The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-22
TETIEGRAPHTC.
(AssOola ted Press Dispa tches.D
WASHINGTON.
Wclk nap.

gss H., Il has been discovered that Belknar
|our M drew his pay as Secretary of War up tt
n, midnight of the I'd of March.
|ais, BristOw.
Brstow replies to the committee thai
the law gives him discretion as to the
manner of selling bonds. He thought
/ bales sums OF one-h half million best, and did
b.,,. ( not propose to change It,
Taft is cutting down Belknap's five ol
~. six millions.
|nhIsIK- !. nabcock Also a FergerY
ttla ~ A Times special says: There are the
|n.. most astounding rumors now atioat ol
lad the future use to which Whitley is to be
put in the matter OF Investigations. "
tCAgo j Il said, among other things, that he will
|ohaso 20 before the Investigating Whisky
Frauds Committee. and that he himself
was n member of the ring, and will then
tell a story duplicating prominent par
~, ties and introduce letters and docu-
Se ments to show concusively the guilt Of
Ifrsel Babcock. There is also to be shown.
through the agency OF Whitley. or
- somebody else. that the President g
name has been used in an unauthorized
manner, II not. indeed. forged to docu-
meuts by Habcoek.
The Capitol Grounds.
ATH The President has signed the bill for
improving the capitol grounds
bend 4 Osail
mnd The steamer Caiou. with the Central
American and South Pacific mail, sails
\ Line l Mr. Raaln VIII Explain.
r sna Mr. Blaine is preparing u statement
about his Arkansas bonds He says II
|orh will explain things satisfactorily.
|s Centennial Directory.
Major Ben Perey Poore is preparing a
congressional directory for the century.
EHk t0ncurred.
"~' The Republican Senators have con
Cured the order Of business as
affected by the Impeachment trial.
NH Transferred.
'nHew Transfer of ordinance officers Major
r,..,. III, rtp Mlrtt A.,( (ts,x,r
|enr nor's Island. New York. Lieut.. Green.
from Augusta. Ga, to Springfield.
Mass. Lieut.. Smith from Fortress
VMAs from Maryland to Augusta, Ga.
Cabinet Adjourned.
The Cabinet adjourned at half past II
|rm4 The President went to Philadelphia
|eaas Post-rrader.hips.
vi Raymond, post-trader at Fort
Berthold has paid Orville Grant $1,000
b. to $1,000. and is still ready to respond to
any reasonable draft he may make ac-
ItMd cording to agreement
-. / The Mott Contract.
|fvLhl Donn Patt testified in the Mott con
NJ tract that he got five per cent and want
ns.s. I ed more, whereupou the owners told
Fsyss. him they had expenses which would not
bear investigation. Whereupon Piatt
q NE drew out and had their contract
|isnt stopped.
EK lit Ia claimed that commissioner Dhy
export instead OF having copies of regis
tration made provided by law, did 1t
after method Of his own, greatly to the
|MM satisfaction Of the President. and saving
YAmU a large amount of money, but leadingto
the questionable expenditure OF 100000
ast j Ruling.
FL The Supreme Court may award writ
fm" Of prohibition, and that IL the Supreme
Court shall not be in session at the
lreN time any Judge of such court may take
such action. with right of appeal to
II the Supreme Court.
~ Important to whisky stockholders.
EvSseH The Committee on Ways and Means
W{ reported bill concerning corporations
bdR engaged in the business of distillng
It proposes to amend the existing law
'A1H by holding every stockholder in such
Nj corporations liable for taxes, penalties,
N etc, unless It be shown that he is nno-
GsM cent Of any participation in the offense
for which the penalty is inflicted. in
II which case he shall not be held ind-
vidualy liable for the penalty; also.
tTW that the words in section 1851 of the Re,
sed Statutes EyeIy ss sea ss
construed to mean every person SO in
AM terested as copartner, stockholder or
49, otherwise. After good deal OF discus
sion. the bill was passed
+M secretary DristOw.
n The investigation of Secretary Bris-
81 tows release Of a steamboat has been
~ transferred from the Committee on
Treasury Expenditures to the Commit
ny tee on Ways and Means by vote OF l7o
|G4. The schenck Invest,sation
sN1tN has closed except the reception OF
papers from London.
LAI Released.
|rRu Ottman was released on $12, 900 bail.
81 y Emma Mine.
kkI Park, Of the Emma Mine, refuses to
3MI answer how much money he made out
OF the concern.
- Mr. Falkner of Virginia. will oppose
compulsion.
I'll The starving Apachcs.
I'll The Secretary of War transmitted to
Fsn the House information that the Apaches
at Fort Bowie, Arizona. have broken
kkI away from the reservation there, and
leN1 are going toward Tulorosa. having killed
several persons and stolen cattle; also,
I'll that the Apaches are leaving Canada
- Almosa, and stealing cattle. because
ErllN there is no food for the Indians at tho
agencies
|sd1. They must leave or starve: no game
L2 in the country. and the military are
kpMY prohibited from issuing provisions tC
~ the Indians Gen. Pope. who furnished
- the above information, says the cavalry
in that region are in the field but have
~ only power to force the Indians to starvt
w peacefully or be killed forcibly
~ The ChiriCahuas.
fSnI dispatch from Gen. Schofield re-
I'll ports the killing OF two men by the
Chiricahua Indians and their pursuit by
|DD the troops Gov. Stafford, OF Arizona
believes the whole tribe have broker
FL out The Commissioner of Indian All
fairs wants $4,000 for the Chiricahu'
Indians
ks3 Tho Republican Caucus
~ discussed the House bill repeating tn,
bankrupt law. There was no positive
+fE but the general sentiment