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New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
FvAys.s TRouBLEs AT FORT SILL.

IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBUhEi
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-In neat villa resi-
dence in West Philadelphia resides Mr. G. w. Evans,
a Methodist local preacher, and the agent OF his
brother j. s. Evans, the partner OF Mr.. Marsh int he
Fort Sill trading agency. Mr.. Evans makes the
following statement respecting his brothers con-
nection with the Belknap scandals
Having been connected with the same line OF business
during the war, j; g. Evans was very popular win th9
military officers and IN the latter part OF ls0H Obtac
his appointment as trader from the oihc"r IN c"ihnu
AT Fort Gibson In they removed To Fort Sill Az
that time these appointments were made by tne N',d
commanding the district. My brother did an excellent
business when, In 1902 one OF tue Dents iela'keH
Gen Grant Il do not know exactly which one, but tnhk
IL the same gentleman now having chaige OF tne
trading post at Port Union, Me1ic9l came out 70 ior,
sill aud cndeavorcd 10 get my brother removed ana
i,v INV brother and so Mr.. Dent returned To
Washington Shortly afteTwaId my brother was informed
by ns friends in Washington Of an attempt TO pass b
IN Congress transferring te apPontm' oi auc
the general In command OF post To the secretary ni
War. Ny brother on immediately 10 hght the bll
and sncc'eded after an ,nle ol 2ouv %
IL amended ~ 10 provide FOR two traders AT each poet
lie thought by doing this he would be ale To compete
after tue bill passed. IN the later part Of me session
found that he entirely left 0ut IN the cold lie called
on nsecrcary clknap, and Explained to Hun TIE serious los
ne would incur having spent large amount OF mouey 20
m M the post aud Mr. BelSnap referred him o
Mr. Marsh aud the rest OF the story II as told ~ ta'
mittee. lie only error IN his statement and
that with reference 10 an application OF my broth 70
sion of case ~ wines personal favor tO the Officers
know all about Il, a. purchased goods Tor him. lie
was very careful 20 have nothing 20 do with the sale
OF liquors. a. pfeyisuA ~ thu visit 81 hr li"et an
attempt was made TO ooniscate his s1ods oy q, a
cullusion between persons who asked permission
10 leave a small cask OF whisky In his si0tehousel
which my brother granted a personal favor He had
then to 20 on trip Of several hundred miles, and during
his absence his establishment was pouuced upon ad Nc
whole stock was threatened With cOnscdtiOn TIE goods
were saved only by tc uterpO,tion OF the commanding
officer who friend 0f my brother and VINO would not
grant permission 10 have tne goods cared out of the
territory as was intended Ny DrOthers uarner has felt
very much agg1evtd all along about this arrangement
with Mr. Marsh My personal opinion, ifuu all the
surrounding ancs h that the President Is at the
bottom OF all this a1air.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
ARMES's DEFENSE OF MS RECORD.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPAICHl

WASHINGTON, March 5.-With reference to
Chicago dispatch dated March T. associating Capt Geo
A. Armcs with Capt George 7. Robinson In crimiha
practices while officers In the United States Army capt
Arnes says that although they belonged to the same
regiment they were neither friends nor associates
It appears from official documents That CapI
Armcs was tried and dismissed from the ser
yico on false charges preferred against nun
by two officers against whom Armes had previously pre-
ferreJ charges aud ON which they tried within two
montLs thereaftt T. found guilty aud sentenced To be as
mesrd the service, cnshicred ana Imprisoned III me penn
truary for three years. and nncd 500 each 1he MN
tnry Committee Of each House. IN 1874 IN their report
ON Inc m authorizing and directing the Secretary OF War
To give to Capt Arm,s an honorable disehnfge say % ta
tcr was nothing In the record tOlnsuy lbe sentence t
wns mposed hy the court martial aud that the charges
were presented through motives Of jealousy ana revenge
and the urocccdngs show that there was deternlha
tion ON the pnrt OF officers who inslsacd ht pros
rcution 10 have Arincs dismissed at any cost The Cou
mittee speak In high terms OF the record OF capt
hs bravery and gtan ry and say that numerous slat
mcntg from responsible and WcllknOWn cltlhtls also
show that Can't. ArInes considered an upright anu
honorable man by tnose who have known him longest
and best The bill 10 which allusion Is above lhde he
came n law under which no was h0nOraDly dlschArsed
with one years extra pay.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
THE CABINET BRIBERY.

