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Additional Particulars Re-
garding His Disgrace.
He is to be Both Indicted
and Impeached.
Rabeock and BeIknap.

WAsHISGToN, March At has been
officially stated that General Bsbcock's
connection with business at the Executive
Mansion has ceased.
The Attorney-G General has bees in
consultation with District Attorney
Wells, relative to Belknap, and the pre-
limininary papers with n view to his
punishment have beon prepared. They
will be sent TO the grand jury next week,
when, il Is expected, sn indictment will
promptly follow. Similar proceedings
will be instituted against Marsh. The
Acknowledgement had q consultation
with the President TODAY, on the subject
Record OF Beiknap's Friends and
AccompIices.
CHICAGO. March 4.-The part which
Geo. T. Robinson, Of Baltimore, and
George A. Armes have taken in the
Belknap disgrace, has led to an evan
ination of army records, which shows
that they both lost their places in the
army through their own scandalous
practices upon charges preferred by SUI
perior officers, and alter formal court
martial and not through the instru-
mentality of the late Secretary. George
7. Robinson was captain in the Tenth
cavalry, and was srraigned before gen.
eral court-martial at st. Loais October
2Sd, 1874 on the charge Of fraud against
the Government, which fraud consisted
in drawing ms pay repeatedly for the same
month. The full proceedings of the
Court show q series of frauds extending
over two years of time, and practiced rot
only upon the Government at New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore Galveston
and other points, but for false charges
for goods and medical practice. Robin
ION also did not histate each time he
drew his pay to commit perjury. The
Court found him guilty, and passed the
following sentence: And the Court
does therefore sentence Captain George
T. Robinson, Terth Cavalry, to be cash.
tered, TO forfeit TO the United State all
pay and allowances now due or 10 become
due, and to have his crime, name, place
Of abode, and punishment published in
and about Philadelphia and 81. Louis"
George A. Armes was also captain
in the 10th cavalry, and was tried before
Il court martial at Lesvenworth, Kansas,
Msrch II, 1870, and was dismissed from
the service by Commander General Sher.
man. The court found him gurlty OF
conduct unbecoming an officer, his ohense
being the exhibition of obscene pictures
to female servants at tho post. Armes
was also guilty OF other offences, such as
lying, in which be Is regarded ss prof.
cient.
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The Bridgeport Murder.
CLARsBuKa, W. Va, March 2, 1875

CLARsBuka, ". Va, March :, 1916
Editors OF the Register.
David Q. Ross was brought to this
,,.ce today, where he had hearing be-
fore Justices Benedum and 1in'man,
who. after hearing the evidence. COM
mi,,ed him to Jail to await the action OF
the Nav term of the Circuit Court;
strong efforts will be made BY bis counsel
TO bail him out, but cannot tell whether
they will succeed or not. JU1rA.
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To. Coste.ted saI,,more MayornI,,.

BALTIMORE, March s-Judgs Dobbini
in bis opinion in the nsyorilty con Le.t
.ustAins the demurrer Of the defendant
atrobe and dsni,ses the petition ef
WArieid the reform candidate.
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The whole Cabinet should Resign
From the New YORK Herald.

From the New I crh HeT"IU'
1t is question whether the whole
Cabine. should not resign. The admin
is,ra,ion is rotten, and millions of people
who did not believe SO yesterday are
convinced OF Il to-day.
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His Holmes aud Cardinal i edow-
schski.

RoMk, March 4-When Cardinal
Sedowschski visited the Pope. His hoii-
ness exclaimed: We rejoice with tLee,
intrepid defender ofthe faI:h. Msy God
crown Thy noble aspirations
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Severe storm in tho Norih~ est.

OMAHA, March 6.-Quite heavy
rain accompanied by thunder and light,
ering, set in here this evening. Now
turning colder and blowing regular
gale.
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BELKNAP.
His Merits as n First Class sadie II
what the p ess Thinks about Him.
The Philadelphia Times has taken the

