Terre Haute Evening Gazette, Volume 6, Number 225, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 March 1876 — Page 1

VOL. 6.—NO. 225.

BELKNAP.

Tlie Preparations Being Made for

His Im­

peachment and Indictment.

FORT SILL ONLY ONE OF SIX POSTS THAT WERE SOLD.

To Supply a Cabinet With Money.

OHicer

TO LIVE ON A PAE WITH A PRESIDENT WHO WENT INTO OFFICE

POOR,

Has Lived Store SnxuplousJy Than Any of His Prede« cessors and Will Conic

Oat Ricli.

'Opinions of the Foreign Press o:i the Belknap Scandal.

Orville Grant Holds Five l'ost TraderHblpa—Which May bn Said to be a Handful of Trnmps.

Washington, Mch. 5.—It is semi-: officially stated that General Babcock's connection with business'at the executive mansion has ceased.

The Attorney General has been in consultation with District Attorney Wells relative to Belknap, and preliminary papers with a view to his punishment have t©2n prepared. They will be sent to the Grand Jury next week, when it is expected that an indictment will promptly follow. Sim* ilar proceedings will be instituted against Marsh. The Attorney General had a consultation with the President to-day on the subject.

The Judiciary Committee is in session with closed doors, continuing the preparation of articles of impeach* raent against Belknap.

The Grand Jury will meet on Monday when the indictment against General Belknap will be found. The penalty for the offense, if found guilty, is stated to be three years imprisonment, and a fine or twice the amount.of.the money corruptly received.

New York, Mch, 5—A special from Washington says that Mr. Blackburn, .of the committee on expenditures iu the War Department, states that the comm ttee is in possession of evidence showing that five other post traderships besides that of Fort Sill, were sold for sums ranging from $500 to $25,000a year, and that an outrageous fraud has been unearthed in the disbursement of the $1,000,000 appropriated by Congress for putting up headstones over the graves of Union soldiers.

ROBINSON AND ABMES.

Chicago, Mch. 5.—'The part which George T. Robinson, of Baltimore, and Geo. A. Armes have taken in the Belknap disgrace has led to an examination of the army records, which show that they both lost their place in the army through their own scandalous practices upon charg 63 preferred by superior officers, and, after a formal court martial, and not through the instrumentality of the late secretary, Geo. T. Robinson was captured in the Tenth Cavalry, and arraigned hefore a general court martial in St. Louis October 23, 1864, on the charge of frand against the Government, which fraud consisted in drawing his pay repeatedly for the same month. The full proceedings of the court show a series of frauds extending over two years of time, practiced not only upon the Goverement at New Vork, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Galveston and other points, but for lalse charges for goods and medical practice. Robinson did not hesitate each time he drew his pay to commit perjury. The court found him guilty and passed the fol lowing sentence:

The court does therefore senteuce Captain George T. Robinson, of the Tenth cavalry,

to be

George

A. Armes was also captur­

ed in the Tenth cavalry, and was tried before a court martial at Leav enwortb, Kansas, Match 12,187 J, and wa9 dismissed from service by General Sherman. The court found him «uilty of conduct unbecoming an officer, his offense being the exhibition of obscene pictures to female servants at the post. Armes was also guilty of other offenses, such as lying in which he was regarded as a pron cient*

A DENIAL.

Washington, Mch. 5.-In reference to a dispatch received on the 4th ot March, Associating Captain George A. Armes with Captain George 1. Robinson in criminal practices while officers in the United States Army, Captain Armes says, although they belonged to the same regiment they were neither friends nor associates.

It appears fromoffioial documents that Captain Armes was tried and dismissed from service on special charges preferred against him two officers against whom' Armes Lad previously preferred charges and on which they were tried. Within two months they were found guilty, and sentenced to be dismissed, cashiered, and imprisoned in the

Denetentiary for three years, and fined $5,000 each. The Military Committee of each

House, in February, 1874, in their report of the bill authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to give to Captain Armes an honorable dw« ge chareay that there was npth*

ing of record to justify a sentence by court material that tbe charges were prefered through motives of jealousy and revenge, and proceedings s.iow there was a determination ou that or those officers who investigated the proceedings to have Armes dismissed at any cost.

The bill to which allusion is above made became a law, under which he was honorably discharged with one year's extra pay. A letter is on file in the War Department written by Captain George Kobinson, of Baltimore, to Secretaey Belknap, on the 2d of April, 1S75, while the courtmartial had his ease under consideration, recommending his dismissal on account of his selling duplicated pay accounts, etc.

