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place he forgot his umbrella. When he re-
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and counting the $l4.
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, 1876-03-07

4 TruNQ MAN In RT. I0ulH.


ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March GA young man named
J, 4, Drown WAS arrested hero Saturday night OH
ad7icea from Washington to hold him u u wit
ncss till called for by tho Oommlstoe on 1nvestI-
CATION Of the War Department. us was pu. In
tho calshoosa under ulisapptehouslon Of tic
order from Washington but was reteased ycs-
torday, and will hold himself ready to answer
summons from tho Committee. !; appears that
Brown was u clerk, = few years ago. for EyAas
4 Smith. subsequently Evans d Co., at the
Cheyeuno Agency, In tho 1udiaa Torri-
tory, aud kuows = good doal about
tho relations Of EvAas 4 Co. with
Mnrsh and Delknap. lie says Evans L smith
paid $3.000 annually Tor tho Cheyenne Agency,
and Evans d Co. el0,000 for IT. HiIl. lie cor
roborates tho etatemonts OF ur. Terry. pre-
vlously reported regarding Otvlile Grants con-
pcotion with Nelknsp, aud says Evans d bml th
obtained tho Cheyenne Agency from GrAnt,
THAT GRANT nKpAxaKhrEp DELKkAp
10 the disposition Of sutlerships. aud when he
could not get hia price for them 10
would stock them htnse!f With goods
anu run tho businesa hiinself. uo kept
himselt thoroughly postsd regarding tho busi-
ness douo at tue various poluls, and no trader
could dsoeiye him BY Misrepresentation. He
always knew, thetafore. tho exact value Of eaoh
post and made sutlsss como to biz terms.
brown says Aa kpoys ssvesA peraoaa who
, 1876-03-07
NOTES AND NEWS.
TUE HAWAIIAN TREATY,
sttstai LaspateA to 1As caseapo Tribune

Srssiai DspateA To The cAseapo 7s1bRne,
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 6.-Ihe session OF
tho Nouso to-day. apart from tho Introduction
OF bills, WAS davoted to further discussion Of
the Hawaiian treaty. The diacuaason was COLI
tlnuod BY Messna. Durchard, Mills, Morrison.
aud Kolloy. Ihs arguments which attracted
most attention were in opposition To ths treaty.
Mr. Morrison read hla first speech ~ leadar OF
tho House. and opouly charged that the bill
would innro only to tho bcnehs Of
lyo Ban Francisco sugar-houses. KslEey
took similar ground, and made some.
thlng Of = Eansa.on bY declaring that
ox-mombess Of Congress- and former officers Of
tho House wore present Oh tue door, lobbytpR
for tho bill. Tie Indications arc that another
day will bs peoesssry to conclude tla debate:
Tho prospects, OF the passage Of the bill sre aos
~ favorable na they seemed Ut tbs bs8tnnlo8s
LIZ KAoYkE-YARWEt1~ ..-..-..-
The ssgunent III tue FArNsu.Le Moyne caea
wes continued to-day. L. Aoyne ssys that !ho
1phHpu Earwc!l doex not scturR. y oecauso ne
thinla there il no uso in IT, La Noyne ID EetY
confident Of retaining tho seat.
TUE CURRENCY QUESTION
Ia fslf1y tsfors tl1s Democrttlo CAUCUS. ALI the
pambers Of that party In the Houas but fem
ImpFse.lcahls men s1s Wiling 70 await tho div"
, 1876-03-07
PUBLIC FEELING.
Htt%TntY, 7ITGfHTYpT,

