Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-03-14
Republican Rascalities in Brief.
The New York Guardian condenscs
the following for digestion

The New York Guardian condenscs
the following for digestion
s.My business in this State
Made me locker Oh Der in Vienna,
Where have seen corruption boil and
bubble
Til it o'crrrn the stew laws for all
faults
But faults so countenancei, that the
strong status
Stand like the forfeits ina harhcl's shop,
AS much in mock as mark "
Government officials selling Govern
meut arms and ammunition on their own
hook, millions made and higi. parties con-
nected, with The President implicated
Gigantic frauds in the New York
Custom House and that Washington ring
principal. 10y
A specific deficit in the stamp account
of the Rev cnue Department. $4,000, 600.
The Seneca Sandstone Company jobs
to squander $l5 GOO, 900, and the Presi
dent interested faa
Secretary Of the Navy PoJ eson makes
with one Brown, a $500 900 contrac: to
furnish Government live oak and other
ti.ber,' said timber to be cut on Gov
ernment reserves $500 900 alleged to
have been on this job, and shared between
Brown and said Secretary
Secretary Rob -eson in conspiracy with
one Il. G.. Cattelf, of Phiadt lnhia,
whereby said Cattell, withou, competition,
contrary to law. and at his own prices,
supplies the Navy Yard freel4. The
arrangements. however prohigaic, must
be profitable, if the following spec ments
are correct: 900 tons iron, worth per
ton, $3.50 charged at, per tor. SCH.
Mace GA one nice little coal bill, ST 200
coo.
January I, 1872, Secretary Ro5-eson
helps himself out of the Treasury. 70 a
New Years present for somebody, amount
ing to $50 GEO, and is called "success-
full robber'' for his pains.
The Postmaster-Gencra Cholp enning
Creswell Swindlc, which only took from
the Treasury S444 600.
Bogus mail contracts, for one year in
Texas, 100000.
The ashin2ton ling buy, in Chicago.
for Government buildings. the Bigelow
property. The price agreed on exceeds
the value sum more than sufficient to
pay for bl3ek previously rejected because
1T would cost too III uch.
The mint robbe,ies in Philadelphia,
styled petty and contemplate compa red
| with the magnificent robbeies" going
Oh near the White House.
| Davis, of Texas, for false and fraudulent
election, continues Administered IN Gov
ernment of that State. Clayton. Arkansas
ter the same thing, has seat in the
United States Senate.
Next, we have Forney's two term
arrangement with Grant, to make Il c
thing pay, and Grants re election
arrangements with Forney, 10 make the
thing sure.
Then. the Washington Alaska Monopo-
y SNindle, for protecting, 4 E.. exter-
ninating seal, with, in close pre} arafion
IA like monopoly of walrus, tic next best
thing tina; costly purchase is. ft for =
Finally. to top off with, snug S25 :
600, 600 steamboat subsidy job With
Crcsswell and Company to spend the
money.
Civil Service Comaiitce Report on
Internal Revenue; stealngs BY Collectors
annually 800, 900.
| Southern S tate and railroad boud
:robberies by Lit'leGel1, Reed, Hopkins.
Holden Scntt and the rest, amounting al
least, $500 coo GOO
| Public land robberies, footing up, east
ly, 81 600, 600, coo.
Since the war, sum total stcalings
"loyal, patriotic" and protected, ex-
ceeding far 81 900 geo coo.