Iu his letter Robinson wrote that he hadheard J. S, Evans & Co,'s post traders at Fort Sill assert that they had to pay money for General Belknap's benefit, ect,, and that he was at that time, April 2, 1875, preparing charges against them for malieous slander of the Secretary of War. He continued: I heartily believe that these slanders on your name and action are false, and I shall bring this firm to a speedy justica whether I am in or out of the service. I shall, if you desire, transmit all documents entire to you for your information and for such action as you may see lit to take. His letter explains that these documents consisted of a mpmoranda he had made of thiugs he had heard said by Evans and other members of. the firm* The findings of the court were opposed by the President and Robinson was shortly afterward cashiered ou the grounds therein stated.

Ol'INION ABROAD.

London, Mch. 4.—The Times this morning says editorially of the Belknap scandal: This is more grave because it is confirmatory of a suspicion which has long prevailed among the American people. Even we Europeans can not but b9 struck with the altered tones in which Americans speak, if not of their institution, at least the men who have present direction of them.

The News, alluding to the same subject, says the American political life seems to be in anything but a healthy condition. It refers to the whisky fraud trials, the Emma mine mine scandal!, and downfall of Belknap, and says that these scandals lift the veil from a class of society which it was hitherto pretty generally supposed had a3 yes escaped the impurities of the social strata below and they lead ono to fear that some of the worst vices of municipal government may be percolating into the Federal administration.

The Telegraph says that disclosures after disclosures, charges after charges, varying in degeees of truth, but with same ugly and untoward character, have lately darkened the commercial, religious, judicial and administrative institutions ol the United States. Some have proved false, others true, and more await evidehce but the general effect, beyond denial has been and is to bring the blush of shame and anxiety into the faces of all honest Americans, and to make countless friends of the Republic in this country silent and sorrowful, while its enemies rejoice over these recurring revelations.

The Standard say?: Happily the countries are few where so gross an abuse of trust would be possible.

EVIDENCES OK OTHER FRAUDS.

Nashville, Mch., 4—The American

to-morrow

will contain a statement

that in 1873 the Secretary of VVar rejected the bid of the Knoxville marble company to furnish headstones for the national cemetanes, although it was the lowest bid by $68,000, and the contract was awarded to an Indiana trader at Iveokuk, which was then Belknap's place of residence.

MAESH.

Montreal, Mch. 5.—Caleb B: Marsh arrived here yesterday. SOME REVELATIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF

FRONTIER TRADING—THE FIRM OF LSET^KNAP A GRANT—TESTIMONY OF 05F, WHO HAS BEEN THERE. St.'Louis, Mo., March G.—The Times ofyesterdav, published on the authori tv of »gentleman who has been on

gaged in

cashiered to tor-

feit to the United States all pay and allowances now due,

or

to become

due. and to have his crime, and place of residence and Pui"9 ment publishedin and about St. Louis ind Philadelphia.

frontier trading for tho past

ei"bteen

years, some very interesting

laets connected with that business. He states that Orville Grant, the brother of the President, has been interested with Belknap in disposing of the trad ing po3ts for xnonoy. Grant, shortly alter the appointment of Belknap Secretary of War, visited some of the posts ou the frontier and cancelled all the licenses issued by Secretary Rawlins. Durfee & Peck, extensile Government freighters and merchants on the frontier, held the principal sutlerships at this time, and were astonished at this unexpected change. Mr, Peck investigated the matter and found that Orville Grant had full authority from the secretary of war to dispose of all the trading posts as he thought fit. Peck applied to Grant for authority to retain certain josts, where his firm had invested arge sunns of money in buildings and goods, and he would agree to it only on terms of so much cash down and a certain share of the profits, practically the same arrangement that existed between Marsh and Evans & Co. at Fort

Sill, Peck refused to comply with the terms, and others received the appointments at Fort Buford and Fort Peck. A. C. Leighton was appointed sutler upon the terms proposed bv Orville Grant, but the bonus required was so large that he lost money, and subse qnently offered to Durfee & Peck. The latter agreed to buy, but Leighton had first to obtain permission to sell from Grant. This Grant refused, and made easier terms with Leighton. The Fort Sully tradership was taken from Durfee & Peck, and to John T. Athey Athey paid

