The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-14

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on account Of the British Governments de-
handing, as a condition 81 his surrender,
that he shall be prosecuted only upon the
charge named in the request for the writ Of
extradition, viz, that Of forgery. our
4 vernment has demurred 10 this ruling,
and il j. not unlikely that somewhat
lengthy diplomatic controversy may ensue
before the matter l. settled.
Col. ID. l.. DYER. United States District
Attorney AT -. Louis, appeared before the
Clymer Committee on the LIT, and eorrcb-
GRATED in its essential facts the testimony Of
Detective Bell regarding his Transactions
with the District Attorneys Office. Col.
DYER also went before the select committee
investigating the whisky frauds and
gave evidence in detail regarding the prose-
cufion OF the Babcock case The most inn
portant disclosure made BY him was that one
OF the members OF the -. Louis Grand
Jury. named Fox. had given TO the defense
all the facts brought out before the Jury.
Fox subsequently went 10 Washington, il i
said, and secured for his son an appoint
ment rs Consul.
The Security Bank Of Washington closed
rs doors on the lst, and viii 20 into liqui-
daiion. Liabilities about Sl00, 600, Of which
SO, 600 are due depositors.
A Washington dispatch Of the 1t SAYS:
The President has recovered from the direct
effects OF his late illness, but still il has left
him exhausted and weak. tie passed \
sleepless night last night and to-day was un-
able TO receive visitors or dispatch business.
The public debt statement for April
shows decrease during the preceding
month Of -, 20, SIS. and since June % last
Of sl7 .ed9,2S6.
Owing TO the exhaustion Of the appropTi-
alton made for frel, lights. etc, for public
buildings, Secretary Bristow issued anOrder
on the Sd. directing the custodians Of al
public buildings throughout the country 10
Immediately cut on these items OF expense
The result was, that the vast machinery o.
the larger post-otiices. custom houses. etc.
was brought very nearly to a stand-s;ill,
the substitution II candles for gas being the
best that could be done upon such short
notice.
Additional testimony in reference 10 the
sale Of post-tFaderships was given before the
Congressional Committee 10y Gen. George
A. Custer. who testified that Robert 4.
Sippe. post-lrader ~ Fort Abraham Lin
coin, told him that his profits We're SIS. coo
annually, third Of which was paid 10
Gen. Hedrick, OF Iowa. and one-fhird 70
Gen. Rice, at Washington. He did net
know, but he understood that portionof Il
went to the Secretary Of War. Mr.. Raymond.
the Indian Agent n Fort Berthold. said that
he paid Orvil Grant Il 200 for getting him
the place. Gen. Custer also testified 20
other matters duplicating the Secretary Of
War. and in reply 10 the inierroeatory
- Did you ever represent the facts 10 the
Secretary Of Warr'-witne-s replied-"No.
sir. l was a suspicious OF him q. was %
any suter. We regarded the Secretary Of
War silent partner in almost al the
posts. Witness FURTHER gave a. ! reason
why he and ther army officers bad not pre-
viously given information Of abuses known
to them, the fact that BY an order dafed
March Is, 1873. army officers were strictly
prohibited from having any communication
with members OF Congress in reference 10
army affairs except through the War De-
partment, and were not allowed 20 visit
Washington during 4 session OF Congress
except under the most stringent reguia-
tiOns.
Gen. Rice, the Washington att zeymen-
toned by Gen. Custer, was als, examined
before the committee. lie admitted that
he had secured four post-fraderships for
various parties for various considerations.
From one person he got 1900, from an
other 5000, from third he got one-half Of
the net profits, and from a fourth he got
one-third Of the net profits He and Gen.
Belknap had been residents OF keokuk.
Iowa; had served in the war and were on
friendly and intimate terms, hence his sue
cess in getting those appointments lie de-
MED that Belknap knew any thing Of the
money which he (Rice) received for these
appointments, or that Belknap had ever re-
ceived any thing in consideration therefor.
Further investigation into the matter If
fraudulent mail contracts by the Congress
sional Committee has brought out the fol-
lowing additional evidence Francis c.
Taylor, OF Texas. partner OF the late T. r..
Sawyer In a number Of mail contracts, tes-
tilted that Sawyer told him that SO 600 was
given TOD. l.. Roueit, at that time Assist
ANT ivstihlrttI-pencIAi. sawyer ehAT-t1
500 200 TO expense accounts for money
alleged to have been paid out
by him in Washington during period o,
three years and half, between 'Cs and Il.
Witness knew nothing OF these alleged pay
ments, Of his own knowledge. j. l.. san
derson, OF the firm Of sanderson 4 Barlow.
mail contractors, testified that he never had
made any straw bids and had never paid any
money or made any present to any posi-ofiice
official. Witness denied point blank the ev-
idence given by Danforth before the com
mittee duplicating him and his firm in
fraudulent contracts.
The nomination Of Richard II. Dana. Jr-.
A. Minister 70 England, was finally rejected
BY the Senate bya vote o, Il to -.