Mailed supplementary report. Canyon road still bad. Shall forward 100,000 tons first tlass ore forthwith. Have sixty-five tons bullion, worth | 620,000. Propose selling here. Arrangea all other matters here, Will report fully on return. “WILLIAM SILLIMAN, per Hussey.’ LETTERS. Moreover, there is a letter from Professor Silliman tonfirming the subject of it, and letters from Hussey wo the Secretary referring to it. QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO GERMANY —PROGRAMMS OF ROUTE, The Pall Mali Gazette's Beriin despatch contains the following :— “A private villa has been engaged for Queen Victoria tt Baden-Baden during her sojourn there. She will iravel incognita, Itis stated she will assume the title of the Countess of Rosenau, after the late Prince Con-, sort’s favorite residence in Thuringia.’’ - ROYAL HONORS. It is not expected that she will stay at Baden-Baden longer than a week, after which, it is understood, she will proceed to Coburg and spend an equal time at the tourt of her brother-in-law, the reigning Duke. The Empress Augusta wishes to meet Queen Victoria at | Coburg. The Crown Prince and Princess ot Germany willalso meet her there. The Emperor William pro- poses to visit her at Baden-Baden early in April. NO OFFICIAL RECEPTION. Queen Victoria has particularly requested that no official reception be extended to her anywhere on her journey. DAY OF DEPARTURE. The 28th day of March has been Gnally fixed as the day of departure from London. FAILURE OF MANUFACTURERS. Mark Fisher & Sons, woollen cloth manufacturers, of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and Montreal, have failed. Their liabilities are given at $230,000, ON "CHANGE. One more failure is—two o’clock P. M.—announced ‘at the Stock Exchange to-day. The amount of the lia. bilities has not transpired. The market is flat and there is but little doing. THE SWEEP OF THE STORM—DETAILS OF DESTRUCTION. The weather fs hardly settled yet, though it has greatly moderated. From all parts of the country some details of destruction by the gale, IN THE METROPOLIS. In London roofs, skylights and chimneys were blown gout and telegraphs prostrated. THE TELEGRAPES The telegraph lines northward are still damaged, and despatches are more or less delayed. IX THE SUBURBS AND ON THE RIVERS. At Twickenham, a short distance up the Thames, a house was crushed by talling trees. Near Statthes a steamer was wrecked, and at Chatham the military school was partly destroyed. INUNDATIONS, The rivers Cherwell, Tone and others overflowed tho country for miles about. THE ROYAL TITLES BILL, DEBATED IN PARLTA+ MENT—OPPOSITION TO AND DEFENCE OF THE TITLE OF EMPRESS. Lospox, March 16—Night. In the House of Commons to-night, when motion was made to go into committee on the Royal Titles dil, the Marquis of Hartington rose and moved tn imendment that, while willing to considera measure | mabling the Queen to make an addition to her titles, | the House considers inexpediont to impair the fignity of the Crown by the assumption of the title of Cmpress. The Marqu's of Hartington supported his motion in| iepecch conciliatory in tone. He said he offered the | smendment with reiuctance. Ho admitted that it was mpossible forthe government to have foreseen the ypposition which the measure had provoked, He chal- | enged the government to show any good reason why | he title of Empress was preferable to that of Queen. fo repeated the argument that tho bill was a slight to be other colonies. y The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford North. | vote, defended the title of Empress as accurately rpe- ‘esenting the relations of the Queen to India, BITTER ARGUMENT. ‘The debate lasted seven hours, aed was excited and acrimonious. Sir William Harcourt and Messrs, For- ster and Duff opposed the Dill, and Mr. Roebuck and Lord Elcho supported {t, ‘THE OPPOSITION DEFEATED. Finally, the Marquis of Hartington’s amendment was rejected, andthe motion for going into committee on the bill was adopted by a vote of 305 yeas to 200 nays. THE OCEAN MAIL SERVICE, * Lowpox, March 16—Night. In the House of Commons to night the Postmaster General, Lord John Manners, stated that it was the in- tention of the department after tho present year to make arrangements for the conveyance of the mails to America similar to those adopted by the United States— viz., to make no contract, but send the mails by vessels whose efficiency is proved and pay according to weight, SHIPWRECK AND DEATH. Liverroot, March 16, 1876. The British ship Greta, Captain Macready, from San Francisco November 25, arrived here to-day. She brings a portion of the crew of tte British ship Great Britain, Captain Chilcott, from Darien, Ga, January 22, for this port, which was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition, Eleven of the crew of the Great Britain were drowned, and four died from exposure. DRATHS BY STARVATION—A HORRIDLE REMEDY FOR THE APYEASEMEST OF HUNGER. The Great Britain encountered terrible