ALL THE MONEY HE HAD

to get tbe post and was obliged to make terms with Durfee ofc Peck to run it. The latter firm leased from him

the

TEHEE HAUTE,

I ||H H—«WW

forced to abandon the post. Orville Grant went so far in his opposition to Durfee & Peck that he forbade those to whom he gave appointments to purchase the goods or^buildiugs belonging to that firm. Grant also had an srrangement with the interior department by which he controlled many of the Indian trading posts. These he disposed of in the same manner as the sutlerships, to the highest biddor. Grant was iu the habit of visiting the military posts and the Indian trading stations every year to collect tbo money due to him and his partner, Belknap, and for this purpose he had authority from Secretary Belknap to draw upon any military posts for ambulances, teams and such aid as he might require. His autnority was generally recoguized and he was greatly feared, along the frontier. The authority for theso statements is Doctor Terry, for many years connected with the firm of Durfee & Peck, and who has spent much of his life on the frontier. He says the Congressional Committee Will open up a rich lead if they will investigate affairs at Fort Buford. BELKNAR'S EARLY LIFE—HIS REMOVAL

TO KEOKDK.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Keokuk, March, 4.—'Tho Gate City of to-morrow morning will contain the following concerning Gen. Belknap history prior to his appointment as Secretary of War.

A little over twenty years ago W. W. Belknap came to Keokuk as a young attorney. He was a Democrat in politics. He became somewhat active as a local politician, and in 1858 was elected by the Democracy to the Lower House of the State Legislature,

About the time he came, Keokuk was in a ferment of speculation. It was a season of great expectation gilt-edged property was selling at fabulous prices. Mr. Belknap caught the speculative spirit, and operated to considerable extent iu real estate. Then came tho crash of 1S57-S, and Belknap found himself in great financial difficulty. Now followed a transaction which put him under unfavorable opinion for a time. Letters from eastern correspondents and from clients camo to his partner, that money which his firm had long before acknowledged the receipt of, had not been applied as directed.

Inquiry disclosed that Mr. Belnknap had received the money, acknowledged the receipt for it for the firm, and in his financial extremity had

USED IT HIMSELF.

His partner was a poor man, but he raisod the money and paid ofi the debt. The sum so paid, Gen. Belknap paid bacic with principal and interest as as soon as he could raise the money, and to this use he applied the salary of his military service.

When

the war broke out, Mr. Bel­

knap went in with the local company to which he belonged,and came back at the ond of ihe war a

Major-General,and

with a record as a soldier, honorable to himself, the State and the country. Ho had scarcely determined what to do as to his business future, when Andrew Johnson began his raid upon Republicans, and Dr. J. C. Walker, Revenue Collector for this district, was to go out lay decapitation At tbe instance of bot.h Democratic and Republican friends, Gen. B., who was

War Democrat and then Independent, politically, dividing his vote between both parties, applied for the place, and got it. The agencies that compassed this result were both Resublican and Democratic. When Mr, McCrary succeeded to Congress, Gen. Belknap, as an Independent, was appointed by President Grant, and this appointment was generally satisfactory to all parties. Throughout his administration of Collectorsbip,

RUMORS WERE ROSE

in some quarters of a whisky ring and tobacco ring, and these rumors continue. As to the foundation of them, we know nothing, and have heard no specific instances of alleged corruption at any time given while he was filling this office.

Gen. B. was suddenly, to the surprise -of himself and everybody, made Secretary of War. The choice was made by the President foom the standpoint of that peculiar policy which has controlled him in many of his appointments. Had ho asked auy part of Iowa Republicans Iowa Domocrats who he should choose as a Republican Cab.net Minister from Iowa, none of either party would have thought of suggesting Gen. Belknap. No political questions were asked or answered as the condition of his going into tho Cabnet.

DEI,KNAP'S WIVES.

From a reliable source a GAZETTEER learned this morning a new fact concerning Genl. Belknap's family affairs and one not heretofore published, The telegraph and Washington correspondents have been in error in stating that he had been only twice married. He&was married three times. His first wife was Miss Cora Leroy, whom he married in Keokuk Iowa at the residence of her father Alexander Leroy, Alexander Leroy for many years lived in Vincennes where he was en­

caged

in business. He was aiter-

wards resident of Terre Haute, and it was during his residence in this city, that his daughter, afterwards the wife of Gen. Belknap, was born. She died at tbe residence of her Uncle, in Vincennes, of hemorage of the lungs At thetime of her decease, her husband was in the army, and in the Atlanta campaign.

