, 1876-03-06

NJ H,ar would bo oNeroa to Gen. Webster, Col.
1ccsor Of informal Raronuo for th!a district
repprtor called on him laBt evening to learn It
possiblo whnt etops. II any. had tcen takcn In
tho mattor by tho President. twas, however, |
found impossible to got any information on tho |
subject, for the teason that tho Collector do |
acfIpod himself "a "vary alck and unable 10 SEQ /
any ouc." |
Thoro ID 4 precedent In tho caae which indi- |
Gates with susIccnt otoatnoss What t,a answcr |
will bo II tho post Is ofered to Gen. Webster. It
is found in the answer OF the gentleman to tho
writer whom tho change from sub!Treasurer to |
Collector vas under contemplation. Bald the
then Bub-Trcasurer, "When Haa soldier I
oboyed tho orders OF my superior officer, and II
bo ordered INC to a station moro or lcas I'M
po1taut than the ono had been occupying,
wont to IL at onoo: I propose to do 50 now
nu1ons or FunrnEN REVELATIONS op FRAUD.
Dt.pdteh 70 Cincinnati commtrctH.
WARRINGTON, D. G., March Sit Is noticeable
that while tho political effects Of the impoacl-
snsnt tB naturally tho subject of much discus
alon, very litt'o dapoaition Ia shown BY anybody
to rojoico oysr the torribo state of afraits do
volopcd. 1t is regarded and spoken Of moro in
tho aspect Of national disgrace, In which tho
whole people a1o involved, rather than from
marty etand-point. Runora mud hiuts and sur.
mses fill tho public oas to tho probabilities Of
further revelations Of frauds that will mako nec-
casary the impeachment of other distinguished
pcrsonages- Buoh men as Dolaao, Ingalls,,
| A1oigs, Shepherd, Williams, end Sawyer asc
mentioned in this connection, wltlo 1t ia cl4tmcd
| tbet tho Chief Clerk Of tho War Department han
nlBo beon lotoctod in frauds, md will be
| brought to book. Allowance mutt BE- made,
! however, In this regard. for the prevailing e1.
| traordinsry ezcitomsn.t which breoda wild
| inaglpatoua.
TIE on4vEsroxEs.
| DtspdteA to 4Yto rork Herald.
| WAsurs0ToN, D. o., March 3.-Ihn Committee
on Military Affair, 10 gotting It tho reason Of
the paeking Oh Of Gen. .sIoigs to Europe have got
as far o. finding ritnoas who throws what
light there is 10 tho following AFFIDAVIT on tho
subject Of jobbery in so solomn subject al tho
headstonee on tho graves Of aoldioza In tho
| national oemctosioa:
County y Na.a;Iasn Dt,t'tet u r, conota, -
ju.tise Il .s russs for eaia ooaasy mi D!s'Fie E
ward Kel!y who, beiuG duly .woEn according 70 law
;d g ~ g'fsfi
tractor for furnishing headstones for the National
u ~ er sshtl9 hs3 fst
ssssae e aed p5ss .g1sss 5s ase - e'fs
Est oar pay from le Government, has 10 refu.od .
% either. on q .beut the yaa ot Aay is.6, tne.
s ps col q. Z. lick, Un,tea STATES Assistant H.
spoc.or Of National j, Military ceno.tertes: .he
liz liz q IN @s sgsepsien IL % of b. eon.rset Ssl Slc
| extension hnd been given fsw day before. A few
9 tass nd II ao 10 LIN o.
orans Company Tie stones which we hed slresdY aa-
ha veee 80 S M
rrof,oaition. uo thon said that II wo did not ao 10
he wad g.. CO.. Me- 10 to r. ssnee 1 s @esg1 e
no value 70 tho Government et to Us. He ropestsdt
I'D etsn s1 y, to no e. Il h. could
tract changed from granite 70 marble. lie atated.
further, that ho could sccompsh hs by h.snging n-
iaw ot The sccrssrJ OF War that 1,r!daea had offered
buy him out, and you'd use blu tnuence 70 accom-.
hs partner, Samuel Little. had grcat influence with
asfo.y Of Var shsy had 11en Naa*
Il TIE 1A7EsEss or TIE DISCLOSURE
D'siateA to Stte York 1tmes.
