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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-05

Mr. CARPENTER AND THE SENATE In ad-
dressing t lie Senate sitting as Court Of Luz
pcachment, Mr.. Carpenter, of Bclkua,.' couu
se, sometimes speaks with a freedom which
very naturally auuoys certain members O.! the
Court. just prior to the adjournment the
other day Mr.. Thurman, 10 the course of few
remarks said, referring undoubtedly to Mr..
Carpenter, that "thc Senate had been treated
with >caut resp. CT aud the law with less" Soon
after Mr.. Carpenter walked over to Mr.. Thur
uau' desk, and laying one hand on the Judge S
sh' u'dcr, extended ene other. The Judge de-
e'ined to accept the extended hand, ADD began
talking very earnestly, occasionally bringing
his list down upon his dest IN an emphatic
manner. Mr.. Carpenter took the matter good
naturcdiy and hually got torcible possession OF
one OF the Judges ''f1ippars'' aud shock il
heartily. subsequently hlr. Carpenter return.
cd to Mr.. Thurman and iamiliarly placed bis
hani ou his shoulder apparently saving some
thing pleasant. Tie Senator, who was appar,
entity still greatly annoyed, rather roughly shaok
il Off, and Mr.. Carpenter, despairlng oil a re-.
conclli,ton, at least at that lime, withdrew,
l. is circumstance which has been noted by
ali wao have heard him that Mr. Carpenter
frequently passes the bounds Of dccorum ia ad
dressing the Court, aud watcher Intentionally
or not, that he som4times reflects Or the fair
ness aud impartlaii,y OF that body, and per
I,ars. under the circumstances, Judge Thur
man was quite juslli ID 10 teel,n: annoyed q
his remarks lew days since Wash Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-05
ALEXANDRIA. VA. MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1876.
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Simmons LIvER REGULATOR

For all Discusses ui the Liver, Stomach ana
| Spleen.
| After Forty Years trial it
| still! receiving the most uhqaa!i-
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| from persons Of the highest cha
ract"r and rcspons hliit?
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cinG, and py being kept ready
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ior your Regulator, AMI must say 1t does al II
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The Liver, the largcst organ
in the y, Is generally the
seat Of the disease, and II not
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wrelchecness and DEAiu will
onSue
If you feel DULL, DRowsr
nEBILITATED, have .rcquui,t
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aEoypruer uc Alabama
"Your Regulator has been II use IN my farni-
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New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

MACKISAC, Mich, March 12-Ihe ice here is Is
inches thick nches solid and inches DOrOusAd has not
moved.
OTTAWA, March 1.-THE Hon. Mr.. Mackenzie bas
Threatened 10 cancel the the Lachne Canal the
NOrA Is not more rdpidly done.
ALBANIA Ga. March l2.-The State Fair has been
postponed unt IA eonsrqu nee OF hard tes the fres
dental election. aud the Centennial.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., March 1.-THE Naval In
yesgng Committee have decided 10 Degn he eAanlnauOn
Of witnesses here ON next wednesday.
HALIFAX n. s., March 12.-The Government
steamer Iadg Head viii sl this week for Philadelphia with
articles from this Province for the Centennial
OTTAWA March 1.-THE Auditors report shows
the total Of Dominion notes IN circulation TO DE sll
32O45G. The amount in excess OF specie, sl4l,4b7
Pu1lAD sLPHiA, March l2.-The annual commence
meut OF Meda College took place here OdaV
NE degree OF Doctor Medicine conferred upon .6
raidates Prof. VIM H. Psncoast delivered the VaeheoIy
address. - -,
CHICAGO. March l2.-The rumor that The Chicago
TIs had made arrangements 20 become AN organ Oi ' D
ocratc party and that Gov lden and 0tner De @
OClats wall nave cOntfJl, Is uehheu W "h""' A'N''F
prietOr Of fhs Times.
DU,BEC March 11.-Three insurance companies
d hn..sn ma this city have declared their Intention 20
Siirw from city unless the 5000 tax be dOonshsa
nsnies a cer,sin percentage on their premiun's'
AtpANy March 12-From Downs Point, few
mills. below here Cedar i DOCK, tho loe IN .he NV,
aIn from Iil to Caseon thcre s DO ICE I,o
TON 20 COeynans ca the ice Is hIn .hSs % poJ
q Kindrrhook where IL 10 urn AN ssn"i' "'"N' "i
IL, nee uyer m open To Ne"-fOiA
B,sroS. Mass March ~ The Supreme Court. IN
the su of H. e. against the Boston, HARTFORD anu
fr R oad Company has rendered aecisi0n Oy when 10
IL lien upon the properly by s -
a. recover 1913 3l2 % for building the road anu %
clam attached all the property owned ~ ths 0oips
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13

