Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06

case ne attempted to escape, but not other
wise, his house, however, to be carefully
peared before the Attorney General this
morning, desiring to have the police re-
moved from the premises, stating that the
ever OF endeavoring to escape, and that he
was willing to surrender himself at any
place and time. The whole matter has been
placed in the hands OF the district attorney.
THE THREE MYSTERIOUS MIDNIGHT PROV
LERS.
The story which was telegraphed from
here about the three men driving past Gen
eral Belknap's residence in a close carriage
early Friday morning, entering neighboring
alley, &c, which incident first gave rise TO
the suspicion OF intended flight, and that
loses much of the thrilling interest attached
to it, when IL is known that the stealthily
driven carriage mad for Its occupants two
newspaper men and an unoffensing tele-
graph operator, who were silently making
midnight round in hopes of picking up an
item about the Inundated Belknap his in
tended suicide, ETC., and simply turned into
the opening where they had the best oppor-
tunity OF viewing the lighted portions OF the
house. The real motive for having the house
guarded, however, was as stated above, the
story of the servant.
GEN. BELKNAP'S SON.
The Boston Herald says of the son of Gen.
Belknap, who is fitting for college at the
Adams academy, In Quincy, Mass: "He is
about seventeen years old, quite intelligent
and refined in manner. and since his Tecep-
ton has been a most exemplary and promis
ing scholar. The young man is possessed OF
temperament which at times inclines to
nervousness on the least excitement, and up
TO last evening be remained in ignorance of
the terrible surprise in store for him. Through
fOrbearance the friends of young Belknap in
town refrained from either interrOgating or
acqua1ntiDg him on the matter. He went to
get shaved in barber shop, and while wait
Ing casually took up the Evening Herald and
the first matter that struck his attention was
the head line, The Fall OF Belknap' He at
tempted to read the news under the caption,
but, soon realizing that none other than his
own father was the subject, he grew sick at
heart, and, almost wild with excitement re-
turned TO the academy boarding house. His
condition was such that early in the night
he took TO his bed, and up to a late hour was
I'm sleepless condition, although receiving
the sympathy and care of the steward, Mr.
Daniel French, and Prof Dimmock priuci-
pal OF the institution. His illness is not dan.
gerOus, and Is due to his grief at the sudden
misfortune that has befallen his parents"
GRN. SHERMAN ON BELKNAP.
An interview with General Sherman on the
Belknap affair is published in Chicago. Gen.
Sherman was much shocked at the exposure.
He never doubted Belknap's integrity. His
d. wnfal was due to the vicious organization
OF Washington society. Fish and Chandler
are the only members of the Cabinet who can
afford the enormous expenses. 1t costs FL h
about 81 600 year to keep up. Gen. Sherms n
left Washington because his salary wouldn't
support him here, and he did not consider il
proper place to rear family. Belknap had
woman, who could not keep up her expenses
on her husbands income.
MARSH IN CANADA.
A special dispatch from Montreal says c.
p. Marsh has arrived there, and is stopping
at st. Lawrence Hall.