WAannsoTox. D. O., Marsh 3.-ono Of tho
latoness Of tho disclosure, It aooulH from what
Ia learned now that nyeo moro than three years
: ago tho contract batWcon Evans aud Marsh had
been Baen BY other ,poraons. and thote IL reason
to bcloyo It wsa brought TO tho attention Of
, prominent officers tn Washington. ~ to the
: kind OF statement that may havo boon mado to
! tho prosident there - no moaua Of knowing. IN.
, them. Possibly ho did not, regard the
J source Of information as worthy OF GRO
dcnoe, or else he took tho samo WOW ~
the peoplo Ia tho vicinity Of Fort aill
they aoom now to havc boon correct even 10 de-
taila worc regarded "a too grosa and Improbable
for belief. Therc II no doubt, however, that
!. tho Chairman Of tho ComRittoo Of tho HOUSE
on Military Affairs Was lust winter placed In pos
session OF tho facts and tho namcs Of necessarI
Q witnesses to eatabltsh tholr truth. This, nc
1 cordipg to tia report, bocau,e known to tho kc
+ rotary OF War, and Con. Hazen: an o{1cor Y
r high eharncear, Who gavo tho information, wha
baniahel TO tho most distant command ID tht
Northwest as punishment for lus indscretion
: A. to tho story q Capt. Robinson. atso M ans
~ ! nF mn hn
q inson's stasamanta do not at al agre'
wish ths fnets established BY tho investigation
and many Of tho ssatements OF Col. Arms ar
also impossible. There ia probably, however
o somo foundation for tho belief that tho mos
o high-hnnded proceedings hays beun tskon In th'
a oase OF petRons who hayo tried 70 secure IN in
vcstigatlon heretofore.
b TIE AEGTxR1ous WOMAN N TIE FRENCH AnA
n 8p<efat Dttpdtoh 10 Nste FORK TiHlts.
d WAsu1NaroN. D. O., hlarch 3.-Iho o!d tfenol
a tlonos In tho Fort Sill case. There wts = mys
a toEionH woman in that investigation. Who hp
J. peared to have mada Propositions 70 Now iori
!. parties 10 procure contracts for consideration
"a bho pEoles8ed tho power to e0cure anstAinl
ID Hho desired n tho War Department. Thoso VA,
!, grost doal ot difficulty In finding tha witness
il but finally woman ca.no bctoru tho Comm!tte
r and testified 10 general and uninporans alYairs
aud the ,apreaAion was created that 4nt1o wona!
j. had attempted to goe money from tho Now YoI
j. contractors uudor falso pEotenses. aud bad rca
b | gained nothing. Tho naxt year afIar the invos
+ tigation It became tho ctrro1h bcllef that th
a real woman in tue easo had beop conooalod:
10 Bouetor On tho COMMITTEES was namcd ~ author
y ity for tins atory. 1t IL now suggested that th
. anne lady who disposod OF trading poasa deal
8 In guna for tho French army.
a | Monk BfoniEa A0AIk6T AALENAf.
d AWaBhiugtou dispatch to Democratic paper
!, concerning tho Deinocsatio gectotsry Of Was
L says: mot tWenty.four hou1B hayo slapne
t. since tho blor was struck and yet the Commit
II tee Inns already boon adseo Of teu-fold new ooi
" rupton In the official and domestic affairs OF til
T. Desknaps. Ono young man ofTon al affidavit
10 TecittnK that ho PAID Mrs. Boltnap sl0o for
Ut position ~ &As Department Al ex'omelAi
b. tho New York Custom House conea forward Wit
It tho atatetnsnt that eAo, 900 worth OF 1uxuEie
wore paased II that port duty free for Tie aor1
O. ment OF tho persons and tho parloss Of tue so'
xetary and his wife. 8.o1lea or tho sA!e OF pos
a. t1sde1hhipa On thu Upper Missouri and OF recon
70 mendattons for promotion sre coming In fro
!. avery quarter, too humorous to mention In d