FOR £Y FQ 0 RTH CONGRESS.

The Senate Passes a Resolution Notifying tho House.

OF

ITS

READINESS TTO HAVE BELKNAP IMPEACHED.

Everything Else In Washiggton originated to this End.

au(j

carried on the business lor a year,when

profits accruing to Athey enabled bim to run the business himself. Durfee fc Peck had the tradership at Port Sill, bbttt was given to Evans & Co. Durfee & Peck attempted to carry on business in opposition to Evans & Co. but the officers of Uie post were forbidden to giTO the soldiers orders on any firm but Evans & Co., and they were

Sub-

SENATE.

MORNING SE3810N.

After the expiration of the morning hour, Mr. Sherman called up the resolutions of the New York chambers of commerce, presented last week, and spoke in regard thereto.

Mr. Sherman, in is speech, took strong ground against any repeal of the resumption of the act of 1875. He said that passing from the consideration of the public honor, there aro many reasons of public policy, which forbid the repeal of that act, was generally regarded as a settlement of- the financial policy, by which, at last tho party iu power is bound, and upon faith of which business men have conducted their affairs and made their contracts, debts havo been controcted and paid with expectation that at time fixed the gold standard would measure alloblihations and a repeal of the act would now reopen all the wild and dangerous speculation schemes that feed and fatten upon depreciated paper money. The influence that secures this repeal will not stop here. If we can recall our peomise to pay our notes outstanding, why should we not issue more. If we can disregard our promise to pay them, why shall we regard our promise not to issue more than four hundred millions dollars as stipulated for by the act of 1S84. If wo can reopen the question of payment of our notes, why may we not reopen the question as to the payment of our bonds. Is the act of 1869 any more sacred than the act of 1875, and if we can reopen these questions why not reopen the laws requiring the payment of either interest °or principal of the public debt. They rest upon the acts ol' Congress which wo have the power to repeal if the public honor cannot protect our promise to the note holder, how shall it protect our promise to bondholders already do we see advocated in high places, by numerous and formidable organizations, all forms of repudiation-

HOUSE.

-MORNING SESSION. Washington, March 6,187G.

By Morrison, to exempt from criminal prosecution witnesses testifying before either House of Congress or any Committee of the same.

By Wells of Mo., to reduce a number and increase the efficiency of the medical corps of the army.

By Schleicher, to recorganize the property and money department of the army, and for purposes connected therewith.

By Williams of Mass., a resolution of the Iowa legislature, proposing an amendment of the number to vacate their seats each year.,

By Dunnell to allow all the depositories of public monies of an annual compensation of $1500. Also a resolu* tion of Minn., for cheap

FOREIGN GOSSIP.

CARLIST AND ALz'ONIST SOL1)11'US FRATERNIZING.

Baroa Albert Grant Coming to Testify in Scliencks' Behalf.

ENDOFSPAINS TROUBLES.

Madrid, Mch. 4.—Despatches from the north announce that troops have fraternized with the Carlist who presented themselves for amnesty. General Quesada will occupy Biscay and Nauarre with forty five thousand troops. King Alfonso will visit Burgos and Santander, he will enter Madrid the 15th in9t with cannon captured from Carlists. Alfonsiets captured one hundred and twenty cannons tne soldiers belonging to the class of 1870 have been disbanded, it is expected the army wiil now be res duced to two hundred thousand men. AVINSLOW THE FORGER COMING ON THE

SIBERIA.

London, March 6.—According to tbe present intentions Winslow,the forger, will Droceed to Boston by the steamer Siberia on the 21st of March.

ALBERT GRANT AND SCHENCIC. London, March 6 —Albert Grant, a noted financier, intends to go to Washington and testify before the House Commitee on Foreign Affairs, to the following effect: First, that he never told Lyons that he, Grant, had given Senator Stewart 2,000 shares to become a director in the Emma mine, and to assist in getting General Schenck's name on the board, and tnat Lyon's statement to the contrary, to the committee, is absolutely untrue second, that h« has never seen Lyons, nor had any communication with him in his life third, that he never gave any shares to Senator Stewart either to become a director himself or to get Gen. Schenck to be a director.

ELECTIONS IN PARIS.

