The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-18

They afe an on the ,saake; duet az well as
am. end they kpow;iss Let$Sae ssaoWi
you. shidsEim, as he;Wsrk stoh hah .eecti.;
toite and Pulled out o fold oofsPapers "a,
railroad contract. You can Eea for your
self; here's The names offsomo;ol, these
pure Republicans who ase denounoing
this very Greenville Railroa5 ring, and
here are their names, with the amount Of
stock which they own: Niles G.. Parker,
State Treasurer, $40 900; Comptroller
General Neagle, $30, 900; .. q. Cham
berlain, 1000. but he's sold out; John
G. Patterson, 81, 900; Timothy Hurley
that's me-I'm the purest Of the
lot. if you wero to believe me,
but you won't, $4,000; Reuben
as@ as ns 9isass il o %Sninson nson
W. Waterman, that's the Governors
brothor-in-law. S5O,0OO; H. H. Kimp-
ton, the Financial Agent Of the State,
whose books are new being examined by
the Convention. That makes mo inngii;
Joe Crews, the poker player. I'd bs
id, if they haven't served nttnchnents
on me and, Joe to-day-by Cd mint
Joe mad-I toll you. Joe Crews. $50, 600;
r. J. Donaldson, $4,000; Richard B.
Carpenter, $4,000, but he's sold out;
+. &. Cardozo, tho negro Secretary Of
State, So, 000-he's pretty decent; John
B. Hubbard, tho State Constable-hes
fond of wearing corduroys; $4,000 You
sec we are all in the same bont, sure
enough. Then here's this Special Joint
Investigating COMMITTEES Of the Sennte
and House of Representatives. Why
talk about corrnption Didn't the Mig
gers, in the General Assembly impeach
Judge Vernon, because he released s,me-
body on haJers corpus! D-d if they
| didn't have seventeen stenographers,
md nary stenograph was done, aud
they were all drawing their pay like hell.
l don't blame them. I'd do it myself, if
they let me- Well, am on the Investi-
eating Committee myself, and 3. r.
Whittemore, he's O good fellow. you
have heard Of him beforc-the cadetship
man, he's been awfully abused; and
there is Swails. Of the Senate, and Gard-
ner, of the House, and General Dennis,
the Chairman, aud myself, that's Hur-
ly, md tell you we are not going to
present anynwhite-washing report. BY
Cd, I'M sorry to tell the truth and
nothing but the truth. My God, it
would turn your hair white if you were
only to see what see every day. We
havo power to summon every ono and
make them bring paper and books, aud
III tell you we are going to show up that
negro Legislature.
We will oil work until about the 10th
OF juno. Then we nre going TO New
York city. to examine Kimpton, the
Financial Agent of the State, and it will
take US three months to do. that; and I
have hired house in Tenth street, off
Broadway, and got cook ind servants
and will pay every cent OF it myself,
and not dollar Of it shall come out Of
the people OF South Carolina, although
some of them think steal and there
ain't going to be any band Of music to
meet us at the dock and escort lis up
Broadway, and the stores are not going
to be closed, and honses hung with Grape
when we get in, either, as some of our
friends say. But when the time comes,
I'LL give it all to tho Herald, and it's
going to make people open their eyes,
by Cd Like little more dry Verze-
nay? Do. It will do you good. lam
sorry | cant drink, aud there's some
SELF"
The sub committee Of the committee
OF eleven, consisting Of General Butler
William B. Smith, president Of the
Union Bank of Chnrleston,) and Mr..
George a. Trenholm, we're examining II.
H. Kimpton, the State Financial Agent,
as to his management Of the credit of
the State. Mr.. Smith told mo tonight.
privately, that the committee examining
Mr.. Kimptcn had asccrtaincd that the
entire debt of the State Of South Caro-
lima, covering everything, would not
amount to moro than $9 100000. Mr..
Smith also informed me that the books
Of tho Comptroller G General Ncagle and
State Treasurer Parker had been exs-
mined by himself and Mr.. Trenholm,
aud were found satisfactory, and that
Governor Scott's relations in regard to
signing bonds were all perfectly straieht.
The committee will so report TO- morrow.
Matters, therefore, look brighter for the
financial status of South Carolina than
they have looked for seven years.
Colonel Warley, of Darlington Coun-
ty, made long speech, today, in which
he denounced the corruption OF the Blue
Ridge Railroad ring, and declared that
General Harrison, the President of the
road, had stated before him in commit
tee. that he had been prepared to defeat
Whittemore's bill in the Senate, and had
$500, 900 ready to buy up the Senate, if
necessary, Senators having agreed to
tnke the hribes. when offered. Jndoe