His Merits as n First Class adic u
what the Press Thinks about HIN.
The Philadelphia Times has taken the
trouble TO Gull extracts from various pa
pers in tbs country over the conduct OF
our model Radical War Secretary. They
show quite conclusively the general SEN
timent.
From the Evening Telegraph (Repuoli-
CAM
What he did he saw others doing all
around the political circle; he was not
singular in it. In 1868 he might have
seen the coming President Of the United
States bartering his Office OF General OF
the Army for f.0o terms or noth'ny Of
the Presidency, and, being elected, farm
ing out the patronage of the government
to host OF relatives, whom
want of character and incapacity
had left stranded on the shores of de
served poverty; later he might have seen
him receiving with favor and loading
with official places "the gitt-beariag
Greeks" greodly taking their doles,
whether they were brown-stone houses
or bull pups; later he might have seen him
arrsigned for completely in the gold con-
spirscy; later trying to force the gigantic
St. Domingo job upon the Treasury, and
so on and SO on to the end Of chapter
that is long and not pleasant to read.
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rheTruth, Though 1t Humble u

From the New York World.
Though it humble Us in the dust, we
ms, have the truth to-day.
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at'heeling Aeaister.
Gold closed Saturday at ll4i

The eeather to-day ~iA be partly
s,o..dy, t0ih south to Uest 'cIrras and rts!ng
temperature.
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Brother OF tho President mplic ted
with Relknap,

ST. LOUIS, March 6.-The Times To-
morrow will publish on the authority Of
q gentleman who bss been engaged in
frontier trading post for Is years, some
very interesting facts connected with
that business. he states that Oryille
Grant, brother of the President has been
interested with Belknsp in disposing of
trading posts for money. Grant, shortly
after the appointment Of Belknap,
as Secretary of War visited
most of the posts on the frontier, and
cancelled al licenses issued by Secretary
Rswlins. Durfee & Peck, extensive
government freighters and merchsn-
disers on the frontier, held the principal
sutlership at this time, and were aston
ished at this unexpected change. Mr..
Peck investigated the matter, and found
that Orvile Grant had full au
thsrily from the Secretary OF
War to dispose Of Fall trading
posts as he thought ft. Peck applies to
Grant for Authority TO retain certain
posts, where his firm had invested largo
sums of money in buildings and goods,
and be would agree TO it only on terms
OF
80 Much Cash Down
and certain shares Of profits. Practically
the same arrangement that e1-
isted between Marsh, Evans & Co.
at Fort Sill Peck refused to comply
with these terms and others received ap-
pointments at Fort Buford and Fort
Peck. A. Leighton was appointed sut-
Ter on the terms proposed by Orville
Grant, but the bonus required was too
great. Subsequently he offered to sell 10
Durfee & Peck. The latter agreed to
buy, but Leighton had to first obtain
pei mission to sell from Grant. This
Grant refused, and made extra terms with
Leighton. The Fort Sulley leadership
was taken from Durfee x Peck and
given to John T. Athey. Athey paid all
the money, he had 10 get the post, and
was to make terms with Durfee Il Peck
TO run it. The latter Hrm leased from
him and carried on the business for
year, when the profits accruing to Athey
enabled him to run the business himself.
Durfee & Peek had the leadership ut
Fort Sill, but il WAS given to Evans x
Co. Durfee IL Peck attempted to carry
on business in opposition to Evans "
Co, but the officers ot the post were for
bidden to give the soldiers orders to any
but Evans y Co, and they were forced
TO abandon tho post. Orville Grant
went So far in his opposition
TO Duriec & Peck that he forbade
those to whom he gave appointments to
purchase goods or builnings belonging
to that firm. Grant also had arrange
ments with the Interior Department by
which he controlled many Of the Indian
Trading Parts, these be disposed OF in
the same manner as the sutlerships, to
the highest bidder.
The article i. very lengthy but the
above shows its animus. s.-ED.
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Failure Of Co.Iiery ProPrietors I'm
waIPa

LONDON, March Miller, Sons &
Co., Colliery Proprietors At Swansea and
elsewhere in South Wales, have failed.
Liabilities estimated at 10000 pounds
sterling.
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ATaint In the Public Service.

