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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-10

The Grand Jury have heard some
complaints against Trial Justices A. +.
Bro"ni"s "ud J"hn II Phillips in re
gard to case Of alleged horse stealth.
against one William Williamson, aud in
order that the matter mry be investiga,
ted, the Grand Jary would ask that the
Following named witnesses may b. sun,
moncd t. appear before the rand Jury
ut the { ctnher Term, to wit (: William
Phillips, Thomas Williamson aud
Arnold Curbctt.
W. G. MOSS,
Foreman.
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-
8ianuy as
20. The pro,
dissu,icd them lrom
The Ambassadors had
~ come TO regard the, change as
'ffobably, and were favor rblc to it.
They listened carg,rly to tho rcpsols o f
the professor, who aiiacel facts from
history of Christcu lom to sh,w that
this religion cannot b. cnl3rcc | by
Government He said it was only vital
when it grows among tho people ami
from the people. He counscIud Il the
granting OF full religious liberty as the
most desirable course to prrsu, Tn G
Ambassadors expressed satisfaction at
the advice.
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TINE Mopocs; ACCOUNT OF THEIR

TINE MoDocs; ACCOUNT or THEIR
.TnEACnERY
The latest dispatches from the scene
of the Modoc tr ubcs states that the
savagcs have escaped from the lava beds
to another stronghold, and that the
troops and the ludian allies are endoav.
oriug to hem them in Mr.. Mcacham,
one Of the Commissioners who was
wounded, gives an account of the brutal
trcachcry Of the Modocs at HE peace
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The Farmers, Oranges in low, aro
said to number one hunirol thon and
members Hero Is "Granl Army"
and no mistake There are bat two i,un-
drcd thousand voters in the State. The
Grange, paper published in w ashiuc-
ton, Iowa declares that the leading
principles of tho organization are "etor-
nal and nnRinching opposition to man
opoly abuses, extravagant appropriations
OF the peoples money aud to all salary
steals" That is a very good platform
so Tar as it goes, aud it has strong
party to back it.
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Prl"eo Napoleon Is :; m st re>tic IS per-
s'"ase When lie WAS in France he was
never content until he was out OF it
Especially was this the case on the Gy,t
sign OF any troubli. Now he is out Of
France. hc iS trying cgcry means in lis
power to set IN, To compare small
things with great, he very much rc>cm-
bdcs nervous pet dog, which when i,
is III the house, IS inccssantIy Whining
at tn" d or To get ouisll:, and when it
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\ TERRIBLE CASUALTY.
DIXON, Ill Nay ).

biASE, HI. May y.
y terrible catastrophe occurred here
yesterday i'll the breaking dogn OF th c
iron bridge across the Rock River. on
which were about two hundred men,
women aud children, who were witness.
ing the ceremony Of baptism in the
river. About ninety persons are killed
an! many others terribly injured Some
bodies were carried by the swift current
six miles below the bridge, and others
are still at the bottom of the river en-
tangled in the wreck Of the iron work
The incidents Of I've accident are apall.
ing, anu almost every house in this town
is in mourning for the loss OF sene nc.
y derrick is row greeting over tile spas
TO raise the wreck of the bridge. ani il
is expected that the remains yet undis
covered will thus be found. 1t is feared
that the iu extent OF the calamity is
not yet known, Us it is believed thaa
there were many persons on the bril -
-frSnl tiie SURROUNDING country, whose
nahcs have not bccu ascyrtaiucd.
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United States Internal
Revenue.
Notice TO Special-Tax Payers


The law of December "a, 1872, requires
every person engaged in an business.
avocntion, or employment. which renders
him li"ble to ESPECIAL TAX, to procure
and place conspicuously in his establish
mcnt or place o: business, \ STAMP de
noting the payment of said Special Tax be-
fore commencing business.
The taxes embraced within the provisions
of law above quoted arc the following. viz:
Nccuncrs.. ......................... .......S200 90
Dealers, wholesale liquor........... 100 90
Dealers, in malt Liquors, Wholesale. 80 co
Dealers, i'll malt liquors, rctail. 20 90
Dealers III leaf obaceo................. % on
Retail dealers III leaf tobacco. 500 90
and on sales Of over $1,000, fifty ,
cents for every dollar in excess
Of $1,000.
Dealers i'll manufactured tobacco. j 90
Manufacturers of fstills................. 90 90
and for each still or worm manu-
faciurcd......... ....................... 20 90
Manufacturers of Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
Manufacturers Of cigars. 10 90
Pcddlers of tobacco, first class,
(more than two horscs) ......... 80 90
Pcddlers of tobacco second class,
e. horses) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. % 90
fcddlcrs of tgbacco, third class,
morse )-................. .............. 10 90
rcidlcrs OF tobacco, forth class,
ION foot or public conveyance).... 10 90
Brewers of less than 500 barrels. 80 90
Brewers of 500 barrels or more.. 100 90
Any person who shall fail TO comp ly with
tho foregoing requirements will be subject
to severe penalties.
Special-tax Payers throughout the United
States are reminded that they must make
application to the Collector Tor Deputy
Collector) of their respective districts, and
procure the proper stamp for the Special
tax Year, commencing May |, 1873, without
| waiting for further notice.
W. R. CLOUTMAN,
Collector Iniepnal Revenue,
I'D District South Carolina.
| Application may also be made to, and
stamps procured of.
RoBET u. STANELY,
Deputy Collector,
Charleston South Carolina.
Nays Il
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lion. Jnncs L. Orr.

