The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-01-07
= ThSilfy Cabinet 1Iinister,
Now. = RAdicaI Senator.

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gasetts q paper whose ''loyalty,"
eanuot be doubted. gives to the pub
lie aeysry interesting expose of the
transactions Of Mr.. Harlan. formerly
Secretary of the Interior under Lin.
cola, but nova United States Scna-
tor. i appears that on the 18th Of
Mag. :le65. Mr.. Harlan ont cred
On hie duties - Secretary Of the In
terror. August 18th, Of the same
year. no appointed bis son. lad. as
messenger in his Office At $50 a year
-tbc boy while drawing his pay. at.
tending college in Georgetown.
Uarlsn-an ex- Methodist minister
hsing little too sristocratio to ride
in thA one.horse buggy. such a. arc
Furnished the Secretaries, according
80 the Gazcttes correspondent, took
two valuable and bca utiful horses be-
longing to the Government away from,
the Ac4uedu.t. Of which be had off.
eiaf charge, turned tbem' over to his
family asd furnished . carriage to
mEteh. The coachman's name was
enterea on the pay roll Of the depart
mc0t at 800 per month. A footman
was also provided. and was paid on
the same roll. One dining-room SER
want received bis pay IN like manner.
The horses were boarded ut $50 4
mouth, and Mr. Goodwin, as disburs-
ing officer, and Mr.. Harlan's chosen
soufsacrats. paid this little item reg.
slasly With tho rest.
Finally, when tho csta blisbmcnt
was.wsfl started. Mr. Hsrlau sent for
bis coae Imam and ordered him to buv
; livery. The man protested that he
vas fnCI able. that it would cost m orc
than aenth's pay, that he had 4
sick wife. aud they. through their
misfcrsune. were very poor. The plain
and Benevolent Secretary insisted.
and fssther gave the roac Imam notice
th1 b mast buy the livery or be dts
changed. and, upon his still insisting
that nc was too poor, b. was die
charged.
The caro- Of his household did not
stop here. The correspondent says:
On ono occasion bill was sent to
che House for about $3.50, rendered
for fancy note paper and envelopes,
properly stamped, visiting cards, re-
seption and party cards knives, scis-
sors' and such delicate articles as the
height f the fashion required. This
bill s~as sent to the Interior, and tho |
Seelstary ordered it paid out Of the
contisgsut-funJ. Mr.. Goodwin. As
officer. attended to the
of course. When Secretary
Harlan wanted coal. he sent carts to
haul It from the ccilars Of the Int.
rios Department. The horses At
iengti became tho property of the
Secretary 1T merely nominal figure,
through HE ordering : sale At which, |
BY pssyious arrangement. they we're
boaght IN. Tast was splendid cs
q h6Shaeht, With it, cheap but valu.
.hls horses. diverted driver and foot
uahs-herses and all being on the pay
rolls sfshe Government: the horses
for board. tie servants Tor pay.
Meantime Mr.. Goodwin entered in.
to tho possession Of most elegantly
furnished pritats rooms in building
Nra.Hsrlan ~as renting with the pub
|ic osuey. md Of whose fitting up
Ihc sSnesastars for supplying the de-
ctnfd. 81 they were on tho
'tas6. frobably tslt aooSs than Mr..
Goodwin would care 10 hear. Since,
,c has qsartsrcd into hoass Of his
'ws. which shows what small saia.
y With strict economy will do in
\ asA3sgtuni OF course he was Just
Be gcEtleasa.to rsAh into print to
Iefcnd tho psrt Playe1 b the mis-. I
ionaries % who helped negotiate
ONE q NJ. Harlan's moro lnia mops
ndiau tr<sties.
Tas daalinss Of Mr. Harlan With 1