GEN. BFLKNAP UNDER sURNElLLANOL'
4 PICKET OF orFICERs AROUND THE EN-sLOi'NiA-
RY,s nousE-ATTEMPr TO ESCAPE fEARED-oA-
VII. GRANT IMPLICATED IN THE SALE Oh IRA
pyRsHrrs AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PRofi''
TESTIMONY ENOUGH To CONVICT Mr. BELANAf
WITHOUT MARsH's AID.
A hel;ef was current among the Secret service
oo,oers in Washington Saturday that Uen'
ReIlnap intended to escape to berinuua
To nrevent this his house was hea'ny
.,orded all night. The Acknowledgement lsSueu
.,rrba,ic orders to detain him at all hazards AL
sttempt TO escape was made. When an On'oer
..,,od 20 tell the ex-SecretaTy that he was
,rotcbod he came down stairs in tears Inc
.r,,clss of impeachment are prepared. and will be
rrosented TODAY. Orvil Grant is now implicated
ir the sale of post-traderships. He is charged
Nth receiving at the present time one-thrd OF
,be pro6ts from sales at two pOst-traderships
~ dakota, The Eight of Mr.. Marsh to Canada Is
considered not 10 injuTe the case against MI
Rorknan The latters confessions to the Committee
% tbe President, and Secretary Chandler are suiii
cept 70 convict him. 1t believed that Judge hoar
has been decided on as Mr.. Belknap's successor
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
A SINGULAR LETTER FROM ROBINSON.
IGLHEBAL FREss DIsPATCul

WASHINGTON, March 5.-A letter is on file
in the War Department written by Capt Geo Robinson
Of Baltimore 10 Secretary Bclknap ON the 2d Of April
1879 while the findings Of the court martial In is case
and It's recommendations OF dismissal account
Of his selling duplicated pay accounts, etc, were
pending before the Department. In his letter
Robinson wrote that no had heard J. B.
Evans Co.. the post traders at Fort s assert thAt
tney had to pay money for Cen Belknaps benefit &c,
and that he was at that time Apn . 1870 preparing
charges against them for malicious 81 nder OF The
Secretary Of War. He continued: 81 honestly blieve
that these ISLANDERS your naine and action
are false, and shan bring this firm to speedy
Justice, whether | am IN or out OF the army
shall II Won DESIRE transmit all the documents entire TO
YOU for your information aud for such action as you may
see t to take" His letter explains that these documents
consisted OF memoranda lie had made OF things he had
heard said by Evans and the other members OF the m
The findings OF the Court approved by the Pres-
dent aud Robinson shortly sferward cashiered Oh
the grounds therein stated
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06

