The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-15

| Dcmcanor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Belknap.
Washington Correspondence Chicago Times.
| Belknap is by no means deserted in his adj
versity. The very evening of his open. dis
grace Babcock visited him and remained till
long after midnight Robson and his wife
spent Friday afternoon, while Shepherd and
his peculiar set have kept up an unceasing
intimacy. Mrs. Belknap is by no means
abashed by th9situation. A visitor yesterday
found her lying on blue satin sofa, dressed
in an exquisite morning robe of crimson silk,
covered with the richest laces. She alluded
unreservedly to the trouble and declared that
her husband was bearing up under the prose-
cution manfully. She complained bitterly that
some of the Washington people, who owed
her husband everything, had seen fit to stand
aloof now that seeming adversely had come,
but she kept up good cheer, she said, because
all would be bright in the end.
Last evening an officer in the army, who
had heretofore had private business relations
| with the late Secretary of War that were not
adjusted, called upon Mr.. Beiknap. He gives
very graphic description of his visit He
says: ~ never underwent
| A MORE PAINFUL SCENE.
When 1 reached Be!knap's house, upon G
street, Twas profoundly struck with the change
in the situation by the presence of the uni
house. Opon entering thought the police
business rather overdone, for during nv short
visit I counted not less than five stalwart
peelers securely placed at various doors of
egress. They all had the appearance of an
intense determination to fulfill their duty of
preventing any appearance Of escape, which
must have had very depressing effect upon
the inmates of the house. I'sent up my card
to the Secretary, and waited his coming with
an intense nervousness that foreshadowed the
necessary
EMBARRASSMENT AT OUR MEETING.
AT our last meeting he was in an excellent
condition Of bodily health and mental salts
faction with himself. He was in his little
Office in the War Department, and when I
came to him he gave me two fingers and how
howed me in the most approved style. In
reply to my card subdued-lookins domestic
came to me and told me that MI. Belknap
would see me in the rear parlor. The man.
ner of the servant was as lugubrious as IN
undertaken when he says: "You will now
take last look at the deceased" I had to
wait but q moment heard
A RALTERING STEP
upon the stairs, an uncertain tread in the
hall, then the door opened slowly as the ex-
Secretary entered. Ny God Words fail to
express how this man mas aged and suffered
during the last few days. His flowing SILKY
beard was knotted and tangled, his hair was
unkempt great black rings we're under his
eyes, and his sunken cheeks made up pic
ture of wo and despair that would have
touched heart of stone. was SO moved
that sprang forward with word of comfort
Regardless of truth said: Mr. Secretary,
I believe you to be an honest man. Belknap
at this caught me by the hand and
BURST INTO TEARS.
IL IL
and sobbed several moments, when he man
aged to stammer out, Il am going to prove it
to the people of this country that / am an
honest man before this business The Off
Ger concludes bis story by saying that BelkAap
said repeatedly that he had much better de-
tense than people supposed. He has, by the
advice of counsel, kept it back until sum-
moned tor trial. Then he claims that he will
be able to make o showing that will create
change in popular opinion in his favor. He
was especially indignant at the presence of
the policemen in his house. He disclaimed
any intention of running away, and passion
ately exclaimed that his former friends were
trying to urge him to desperation by con-
slant heaping up of indignities upon him.
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
GLOOM AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The developments
Va VIC Aoes WooA AaVo ptouuceu more eject
upon the President probably than anything
which has ever happened during his term Of
office. 1t is plain now to perceive that be.
meath his imperturbability there is an uneasi-
ness and disquiet which has never before |
troubled him. Since the fall of .Belknap he
has seen but very few visitors outside of Sena.
tors and members, andsthe business he has
with them he dispatches as soon as possible. |
He has refused, since last Thursday, to see |
several distinguished persons. An air of
gloom and dependency seems to hang around |
the White House. When the President goes
out he keeps his eyes downcast, and does not |
seem to care to recognize any one.
With the very few persons to whom he |
talks confdentially he admits that he is not
in happy frame of mind. He seems to
realize what was said BY one of his friends on
the day of Belknap's resignation, that the
bottom has been knocked clear out of the |
third term. Whether he sees in Belknap any
signs of impending disaster to himself is
known only to himself; but it is beginning to
be whispered around that the very offsnse of
which Belknap stands convicted in the eyes
Of the world will be brought directly home to
the President. It was said tonight by q
person supposed to be we'll informed, that
within three months Gen. Grant would be
and removed from office by the
9ote of Republican Senate.
1t is understood that COL Fred. Grant has
been anxious for some time to resign from
he army; and that he has reluctantly been
persuaded to forego his intention by his
mother and his Oife.
Mr.. Belknnp in Iowa.
rHE STORIES CURRENT IN KEoKUK-H1s ALLEGED
PROFITS FROM THE WHISKY RING-THE GRAVE.
STONE FRAUD.
From an Occasional Correspondent of the Trib-
une.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Gentlemen here
rom Keokuk say that the Belknsp exposures
'urst there like bombshell People were
lot so much astonisned at what Mr.. Belknap
vas doing, as that he was found out They
lad supposed him too firmly intrenched for
xposure or overthrow. Now that all lips
re unsealed, great many things are coming {
mt. For example,: ,
l. Some time ago Arthur Bridgman, a son +,
Gen. Bridgman, one of the old citizens of
Asokuk, was appointed by the Sacratayv If