Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-03-27
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More Money Gone.


New York, March p. \ Washington special
says Mr. Falls, late chief clerk of the department
OF justice, testified yeste day that Whitley an ex-
detective, had used $4,000 of government mon
ey by order Of ex-Attorney General Williams,
and had never accounted for it.
Dismissed.
The Times Washington special says that l.. r.
Iippincott has been dismissed, "for cause, from
the position of chief cerd of the Land office, and
Mr. Baxter, who has been a long time in the SER
vice, promoted 20 fill the vacancy.
The Gravcstone Eo-,ruci.
A Washington special says the contract for
headstones for soldiers graves awarded to
Mr.. Bridges, with allowances by which the origi-
nal terms were ignored, and a bid by a response
bic party, by which S300,000 would be saved to
the government, was thrown out by Secretary
Belknap.
The Be'knap Case.
Washington, March %.
Mrs. {. H. Marsh, accompanied by her hus-
band, before the House sub-judciary
mittee to day, and gave testimony similar to that
of yesterday.
General Cooke Explains.
The committee on War Expenditures met to-
day when General Cooke appeared. and explained
his former testimony about a house having been
presented to General Rey nolds by army contrac-
tors at San Antonio.
In his former testimony he said there was a
meeting of citizens at San Antonio, to raise $685.
900, and that it was supposed that such contribu-
tons would bring the headquarters there, but he
did not know whether the money was raised or
not.
More Frauds.
The IIoase committee on invalid pensions appear
to have struck a bonanza of scandal to-day by
cdent They were examining Col. Seaton at one
time chief clerk of the pension bureau. lie tes-
titled that during Won Arnum's administration of
tho hi1r oil
composed of Mr.. Cheney of Orange, Mass, Mr..
Van Letre of Lyons, n. T., Mr.. Hill of Dunkilk,
and Mr.. Won Arnum, commissioner of pensions,
by which great number OF fraudulent land war
rant claims issued. The exact amount is
sued he could not tell but believed there were as
many as S400,0
The Sale of Post Traderships.
Mr.. Clymels committee took the following tes-
tmony to-day:
b. Gordon Daniels testified that in looking out
for business he had his attention called to the
leadership at Fort Stanton, New Mexico, goods to
the amount OF Sl2500 being sold there annually.
He was instrumental in having trader named
Murphy removed and a man named Bliss appoint
ed. The way he procured the appointment was
this lie went to man named Alexander L.
GREY, clerk in the Attorney Generals office,
who friend of Carpenter, and told him that
Bliss had agreed to make the witness equal
partner with himself and to give 81 600 for the
position, and witness promised Grey that If he
could obtain the place he would see that 81 900
were paid him. Accordingly Grey saw Carpenter,
who had the appointment made personal favor
to Grey. The latter SO represented to witness.
The commission was sent Bliss, but Bliss repud-
ated the arrangement and witness had him re-
moved III consequence.
Then man named Charles Tracy said he would
give witness $1,000 if he woald procure the place
for him. So witness applied to LOBBYIST named
Glass to transact the business for him, and Glass
said he could operate through Senator SAWYER, as
Sawyer was his personal friend Witness prom
i.ed Glass $500 if he should succeed.
Tracy's bargain with witness was to give him
$4,000, $500 of which only he paid. Class lost his
fee. When Tracy event back" on witness, the
latter said Tracy must go and he did so through
the influence of Sawyer with the secretary of
Witness never held post leadership and what he
had above stated all he had ever had to do
with them.
Witness testified that post traderships were pro-
cured from time to time for money, and a trader
at Fort Bascome informed him that he had given
$1,000 for his place. He had heard that John
Dent, brother-in-law of the president, controlled
four or five such appointments.
Witness was asked by Mr. Danforh whether he
thought such business as he had been engaged in
was honorable.
Witness replied that he thought his business
with Bliss was honorable, as he never looked on
post leadership in political light.
Two other witnesses were examined, j. w.
Falt and S. Cheney, who testified that they paid.
nothing whatever for their post traderships. The
latter said that when he trader at Fort
Davis he paid one hundred dollars for political
purposes to Senator Harlan.
ku-klux Investigation.
Ex-Attorney General Williams and exComp
troer Brodhead were the sub committee of the
House committee on the Judicar to-day, and were
examined IN regard to certain expenditures made
by the department of ju stice during what was
called the ku-klnx raids.