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THE DAILY NEWS The Officii! Organ of tho City. Trrsn r .MARCH 7. 17. J OH O. CA1EIO.V, . E4ltr mutECD TX TTTT MAS BVlt.ff.f. So. 5,JisVry HtfV.' A rT iktisi 5i Rati: . Pr square ::. iinc. Nonpareil) firt inrrti'n fl.O; each ubenuect inrtion GO cent.. No 1 TerUfrnftj; inserted for than f 1 .0. Contract fVaa've rtfemt of aajac or lime can te mad as the News cxuit-'nj-rnom. Coxta"To 'iii'lr no; ilifni t et"V. thlir tpa, for adver tise ohr'than their Is4tr buine. except by paving j-ia!!r f.r the amc. St RsCEirnox Rati:-. Ifculri ten Veer, f-SXO; n-.rvnrh-, fc$.l; three tnoaths, 2.0a Wekly,onTeer, f l.f ti toon in. . j cnt inranaDiv :n aa tinof. Tbi Dailt N"t i the lrtt dv newppr in th tate the only paper ia Raleigh that revives th" Telegraphic KtMrD. and the lead i a r" ad Tf rt v . n e m- tiaan ia Nrth Carolina (IRC 11. ATM V Thi Dailt Nnrnbit the !arj td:i'y riTtiUtj.vi in tne 3tAt. and ovrr dvii.e th eircii!li-n of anr other dailv in eigh. -The xrn ti oed ri reti lat ion o! t he 1 i i v and Weekly 2f b neaVlr .., a: re3e more T jar mr iiT tner p.i- pr 1b Norti Carciiaawx , Shepherd and Jay Cooke thrown ti ge a tone to the picture If erer the Soath sought on these despicable creatiirep,"w hare persistently rilified and mis rep sented her in order that they might fatten on public plunder, this ii tha day of her vengeance. Those vL'la nous knares who hare stickled at n jthiDg to defame ns that 'the migat er joy the fruits of their crime, axe aow, thank God, unmaslfe'dj an sfard befcue the American; people in all the hideous proportions of their damnable corruption. B--Ik nap does not stand alone. ITo is not a single oak in a forest blasted by a flash of lightning. He is a tyre one of the multitude of our infamous sranderers who have sought to rend ns that they might lire in pomp and magnificence on t"ie profitable pickings from the public crib. Hester and Babcock, Kirke and Grant. Belknap sdJ Shepherd, et id omne genus', these be oar detainers ; these be oar de tractors ; these be those who by filling the air with slanderous false hood hare sought to embitter the North against us. Ay, but these b tbr against whom the whole world protests as corrupt and infamous Thelr rilest utterance is our higheft encomium. oke thrown fe" "Wyy rJ$''ii ictnre ! IiSal Xhe Hal ier U ought revert Mr it rV.wMij Ifey led tt Utarjybf Wlto aJ fee to Wire it to me: At all eeGTBTTTarfiea upon the Secretary of War, and as near as I can remember made application for this poet in a regular printed form. Tlie, Secretary said be would appoint me if I could brinjr proper .mman.latnr. lettpra. and th I? I I Mid. I ciuld do. Either Mrs. B?I tTfaV1 r,fceJ HS. rrtrr5W 4rthlt the prfaeut.trader-aT the post, John 8. -Kaod, wasadppiicat fpr re-ap--poiuuneot, atH tbat.J hml bettersee Kiwhe iJt WJ .HfyM Jf uot e fir rat im,put RC witLout sAue, notice., aj he-Votl! liMe, largely on hi bulJangV,fttjet obHDdi sfc., if the pftW &a4 taken from Lloi. and It. ciuld, baJ proper aud jiMt for me. l-mase arrange ment witbj. him &r Lher purchase if J wihd,fo run the, post, myself-' . - a saw .vaus suuiouuu uuAHiarui ed ai the wos pact, of losing: the pJaee, I remember lluii hk aaid itiat a ilrm af ttU;ru poat trade ra who claimed S XKI UtHI-lk JUUIfUCB Wild Vliv secxwLary f iWArhsd'.tjromlsed tb have fuiuapput'ed,.vut qe found oq romioe to WMhioeton this firm to be eoiirelV , without, InAuence.. Mr uvana which .HOTICK Tt CORRKMPOMJKXT. e rSaaoucixnJbJurmmii- cicaUoa. In aJl cN we require th writer name ana aaJr, not for pub- lu-uon, bat a aiJts-af gd faith. return ree t! otnmunicatir.-. nr (: a we urv!er!ak Ut preserve rnanu-eri; :- Tst Wrrxir Xrw i rrer pubiibNl in- 'Sorfh contain -40 rolunin .f :!i- C It from ererj ecti-"n o! Wiled Jkitt 4 the cvuntrv. arni iner xna ir.lu?!ri4 clA'-es ,: the countrv. tini altk.oi,rti:m. The letters of tToJin T.Gregory, Ei., Cl rk of the Superior Co art of Halifax county, an 1 of Mr. i.-crge T. Simmons, litely pub!iiied in theee ci ,.jmns,containingdiac!osure as to maJfeasacce and alleeed cr- mplicn in the olEee of J!r. J. C. L. Harris, Solicitor cf tbii District. have created a ucniveru ol Jem nation of the accused by both polit ical parties. The hieh standing and on impeachable character of both Mr. Gregory ami Mx. Simmons baTe riren to the charges the force of iwora proci. sutt t sir.' ttt4 can make any explanation of his conduct it is dae both to biai aud the public thst hi be allowed to make it. We hereby tender l.im the use of our columns, frt-u of charge, for acy communtcaticjc or reply he may wih to make. Till: OI.IVK I1KAM II. We find the following brave, nobJe words in the Sentinel of atunlay They are from the pea of CJoael Dormn. As Jong as the Sntini t eou tains such sentiments, and such sen-time-its ooly, the News will bid it God -peed : p-mocrata ot North Carolioa! Our en electoral vtes will, in a;! proh ktilltv. be sufficient to drtide the Presidential elecliou. Thedeti nifS -four own grand oid C'oninioii- wealAh io four years U coute han Ti the strojrsle of next oeralr. If w- triumph, and ttatrioti.-m, intel- liretjce ami vlrtoe once more bear rul within our borders, we can tLe better endure our nhareof the nation al 1 1!- which my be ahead. Can we jeoprii everything thai true m-r told dear, for the make of a few piti- f I p--rorial prejudice and predilec tion ? Can we afford to rik the rum or oi r r?iaie it return to ruinir Radical damlnaiioo to gratify tin- am ti'. ion of any one man or an v hut - dreduien? No, no, a thousand linu.