Special Dispatch to The ca,edoe 1faounA
WAsu1ao7oH, b. c., March 6.-The stato Of
public feeliug in Washington stuoe the exposure
Of tho Beiknap scandal Ia different from tlat
which has ever prevailed here before OF Binco
tho Republican party came into power. On
former occasions, when Government ollciat
has been dotec!cd in fraudulent praodces, tho
prevalent feeling which has found expression
has boeu TINT 1t was IA exceptional case. md
TINT tho eroat body Of public officers were honest
mon. Tho arrest Of Hodge for tho ombezzlo-
mont Of public funds, for instance, did not mako
poopie hero any the moro ready than bctore
to bolieye that other Pay1astc16 nero dishonest
Now tho ate is full Of rumora affecting almost
e7ary public man ia high position, and tho
10 10 generally credited ayon by Republicans.
who havo heretofore refused to boltoso aIy Of
tho current ecaudsls OF tho day. For example,
while II Ia true that D week ago nauy Democrats
bel!oyed TINT evidence would be secured to con-
meet .....
SECnETAny noDE30N
with illegal and dishonest practlcos 10 tho Navy
Department.. and faw Republicans had tholr
ausp!e!ous that that department was not not
houost manner, yet tho great body Of the
Republican party werr SLOW iu coming to tho
<acfonBe Of soerotnty Aob,son whoncyer hls ad-
n,inlBtrntion was aYsaIlod, either IL public or
pfl4A+9 UAolAt10s 4AV A+uEf& RiV VI t@NtAAAli tAS
Tumors and reports IN regard to tia Na7y De-
partment, which hRro beon tcnfold mora numcr-
oua tnan before, Boetn to bo generally beloved.
although it il q fact that nono Of tho Committees
Of Investigation have thus far boon abln to
securo auy testimony In regard To that Depart-
mont OF 4 very startling character. Tho sub
stance Of whnt they have beon atie to loarn has
been reported from day to day In tho Washing
tun dispatches to The TRIBUNE.
[3a tbs Atsoct1tsd Jttss.l
WAsHIS0roN y. c.. atnrch G.-For somo days
tumors hayo boell very current that tha House
Naval Gommitsau bus obtained toattmony il,-
1licating SECRETARY lobuson hls vito. md Hop
fcseutatlve Samuel Randall. OF rcnnBylvaula in
Certain corrupt transactions growing out OF ia
Va! contracts. Tha att0at!ou OF Mr. Whltthorne,
tho Chairman Of tho Naval ComHlittnc, having
been directed to tAiB story, ho said emphaticnliy
thcro waa not d word OF truth In It; that no ey-
donco had been ta4on by tho Committee oven
tending to implicate Hocfutary 0obesou. OF auy
member OF l!s family. IN any Improper trausao-
tim.
, 1876-03-07

sptrtas Dtspash T. The Chicago Tftbuns.
WARRINGTON, D. g., March G.--The HOUSE
Committee on the District Of Columbia continues
Its Investigations daily. aud Ia constantly ex-
poaipg now irregularities In the management OF
tho Board Of Audit Of the District. That
Board seans to Lave beon vary reckless Ia PASS
ing upon claims, acting, in sonao casos already
examined, Independently Of tho Commlsa!onozs,
and even Of the Engineer OF the District, who
nlono had tho evidence upon which thotr awartla
should bo made. At \ meeting OF the Commit
tee to-day, Lieut., uoxie, Engineer OF tho Dis
trict, Was g1eat!y surprised TO learn that ono
firm who had been ordered to repatE pave
mouta which they had lid aud Ind failed
10 do go, 60 Tint tho work had
bcen given to other contractors, bad boon sub
soquently alouod by the Board Of Audit claim
Of nearly $4,000 on their original work. This
allowance Lad been mado after lottor had boen
written by Lieut.. Hoxio to tho Doard of Audit
refusing to reopen tho clstm Of this firm, and
eutiroIy without his knowledge. He testified
to-day that, hna he known that my money WAS
due to this firm. he would haye caused II to bo
held on account Of repara, md that he never
SLOWED any claims for old wosk to be roonened.
II such wcro 1copcned. 1t waa without btu knowl-
edgo aud consent. ...-
thus far discovered BY tho District Committee
iu liz investigation of tho Board OF Audit. An.
other ,rrogularity discovered by tho Committee
IT, ia effect the illegal sAle Of sos bonda At
thotr market valQs "a quoted on the Now York
Exchange. Tho act Of Congress- authorizing
theae bonds provides
And tile said Sinking Fnnd Commissioners arc hnre-
by authorized exchange sa!d bonds at Qar for ias
su,ns of any class Of Indebtedness in tho preceding
aeeton Of thla act naed including thu aewes tax or
assessments paid. srtIeneca by certificates Of the
Auditing Hoard provided for in shts act.
II Las only boon byn forced construction tha!
those bontls hAyo been paid 1t tl,eir pnE yaluo
for new work dono under o1tondcd contracts
Init tho Cotnmitsee has discovered TINT, in cor
tain Instances. tho 3.GJ bonds, iustcAd Of being
paid At par. wsre paid at their market vaiue ~
quoted in Now York, which Hoeu1a to be
IN DIRECT yiD1ATluE
of tim. pnrs Of the act aboya quoted. In other
words, tho boudA guaranteed by the United
akAtoH were sud al 3 discount Of 30 per cent or
moro 10 obtain money With which to pay Tor
work douo under contracts 0ntered luto By Tho
District authorities.
, 1876-03-07
POST-TRADERS.