to Indianola. From st. Louis there were three
routes including the Atlantic and Pacific, making
the connection from there with the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. From New-0rleans there were two
routes.
AS has been stated, the belief was that after the
exceedingly low bids by thoroughly responsible
companies refused the Secretary Of War caused
the business to be done in the most extravagant way
namely, at or about local freight rates. The Commit
tee, however can ascertain exactly what was paid
per hundred pounds from either Chicago, st. Louis,
or New-Orieans, by calling on the Quartermaster-
Generals department for the amounts. They can
also ascertain all the facts in the case by calling on
Gen. Augur. Additional facts can be procured from
the different freight agents acting at that time for
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio, OF In
ternational and Great Northern, or Texas Pacific.
And besides another excellent witness In the case
would be Gen. Meigs.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
AMERICAN Flax CULTURE.
A CONFERENCE CONCERNING TT-IMPORTATIoN OF
RUSSIAN FLAX-oPPORIUNITIES FOR AMERICAN
FARMERS IN FLAX-RAISING.

A CONFERENCE CONCERNING TT-IMPORTA IiON OF
RUSSIAN FLAx-oPPoRIUNITIEs FOR AMERICAN
FARMERS IN FLAx-RAIsING.
Messrs. Miller and Fleming Of Dundee, Scot
land the former of the largest fax spinners OF that
city and the latter extensively engaged ia the mporta
ton of Russian FAX, last week met Peter Cooper ana
other gentlemen interested In the subject OF American
fax culture Specimens OF fax, hemp. jute aud ramle
grown in this country examined by Mes r. Miller
and Fleming and pronounced to be OF excellent quality
eoual to the best Russian fiber Mr.. Miller said
that he could use annually IN his business
sl 100000 worth OF American flax OF the quail
ity exhibited. Mr. Cooper introduced Mr.. Wat
son, who has made the subject OF hax-groWlng
and the manufacture Of the fax product study for 20
wears Mr. Watson submitted comparative statistics
showing the rapid gains the United states h ae over
Russia in the expectation Of wheat In the past w Years
ran1 OF per cent Of tho wheat Importation OF that
country and Russia "a cent In NINE inonts OF lo1t
the United states supplied Great Britain with % per
cent OF her wheat and Russia only IL per cent: The
same land that yields wheat Will yield max ana hemp'
ng Mr. Watson declares also surpass her IN the
expectation OF fax Yet THIS country annually IMPORTS @
which could be sed on American soil. Thnt llax
is tue most profitable crop for the farmer Is swn r
Watson saws BY agricultural statistics In Morrow
County Ohio, for example, Tax yields w os per acre
wheat S1t 5l oas $40 81 ana corn I'll Al A. na s,d IL ~
was the most profitable crop raised PREPARED max se5
freely the NewYork narketat about 1900 per 4n anu
leading importer this city states that when ne can
tain Western fax in the quantities which he wants he
will cease importing from Russia. win the new ma
rbinrV-the axpnler and decurticatOr for preparing
hIX-sIr Watson believes revolution Will he enecte, III
tne business and that the machines VIII do lor max
rovug what the reaper done for the grain trade OF
Amerca He Ontdently expects that when me culture
ami value OF flax understood by American farmers
they viii ccessfuly compete with Russia
Mr. Cooper who has also given the SUBJECT much atten
tion for number years. aud particularly TIE Improve
ment of fax machinery, fully supported Mr. WatsOns
views and great taith in the future deyeOpinent
OF this industry. Mr. Miller expressed much interest IN
fha tat made,
LEGATIONS that x in the rot distant iuture
would become leading staple of foreign eXportauOn
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
NON-PARTISAN CIVIL SERVICE.
THE PROJECT OF SENATOR GORDON NOT DISPATCHED
GY REPUBLICAN oRATORY.


iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I
W,sHINGToS March 1.-THE movement by SEN
ator Gordon Thursday to secure by genuine civil
Service reform more honest and efficient collection
of the revenue will be followed up by similar
movement in the House. The plan is to make the
service entirely nOnpartisan i'll its character and
TO welcome all suggestions from any source as to the
best method of bringing about the desired reform.
The plan proposed by Senator Gordon for the cOlec-
ton of the tax on whisky is not one which he will
insist shall be adopted provided better one is pro-
posed The attacks made upon Senator Gordon,
especially by Mr.. Morton and Mr.. Sherman, and the
effort to divert attention from this important
ouestion by drawing it into partisan discussion,
shows how little support can be expected for any
such reform among the leading Republicans of the
Senate. The facts which Senator Gordon's arsu-
ment was based and the conclusions which lie drew
were simply unanswerable, and no Republican at
tempted to reply to them. The subjects introduced
nv Mr. Morton and Mr.. Sherman had nothing what
ever to do with the question as presented by MIR.
Gordon and they failed to produce the desired re-
suit Already Senator Gordon has received great
number of letters from who have been driven
out of the business of distlling by the dishonesty
of revenue officials and manufacturers Of crooked"
whisky. and he will certainly have the support of
every genuine Civil Service reformer in the country
The Democratic House of Representatives has not
it is true, given much ground to hope that Demo
Gratis, should they obtain control of the National
Administration, will improve the character OF our
Civil Services but it is true that few members OF
that party, among whom may be mentioned Mr.
Gordon in the Senate, and Mr.. Lamar III the House.
are earnestly in favor Of the adoption OF some sys
tenn which will make Civil Service less of scan
dial than it has been under the present Admins
frafiau
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
GRIMES ANp cAsuALTIEs-BY rELEeRAPH.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March l2.-John !; Churchill.
machiust found dead the woods az Northampton
YESTERDAY having committed suicide owing to want OF work.
SPKIS6FIhLD Mass, March 12.-By collision Of
freight trains MieTs Falls this morning three locomotives
AMI en- cars were wrecked aud Htchbug Railroad nro
uaBcd SpoOncr WAS KILLED
>AS FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE rumors 20 ths
er thai nlted states Senator Sargent from this state
phca ia the whisky frauds here Is denied BY heSshus
Agent PLlihps -
SFD,iiA Mo- March 12.-B. F. Keeny, well.to-
do FARMER living miles west Of this CITY, having reca.edU U
express last month package containing esuvv sent py ns
hhsT Iohn keeny Huntington, West Nryina.
ana portion Of that stolen rom the hunung
ron Bsnk ast September, was arrested last night
Cuc,co March 1.-THE Hon. D. l.. Philips Of
me sprinqqed ( Journal who has been spending some
o,6. i california has just returned and says no con
tocs from what that there are many lrreSuzruoe
In hs keysnuo and Customs service on the PSanc
,s bs viii the facts only 10 the snhohbes ~
Nsvssiin 9ton- whittier he will 70 sn eu daya
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
FRAUDS IN ARMY TRANSPORTATION.

