The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-05
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
wAsnlscros. April !. 1879.

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mo committee on expenditures IN tho war Depart
ment examined John J. Safely this morning. He was
an agent on the Chicago Burinston and ouinev Rail-
...st 1890. .x-, r,.,-.--.,---.- 80.
'o~~ 'o' "csn'ns mo HALLE oc'nS qussaoueu soous
his acquaintance with General Hsdrck and Secretary
Belknap h. said he had known them for twenty
"v
yes'h NO WIS ALSO csossy quess'oneo ~ W NE
knowledge Of post traders and their bat
he knew no,hing whaicver ahout n srcept what Ia
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nad seen IN 'no papers SINCE inc invesusat'on COM
menced
Mr. Clvmer told him th.t ha -. .iisead "a krov =
great many things that he did not appear TO know as
witness Further questioning failed to bring out any
knowledge from tho witness. and he was dismissed
General George A. Custer recalled--Q, Why was Il
.naa you ana other army Officers have not given nlor
have tsstiaed : 4 Becsuse az an order dated March
Is, 1873, AZ follows:--
lrst1Ihat no scer aciive Sr retired shall directly -
solicit suggest sctisn BY members OF
n 0r q ngs ms.y ~ oc. ,.,. "a
subjects Of military character win be srded through
ton and trsnsmisss IL 49, = - ~ $500
T.SAn ocsr visiting the scat o. ths government ar.
name the Adassns Gsnsras once required. and
.aas'a 20 ss . - 81 sas
IN his VISIT the authority under which no is absent
win DO the strict guide Of the sSicsr during his stay
y General Custer proceeded TO say that this order
shsss Inc NOUN q a 20
know il the recent complaints 10 Congressman went
tnrougn tne secretary OF war tney WOULD % pigeon,
too Il was generally UNDERWOOD IN The army thai sne
violation Of this order would be apt TO cause the ocer
20 ose ms , % y, , wuse, u 10 was
the doinss Of the secretsry az War. -
Mr.. Simon Wolf, Recorder OF Deeds Of the District
enso was snsea 'Ias ne naa nov
man named James Trainer for aid in procuring or for
retaining him in post leadership IN Texas he said he
uo NO, nnow raner anu mao nos ecc,vea any monsx
with post ,radorsb;ns' IVY '''' = ~ - Ss'S-
IMPEACHMENT ARRAsonxxSrs.
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ayers in the impeachment trial OF W. W. Belknap be-
fore the Senate:-On rules, Representatives Lord
,vrde Ient. and Ho.r. On p,s.anv. Renre.ac..,,v..
Ano'. MeAanon ana jerks; on the jurisdiction OF the
osna'e "aplesen'a'Ses Ao'o' nno's INA nosr' 'ne
opsn'"s -" Nep' Hynuo, on 'ne
preparation for the trial OF fact and examination Of
Witnesses Representatives Mcmahon, Lynde and La
sensatives Lynde, Jenks ard Mcmahon; on the final
r.s, 80. !. - 49,, -, 49, -. :, $500
..~s 80 -. 80 - ~ 1900 n.,s ~. .sss.. =
ings his argument
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MR. DANAs REJECTION
The Senate in executive session to-day rejected the
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re.-''A = .''.A~'1 - DA'A' ~ - - -
rur pYvvp Avn u.v,o, ~,
49, AA1 BILL
0 f ~ hereford tho
contains tho following among ether appronr,ar,on. 70
be expended under she direction Of tho Secretary Of
and comn,ss,on - ,hs rrs,,. worss re- S Sor
named:-The Official estimates wero $l4, sol, 100.
but tho amount In tho bill 10 S5S72 $50:
Nxw YoRx.-Buoa,o. s7s 600. punk,rt Harbor
e. ooo pm,snsvv,i,s a 400 l.rs, ScS,,s na a. nco
0swsvo 40 go. WsdS,npton IS COO. s' ns.S,e
ssS "a ast hs mver 20 oe @ between
Sa5 600: Rondout $50 600 dredSn the Hudson RIVE.
IN ,ont a, Jerssv CT. cox oo. ors Iasssrson a. oo
a. ,on. 81 ..'ssy ~: ~, ross ~
Nar,v I.rssv sIo 600 S-'' ~ 80 S''S1 s~A1 sA1
's'ss,, e-s'oy
In the bi:.-
w,scoxs,x -ueoorora. <,o ooo Ahrer.o e1o ooo.
Two Kxers' slS,ooo; Milwaukee $50 600
e,S ono. ". r,oa,,n 81 200 "a 20 S Ss'
;nr,on SO cco pen,wess,r xIo oo6 sWI,,c pi.sr
s.n os., Mvsra.,. go 600 go, n .,s 80. asse's
p;s o 'ver soooo Balimore
visd,SIa ~ River $4,000; Rappsnannsek
AS'vS., = Ao,o o 1879 IN, rou .,oo 90
INSET uar OF sbo Gp0.e T.n.vh.
49, So ,as ,h "ssmuns ~ Wy usol' nsuswns
cr.' ~, as.s ~ ossn a. ,h. sonr ooc S sno
w. S II" II Ing s DE- sn1A,; 80 ""
vxmxosr Huntington, :2o GOO; swanton, $40 ooo
,. :, ~ ~ shs s ,no IN Im-
pnaso, e,.r s1o soo " . A"'Ao"y' sA1''"V'
Ainnesosa RIVER, siy,uo 80 90.
ri pa M Zoo y pad n o0n $500
p n' "a snn 49,, ~" e1n nr III ~
p'va,,,,,h ~" hoo '' e''~S' '' s'o'oS'
lvmousn' s $780, p,.o. s,s 90, p,.S-s,.
e,s NO e"ooseo' '''0'' sA~'o0o' "'S'Aono AsAAo,
$500 1 r,n,a az mo-. o.aan.r c,.u 100 ooo
v,, "a ~ 80 oo'v'. $1,000
ssa nn b. ,~,, a. oass. n nse
~ ~ 49,, ,,,,.,,st ~ a..
Dn.x - MI. -. ~ u,A -, - 40 cAu ios '"o
p,s-.v - s,.,s., h...p
80. =, y 600 81, ~ ,, u.s y, o1sS
M, 10 80, pw,,,sS a. 600 u ss' ouow
S. 600; Korwalk $1,000.
~. rh c hasoos n Sncs.er Su Ere,
Pet,is Island $4,000
Nxw JEasEY.-passaic River, $1,000
, illinois -v v,sSg $500 go ssn ooo
Pscrsic Cossr@Iowcr Willamette and Columbia
rivers from Portland Oregon. to tho sea, SIS, 900;
upper wil'ame'e; 20 wv uppcr soiumga, exciuu-