, 1876-03-24
THE CROOKED ERA.
Parties Who Are Governed
Entirely by Personal
Considerations.
The Congressional Committee Sees
Its Way to The Impeach-
ment Of Belknap.
How tho Case Is Viewed from
g Virtuous British
Standpoint.
wickedness Brought to Light by
the Post'0ffice investi-
CATION.
Barlow, The King Contractor, Applies
$140,000 to Persuasive
Purposes.
Another Brief Chapter in the
History Of the Emma
Mine.
The English and American Sharpers
Cutting Each Others Threats.
A Glance at the Rotten Side Of the
Freedmen's Bureau.
Christian Soldier 0. 0. Howard Asked
to Walk Up and Settle.
A Bal Showing for tho Great
Democratic Reform, Cam
A Glance at the Rotten Side Of the
Freedmen's Bureau,
Christian Soldier 0. 0. Howard Asked
to Walk Up and Settle.
A Bal Showing for tho Great
Democratic Reform Cam
didntc.
Gov. Tllden's Manipulation Of q Ras.
cally Railroad Job.
BElkNAP'S IMPEACHMENT,
TuA JUDICIARY COMMITTEE THINK TAEY HAVE i
CLEAn GAZE.

BElkNAP'S IMPEACHMENT.
TIN JuD1ciAng COMMITTEE THINK THEY HAVE 4
CLEAR CAEE.
Spfet1i u,spatch 10 The Chieaqo Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. c.. March 23.-Tho Judiciary
Impeachment Committee to-day continued the
examination OF Marsh, and 1aa moro succcssfui
than on yea.erday. Alarsh to-day was abo to
recall tho fact that, af.or tho publication Of tho
article upon post-tsaders In tho Now York Trib-
tine, In February, 1872, Gon. Dclk1ap did con-
verae With Marsh. and ask him II such contract
existed, whom A1arsh replied that 1t did. Tho
secrot examination this morning fully es.
tablahed this fact, which tho Committee regard
Of tho utmost Importance. Thls ogidonco, tho
Committeeman claim. IL itaolf sufficient without
other cor1oboratlvo testimony to frame IN i'm
peachn!ent indictment, which will insuto couyic-
tiou In tho SouAte.
It has beeu learned that tho outline Of the
faota aud arguments upon which, from tho
present evidence, tho Committee iH likely 10
franc articles, iB this:
TUE DAsls or IMPEACHMENT
IL in tho Now York Tribune article OF February,
1879. In that article tho corrupt bargain bc-
tween Marsh and Evans, tho $4,000 annual
payment by Evans to Marsh. tho oxtostious
rracticed upon soldiers 10 enable Eyane to pay
this sum to Marsh wore ret forth In substantially
tho Same form in which lhoy Lave since been
proved to exist. That article mas road by Gen.
Delknap at tho timo at its publication. lilo
saw Marsh about 1t very soon afterwards,
aud naked him II the contract thorein described
in fact existed. Marsh replied thRt 1t did. THIS
brings to
GEN. nE1KNAr PULL Kaow1EpaE
OF the existence at this contract aud tieu. Bel
knap within 1ew days thereafter. it has beon
proved. wrote 10 Capt. GrIeEson, commanding at
Fort Sill. nskIng him il tue facts relative 70 OK
tortion praotlccd tlore oxtsted as charged ia tho
Tribune astsolc.. In due courne Of mail. Can't.
Griessou replied, making full report upon tho
management Of TINT traderaEp post and con-
frnlng NJ! tho statements Of tho Tribune
article with fuller details. That report
passed 'hroqsh tsn;i..,t th' banda ban Of Adjutsut.
referfod to Gen. Delknap. Townsend has also
testified Of Lis own knowledge that DeIknnp
road tho GrIelson report. This bsings tho
knowledge Of tho outrages committed npon SOL
foro tie end Of March. 1872. Knowing thcso
facts, Dc!knap. TO Docembor, 1875, received quar-
terly paymou!s from Marsh, for which lie ro-
colpted BY iodoFsment Of 40 X" upon tho ex-
correspondence with Marsh relative to tic Fort
Bill post, TO rotnlttances which were to 10 sont to
him, and to Investments to be made for him.
buch Ia tho theory Of tha Committee ard upon
this fact hlone tho members Ut tho Uommittoo
feel conudent that IN indictment OF llnroach-
mont eau DO framod. which will soeuro verdict
Of guilty.
MIS-, MAnsu.
Airs. atarsh Ia expected by CIymor's Commit
tee TOMORROW. Az aha was at ti1Bt Bubpnnaed by
that Committee. the Sergeant-at.Artps has b1on
instructed to bring her first before II, aud not
allow tho Judiciary to obtain tho first hoAriug.
and there Is considerable feeling on the part of
the Clymer Committco on account OF Tie Judi
clary being ordero4 10 take up the matter of i'm
peachmont where Clymer loft 1t when ho came
down from tho Clerks dosk altar reading
MarSh's statement. Tho trip to Europe, hnd
Whist Was learned wht!o Is was In progress, Mill
DO Que OF the main subjects OF Inquiry.