Paris, March, 6.—Results of the seventy four elections yesteiday are now kno\$n, and tbe candidates elected are classified as follows: Republicans 22 Conservatives represented 9 Radicals 6, Constitutional conservatives 9 Legitimists 3 Bonapartists 25. The Bonapartista include Joceme David in the department of Giran De But. Maufas Prefect of the Police during Coup De Etat, was defeated at the Bar Sur Sune department of Aube. Captain Munre th(? noted clerical Legitimist enthusiastic, was elected in the department^ of Marlepan, defeating the Bonapartist, Abbe Cadoret.

Failnre.

MANCHESTER MANUFACTURET SUSPENDED. Manchester, March, 6.—Private advices from Prague, announces the suspension ot Messrs Xauffman's large manufactories of linen and cotton

coods

Washington, March 6.

Mr. Edmonds, from the select committee, to which was referrad the resolution and message fromthe House of Ifepresentatives, in regard to the impeachment of W. W. Belknap, late Secretary of War, reported a preamble and resolutions, declaring that the Senate will take order in tne premises according to its standing rule, and directing the Secretary to notify the House of Representatives.^Agreed to.

MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 6. 1876.

THE NEXT.

Charges Against pout.

each

tragsparta-

tion. Under call of states besides many private bills and bills for public works and ect., following were introduced and referred by Randall to declare the immunity of witnesses for the U. S.. It provides that witness shall not be lible to arrest ait any time after he has been suphoned^^of-.after testefying and that he shall be a penal offense of intimadate or attempt to inlimadate any witness by threatening him with prosecution.

the ring.

with liabilities estimated at half

a million dollars. The trad® in Austria is reported at a complte stand still and a disagreeable state of uncertainty prevails in commercial circles.

PORK PACKERS PROTESTED. J, Boston March, 6.—Charles* Forth & Co., extensive pork packers went to protest Saturday. The house claimed surplus in December of more than half a million dollars and will probably oiJy ask extension D.Mc Oliver & Co., provision dealers are renorted failed owing North & Co.* S 40,000 E.iHartfordI & Co.,. wooi dealers also reported failed. dealers ai^

rre-

A DAMAGING ACCUSATION THAT HE PLAYED THE PEOPLE F4LSE IN

THE BABCOCK TRIAL.

Gone to Meet Belknap.

Tlie Case Against the Attorney General—Did He Betray DyerSolicitor Wilson's Defense—

Jealousy Towards BrisTOTT—A Serious Matter.

St. Louis, ifo. March (».—Tho Times of yesterdy morning published a somewhat lengthy statement of what purports to be a part of tbe secret history of the whisky ring prosecutions here, and especially tho Babcock trial,

witness, tho order in which he intended to present the evidence, etc. This information, it is alleged, Pierrepont made over for the

use

of Babcock's counsel, in order to defeat the prosecution, and this too with the President's knowledge and consent. Storrs, the Senior counsel for Babcock remained in Washington, and whatever Pierepont obtained from Dyer in regard to the case he first repeated to the President, and after a consultation with him, Storrs got the benefit of all he had learned, ^e attorney

General's private emce was the place

where the plans to defeat tbe Government in the case against Babcock were matured. Every night preceeding the time set for Babcock's trial, Babcooka and Gen. Horace Porter met Pierrepont in bis office and closely

STUDIED EVERY POINT

contained in the evidence for the Gov ernment, and prepared to overcome it. General Babcock. was admitted to the conferences between the President and Pierrepont when tbe plans were first arranged, and whenever Dyer sent any additional evidence to Washington, Storrs was sent for, and when the plan of prosocution was fully matured, ho was as familiar with it as the AttorneyGeneral himself. Those familiar with all the circumstances, absolve Col. Dyer from all censure. Dyer had reposed implicit confidence in the integrity of Pierrepont, and had been deceived. Dyer could not be made to believe that one of the chief officers of the Government would violate his oath of office and disregard his duty. Hence, he accepted Pierrepont's pretended interest in vigorous prosecution as sincere, and even relied upon him as his superior officer for aid and counsel. It is- then asserted that, while Pierrepont was at the outset very earnest in prosecuting the whisky ring, believing it would redound to his credit as the chief law officer of the Government, he soon found he was overshadowed by Secretary Bristow, the people and the prosecuting officers giving that gentleman credit for every blow_ struck against