- no ! "If th) right band offend thee. cut it otf and cast it from the?! The Mfe of a noble province, an em pire n exteot and resource, is in oui hand. Mighty foes are aiu.-.teni c sgaii-st uj Powerful iiifluence arr lre !y bei'ig brought to bear to cvi: helm u. Is this a time to fal ter and bicker and turn our arm aeii Ht rath other? Let our SStaie Dvm cratif Committee meet at once. ami i uminon ail the wiadom ami true path l:m of the 8tate to im aid. Let definite tUn of campaign l air ri ed out, and every available man be resigned to the poet where he fin render the mot service. Ia( asdewoiouU be levied, pro rota. on i very candidate to aecure "the sinews of war. " Let every shirter and inurmurer be drummed oat of camp, sod every deserter shot with out mercy. isdom. vigilance aud unity which tand shoulder to shoul der and beart to heart, alone can win u victory. The time for mere word is ftM. By hU deede hll evety man now he known. orward. llret proposid a partjOrshtp, I deehned. And then abotius of a certain portion of the profit If I would allow- him: to bold the po st loo and eouvlnne.. the business. We linallv arreed uoon $15,000 Per year. Mr, Evaus and , myself Went on to .ew iork together, where tne contract wa- made aud executed, which is herewith submitted. Pa per marked At During our trip over, however, Mr,EVan saw soYne JhfOtfln the A i-m y' and Navy Jour-1 nat which led him to think that some of the trpopn ' were to be re moved from the fbiT.'and that he had 'tTered too ' Iaea sum;1 atff,J before he contract Wcs drawn ft "was re duced by, agreement I6"fl?;000, the nrue being payatrtu 'rjuarterTy In advance. When the first remittance came to ni", fay probably, ip Noeember, 1S70, I sent oce-Ulf thereof to Mrs. Belk nap, eltherI presume, certificates of deposit or bank-notes by erptet. Being In Wa&hlogton at a ftrrlefw some weeks after this,1 1'- had lM6tf versatinn with Mrs. Bower to the fof lowing purport, aa fsr asT can now j reiueuiber, but must saythit' Jtrst ! here my memory ia ejtceed!ngvJndl9- j tinct and "Judge in part perhaps rrom what followed us to. the deTalls of the .on veia((bn. I' went Up-atairs in the nursery with Mrs. Bower to pee the tby. I said To her t "This child will have money coming tn-H before .t a real while." She sa'd "Yes. The mother gave the child to rut that the money coming from' t&e' she urust takeaad keep for It.'" I said, "AB right," audit seems to me I said that perhaps (he father ought to be con sulted. I say it seems bo, and yet I i-Hii a ve no reason for it. for as far as I know the father knew uothingof my money trmuaaelious between the motrer aud myseJi. I have a faint recollection of a re mark of Mrs. Hower that If T stent the money to the fstheT that It belonged io her, and rhe would get R anyway I certainly had some understanding, then or ulsuueuUr, with her or hinv. for when the next payment emne due and was paid, Z seut the ene-half thereof to the Secretary of war, aua nave continuei substauti a.ly from that dav forward to the prrvriu time to do lhetatne, About, I hud Kay, one and a half to two years after tb couxuan cement, of thei payments I reduced the amount to $tt,oro per aBasmJ-iTKe reaaan of i tiia rednctlmr w partly hevause of y sif rsatlon betweenoff-ana tne eec er-ri retary oi vv ar r fr . ?? r A. It never was, fca.I remember. 3ve in one mtwucei,' uui iui uw sitlve. vet it seems id me when the f 4rele In the newspapers regarding affairs at Fort Sill, probably In 1872, about-the time the reduction -.was made In the payments from $12,000 sawft becretafy of War bf 'tfsked me if I had a contract with Evans. Ttold him I had. I nevershowwlit to him or any one else until ; I pro duced it here. Q. After receiving the telegraphic iibpo?ua from the Sergeant-at-Arms to appear before this committee, which Was on Monday, the 2l9f of this month, did you oome to Wash ington; and, if so, had you an inter view with the Secretary of War, and when andVhere? " A. X" came : to Washington on WMnMdiv. the 23d of this month: I went to the house of the Secretary4 of War. staid Wednesday night, and returned on Thursday evening.',"! showed him the telegraphie sub poena, and asked him what it meant, lie aid he supposed it was to state before the committee what I knew abont our transactions together. A I said I did not like to appear, because I thought my testimony would be damaging to or would implicate him or give him trouble. He said he thought not and advised me to stay and meet the committee. During that evening my conversation was chiefly with his wife, be being pfqs ent part of the time and understand ing the general tenor of our conver sation. She suggested that I should make a statement which would sat ssfy the committee and exculpate the Secretary. She wanted me to go before the committee represent that she and I bad business transactions together for many years, and that all this money I bad sent the Secretary was money that she had from time to time deposited with tne as a kind af ban ker, and that she bad instructed me 10 send it to the Secretary for her. Ianneu there and spent the eve ning, and staid all night, retiring uld netJmanu- I wanted, and Dr. Tdrallnson I coulvi swear eikn'ap knew-nothing ent withhla! sister, about twelve o'clock. The