weather an Decame waterlogged. ‘ On the 3d of March the Captain’s two sons died of privation. The Captain and thirteen men took to the boat and soon suffered terribly from hunger, Three of the men aied and the survivors were forced to eat portions of the remains of their comrades to keep from starving. RESCUED, On the 11th of March they were rescued in the last stages of emaciation. CAPSIZED AT SEA—-THIRTEEN MEN DROWNED. QureNnstown, March, 16 1876, The British ship Erimenides, Captain Beard, from Port Royal, 8. C., February 17, for Greenock, capsized on the 12th of March, The second mate and s at this port. ‘The remainder of the crew and the Captain, thirteen in all, were drowned. mn of the crew have arrived A UNITED STATES WAR VESSEL OBLIGED TO RUN TO SHELTER. Sovrnamerox, March 16, 1876, The United States steamer Franklin, which sailed on Tuesday for Cherbourg and Gibraltar, has been obliged to put into St Helen’s Roads, Isle of Wight, on account of the continuously unfavorable weather. TURF SPORT AT BRISTOL—THE STEEPLECHASE BACE. Lonvon, March 16, 1876. The Bristol steeplechase occurred to-day, and wag won by Little Tom, beating the favorite and three others, The following is the summary :— Little Tom... Peter Simple. Damty ..... The betting was 9 to 1 against Little Tom, 3 to against Peter Simple and 7 to 1 against Dainty. Five ran. 1 . 2 3 1 FRANCE. EXTENSIVE INUNDATIONS IN THE SUBURBS OF PARIS—SEVERE SUFFERING—THE CHIEF OF STATE AND MME. MACMAHON DIs- TRIBUTE RBELIEF—SAD NEWS FROM THE PROVINCES. Loxpox, March 16, 1876, Paris‘advices say that Bercy, Neuilly, Courbevote, Asniéres, Billancourt, Point du Jour, Auteuil, Sévres, St. Cloud, Suresnes and other suburbs of the city, were all more or less inundated. THE PEOPLE SUFFERING. The suffering caused by the floods is very great. CHARITY. Marshal and Mme. MacMabon have each visited separate quarters and distributed reliet personally. Mme. MacMabon sent the Prefect of the Beine 5,000t- for the reliet of the sufferers, and public contributions aro being made for the same object. IX THE DEPARTMENTS. All the large streams between Paris and the Eastern frontier of France are out of their banks, and the coun- try for miles around is flooded. In Normandy the gale uprooted ‘trees, overturned vehicles and damaged houses. On tho Calvados coast masses of rock were blown off the cliffs. THE SEINE STILL RISING. The Seine has risen nearly ten foet higher than in 1872 In is thought, however, that the maximum is now reached. THE LOIRE, The River Loire has risen scventeen feet ten anda haif inches. Several manufactories on its bangs are closed. ‘M. GAMBETTA’S CHOICE OF A LEGISLATIVE SEAT. M. Gambetta has written a letter to the electors of Lille, Bordeaux and Marseilles announcing that he has elected to represont Paris in the Chamber of Deputies. SPAIN. AN ENGLISH CONTRABAND TRADER DECLARED A PRIZE TO THE NAVY--DEMAND FOR THE RELEASE OF SAILORS OF THE COAST GUARD, Mavrip, March 16, 1876. The Custom House authorities at’Algesiras have de clared the English felucca San Francisco 2, the vessel recenily captured by a Spanish revenue cutter, to be a lawful prize. WASTED FROM THE ‘‘ROCK.’? The Spanish government has demanded the releaso of the prize crew of the Guarda Costa who were taken to Gibraltar by the British schooner Amalia, ITALY. + A UNIVERSITY OF THE CHURCH CLOSED BY THE CROWN. : Rome, March 16, 1876. The Minister of Public Instruction has ordered the university styled the Vatican University to be closed, it being an illegal establishment. THE TREASURY STATEMENT PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT. “Signor Minghetti to-day presented the financial statement in the Chamber of Deputies. He said the de- ficit for 1875 was only $5,040,000, instead of $13,860,000, as was anticipated. The budget for 1876 shows a sur- plas of $1,800,000, and that for 1877 would show a surplus of $2,700,000, GERMANY, A TERRIFIC STORM FOLLOWED BY SEVERE LOSSES. Loxpox, March 16, 1876. Tho telegraphic despatches reporting the consequences of the storm state that at Aix la Chapelle the st Nicholas church was unroofed, the falling slates smash- ing the windows of all the adjacent houses. Elsewhere in Germany tho storm was terrific, and generally on the Continent the telegraph lines wero damaged to an extent hitherto unparalieied, BELGIUM. A TERRIBLE HURRICANE CAUSES VERY EXTEK- SIVE RUIN. Loxnox, March 16, 1876. The reports of the effects of the storm on the Conti- nent show that in Belgiuin the harricane was terrific, The barometer at Lidge foll below the lowest reading on record. In all the towns the parks were ravaged, roofs torn | off and factory chimneys felled. MALACCA, --¢- AN ASSASSIN CHIEF CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH, Loxvox, March 16, 1876, The Colonial Office has received a telegram from Sin- Bapore, stating ‘that the chief Datu Sagor, who was present when Mr. Birch, the English Resident, was murdered, near Perak, bas been captured, CUBA. THE SPANISH