, 1877-02-09
Ex.secretary Bolknap to Undergo no
Further Punishment for His
Crime.
Opinion OF the President that Justice
Would lie Thwarted In ANY
Trfnl.
The Hon. Simon Cameron, Aged 7e, sned
for Breach of Promise.
An Istreaso sf 81, 500, 900 Made ny the Senate 10
tie rost.0f1itt Dill. ..

8PkCbQ4 Ar<934sSt 81 AHe @fNVet'e
WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb. 8.-Thc Bciknap
caec was finally disposed Of IN Tho Criminal
Cur. Of tho District Of Columbia to-day, The
ex-sccrctary's .rsal for bribery Ind been post.
poncd from Time to titno for nearly year, until
recently Ills counsel dc1nnu1cd that tho case
shon1l be called Immediately. Ono OF two
definite postponcn,cnts fnye lately been nude,
but to-tlay tic District Attorney entered nolo
proscuul, saying that hc dill 80 1'y direction of
tue Acknowledgement. Tho Attorney.Gcncfale
report, virl, was fllcd In tho case, contained MI
Enforcement by tic President approving lhis
coursc. giving ~ reasons the improbab'tity ola
conviction, "tl,c long suffering Of tic cx-sccre"
tary, aud the great expense 10 which he l'aa
been subjected"
APOLOGIES.
Since tlis cnso Inns passed. out Of tho public
mind, many " cx-Sccretary Eelknap's old
fricuds hare felt deep sympathy for 'hinl'
wljel. they did not tuaultcat at the timc OF his
Impeachment, md Tho dismissal of tho case TO"
day witt undoubtedly 10 gratifying ~ many pco'
pic, w1lntovur their Judgment may bc Of Tug
wisdom Ut tho proceedings. Tho popular belief
that I. trlnl III tho courts Of this District would
undoubtedly reEult In disagreement OF the lurys
mud TINT under no circumstances would b corr
yictiou bo possible, whatever might be tho OUT
come Of trial, slou11 IL take place elsewhere
gives some forcp 10 tho Presidents suggestion
tint Il is hardly desirable to submit Gen. Del
KNAPP to further expense In connection Nith the
Affair." ....-..-.
The city Es Erent1y amused tsrnlgl!t over the
announcement that q lady employc5 IN one u
The Departments has aucd aenator Catneron 1of
entered, and friends Of the Senator say II Is
cru7y freak, OF mi attempt ut blacktnnil.
Is published here this afternoon TINT Mrs. Mary
g. Oliver entered suit to-day against tho 1losl.
Simon Cameron for breach VI pro1nlsc q ilnr. II,
rlage ysar ngo, laying her damages at Sau9uu.
10 I v willow rum Pennsylvania. aAs is employee!
In tho Treasury Department. IIo fnelua ol
the Senator were very much surprised to rec
| tlls statement, and arc not Inclined to believe
| TINT lie has conducted hIulsclf it1 q way 10
| iustify stleh legal proceedings. II there were
no other rcasoue, lio 10 nearly - years ol a9e'
CONFIRMED.
v,rn. Ths se1sts R.s'rr sa"nss e ssta F. o %es.
Tatlu,l, POSTMASTER at Altoona, Ia.
| THE rosT-opBlcE uii.L.
Tic Post Olllco Appropriation bill, a. report
cd BY tho senato Committees ts increasch m @ IT I,
n1noant q 8t0om over its totai Of s wy !,
incrcuso arc MS follows: For mail trausporta
tion ly railroads. $500, ,0c0 {maklng TIC total fo
that purpose ~, G0y, ,000); compensation u roat
MASTERS, s.506o0; payment Of lettcr,ea.riers r haa
r,s,is ueonts, slo5,o60: mil mssss,,t.ers, $loo,
100; clerks In postoillccs, si00.0oo; manuiac
turo of stamped envelopes und nswspsapc
wsappcrs. 81 700; postaltar.ls, s6o'o0; 9ayel e
ttsltig, R2o,00d; miscellaneous md incidcntn
cxpefscs, $4,000. Tho total OF tho btll - nos M
reported nxreesis that Of lnst ycnr about bao,oN
hut Is &, ,GS}, ,G0O less than tile estimate.
| REsUMFTfoH. .
Tno Rcpate Committee on Finance will at It
meeting cnrly next week take Into consJ.lora
tion tllu recent financial Iucssag0 Ut Prcsldcl
! Grant. ...-. ::
| THE AtMT MIL.
Tho House Committee IN Appropriations tc
day co1t,I1lcnccd thu preparation Of tho Arm
Appropriation bill, atd agreed tint all It's itorn
Bliall Go framed upon bas!s u reduction ot til
force from q, ,000 to 1@,000 men.
| SRCHETAIY M0nn|LL.
The midnight report of Secretary AlorTlll,
condition conveys little II any ENCOURAGEMENT.