The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-17

Nta iANt bilh NAl tft~NHAtI.
A shunderbolt from the clear, wintry sky
Of this day could not have crcate1 create,
CONSERVATION I'm the Official and social circle.
Of Washington than the announcement
made early this forenoon, That a commit,ee
Of the House had decided on one d,y,.
hearing ~ testimony. 10 come into III
House to-day and demand the impeachmen,
of Secretary Belknap, for high crimes ana
misdemeanOrs in office. Itwa- not until san-
ators who had made early visits % the Whit.
House returned and reported that Secret,r,.
Belknap had resigned. that the story M.
received With any credencc. Then The
whole town was agog with rumors thai Mr.
Bekuap had been detected taxing ,,ra,,
brides for her husband; that each va. IN ~.
ceipt Of monthly salaries from corr,,n,
sources, that, on being discovered she ma
gone insane, and that he had blown M.
brains out. Only one fact came out 81 I'M
the chat. But that fact was painful enourh
10 snpplani all the gossip. Members 81 the
Committee on Expenditures Of the War De-.
partment soon confirmed the worst. which
ten. Belknap. who had been before them
late yesterday afternoon, did not DENY. I'M,
virtually admitted hy declaring that ~
merely appealed for mercy and ~
charity Tor hi- wife. They merely
ADDED that they had decided to report
IN favor ~ llclknap's impeaehmrpt
and the whole story would he laidhefore tn
House nj The Capitol. The excitement Wa
very great m the senate, and House mem
bers could hardly do business. Grour.
were gathered here and there discussing tb.
sirans' feature ~ The scandal. namely thai
the handsome, dashing wife. of A Gnhin.t
Minister. leader ia society, one stni,rr.
sally admired. should he ia recent ~ AN H.
come ~ $500 year from the sale ~ a pnI
NC trust by herself through her husband
Mrs. Belknap has appeared 50 generally. N
me fashionable season Just ended. that
she Wa we'll known 10 every body
Ter dresses were from worth. mi
always costly and fashionable ~. M.
been admired 10y the crowds. for .bei.s
woman OF beautiful features ard form ~
has been, for few years past one 81 ~,
acknowledged leaders ~ Washington -osie-
~. She l. the si~terof Gen E..lkna,,-. f,.f
wife. " ho died ia $50. Attn. time ~ h.r
marriage 70 The Secretary she rad been. ~
a few years. the widow IL 4 yonn.- k,n.
iuckian by the name 81 Bower. IL l. .si
that the hr,t Mr.. Belknap request.
~ ~ TIER husband. on i..r dtai.-
bed thai u be ever married again
y should De- to MR.. Bower >D-r
AFTER the firsi Mr.. BeIknap'- death. M.
Hover went 20 Europe. where .he t,a. ~
forwards joined hy the >ecrpfarv hrr fff-
ture husband. Belknap met hi. first Wit
while = prisoner of war in the iialAs ~ to-
1onied.fAies. >he wa a kenfutk1u. aul
Si excellent iamily. IL was late 40 the diy
20 ne iiouse ~ hen the report ~ the im-
parchment Wa made. but the --alleric. wcrr
crowded. and every seat on The noar va.
ullcd, and gave ear 10 the report thli fhecy-
id"nce, which gave 4 complete his,ur1 ofths
crime. and which was read hy Nj. CifMer.
hartman 81 the committee. in i voice ~
suppressed emotion. The scene was one N
regret rather than excitement and sensation.
and after p brief debate ~ 10 whether "a re-
signed official could Dr. imp,ach.d. a unanl-
iupu. vote ~ the House declared Gen. Bel
hnAp guilty " high crimes ami ndsdt mean
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