NAVAL CAPTURE OF THE YACHT OCTAVIA~-LARGE CARGO OF WAR MUNITIONS AND ARMS, Havana, March 16, 1876, The yacht Octavia was captured off Culebro Ieland, Rear Porto Rico, by the Spanish gunboat Hernam Cortes, and was taken to Porto Rico. WHAT WAS BER MISSION, She is supposed to have some connection with Que- sada, who left New York March 1, MER CARGO. Her cargo consisted of 242 boxes of powder, 48 Doxes of cartridges, 12 boxes of shells, 1,000 rifles, 150 carbines and two pieces of artillery, THE COMMAND, It isnot known whether the yacht had any people on board besides her officers and crew. ‘THE CAPTOR LUCKY. The capture is remarkable, as the Cortes isa slow steamer, her boilers being in bad condition. XCONOMIC REFORM 1N THE ADMINISTRATION SERVICE. The Gaceta will publish a decree reforming the ad- ministration service and reducing its expense. It is estimated that 270 or more civil employés will lose their places in Havana alone, AN RXECUTIVE DECREE REGULATING THR FINANCES— POINTS OF THE FINANCIAL PLAN, The Captain General has issued a decree regarding finances which is published by the Gaceta, THE TREASURY PLAN, It abolishes the fifteen and ten per cent taxes and the tax of $24 0n slaves. In licu thereof it imposes a direot taxation of $36,000,000 on the whole island, of which Havana is to pay $12,000,000, The entire ex- penses of the island are estimated at $82,000,000, gold, per annum, of which $46,000,000 is provided for by the receipts from cusioms and sources other than direct taxation. This leaves a balance of $36,000,000 to be raised by additional taxation, In order to relieve the treasury of the island from the floating debt, recognized to January 1, 1876, the government will issue eight per cent bonds to the amount of $180,000, 000. Whenever certificates of inaebtedness are presented these bonds will be given therefor. The amount of bonds remaining after the payment of all debts is to be used to retire the notes of the Spanish Bank. Tho government will settle its accounts with the Spanish Bank at the earliest possible date, The government will retire $300,000 of these bonds semi- annually, PLEASING TO THE PEOPLE. The present decree places the receipts and expendi- tures of the island treasury before the people in an in- telligible manner, and promises a mode of administer- ing affairs much less costly than hitherto, BRAZIL. LATEST REPORT OF THE PRODUCE MARKET AND EXCHANGE, Rio Janeiro, March 16, 1876, Coffee market animated; prices firm; good Orsts, 5,800 a 5,950 reis per 10 kilos, Exchange on London, 25, Saxtos, March 16, 1876, Coffee market quiet and unchanged; prices main- tained ; superior Santos, 5,500 a 5,650 reis per 10 kilos, THE BABCOCK JURORS. STATEMENTS OF TWO OF THE JURYMEN, ONE CONTRADICTORY OF THE OTHER—WHAT WAS DONE AFTER THE FIRST BALLOT. Sr, Louis, March 16, 1876, Several days ago the Chicago and St. Louis papers published the statement of John M. Keithley, one of the Babcock jurors, to the effect that he was convinced of Babcock’s guilt, as were soveral other jurors, and that they acquitted him because they regarded the Judge's instructions as a practical direction to bring in such ‘a verdict. Ketthley said, ‘I believe Babcock as guilty a man as ever lived. Another of the jurors, named Dean W. Tainter, has also made a statement in which ho denies the truth of Keithley’s story, and says:—‘‘Now, after taking the ballot which declared the defendant not guilty, the silence was first broken by John M. Keithley, who arose from his seat and said :— “Gentlemen, I have peen a lifelong democrat, and during the war I was ‘secesh;’ but I come upon this jury. Tesolved to do my solemn duty, without party here, | and I have dono it. I believe’ the man innocent,”? “T believe eleven men will testify that Mr. Keithley said just that.’’ CHICAGO WHISKEY FRAUDS. AN EX-REVENUE COLLECTOR FLEES TO CANADA— REASONS FOR HIS FLIGHT—MORE INDICT- ‘MENTS. Cutcaco, March 16, 1876, Hoyt, the indicted ex-revenue collector who left for Canada, wrote an explanation yesterday to his counsel, Mr. Dexter, in which he says he took the step at the earnest solicitation of his friends, and because he knew that enough perjured testimony had been manufac- tured against him to make him a scapegoat for the crimes of others.’ He would roturn as soon as he be- came convinced that he could obtain a fair trial, for this banishment was worse to him than even an unjust trial and punishment. The Grand Jury has returned indictments against Philip Wadsworth, ex-collector of internal revenuo for this district; D. W. Munn, ex-supervisor of in- ternal revenue, and FE. T. Bridges, ex-revenue agent, The latter has gone to Canada. RACING AT SACRAMENTO. Sax Francisco, Cal., March 16, Springbok and Foster will rana four mile race at Sacramento on April 22 for $5,000, half forfeit, ROWING. ENTRIES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BEGATTAS ON THE SCHUYLEILL Panavecruia, March 16, 1876, The Fisherman's Rowing Association of Halifax, N. S., send word that their crew will go into training about the Ist of April, and that they expect to contest the four-oared, pair-oared and single scull races in t! international regattas on the Schuylkill during t Centennial Exhibition. W. H. Daily, champion oar: man of California, 18 organizing a crew of four, and | hopes to bave single scull entries also in the inter. national regattas, A WIND STORM. Ksoxvitie, Tenn, March 16, 1876, Aheavy wind from the west has been blowing hero all day. Telegraph wires were prostrated, the walls of the Iron Company’s new building wero blown down and a number of houses were unrooted, MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, Wan Department, Orrick oy THE Cutky Sigxat Orricer, Wasuixetos, March 17—1 A. M. Probabilities. For New England, rain and snow, brisk and high easterly to southerly winds, falling barometer and ris- ing temperature. For the Middle States, light rain over the northern | portions and clearing weather tn the southern portion: with southerly to westerly winds, slight changes in| tomperature, and low, followed by rising barometer, For the lake region, rain and snow, with brisk and high variable winds, slight changes in temperature and | decidedly low barometer during the day, followed by rising barometer, winds shitting to westerly and north. wosterly, and clearing weather in the upper lake region and near Lake Erie, For the Upper Mississipp! and Lower Missouri and | the Ohio valleys, partly cloudy or clearing weather, northerly to westerly winds, rising barometer and | stationary or a slight fall of temperature, For the South Atlantic and Gulf States and Ten- nessee cleat or fair weather, southerly to westerly winds east of the Mississippi, rising barometer and a slight riso of temperature, and in the Southwest, cast- erly to southerly winds, rising temperature and rising, followed by falling barometet ‘The Cumberland and Obio rivers will riso rapidly, Tho Mississippi will continue to rise from Keokuk to Vicksburg. Cautionary signals continue on the Atlantic Coast from Cape May to Eastport, and at Milwaukee and Grand Haven, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Tue following record will show the changes In tho temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, Herat Building: 1875. 1876. aa 38 Isis, 1876, 3AM. aT 2 3 6 “a 36 39 aL 4 30 wees 46 ah 12 P. a an A are ¥ Wenweeee Seep Seats Ir cng tas ™ FORE sccvcsecccdsvoces sense cdsosevesoesereece | Clymer. | \ ‘would be at liberty, or something of that kind, to give | us all about it. a | thing. A The impression that Mrs. Marsh left on my | Europe with Mrs. Marsh and Mrs, Bowers, Mr. Gibson | conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Marsh in conversation _NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1876—WITH SUPPLEMENT, WASHINGTON. The Question at Issue Between Mr. Clymer and the Herald. TESTIMONY OF GENERAL KIDDOO. Opposition of Republican Senators to Re- trenchment and Reform. THE ENCOURAGEMENT FROM NEW TANPSHIRE, Progress of the Belknap Impeach- ment Proceedings. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, PO Nb Wasnixcrox, March 16, 1876, THE INVESTIGATION OF MR, CLYMER-—THE HERALD STATEMENT REGARDING THE KEN- TUCKY CENTRAL RAILROAD CLAIM AND THE CONVERSATION AT THE ARLINGTON HOTEL SUSTAINED—TESTIMONY OF GENERAL KIDDOO, General Kiddoo appeared before the Clymer commit- tee to-day and verified all the material statements made in a despateh to tho Heranp last week, which were then £0 furiously denied, but which bronght on at onco the Pendloton investigation, The Hrratp’s despatch received such gross abuse and flat denial in the House. and was made the occasion of such a gross attack upon the character of Washington correspond- ents generally, that itis only just here to recite the following details :-— The despatch to the Henarp said explicitly that the statements It contained were reported to be susceptible of proof before a committee of the House, Mr. Clymer, in his reply in the House, said:— Tbrand the whole article, so far as it relates to my- self, as utterly, entirely and absolutely false. Having done this, however, he proceeded to admit cautiously the substantial trath of that which related to him in these words:— Again, it is allegod or scems to be alleged, that I was cognizant of some meeting in the Arlington Hotel, in this city, between Mrs, Marsh, Mrs. Belknap and others. If there was such a meeting 1 certainly was not present. If matters were discussed there in refer- ence to another crime | could only and did only hear of it by rumor, and, without any foundation In the world to go upon, ‘save that it was said that there was a record, some one told me, toho was speaking about vf, in the War Department, The part which related to Mr. Clymer was in these words :— It is further asserted that when it became known here to some who were of the party that Mr. Clymer bad determined to bring Mr, Bolknap down, he was re- minded, in pointed terms, if