Prom the New York Tribune.
The taint runs down through the
whole public service, and everybody
is, in the slang Of the street, ION the
make" And 30 Secretary Belknap foil in
TO it and was found out. 1t is said there
was q woman in the case. The same
was said in the case Of another Cabinet
officer who went out under cloud, and
the same, too, is whispered of one who
remains. Well, the nation would ike to
feel sorry for Mr. Bolknap, but it cannot
spare the time from being sorry and
ashamed for ITSELF ald from wondering II
the end has been reached or if shere are
still other shameful exposures In store.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-06

MIND READING, PsYCH0MANcl
VI Fascination, Soal Charming. As-me-
ram and Marriage Guide, showing how
sda either sc ,sI' may ,.sels..s y, and GAIN ths
choose instantly, yo0 pages. BY mall - ots
Hunt 4 Co., LED 8. 7th 81, Phils- Pa.
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Conee. sugar and Tea Marks, Abroad

LONDON. March 4-Low Crown East
India and Crystslized Demarara Sugars
show a further decline. La the early part
Of the week public sales Of Plantation
Ceylon Coffee went At the some reduction,
but the demand subsequently improved
the frat considerable. The supple. ot
now East Indias have found ready buyers
at extreme quotations. Foreign coffee
have been depressed. In the tea market
no improvement has been noticed; com.
mon TO fNir grades Of Cougar sold NJ
auction ut further decline.
RIO JiSEIRo, March 3-Erchange ou
London 26s. Coffee; good Rio hrsts $500
SO, $50 reis per 10 kiIo.. Market quie,
and prices maintained.
SASTos, March 3.-Co!iee market quiet
and prices maintained; superior Ssntos
6,G00G5, 80 res per 10 klos.
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Tue British Press ON American De
mornliEatiou.

LONDON, March 4. - The Hms,
this morning says editorislly
OF tho Belknap scandal: This event
is more grave because il is onformitory
Of the suspicion which 'hns long prevail
cd among the American people that even
we Europeans cannot help but be struck
with the altered tones in which Ameri-
cans speak if not OF their insiitutions, at
least OF the men who have present di.
rection Of them.
The Neies alluding 10 the same subject
SAYS the American political lite seems 10
be in anything but In q healthy, condi-
tion. IL refers 10 the whisky fraud
trials, the Emma Mine scandal and
the downfall Of Belknsp aud
says that these scandals lifted
the veil from class OF
society which il was hitherto pretty gen
orally supposed had as yet escaped the
impurty Of the social strata below, and
they lead one 10 fear that some of tho
worst evils of municipal government
may be percolanng into the Federal NJ.
miniStration.
Inc ie1eyTuvn shls' DtC'osuFes ht'T
disclosures, charges after charges, vary
ing in degree of truth, but with some
ugly and untoward character have lately
dSrkened commercial, religious, judiciAl
and administrative institutions Of tho
United States. Some have proved false.
others true, and more await evidence, but
the general effect beyond denial has been
such as to bring the blush Of shame and
anxiety into the face Of all honest Amer
leans, and ~ make countless friends OF
the republic in this country silent
when its enemies rejoice over these
recurring revelations
The Standard 'ay', happily the eoun.
tries are few whore so gross m abuse VI
trust would be possible.
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The annexation Of Knokand to Russia
has been formally proclaimed.
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Tho Demorrrt,c Ceucu,.

Tho Democratic Caucus last evening
was attended by less than onc-half the
men. bers OF that party in Congress 4
number ofthem say there Is no occasion
FOR them 20 waste their time in the effort
10 effect general agreement on the sub.
iecu or hnsnces, and 60 they are no
nearer An approach TO Recommendation
than month ago. Nothing new va,
said 10 last nights caucus, and neither Of
their divisions showed any disposition 70
Weld. Ihe caucus will meet Tuesday in
another effort TO reconcile the conflicting
views. 1t was said by prominent We tern
members, on coming out Of the caucus
last night, If We could only rid ourselves
Of the eastern opposition element there
would be DO difficulty among " on the
Western currency question.
Case Of Captain Arme-.
With reterense 10 dispatch CT March
4in. associstisg Captain George A.
Arme. with Captain Geo. T. Robinson
in criminal practices while off,
GERS in the Uuiied States army,
Capt. Armes SAYS that although they
belonged TO the same regiment they were
neither friends nor associates. l. appears
from sn officigl document that Captain
Arme. was tried Eud dismissed from the
service on fAlce charges preferred sgslns!
him bv tao officers, sgsinst whom Arme.
had previously preferred charges, and on
which .ney we're tried within two months
thereafter, found guilty aud Ientenced TO
be dismissed, cash ere iUprsonet 10 the
peni.enliary for :hre" years aud snds
$500 each. The military committee
OF each House 10 February, 1874, IN
lheIr report Of tho bill authorizing and
directing the Secretary of War 70 give
- Capt. Armes az honorable discharge,
saw that there va. noising in the record
20 justify the sentence that was imposed
by the Court Martial The charges were
preferred through motives Of jealousy
and reveogs AID the proceedings ,ho~
there wss 3 determination on the part
OF those officers WHO in.tigaied
the prosecution 20 have Armes
dismissed at any cost. The bill 70 which
sllusion /. sboys made became lsw,
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The Articles orImpeacnn What
they Contain.