evening devoted to discuasiug this mat ter. I told her that the statement -would not bold water before the Committee, and even if It would I boukl Dot make it, At tbesame time was so wrought up aud had such aaxfwty she pressing and pressing me about it and having slept little since the receipt of the subpu-na, and sympathizing with their condition, I did not give them a positive an- tiie -ojitlnued ortmptflnts on the part or Mr. rjvans nilLKStP AM) CiRANT (UK. iu'ptio: We publish elsewhere . the, evi dence oi Caleb Marsh eonnetlnj Geoersi W. W. BeJHajy ferWary of War, of selling the office of poet trader at Fort Sill Yorlmoaej. It seems that Mixsb rvaoU the office to one Kvine for $19,00() pereiBortm, and that his eontraet price 'with General W. W. Belknap waa oae btif of tbe'taoney Marsh should re ceive from Evan. Tbna, aiijc Marsh's apporatment im Iks Uil Of 1870. he has received OQOfrf Evans, and the Honorabla Secretary of War has received p3,0O0 fro si Marsh that ia, if there " be tenor among thieve. ; . General Cnstar also telegraphs t&AtkHof Che poet-traderw la-the TTest tvA their officee nndersimi bxr terms? ' bi:, Ie detaHs of the trmnsacOofi' as sword to by Marsh are too revolt- ' ing for til to dwell on with pleasure. lo what low depth has the great Aaienean govern meet descended. Grant accused in the Senate Cham ber by Senator- Sasaaer of bribe taking and nepotism ; the miserable Heater basking i& thftamikaof the adnjinistratbo ;: Qreral rahyxck, the PriTateSecTetarj,in leagne with thieTes to defraud tie Treasury, and resting his defence oo tho fact tl at these - eou v icted -ferorrs were the VsiViiridj of the Preideii ;tfce cuUthroat Kirk take4ijbe bosom of UiA eojttlWrthe Sev reUrj'-llssnl the iTJotte XitpCm5l'dliz$kol office ! A'ti-fiK;BThVud hon est na'vofSMcrjjJoad'that they axe aicat of tka fJhenesty and cor- roption of their Scjvtaryy Itobeaon ; 'while in lb Treesttrry tboawands cf . dollars disappear as if by magic be fore the eves of the Treasurer. Williamr, the Attorney Gsaeral, tod Delanov the Secretary of the In-l-ine. ra both eanailvcrornnf anrl a disgrace to the age in" which we live. J Tnese have beeQ . the President's aAnocfldiDga,wjth ".the 'credit oo bilicr cormption, Jim Fiske, Boa TKTIMOY OF .MARMII Till HF.I K VP SCAMI tl. ... JXiDSfo.Nv. Mr. Caleb P. Marsh, one of the w it- Dfawt ordered lo be ubpifoaed by ine ooBimiltee, rteing preaeut, wac duly sworn according to law : Hy the Chairman : tjuestion. Wliere do vou renide? Answer. I csslde at No. 30 Vet Kiftv seventh street. New York: have rMiJd in Nsw lork abont eight year. J. were you or not appointel or tendered an appdntaieut as a ht- trai-r, at rorl t.u, Indian territory in the fall of 1S70. by the Secretary of War? If so, under what circum stances was said appointment secured Uy u? State also if you were omi miesloned by the Secretary as such post-trader, or, if not, who wa so commissioned, and if any other kt son than yourself was so uommissio ti ed, g ive hi name, the reasons why he was commissioned; if any agree men: was made between you and the appelate, slate it, or produce it, if in writ eg, and was such agreement mad with the knowledge of the Secretary of War? And state the circi ma lances connected with the mak ng of that agreement, and all the transactions in detail thereunder, fully and particuiary as if you were pec illy interrogated in regard to the eve.-l transactions and so fully as to save the necessity of repealed Inter rogarories. The witness. In reply to your ques tions, I would state that io the sum mer of 1870 myself aud wife tpeut winii weeks at Lone Branch, and on out i -turn to New York, Mrs. Belk bap and Mrs. Bower, by our Invita tion, came for a visit to our hourfe. Mrs. IUlknap was ill during this vit.it some three or four weeks and I sup pose in consequence or our kiudne. to In r she felt undersomeobllgation, for she asked me one day in the coureof a conversation why 1 did not e pply for a post-tradership on the frt'iuier. I H-ked what they were, and was told that they were, many of them, very lucrative office- or p-wts iu the gift f the Secretary of War. and that if I ranted one she would ask" the Sec tary for one for me. Ujon my repl ing that I thought such oftWs belonged to disabled soldier, and he rides that, I was without political iu flaci ce. she answered that politicians got such places, Ac. I do not remem ber -ay ing that if I had a valuable pot of thai kind that I would remem ber I er. but I do remember her say ing something like this: "If I can prev ill upon the Secretary of War io award you a post you must tie care- lui U say nothing to him about pres ents, for a man ouceotrered him $10 -IM) for a tradership of this kind, and he Uld him that if he did not leav) theoflJcshe would kick him down stairs." Bememberioe as I do thla storj , I presume the antecedent state- J men t lo be correct. Mrs. Belknap and Mrs. Bower re turned to Washington, and a' few days thereafter Mrs. Belknap sent me word to come over. I did so. She then told me that the post-trads- and His partner, aud partly-, so far as-1 new remember, in consequence- of "an . article In the newpfers abnat that time reflect ing on the injnstice done to soldiers at this fort caumd by exorbitant rharges made necessary On the part oi the trailer hy reason of the pay rueut of this bouu.o. , To the best of mv knowledge and t l.ef he above Is a trCe statement of ;I! the fact in the cuse and aa com plete as I can remember occurrences of so xnsnv years ago Q. State how the payments were made to the secretary of War subse quent to the funeral ofhls then wlf, tvhic.u. you attended in Washington io Dceuiber,,I870; whether In cash, by check, draft, certificate of deposit, londs. or by .expraas, or otherwise. A. The money was sent according to the instructions of, the Secretary of War; sometimes In bank-notes by Adams Express ; I. think on one or more occasion by Certificate of de posit on the National Bank of Amer ica In New York. Sometimes I have paid him in New Yotk iu person. Kxcep the first payment in the fall of INTO and the last in December, 1875. all were made to tbe Secretary in the modes I have stated, unless, perl taps, upon one or two occasions at his Instance . I bought a Govern ment bond with tbe moneys in my hand arising from the eoutract with Kvans, which I either sent or hsnded to him. By Mr. Blackdprx; U. Can you stale tbe sum in the aggregate received by you under the contract with Krana pi what por tion thereof have you paid to the Sec retary of war, Includlng'the first and Ia.-t payment-j, which you have stated were not paid to biro ? A. I have uo memorandum what evtr.oa whJcJBiJp make answer. It Is very simple caJculaTTonT'T'he rlnt payment 'to me by Evans 'was made iu the fall of 1S70 at the rate of $12,000 a year. He paid at that rate about a ear aud a hatf or two years. aud siucethen at the rate of $0,000 a j tha year. n wouiu atreresate about f 40.000, the one-half of which I have deposed ol as abqVe.fitated. Jy the Chairman: O. Did von receive let tern from iKo Secretary of War acknowledging the receipts of the sums forwarded to him in the manner you have stated ; or did lie ackoowledge the receipt of the same iu any way ? A. Usually when I sent money by express 1 woujd serAd .blru the receipt of the company, which he tveuld either returu marked ,"0. K." or oth erwise acknowledge the receipt of the same, tytmetimes . I paid it to him in New York, when his receipt was necjasary. I bare not preserved auy receipt or letters. "When sent hy express J always deposited the money personally aud took a receipt from them. J. Have you at any time haf any conversation witu tfte .Secretary of KriuuK tne post i sdership at Forrtiill or have you corresponded with him regarding lne 8am A. O, freq uen tly . I have forward ed requests to the Secretary made to me by Mr. Evans, wishing privfTeges about the fort, such as to sell liquor x uv rtMueuAuer wual action Ac. was taken upon ' them Jthey were not returned to ma. As Tar as I know Kvsus corresponded regarding affairs at Fort -6111 thrbugV -me'wltii be Secretarjtf. Wa I heter: heard of auy othet.wayn . , . . Q. Was tbe con tract between you and Evans ever the subject of oon- swer that night. 1 went io bed at 12 o'clock, and I do not suppose I slept a wink.. They said they would breakfast about 9 o'clock. I came down about eight and met the Secre tary alonw. 'I. told him I thought I had better leave and get out of the .country, for J fbuld not perjure my self for any one ; that I could afford to have my throat cut, but not to perjure myself. He replied that he did not wish me to do that, that we could fix it up some other way, I said "I thiuk I had better leave the country." TheSecretary said I would ruin him if I lefr. I said ''if I go be fore the committee I wlllsurely ruin you. for I will tell the truth." He was greatly excited. When I came down stairs to leave he followed me and asked me into the parlor, and said, "I want to make a last appeal toyou to stay longer." He said if I went he would be ruined. I said I woula ruin him if T weut before the committee, and I left and tock the limited express to New York. On reaching home I consulted my attorney, asking him if the commit tee could reach me by subpoena if I left the country. I siaUd the ease to him, (Mr. Bartlett, 120 Broadway, Equitable building.) He asked if I was subpopnaed. I told him I had a telegrapbio dispatch calling me to Washington. He said that if a sub poena bad been duly served they could give me considerable trouble, but that on a telegraphic message they could not reach me if I was out of the country. I asked bim how long I would have to stay. He said if the committee bad leave to sit du ring recess I could not come back until the present Congress expired a men went home and found there a dispatch from Dr. William Tomlin sou. the brother-in-law of the Secre tary. Its purport was not to leave ; that he had good news : that he was coming over. I determined not to be governed by it; that I was going wiai iney oniy wisneu to nx up some new story, but that I would not be a party to it. My trunk was being pac&tu to leave. At about midnight. Thursdav. l eoruary or. lomlinson arrived at my bouse. He said he had seen Ive Blackburn he is a cousin of mine who said he thought if I would write a letter something like the one hlch he, (Tomlinson) would sug gest, mat mere would ue no further investigation ; and if there was, they would ask no Questions it would hH difficult for me to answer, and that Mr. Blackburn said he thought that u me committee still wanted to ex amine me thev would appoint a sub committee and come over to New York to do so. lie came to my bed-room, and I told him to go into the sitting-room aud draw the sketch of the DroDOsed letter, and that when dressed I would