The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-24
LAST EDITION.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.
The Investigation Business Still
Panning Out.
War and State Departments Com
munications.
News Notes About the Recent
Developments.
Mrs. Marsh Tells About Mrs. Bel
knap and the Kentucky
Central Claim.

By American Press Association to the STAR.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-In the course
of the examination Of Senator Stewart
before the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs report was brought out that
the whole OF the Directors and vendors
bert Grant was a promoter. The fact
was held from the general public. Grant
was to get $500,0C0, but he was to bear
all the expense oil putting the stock on
the marKet. Grant was to bull the
stock, and he would not have been al
lotted any stock as bona tide subscriber.
The Committee adjourned at 3:I5 2. Nj.
In the Committee on Post offices and
Post t.roads, Col. j. g. McKibben con-
cluded his testimony, and denied that
he ever threw any impeachment in the
way OF the investigation OF 1872. On the
contrary, he said ne could not prevail
upon the Committee to inquire into the
facts which he suggested. He gave
names Of witnesses who were never
summoned, and-who could have exposed
tue frauds. He asserted that large sums
were necessarily paid on account OF
straw bids, and he believed that Ex-
Postmaster General Cresswell was u
party to the frauds.
S. s. Huutly, of the firm of Huntly,
BARLOW & Co., contractors on CALIFORNIA
q Oregon, and the Northwestern Mail
route, was then examined, but he was
an unwilling witness and the Committee
did not succeed in getting mncn from
MIN beyond the fact that in year ana
jnlne months the hrin received $425, 900
Tor mail service, anu they expended
$5l, 900 in that Tune, the bulk OF which
went 10 pay parties who would put i'll
bids in their interests, in other words,
| for straw bias.
| The Secretary of War sent to the
House yesterday papers and documents
on tile in the Department in relation W
the appointment Of Joseph Loeb as Post
Trader OF Fort Concho, Texas, in De.
cember, 1873. Whatever facts may be
elicited by the testimony in the luture
| IL is certain the papers themselves do
not give the least evidence OF irregular
ity.
House his response TO u resolution in re.
| iation to charges made by ID. b. X. keil,
Hate Consular Agent, against George F.
seward, late Consul General at Snang-
lhai, and now United States Minister u
Canada. The papers, evidence aud cor
lrespondence, as far back as 1865, be-
Tween MIR. Burliugame, then Minister tu
China, and the State Department., In
which MIR. BurliDg8me reports irregu
larities at. Shanghai, and recon.
mends the removal OF their agent
and the appointment OF Mr.
Sewar From that time until Mr.. KeiI
made his report there were no, charges
ever made against Mr.. Seward. After
Keips charges were made they were
sent 90 MIR. Seward, who wrote in reply
all explaAation which was entirely SAT.
lislacrofy to the State Department, and
which they considered complete exon.
eratiop. Among the charges against
Seward were alleged frauas In ine set
tiement Of the estates OF Americans In
chma, the collection Of illegal fees,
Inaking political speeches, Sc.
Now that Marsh has returned the
4 Grand Jury propose 70 take uR and