The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-05

, Belknap's appeal In accepting his r,
slgnatlon In the mild terms he did, bu
would have demanded that official r.
latlons between them should immed
, ately cease and that Belknap shout
at once vacate his office, aud take al
the consequences OF his official mis-
conduct.
Mrs. Belknap has been, for few
years past, one OF the acknowledge,
leaders of Washington society. Sh,
Is the sister of General Belknap's frs
wife, who died in 1870. AT the tim,
OF her marriage TO the Secretary she
had been, for n few years, the widow
OF ayoung Kentuckian by the name
of Bower IL ia said that the first Mrs
Belknap requested of her husband, on
her death-bed, that II he ever married
again 1t should be TO Mrs. Bower.
Soon after the. first Mrs. Belknaps
death, Mrs. Bower went to Europe,
where she was afterwards Joined 10y
the Secretary, her future husband.
Belknap met his first wife while Il
prisoner OF war in the hands of the
Confederates. She was u Kentuckian.
and of excellent family.
Grant said in the presence of several
people that 1t would give New Hamp.
shire to the Democrats, and Blaine is
said to have admitted the same thing.
Hale, Frye and several other mem
bers leave for New Hampshire to-
night, and the Republicans intend
making n desperate effort to overcome
the evil effects of this exposure.
Many predict that President Grant
will not long escape, and that his own
connection with the rascality which
has surrounded him will appear. A
resolution will be offered tomorrow or
Monday asking him to inform the
House whether he knew of the cause
of Belknap's resignation when he ac-
cepted it. He will also be called upon
shortly to explain very suspicious cir
cumstances connecting him with the
conspiracy of Federal ofiice.holders to
obstruct the trial OF Babcock. Damag-
ing facts are known, and will be drawn
out whenever it is judged polite to be-
gin this investigation.
A resolution instructing the House
Judiciary Committee to investigate the
cause of the discharge of Riddle in the
safe. burglary case, which, IL is said,
can be traced home to Grant, will be
introduced by Judge Buckner on Mon
day.
The Navy Committee also aver that
they will shortly be able to prove that
Robson has not been an unworthy
member of this delectable band of
corruptionists.
The report is that lightning will
strike Senator Logan next. A post
trader is here and prepared to swear
that he paid Logan $1,000 for influence
in procuring his appointment. The
money was nominally to defray cleo
ton expenses, but paid after Logan's
election. All post-traders are TO be
summoned for examination by the
Committee.
The House Committee on War Ex-
penditures intend to make their next
raid, it is understood, on General In
gals, Acting Quartermaster General.
They charge that General Meigs was
sent to Europe and Ingalls, put in
charge for potent reasons.
Dies MONIES, IA, March 3.-There is
great excitement among Legislators
over the Belknap crookedness. 1t was
said this evening that these charges,
and much more, were telegraphed
here from Washington the day of the
Senatorial caucus. They were shown
to Belknap, who denied them in to to,
and said they came from a man he
had refused an office. The matter was
instantly hushed up, and but two or
three persons knew of it. These men
are here now, and confirm the dis
closures made to-day from Washing
ton. These disclosures had nothing to
do with his defeat here.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The signal
service schooner Kitty Hawk reports
that the name of the Italian bark
wrecked on the North Carolina coast
on the night of the first was Nueva
Ottawa, bround from Genoa to Balti-
more. The bark's crew were all lost
except the second mate and three men.
The CAPTAINS name was Ba2zo Dauide.
No bodies have been recovered since
the report of yesterday.
Levi p. Luckey has resigned as Pri-
yate Secretary to the President, as the
latter desired to continue his son
ULYSSES in his office. Mr.. Luckey has
accepted responsible position in the
Department of the Interior.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs
examined two witnesses to-day anu
passed resolution unanimously not
to make a report on Schenck's connec-
ton with the Emma mine scheme I'M
til he has had full opportunity to be
heard in person.
LONDON, March 4.-The Times this
morning says editorially of the Bel
kpap scandal. "This is even more
grave because it Is confirmatory of the
suspicion which has long prevailed
among the American people. Even
Europeans cannot but be struck with
the altered tone in which Americans
speak, if not of their institutions, at
least of men who have the present di"
rection of them"