loin bim, and I would write such a letter as he wan tod. if I could. I wrote the letter from the sketch of Tomlin son; the endeavor was to exculpate the Secretary: there was nothinc in it untrue to lite best of my recollec tion, but it did not state the whol truth; it was a very short letter. He took it with the Contract inclosed. He sajd be would take the letter and contract to Mr. Blackburn, who would show it to the committee, an-l would De the end of it. He lef my house at two o'clock Friday morning. At midnight Friday night I was roused up, and had the sub poena of the committee served on me. Saturday morning about eight o' clock Dr. Tomlinsou again appeared. He said he had been to Washington. He wanted to know the first thing if I had been subpoenaed. I told him I had- He begau talking the whole thing over again, still wauting me to say before the committee what was suggested at the Secretary's. (At the interview on Thursday night he n.uiTOuicMiirirapaio me com mittee, before which I had been sub poenaed by telegraph to appear next morning Friday-that my wife was sick and that I could not attend. My wife being sick, I conseUed and did so telegraph.) Recurring to the in teryiew again on Saturday morning I said I could not make the statement ue uesireu, ae said he had seen Mr Blackburn in the interval. nH ha,i shown him the letter of Thursdav night. He then returned it and th eoutract to me. i said. "Dr. Tomlit son, I have thought of this thing in mush it has nearly made me craz I am not going to talk about itiuy more. We will go down to myaw yer and consult him about it.' My object being to have a lawyerb tell him how ridiculous the sry be wanted me to tell would apilar be- iuic ins cmuujlliee. We Went down and mlM on r Bartlett, and I told himbe whole truth in the presence of J. Tomlin son. Bartlett said I fact u re aOV story L most not Al I couifl.l still ins&ed tnattil that General ofthe arran Mrs. Belknap, deceased, and if I couldswear that at the time I was at her funeral I made an arrange.ment with -M re. Bower, Jhe preeeut Mrs. 'Bell flap, Li AinlcbJl was to send her all this money through the Secretary tbe wheie4ertng-eH4d-still be settled. I replied, fl , cannot state(it, for it is not truer y my Impression heing that at thai fuueral I had said something about the matter to General Blkukp. Tonitf ntsou safd, Vlf you cannot swear to that you had better leave tbe coun try.!' Mr. Bartlett said, "This is a bad business : it Js not , a legal ques tion you have submitted to us ; and . w e ; i - . 'a - in the position, oi auatrs ti'e necreia ry of War should dec-ideif you should go to Washington r leave the coun try." Dr.. .Tomlinson said he would reiu.rn to Washington ; he prepared two lorniulas .of telegrams which I would' understand. One was, "Ihppeyour:wife la well," was to be, interpreted ! to 'eave the country, Tne other was, "I hope your wife is better,': which meant "come to Washington We then parted. On going home in the street-cars, thinking the whole thing over about the conversation at the time or tne iunerai, l made up my mind that, although I had stated to Ms, Bartlett that I thought I had bad some conversation at the time of the fuueral with the Secretary of War about sending this money, yet I was so undecided about it that 1 was cer tainly willing to give the Secretary the benefit of the doubt. I thought I would see Tomlinsou and tell him We parted at one o'clock:. He was to leave for Washington at three o'clock. I went to the depot and met him, and told him 'but in thinking over the matter I was so uadetided about the conversation, with the,, Secretary at the time of the fun jaL that I would give him the hebettt Of the doubt. He said, "I am Very glad to bear this, because my sister, Mrs. Belk uap, said this was the fact." That Saturday evening I got a tel egraphic dispatch from. Mrs. .Belknap whicn said . ' Come to Washington to-night; it is necessary." I received it in tbe evening. Next mornlog (last Sunday).! received a dispatch from Dr. Toujlinaon-, ... I hope your wife is better," which, according to our agreement, meant come to Washington." Iu tha afternoon got a second dispatch from Dr. Tom hnso fail. come very glad not . to. have 'to leave the couiiiry.iheconvictidn'havinggrown ou my lniuu mat it would do uo good. I reached Washington yes terday moruipg at b:csu,. and stopped at the Arlington, my wife being with me. Was shown to a temnora- had, 4y irr dencdj fr Vv ti, as toiiuwa;,' vQ.m.e without Answer,' .1' ao'sirtrai : "I shall to-night, wllhpitIllI.', l was ry rcom at about, seven o'clock. I laid down, beiirg greatly fatigued, ana ai aoout eight o clock JJr. Tom linsoti called me to the door of the room. Hi' said he had seen Bl;ick burn, and that lie fcUil thought this mailer could be fixed up without any trouble, ilo asked lie if I Lad the letter I had written ttbe committee ou Thursday night. T said, I had uot." Jbe said, "Blackbu'ru says you bad letter write another of the same purport and send it up to the com mittee, with a note explaining why it did not come sooner." I oid so The note aud letter are marked B. andC Shortly before, two o'clock p.m. yesterday I came to, the Capitol to meet the, committee, aud Dr. Tom linson found me in the corridor near -te com raitteeyoom door. He said: $i You are "going before the commit tee, and I want you v remember that there was no arrangement with you and the