Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-01

The Washington Embrogll".
WASHINGTON, Narch 24-I!rs C. Z. Marsh
WHO arrived this morning was sworn in as
witness, and under examination Of Mr.. Dan
forth. testified that she left Cincinnati, in
1850, where she formerly resided and had
lived in New York most of the time since
that vear. Witness was asked whether she
had any conversation. at any time, with Mrs.
Bowers. now Mrs Beknap, relative to
her interest in the Kentucky Central Rail
road claim. Answer was, two or three
weeks ago, at Arlington Hotel, witness asked
Mrs.. Btlknap whether She ever received any
money on account of the claim. Witness
told her she had heard that she had received
so, 900 Mrs. Bclknap replied that the claim
was FOR Only 100000. How could receive
500 900: On cross examination witness said
she understood Mrs Bclknap as denying she
received anything, and meant to convey that
IMPRESSION She did not know of Mr.. Pen
dleton paying money TO Mrs. Belknap, on
account Of Kentucky Railroad claim, or OF
making her presents.
She never heard the Secretary Of War say
anything about the contract between her
husband and Evans Marsh was recalled
He testified that he left Washington for New
York, the day the impeachment report was
presented, and did not design going to Cana
/ da. Something in tho newspapers on Friday
morning concerning my testimony all OF
which was published, induced me to go to
! Canada. | read the remarks in the House
/ that the Secretary of War was not only IL
able to impeachment but to criminal prose
cution. therefore, thought if the Secre-
tary was in danger, | was in danger as well.
Post traders A. c. Leighton, James Leighton
and Seth Arnold were examined, and state
mcnts were elected that Gen. Hendricks re-
! ceivcd large sums for obtaining one of the
| appointments and that $500 month were
paid Orvillc Grant, and 800 contributed for
clectionering purposes.
| WASHINGTON, March 24-Gcn. Sherman
arrived this morning. The Secretary of War
thinks Gen. Sherman should resign his sta
ton here and to the fullest extent have
char &c of the ordinary business belonging to
| his office.
Pacific Nails China Subsidy.
| New YORK, March pa Washington dis
patch says the Pacific Mail steamship Com
pany is in trouble again with the Post office
Department, concerning the China subsidy.
1t seems that this subsidy was payable for
the entire service 10y American ships, and
that by the sale of the Shanghai line to the
Japanese GUvcrnmene it is no longer able to
perform its contract, and Postmaster Gcner-
al levitt has stopped the further payment of
the subsidy.
Postal Matters.
| WASHINGTON, Mach, 23,-The House Com
mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads to-day
continued the examination of S. I. Huntley.
| He was questioned with particularly concern
| ing several northwestern mail contracts, now
as heretofore held by the firm c. G. Hunt
| ley & Co. 1t appears from his answers that
these contracts paid very large profits. The
cost of stock en- route from Helena to Mis-
soula was wholly cleared by the firm in the
| first five months of service. The mail on
the Helena and Missoula route weighed
sometimes five or six hundred pounds and
Helena to Walla Walla two or three huns
bred pounds. The published statement that
not more than two letters per day passed
over the route, was false. Thought he could
not tell what portion Of mails consisted OF
letters Witness emphatically denied lie had
presented carriage and a pairs OF horses tc
a clerk in Postoflice Department. Neither
he nor any of his partners had ever done
anything of the kind nor had they paid Il
single cent to any Government official
Wreck of a Steamer.
New YORK, March 21.-The steamer
Great Western went ashore five miles east OF
Firth Island. She is badly stove and will
probably go to pieces. All hands safe.
Year of Inundalion.
MEMPHIS, March 27.-Great apprehcnsons
i are felt here of disastrous overflow. The
! river is now within nine inches of tic
danger line and is rising slowly.
The Straw Bids.
WASHINGTON, March 27-Thc House Com
mittec of Post Offices to-day heard the state
mcnt of Gov. d. II. Thompson, of Idaho.
He said the recent statement of MIR. Barlow
was calculated to injure him, unless his trans
actions with Barlow should be explained.
He stated, his bid for the route from Kelton
up to the Dalles, Ogn., was 1924, 800, but lie
was underbid by man named DeLacy, who
secured the contract. After some months,
Thompson's deposit was returned to him.
Shortly after that himself and Barlow dis
| cussed the probability of DeLacy'S failure
As result of this conversation, Barlow
purchased Thompson's reversionary interest
in this contract for $4,000 Soon after,
! DeLacy failed and Barlow took the route as
| Thompson's.
Gold Rates.
New YORK, March 27.-Gold closed IA g.
Al.
PORTLAND, March 21.-Legal tenders in
Portland buying at 81, selling So.
Flood.
WORCESTER, Mass, March 1.-The top of