envy. He became jealous of Bristow's

popularity and joined heart and soul with the Grant taction and anti-Bris-tow combination. This «ave him a firm hold on the regard of the President, but enabled him to aid in defeating Bristow's plans and thus weakening Bristow among the people with the whole administration, so he had a double purpose iu joining in the move to save Babcock from conviction. He would establish his position in the Grant party for the present and future to weaken Bristow by making it appear that the indictment of Babcock was a scheme to injure Grant and ad­

vance

Bristow's political interests. As to why Solicitor Wilson did not warn Dyer of Pierrepont's plan to defeat him it is explained, as coming from Wilson himself, that he (Wilson) had already been represented as schemirfjg against the President and Babcock. Every act he had performed in tne furtherance of his duty was distorted and born to Grant's ears as a part of Bristow's plon to obtain the nomination for the Presidencv. Solicitor Wilson had for several months devoted his time almost exclusively to working up the evidence against ana preparing to convict the leadorsof

THE CHICAGO WHI8KKY RING,

He had acquired knowledge and airanged plans to this end, which made it impossible for any other man to step into his posession and carry this out. He knew that a great pressure was being brought to secure his removal and this he wished to avoid, until tbe Chicago ringleaders were cnnvicted. Just at this juncture when a warning to the St. Louis prosecution against the scheme of the attorney general would have proved valuable, he dared not interpose lest it might result fin his removal and the escape ot the whisky thieves in Chicago. The secretary regarded him as a necessity to a successful prosecution of tne ring, and, had he undertaken to have exposed Pierrepont's plans, his removal would certainly hsve followed the discovery by Pierrepont of the act. Besides Col. Dyer placed the most implicit faith in the professions of Pierrepont, and any suggestions as to the attorney general's scheme against the prosecution might have been resented. Considerations of this kind prempted Sclicitor Wilson to refrain from giving advice that might have undone all his plans. Wilson aid not forget that he wrote Henderson a letter advising him to keep adetective on Babcock's track during his visit in the fall of 1875, and. that a copy of that letter was sent to the President. Henderson lost tbe letter, and by some means a copy found its way to the white house. Col. Dyer and his assistants are fully aware of Pierrepont's treachery now. Col. Dyer said pnblic-

ly that he had contended against an element which was bound to defeat him. At the time he declined to give any explanation, but the fact that his eyes had just been opened ito this element of opposition was apparent. I ho article also accuses Pierrepont with maneuvering for the removal of Gen. Henderson, tho special counsel lor tue Government here, but there is nothing said on this point that has not already been published.

BRAZIL ^BULLETINS.

THE PERSECUTION WHICH A POLICE OFFICER THERE UNDERGOES.

If it Is Not Disgraceful, Wlint ia

Brazil, Ind:, March G. '76.

Last Friday night, a most disgraceful performance was enacted in the Mayor's office. Mr. J. W. Scott who is employed by most of the merchants as protector of their property, and by the city as an officer of the. Jaw, was

very

it-

asserts that although Gen. Pierrepont was very active and jealous in the prosecution until Babcock was indicted when his ardor cooled, and lie began to use his inlluence and the power of bis office to save that gentleman. With this view, it is asserted the Attorney General sent for District Attorney Dyer to come to ^Tashington. Dver went, and while there Pierrepont, on the plea that it was very important, and even necessary, that he, as the head of the department of justice should know what the prosecution would be in the Babcock case, obtained from bim by the grossest and most inexcusable hypocrisy, a detailed statement of all the oral testimony against Babcock, the whole plan of tho prosecution, what he intended to prove by

shamefully treated last Friday night at about half-past one o'clock, A. M. as the citizens, all or most of them lenow that a fire was started at the "Y» drug store some time ISlr. Scott discovered it, gave the alarm, and the hose companies were there quick as possible, but they were unable to save the building. Hopes were entertained that tho incendiary would be brought to justice, but as yet he never has. In a week or two after the fire of tho drug store, the meat shop and grocery store of B. S. Stewart, on Main street, was fired. Mr. Scott, as was his duty and custom, glanced up the alley and discovered the fire, gave the alarm, but the flames were extinguished before tbe hose companies arrived.