he was dotermined to do this he could not aecline to bring Pendleton down too; that Mr. Clymer asserted that he nad not sufficient data to reach Mr. Pendleton; that he was pressed with the rejoinder that Mrs. Marsh would testify to it; that the records of the department would throw some light ‘on the caso; that, however, he refused to go into the matter. General Kiddoo's testimony to-day showed, as Mr. Clymer’s admissions had already shown, that theso re- Ports were true. The following are tho saliont points of General Kid- doo’s testimony regirding the statements he made to Clymer in order to induce him to investigate Pendle- ton. General Kiddoo is a personal friend of Clymer and lives with him, By Mr, Clymer—Kiddoo—In substance, so far as I can recollect, I srid to Colonel Grafton just what said to you, if you remember; we live in the same house and we hadaprivate convorsation about this thing frequently; I said that this matter, when thoroughly investigated—I am stating whatI said in substance— would, perhaps, involve a prominent member of the other political party than the one to which Secretary Belknap belonged—namely, Mr, . Pendleton; I stated to you that I thought his caso should be investigated; I stated the same to Colonel Grafton; you remarked to me, in substance, that your committee had not sufficient data to go on to begin an investigation; I remember that I remarked ‘that you had as much data, I thought, as you had when you first began to investigate Secretary Beiknap; I stated, in general terms, that 1 thought there onght to be a clean breast made of the whole story from beginning to end, and [ am under the impression that I stated—in fact, am very certain abomt it—that if Mr. Pendieton’s matter ‘was not investigated in connection with this thing that | the facts I had in my own knowledge, or, at loast, the facts that I had heard of, I would give to the press, Q. During that conversation do you remember my asking youwhere I could get somo information? A. 0. Q. Did I not ask you whether I could get it from the War Department?” A. You said in substance that you would go tothe War Department for it; you did ‘not ask me where you could get it; I said, “Go totho ‘Treasury Department and you will get it all.” Q Did I intimate to you then any unwillingness to investigate’ A, Notat all; you did not imtimate any willingness, Q Was there beh Sree in my manner or conduct with reference to this matter that would bave led you to suppose that I was unwi!ling for any cause to inves- tigate it? A. Mr. Clymer, Ido not know how I can answer that henry 2 I thougnt there was a strong partisan feeling in the whole matter; you raid nothing, you manifested no unwillingnesss, but whether my suspicions or beliefs were well grounded or not Thad the impression that you would rather the thing hadn't come out; 1 do not know——; you did not | manifest it—you did not express it; it may be ovly my | own impression. Q Did not I ask you where I could get the informa- tion? A, Yes. Q Didn't I say to you that I would get it? A. Yes, sir; a few days afterward you said to me that you ha sent to the War Departinent about those matters; I thirk I can very truly say that you neither expressed nor manifested any indisposition to investigate. By Mr. Dantord—Witness—I think this conversation between Mr. Clymer and myself, to the best of my rec- ollection, occurred on Thursday evening. What did you tell Mr, Clymer in relation to any with either of those parties? A. Well, it is v mbar- rassing to have to do it; this was a purely private matter; I shall do it, however, frankly; Mrs Marsh and I conversed about this thing; she spoke of an tn- terview that she had had with Mrs. Belknap, and she said in substance that she had said that this was not, perhaps, as serious a matter as some other matters con- nected with the Kentucky Railroad, in which she was supposed to, or did, get $70,000; I Torget which phrase she used; Mrs. Belknap replied,’ “I did not get $70,000; that was all the road got; I stated those facts to Mr. Q When did you state those facts to Mr. Clymer? A. [think on Thursday night; that is the very best of my recollection. Q When you told him of this conversation between these parties what did he say then in return to it? A Mr. Clymer said that he did not have sufficient da from which to proceed against Mr, l’endleton, or word: to that effect. Q. That, then, was the first conversation you had with him in relation to this matter on Thursday even- sing? A. Yes, sir. And that was after tho articlos had been pre- sented? A, Yes, sir, Q. And at thatsame time you spoke of giving these | facts to the press? A. I said if it did not come out before this committee I would consider it my duty, or it to the press, and hé said that he had not enficient data, bat woulda goto the doprriment, and afterward he told me that he had done so, By Mr. Robbins—Q What did Mra, Marsh say ? Tell A. I stated that; I will state it over in if you desire, Q. I did not understand