THEIR DEALINGS IN CHICAGO
THO unpleasant dilemma in which c1-Secretary
Delknap now finds hlmsolf, owing to csrtalu
transactions with post-tradorn, haa aroused =
public interest in that hehorto somewhat OBJ
souro class Of men. Facts nonnoeted With tho
manner Of thoir appointment and their style Of
conducting buBinces aro eaRoIly sought for, and
arc daily being brought forward by tho nowspa-
pers Of tho country. and ycaterday TRIBUNE
reporter visited number Of tho moro prominent
Wholesale grocers In this city. with view to
learning II any OF them b.d transacted buaincsa
vith post.Butlars. Mr. Franklin MnoYengh Raid,
in nnswcr to n inquiry, TINT he had sold on soy-
eral occasions to three dif1oreut ouos, but did
not havo any regular dealings with thon.
"Wouid they not bo 1ikcly to make their par-
chsSSa IN ts sne sp4tS, 3hs%
torms % to tune. 1t IL not customary ior s,s to
Rel GU long time to parties at such a distance"
"Whore, then, do thcy GET thoir supplies ?"
ain Nnw York mostly, I beliova that tho
ness with poBt.tradera. Tboy arc such cxten-
eive dealers that tllny can afford 10 give long
timo. understand that uany. Of tho trtuors
arc allowed five mud six months"
ned goods, stated that he never doait with any
suffers oxcops one, a. T. Leighton, locatoa at
Fort Buf0rd. ........
"IIaye you had many transactions with him ?"
"Mos to any largo Amount a. QUO time.
Leighton came to ua because he formerly bought
of us in baltimore. No have never Bo!d him
moro than 575 to 9100 1t ouce, while We hare
takon Government contracts ns high aa ef9, O00."
Iio further stated TINT Leighton had mover com.
n,uptcatod to hin, anything regarding tho rnea oa
by which ho secured hts appointment to tho
poBt,
Mesurs. sprague, Warren & Co., Gray Dros..
siblcy, Endico.t L. Co., and Duraud Bros. woro
also Waited, and statol that shey had naver
dealt With tradeEa to any extent. and then only
on q cash baxin.
, 1876-03-07

Sale Of Pekin, Lincoln & Decatur Railroad
WITHOUT REDEMPTION.
Circuit Court Of tho United States Of America.
Southern District Of Illinois. JAN
nary Term, A. u. 1876.

