Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-14
WASHINGTON.
Exports for February Belknap's Inn
parchment The Emma Mine Scan.
Observation-Disclosures,
RObberies.
The Safe Burglary Business The Dis.
trict Real Estate Pool The Gov
eminent Display at
Philadelphia.

eFnmehI blSpEHy at
| Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The chiei Of
the bureau CT statistics furnishes the fol
lowing statement of exports OF pro
visions for the month Of February (:
From Baltimore, S289, COO; from Boston,
81, 24S, 982; from Philadelphia, 81 ,025,-
$50; from New York, SIS, al 900, and
fIon New Orleans, $43, 073.
BELKNAP's IMPEACHMENT.
Some days must eIapse before the
com mittee on judiciary will be prepared
to report articles OF impeachment
| against Bflknap. No material testi-
mony, If any at all, has been taken since
that of Marsh. 1t is said that more than 8
week ego six or seven persons in the VIZ
ciDity of Marsh and E gans's late trad,
| ing-post were summoned, and their ar
rival may soon be expected. In re-
| sponse to question recently of q men,
Der of the judiciary committee, he said
that Irocf could be procured indapend-
| ent OF that of Marsh to abundantiy
support and prove the charges already
made.
EMMA MINE.
The committee on foreign relations
expect to examine Elk Senator Stewart
on or before the TWEEN sy-sixth of the
present month concerning his cOnnec
ton with the Emma mine.
It is expected that Minister Schenck
will appear before the committee as soon
as he can reach Washington.
The department of sta.e has not yet
answered the note Of the committee ask
lag for ectual date OF the resignation CT
Minister Schenck and all notes and
kilograms In the same connection.
PENDLEToN.
George n. Pendleton will appear be-
ore the Committee on expenditures in
the war department tomorrow.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
Members of the committee on naval
affairs say their examination is general
as to- the contracts and allowances by
Secretary Robson of the claims which
had been rejected or disallOwed by Mr..
Wells, his predecessor. The latter gen.
tlemaa was before the committee sew
eEal hours Saturday, and may be re-
called. Ex.Assistant Secretary of the
Navy FaXon will also testify. Much of
the present inquiry relates to subjects
before the committee OF which Senator
Sargent was chairman four years ago.
THE NAVY.
WASHINGTON, March I3.-Some of
the officers of the line of the navy start
ed a movement to obtain contributions
from their brethrsn throughout the ser
vie for use in the employment OF coun-
sci and In defraying expenses, etc, of
an tffyrt to secure the repeal of an act
of congress e9nalizing the grades of
staff .CfhceTs with those of the line. r. A
BELKNAP SAFE FOR THE PRESENT.
WASHING TON, March 13.--Tbe grand
jury cannot find any Indictment against
Belknap in the absence Of Marsh the
principal witness. The assistant-district-
attorney states that the evidence pre-.
Bsnted thus fsr to the grand jury is in
sufficient to warrant it, and it is more
than probable that until Marsh can be
brought back to testify it viii be- impOs.
sible to punish Belknap through the
medium Of a criminal prosecution.
THE SAFE BURGLARY.
WASHINGTON, March 13-District-
Attorney Wells to-day again appeared
b fore the house Judiciary committee,
nov investigating into the causes why
the sO-calltd Harrington safe burglary
into the conspiracy itself, and presented
the original confessions made by NettIe-
snip and Cupz, as also q statement made |
by Harrington himself. Hsrrlngtou's
statement is not in the nature Of . con-
fession, but more Of denial Of the main
facts set forth ia the confession of Net
tleship. Several other witnesses were
also examined. This Investigation, Mr..
X mott saVs. will be thorough,
MORE MONEY WANTED FOR THE CEN
TENNIAL.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The house
committee on appropriations to-day |
heard Colonel I:yford, Commissioner |
John Eaton and Prof Baird, represent |
ing the government board, charged with |
preparat,ons for the Centennial exhibit |
lion to be made the several departments |
in advocacy Of an additional appropria- |
ton OF five hundred thousand dOlisrs |
for that purpose. Hhe board asked about |
a million dollars last year but congress
appropriated only five hundred and five |
thousand. They now ask for the re- |
msinder of the sum needed, and say |
with it's aid the government exposition /
will be magnificent display worthy Of |
the nation and Of itself alone sufficient |
to make the entertainment success. =
THE WAR DEPARTMENT INvEsTIoA-
TON.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Pendleton |
was present to-day, bnt IS the books and
pipars of the accounting officer of the |
Kentucky Central railroad company /
will not be brought to the city until late
Tonight, and as the papers called for
from the war department. had not yet
been furnished, the examination OF Mr.. |
Pendieton was postponed until to-mor-
row.
Allen +. Ferry, formerly stesmboat-
ing on the Upper MissouTi eiifisd that
ne carried goods for elberFy 10
Standing Rock, and to other parties at
trading posts. He knew Of 10 trsnsac-
tions between Orville Grant and Durfee
& PecB, and never said, as reported, that
Graut was interested with the secretary
OF war in the disposal of trading posts.
He knew of no money having been paid
TO any OF the traders for the purchase Of
their posts, aud said he was s3bpenaed
on tins strength OF q newspaper article,
which Yves full of falsehoods. The com. |
miitee than took recess.
THE d. OF @. REAL ESTATE POOL.
WAsHIEeToE, March il3.-Hallett |
Kilb)urD appeared before the real estate. /
pool e7m mittGe, and again declined to |
produce The private bouFs and papers of !
the firm OF Kilbourn & Lstis IL relation |
to their real estate transacfiol1e on the