Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-03-31
WASliINGTON.
More Fraud.

New York, March 30. The Times Washington
special says:
of the investigation, that the First National bank
IN this city, as redemption agent for the ex-
change of mutilaed scrip, secured very large
advance Illegally from the Treasury department
Just before the bank closed"
1t has always been claimed that this advance
was made by adroit management OF the ofhcers
Of the bank, and that Secretary Richardson was
deceived in the condition of the bank. This mat
ter is so intimately connected with the furnishing
of million and half by Secretary Robson for
Jay Cooke, McCulloch Il Co.. that it will also be
Investigated.
Fraud In the Navy Department.
A Washington special says Mr.. Ripley of
Mass, and clerk 1iandley testified Yesterday be-
fore the naval committee, that an old claim, arls-
ing out OF the failure of Tilton and Wheelwright,
naval contractors in Massachusetts, in 1861, was
reached through the connivance Of Isaiah Hans
COM chief naval contractor. He forwarded
Handley all the facilities for manipulating the
claim in Washington. Ianscom made out o re-
port himself upon the claim, which Handley cop
led, and which was presented to Secretary Robe
The amount claimed was $4,000. The portion
belonging to Wheewright was paid to one Ripley,
about IS 600, Ilandley was paid 1928 for work.
ing up the claim.
Ripley .,estifes that Wheewright and Tilton
both told him they gave Hanscom $4,000 on ac-
count of claims, and also paid Postmaster Thorn
ton 81 900 for paying 1t out OF money not aprfo-
priated for that purpose.
Ripley and landley were examined separately,
and their testimony entirely agreed that the claim
referred 10 above, was illegal.
The Post Traderships.
Washington, March 80. letter from General
W. b. Hazcn, dated City Of Mexico, March 10Th,
to Mr. Ciymer, is printed.
lie says the facts relating to post tradcrships
hof tbn Hnusa military cOmmittea n
March, 1872, given in by him.
lie says he has been waiting four years for vim
dication. His object was to have law passed by
which enlisted men could have articles furnished
them at cost through the commssary department,
an arrangement which is carried out in other ar
mics, and which would save our soldiers over 81
900 900 annually, which now goes to suffers. Gen.
Hazen says law was passed in 1866 to that eff
feet, but was never carried into practice, and has
even been omitted from the revised statutes.
The Emma Mine Investigation.
Mr.. Schenck was informed to-day that the com
mittee will retain charge of the investigation. and
all inte-rogations and responses must be made
through members of the committee.
Mr.. Schenck denied that his resignation rs di-
rector in the Emma mine was concealed and ex-
planned the discrepancies between his letter of
resignation, and the copy was sent to Secretary
Fish.
telegram was read from McDougal, chairman
of the Emma mine, saving that he had draft of
Schenck's resignation in Parks handwriting, also
proof that Park notified Schenck in Paris of the
ra sing of dividend, and advised a sale, and that
ScLenck tecgraphed Cheseborough to sell 1000
shares
Mr.. Schenck says he is confident that no draft of
his resi- gnation exists is Parks handwriting. He
was advised by Park to sell, but did not telegraph
Chese borough to do so. Adjourned till to- NOR
row.
The McDougal referred to above is specula-
tor on the London stock exchange. lie has profit
ed largely by ventures in Emma Mine stock.
The Be!knap Case.
The impeachment articles against Mr.. Belknap,
reported to the House to day by the Judiciary
committee, are five in number and worded in the
usual legal phraseology. one being largely arepe-
tition of the other.
Personal.
The president has not yet recovered from se-
we're cold which has made it necessary for him to
refrain from official business the last two days.
He saw no visitors to-day.