The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-31

ised by the Government 10 Caleb r. Marsh
and bis wife, who fed Co Canada ON account
of being implicated In the Fort sill frauds,
II was authoritatiyely stated on the 10Th that
Marsh would return TO Washington in
few days and testify before the Grand Jury
in Belknap's case.
II Il Officially announced by the Post-office
Department, that on and after April next
the system OF international money order ex-
changes now in force between the United
States and Canada will be extended TO the
province OF Newfoundland.
Ii Is stated that the Indian Appropriation
bill, a. prepared for the consideration OF the
Committee on Appropriations, l. based upon
the assumption thatthe proposed transfer OF
the Indian Bureau from the Interior 10 the
War Department will bee enacted. II there
fore makes no provision for Indian Agents,
Superntendents, Inspectors, etc, nor for
asy miscellaneous objects, except such az are
required by express siipulations OF treaties.
The amounts which, in the Judgment
OF the committee. are needed for subsist-
ence and clsihlng, and for transportation
for Indian service, will hereafter he pro-
vided for in the Army Appropriation bill,
TO be expended by the Commissary' and
Quartermaster' Departments. Under these
heads, Mr.. Randall believes that at1east one
and half million dollars can be saved an
nuslly. The plan eoatempates making a
great saving in transportation by ing
all the principal agencies to the vicinity of
military posts.
The President has nominated Joel d. Har-
vey for Collector Of internal Revenue for
the First District OF Illinois; VIM. ii. Doc
little, OF Minnesota, for Assistant Commits
sioner OF Patents; Philip Arnhalt, OF Mis-
souri,, for Pension Agent At St. Joseph; and
John NJ. Coghlan, OF California, for Chief
Justice OF Utah Territory.
J. s. Evans, formerly post-trader 81 Fort
sill, testified before the Clymer Committee
on the 21st. Witness gave y detailed &C
count Of his transactions with Marsh, ac-
companied by statement OF his payments
to him. Witness was first introduced TO
Gen. BeIknap by Gen. Rice, of Iowa, and
paid him 81 900 for the introduction. Sec
Rotary Belknap told witness he had prom
ised Marsh place, and Marsh had
selected Fort sill. evans at this
time had the position of post
trader 40 that post.) Evans saw Marsh,
who appeared 10 understand all about the
matter. He went 10 New York with Marsh,
where n written contract was signed. He
said he told his friends OF his agreement
with Marsh, and showed Gen. Grierson,
officer at the post, the contr>ct
on his return to Fort Sill. The facts, he
said, were well known there, and II WAS re-
garded there as great outrage and the
cause OF extortionate prices.
General Babcock has authorized the fol-
lowing statement regarding the now famous
letter from the Attorney General % District
Attorney Dyer, the publication Of which was
the occasion Of such general comment. He
says: 81 found a copy OF letter lying
open upon my desk at the Executive Man
sion. l do not know how or by whom IL
came there. 1t was without any envelope
or direction to any body. II was
not marked official or confidential, there
was nothing TO show 1t was intended for the
President, and he informs me that he never
saw 1t. The copy appears 10 have been made
in the Attorney Generals Office. Finding
this copy, open aud without direction, upon
my desk, presumed it was put there for
my inspection and use, and, accordingly, |
placed IL in the hands OF my counsel for such
action as they might think proper in regard
to it,
The Foreign Relations Committee has re-
ported back TO the Senate the nomination Of
Richard Ill. Dana, Jr., 10 be Minister TO
England, with the recommendation that IL
IL MI. f.xat
calendar with the adverse report, for future
Mr.. Dana had previously
written a letter TO Senator Boutwell,, in
which he refused 20 appear before the COM
mittee In his own vindicatioa.
A correspondent Of the New York Herald
having furnished thst paper with some al
legged facts concerning a Crooked mule
claim against the Government. by some
Kentucky parties, in which Secretary Bris- |
Tow appeared as counsel before the Court
Of Claims and received for his services
4 large contingent fee, Mr.. Bris-
tow voluntarily appeared before
the Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department, on the 10th, and explained his |
with the case, which he said be |
believed to be just and honest claim, and |
In the prosecution OF which his professional
services were employed at time when he
was in no manner officially connected with |
the Government.
The recent snow storm appears to have
extended TO nearly all parts Of the country |
North, South, East and west-as well AS
large portion Of Europe.
EAST.
The wife Of ex-senator Carl Schurz died |
In New York, on the 18th, Of puerperal
fever.
Gen. Sarge, Chief Com missioner OF Japan, |