The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-03-07
TELEGRAPHIC.
....o. win Press rinchback's CaAe
To-Day.

..,.o. win Press rinchlsck's CaAe
To-day.
s..ut Implicated In the Emma Mine
Swtmdle. tI
a.,,lIc Grant Charged With Swindling the
"" Government. 9..
s,A1uck Removed and Il. u. Dana 0cts
His Place.
w.autNaroN. March q. 1 n. m.-Ben-
a., Morton gave notice to-day that he
~s,,,a preHs the ptnchback case to u
VA ,o.inorrow. n admitted. II will bo
sclose shave. ~,
Grant In charged In tho papers with
.,,,no received $4,000 gold for obtain
'.s INC aid Of Schepck In the Emma
sSindle. Orvillc Grant is likewise
.hnrucd with swindling the Govern
.snt through navy lumber contracts.
Each day devclopes now frn,tds In Ad-
,,lrlutrntion circlos. and overwhelming
aI.olosurcs will soon be made that will
ssrtlc the country and annihiiate the
pepublican party.
schenck has been removed and II. II.
mana appointed, Dyou.
..,swav's Attempted Fliahs OesteA.
w.su,saroN. March e.-The report
,hst (,en. Belknnp WIS making prcpara-
lions 10 escape. is latly denied by his
counsel and intimate friends. who have
heon with him every day and night
.noe he rendered his resignation. The
Iiiornev General, on Saturday night
"a informed by the secret rolloe that
,hsy had received Information from a
snryant In Belknap's mansion that tho
Gencral was perfectlnN arrangements
Srrpnrntory % flight: that his banker
~ present. with whom he was settling
M hls financial affairs. To prevent his
esuAfe, d warrant was Issued yesterday
lar his arrest. to be eerved In case he at
tempted 90 escape. but not otherwise.
Hjs house was carefully guarded Inst
rrerautions taken by tho police were not
wnrranted by tho facts In the case. and
that the General and his wife were sub
iected 10 needless Rnnoyances. The coun.
nj Of Gen. Belknhp appeared before the
Attornpy General this gsornitlg. and re..
ouestAd that the police be removed
lrom the promises, stating that the ex.
Necrptary had no intention or desire
whatever To escape, and he was willing
10 surrender himself at the police head.
quarters at any time.
The counsel were referred to tho Dis-
irict Attorney. with whom M arrange.
ment was made for Gen. Belknap TO NJ.
mar NJ the Police Court at Z o'clock this
evening. when his case will be heard.
II IL stated that he Will appear In
court and demand hearing, and that
the Government having no witnesses
against him to produce. he must be dls-
CHARGED This Ia simply statement
made by some OF his friends, while
others say his object In appearing before
The action OF the Grand Jury, and there
y srse Ais prebaises from the an nnoyance
oipolice surveillance.
Al an curly hour this morning the
street In front Of the police headquarters
was filed with people of both sexes In
anticipation OF the appearance or OK.
Secretary Bclknap. II being understood
that he would appear ut the opening OF
court. Soon after the opening OF court
h was learned that tho case would not
he called. and the crowd quietly dis
persed.
Dsik~~p's case Postponed 70 Thts Morn
ing.
About o'clock to-day Judge Smell, Of
the Police Court, received note from
District Attorney Wells stating that OK.
senator Matt Carpenter, Gen. Belknap's
counsel, had informed him that the ex-
Secretary would not be prepared to mp.
pear In court to-day with his ball, and
asking that his case be allowed to stand,
and he had consented to let II do SO.
Cen. Belknap Is still in custody, and the
odcers statc.he will come Into court to-
morrow to have a hearing. a
rROCEEwlNGs OF CONGREss.
TfL senass.
WASHINGTON. March 10. Tho chair
hid before the Senate u commu.
hcation from the acting Secretary Of
War enclosing copy Of a telegram from
Gen.. Howard and OF letters from the
staff officers on the Pacific coast rela-
tive to a proposed telegraph line from
Fort Candy 10. Portland, Or. Referred.
Ne Window pres@ented @ memerial
he construction Of a double track rail-
luUu toi CuCssY ss0hc t0s s<ssSohA - VAAA AySV
FORK to the Missouri River. Referred.
Petitions In favor Of the repeal Of the
bankrupt Law, presented by Mr.. West,
hpn citizens Of Louisiana, and By Mr..
Withers, from scitizens of Lynchburg,
Virginia. Referred.
Report OF the Select Committee On
Impeachnaent. .s5
MI. Edmunds, from the select COM
mittee on the Impeachment OF W. W.
Bclknap, late Secretary Of War. submit
ted the following preamble and resolu.
ton, which, he said, was according to
tne general course taken :, In such
mAtt0rs:
Whereas, the House of Representa-
tyes did, on the al day of March. 1876,
oy one OF its members, appear at the
Mrof the Senate and did in2peach w.
". Belknap, late Secretary OF War. OF
high crimes and misdemeanors, and did
INFORM the Senate that in due time the
House Of Representatives would estab-
nsh articles OF impeachment and make
Eo0d the same; therefore, G1fsQ..4f-l1
@solred, That the Senate will, ac-
cording to its standing rules and Or
aers IN such cases provided, take due
notice OF the presentation OF the arti-
cies OF impeachment.
Adopted.
N; West gave notice that on Wednes-