Committee, is to some extent protected by the law.
While his testimony is competent evidence against
Mr.. Belknap and his wife, il cannot be used in any
court against him, and no proof against him, e1-
cept that which he produced himself, has yet
been made public. The encouragement of wit
nesses by tho threatened prosecution OF Mr.
Marsh is likely TO be q very serious mat
ter in another way. 1t is believed that
every pOst-tradershiD upon the frontier has been
bought by the man who now holds it, and there will
probably be no difficulty in proving this if 1t is true
but when the men who receive the money from the
post-traders, those who have been nominally ap-
pointed to the positions, come TO be placed on the
witness stand they may refuse to tell with whom
they divided, if they threatened with immediate
prosecution.
A report was current last night that the President
had concluded to recall his letter accepting Mr.
Bclknaps resignation but it is not believed to be
true. The Presidents friends say that it an un-
fortunate letter but that il would only make mat
ters worse TO try to undo it. 1t should, however,
teach him lesson not TO act hastily on important
matters but to consult his Cabinet before perform
ing an act of such gravity.
The Committee appointed by the Senate will not,
il is reported, raise the question of jurisdiction bnt
will leave it for Mr.. Belnaps counsel, Judge Black
ex-senator Carpenter, and Montgomery Blair, TO
enter the plea that being no longer an officer OF the
United States their client cannot be impeached
One of the most striking facts in connection with
the Belknap exposure is the changed attitude OF
Republican Senators toward the independent
press. For the first time, since the division
in the party in 1872 the advocates and apologsts OF
Grantism are thoroughly humbled. The reverses OF
1873 made some of them more tolerant and less
arrogant, but this staggering blow has accomplished
even more than that. A Schurz a Trumbul
would not now be read ont of the party for denounc
ing the corruptons of the Administration, or refus
ing TO support its fayorite candidates.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
BRITISH TRADE NOTES.

LONDON. Saturday, March 4, 1870.
English railway shares have almost absorbed
the attention Of the Stock Exchange to-day There
at one time panic OF these and sales freely
pressed Toward the close however there almost
general recovery OF prices from the worst pont but ON
he days operations the majority Of the stocks were
lower. Dealings in the foreign department have Deen
unimportant The discount market has been quiet ana
steady. Money is plentiful and short loans are oDtans
Bile at as low rate rs 81. 60.
Miller, Sons a. Coz c0lliery proprletors at NO Great
Wnchy ster-st, and Swansea and elsewhere IN south
Wales have failed Their liabilities are estimated at
qIOOOO sterling. Lutscher Co, merchants OF NO.
Ausfinfriars suspended Their naDlues VIII pro-
badly reach ~ 100000.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday, March 4, 1876.
The brokers charged with fraudulent transactions In
cotton have not vet been arrested. II is reported that
they have gone Spain. IL is probable that further
revelations will DO made shortly The firm OF william
Peers & Son OF the first buying houses esaD-
shed in the Liverpool cotton trade, and Is hundred
old.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
A 800, 900 TRANSPORTATION CLAIM SCAN
DAL.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IBmUSE.l

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TBmUSE.l
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Fort Sill scandal is
a small affair compared TO another case in which 1t
is charged that exSecretary Belknap acted in sus
pcious if not in criminal manner, and this latter
case will meet with prompt action on the part OF
one OF the Committees of the House. The matter is
referred to in Sunday paper here as follows;
The Bowers estate OF Cincinnati had claim against the
Government for transportation, our ng the war, over
their Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad. MI Stanton
.eced the claim not based equity SchoheId,
his successor, did the same. Rdwns followed the same
example, but a prominent attorney hnd DemOcfduc
candidate for the Presidency, when Belknap came
IN, employed Mrs Bowers then Belknhps SISTER
inlaw), aud the Secretary prom uy allowed the
principal aud interest Of the doubtful demand
Tns was a claim Tor nearly 100000 and was one OF
great many claims filed by Southern railroads against the
Government. Almost every Southern railroad hds sn-
liar claim, but this the only one ever pad Ihe
prominent attOru WAS George III. Pendleton OF ono,
who was President OF the road Afcr the payment OF
the claim both PcDdletOu and Mrs Bowers went To E-
rOpe and IL is freely charged that she was PAID DUun
luly Tor her part Of the work.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
MR.. MARslrS FLIGHT.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF his DEPARTURE TO MONTREAL
HIS AGITATION AND EXCITEMENT - JUMPING
FROM TRAIN IN MOTION.
The flight to Canada of Caleb p. Marsh
n whose testimony at Washington the exposure OF
Secretary Belnap's corruption was due-has caused
surprse and much comment. The circumstances OF MI
Marshs departure aud Journey to Montreal reveal the
utmost agitation of mind on his part-s condition.
indeed, approaching insanity
Mr. Marsh arrived home from Washington late THURS
day evening in greatly excited state OF nina. Earg
Friday mornn9 he spent some time at the house OF H. O.
Cary Co. at No. 100 Frontst He is special partner
I'm te Arm, lie saw his lawyer, Edward T. BARTLETT and
whatever the advice given, he very quickly made the
resolution to take the first train for Montreal Ills
friends say he annoyed beyond endurance at meet
ing his friends during these early stages of the Disgrace
aud above all by the continual and tireess siege of the
reporers of the press at doorbe Either at the ad
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nrncE HOAR TO BE THE NEW SECRETARY.
In1a1 IgIRLAEl

