Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-30
Notes from the Capital.

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The witness Marsh and wife are ex-
pected in the city to-day. if in fact they
| have not already arrived this morning.
| Tie narrative of their going away, and
/ their return is quite an interesting
story, and will bear telling over again.
| AS soon us Marsh had given his start
ling testimony concerning the Belknaps
| it will be remembered that the commit
tee discharged him at once, against the
/ protest of one of the Republican mem-
bers, Mr.. Bass. The chairman of the
committee, Mr.. Clyner, was very
| prompt in seeing that he received his
pay from the Sergeant-at-arms, and
+ only ceased his kind attentions. when
/ Marsh WAS on his way to New York.
/ This was on Thursday. On Friday Il
cabinet meeting was held, and the
/ President directed the attorney general
/ to cause the indictment of Belknap
I and the rest who were involved in the
post leadership matter. Marsh WAS
| then well on his way to Canada, and
hence the Democratic assertions that
he was driven away by the President,
were directly shown To BE- without
| foundation. 1t WAS evident that it
was because of the laundering, or
worse, of the committee, that Marsh
WAS in Canada; and just when resolu
tons Of Impeachment we're prepared
and ready To lie reported, the Commit
4 tee on the judiciary with Proctor Knott
at its head. discovered that they had 10
/ testimony. Here WAS Il dilemma. They
made a desperate effort to obtain other
witnesses. but failed. The result was
that nothing was accomplished, and it
SEEMED that nothing further was likely
to he done 10y the committee. Mean
| time Belknap was arrested by the add
mInistration authorities. taken before
police Judge, and made to give bail
in the sum of 50, O00 that he would APP
pear and answer to whatever charges
should be brought against him, But
there was no evidence ON which tn pro-
cure his Indictment before the grand
jury. The laundering, or conniving
committee had LIT it all get away. But
the President did not propose to be de-
pendent on Democratic committee.
| They are too much accustomed TO let
F, ting guilty men escape. There was on
ly one thing to be done: and that was
To get Marsh back. The attorney gen
eral sent a messenger 10 him in Canada
with an offer of amnesty" in case he
would return ana testify. After some
prrliminarIes, among them being this,
/ that his wife should be included in the
equalization, he agreed To return.
This WAS all accomplished, and reports
were being circulated that Marsh would
return. OF course the committee on
the judiciary, with the Kentucky Joker
at its head had not learned these facts.
Everybody el;e hal, but they certainly
had not, for they went To the attorney
general, and made serious, formal
and very earnest request that he would
send for Marsh under promise of par
d IN. Mr.. PerrepOnt must have quiet
ly smiled as though he had been read
ing the Duluth speech as he informed
the committee that he had already TAX
eli the action they recommended. Then
Proctor KNOTS round and rosy face
WAS as Solemn-appearing as an owl. al
most funeral in its intense seriousness.
us he soberly and se,idtely commended
the Attorney General for what he had
done. Ii is not difficult to infer that
there was some laughing done on both
sides after the interview terminated.
But even if it WAS all in earnest. it is
something worth mentiuning that the
Democrats of the House had tn go To
the President and Attorney General.
and ask them to provide a remedy for
their own blun drIing. But let every
body understand that B.lknap never
could have been impeached, except fur
this action Of the President. Ii will
avail little hereafter for his enemies To
say that he attempts TO screen the gull
~.
IL is the fashion now FOR the newspa
pers tn condemn the extravaganza OF
the dress of women. Tin. fact is, tle
newspapers have done much To Guilt
waite this extravaganza of dress. a
few days ago All evening party here was
descrilrd in the columns of the Erening
Star. The following passage is part
of that descriptions:
One nf the most elegant toilets seen
WAS that of Mrs. Jonrs. wife Oi the Ne
vada senator. n puifed tulle traiii
Was worn with an ovrr,iress of white
sai in, embroidered in white silk, stud
DID thic&ly with bugles; the emhr.i-
derry WAS arranged in horizontal bands.
The Skin: was en- train aud the cnrsage
low. filled in with white tuilr and gar
ni>lIe,l with bands of embroidery simll-
ar To hat used on the skirt. Her neck
Lace of solitaire diamonds, of unusual
size and purity. WAS worn on u band of
black velvet about her fair throat; the
ear rings we're very large and brilliant
solitaire diamonds. and the gold brace
lets were set with similar precious
stones.
This sort Of thing has been going on
for years. Women have not many am
billions. There are not many ways by
which they get their names in then
papers. This of dress il wrll-nigh the
only one; and when elaborate toilets
are described with great minuteness,
and with fuls0me adulation, it is only
natural that women should begin to
look with pride on these descriptions,
and should make their costly apparel,
which is the means 10y which they get
in the newspapers, still more and more
elaborate aud costly. a Chicago payer
last New Years day, sent reporters 10
every open house for the avowed pur-
pnse of getting a description of the Ia
dies dresses. In many instances the
presence of the reporter was unwel-
come, and he was forbidden tn take
descriptions of the dresses. Yet des-
criptions appeared, nevertheless. 1t
may reasonably be expected that next
New Years, many ladies in Chicago
will dress with view tn the presence
of reporter, and if the practice of
describing continues, the cOstliness of
dressing will Increase. Let the news
papers be careful lest they have not oIs-
~ Mrs. BelknapS sins, but those of
many others TO answer for. When