Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-23

0OOE 8e0oo v OotoolVI 10 the Skote 70 Int
r6DoVnt OF tS0, 300. is . tAbr,tation. Ths
Qevernor. in his message, presented ths
'Whdle matter 70 the Legislature, and asked
n invest cations N y veil known here
ala b AaS.Ast ecoeivsd en- dollar OF the
We have not charged $4,000 - the
amount. and yet We have little doubt 1t ID
nearer the ruth than ESQ, 900. W. have
The facts from Republican sourceA and they
are the subject Of remark in Republican
eiecl0 at lies Moines.
X TIE dedication rests between Governor
WIN. n. Stone, the State Treasurer, VIM
H. Holmp. Ard Gov. Stones private Secre
tarv. Orwie. or with oil Of them. Il 10 not
disputed that money is mi ssing which can
not be honestly accounted for A Repub-
lean Senator called upon the Governor .
few days prior TO the assembling Of the
,Lnehlatuys, stated that he had heard it ru
morsd that State iunds had been stolen and
demanded 10 be informed who was tie
guilty party. Gov. Stone replied that the
amount Of ga, 900 was known to have been
taken without authority. His explanation
WAS that Orwig had forged the Governors
endorsement 10 checks, and thus obtained
large sums from tho State Treasurer,
which he had invested in tho eTec
ton Of . brick block at Dcs Moines
and in . paper mill 1t the same place
The Treasurer, Mr.. Holmes, has vouchers
for all sums thus drawn, and he is generally
believed to be innocent Of any completely IN
the matter Orwig claims to have Stones
written order for every check upon which
he has drawn money and vouchers for
the receipt Of the same. 1t is true ne has
spsculated largely. and as he admits. be-
yond his means. and in consequence he
has been forced to make an assgnmcntto
b. +. Allen, Of Des Moincs, for the ben
eft OF his creditors. The failure to make
good the charge Of forgery by an arrest
and investigation, Governor Stone does |
not explain satisfactorily. That Orwig is
loyal Republican furnishes no defence
to charge of felony. His position as
private Secretary to tho Governor should |
not shield him from the consequences Of
criminaity. And these are the only ex
cuses offered by Gov. Stone for not bring
ing him to trial.
The State Register not long since
stated that Gov Stone had been robbed,
in the streets Of Des MONIES, Of q small
box, or hand trunk. containing valuable
papers, and that all effort to recover these
had proved Intellectual. Gov. Stone says
that these papers were no less than his
vouchers Of immense value now that they
are necessary to establish his integrity
If the story be true Gov. Stone is indie ID a
most unfortunate man for no one will be
lievc the tale, aud even Republicans arc re
ceiving il already as an arllul dodge to es
cape responsibility for the plumber Of the
State.
The Journals dispatch says that "thc
Governor, in his message, presented the
whole matter to the Legislature, aud asked
an investigation" We shall be obliged TO
some one If that portion Of the message
containing this remarkable statement OF the
whole matter and inv lation for all inycs-
tieation shall he pointed out to us. We
have carefully perused the ~ pamphlet
pages Of that document and have failed TO
discover IT, The following extract contains
the only recommendation for an inyestiga
ton in the message:
"Thc law provides that where lands, al
forwards proven to be swamp lands, have
been sold by the government. the purchase
money shall be refunded to the State,
which goes to the benefit Of the proper
county A large number Of warrants for
the indemnity money have been issued by
the United States Treasury and forwarded
to this office. Some of these warrants,
without coming into my personal possession
have been improperly and illegally applied
by parties through whose hands they have
passed, and the counties to which the war
rnnts he,n~r haze, up to this time. failed
TO receive their money. This matter ~ OF
so grave = character that deem it incum
bent on me to call the early attention of
the General Assembly to it, and therefore
ask for the immediate appointment Of a
$as.1 fac tc
Will Gov. Stone recommend the ap.
pontment of committee to investigate the
the manner Of cxpcnding the 100000, or
moro Of tho '.sccvet service fund.-" which
he has had a. his disposal? Win he allow
tho same or another committee to inquire
into the disposition of the fuHd for the re-
lief Of the orphans am widows Of the sol
dicrs, which he has been managing? No
doubt the sinking land fund has suffered
from the plundering Of Republican officials.
but those other funds the Governor has
specially taken in charge. An investigation
there might lead TO uncomfortable develop
mcnts, and possibly explain the my stery OF
the drafts made on G ,vcrnor Stone, dur
the last canvass, by Hon. William b. Ali
son and other advocates Of his reelection
to the gubcrnatoral chair Of Iowa.
In conclusion we may add. that no one at
Des Moines believe Gov. Stone to be in
nocent Of the charge Of having spent
more than $50, 900 of State funds to secure
his re election. How much he has pocketed
no one now can tell.-Dubuque Herald.
The American Central Railway.
BY the Galva onion We learn that Picsi
dent Thompson Of this road has succeeded
80 Dit amin - TIM m coo.nrv c,uIa IN Cnrouo
for constr netting the road, and hat active
operations will commence on it early in
March. This road is des ined to be an i'm
portant link in our railway communications
When completed from the Missippi river to
Fort Wayne, it will be the most direct
route to the East, and will draw largely on
the travel of the West. Important results
will arise to the West from the building of
this road, from the fact that it brings the
Mississippi in direct communication with
Now York and Philadelphia by shorter
route than any other now in use The
road will take Galva in its route, and strike
the Mississippi at New Boston, thus opening
up . strip Of country at present deprived
almost entirely Of railroad facilities.
GENERAL NEWS.
Rev. W. II. Furness preached sermon
on Sunday, in Philadelphia, in favor Of
running the city railway cars on Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Wood, the novelist, is forty
Ave years Of age, and her husband is
prosperous English skipper. The age 0
0ustavs Dore il thirty three years.
A firm of dis,illers in Maitland, Capada
are on trial at Toronto, on a charge o
swindling the Government out Of one hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars by SNUG
Cling whiskcy into the United States.
Senator Call, Of Florida. is too young t.
take his seat lie is nephew Of the lat,
Governor Call, of that State, and man o