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, 1876-03-07

!SpaefM Dft,atch to IAs Ch'caqa Tribune.
YAax1os. u. T., Marcl. 0..-About 2uo men
will leave yunkton tomorrow, by Htago anl with
q freisht-tralp for tho Black lt.lIs. Eaulptnonts
arrived hero this afternoon fron, 6lonx City, be-
longing to party who bad contemplated start
ing nom that point, but subsequently, reconsld-
ored. and camo to YApkton. Information from
tho 1ninos still continues 10 to Of tho most ELL
cournglug character,
70 ths .fssociaftd PTtst.
(&nEFN 1f1vEH, Wv. T.. March Ca man Just
from Wind River Valley statos that rich tntnna
hayo boon discoyored IN the Liz Horn and Oal
Creek mountains. 4 stage Ia running from here
10 South paBs, 100 miles. Tho rntne IL about l25
miles north from thote. aud the etaEs cotupnny
brown, 10 milea north OF Houlh lass.
, 1876-03-07

pcANNNE 1UNAC13NEs
THE PoRfFoLlo TEHpEhED TO SENATOR nfonnILI&
Sp<e1at Dfspateh 70 Ths Cn.eaoo Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. G., March G.-Hcnator Lot III.
Morrill,, Of a1aiue, has beon roqucatod BY tho
President to accept tho position rs Secretary OF
War. Ho tlas Ind the mhttor und0r adsisemeut
for several days. and today the President falt go
con1dsnt that ho would kccept TINT ho sont bis
nomination to the senato, but, at tho special 10.
guest of Mr. Morrill,, 1t mas withhold BY tho
prosldeut'a Secretary aud not presented. Tho
6enhtor deairod to havo the matter postponed
ono day, Ea in certain contingencies, which ho
could not fully forcaco today, he might bo
obliged to decline the poaltion. lie ID consult
Ing aoHlo personal friends tonight, and azpeosa
to give tho Prosdont definite answer tomorrow.
II ho accepts tho nomination It will be received
hesc With great satisfaction: lilo ia recognized
as 6euator Of marked ability, Ut un1ucstioned
Integrity, and Ia al! respects man Of high or
der, His long service ~ Chairman OF the Bon
Ato Committee on Appropriations has OF neces-
eity made him entirely fanillnr. with tho whole
machinery Of tho War Department. His term
as Senator o1pItea in 1877. II ho accepts, II is
quite probable Mr. Bfaiue will ontor she lsats for
tho succossorslip.
Il Mr. Morrill, refuses. thore is strong rcasou
for believing that judge Hoar vii consent to
to rnturnlng to Washington ln nny CAPACITY.
Honator Mortill's term In tho 9onato expires at
tic same timo Ills 8erVtce III tho Cabinet would
expirs should no accept on tho 4th Of March
noxt. He has already aignifod determination
not again 10 DO ; candidate for re election, and
hia place is regarded Us already under mortgage
10 Dlalne. ..
e;s!ne says that tho appointment Of Morrill, as
Secretary Of War would not induuo him [Dnine)
to run for the senato from Maine, nor does he
think that 8lorrill will accept ths War Hecrotary-
ship although It has becn offered linn. Blaine
evidently does not intend to permit any Other
of1co to diasuado from hia Presidential candt-
dacy. .
Ito tbs Associated Press.
WAsu1ru7oN, b. O., March 8.-The President
said hate thia afternoon that uothlpg had been
definit oily arranged regarding tho appointments
OF 5eero tnry Of War, md tho question, itiiB cer
tain, miil not be dotagnined until tomorrow
after Cabinet consultation.
, 1876-03-07
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
oNYILLE GRANT.

