, 1876-03-21
BELkNAP,

Srscta. Dspateh 10 TAs CAIaaaa T+ihans.
WAsu1So1oH, D. C.. Marta 2o.-C'ymcr'a Com
m!steo Inns boon chiefly onKagcd to-day in trying
to compel Mr. Smith, correspondent of tho Now
York Post, to tell bis authority for tho SPECIAL ho
Aont in regard 10 the Poudotou ma.tor. No 1o-
piled that two mombc1s Of the Committee. Dam
ford and Dass, Ind bcon put In possession Of all
tho factH, and that tho former, who WAS sick to-
day. thought no namos ought to be used publicly
for REASONS which appeared sound onca to him,
aud on this account Mr.. Smith declined to an
swer to-day. Tho Democrats tricd to maize tho
point TINT tho Republicans. though pro-
fcBsing to know so,aetAIng Of conse-
qucncc, were withholding from tho whoio
Commitetc, Danfosd glyos as tho
rcnsons that ho had not fully nasured hinso!f
that the information received Was OF char
actor to Justify public action Of the Committee
before ho oxnmined IL auliicoutly to bo sure it
would not render the Comn.ittao ridiculous. Mf.
DAss, however, IN Secret sosHiop Of tho Commit
tep, gave tho nntno Of Gon. Butler as connected
with tho mattor, aud no whs at once summoned.
Ho will appear iu tho morning, and, unless all
signs fa!L Afr. Clymcr will bo ono Of tho most
astonisbed mon In tho country beiore le isopa
Con. Butler, and his astonsLmont will DO
shared by Democrats generally.
[1o thd Associated I1ess.1
WHAT HEIKSAl'B FnlEhDs BAT.
Tho frieuda Of Cen. Delknap ate Aot disturbed
by tho prospective return Ut Marsh. Some of
them arc very pronounced in tho opinion that,
wAon ail tue facts como ont, ho will bu nblo TO
show clearly that he was net awalo that any OF
tho money w4icl, camo into his hands lrom
MAral was derived from post- tradcrshipa. Gen.
uclkuap has consulted ab!e eattorneys, aud his case
Is be!ug prepared by them. The iusimatsona
a!nong Ills near friends arG 10 strong that ho viii
DO aIlo to o1tricato himpelf fron III. present
cloud as to causo very gonelal bo!icf that t!scro
must be many favorable fcatureA III tho caAe not
yet updoratood BY tho EuLio. Tonight, a1noug
thoso whose opinions afn oDtitlol to weight, tho
position Of affairs Is cett:iuiy regarded as very
this bellef caauot bo ascortati,od, owing to tho
manifeBt impGopriety OF explaining tho bccre-
tafy'd case to thoaa who aso WORKING agnlnst
him. It is possible ttat Marsha testimony
nlay destroy these strong hopes Of frlonds, but
thcy do not ba!ioVc 1t will.
TUE KENTUCKY RAILROAD MONEY.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2o.-W. Scott
Smith, curraspondeut Of tho Nav tosk Ere1IfnJ
Post appeared bofore tho Committee on War
Expenditures IN reference 70 a telegram t Ioa
hin TO thas paper to tho effect that s3D, QUO OF
tho money lIala 10 rendlaton for getting the
Kentucky Central Railroad claim allowed went
Mrs. Be!knnp; TINT prominent lopub'ican
lawyer said tho casa nAs clear QUO, aud
thas Il would 10 IN easy matter TOT
Clymer's Committee to got Mt tho faeLs
II they wore disposed. Clysncr asked witness
tho aatnoa Of the prominent lawyer to whom ho
alluded. na dechuad to Ktyo tho name on tho
ground that the Same Information had been
given to hr. DanEo,d, .nol,ber Of the Com.
1nitteo. III h!h presouco, and that Danfosd had
given tie intorrnatloa 10 Uaas. alao Of lite Com
mlttce. The lawyer had requested Danfogl ~
keep his name private. and Nitness regarded
this also an admonitlou n himself. 8mlth was
permitted TO 50 TO hls han!o 10 custody
Ut Deputy nurgeant-st-Asms. and required
% appear bofo1e the Committee so-aotrow.
Tho prominent Republican lawyor IL aaid TO bo
lon. u. +. Butler. for whom subpnna has