The New York herald., 1876-03-08
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, March T. 1870
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE NAVY DEPART.
MENT-ARREsT OF WITNESS WHO REFUSES
TO sPEAK-HIs MOUTH LIKELY TO OPEN
MORE HIGH OFFICIALS IN DANGER
The Committee Naval Affairs to-day through it's
chairman, Mr. WhItthorne OF Tennessee presented
the House an abstract Of the testimony Of a witness
named A. +. Wolf, accompanied by resolution,
which was adopted, asking that Wolf bo arrested by
the Sergeant AZ Arms, under tho order OF tho
House OF Representatives, and held for
refusing to answer questions put TO him by the COM
mIttee during his examination. These 10 the
payment OF certain OF money by him to officials
Of the Navy Department in the name Of A. S. p.
Brown and his son, who have been doing large busi
with the Navy Department for years past in the
way OF contracts.
For long time it has been quite astonishing to
people in Washington how the Browns could MAINTAIN
almost monopoly in getting large coal
ana other contracts But tho testimony
made public by Mr.. Whitthornes committee
explains that 1t done by the employment OF sums
OF money paid to officials and others by Woolfe on the
part Of the Browns in whose employ he was as kind
OF confidential man. The manipulation OF one OF the
paymasers and other officials in the Navy Department
has long been attributed the Browns In dong busi
there and large profits have been made by them,
leaving the family in position TO 1--we extravaganty
and entertain handsomely Their assets have been
kept in the Safe Deposit Company's vaults as 10
avoid Suspicion and process OF law, proven BY
the developments in the House to-day.
woolfe arrested by Sergeant-at- Arms Thompson,
OF the House. this evening" and is in custody. The
recalclrant witness, who would not heretofore
to the questions Of the committee, says tonight that
forced to tell all he knows he will ruin two high
officials and speculation is rife with reports tonight
as to who the two Mr. Wills, OF the committee,
says that there win DO bombsheI before the end OF
the week equal to the Deknap explosion.
THE NOMINATION OF JUDGE TAFT TO BE sEcRE-
TARY OF WAR.
The nomination of Judge Taft to be Secretary of War;
rice Belknap resigned received quite late In the
afternoon by the Senate but acted upon in the
brief Executive session OF that body. Judge Taft
will be remembered spoken OF as the Presidents
choice for Secretary OF the Interior last fall had
not the place been accepted by Zach Chandler.
Judge Taft telegraphed the President this morning
accepting his nomination for Secretary OF War.
THE RECALL OF scHENcK DEMANDED BY THE
BRITISH GovERNMENT-THE INVESTIGATION
INTO THE EMMA MINE BUSINESS TO BE
DRopPED.
There has been much conjecture why President Grant
did not stand by Minister sehenck with his usual
I fidelity. The has just been discovered, and
there good authority for saying that about the time
Schenck resigned the British government notified the
President and Secretary Fish that his recall de-
sred that he would longer be recognized at the
Court Of ST. James This forced Mr.. Schenck resign
and our government to accept.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs will meet In
the morning determine whether 1t will bo advisable
TO proceed with the Schenck investigation Some OF
the committee opposed wasting further time
the cx- Minister. They say that he is no longer
officer OF the government, ana that having become Q
private citizen, he is of too little importance Tor Con-
gressonal investigation. According to present ap-
pearances other members will be persuaded drop
the distinguished poker player.
FRED GRANT ON THE BELKNAP DIscLosuREs-
WHAT ''YATHER" HOPED.
Fred Grant, before his departure for the Black Hills
was interviewed about the Belknap disclosures He
said :-"Father hoped they would sft and sift every
boay about him, and then they would find just
things stood"
''THE MAN WHO CARRIED OHIO"
Stewart !. woodiord, 'rhe who carried Ohio"
was on floor OF the House during the exciting debate
on the impeachment quandary, and was warmly con-
graduated by tho republican members