-.--,,~ .o--
Mt5CELLRNEouo NJ eS'
oHvIfLn GRANT ...,.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Marc!, 6.-8ortous charaen
A., ,nada hsrc imntjcntlne Oryi1is Grhpt in tho
1,.,ln. :, ,,,n.srtinna.
A''4A""P
Ito hs Assoesdfsd fTesal
EyANs' APPOINTMENT nET0RED.
W,.u1soron, D. u, March .0.--Tho following
,oronr,,n v,s sant 10 Con. shn.idsn to-day,
~, 1890 an,,r.xr nyu.us,.. f,r.7cr
u. .M1xn1nr - a.. March G-7o LWuf.fjtn. HIfTf,
dan. Co,nsnund,,7, Ch.eago, Tho President directs
you TO notify Evans. past trader Il Fort , that his
appontme.lt N revoked. Ho Will b permitted 70 re-.
main and kn!l eoo1s 2. psess p1 M1 y tao .onue.a o.
~ soe so m r hs 81 nanns Ss as &
to meat I'd to rooommenI 10 IT, ecra
sos' for o. trsdsr. LstteE by mail.
iHgpcd] E p. TOWNSEND,
Ad1utant-acneFal.
An ERRONEOUS 6TATEMEsT
haa boon sent out from hefe that Mr.. Pterrcpout
.ent na+r,ct. Attornev Wells 10 thu 1Iouso Corn.
"'u. ". ~ Ts."..,..,. =. s,,..S a.. 81
ml1toe On Hhf e'1pu"oi'"'nn ~, ~ ue'oli s4o w.
denco taken by tnen,; lug AM1olney.tnGolal
has been severely erlolseo . lor nIs a'lcEoo ~
tempt 70 fes aHhv !ltn 'no totttus.se tuv ~"
of impoaGnm@sns ~ !no a,'d IT, 5ns1.tn. naya
ne eeiau to nIom 3 noxnap ha .d%itad Lis su
srith n view of hsytnn thoul summoned Goforc
tic Grand Jury. Tho oyjJouce takeu BY tho
Gtt. NV atn ~ .t1 -. w.nt Sar lin .j,,,,in ~. .
Comnsee ~ I uos "ans; ~. s.v osl.u l,t, -
son thAt y wonia not te es'aense upon "en l,s 20
find an Indictment. Iac lu1IeLment Will DO
found upon tho Testimony Of tho meuoerss Of Tug
House Committee To whom Dolknhp admitted
his p,,!t.
JrnoE RrrI1
NJ ths potfcs Court. received note from At,os-
nav Walls statjn0 that ex-senator Carpenter i1-
fnrmM him Hsiknau would not bo ready to np-
near IN court to-day with Lis bail, and asking
, 1876-03-07

UW4NTNN VVWQ'
Spsctdt pfSpafth to Tbs Eh!c1qp Tribune

Special Dfspafeh 10 Tbs Gh.caqo Tribune.
1sD1AsApoL1s. Ind, March G.-Gon. Love,
President Of the Gasllng Gun COMPANY, Ia con-
s!detably worried ovor tho telographic report
from Washington Involving himself and Gov.
Hendricks In the uso OF improper neans In se-
curing the contract for GAtl1ug guns With Tue
War Department. lie has autographed to
Speaker Kerr asking to 10 Summoned before
Clyuers Committee 10 mako st4tenenta. Thle
tunor. lu substance. lAa been floating about
, 1876-03-07

