The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-09
The War Seoretaryship Offered
to and Accepted by Judge
Taft Of Ohio.
Possibility that Bclknap May
Go ScOt-Free Owing to
Marsh's Escape.
Tho War Department
Committee SubpGnned
by the Court.
a Resolution Ultimately Adopt.
ed to Prevent the Throt-
ting of Justice.

WAsmINGToN. March 1.-District Al
torncy Dyer has tclcgraphcd To Attor-
ncy General Picrrcpont that neither him
self nor General Henderson are in any
way responsible for publication, relative
to the BabcOck trial.
DENIAL By CHANDLER.
Secretary Chandler says the story OF an
| interview between him and General Bel
KNAPP and wife Thursday morning, and
| the purportcd full confessions. j. all made
| up.
sOt'Tn CAROLYN, MooNsIINE.
During the past month in South Caro-
| lima the operations OF Il revenue agent
resulted in the breaking up OF thirty
| three Illicit distllcriCs. the capture OF
| twenty eight copper stills, caps and
worms. iurty-ciglt thousand gallons OF
mash aud beer. aud the arrest and bind.
| ing over tor trial OF iorty-iour Illicit dis.
| ulcrs.
IIlE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
| Representatives Clymcr, Blackburn
| and Robbins OF North Carolina, mem
| bcrs OF the Committee on Expenditures
| IN the war department, appeared this
morning before the criminal court and
stated that they had been subpUnaed to
appear before the grand Jury. They denied
! the authority of the court to intcrrogatc
them as to the testimony of any witness
before Il committee Oi congress. Besides,
they are constantly engaged in their du-
| ties ~ members of the committee, which
| would make il announcement for them to
be present. They did not wish to plead
| their privileges, but TO enter their protest
not only here but on the records of con-
! grcss tor the country. District Attorney
La. tl.,,.sl,' Lao. gpul1
move the difficulty presented. Ia
the first place. hc said, he
Ind no motive or desire to
ask amy member of the committee
any thing as TO any matter testified
10 by any witness before the committee
and. in the second place. while appre-
ciating the duties and engagements OF the
distinguished gentlemen, he thought the
grand Jury would fix such time a. would
subject the gentlemen 10 the least incOn-
vcniencc. The congressman said in re-
ply that If they were required TO 20 be-
fore the grand jury and testify IN rell-
ton 10 any matter. it would be impossl-
bic for them. n members of the commit
tee, TO give due attention To tie cXamina-
ton of matters with which they were
especially Instructed. Judge Macarthur
remarked that it would not bc competent
for them TO testify rs to what witness
said before the committee, because that
would be only hcrcsay evidence. lie
would consider the subject and confer
with the district attorney, so that when
the gentlemen were wanted they could
be so informed. The gentlemen thcn
left the court.
The district attorney to-day sent one
witncss before the grand jury, who were
considering charges against Bclknap, and
he will send others.
THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.
4 subcommittee OF the House commit
tee on naval affairs arrived in Philadcl-
phia this morning for the purpose of in
vestigating alleged irregularities in the
navy yard there. The investigation will
commence at once.
APPROPRIATED PATENTS.
\ bill introduced by Senator ingalls, To
extend the jurisdiction of the conrt OF
claims, provides that this tribunal shall
determine and adiudgc what compcnsa-
ton shall be paid by the United States
for taking and using in the public service
any invention or improvements patented
| by any citizen.
roMLIN-oN \ WITNESS.
The grand Jury to-day examined Colo.
| mel Adams. clerk of the House of Repre-
| >chlallNt>, III thc Dtlknan case. anu To-
morrow VIM. Tominson. Mrs. Bclknap'.
brother, viii appear before them n q
| witness.
EELRNAr MAY GEI CLEAR.
Bclknap has not yet been brought be-
fore the police court, 10 give bail for hi
appearance ut the court. The opinion
prevail, among lawyers who have eX
amincd the case, that since til,
Night OF Marsh there j. NJ
such testimony in pOssc,.io
OF the house OF reprcsc ntatives as wOul,
convict Bclknap. either on Impeachment
or In criminal court, Marsh having LEI
with the committee no paper, note o
other evidence showing Belknap's tran.
actions. Effort, are being made, how
. | ever, TO procure additional testimony I
> support the impeachment articles.
TROY. ~ILLNlAS
will appear before the committee on to.
10 eign affairs ou Thursday, to give the pa
G. ticular- OF li- scientific connection Wit
. the Emma Mine, and To answer Lyon
, mlaNorablc statements concerning lin