Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-01-19
The United States IN account WIN tho legal repre-.

The United States IN account with the legal repre-
1913 To $50 head OF cattle at 10 -, $500 Ot
1os, head OF Drove hoEs. d. 49,. l,904 0(
To 800 head 81 stock hogs ......- 7tO IN
Creek -. ,,...,'....,..e...'.. 5000 *
To 8 barrels al whisky .......... $50 "
To barrels OF brandy .........- d. 2tgl On
To 1 barrel Of run, ............. 70 On
To dry goods and merchandise iu
stores ............ ..,.........., LOO Oi
To 85 acres Of wheat .... $50 d
To 1900 hides. ........,....... 1000 q
70 furs and hats IN store .,....... 600 N
To croCkcry ware IN store ....... 100 "
TO smiths and carpenters tools $50 "
To houses burned and destroyed, 6 0 q
10 dozen bottles Of wine ..,-, ~ Ot
| 1914 To l2D acTes OF corn on Alabama
river. ......... ..... ..,....... ...... $500 On
| To crops OF peas fodder, etc. IL. $3.50 q
Total .............. .......... sal959 q
| To interest on Sa22o3, from Juy,
1913, to November, 1sG0 Al
years aud Amouths .,.......-.. 63G53 9:
To interest on ti2,TJ0 from Sep
TENDER, 1914. TO November,
lsto, 20 years and two months, 3J3iT q
Total. $la9,323 Is
He puts everything in this time. IIc
does not even allow that the Indians de,
| stroycd the Crockcry or drank the four
dozen bottles of (currantl wine. When il
came 20 supernatural Comprehensiveness
{ VI @'bblIHEb JbNlt ID, / ittNil WAS
without his equal in his own or any other
generation Suhtfacting from the above
total the $4,000 already paid 10 George
Fishers implacable heirs, Mr.. Floyd an
| nounccd that the government WAS still in
dehted to them in the sum Of $GG610S5,
(which" MIR Floyd complacently re
marks will be paid, accordingly TO the
administrator at the estate of George
Fisher deceased, or 10 his attorney in
fact
But sadly enough for the destitute
orphans, q new President came III just at
this time; Buchanan and Floyd went out,
and they never got the money The first
thing Congress did in 1861 was to rescind
the resolution of June I, 1860, under
which Mr., Floyd had been ciphering
Then Floyd (and, doubtless, the heirs of
George Fisher likewisel had Ia give up
financial business for a while and 60 into
the Confederate army and serve their
country.
Were the heirs of George Fisher killed
No, They are back now at this very time,
bcseeching Congress, through that blush
ing and ditlidcnt creature, Garrett Davis,
to commence making payments again on
their interminablc and Unsuitable bill of
damages for corn and whisky destroyed by
u gang Of irresponsible Indians, SO long ago
thai even government red tape has failed
to- keep consistent and intelligent track OF
It, And before this number Of the GalarE
reaches Washington, Mr. Davis will bc
getting ready to resurrcCt It once more, and
alter his customary speech on finance, war
and other matters So that 1t Will tit It.
Now, the above arp thcts They~arc his
tory. Anyone TINT doubts ii can send to
the Senate Document Department of the
Capitol for H. H. FX Doe 81, Both Con
gresS, % Session, for $ TX. Doc Ne l06,
4tst Congress, 2d Session, and satisfy him
self The whole case is set toI*h in the
first volume Of the Court Of Claims Re
ports,
II is my belief that as long as the conti-
nent of America holds together, the heirs
of George Fisher. deceased, will still make
pilgrimage to Washington from the swumps
of Florida, to plead for lust n little more
cash on their bill of damages levcn when
they received the last OF that $4,000 the
said il WAS only oRtfop1M what the gov
crnmcnt owed them ON that internal corn
drll) and rs loug as they choose "a come,
they will find Garrett payises 10 drag their
vampire schemes before Congress. This
is not the only hereditary fraud tif fraud
itis--which | have before repeatedly re.
marked is not prnyeul that is being quiet
IL handed down from generation 70 Ecncr
alton OF iather aud sons, through the per
secuted Treasury of the United States ---
Gai1rg.
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