precisely that portion of iret statement in regard to the amount of money. Did T understand you to say that there had been money passed from Mr. Pendleton to tho Belknaps? This is the part I want fo get at, This is the merits of this mind was this, that sho had spoken to Mrs. Belknap abont this Kentucky Railroad matter, and thot Mrs, Belknap tacitly admitted that money had passed, though gd iil amount, nor any eqnare acknowl. | edgment of the fact; that is all I know of it, r. Robbins—Tacitly ? The witness—That is my own word, yon understand. Q She did not state then that she had every reccived money, of did she so state? A. No, sir; not at ail. @ Mrs. Marsh state that she had charged Mrs, Belknap with Us apg Baye gter and that Mrs. Belknap did notdeny it? A. did not state that s! arged hor with anything, Q But that sho had mentioned it asa fact? A. Yes, sir, Q And that Mrs. Belknap did not deny it? A. Yes, sir; tat Was just about the way it camo to mo. | Mrs. Marsh 1m that statement to Mrs. Belknap indicate how the “um was? A. She spoke of $70,000 and Mra. replied that sho did not get 70,000: wag all thay was paid to the railroad, . hat a not 000? A. Yes, sir. @ Ta. ny tbat Mra. Belknap distinetly implied by what he gaa she did —S amount of money. A, Mra Jett mo to draw my own in- ferences, and I will leave you to draw yours, lt is proper to say, what bas been said before in these despatches, that Mr, Clymor did not travel in testified to-day that Mr. Clymer had asked him to ex. amine the records in the War Department in regard to the Pendleton case, and that he was too busy and had not attended to it It Mr. Clymer bad asked the re- publican members of the committee or tolt any of the othor members of the committee of the matter they Would have doubtless attonded to it. The whole matter So lar as it regards Mr. Clymer ts of little importance, Its importance is in the fact that the’despateh brought Out the Pendicton case, and in tho further fact that the statements reported to you as ‘susceptible of proof before a committee of the House’ have now been actually proved, with the single tmmatertal ex- coption of the roport that Mr. Clymer had travelled in Europe with Mrs, Marsh and Mrs. Bowers, THE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS—OPPO- SITION TO RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM EN- COURAGED BY THE RESULT IN NEW HAMP- SHIRE. The caucus of republican Senators which met to- day discussed the change of the twenty-second joint rule and the preparation of some financial measure, The most important part of the discussion, however, related to a proposed policy of resistance by the re- publican majority fa the Senate to the cutting down of the estimates by the democrats in tho House The result of the New Hampsiure elec- tion was thought so encouraging that a majority of the Senators scem to think they are au- thorized to resist retrenchment and oppose the reforms and economies proposed by the democrats. They talk of making a stand on party grounds and as a party against the democratic measures which are matured in the other House. They do not want to cut down the | Patronage and mean to resist this to the utmost, believing, as some say, that the republican party will not, in any event, get tne credit of economy and will be injured by every act of retrenchment which affects and lessens patronage, The New Hampshire election naturally brings the fools to the top among the republicans here. They exult over the unlooked-for success, But it is hardly possible that this spirit will control sufficiently to hold the party together in the Senate in opposition to necessary reforms, At the same time it must be said that the Senate ts not inclined kindly to reform, and is looking very closely after party interests, It is op- posed, for instance, to the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department, because Senators would in that case no longer confirm Indian agents, and it voted to make New Mexico a State the other day because it was supposed that this would give two new republican Senators. MARSH'S EVIDENCE NOT NECESSARY FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF BELKNAP—COMPLAINTS OF THE DEMOCRATS OVER THE LUKEWARMNESS OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THE PROSECUTION, The committee which has {in band the impeachment and prosecution of Mr. Belknap, has secured evidence aside from that reported to the House by tho Clymer Committee, which is abundantly sufficient to convict Mr, Belknap veforo the Senate, It will be shown by the Impeachment Committes that the late Secretary had evidence before him some years ago that the offl- cers and soldiers at Fort Sill were chargod extortionate Prices, and that Evans, tho trader at tho post, when remonstrated with pleaded that he could not sell his goods cheaper because he had to pay $14,000 a year for his privitege to ‘one Marsh, in New York.” It will bo shown tothe Senate that this matter was brought to the