The Judiciary Committee, which had
two days ago arranged for an eXamisa-
tion to day OF Marshall .. Roberts, Of
New York, in tho Texas Pacific investi
CATION. have set aside that arrangement
in order to give its attention to the
preparation of articles OF impeachment
against the late Secretary Of War, in
which business it was occupied all day.
There are two CoInts. The first charges
Secretary BeIknap With having accepted
brbe, and the second with continuing
10 receive the same.
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Indic,men, OF the E,.sccretnry.

WAsHISGToE, March 4-The Grand
Jury will meet Monday when an indict-
ment against General Belknsp will be
found. The penalty for offence il found
guilty is stated to be three years impris-
onmeut and a Gne according TO the
amount of moneys corrupt, y received
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All businessIetters and COM
municatious, intended for
this paper, should be address
ed to THE REGISTER, Wheel
Ing, w. Va
Democratic state Executive
Committee.

UNHE MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
L State Executive Committee are here
by notified 10 meet In the city of Parkers-
burg. on Thursday, March 9th, 1876, at II
o'clock, noon.
ALEX. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
wv. GALLAHER, SeG'y.
WHEELING, February 25, 1879. feb26
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11


The fool-killer should come around
speedily. Some Democratic Con-
gressmen at Washington are talking
about nominating a Liberal Republi-
can for the Presidency in the person
of Judge Davis of Illinois, These
timid gentleman have probably never
heard of the Cincinnati Convention OF
1872, ard the result of the election
which followed. The Democrats are
not in a temper to put up with indie
pendent foolery. They have plenty
of good men in their own ranks, and
they propose to have a chanceto vote
for one of them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11

The miners strike at Massillon,
Ohio, continues. AT a meeting of the
strikers it was determined to offer as
a compromise, to work at seventy
cents a ton. The owners declare that
they can not give more than sixty
five cents without the loss of all prof.
it, and that there arc plenty of men
who will work at that rate. On the
other hand, the strikers declare that
they will, ON no account, come down
to sixty-five cents if they remain idle
all summer. New men have been
employed in place of the strikers in
one of the mines and a company OF
armed militia have been sent to pro
tect them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11
TRUE 70 THE LETTER.

We endorse the following sensible.
article from the Columbus States
man. 1t says:
Some Democrats have spoken to
us despondingly of the future, and
predict that there will be a division
of the party on the financial ques-
tion, which will allow the Republi-
cans to slip through the breach and
occupy the Government during the
next four years. We do not take SO
Respondent a view of the situation.
We know we have extreme me and
Journals on both sides of the money
question who are determined to rule
or ruin, and who will refuse to har.
monte except upon their own
grounds. But they are comparative.
ly few, and will be brushed aside as
the straw that encumbers the track
of a tornado, when the mighty mass.
es of the great Democracy enter the
battle against corruption and per
sonal government. The brave De
mocracy will not allow itself to b.
Inundated by division and defeat tc
crafty the whims and suit the hob
bies of any set o fmen or papers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11

1t appears that Collector FORD, of
st. Louis, warned the President as
early as May, 1870, that Mcdonald,
the leader of the Whisky Ring, was
corrupt and incapable, and that it
was disgraceful to have him going
about proclaiming himself the cspe-
cial friend and champion of the Chief
Magistrate. Said Ford, in terms
more forcible than elegant. 81 am
satisie ed Mcdonald is a bad egg" 1t
is plain that the President liked bad
eggs and that Mcdonald was mere
ly one of a basket full. Recent shak-
ing. however, has smashed a few of
them and made a very bad smell.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11


