Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-25

prisirg him of q competing bid, nor has
ne any knowledge of such a report hav-
ing been made to the war department.
General Eakin also said that he is fully
satisfied that General M'Co1k lab0red
under an erroneous impression il he
made ihs eistemept tsl5sTspb9i TO nu
<sIerous pspsrs ffoin Washington, that
bis ehief ClsTk bad received a bribe.
The general stated that General SAsr-
man and Others were present when the
bids were opened, and expressed grati-
fication st the satisfactory manner in
which the business was transacted. In
regard to the house ard lot said 10 have
teen presented by the contractor to
GeBeral Reynolds, in NI'Cook's teeth
mony, rs reported in some CT th5 papers,
General Eskir says he knows nothing,
e1cept what was generally reported
at the time-thst the gift came
from citizens Of Texas to General
Reynolds ia recognition OF his services
in thei- State, and In order to have him
reside among them. The statement
about which General EBin refers was
telegraphed as having been made before
Mr.. CIymer's committee by General
M'COok. and alleged that It. r. Chsney
was retained by @ General Eskin after re-
! ceiviUg the bTibe, aud that General
! Reynolds had eeen presented a house
hy contractor.
Stewart and Emma.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Stswsrt
was again before the committee. His at
tention was called 70 the amount of ore
taken from the mine as detailed in the
| prospectus Issued in London. He said
that he did not knew of bis own knowl-
| edge that the statement was true; he
| had never heard ii disputed. In relation
| to the estimated amount Of ere that
! would be taken out snL uallY, as stated
in the prospectus, witness Thought that
/ was correct. II fell short, and Grant
| held himself liable. The prospectus
! WEs drawn by some of the Elglishmen
| themselves. II the mine had yielded
| seven hundred Thousand pounds year,
as estimated, it would have been worth
! thirty or forty million dollars. Witness
| was asked il the statement was true
| that about two million dollars had been
! realized from thin mine up to the time of
| Of the sale of this stock. He answered
that he believed it TO be substantially
true. Stewart fled the contract between
Park, Stewart and Grant for the sale of
the mine. After a long er0ss-examina.
ton that did not elicit much new inflr-
nation, the committee adjourned until |
Tdesday.
Reorganization of the Army.
WASHINGTON, March 24-The COM !
mittee on military affairs have agreed |
on Representative Banniug's bill with |
some amendments for the reorganiz3- |
ton OF The army. 1t does cot reduce !
the present effective fore, y. the army,
but it reduces the infantry Regiments !
from twenty-five T. tSenty, and cavalry
from ten to eight. 1t eonsolidates the |
quartermaster and commissary depart |
ments, fixes the pay Of fl rst seTgeants |
at forty dollars per month, makes the |
headquarters OF the general of the army |
at Washington in time Of psace, and |
provides thst he may act as secretary OF |
war in the absence Of the secre .sry, or |
temporary vacancy in the CffiCe. It !
provides that sutlers and post-traders |
shall be first elected by the council of |
administration, approved by the depart. |
ment commander, tbs general of the !
army, and appointed by the secretary Of |
wa. II is reduction of about two |
bundled Offi1ers.
Cabinet DtscpssfcDs.
WAsBtNGTON, March 24.-The revo- |
luton in Mexico was the principal SUBJ |
ject Of conversation at the cabinet meet |
ing to day, the attention of the cabinet |
being brought directly thereto by the |
application Of the MeXic IN authorities, |
who ere endesv0Ting to suppress the in |
sGrgents, fer the purchase Of arms from |
this government. No definite action |
wss taken.
Thers wss some consideration given |
by the cabinet to an application from |
the elf 3eTs Of tie army stationed at |
Fort sill, and the adm illustrative cOun-
Gil stationed at that post, for the reten- |
ton there of E vans a. posr-trader. The |
subject was referred TO the secretary of
War.
Spenccr's Case.
WAsRINGToN, March a -Iu the |
Spencer investigation trial to-day Mr.
NJ. s. Fco.e, banker Of Mobile, testi-
fed that he discounted q note for J. J.
MCulton for two Thousand dollars; the |
negotiation was made by l.. n. Mayer,
assessor Of internal revenue. Witness
said he refused to discount 1t until Caleb |
Price and G. Z. MouitOn indorsed it.
They told him that Spencer would get |
twenty. FIVE thousand dollars from the
Republican National executive COM
mittee to carry Alabama for that party
and secure Spencers election, that
troops would be ordered to the State,
and they were bound to carry it. The
commit es then adjourned.
Sherman at the War Department.
WASHINGTON, March "a General
Sherman arrived here this morning and
called on the President previous to the
cabinet meeting. The general was also
at the war dt p artment and had s private
consultation. with Secretary Taft. The
secretsIy thinks that General Sherman
III nr1Ig, hT CT nd +n
the fullest extent have charge of the Or
dinsry business belonging to his office.
The insulation to-day was brief
Schenck 10 Testify Next Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March "a Mr.. Faulk-
per, chairman pro tenn. of the commit
tee OF foreign atfairs, stated this morn
ing that he had received letter from
General S3henck, saying that he would
not be able to appear before the commit
tee until sfteT S9lur lay. The committee
decided to hear General Schenck Tues
day morning next, and Park immedi-
ately efter.
Postal Sfraw-Bids.
WASHINGTON, March 24-The house
committee on pOstoffie, snd post roads
to-day continued the examination of G..
e. Huntley. lie testified that the north
western mail contracts paid very large
IL. He ssii that neither he nor any Of
his partners had presented a carrisge
aud psir of hor. es to a clerk in the post
off department, nor had they paid q
c ut TO any government official.
AtkiusOn's appointment.
WASHINGTON, Mar ;h 24.-The PIesi-
dent has nominated Hoffman Atkinson,
OF West Virginia, to be secretary of le-
cation ofthe United States il st, Peters
burg.
Centennial Railway Fares.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2l.-At the
recent Time Table convention in Cincin.