attention of Mr. Belknap, and that ho paid no attention to it and neglected to either investigate the matter or to remove Evans, The democrats are very anxious for Marsh’s reappear- ance, They say very justly if he had not got out of reach the trial would have been over before now, but that his disappearance has caused delay, becauso it then became necessary to secure other evideuce, especially for a conviction before a jury. They complain, too, that there 1s need- less delay in the Senate about tho passage of the Indemaity bill, and that, so far, they have got no help from the President or the Attorney General, though they maintain that these officers could hold out induce- ments, if they chose, sufficient to bring Marsh back. The inquiry into the origin of the despatch declaring that the Cabinet had ordered tho prosecution of Mr. Marsh {s not yet concluded, FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasnrxctox, March 16, 1876, THE WIARD GUN AND BOILER CONTRACTS—THE COST AND THE VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. Tho Wiard gun and boiler contracts were the subject of investigation before Colonel Willis’ sub-naval com- mittee to-day. John H. Hayes and John Bassett were examined, and it was shown that Wiard had no patent for his boiler attachment for which the government has paid him $72,000; also that the projectiles and guns for which he claimed a patent were worthless and not invented by him. The amount paid for them by the governmerit was not $32,000, as has been stated by tho Navy Department, but $117,000. The totat amount of loss to the government on these notorious contracts was $149,000, GOVERNOR CAMPBELL'S DENIAL OF ANY CON- NECTION WITH THE SALE OF POST TRADER- SHIPS. Governor Campbell, accused by the Heranp’s cor- respondent in Dakota, asks spaco for tho following | reply :— Wasuixctos, March 16, 1876. To tne Error or THe HeRaLp:— In the Henan of this morning appears a communt- cation from your correspondent at Bismarc! 5 ac- cusing me of being concerned in th of post traderships. I do not know how others may think it advisable to meet such charges, but us I have nothing to fear from investigations I beg for sufficient space in your paper to denounce the story as utterly false so far as it relates to myself, and to say further that I desire and shail demand at once the most searching in- vestigation. J. A. CAMPBELL, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasnixctox, March 16, 1876. THE CADETSHIP SALE--MR. HAYS RELIEVED OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE THREE THOU- SAND-DOLLAR BRIBE—-AN ASSUMING ATTORNEY, A sub-committee of the Judiciary Committee has been for the last three days taking testimony in regard to the payment of $3,000 for a West Point cadetship, to which a young man named Guy R. Beardsly was ap- pointed in March, 1875, by Representative Charles Hays, of Alabama Professor Eli Charlier, who keeps a large privat school in the neighborhood of Central Park, New York, detailed to the committee under the pressure of a very close examination the steps which he had taken in the interest of this pupil of bis to procure his admission to West Point, Ho finolly applied to an attorney on F streot, in this city, named William | Lilly, and this gentleman agreed to furnish the ap- pointment for $3,000, with the condition that the boy should make a residence in the district in Alabama | trom which he was to be appointed. This was to bo effected by @ sojourn of sixty days in Tus- | caloosa, Tho appointment was made, the. $3,000 were paid to Lilly by Professor Charlier and the boy and his mother spent two months | ~ in Tuscaloosa, Lilly admitted all the main facts, but denied in the most positive manner that Mr. Hays had participated to the extent of a dollar in the feo which he had received. He had been on intimate terms with Mr. Hays, who had previously mado two appointments to the academy, which had proved to bo failures, and who was glad to have the chance of appointing a qualified boy. Mr. Lilly ad- mitted having practised an innocent deception on Mr, Hays, by assuring him that the boy was a bond fide resident of Mr. Hays’ district, which the latter was re- quired to certify to. He bad never told Mr. Hays of the feo which he had received or discussed the ques- tion of pay in the remotest manner. The mother of the young man, Helen C. Beardslee, of Herkimer county, New York, was examined to-day and corroborated the statements generaily of Messrs Charlier and Lilly. Mr. Hays she had not seen until she then saw him inthe committee roo. She justified her purchase of an appointment on the ground that it was the simplest and most independent manner of getting it, and that it thus enabled her to avoid tho “hugger muggery’’ of members of Congress who kept these appointments in their own hands, There is a question of a note of Mr. Hays tor $1,500 which has been in the hands of his friend Lilly for col- lection, and it is surmised that there may be rome