Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-07

Should the grand jury meet with any
| embarrassment in obtaining the neces.
ssry evidence TO frame an Indictment
upon, the arrest viii be made without
the indictment. Several personal friends
have visited General Bslknap, to assure
him Of their sympathy in his troubles,
THE BowLEs ESTATE CLAIM.
CINCINNATI, March cit having
been stated In this mornings news dis.
patches from Washington that the
C1pitol of yesterday contained the
statement that money had b.en paid to
Mr.. BelknaP to secure the payment oi
claim of the BOWles estate, or the
Kentucky Central railroad, Hon. Geo.
II. Pendieton executor of the BOwles
estate and president Of the Kentucky
Central railroad. this afternoon sends 3
telegram to Hester Clymer, chairman
Of the congressional committee, stating
that from his connection with the es.
tate and railroad referred TO, he pra-
sumes he is the person alluded TO. II
such is the fact, he pIOnOunces the story
absolutely false in every respect, and re-
quests the committee to investigate the
case Immediately, announcing that
he Is ready TO start for Wash
ingtOn on the first train to be
examined In regard to the matter.
NOT READY TO APPEAR IN COURT.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-This after
noon Judge Smell, OF the police court,
| received a note from District Attorney
Wells, stating that Ex-senator CaTpen-
| Ter informed lin that Belknap would
not be ready to appear in court to-day
with his bail, and asking that his case
! be allowed to stand, and that this ar
rangement had been agreed to. Belknap
| will remain in the custody Of the court
officers and will have his hearing to.
| morrow,
| CHOKING OFF OF A TOO OO-PENETRATING
DOCUMENT.
WAsHINGTON, March 6-The follow
ing is a resolution which Representa-
| tive Page unsuccesSfuily tried to obtain
the Fl Dor to offer in the hOuze to-day:
WHEREAS, Tbis house has good Tes-
son to believe that provisions Of sections
$40 and 945 of the revised statutes has
been violated, and thai the evidence Of
q violation thereof is now in possession
of the house committee on expenditures
in the war department.; therefore be it
ReSOlued, That said committee be and
is hereby instructed to report to this
house, at its earliest convenience,
whether any or all parties believed TO be
guilty of violation thereof are now in
custody, or what steps have been taken
by the committee to secure the deten-
ton or prevent the escape Of any or all
OF said parties, either as witness or for
the purpose OF prosecution, or whether
an official notice was given to the
proper law officers of the government,
and If 80 whether such notice w&s given
in time to prevent the escape of such
parties from the Jurisdiction Of the
United States, and whether any Of such
parties have escaped, and whether there
has been any negligence on the part OF
any one having knowledge OF the facts.
sLAUGHTERING THE INNOCENTs.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The follow
ing telegram was sent to General Sheri-
dan to-day:
WAR DEPT, ADJ UTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March 6, 1876. !
Lieutenant-GeneraIS Sheridan, Chicago:
The President directs you to notify
Evans, the pOst-aader at Fort Sill, that
his appointment Is revoked. He will
be permitted to sell goods at the prices
fixed by the council Of administration
till the appointment of his successor.
The President desires you to direct the
court Of administration to recommend
to the secretary of war, through mill
tary channels, suitable person forpost-
trader. &. d. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant General.
THE SCHEME WORKS WE'LL.
ST. LOUIS, Mprch 6.-Tne Republican
says, editorially, speaking of the repoyt
that the President has ordered the prose-
cution OF Marsh, TomliDson, and all
others connected with the post-trsder-
ship brib3ry business, that "there are
persons in st. Louis who three days ago
were ready to give evidence against
Belknap, but now refuse to do so for fear
they will be prosecuted for buying
traderships which the secretary sold"
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, MaIcn 6.-Senator Ed
munds, from the select committee to
which WIS referred the resolution and !
message from the house of representa-,
tives in regard to the impeachment of
w. w. Bslknsp, late secretary Of war,
reported preamble aud resolution de-
ciaring that the senate will take order
in the premises according to it's starding
Iule, and directing the secretary to no.
tify the house Of representatives. Agreed
to.
In the house a message was received
from the senate announcing that on the
presentation of articles Of impeach-
ment against the late secretary OF war,
the senate would, according to its stand
ing rules and orders, take proper order
thereon, Of which due notice would be
given to the house.
THE VERY MAN WE WANT.
ST. LOUIS, March ga young man
named J. A. Brown was arrested here
Saturday night on sdvices from Wash
ington to hold him as witness till called
for by the committee Oh investigation of
the war department. He was put in
the calabOOse under presentation
Of the order from Washington, but was
released yesterday, and win hold him
self ready to answer any summons from
the committee. 1t appears that Brown
was clerk a few years ago for Evans d
Smith, subsequently Evans & Co.,
at the Cheyenne agency, in the
Indian Territory, and that he knows
a good deal about the relations of Evans
& Co. with Marsh and Belknap. He
says Evans and Smith paid annually
five thousand dollars for the Cheyenne
agency, and Evans d Co. ten thousand
dollars for the Fort Sill agency. He
corrOborated the statement of Doc. Ter
ry, previously reported, regarding Or
vile Grants connection with Belknap,
and says that Evans and Smith obtsined
the Cheyenne agency from Grant; that
Grant represented Belknap in the
disposition of sutlerships, and
when he could net get his price
for them he would stock them with
goods and run the business himself. He
Kept thoroughly posted regarding
the business done at varloGs points, and
no trader could deceive him by misrep-
resentation. He always knew, there
fore, the exact value of each pest, and
made suffers come TO his terms. Brown
says he knows several persons who
could give valuable information regard
ing post-tradsrships, and would wiling
ly do so but for fear OF being prosecuted
themselves.
TIE IMPEACHMENT POSTPONED.
WAsaINGTOE, March 6.-The COM
mittee ou Judiciary, this afternoon, COM
pletel the Belknap articles OF impesch.
ment. They are twenty in number,
specifically stating the various amounts
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