, 1876-03-30
did He Gain or Lose by His
Il1-AdviEed Venture P
4 Question which Is Not Satisfactorily
Answered in the Testimony.
Counts in tho New lmpcaclincne
Articles tn tho Uellknap
Case.
Passage Of tho Bill by tho House to
Haduco the Fay u Army
Officers.

Ao"Aee
Uhlcers.
THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION.
,.,.r ,.ro r,Ir rnNarn1crioS 1uHrAu, |
Aoa ', n.... "a ~. raf.ooo Y,i,r,,n |
o1seN' D.', - = ,1ar.,, on Tho nrvn, in.
WASHINGTON. L. ~ n1n'eA ~ ..''.,. ..s-.-a
tcahgatons this winter nhso constantly 1so1noa ..
10 throw suspicion upon tho Chtof o. sno 4,anGan 1a
9,.sssn.,,, ~ Tho Houao Naval commtttoo hos
noneeon'.' ~ .s.s. ,..,,. III. .,un,r,op
discovered many aa''s r. %.a'ua aar.aHons y, tho
approximation at tho Portsmouth md Boston
.,a 1ago sandal f,,rtbor tn confirm this suspt-
-. ~. t.,t,,o.,,7 +n1-n, xostor,1oy and tn.
eloa Dut INC sees'mons s.IHou 'ss;;.1,-o, IN
Tho Navy Department has aimost concluslvoly
!a,.,ovo,o7 ,,rnnf of dishonest dealing
s.' ~ .b.t ur-o.n Tbo testimony by which tboso
- fscts ta1' are ', established was gtvon by
Ms. Ripley, Of Massachusetts and by IHnloy'
alerk In tho Navy Department. Tho facts as
s,s,1o.oa 1v th,s tcattmonv aro these In 1861
,r;ilon TII \ wheofwrirbk Of 1Iassaohusotta, voro
4u'oa "aoo1"A'6as oA ",.,N r.us,
nhval contractors Ihoy subsequently ia,eu'
Tho sccounta Of tho fngolvent 1rm Vcro Hottled,
md
TIE poons SOLD TO 1uxR-suop.
IN loof Mhooa1en. was aojaa'essea u"uA W..
tupt In hts afeets ho did not claim that tho
Government owed him anything. Ho did, how
eycr, oxo Iuploy. The latter, to secure htmaolf,
WhoelMghs sn6nn a1 maze IKE tSnt Hav WhnOwrrht
i,,tirnatc xth e., Ia cnntntor m Washing
H., namel Lsvnro. Tho latter had q claim
WI uneH t.to1,a 40 nona Ttmcnt md ofrorei to
psttf9 ~ 1f9o;,, t.,,,.1gh fnr WhaciTrirht. The old
s'" ~ ,.,on ss,;ci, ts nn,g WhceIwrinit clnm
rss hoaats np WAS nnsarx1 nnon in 1aG3 by Tic
sec,otary @ ~ ot tho To- Navy, | only party allowed aud
n.i,ns9sa Irno 1u1or In iaw nj Ief3. Which
utaSn :5,,aotn1 taet n4ovfunn for thnf cIaas
~ N1" r.a;ma IN tho frat yoar of
ths ''' War t1re Nsyy W poparsment made
.-v Taroo co,,s,xct foT unnnjins In 1864 coIi
s,sot35+s ~ sSrt,nrad ~ nncf, thst aonrrTsa oayo
shn sne,ntars ~ ths Nav discrntinn for aiI
saa.,ths ~ ~ ''
"oaa'' !" x,ur rx.,n. .,,ow.nnpa.
9ba lao rra sanaciai1v ijmitnI] r. a;x uontha
and nonc ~ the n}nima nr,s|r,o uplor II couId bo
nsa .ftor thrt i,etn. r'hn nase nnw nndor IN
vcatir.tio, Wns orfrinslly maid Al mo Of
thoaa ansni.,.n,1ousnSc caaoa 1nndor the Inv of
). rcH,dcnt # Wa1nojo, Maaa. wan m
n1s friand ng JInnacomh. Tlton camo
.to 11o waah;n@tnn and sa,x Tionacomh. Manseomb
it,s,S,ao III. - Hnn1.x ~ho SOS n = oTnnTt IL,
tx Navx nnna-to,o1t IN H. a,tar ~ o,d c5elms
,fIsnscotnh Tsvn Msninv instrnctinns to iook
thrnro5 ti,o XII a,nc"tS biiia ~ In nr,oinai nj
insIe4 cai u oa ~ 4ton wv Wheo,wr;rht n ind
msterie'a I for tho haa;s q ~ tha nfonosea nav
ls<a hie ~. stu ~, ta1a +.oar ro., Ssr tbo
c nn,n was u io.s tatoon yoin,s a,sor ~ Ill.,
1ano % e'e hna osoh 10 Ply u,itato uauos 4tu T.,
taN oI loo5' "nich te1nllnhtSu o5 MatatIon ~ Al
al1 mona,e. Aan!ey Vorked = fortnieht IN pro-
paEtng tina
,,,,,. :. oLn, nEnas1hn e aioe otAI ts;.na =, TN,
lopleY; y nppoasa, WIZ ESQ 1ilena q ILL IL
.aomething Mas gong On WHICH 442 msns aneoe his
ntotest. iaploy cAho 20 Mshineton 20 sae
ABOUT y wien 11ton sa51seo hlm 70 90 qnlot sS
ana ho< lntefiere. ana snat M,aee!~Iakas5 PoIao
j.
ianloy, o 10y, ID mA6ln8 Up Inc eIatm, lnaq1 LOT
~aU,Uo: Wnlcn an Waa lala ~ t4s @ sun tARioy To-