Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-14
WASHINGTON.
The Post Traderships.

Washington, April ID. Mr. Clvmer's commit
tee this morning examined MIR. Seip, post trader
at Fort Lincoln.
Mr.. Danforth inquired the authorship of a Her
aid article of March 3lst last, headed "Beknap'
Anaconda"
| Witness-Col Wilson told me be had given the
| facts to Gen. Gustav He had also heard General
| Gustav was the author of the Herald's Bismarck
despatch of March 10. Had never cashed draft
on James Gordon Bennett to the order of Custar.
Did not know any Herald correspondent. Wilson
had given the letters in the anaconda letter TO
Custar, who copied them.
Ralph Meeker, correspondent of the Herald,
testified that he had been in the habit of getting
Custar to cash his drafts. He had received the
proceeds of tho drafts mentioned by Step. Never
got Seip to cash drafts. Gustav never received
any part of the money for drafts. Witness went
to Bismarck. and sort Lincoln to investigate the
alleged corrupuons on the frontier, for the Her
aid.
| Ralph Meeker recalled
| When he left Bismarck he left there to work up
something that he has not yet finished Gen. Gus
tar wrote some letters after he left. There was
some talk about scheme of Belknap in regard
to smuggling whiskey from "Whoop up" county,
near Fort Benton. He employed men to look
| into the matter.
Witness was watched closely, everything he tel
egraphed from Bismarck leaked out in the tele-
graph office. Gustav said he had special operator,
and agreed to write and telegraph about these
things. Gen. Custars connection was unofficial.
He cashed his drafts, gave him letters of intro
duction, and otherwise aided him.
PendletOn's Railroad CLAIMS.
Senator Stevenson then took the stand, to testify
further in relation to the affairs of the Kentucky
railroad and Pendleton's connection Herewith.
Stevenson made statement to the committee to
the effect that the Kentucky railroad was a part
nership concern, composed of seven members Of a
board OF control, all of whom were officers.
Each member of the board had one vote and no
more, no matter what amount OF interest he had
in the road. A partnership was organized under
articles Of association, aud members death did
not create vacancy until it got down to five Mr..
Bowler and Mr.. Keith died, aud Mr.. Elliott PEN
dleton secured an interest and was elected to in
crease the number of members of the board to six
Nobody represented in the board the interest OF
Bowler, any more than his OWL
| He then gave an account of the sale of the road
and the further connection of Bowker, and said
Pendleton could not have represented Bowker':
interest after the sale.
| Don Pedro.
| The Secretary of State, accompanied by the
| Secretaries of the Navy and War, will leave here
| to- morrow morning for New York to await the
arrival of Don Pedro. L. S. steamers Minnesota
and Alert have been detailed to receive him. The
Minnesota will fire the salute.
Belknap.
| All Gen. Belknap is required to do Monday, to
which time the Senate setting as court of i'm
court it not being legally supposed he will know
before that time the character of the offence with
which he is charged. He may then put in his
pleading or claim his right, five days or more de-
| lay before doing
Contradictory.
| A private telegram from Lynchburg says that
Morton will have of the % votes of the delega-
| ton from Va, to the republican nominating con-
vertion, while another telegram addressed to diff
ferent parties, says the entire number Of delegates
will favor Blaine.
| Personal.
! Senator Sharon left Washington this evening
for California, via New York city. He does not
intend to return this session.