Secretary of War at the time or the funeral, and? that the mouev you have always paid to General Bt-lknap was for Mr?. Belknap, and by her directions."' I told him I was going before the committee to tell the whole story, as far as I could re collect it. I said I had thought of leaving the country, hut was over ruled; and that now I shall tell the truth, aad the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. He said, "I don't wont you to tell any lies; I only want you to leil the truth, and that is the truth." I said the truth I shall certainly tell, and ifitdosnot hurt General Belknap, no one will be more rejoiced than myself. I entered the commit tee-room at about two o'clock, yesterday, and without being sworn I made a state ment to certain members of the com mittee ofthe facts in the case more briefly, but substantially as I have now answered in reply to your chief interrogatory. When I returned to the hotel yes terday afternoon, Dr. Tomlinson was waitiugat my room at the Arlington to see me. lie asked how I got along before the committee. I told him T bad lold tho.story from beginning to euo, anu mat at the reiuest of tm gentlemeu present I was going reduce it to writing, and appear It tore . the committee to-day at K:30 with it. He wanted to know hoiv I had stated the fact that all thesepay- uieuu io me eeuretarv had ofen made in consequence of the original agreement made with Mrs. Bdknap 1 taid I had stated the facts as they wert-, according to mv best recoJlec tiou and belief. I. told bin. I would furnish hlmaconvof thestatement i would make before thcommitrep I prepared thescatemeit last night. and gave him a cod v of about eiht ' clock this morning Uing substan tially a copy of that I submitted as an an-wer to your c-Jief iuterroen lory, save that i hav hlled up the clanks. Dr. Tomliison came back to room at about 730 last evening and I asked him wiether lie had seen Mr. .Blackburn slice l bad made mv statement in the ifteruoou, aud what impression it hid made unon th gentlemen whoieard ir. He said he did not like to say he had seen Mr. Blackburn, lat he said he had seen one of the oonmittee, wh"o expressed the opinion Ami my statement would involve th? Secretary. He then made a stinger appeal to me than ever nefoB'. saying that I was iho friend of 'the.Secrttary ; that if this thing che ut ib would ruin him thathj Wite wai in gr-at distress about, it, and 'he! himself, as her brother aiid fiiend or the family was in gat trOUlle, and that if l?uid stat--. (Xid, "Stop, Dr. Tomlin so; 1 have jtfiout finished my writ tpi statementrAud I will read it to Alii u twhim. He aid he did not see but that it ws-s ail- rnrhf thuf thiAj i j i . , LMug.i i;uu;ii ue seen ex plained yet, if they could prove that this money was origioaby sent to General Belknap by Mrs. lielknap's order. Geueral Belknap would he subpoenaed aud would prove to the committee that Mrs. Belknap's estate s eutirely separate from his, and that this money received through me he had always kept distinct from his and for her, , . U Did ydu ever have any bualn ess relations of any kjnd or nature what ever with the lata Mrs, Belknap, or the present Mrs. Btlkrvan Jii- vi iucuj, oiuer man from this Fort Still trades h I h? Htfe von imwortrave,WBn evrr had. atly sums of padJ&y, oft anyvidencd3 r IndebtedjUEsa or secuxwjes oi auy uj t or descdDtion wbftteve'i belonging to eittierof Hem ; or have you at any time been iDdebted''to either of them in any way, manner, form or descrip tion ? A. Keyer. The present Mrs Belknap year. go may have consulted me on business mhtters : but there was no monetary transaction whate.vej;, between us other than I have here tofore stated. -' ' ' ;' Ot. Q, When way the baby ofthe late Mrs. Belknap born and Wheh did' it die? A. The baby of the late Mm.- Bel knap was born in'lhe autumn of 1870; died during -the summer of 1871." - .'-v By Mr. Robbins: " ; Q. In the conversation had. with the present Mrs. Belknap-," at the funeral of her sister, in December, 1870, or in any other conversation had with her or any other person at anv time, was- -it the ujerstodg that tbe money you were to pay and were paying was to be the money of Mrs. Belknap, the present wife of the Secretary of War ? A. It was not. The foregoing deposition and state ment, made under oath, having been carefully read over iu full to Mr. Caleb P. Marsh, the witness, in the presence of the committee, and . he having made such alterations and cor rections therein as he deemed just, he assents to it as a correct record of his testimony, and attests the same by his signature hereto attached. Caleb P Marsh. Washington, February 29, 1876 Mr Blackburn submitted a state ment regarding his interview with the wife of the Secretary of War in the presence of Dr. Tomlinson, mark ed D. Mr. Clymer and Mr. Bobbins also submitted statements relative thereto, marked, respectively J2 and F. Thursday morning. March 2, 1876. The wituess C. P. Marsh, being re called, was cross-exaruined-by Judge rjiair. n' By Judge Blair : '-"' Question. In yoar examination in-chief you say that Secretary Belk nap remonstrated against v-our going away without appearing before. tuc committee; did the Secretary, iii de siring voa to go before the committee tovtesiny, asK you to testify to any untruth V I certainly don't think PROFaSSSMOWAI cards. ALTEB CLA R K ATTORNEY AT LAW, RAIiKTGH N. O. . Practices In the State and FederalOonrta --,n options made In any part of the State Office In Law Balldiog, Fayettevllle St. pl5-ly r ; - - - R. GEORGE W. GRAHAM D Raleigh, X. C. Paastt llmltarl to tha Eye, iEaraandSThroat i Office over Pescud, Lto A Co.'s Drag 8toe R. T. G Gray. R A Y & 8 E. R. Stam TAMPS, ATTORNEYcS AT LAW, Raleigh, PT. C, EfliW thete jwiovi coirectTons mdarifi i ollna. iatTart( EMOVAL OF OFF: DR. WILLIAflf LITTL1 JOBERT MAlfCFACT0R LAW80N as or Saddles, Harness, Collar, Trunks, Etp 277 W. Bltim.. . " . "WH. -ss-t-.