Try TELEGRAPH TO The TRlBUkEl
W.sUSGToN March 5.-The successorshp 10
C;en. Belknap as Secretary of War may be regarded
"a substantially settled, and Judge f. lockwood
Hoar of Massachusetts, ex-AttOrney-General, wlH
undoubtedly be called to fill the vacancy Inc
President has always entertained for Judge Hoar
feelings of great personal regard and con-
6dence, and very high opinions OF ms
ability and wisdom. 1t was necessary IN the
present case to choose a man of so high char
acter that his appointment would be received
with favor from one end of the country to the other
Iudge Hoar is such a man, but the difficulty has
been 70 obtain his acceptance. He has already hled
higher position in the Cabinet. and he has no de-
sire to return TO the Cabinet, especially to po-
siton the duties Of which he is not at all
familiar with. He is, however, strongly at
taobed to the Republican party, and earnestly
desirous of its success. He is strongly urged
on personal and political grounds, by those who
know of the Presidents preference, to accept the
tender of the War Department portfolio. There
now seems little doubt that he will do SO. Although
the Senate would not confirm hun for an Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court il is very certain that
tbe members have since regretted their action and
would be glad to welcome him again to the Presi-
dents counsels The matter will be definitely known
10 the public tomorrow or next day.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
JEwELRY STORE STRIPPED BY BURGLARS.

A JEwELRY STORE STRIPPED BY BURGLARS.
The jewelry store of Masters e. Clawson, az
No I2s Chatham<t, entered on Saturday night ana
robbed Of diamonds, watches, and jewery valued 80
about a 600 The burglars climbed into the yard In
the rear and pried open the window OF store ADJOINING
which was only separated from the ewelry store o' h
and plaster ALL through which the burglars eas made
their way by mean tools The safe wa. an ola enc
ioctad xtb paddock The burglars therefore found no
Scnlty 10 breaking open. and rled II OF ts contents
which they conveyed away without detection lRe ros
narr xss krst discovered when the store WM openea
ys.{arav morning No trace OF the burglars has pecn
onnd except the "immies and other ioolsWhch sAsS
left behlnd.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
SPANISH TOPICS.
MADRID. Saturday, March

MADRID. Saturday, March 4, 1875.
All Oarlists submitting to the Government
prior to the 18th inst. are to be granted amnesty.
LONDON. Saturday, March 4, 1876.
Don Carlos arrived at FOlkestone from BouOgne after
two hOurs rough passage, during which he suffered =
great deal rom sea-sickness When he was leaving for
London large crowd assembled at the railway station,
some cheered aud Ohers hssed and groaned He reached
Tho Charng Cross Station in London at 73O o'clock his
evening Only u moderate crowd had assembled. He
went immediately TO a hotel.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
A THIRD RAILROAD BRIDGE ACCIDENT.

BosToN, March 5.-At 2 o'clock this morning
another accident occurred on the Troy and Greenfield
Railroad Three miles north Of Greenfield freight train
consisting Of locomotive and fourteen cars, rounding
"A curve when the third car from engine ran of the
track and other folio Sed tearing up the bridge
over the track aud completely wreckng most OF the cars
No injured, however The track Will bo cleared
l,u in.In
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
DARTMOUTH IN THE NEXT REGATTA.