For a few days atterward, whisperings went abroad that our policeman Mr. Scott, knew all about these fires and that he was doing it to get up his reputation as a police officer. He has been accused of it by many, but he was to much of a gentleman to resent these insults, after awhile, the memory ol the fires began to die out. About two weeks ago, a fire was started at the rear of the saloons on South Meridian street. Oil was thrown upon the building, and shavings and kindliug wood were used but it bad made but very little Progress before it was discovered by Maj. Collins, who was returning from a Presbvterian social, which had been held at tbe residence of Col. Zimmerman, residing on North Meridian street. The above occurred at about 11 o'clock P. M. Then a

e(Thelios9

This filled Pierrepont with

W6ek

ago last

Saturday, at about 9 15 P. M., a liro broke out in the livery stable of C. Dangherty, on Main street. Many persons were upon the street a few minutes before, and few were the business houses that had closed lor the night. It was but a lew minutes until the whole building was in flames. In about two hours from the beginning of the fire, three different places of business were in ruins, viz., the saloon and billiard parlor of F. Graham and John Craft, the livery stable of C. Daugherty and the grocery and provision store of J. W. Morrison Jr., and two others seriously damag-

company's were on the spot

and worked like heroes, and among them was policeman Scott, who did his duty faithfully and it anybody tried to save things, he did Aday or two after the fire, a court of inquiry was held in the Mayor's office, for the purpose of investigating tho matter. One passing along the street, might at alunott any time, hear something similar to this: "I dont believe Scoto tired those buildings," or "I know that Mr. Scott did not ao it," or again "Mr. Scott has been abused ever since ho came here, and without reason." and many other sayings in Mr. Scott's behalt. Now to begin with the subject last Friday night, about one o'clock or a little after, Mr. Scott passing along the street in front of Turners Hall, knowing that the fire companies had held a meeting in the Mayor's office a few hours previous, and, healing a noise in tbe office, he thought there might be a dog or a tramp in tbe room, who had no buainess there. Going into the office, ho found all quiet. Striking a match be lit tbe lamp, when lo and behold, there, upon tbe seats, sat six of our so-called, most prominent citizens. (We do not wish to mention names.) Mr. Scott was surprised at seeing them there at that time of night, and in the dark. He excused himself in a gentlemanly way, Baying that he did not know they were holding a meeting. So extinguishing the light, be started to go out again, intending to leave them in the dark, as he bad found them when they called him back, telling bim they wanted a light. He not suspicioning their intentions, returned when one spoke up aud told another to lock the door and put tbe key in his pocket. They then began to accuse and threaten him. Weapons were drawn and they tried to force him to make aconfession. He maintained his innocence, 6aying he knew nothing of tbe fires, and that he had nothing to confess. They advised him to resign his position, to leave town, &c. They,gave him until the next evening to leave. Mr. Scott before leaving for the night, made one of the party accompany him to his home, saying that they might fire some building, and lay tho blame upon him. Is not Brazil a city-of civilization or is it a place where outlaws can take tbe law in their own bands and mob when they please. Look at these larger cities, they uphold their police force and encourage them. If a fire,robbery or othor accidents befall the city, they do not turn around and lay the blame upon their police force, no, not by a good deal. Brazil is a young eity, does not appreciate their police lorce, as it may here after. Some of the citizens are very indignant at tho state of affairs, and, in fact, almost all of them.

Crimes and Casnalltles. PERISHED KJ A SNOW STORM. St. Johns, March, 6.—Three young men namek Rynes, Nezry, -Edgar while in the woods were overtaken by a snow storm and perished, to of of the bodies were found. -'f'' A FATAL QUABKEIi.

Baltimore, March, 6.—In a quarrel Saturday night between some sailors and Edward Roach and John Butler the latter was falally stabbed.

KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.'

Wilmington, March. 6,—By explosion in a quarry at Belleview Robert Meaker and

were killed.

PEICE 5 CENTS

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Nominated by the President to bi Schemlis Successor, Washington, March 6.—The Presi* dont has sent to tho Senate the nam« of Richard II. Dana, Jr., of Mass., tobw envoy cxtraordinarj' and minister plempotentrary to Great Britain, vica Kobeat C. Schenck resigned.

GOLD IN THE BLACk HILLS.

Green River. Wy.—Men jnat from. Wind River Valley, states, that rich mines have been discoverbd in Big Horn and Owl Creek mountains, a, stage running from here to South Pass, one hundred miles. The min® i9 about

125 miles north from there,

and the Stage Co.

are

making prepa­

rations to put on a line to Camp Brown 46 miles north of South Pass.

mukbebat middleBUltY.

