New-York tribune., 1876-03-04

profits at SINGLE post from the sale Of goods alone
amount TO 100000. Three posts as they are man.
aged by most traders, yield from regular sales
fully $150,000 The best three posts Fort Lara
mie. with from to 10 companies Fort Sill, with 10
companies; Forth BufOrd, with from z to 10 COM
panies. These yield from 90 to 100 per cent profit
Other posts are Fort Russell and Fort Richardson
companies; Fort Sully, companies; Fort Union,
10 companies.
TRIALS ORDERED BY THE PRESIDENT.
iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Cabinet was in ses-
sion over three hours to-day, and with the excep-
tiOn of little routine business, the whole time
taken in the consideration of the Beln2p case and
the selection OF o successor. The President re-
peated to his Cabinet what he said yesterday 20 one OF
two persons, that he was overwhelmed when heheard
of the enormity Of the Secretarys offending. When
he accepted the resignation he said he did not sup
pose that the Secretary was implicated, but thought
his wife had been imprudent and involved his good
name. He repeated the expressions of regret and
s0TrOw not only account he said of his former
great regard for both Mr.. Benap and his wife, but
on account of his administration and the party, both
of which are more or less backened by the disco-
sures. He still insists that he would not have ac-
cepted the resignation had he known the true state
of the case The President and the members Of his
Cabinet seem to regard this the great mistake in
the case and criticism on the part public runs
pretty high on that account
The President however, to atone for his ill-con-
sidered and hasty action. took high ground IN the
Cabinet to-day, and directed the Attomey-General
to proceed against Mr. Beknap to the full extent OF
the law and to delay on account to bring crimi-
nal action for bribery and corruption under section
l,7S1 Of the Revised Statutes The Attorey-ten-
eral was engaged, after the Cabinet meeting,
in looking up the laws and preparing
the papers.for tomorrow. If the Grand Jury sits
tomorrow, tho case will be brought before that
body for the itdctment of the ex-Secrctary il not,
then he will be arrested ike any criminal and
taken before o magistrate. No attention whatever
will be phid to the impeachment case before the
Senate. That is another matter with which the
law officers have nothing to do.
The Cabinet considered a number OF names OF
gentlemen who had been suggested by the President
to succeed to the vacancy, but none was decided
upOn. One thing, however, was decided. and that
was that the next Secretary should be taken from n
postiOn so high that no will decorate the Office
rather than De decorated by il. The President as
sumes to let the Cabinet decide the succession 10 far
as the circle Of few names is concerned. lie
has seen that his policy Of choosing Cabinet officers
on personal grounds, mere motives of friendship,
has proved disastrous He now proposes to allow
the members of the Cabinet to express their prefer
ence as among several names. He tried to do this
in the choice of MIR. DelanO's successor. He
presented several TO his associates, proposing
to choose one of them, but when the members mani
tested their approval of the names the President
reversed his engine and appointed Mr.. Chandler,
whose name had not been suggested He may do a
like eccentric thing now for aught that IL known
lGENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.I
WASHINGTON, March 3.-lt is understood that the
President has ordered criminal ectons also against
Marsh and Evans.