BosToN, March 5.-An enthusiastic meeting of
the Dartmouth Boat Club was held at Hanover last
evening The College will remain in the Association, re-
gardess Of the Of the next regatta, I'm which four
OF last years will participate. Letters were read
romisng the aid Of the Alumni in various cities The
trainer reported the crew In fine condition.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
THE DISTURBANCES IN TURKEY.
AMNESTY OFFERED The INSURGENTS.

NONsIANilNOFli, CdtuIuhgs hdItn - 1870
Vassa Effendi, the Turkish Reforms Commits
sioner. starts Tor Herlegoyina today
yiENSA. Saturday, March 4, 1879.
Several Herzegovinian chiefs have issued
manifesto rejecting the reforms proGered by Turkey,
calling upon the great powers for the guaranteed nde-
pcndence OF the nsurgent provinces aud appealing 70
Seryia and Montenegro for assistance.
The Porte, following the amicabe advice given by The
Powers has granted the insurgents complete amnesty.
Every preparation is being made by Austria and Hun
gary to accelerate the Of the refugees 10 their
homes The Porte has promised the refugees that on
their return they will be subjected 20 any punishment
Whatever and will he protected against moestGtion.
They will be supplied gratuitously with material for the
construction OF their houses aud with grain for sowing
All tthes will be RENTED for year. and other taIes
for two years.
RAGUsA. March 5. 1876
According TO adviees from savonic NJ.
Rodich gave hearing on Saturday TO the insurgent
leaders who have taken refuge in Cettinie.
Twenty OF these men were present. among them
Luca, WekOvitch and other important leaders.
They unanimously rejected the proposed reforms. NJ.
Rodch threatened strict surveillance and withdrawal OF
relief which Austria has hitherto granted the refugees
but the chiefs remained Obdurate NJ ROdch appointed
another interview for to-day TO hear their na decision
LONDON. Monday, March o. 1876.
dispatch from Vienna 10 Tie Standard says Ljuboh-
ratich has organized band Of insurgents in Damatia
crossed the river Narenta MekOyich and entered
Herzegovina Saturday. He intends 10 attack M0staT
The dispatch says:
After the reform irman promulgated In Northern
Bosnia the Turks against the Christians In soo
villages killed several and drove away the remainder
Many fugityes were drowned in the River Unpa.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
CRIMES AND cAsUALrIEs-BY TELEGRAPH.

CurYENNE Wv, March 6.-Sergt. Sullivan, Com
an An Infantry At Fort Fetteman, shot By per
Summon BIl' Friday 10 dispute about some pOnieA
CIKvEIA~D, Ohio, March b.-The jury IN the Adm
,.rIe M O'Clock brought In verdict Of guilty OF
murder n the rst degree The prisoner wAs sentenced 70 De
HANGED on the 22d OF June next
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
MINISTER soHENcK SERVED WITH A WRIT.

hINISIEK SCHENCK SERVED WITH A WRIT.
LOSDOS. Saturday, March 4, 1876.
The Hour understands that writ, returnable
In the Court OF Queens Bench served upon Minister
Schenck yesterday at the instance of the Emma Mns
Company. The writ was served as Gen. schenck
entering the train at Euston station. Gen. schenck
ferred the server 30 Lord Derby
LIVERPOOL, Saturday, March 4, 1876
Minister schenck sailed for NewYork to-day by the
steamer Abyssinia.
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06

ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.-The annexation
OF Khokand 10 Russia has been formally proclaimed
New-York tribune., 1876-03-06

ORVIL GRANTS. BROKERAGE IN APPOINT
MENTS.
lRRoN An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
PHILADELPHIA March Gin the Summer Of 1873,
j. R. Casselberry, real estate agent Of this city
doing business opposite the rear Of the Post-Ohce
A. L. BOnnsaOn. dry g0ods merchant at No. 2ss
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A Counterfeit John b. Cough.

