The daily gazette., 1876-03-09
WASHINGTON.
BELKNAP IN COURT,
Three Hours in Search of Bail.
The Er-Secretary Entirely Bro
ken D0trn-He Finds Bat One
Friend in his Time of Need
The Comm iftee Isiresftgd-
fiOns Going on.

Special Dispatch to the Phila. Times.
WASHINGTON, March S.-After Dan
iel Connolly, the common street con-
tractor, who had been arraigned by
Boss Shepherd as the surety ofBe,knap
had kept that disgraced man waiting
for him in dirty police court three
mortal hours and then did not appear,
and the culprit's counsel had started
out to find another friend" to vouch
to the extent of S25, 900 that he would
not follow Marsh, the lawyer ran
across one of his colleagues, General
Frank p. Blair. He told him the dis
graceful position of affairs, and Gen.
Blair, in the goodness of his heart
disregartling the etiquette which for
bids a lawyer to go bail for his client,
instantly offered to come dowa and
sign the bond, They were returning
and on the way met ". w. Rapley,
owner of the National Theatre here,
and quite a respectable citizsn. Cook
the lawyer told him what they where
going TO do, and he volunteered to
take General Blair's place. As the
trio entered the little upper room of
Judge SHELLS Court, where Belknap
had been waiting for so long and
under such painful circumstances,
Mr.. Cook addressed Belknap, and
said: you appointed Mr.. Rapley's
son to West Point. He comes now to
return that favor by going on yonr
| bond" =" Belknap recognized Rapley at
once, and some of his old vivacity
came into his weary face as he said;
"Yes, and remember telling you that
could do anything for your bey, ex-
cept pass his examination. To Blair's
question, why didn't you send for
me:' he repli ed in a despairing tone:
well, I'm here; I'm not sending for
anybody" and the emphasis OF the
word sending was almost sad 10 hear.
Pinchbaek Rejected.
Special Dispatch TO the Times
WASHINGTON, March S.-Pinch look.
ed very sick to-day at II o'clock, long
before the vote on his case was reach
ed, and he was convinced that even
the whip and spur of Morton could
not get the majority up to sticking
point, men like Christiancy, the two
Morrills, Edmunds and Paddock voting
with the Democrats. Everybody is
wondering how Morton will get out of
his utterance that if Pinchback was
not elected, Eustis Is entstled 10 the
seat. The talk here now is that though
Pinch is dead and buried as a Senator
under the credentials OF the kellogg
Legislature, his restless soul Will cause
his body TO be resurrected as Senator
knocking at the door with Governor
kellegg's Gubernatorial appointment,
to fill vacancy, in his pocket. In
such case in what q dilemma it will
put both Senat orial political parties!
The Yield of the Virginia Mine.
| Washington, March 7.-The Direct
or of the Mint, DIR. Linderman, to-day
received a telegram from Virginia
city, New, stating that the bullion
yield of the Consolidated Virginia
Mine during February was s., e22, 900.
About As per cent. in value of this
bullion is gold. 1t is expected that
the yield from the same mine this
= month will exceed $4,000, 600.
l Ex-senator CotteI Called For.
WAsHINGToS, March s.-Ex-Senator
tattell has been sent for to testify before
the naval committee, and his testimony
, Is expected to be interesting. A gentle
man went Though to NewJersey las
evening bearing the compliments Of tn,
e committee, with an invitation to CONT
and talk things over about Philadelphia
naval affairs.