The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-03
The American EScutcheOn BlOched h,
Secretary Of War Belknap.
lie Makes No Defense, Bcgs for Mercy
and Asks to be Allowed TO Resign.
Stirring News from the Rio Grande-
Rush OF Mexican Revolution.
Malamoras In Momentary Expectation
OF Being Attacked by Diaz.

WASHINGTON, March 2,-Schenck
telegraphs denouncing the evidence
before the Judiciary Committee as IA
tissue OF infamous falseh0ods He saws
he has obtained leave of absence and
Will leave by the next steamer to con.
front his culminators and indicate
his reputation.
Specials hence report that the Com.
mittee on Expenses in the War Depart
ment have evidence that a Mr.. Marsh
paid Mrs. Belknap ten thousand dol.
lars cash and six thousand dollars per
year for three years for the post trader
ship n Fort Sill aud other army posts
in the Southwest The specials state
that Secretary!.ees ilknap appeared be-
fore the Committee and made no de-
Tense, but begged mercy at their hands,
and asked to be allowed to resign, to
which not even Republican members
are inclined to listen.
LATER-About 10 O'Clock this morn
Ing Secretaries Belknap, Bristow and
Chandler and Senators Morton and
Morrill, called on the President. The
subject discussed was the resignation
of Secretaries Belknap and Chandler.
They then proceeded to the War De-
partment.
SAN ANToNIA, March 2.-General
Diaz and his staff are still in Brows-
vile. Large revolutionary forces UNI
der Nuna and Gonzales are coming up
from the South, and will likely join
between Camargo and Matamoras, the
revolutionists from this side. The
steam launch Folly, armed and man
ned, has been lying, with steam up, in
front of Brownsville since night before
last. She has made several trips up
and down the river for some miles
Nothing new as yet The ball is NOV
ing slowly, but there will surely be
general revolution. The leaders seem
to be very careful and cautious in their
actions and movements. This news
comes reliable, by Eagle Pass.
BROWNSVILLE, TEX, March 2-Gen.
Diaz, who has been concentrating his
forces here quietly for some time, now
assumes threatening position, and
proposes to cross his forces into Mexico
to-day or tomorrow. He will enter
" it'll his secret allies and take Mata-
mOras by storm. Generals Pens, Hina-
josa and Gonzales are in league with
him. Colonel Cristo, commander
of the government forces at
on the 9th ultlmo
sent telegram to Liestenat Colonel
Parrott, stationed with body of Gov
ernment troops at Camargo, ordering
his immediate return with the CON-
mand to Matamoras as they were in
expectation of being at
lacked by the revolutionists from
Brow nsville. There is a rumor from
good authority that one hundred and
fifty of Diaze's men crossed last night,
and were captured near Fort lturbide.
The United States troops at Fort
Brown are kept in readiness for action
GALVESTON, March "A special to
the News from Houston says: About
ten o'clock this morning one of the
Direct Navigation Company's barges,
with between three ami four hundred
bales of colt on, caught fire and nearly
all the cotton was injured tefore the
fire could be extinguished. The burn
ing bales were thrown overheard into
the bayou. Estimated loss, $4,000,
with a general list of consignees.
PORT JERvIs, n. j., March2.-Thirty-
one engines have been taken Oft the
working force of the Eastern Division
of the Erie railway, to be laid up until
some time in April. This is one of the
results of the suspension of the coal
fields.
SAN Francisco, March "A dis
patch from Portland, Oregon, says that
a steam screw engaged in removing
distractions at Umatilla rapids, In the
Columbia river, blew up this morning
Some say the boilers burst, and Others
that package Of giant powder ex-
ploded. The boat was blown to pieces
One man killed, two fatally injured
and two are missing, who are sup
posed to have been blown into the
river.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-The House
adopted resolution disposing of the
whole question of impeachment by
ordering the discontinuance of further
proceedings on the part of the prosecu-
ton.