A fellow, billing himself in the towns
and registering himself as John b.
Cough, has been delivering Temperance
lectures in Northwestern Iowa. AT nrs'
Il was suspected that he was an impos-
tor bnt when he told the Niagara story
and jumped up in the air, cracking bus
heels together, aud split his coat up the
hack from the tails to the collar, the
audience stood right up and said, "This
;s. of a verify, the great apostle OF tenn
perance. ."-Buriington Haa0k-Eye.
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A Kentucky Hapging.
From the Indianapolis journal.

An account of the hanging of hus-
band and wife in Warsaw, KY, by
mob, briefly reported by telegraph, is
given by correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. Their names were
French, and with them lived Luke
Jones. an uncle, who contributed large
ly to their support. His money being
at length all spent, they desired to be
rid of him. They put arsenic in his
food, and he died in great agony, his
sufferings exciting the anger of the COM
munity toward his murderers, who were
Immediately put in Jail. At night they
were taken out by the masked men, car
ried on horses to secluded place, and
hanged to tree. The woman met death
bravely, but the man begged piteously
for mercy, and charged the crime upon
her. "You he," she retorted, "but il
amt worth while for us to quarrel here.
Well settle it in hell"
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CarlOtta.

Sad news is received from Brussels of
the condition of the ex-Empress Car
lotta, widow of the unfortunate Emperor
of Mexico. Her physical health is good,
but the unfortunate lady can no longer
recognize her nearest relations. and the
visit of any one who is not one OF her
regular attendants irritates her beyond
expression. She has occasionally lucid
intervals, but they are of very brief dura-
ton, and at such times she only occupies
herself in domestic pursuits.
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A sIx-PoUND cannon ball was dug up
in Charlestown, Mass, recently. IL
was probably fired by one of the British
frigates at the time Of the landing of the
British troops to attack the American in
trepchments on Bunker Hill ON the
morning of sne 18th Of June, 1776.
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HUMAN IGNORANCE.

HUMAN IGNORANCE.
What mortal knows
Whence comes the tint and odor of the rose
What probing deep
Has ever solved the mystery Of sleep?
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OUATRAINS.
MAPLE LEAVES.

MAPLE LEAVES
October turned my maple leaves TO gold;
Inc most are gone now; here and there ono
fingers,
Soon those will slip from out the twigs' weak hold,
Like coins between dying miser's fingers.
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PEssIMIsr AND oPrIMIs7

PEssIMIsT AND oPrrMIsT.
This one sits shivering in fortunes smile,
Taking his Joy with bated, doubtful breath
This other, gnawed by hunger, all the while
Laughs in the teeth Of death.
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POET.

This other, gnawed by hunger, all the while
Laughs In the teeth Of death.
POET.
He sings because he needs must sing
AS birds do in the May,
Not caring who'll be listening,
Nor who may turn away.
FROM EASTERN SOURCES.
I.
He had the bill of nightingale for pen
Or that his lyrics were divine
Whose only ink was tears and wine.
poor dwarf's figure, looming through the dense
Mists Of the mountain, seemed q shape immense
On seeing which, giant, in dismay,
Took TO his heels and ran away.
In youth my hair was black as night,
My life as white driven snow;
As white g snow my hair Is now,
And that is black which once was white.
MASKS.
Black tragedy let's slip her grim disguise,
And shows you laughing lips aud rogush eyes
But when, unmasked, gay comedy appears.i
It's ten TO one You find the girl IN tears.
THE FARCE.
In their dark house of cloud,
The three weird sisters toll till time be sped;
One unwinds life; one ever weaves the shroud
One waits TO cut the thread.
IT. b. Atdrtch, in Harper's Magazine for June.
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He sings because he needs must sing,
As birds do In the May,
Not caring who'll be listening,
Nor who may turn away.