- 11 t; j Tf?9&TC-HARNBaa Trunks, &o. h l' my 18 ly A Y " E my 18 ly W. Baltlmor Bltl itrt, m,,r,li1. MC ELIAN tv ,T ATTENTION1 OF xjj Office : at his residence, corner ojlonnt street and Newbern Avenue. Ja 14 ly jrEWIN W. BARRINGER, Attorney and Counsellor at Law MercantUe and trKrfajo t.f'ractU e a SpeoieJtj a Comauwiader or Peeds , for North CHroljLa md oWier Stntes. .... By permission refer JdsMces Of9ti- prema Court; But ot Raleigh; First Na tional Bank and Merchants' anfl farmers' National .lank, Charlotte; Raleigh Vallon ai Bank. i;r ttTOV A TtM se4 8m , Jitizens of RaleigQ ftoHt&WtpM? to U lrg, CORNii'U, 'ko ,3 T a . LEWI Attoirriey at.Law, BDILDING, C, 2m FLOOR BRIGG8' tw u ni.. Raleigh, N. Practlees ia all the Csurts. Prompt st tenti oh given to collectloiis ihr.uehont thcStale,. ,J -JelS ly JOS. B?;MT CH E Jj OR, ATTORNEY A 1 L A'W, ; Raleigh, N,,jC . ' Office in Taw' BnlVMsi? .TnrtrnAr- Ta.vttA. vllie and Davie streets. . J'; ,pJa-ly " 1 1 1" " a'. ,i: '". I ' iiiiwiini, a.u. t uraaam, m, u, PEAS, ifEAL, ' BACOV, RYE FLOUR, , HAV, FODDER, SHUCKS o AND 8TRAW, which I am now cttetlng at Remaikablv Low Price GRA HAM Answer he did. C. P. Marsh. Sale of city lo s m nm J. ot ACCORDANCE WfTH TH" order of t e Hoard of Aldermen, ju . 'e on tne wo any oi January. l7 . i on WKDXESDAT. tho J2h t flay of March 1x7. o-t t:f premie rjer-fnnnrsto tti, &rceed to selHtbe real Wtoca. ar-ni ;df ft r t eiaxesautior .he- li col y-r ei ding May th 1st, '76, uuder se ti m tlfv neven ot the charter and after due sdver- tispfueut,: N"aVne. "Ward. Tjxef.. Arrlurfion, Mrs W H Mid. 3 p 271 m i) I Audersc-n, Creet-y vresr y (?. 6 is Asul-y r-State ro iOaVj ' iH 67 e si i pt 47 5 :li wt'Sf 4 lot 5 9J Brodle. C L H an.-h. John Bohtr, Wr- Ml' Bryan, Marian Brown. V Garl Brj h, Stirnie Bryo.t, Jordan Battl , Jense B idgefort B T e;wt 2. acre, e Ht 2 p isS, west 4, lor, esst 2. ya acre, east 1, U acre. west 4 y, arrt. Basb Quint. Gua i went 4. pt 1 19, Bradford, TImjh Be i.v. r;i. M s Can Bu'.l. i- J W Cooke. Geo T Cross in, Boot Crocker Jane Christopher. C D Coluura, Mrs P H k, east 2 pt 11 10 -0 Ifi ii7 4 m 3 ti ' 53 31 ti : 2 4i 87 t 6,Z7 east 2, yA acre. we -i o, lot. o isr 2, Acre, east 2, hotel, east y, pt 182, west 4, acie, east 2. di 9j. east 2, 14 neve. rsmpbfl'.MrsMsry wwnt 4. M acre. I'ann , wsu west 4. acre, Davis, W K eat 2. i -ore, Ucktrson. Nascr wost 6. Dt E 1 wards. Lewi west 4. l. anre .'6 (W 3 00. 128 07 11 9' 8 0 46 52 1 67 I 1 R A H A M & ATTORNEYS AT LAW ana tne f ederal Conrr, aplvly B. H. BtTBK, 8AMl.T.WrXLlA8 g U N KFJL M ii D IIBl'SK K rocky mouotjt. a . , Fractice 1h tue Hnpreme Court of the B'Ate and in the Federal Court at Rale r ma i-t. '' .. . h ' ;. - T E N T I 8 T R Y Th- :naderigned ha-vinc permanently located in Ral egh. rspectfui:y tenders his oroigusonai services ia the prno. of D - NTIS TRY ChoHvorterallTesBd tneohaiiU' ti the cltiz -ns of Kaleigh aud the pub lie generally. " 1 - Offlc e t )6nsfl tver-: Tsekep's. utotv, u r- teatly occupied by Dr. Ai rina- Otf p. E. EVER ITT. DR. P. BABCOCK, DENTIST, hflsopened his oM fn orrrCD. Heart t's. shoe jiti re, where ue will he glad Ets manr friends reiaiiinar Dental "jii "iODS. ,Ail ODerattons carefnllv per f ' nicd nd r-duced prices. f22 tf - jrpajautcJng the quality to le o. K. m aoods dfcilrered free rt chsrg. iMid, th. Clp- hrnita, i lgf PfS?1? respectfully P. F. FALS0S. k e? feb Yd er E M O Martin StrwC V A L , co, 4r jvORffBlli6:R J I N Q 8 L E Y & A S HLETj The widely iwewn MAKBLK WORkio! w Hi tela w 6c Crowder- have been removed from their former lo cation to tbe corner of . J : f FAYETTEVILLE AND DAVIE S18. Ellin .ton, Atfelua &. Co Wcstl. acre, 13 10 ,2 8 00 8 00 Edwards. W H Ferrell R K Franoi. Pt-tcr Freeram. Robert ;ih, charl-s Grioe, London Hatwa-d, Mrs V M Ha l. P T Hu'wiimsfs. C W Hintiin. Jftl H'inier, Nancy east 2 acre. east 1, l acres, we 14 y acre, lot. east 2 'i "ere. Mid S, i-i a rs, v vst 5 i t 276. Architectn BuUlero willcontrac frbDiIdines ofny kind au i rnmln materials U kinri Plans and SpeoincatloBs and Estimates ruwota .mi nan, ncuoa adv ui. .fair HT VI fT'hft7UlBTG( a. 8necll , . have pwuaptatteBMo. - - if. T A KINGST.KY, WM. IB. ASHLEY. nostra .TO.BoJ48eRaleUh, N. C. wnere Jhey are prepare! to do ul! work In j . their line of Business, socli as J- " KONUMINTS. TOMB STONES, east 2, i acre, D, aa't wsi 5, pt 199, west 4 acre, wet i, pt 71. Ila wo.-d, I east I, 22 i, :21 jmiiisuii, iw rs ci id. east l. pi y Haj-es. V M east 2. U npr lucrum I..nlRa west 4. nr : 41 JeukinsA- I'alraer, at 1. ot 144. ' Jeuklns. Milium east 1. nt. 144 Jcskins Wiliaia east 1. nt 98.94 Jenkins, T hwrs Jen ins. T nl's Jones-, WhUaker acre. Jeffreys Vm l inl 'n. M."