HOW SUPPLIES WERE SENT TO TExAs-sECRETARY
BELKNAP SETS ASIDE LOWEST BlDS-GooDs FOR
wARDRD AT LOCAL FREIGHT RATES AT GREAT
loss TO TIE GOVERNMENTAL CASE FOR INYES-
TGATION.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, March I1.-Here is something for
the appropriate House committee which will be
found well worth an immediate and thorough lnves-
tgatOn The witnesses for the main facts are easily
accessible and the on its face as clear
robbery Of the Government as anything yet brought
home TO the late Secretary of War.
In the Winter Of 1874, Gen. Augur, then IN COM
mand Of the department of Texas with headQuar-
ter at San Antonio invited sealed proposals for the
transportation Of army supplies from Chicago, st.
Louis, and New-Orleans, for the military posts in
IeIas. The proposals were to specify the rate per
hundred pounds from each of the three cities.
Up TO that time the service had never been done
ior less than 81 80 per hundred pounds. There
were now, however, just finished "a number OF new
railroads, forming altogether almost continuous
route These had as yet secured little or no busl-
ness and while there was no cotton to move, they
had practically nothing to do in the way OF
Height. Anxious to advertise their roads and to
give an appearance of business, they made exceed
ingy low bids. The lowest from ST. Louis was "a
'eh'S per hundred pounds. The others Varled Irom
'nat up TO 81 O5 per hundred. The lowest was thus
ABOUT one-fourth Of what the Government had for
siiy paid, and the highest less than One-haf. The
oNest bids were approved and regularly forwarded
70 Secretary Belknap he disapproued all the bids,
ana The supplies for the army in Texas were after
ward sent over the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
haiTosd, as was generally understood at the time,
% Or aboat local freight rates.
All the facts in this case arc easily accessible.
'nere were three routes from Chicago and St. Louis
winch could have been used. One was the Chicago
ana Alton, the Iron Mountain and Cairo and Fulton,
ne Texas Pacific, the International and Great North
- and the Galveston, Harrisburg and Ssa Antonio
."itoads A second was the Chicago Burlington
"a quincy the Missouri, Kansas aud Texas. and
.ns Houston and Texas Central; and third route
nVm Chicago to st. Louis. by Mississippi steam
'0sts 70 Asw-orlsans, and by Aorgan's line Themes
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13

and it was represented that the Catho-
lies are very powerful In New-Mexico. ana
that they are generally Democrats. 1t was
supposed that the Bishop could control the election
of Senators. In addition, Senator Davis OF West
Virginia interested himself largely in the passage OF
the bill through the Senate. His son-in-aw, MI
Elkns, now the Delegate, hopes to be one OF the
Senators in the event of the admission OF the Terri
tory. Mr.. Davis had much influence in securing the
passage of the bill. The Republicans find comfort III
supporting the admission of New-Mexico in the nope
that two Republican Senators will be returned They
base their expectations in the case on the fact that the
Governor is a very influential and popular man, and
also on the fact that all Federal officers active
working Republicans, and that they will see that
the organization of the State is upon the Republican
HASH
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.

