The New York herald., 1876-03-08

Railroad, the conductor had TO hold the train
that he might conclude his extended interview with
Raymond, leading trader aud member Of the Grant
Belknap Ring Tho Secretary Of War the United States
had time to visit disrrputablc traeker in Indian sup
plies but be had time to investigate the stealing OF
1000 bushels OF Indian grain which General Custer
refused to receive from the Ring contractors General
Terry was there, and he said that Custer did right,
but the august and high-Ioned Beknap disdained TO
look after such trinng thing $4,000 steal His
legal friends in Dakota highly ncensed because
the HERALD gave few facts about It, and when the
Grand Jury met they had the correspondent indicted
II Is needless to say that OF the Grand Jury man
ayers one OF the Raymond 4 Grant partners And
now the President Is surprised at Belknap's fall
coSGREssMES II A POLICE COURT
This morning Representatives Clymer, Blackburn
and Robbins, OF North Carolina members OF the Com
mittee Expenditures in the War Department,
peared before the Criminal Court and stated that they
had been subpenaed appear before the Grand Jury
They denied the authority OF the Court to interrogae
them tosthe testimony of any witness before a
mittee OF Congress Besides. they constantly
gagged in their duties members OF the committee,
which would make II inconvenent for them
TO be present They did not wish TO plead their
privileges but to enter their protest not only here
but on the records OF Congress for the country Dis
rict Attorney Wells SAID he thought he could
the difficulty presented In tho first place he said
there motive desire 10 ask any member OF
the committee anything to any matter testified To
BY any witnefs before the committee and IN the
oLd place, while apprecating the duties and engage
ments of the distinguished gentlemen he thought The
Grand Jury would nx such time would subject the
gentlemen to the least Inconvenience To this they
SAID that II they required go before the Grand
Jury aud testify relation 10 any matter 1t would be
impossible Tor them, members OF the committee, to
give due attention the examination of the matters
with which they were especially ntrusted
Judge Macarthur remarked that 1t would rot be CON-
petent for them to testify to what witness said
before the committee because that would be only
hearsay evidence. He would consider the subject and
confer with the District Attorney, that when these
gentlemen we're wanted they could be SO informed.
The gentlemen then lett the court
The District Attorney sent one witness before the
Grand Jury to-day. who were considering charges
against Mr.. Belknap and viii send others.
GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury to-day examined Colonel Adams, the
Clerk OF the House OF Representatives, in the Beknap
case, and TO- William Tomnson, Mrs. Bel
knap's brother will appear before them witness.
The opinion prevails among lawyers who have ex
amned tho that since tho flight OF Marsh there is
such testimony the possession of the House OF
Representatives as would convict Belknap either on
impeachment or in the criminal court, Marsh having
let with the committee no paper, note or other ev-
dence showing Beknap's transactions with Marsh.
EGorts are being made however, to procure additional
testimony to support the impeachment articles.
SECRETARY CHANDLER.
Secretary Chandler says the published story Of an
interview between him and General Belknap last
Thursday morning. and of what is represented to have
been full confession OF General Belknap and his wife,
made 10 him on that occasion, Is all made up." No
such conversation and such confession occurred
| then or subsequently.
sRcRErARYsuIP
Senator Morrill,, Of Name, was last saturday ten
dered by President Grant the Secretaryshp OF War,
but has not yet accepted the offer. His nomination
not sent to the Senate yesterday, though it
prepared and held in readiness transmission In
he should conclude to renquish his the Senate
and accept position In tho Cabinet