A Terrible Shooting and tutting Affray in Which Two Young fflen Loose Their

Lives.

Wouiiiit ulthe Bottom.

A terrible shooting and

6

cuttLP?,®£

fray occurred at Middlebury Friday night last, in which George Watt9 of

the firm

of Watts Bros., and Freeman

Reoves, a youth of seventeen were.ki 1

Tho difficulty arose of looso women, who were in the store of Watts Bros., when aome

on®

hred

through tho door from the street The Watts brothers armed themselves with counter weights and butcher knives and revolvers, and sallied forth in search of the culprit. MeetingFreeman Reeves and Louis Seigler in the street they accused them of doing the schooting. A quarrel followed, which ended in a fight between George Watts and Reeves, in which Reeves received a terrible blow on the head with a counter weight, and two .se7ere.9^^ on either side of the spinal column, near its base, form the effects of which be died in about fifteen minutes

Reeves shot Georgo Watts in tne Iftft temDle killing him almost instantly Thomas Watts attacked Reeyes alter he had shot George, and it is not known whether the knile woundsi were inflicted bv him or the other brother,

All the weapons used, two revolvers, two butcher knives, two counter weights were found on the where tbe tragedy occured. Tom Watts remained in

Mj^dle^uria^nVn

Saturday morning when he fled to Owen county, the home of his father he was followed by a posse of constables, who came up with him once but were frightened oil by his revolver. Groat excitement prevails in Middlebury.

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A GAZETTEKR visited the scene of the tradgedy to-day, but was unaMe to reach the city in time to publish a detailed account of the affair,

JONES.

Which tlie Same was a Dead Colored Man Whoa Bones Were Refused Christian

Burial—Trial of the Case and His Bone Ordered to »e Baried. Philadelphia, March 6.—The Jonea burial case was decided to-day in the Supreme Court. The authorities ot Mount Marioh cemetery last autumn, refused to allow the body of Henry Jones, a colored man, to be buried in the cemetery, although his widowowna lot there. The matter was takeu to the court and the authorities ordered to permit the burial.

They appealed from the decision and carried the case to the Supreme Court. The decision of the Supreme Court today and

affiriFS

its

finding of the lower

court, and.orders the buriel to be made in the cemetery.

The Cow.

The cow has littler fun in 'em than ail other animels rolled into one. A cow wouidn't laughf if she dlde, but cows moo wen they wants their cats to sudk'em. Tbe milk we gits for our te is pull of cows, and then pump at with a pump till it is enoughf more. They give chees too, but weather a cow givs more than one chee to each cows isn't none to the other,

Cows is lots of kines, or veryities, like dogs, and horses, and hens' Some don't have no horns, and these is moolies wich can't tos dogs like the one the one in the house that Jack, bilt. If I was a cow Ide rather be a horse, for horse'3 don't have to be milkt.

Once there was a feller, and he had a cow wich got burs in her tale, so it was all tangle, and he went to pick 'em out. He put his fingers threw* the tarsel of the ole cow's tale like a* cobin, and was a goin' to begin, wen the ole cow she* got afrade and begun to* walk away. The feller he couldn't? hole her, and he had to go too, a tryne all the time to pull his fingers out but couldn.t for they was cut. Then he said wo, and he said holt, and steady there, and no 'casion to hurry, aud every thing he could thiuk of, but tbe ole cow shr jus kep goin' round the faster and him a foilerin'. Pretty soan a big dog come which he new was a sabbage dog, and after lookin1 a minnit it jined the per cession wile ituddin' how it ot to act. So they kep a goin and. a goin round—the ole cowr and the man, the dog. the smeln' tbe man's cafs and a inaken* up

mind. The feller he didn't kno

whether he

him

other

Richard Andrews

rather have the dog bite

or

bite

the

cow. But latter on a

man he see'em, and fetcht a

pail of slops which he set down, and wen they come round to it the ole cow, stopt to have some, and wen her tail waB slack the man's fingers came loos. Then ho came round to tbe dog, which was a settin' down a grinnin' and he shook his fist at the dog, and he says, says he, thinking to fool the man that fecht slops, you wuthless brute you mus take 'em by the tales. I never see such a awkward dog. If its a goin to take half aday to teech you how to drive a gentle cow like this 'un He sell you. But it was the man that fecht the slop's dog.

In America culls is called gen tiemen cows,