FURTHER TESTIMONY EgEDED-PROoF TO BE HAD
INDEPENDENT OF THE WITNESS MARsH-ANoNf-
NOUS LETTERS coNTAINNG CHARGES OF FRAUDS
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-SOme days must nee
essarily elapse before the Committee on the Judiciary
will be prepared to report articles of impeachment
against Mr.. Belknap, no material testimony. if any
at all, having been taken since that OF Marsh WHICH,
under present circumstances is of no avail in sup
port of the charges which the House has already III
formed the Senate it will make good 1t is said that
more than a week ago six seven persons IN the
vicinity of Marsh and Evanss late tradingpost were
summoned and that their arrival may therefore
soon be expected. In response to question OF
member of the Judiciary Committee recently, he
said that proof could be procured independent oil the
witness Marsh, abundantly to support and prove
the charges already made. Nothing has been heard
from Marsh apart from what has appeared IN the
newspapers but some members of Congress express
their belief that Marsh will return if Congress passes
the bill securing him from arrest IN connection with
Beknap's oflense.
Since the investigations began many letters are
daily received here, not few from anonymous
sources designating alleged frauds, and the names OF
persons charged with committing them, IN different
branches of the public service. The Committee on
Expenditures in the War Department have thus far
Mr. Belknap. The Chairman, Mr. Clymer, has re-
ceived much voluntary information in letters adj
dressed to him by persons who seem to think that
he is the chief investigator of all the wrongdong
now charged to public officers.
BY the laundering of Mr. Clymer's Committee, the
Administration now has it in its power to show its
zeal for the prosecution of Mr.. Belknap, if not to
take the case out of the hands of the Democratic
House Of Representatives, at least TO make 1t IN
debted to the President for the necessary evidence
to be used in the impeachment trial While there IS
doubt as to the passage by the Senate of the bill TO
protect witnesses at least without important amend
ments, the Attorney-General could probably secure
the return of Mr.. Marsh by sending an agent TO him
in Montreal, and assuring him of immunity from
prosecution, provided he returns and gives testi-
mony before the Grand Jury sitting, and in the
trial of Mr.. Belknap before the Senate. Whether he
will do this or not has not been learned but this
course has been suggested by several leading Repub-
lcans in Congress, as course likely to bring credit
upon the President and his Cabinet.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-13
WASHINGTON.
yr,,cxy CENTRAL WAR CLAIM.

vrNTI1CKY CENTRAL WAR CLAIM
-,nrxn,r1,Rrs COMMITTEE GOING TO TIE
noovs OF THE CoMPANY-THE INVESTIGATION
1,n pESpLRTON MOVE IN THE GAME OF
NATIONAL POLITICS. - .,,,
,o,, A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF The IklbuNEi
w,su,SGroN, March 12.-Ihe frends OF george
u pepdleton are, in common Win tha' genViehan,
-, great deal of temper, over what is aiiegeo
losius Coo, that Congressmen and the newspa-
Dors are treating him unlusty ana pieJuusine NE
peis az nth the payment by Secretary Belknap
90 70 the Kentucky Central Railroad. He
- psre nFriday evening, and on Saturday pre-
'I hir,self 70 the War Expenditures Committee
q. ba examined with reference to the case
-, C,nttes held no session yesterday except Tor
Ano oonspltation among the members and MI
pp..'SIo+op,s examination was postponed.
1,ea Committee are not dispOsed-at least the
n.nnLl;con members Of ito stop the inves-
.oa6on after giving Mr.. Pendleton an oppor-
s,'ni,v IN deny the charges made; but they pro-
20 20 call for the books of the RAIL
roaA Company and examine them for entries
- the time the payment by the war
ns,artmept was made, TO see:if any portion OF INC
s14s 600 was paid ont for expenses or on any ac-
sopnt and 10 whom il was paid, II to any Dody' III
q uronosed not to examine Mr.. Pendleton until the
hools ore in the hands of the Committee so that the
members may have full knowledge OF the facts
and he able to ask questions inteligeDtly. The wit"
ness may therefore be required to remain mere sew
sral days before the Committee are ready tor hiil.
In the meantime, Gen. BoyntOn of The Cmc'Hn"n
Gazette will return to the city, aud he Will De en-
abled 10 tell the Committee what he knows Oh lhe
effort of Mr. Clymer to evade the inquiry lhVo INC
Kentucky case.
1t is a fact generally acknowledged here now
that the Investigations have become partisan IN then
character and that the efforts OF one party are III
rected more toward the discovery of fraud among
their opponents than for the sake OF unearthng ras
cality per se Thus the Fort Sill bribery case On De-
half of high Republican officials is met by Kepuoh-
cans with an old record of corruption on behan OF
Southern member of the Committee which Inph-
Gated Mr.. Belknap. The Democrats were taxing
much credit upon themselves for discovering crimes
among high Republicans when they were met oy
the charge that very prominent asprant for Presi-
dential honors in their party was guilty of using
money improperly to secure the payment OF an un-
Just claim.