con- nection between {t and the sale of the cadetship. Young Beardslee is to be before the committee to- morrow. THE RECUSANT WITNESS STILL IN JAIL. Hallett Kilbourno, the recusant real estate pool wit- ness, remains in jail Me movement hay yet been - ————— made tn view of his release under a writ of babeas corpus. SICK REPORT OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. " Representative Wilson, of West Virginia, shows n improvement this morning, His friends have ver} little hope that he can recover, Representative Cox, of New York, is confined to bi room, threatened with pneumonia. Mr. Ketcham, of Pennsylvania, is better this morning Hon. Benjamin Wilson, of West Virginia, is reporter somewhat better to-night. His condition is such as give his friends some encouragement. | Hon, Fernando Wood, who has been ill for severs) days with an ulcerated core throat, but having had his throat lanced, 1s now recovering. MR. MORRISON'S TARIFF BILL TO BE CONSID ERED BY THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AN} MEANS. The Committee of Ways and Means at their meeting to-day decided to take ap Mr. Morrison's tariff bill for consideration. The motion was carried by a strict party Vote, all the republican members of the committes oppoving it, on the ground that the tariff question should not ve agitated and reopened. Several democrats who voted to take up the bill stated that they did not intend thereby to pledge themselves to d¢ anything more than allow it to be considered, and Mr, Wood was absent by reason of sickness, but sent word that if present he would oppose taking up the bill or {p- any other way reopening the tariff question at this timo, THE FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLAB TREAS+ URY ROBDERY—HALLECK FOUND GUILTY. The jury in the case of B. B. Halleck, charged with being implicated in the $47,000 Treasury larceny, re tired at half-past one o'clock this afternoon, and sub sequently brought in verdict of guilty. GENERAL CUSTER BEFORE THE CLYMER CoM MITTEE. General G, A. Custer has been summoned to appeat before Mr, Clymer’s Investigating Committee, DANA'S PIRACY. A LETTER OF EXPLANATION FROM WILLIAM BEACH LAWRENCE. Wasninxetox, March 16, 1876, To tne Epiror or Tak HeRanp:— T have just seen to-day’s Heratp, and refer you to the decree of the United States Circuit Court, Boston, September, 1869, which establishes my title to the copy- right of the notes in my two editions of Wheaton, as well as convicts Mr. Dana both of literary piracy and of perjury in swearing falscly that he had not used them, 1 gave my services gratuitously to the Wheatos family, and expended several thousand dollars in tho preparation of the notes for whick Dana, in substituting his namo for mine, was paid asa stipendiary editor. Moreover, I offer $25 for any copy of my edition of 1863, having given for the last pur- chased $50. Please publish this matter conspicuously. WILLIAM BEACH LAWRENCE, ARREST OF GENERAL W. R. COX, Raweicn, N. C., March 16, 1876. Genoral W. R. Cox, Chairman of the State Demo cratic Executive Committeo, was to-day arrested on a warrant issued by United States Commissioner Cassidy at Wilmington, charged with conspiracy with four of the commissioners of Robeson county to deprive R, U. Normint of his seat in the late Constitutional Conven- tion. He left this alternoon for Wilmington in charge of a deputy marshal WINSLOW A BANKRUPT. Bostox, March 16, 1876. The Rev. Ezra D. Winslow was to-day adjudged ¢ bankrupt, and April 1 was appointed for a meeting of his creditors, A FRAUDULENT CLAIM AGENT. Kxoxvittn, Tenn., March 16, 1876. Henry © Avery, convicted in the United States Court of presenting fraudulent claims against the government, was sentenced this morning by Judge Tripp to three years imprisonment at hard labor in the Penitentiary at Nashville, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Secrotary Zachariah Chandler arrived in the city yes torday morning, and after attending to some private business returned on the afternoon train to Washington, Jacob VD. Cox, Receiver of the Toledo, Wabash and | Western Railway Company, is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Viscount Vilain XIV., Secretary of the Belgian Lega tion at Washington, yesterday arrived at the Brevoort House, Mayor Charles E. Barnard, of Utica, is stay- | ing at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Colonel Thomas J. | Treadwell, United States Army, is quartered at the | St Denis Hotel. William D. Bishop, President of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com- pany, is residing at the New York Hotel. Major George W. McKee and Captain Lawrence 8. Babbitt, of the Ordnance Department, Unitea States Army, are at the Sturtevant House, Congressman Edwin R. Meade arrived at the Astor House last night from Washing- ton, General William Sooy Smith, of Ilinots, ts rogistered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. John V. 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