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

~ ST.. LOUIS, Fob. 4th, lS09.
EDITOR JouRNAL.-Thus far the
investigation Of frauds on tho city
exokequer has resulted in tho in
dictment of tho Comptroller and Ex-
Comptroller and Ex- Harbor Master Of
the city. Against how many more in
dictments were 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 tho Sec.
rotary Of the committee, Mr.. Sam.
Slavson, formerly partner in the we'll
known house of G. W. Curtis 4 Co.
He spares not his radical party friends,
though he is devoted Republican.
Every we'll disposedss.citizen gives him
credit for his arduous labo!s in their
behalf.
In private circles there is much talk
Of the gigantic swiudles perpetratcd on
peoples land by the Union Pacific and
other kindred enterprises. To show
the extent Of this speculation, will
mention an attempt now on. tho tapis
to get 1880 acres for every mile and
$4,000 per mile in bonds. a few
men have bought a 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
the Pacific Railroad, to Galveston via
Dent county. Public opinion is adverse
to al! 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 the same. The air / s full of ru.
mors 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 now many people we're in
innate with him then, when his bank
account was very weak. Some of the poll
ticians who fancy themselves dcit in get.
ting good hold will miss their mark.
The quarrel between Drake, as the
Senatorial leader Of the moral wing,
and Schurz, Of tue lnfdel wing Of
the party goes bravcly. on: They
are both in my. opinion: incapables.
Drake has taken and assumed too much
in a body which processes dignity much.
", and where new man is as effectu.
ally snubbed as is Freshman in col
lege, and expected to keep his mouth
shut until his beard has grown; while
schuEs's egotism has already Disguised
all sensible men Of every shade o.
opinion, and he has hardly begun
Wait till he warns the seat occupied
by Old Bullion, and woe to any Sena
tor who attempts competition in the I
me and mine line. Both will be laid
away in the tomb Of the political capu
lets at the expiration of their prescn
terms.
Grant will dispense some: positions
here without reference to what certain
parties have or have not done, the G
A. R. to, the contrary Notwithstanding
! We are in the midst of very fnt
spell Of weather, warm and sunny
and not a pound of ice yet put up herr
for domestic use. We must look. t
some of your crystal lakes ia Minneso
ia for our summer luxury this year
We have had no such winter for .
dozen years back. Peaches were how
ever killed in December. Prospect 70,
apples never better. .-
A beautiful and exhaustless suppl,
OF stone, quite equal and doubles!
much superior to what is known as tn,
Joliet marble, has been found on til,
Iron Mountain Railroad SOHO fift,
miles from here. Large investments ar
already made and q fine productive
quarry opened. So goodbye to tn
Chicago marble. We have better al
!, ticle two hundred and thirty mile
nearer home. ~
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL.
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