The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-11
FROM ST. LOUIS.

d HAVW OIs IVVln.
Investigation OF Frauds-pacilc Rail-
roaAs-Rather Rough on 81 Senators
Drake {ana acknowledgement
Marble. u. Ss
) @ 81. Louls, Fob. 9Th, 1899, 81
EDlroR JouRNAL.-Thus far the
Investigation Of frauds on the city
exoLequer has resulted in tho in
diotment Of tho Comptroller and Ex-
Comptroller and Ex-Harbor Master Of
the city. Against how many more in
dictments wore found is not know out
side Of the Criminal Court. The Com,
mittee have printed their report ipa
pamphlet Of nearly two hundred pages.
compiled mostly through tho labor for
some thirteen months past Of the SEQ.
rotary Of the committee, Mr.. Sam.
Slawson, formerly partner in the well
known house of G. W. Curtis 4 Co.
He spares not his radical party friends,
though he is devoted Republican.
Every well disposed itizen gives him
credit. for his arduous labo,s in their
behalf.
In private circles there is much talk
Of the gigantic swiudles perpetrated on
peoples land by the Union Paoi6c and
other kindred enterprises. To show
the extent Of this speculation, ! will
mention an attempt now on, the tapis
to get 1880 acres for every mile and
$4,000 per mile in bonds. "A. few
men have bought small iron noun
tain in Dent county in this State, and
so they ask Congress to build them a
railroad from St. james, village on
tho Pacific Railroad, to Galveston ria
Dent county. Public opinion is adverse
to all future land grants, and it is to be
regretted that the Minnesota people did
not put in the laboring oar earlier for
the Northern Pacific Railroad, which
it is feared will not receive any aid to
build tho same. The air IS full of ru.
moro as ~ who Will "catch on:tho fly"
the ''fat:takes' from Grant in this TO-
cality, and he having once lived hero it
is surprising how many people were in
innate with him then, when his bank
account was very weak: Some Of the poll:
tieians who fancy themselves deft in get
ting 2 good hold will miss their mark.
The quarrel; between Drake, as the
Senatorial leader of the, moral wing,
and Sehurz, Of the lufdel wing Of
the he party goes s,bravely on. ,u They
are both both! in my. opinion; !. incapables,
Drake !l'I has 9. taken and assumed toe much
in = body which processes dignity MUCK
~, and where = new man is as effsctu-
ally snubbed as is a Freshman in col
lege, and expected to keep his mouth
shut until bis beard has grown !; while
schu's's egotism has already Disguised
all sensible men Of every shade Of
opinion. and he has hardly. begun.
Wait till he warns the seat occupied
by Old Bullion, and woe It te l, any sena-
tor who attempts competition in the I,
me oes and mine 'ine: Is, Both will be laid
away MA in IN the to tomb q the political eapu
lets At ~ the expiration ~! Of their present
terms. ::
ii Grant will: dispense some positions
here without reference to what certain
parties have or have pot done, the, G:
A, R: t. the contrary Notwithstanding.
We are in the midst Of a very fine
spell Of weather, warm and sunny,
and D.. not a pound Of ice YET. put up here
for domestic 4s.tic use. !: We must look, to
SONS of your: crystal lakes.ia, Minnese7
ia toy our '. Il summer a!!l lpxury, this year.
We h tye, had noe 40 such. winter. for !.
dozen years back, !. Peaches we're how.
ever killed in December. :. Prospect for
apples meyer. better. !.l.c.o.,,rs;> 1856:
A beautiful and exhaustless supply
ot' stone, quite equal: and doubtless
much superior: to what is known as the
Joliet marble, ::aas been found on, the
Iron Mountain . Railroad <somo fifty
miles from here. Largo investments are
already made aand'Ea fine productive
quarry opened. So goodbye to- the
Chicago marble. We'have better ar-
ticle two hundred and thirty miles
nearer home: ....: D.; :H., ~