- t iora LewiB, Iwsou Love, Mi'in Mnloue. J II Munn', T H east I, pt 141, east i, pt 14, & Barker west west 4, 4scre, W' si .5, d 276. west 4. M acre, west 4, acre, west 4, 1 20 acre, Kechwiiic B L Vsstioiation east 2. tore, iTluj-1. Mi riatue JJid 14 acre. o4 Pranlte Work for Bnlldiun. Curb Btoo forRide-wlkandOrare-rar(i, KImcb tor 61 ie walka, 4o. And are also prrar to no ll KINDS or MASONRY WORK. eontract for the itone work of all kindi -ot build ok. Firm f r G lod end Faithful V rlt o'ot oiy need no eodorseraen , but we refw to . tbo'e who desire It to MHr. Jobo wiijiamn, Preident Htt Nilnl bunt, W 1- . Hollemao, T. H. Brlg A Hon, New-c Publishing Company. W C.A a. B. "ironacu, Lynn A 'a ma, T. 8Toneh. fee S'! 'HITELAW A CKOWDKR. Overton Wm Pe. lenry p., E w Agent l-rry, fl E H)Wc. Jimes -ves, A lphees nui. urani;e acre. eas r. 2 fast z, y icre, we-i o, pt :H, eitst 2, lA acre, tan2 y. ere. ' ast 1. a-re, e s . 1. pt 112 jvuKsrn, w x ror i' smith eavt 2 nt to- -: I J ... V . . 1 ... ,f V puvi -.- 1 1 ..I'll K -an, !ar:i c Scott. W 11 smith, Ortn srewarf, Jesse mailings, Mlsj east, 2 Hiniih, K, fae'rs tlanl2 Thompson, Mart west 5 T'irtier. aict eat 2 vYiiiiHuer, v , , w-Mt 4 est 4. east 2, ni'u. J. j-i acre. east 2, y acre, wtH' 4. f li; acra. ;i acre, r?, cre, pt u, hjtaiier, Vley ea".S,-pt 27 Whf;e, J M Ast nst2. & ac, hita, Hct tie east 2, i acre, 111. ams Sr4Uire east 2 acre, 1 tar lu, red ea.;t 2, pT 47 GEORGE H. WILLIAMS Coilecior, 12 X) n ; 5 :ti 4 (J0 o i :u 2 ti7 13 sa 4 ti7 2 t,7 :il 3 . 2 (ST 00 f 9i 6 i 6 67 (167 12 60 2 15 y 5 IS 34 12 O-l V 31 4 I'M 9 10 6) P E B ll U A Y 1 9 T H Cochrarif-JilcLeaii fcCo. BroadwayToVaridand Crosby jb., ' NVYORK, - -IL ' I i . .. Kl IMPpRTKaa Xsp ioBBERS vof JpHE BEST IN THE MARKET. A. Baura's Fresh Meat Store, Wilmington opposite the JUarktt. There Is no doubt, In other wo-diltln wSJJL"nwn 6 that the best MoU.TAlJ BEEF, M0TTON, LAMB. "HKKP, "! other meata ie to be found at BU'MI MEAT STORE, n Wllralnictoo Kielte the Market. Only the best MOl'H MS BEEVE3 are purrlinscd and baieb ered every moraine by a ikllifil bend PORTER' HOUHE STEAKS a kdmuW ffuif ivasapi on band every nnrnint. Terms at ll-7e and let live" nriw. umber tbe plae. and come waer T90 kdow you yn je-iy 1 get the.beot. D R Y a o o s frfenTifSl1'1 th: ttion of theU I7-2!Kl JJIXGVVOOD WINE COMPANY :LA6fes,; - EMBROIDERIES. keep constantly on hand wua-pjcknong WINE-Impertal toand. WHITE AND RED CONCORD RIBBONS. WHITE GOODS, WINE. PORE SCUPPKKNONG sui nor for mwiii-inni BRANDY, very 7 wj uieu.omai purposes, eoiiiil in flavor to the best French. q SOU fl'K RNONG VIN EGAR a n,ow.-., verv una fm. . . . a utnH ariicie are niiKnrnAi, i i . unde rsi !,n ,i f V;, ; i LTO . . - vua ui ier HOQ wua rvcr "UJ,Ka . V . UAH tElT CO Klngwood, Halifax county, N. de 18 D4na gAGGING ANU c. TIES. Kaggins and Ties Salt and Iron. Ppnnrr nnrl ut la short, a flrst-clas suick of every th ne usua ly kept in a Grocery est bite Traentf g' c v ' 11 TEMPLE, No. 5 Exchange and No. i Martin ivaieign. JV. oc 14-tl G. ARRIVING T O-D A Y 2 Sacki Coffee. Lard Findings. Leather, Cheee, those arising B irrels vDg)r. I B irrpls Fionr cJieavv sPPlies Paeon pnoe r-egs ana Shoe Cas- s. Cracker. Ae. at I UMJjjflKii LUMBER!!! We are prepared to All ali orders rr Lumber at the lowest market iwi K ders solicited by ltet 1rlce )Or F. C. CHaiSTOPHFRia 1 ll'r.irieto . streil S LINENS, i ' -i : 7! ..1 ,. , r- SHAWLs. - ' ' f, r t iRESS GOODS. NOTIONS, - WOOLENS, HOSIERY, ' ' ' - -I Ac., Ac., "d8kthat yers will exaoLln. th "V" '.Parcuaslntfelsewh.-r F 1 N hTtmTa7: aother car load pf that beautiful -Wliito Corn Meal. newly ground, Juot arrived at DODD'S CORNER Q YSTERS! .' OYSTERS CHANGE OF &CIIED CLE U "By -hanaeof sohMuleof h V. 1 RU rad lean at laet enahled to fiirnlnh OY rtR-J to the cltltenf )f Ralelh ""' You can how get m v ftynters flv 5 huii fresh -r tha-i r-nm Norf'k or ,-viff nk, n I gunra.-t e tiifiu t- be fu'iyeq ml in qol Uy o any ahlpred from hue pc,n'- ' ihlp n. -thing cm good atock and pot rtf"" op perfect y ertilff ' We -toyniafaing. ma&y of the Ia""' deaiers .aqd notels im itiU ftate sod Hoatn Caro ina. and onr Ov tern are eivlo Ef fect 8HtlNfctlOn. Our prion are the loweiU Oi .eaaatrW Jedge for younelvc. . SPICED OYSTERS for nartt' t or Heau'ort - N. B. OYSTER SHELL LIviK by t" ton or car load. j IS BEEF MUTTON- PORK ! 8AUSAOE-5AUPA0E. The best tbe market afford. t '" 50 7. Give us m trial and we will plrawr-Jal8-8m' ' ',. BEACHAM BBO"' SESSION AT THE OF VHT' l'.y vuc in ,..MJ 153d "THE 1 ITXrvifMfrv !'IN will be;lnon in January, and end tbe in june. 1870, Thll PnllAsuji .AW man flVP ferent courses of atudy. fr" "r' Colleifiate expense for tlx- i.l n ''" Sive of clothlnw ani travlllnin Will'" from SI00 to H.-I.I 1 or circular apply to CHil ae Z4 tf ARLEM PHII.U! cioab feb 2 N T o C Kl . xv r E A 8 Feed Ht-.re, N. C. Deoot. f "pposite Tlcktiffl . T A ' i VI.. Aj A Jat rCn1vitnno i . IbeeeH. in brlate 6Mm- . T EOPOLD'S RETAIL STORE AND FACTORY. , --j.- ' a A . . - " . ,,A nillB" o uucav ormai oi inaporieu - . k ho' igarskept ronsUuiiynn "-"-.ni by I he Jot at Ja TH o grade i am taOeJad sample. A K R A U " de29 ooM-W . ' A. H. TEMPLE'S. S E b of Cuba Mo it rn-a TTEN'f ION" " bYSPEPtTtBT; ieo W. C. 4 A. B. eYKOWAOH-a. Fresco and Sign of Wlilleaaa Painter, 'nop, back -rug Store. Hay1 B. L. BINGHAM- B ILLIARD RO 0 M Three ulaun- nni.tiRn TASI.r"'1. fuet been fltted op In he Prairie buii" fecoad floor 81X Fayettevllle utrit.B'ji the management or RICH A H I fLfH it5I.. lX)verkolUilport cad no "'w Pleasant retreat In the city. Y 00.
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