The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-22
WASHINGTON.
Frauds and RumOrs Of
| Frauds Fill'the Air.
|poLluo Into Poor Pendleton's
Pretended PecoadilIoes.
|,,,voap,S Bad Bre2k-ArtlCles OF I'm.
parchment Coming.
..onal Soldiers Home-Whai MIR,
aarlow Paid MIR. Farrar-MOths
IN the War Department
Texas.Pnciic Hallway.


Tcxns.PacIGc Railway.
WASHINGTON, March q. - Scot
smuA correspondent OF the New
kork Evening Post, Is arraigned u
.LA mf of the House for refusing t
svehb author for the statement tina
Man, George II. Pendleton paid money
N Nh. Bower. The committee are II
@.,essIon of the main facts of the al
'Leed payment of money TO Mrs. Bel
sOap-then Mrs. Bower-in New Yorl
M distance in collecting the Ken
1oky Central railroad claim, and tn,
|hyslIgation is quietly progressing tc
|,seertan the real value of the evidence
|,,enled. There is reason to say that
|lw for the developments do not I'll
M anguine expectations excited by
M 6r.t announcement of the discov-
N. ltappears, for example, that a
Maj which tits said was paid to per-
Nh 10 New York by bank there for
nyments to Mrs. Bower belonged not
y enlleton, but to the bank in Gin
1hustI which had discounted for Pen
lston. Certain equivocal answers in
kndetOn's testimony have been
Rhted out, but it is the recollection
jlhe committee that some OF his de-
|bs covered the alleged transaction
New York, and to Danish all doubt
tndleton will be called again If nee
Ray, after the stegographer has tram
ibed his notes, and questioned so
kely as to leave no escape. Several
lhesses have been summoned before
committee for the alleged purpose
proving that Pendleton did pay
h Bower for her influence in pro-
fBg the allowance of Kentucky
plral claims. General b. H. Butler
been subpenaed before the com.
Nee.
Me post.trader at Fort Sill confirms
Statement of Marsh in regard to the
pity paid for the post. He was ig-
put of what disposition Marsh
Ne of the money. 1t now appears
after Marsh had agreed to return
Washington and testify, under
mise of immunity from prosecu-
Mrs. Marsh, knowing her liability
called as witness, asserted her
n to equal protection, and Marsh
brdingly declined to return until
hunity had been guaranteed to
!. The required assurances were
h with the least possible delay,
las the result of Geographic COM
Bbcation to. day between the Attor-
General and Marsh's counsel in
n York, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh will
Ne Montreal tonight, arriving, II
IA are no unforeseen delays, in this
Non Wednesday next. One of the
hers of the Fort Sill trading firm
ere and will probably appear to-
ROW before the committee, and the
b member is expected to arrive
The Committee OH Judiciary
bet to formally report articles OF
A|kaChment against Belknap and
y testimony supporting them, in
ling that of Marsh, within week.
bid Investigations will soon begin
the management of National Sol
70 Homes in this city, Augusta,
|ne, and elsewhere. 1t Is charged
the cost of maintenance of these
buttons, especially here, would
the soldiers at first-class hotels
elothe them in broadcloth.
ArlOw's testimony before the House
hmittee OH Post Offices and Post
rs that he paid $4,000 to one Far
through Colonel McKibben to pre-
The apearance of witnesses before
fostoffice Committee in 1872, in the
s'igation of straw bidding for
contracts excites much comment.
q fact that several witnesses
Cd the process of the Sergeant-at-
aud an attempt is now made to
" suspicion on the majority OF
committee, consisting of John w.
lsworth, John Hill, james n.
y, now Second Assistant Postmas-
general s. o. Houghton, Genery
'chell and G. H. Porter. An ex-
alton of the case would require
y space, aud 1t ia enough to say
'ne charge is pronounced by Gen.
iyner as not only baseless, but
rd.
alleged that the Committee Oh
eaaltures in the War Department
discovered that In the Quarter
yrs Department the Qutrtermas
'enefal's Office has been paying
- Coles and Bogy for the use o
'n' lot The prevention of moth
NY clothing, Notwithstanding /
~ worthless, aud the appropria
~ II was left out Of the army bill
winter. Captain Allegood, VIII
s0 against the patent, was re
w. DOM Piatt and General In
c s,e summoned to appear befor'