The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-07
A Prisoner in His Own House
Expressions Of Sympathy
for Him in His Sorrow.
Prince Fred Ordered Off to
Active Duty on the
Plains
Other Charges in the Ad-
ministration Family.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-EI-Secre-
tary Belknap remains in his own house
which he has not left since the rendering
of his resignation and is to all purposes
a prisoner, the entrance, back,aAd front
being guarded by policemen,
Messrs. Carpenter and Blair, counsel
for Gen. Belknap appeared ut the Attor-
ney Generals office TO day and asked
that the police be removed as the eI-Sec-
retarv had no intention whatever OF ct
tempting to foe from Washington. 10
this. answer was made that as soon rs an
indictment was found, the Secretary
would be arrested He could then give
bail which would relieve him from the
surveillance to which he is now subjected.
Should tbe grand jury meet with any
embarrassment IN obtaining the neces-
sary evidence to frame an indictment
upon, the arrest will be made without
an indictment. Several personal friends
have visited General Belknap to assure
him of their sympathy in his troubles.
A telegram was sent from the W hite
House to q gentleman whose name has
not been mentioned outside OF tho Cab
met, rendering him the appointment OF
Secretary of War. Acting i'll accordance
with the rule ofthe President no mention
will be made of his intentions regarding
this appointment until the person to
whom IL is rendered has signtlcd that he
will accept the office,
Colonel Grant leaves Washington to.
night, in obedience to the orders ot Lieu.
tenant General Sheridan that he report
without delay in Chicago, for service on
the plairs.
l.. 5. Grant, Jr., occupies the desk al
The Executive mansion heretofore occu-
pied bv Generals Porter and Babcock,
and within the past few weeks by Col.
: Grant, and Mr.. Sniten, assistant private
secretary, occupies the desk vacated By
Luckcy who has entered upon his duties
at the Interior department
This afternoon Judge Smell, Of the
Police Court, received a note from Dis
trict Attorney Wells, stating that eX-
Senator Carpenter informed him that
Belknap would not be ready to appear
in Court to-day with his bail, and asking
that his case be allowed to staLd. and that
this arrangement had been agreed TO.
Belknap will remain in the custody OF
the Court officers and will have his hear
ing tomorrow.
The Committee on judiciary. this
afternoon, completed the Beiknap arti-
cles OF impeachment. They are twenty
in number, specifically stating the
various amounts of money received by
him at different times from Marsh. The
articles are founded on the testimony OF
that witness, but rs he has fed
| from the country the committee will
Tomorrow make their report. and will
move its reference back to the commit
tee 80 that further testimony may be
taken to strengthen the case. Some
days may elapse before the articles shall
be finally acted on by the House and
presented to the Senate. The
committee will not act in haste, as
they wish the present case to be
maintained before the Senate. They
charge Belknap with having violated
section ISL OF the revised statutes, the
penalty for which rs imprison ment lor
not more than two years and fine Of not
more than $4,000.