The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-05
WASHINGTON.
Continued Excitement
Over Thursdays Startling
Developments.
The Scandal Brought to
the White House Door.
The President Charged with Guilty
knowledge of Belknap's
lniquities.
An Army Officer Cashiered for
Exposing the Frauds.
Appearance of the House Com
mittee at the Bar of
the Senate.
Formal Impeachment of the Late
Secretary Of War.
Order Taken by the Sem
ate for Belknap's APP
caranoC.
The Senate Chamber ThrOng-
cd with Visitors.

cd win VlSltOrS.
WAsIuxGrox, y. c., March 3.-Thcre
i the best authority for the statement
that developments will shortly be made
public in case OF a pOst-trader named l'e-
tcrman. which will exceed in importance
those which led to Bclknap's resignation
| inasmuch az it will bring the bribery
close to the White House, if not directly
into ii. As it is, facts are known about
the presidents knowledge of the Marsh
case which place him In n most suspi-
cious position IL not explained.
Capt. G.. Il. Robinson. formerly OF the
| Tenth L. ). cavalry, now residing in
| Baltimore, was stationed ut Fort Sill
| from 1865 until 1873. lie was a member
| of the post council of administration and
for time president, and in the perform
ancc of his duties complained to Evans
II Co. of eXorbitant prices charged, and
they said that was because $1,000 per
year was paid w. W. Belknap. secretary
ofwar, for the privilege OF trading al tliat
post
The post council, one of the duties
of which Is to see that the pOst-trader
does not ovcrchargc, required Evans &
| Co.. to make affidavit of these facts ana
il was sent forward to the president
through the proper channels. No atten-
| ton was paid To this communication,
and Capt. Robinson was made supervi-
sor of the issuing of Indian supplies III
| 1873 to ret him out of the way. lie then
| made more formal report OF the case
and was then ordered on recruiting SER
| vice It Philadelphia and afterwards al
Baltimore. ~.
From there in the latter part of 1874
| nt
ton against Bclknap, forwarding proofs
and specifications TO the presidents. As
n result he was placed under arrest Sep
TENDER II, 1874. lie was kept u close
| prisoner, no charges being preferred I'M
| i'll the next spring, when he was tried by
| co,lrt-martial at st. Louis and cashcred.
Bclknnp was reported as saying at that
| time:
at this commission don't convict Capt.
| Robinson, then by c., ! will fix one that
will"
Mr.. Robinson says that lie wrote the
president three letters, the iirsl early III
| lS,3, the second in loIl, and the last in
1875. submitting all evidence and names
of witnesses, including Gen. Il. ii. Grier-
son and ". b. IlaLcns. Evans told Rob
iuson that when he first presented petit
ton to Belknap, signed by officers sta
toned ut Fort Sill, tor the appointment
OF post-tradcr. Belknap said he would
as soon have petition Of so many wagon
masters, as officers of that post that he
had already appointed Il post-tradcr for
Fort Sill, DR.. Marsh OF New \ ork; that
he thought Marsh did hot wish to go out
to the Indian territory and told Evans
that il he went on to New \ ork he could
see him (Marsh)thcrc, and might make an
arrangement with him.
Evans went to New York and found
Marsh. lie also found interested in the
matter the firms OF Durircc u Co., and
Dent II Co. Mr.. Dent Is u brothcr-in-
law OF President Grant. There are about
twenty pOst-tradcrs places which are
very profitable and the same plan OF
farming out to middle men has been fol-
lowed with nearly all. A like amount
was paid Bclknap annually by the trader
mt Camp supply, according to statements
of Gen. llaZen, who was ordered away
from that post when he showed a dispo-
sition to criticisc.
The statement yesterday that Gen.
Mcigc, now in Europe, was wanted rs "A
witness by the committee, was Incorrect.
lie has been detected I'm corrupt prac-
tees himself, and there Is high authority
there is an indisputable rccord-prov-
ing his maleteasancc in office. lie has al
|
on his track, and report of his mlsdo'
ings will soon be made.
81 Blackburn and Clymcr, who read the
report of the case yesterday, were room
mates and classmates at Princetown col
lcgc. Secretary Robeson was also one OF
the same class-that OF lSiS.
The managers of the impeachment will
be it is said, knutt of Kentucky, Tucker
= of Virginia, Sayler of Ohio, and Black
burn OF Kentucky.
, Report SAYS five other officials of the
war department will be found implicated
in improper transactions; also that IN
+ frauds in expenditures for head stones OF
. soldiers graves, two army officials are
. Involved
BELKNAP's NEMESIS,
WAsHINGroN, March 3.-B. Il. Ames,
: TO whom the Beknap exposure is lndi.
r rectly attributable, rs explained in ycster
: days kilograms, has had grievance fol
several years. lie comes from Fairfax
county, Virginia was an officer in In,
! volunteer service during the war, and
was afterwards appointed IN the regular
army and assigned to duty on the iron
tier, where he distinguished himself, and
e was promoted for It. He preferred
, charges against some Of his superior Off
/ GERS, when they turned around
/, and preferred charges against him,
and with the aid, as he al
: lcgcs, of Secretary Belknap got him
dismissed. lie, however, followed up
his charges against the officers; got them
convicted, and two of them are now
, serving out sentences in prison on this
account. At every session of congress
since he has been before both houses tor
redress, and he charges that the secretary
of war has opposed him at every step.
BY perseverance he has, however, car
ried all his points except being restored
to the army, and only a couple Of weeks
ago senator Spencer introduced into the
senate bill Tor that purpose. lie has
had mmy bitter, personal, wordy alter.
cations. with the secretary. has dclied
him. and IN language more torciblc than
polite. las informed him that he would
yet defeat him and get ms rights.
THE IMPEACHMENT.
At o'clock the committee of the house
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