Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-05-04
NEW SERIES--V0L. 10, NO. Al.
The Praying Howard.

hat the military humbug, Howard,
has been boss of the negro bureau
ever since its invention. The charges
made against him arc rather heavy
for man that prays excessively loud
not less than three times day, over
the "pet lambs The fact that he
has got very rich within five years,
and has dealt in nothing hut Phlan-
throphy, is what has given rise TO the
trouble and charges made against him.
On Wednesday Of last week, Fer
nando Wood in bis place in Congress
made the following specific charges
egainst Gen. o. o. Howard, chief of
the Bureau:
FtrSt. Thnt tc has taken from the
appropriations made for, and the re-
celpls OF, That Bureau moro than five
hundred thousand dollars, improperly
ana without authority OF law, Tor the
howard University hospital and
lands
second mat portion OF the land al
lagel 20 nave oeeh sofa Tor the oeneflt
VI tno iioward mversity fund were
disposeu OIL Improperly TO members Of
ms 80. own iamily ana otlcers OF his stan.
InFa' I,i mat ponds issued ~ ald OF
tne irs' S0hgregauohal Churcn OF the
Guy oi washington were taken IN
payment ior portion oi ms land,
"n'ch nave not YET oeeh redeemed or
paul nor hhVo they oeeh returned IN
MS onlcla' accounts a., as SUCH
fouIm; nat the University Duild-
ing ana hospital were pun oil patent
or'cK iurhlsheu oy the American buiid,
,9g- 10 nloek COMPANY 10 wh'cn General =,
m0"hru' ~, ward Onaries howard General Il.
"h'tiiesey, ana " W. AiVoru, All at,
tached 10 the bureau, were interested
as stockholders.
fVth.. That specifications for the
construction OF these buildings pro.
vlded that the material used in their
erection should be taken from the
brick made by the company; thus
preventing competition, and securing
the use oil that brick, and no other
Tor that purpose
S'rfh. mat the brick so used was
nhnt ana hcarly worthless parts oi
lne oullu'ng nave iailen down IN con
sequence, ana other parts have since
oeeh repaired ana reDuliti at an ex-
pense oil sl3,VOV'
'SeVen'h' mat oy ms consent and
win MS kho"ledge lumber belonging
10 inc government was used by tins
company aho appropriated 10 its own
oehent' oeing resoId 10 It's employees.
E'ghth; mat ne pays rent to the
lioWaru University from the iunds oil
inc bureau ior the privilege oil a head
quarters
Au''A' Ihat nc draws three saiaries'
nancy. one :. as a hri 5aoier General an
s,'o !. oi'leu 'o'"'Cs army, 1no'',er as
,i Ooui"''ss,onei ri -, 81 .uo rrgeunen t1 nu'
'.i le',ui .uu q .u''u "S "eau VI 'no iio"
'ru ~ on,'eIs''y'
.i-.e e",S' - iIs p NC n"s pau Irou tne
iunI' "a 5"o Duce"u VNer ior'y 'nou'
eS"J ug',a,s T.u. ior 'ne constructlun ,,,'.',
~ ~ ~ I,, '.S' oDnsr a''vuaI Onurcn, i,
~ tn's Guy, tah'ng tne cnurcu bonus
~ .e'urn' "n'ou nc mas el,nei return
- - &c S.',L "Ioyu"'S eu' :. 40 ea." on a",u
n, se"s '0u'" ior '"o purposes Vi 'ue
Dut1au F5a..,t nh .,,,
H'Soe"'n' ECU r., re es lss auHa"ceu large
sun ,'ou' '"v iunNs ~ ''o Du'euu 70
.' Wv ouuS Men i' S1ris''ah Associa' sDl.s
..'n ~ , ','s 0,'l s'Slns ss @ .no'' oo'ius
~ ~ P"y nio"'' "n,o', iiaNo oeen sen' 20
,I""ISeee ..ta'I :, ~ ".'p 'no ifeeu'"e"
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~.yp', .'I,o'..i 10. i.i ~ "1G.u ny y, A"oM
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'"o"ey "PPiol'ia'eu ~, .""V senoo''
ana inc school inc lahus IN tn's elty !
thus perpetrauhg irand ooth upon
'ne -! government ana inc 'recumeh. ;,
Ihutee'3h' lhat ne was interested
y, 10 .ne putenaso oi a larn oI aoont
thr'e nunureu acres near tue Luhauc
Asl ,u'l III t''s county ior "nicn tne
puOhc luhds ana other property OF the
government were used. buildings
were erecieu thereon ouiit oil lumber
belonging 10 the government, ana
.l'eh let or sofa 10 freedmen at exor-
oitant prices ana ihat he ana hls
orotnor; Charies Howard were per
sohally interested interested, "a lhls transaction
Us p, private P0Tu"'iiy I' sPocu'a''on' Pt
IOu'tseH,n' =, ny !, mas ulschargeu the
ue',Is 'i oi ,ue once 1' o~omul'sslono' ~
Vi ,no bureau WIN oAVra'agauce'
negligence ana IN tne interest oi n'in
seiI ana fanny "hu ihl'uia's iIIeuus, nl.,
fVteeNth' 1 hat nc is one OF lung
known as tne IF roeumehs bureau
iHng, whose connexions ana innu-
banks ,he @ lresuio" ,.19, ''' senpo's W ,"e = :
oou'n' .uo po,s''oa. e.'..l 'l"Sn''o'y S,.y % "a =
party ~ .uo 1Ou'ulvu ,' Nv, ,,'''os at'u ~.
WHOSE pos,,'ou ni' wy" @ " wv o'o ny ,ne .he
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