politician mar have outsan hia regard for h!s
own reputation a. lsvyof. 1Io WAS moro In
tent upon preparing The belknap scandal for ats
moral cffeot upon Tho Now Hampshire aloetlon
than upon arranging = legal case for the high
Court Of impeachment.
TIE KENTUCKY RAILROAD CLAIM.
There is good doal Of gossip hero that ctthor
Marsh OF bis wife has solo information In regard
to tho ha'f-mlll!on claim Of tho Kentncty Cep-
tral Railroad, whicf, Delknap oriorod paid atser
1t bad baen Feeclod by Hlroe OF bis predecessors,
hia present. vito bolnR dfagfacofui'y mtaed up
10 II, and this feet makes tho absence Of Marsh
Committee there to no doubt that Mrs. Douete,
tho ptossnt Mis-. BeIknap. OF somebody tor hor.
received 81, 900 IT Iohst for influence iu tho
case.
re tAe dssoetatxd Pstst]
DECLINE TO MEET TIE ISSUE.
WARRINGTON, u. O., March 6.-The following
Ia tho resolution which Page unsuoeessfutIy tried
to obtain tho floor to offcr In tho HouBe to-day
j, vnxaEAA Thls House has roaaon 10 bcllcve tha.
the provisions Of seca 80 and 6ts of t!tc Ho1Aed
violation thereof il now IN po,sosalon Of Ae House
COMMITTEE On tho Expenditures of the Wac Depart.
% rf.o.rtd. That raia Committee be and i hersby
es # H.
be guilty of violation thereof aro no. tn custody. or
what sieps hays been taken by said comntsee to
al Of aaid par!es either vtness for purposes Of
prosecution q whether any official notice was gTen
10 tnf proper INV oaccft OF tho H0Ftfnfneh Anot II
80, whether suc notce given IN tins to proynnt
the cAesrc Of such parties from tbs Jurisdiction Of tho
TINTED Btatea, and whssher any such parties hkso
escaped. anil whether the1o las bccn any negligence
the part Of any having knowledge Of the facts.
WILL NOT DE INTERVIEWED.
SpkefA Ntpateh 10 Ths CHICAGO Tribune.
MONTREAL, Qua, March G.--ylrB. Marsh, vito
Of Caleb Marsh, Who tos!iflcd against Secretary
Dolknap, arrived hcro yesterday, and Ia With hor
husband who arrived Saturday. lie rcuolu,ely
refuses to DO Interviewed, aud kicked tho Gazette
man ont.
, 1876-03-07
SUICIDE,

&sDtetat Dftpdieh to 3hs Chtdao Tt1buHs.
DErnolT, Mch., Sttrch CA ietmsn musician
In this city. named Henry Kern. killed aimself
this morning by cutting bis throat wlth razor.
He Was q yeArs Of ago, and is supposed to hare
boen temporarily insane when tho deed was con-.
pltted.
, 1876-03-07
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MARCH z, 1876.

con,d otye valuable Information regarding post
trniorshIps, and would willingly do 30 but for
fotr Of botDx prosecuted themselves.
, 1876-03-07

THEAHUHY UEEAEIMENV.
o1E1ck or CoArEAoLAEn OF tn. OuuptKor,}
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pital as will meet the requirements Of
this port. This is not asking anything
in the nature Of a charity or gratuity.
1t is nothing more than we have q right
70 expect. Every steambeatman and
employe has to pay the tax, and is en-
titled to hospital attention when sick.
Here in Memphis they receive just the
same treatment and attention as our city
patients, and at the hands of the same
physician and attendants. There is an
actual necessity here for a separate
marine hospital, where government rs-
tons, medicines, etc, a be dispensed
to those entitled TO the same.
We understand that a petition setting
forth all the facts aud circumstances, ap-
proved by the Chamber OF Commerce
and signed by our leading merchants
ard citizens will shortly be forwarded to
Washington and laid before Congress,
asking the establishment of a Marine
Hospital here. The money is already in
the Treasury to the credit of the State,
and three times over. The request is a
reasonable one, and we hope will be
favorably considered. Such an %institu-
ton would be self-sustaining from the
start, and would be much more satisfae.
tory and creditable to the government
than the present arrangement of farm.
ing out the patients.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-28
st. Patsick,s Cnureh FaIr.

This brilliant aud highly attractive
festival closes tonight. The ladies take
this last opportunity, on the part of the
worthy pastor Of St. Pstrick's and Of the
good sisters of St. Joseph, to invite those
who have as yet failed to attend to be
present this evening. Several valuable
articles as yet remain to be disposed Of,
among others a splendid rockingham,
donated by the firm OF Armstrong, Nail
4 Co, silverware, oil paintings, etc. The
excellent band Of the Christian Brothers
College will be present this evening.
Such a treat is rarely offered. Let the
Assembly Hall be jammed this, last
evening. Entrance to the Centennial
parlsr" free to all visitors. Choicest re-
freshments served. Tomorrow night a
grand ball and supper will be given. Adj
mission to the fair this evening, fifty
cents; to the ball tomorrow evening,
one dollar.