We do not agree with Bro. Esliel-
man, of the Wayne County Demo
crat, that the movement Tor Gov.
ALLEN is mot for his nomination, but
for the defeat of A. G. THuRMAS."
We are honest in our choice for the
old sage of Fruit Hill, and believe
that he is the very man the times
now demand at the head of govern
mental affairs to restore confidence
to the people and prosperity to our
outraged and robbed country. OF
course we do not doubt the ability
and honesty of Judge THURMAN, but
his position on the money question is
not such as the laboring and produ-
cling classes of the West and South
want under the present circumstan-
ces. and we speak what we know,
when we state that Gov. ALLEN
would poll two votes in Preble coun-
ty to Thurman's one. Still we have
70 harsh words or abuse to heap up
on Judge Thurman or any other
Democrat who may differ with us in
our financial views, and should he
receive the nomination of the st.
Louis Convention, we will remain at
u post and do battle for his sue
cess, satisfied that if elected, we viii
at least have an honest administra-
ton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11


The Radical press prpeeunce the
efforts of the Democratic majority to
ferret out the abuses and ccrruptions
of the Administration ssmousing.'
No doubt, SO thought Belknap, SO
thought Babcock, SO thought Joyce
and Mcdonald, so thinks minister
Schcnck Of Emma Mine notoriety,
SO think all those loyal fellows who
have been robbing the government
by wholesale. So thinks Grant, that
this is a "mousing' House so to dis
turb his friends at their work of bri
berry and peculation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11
THE GAME LAW.

The following r the amended
sections of the game law. as passed
by the late Ohio General Assembly.
Wild geese and rabbits are not pro-
tected. The time of killing ducks
is extended from the first day of
January to the first day Of April, of
each year. The notice system is ex-
tended to uninclosed lands, provided
boundaries are defined by settingo ont
posts or otherwise. All technical
ties are stricken from the form ofthe
notice:
SECTION 2. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, at any time, OF in any
place, to catch, kill, or injure, OF to
pursue with such intent, any quail
or prairie chicken, until the 18th of
November. 1877; and it shall be Il
lawful for any person, in any place,
after the expiration of said time, to
catch, kill, or injure, or to pursue
with such intent, any quail or vir-
GINA partridge, between the first
day of January and the first day of
November, inclusive; or any wild
turkey, between the fifteenth day Of
January and the first day of Novem-
Der, inclusive; or any rufied grouse
or pheasant, or blue-winged teal, be
tween the first day of January and
the first day of September, or any
mallard or wood duck, or other wild
duck, at any time between the first
day of April and the first day o fSep-
TENDER, or at any time between the
first day of January and the fourth
day of July, to catch, kill or injure,
or to pursue with such intent, any
woodcock; and it shall be unlawful
for any person, at any time, to catch
by snare OIL trap any quail or Virgin.
ia partridge; and it shall be unlaw
full for any person, by the aid or use
of any swivel or punt gun, or any
other than a common shoulder gun,
or by the aid of any push boat Oh
sneak boat, used for carrying sucf
gun, to catch. kill or wound, or de
stroy, or pursue after, with such in
tent, upon any of the waters, bays
rivers, marshes, mud fats, or any
cover to which wild fowl resort, with
in the State of Ohio, and wild goose
wild duck or brant.
Sec. O.. 1t shall be unlawful t.
shoot, kill, or pursue with such in
tent, on the lands of another, any 0
the birds or game protected by thi
act, after receiving notice to leav
said land Or premises, by the owneI
his agent, oil any person havin
!, charge thereof; provided, that ur
enclosed and unimproved lands sha
not be entitled to the protection {
this act, unless the boundaries {
: said lands shall be so defined by til
setting of stakes or posts, or waite
E courses or bitches, or marking
trees, as to make said lines or boul
=
: diaries apparent and easily traces
The notice may he verbal or writer
served on the party to be notified,
by putting up a board, inscribed wit
r legible characters in English, thu
r mo shooting or hunting will be .
lowed on these premises whit
: shall be set up in some conspicuol
g place on the premises, either
s which will be deemed sufficient Il
. tice. Provided, that nothing in til
section shall apply to any pers'
who has express permission from I
s owner, or person in lawful posses
ion of land, to hunt or shoot ther
is on, until permission is withdrawn.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11

Woman Suffrage in England, as in
the United States, is annually voted
down by the men who have the au-
thority to pass upon it by virtue Of
mems votes butif.women we're allow.
ed to determine the question for them
selves the majority against it would
even be more overwhelming than that
in the British Parliament last week.
In both countries it might be well to
dispense with the annual farce for a
few years atleast.