az
gTId MI
The wires fash the tidipgs away from
another tworld of the death of the Hon
James l.. Orr, at st. Petersburg, Russia
saAS South Caroliuian of varie and
larsasexpsriepce in public life, accomp-
lDhea, ,iaudsgreat has passed to his rest.
sThen telegraph tells from afar "of tn C
general expression Of sorrow which at
tended pdssdd the, event of his demise at the
SepEtsqfsthe, Emperor of all the Russias,
Whero she had been seut as minister
pletipotchtiary to represent tho Amcri-
can people at this foreign capital"
Can VIC, born in the same soil, part of
hisipqblicl being our history, forbe,r the
expression of sorrow of the down fall of
the houored Carolinian.
Fu1n 'stormicr times he lived and acted
z; 2IIo.. a., 1. r,:c -,
Egs E, ,siala &. T. /,
,ha aSa @ sa.aI.FD -:
a;,,,.,e -
Rnefiean7 nationality at a great
tai 'PSpa tsi Iou''' i"0 s'orS o' MS HE
'ft9S 81 =, : 0i.'''eo ""'o" IS '"oued
ssf saH7S y ''' p''''V i"'.'''"
A''' -i"'0"" :" "'"' 'S
- - "'' 1''"5 10 '"e'l u'Feu course
/ IyiiS"I"a o'u'"' ~ a"u Oo'u III '"ous'' ana
SsSe aaesS S11:;!".gi ne su ms 'S''o"s or cared
tH'tHSat 'eH>"'e OF '''eFe"'e
Wv. ".p. I-s,,
The Cnsc ofSyor,oD teInss 70
s.,a;.a,..
q, Hhih importapt cosc. ;nsti,n,os h,
botindh6,ders to collect the ;nterest ,na
: ''NS'N'S e''N
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'''"' -'"'y u VAC 'pSc''P''c'S nave
"e''''''o U'1'
y lARIs, Ayril 2S.
The total result Of tho Win in
Paris. and other parts Of France yes,.r.
day to fill vacancies in the .As.e nbly
was the el ction of three Radical, c,nr
r nubl.clus ana ON. l., ,iti.,ist
Count a, Renu,,ut WIN WIS def.,,.a
has cxrrasseJ Ia. ,l.sfr,. IA. ip,si,,n th,
Ministry Of Foreiss'f sKsEliS-S b y r Isl
dent iIvra MS ii,df i -: =: = gr::.,S::
IN ctlice.
All the Journals except tie Eadi,a!
organs cXmc ) surprise at the vote in
tbs Department Of the Seine The
Conservative papers say it is due to
Ihiers, leaning to the La!t, an the
Republican Journals attribute it to mis-.
lnkis III the .NSSc:Ahly.
J hc NJ ma; chita. iryss generally
rreard the e!cclian as 4 terrible awaken
inS Tor the Conservatives Le Trmys
rromopnccs t a warning to Tic Govern.
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NOTICE.
april ~
OFFICE 60 SCHOOL COMMISSIONER
0EANGrnrrG corxTv, s. c..

OFFICE co SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.
0EAN"rnrrG CorNTr, s. C.,
May '0th, 1873.
Na NETTING Of tao County Board Of
School Examiners, held in pursuance of an
Aei "f ih". General Assembly. pr viiur for
''N ''--'-.. N'- -..--.--.-------~e1r mn -,
TEES. the following gentlemen were duly
appointed to hold their Ggtco for tlc T,su,
OF iw" ycarS. t. wit:
Sti!nn!. DISTRICT 40 |.
.IG"ccs' Tor"eh.p.
j u warpock
Jerry Thly.
Eu;us Fielder
school DISTRICT no. >.
H"pir 7usc"$A'p.
W ! Snl,r.
VIM raulling.
VIM Greene.
SCHOOL district NC. ;.
l'ne G.orc ToWnship.
\ Il Flood
Smith Gloyer.
Wv Vice.
sCro' l. DISTRICT 40. 4.
-imeliu ToTmhip.
j L J4ni.on.
J. Jones'
nuyck.
school DlsTElCT NO. D.
P'"si''ence 7o'e"shp.
Fw vogt
Harry Welfare.
Louis Iillard.
SCHOOL DISTRICT 40. 6.
Goo''Ly's Tonn,hp.
Wade Hampton.
Meck Mckclvey.
WI Smith.
SCHOOL DISTRICT 80. :.
Lyo"'s To,cnshp.
o Holman.
G Williams
FW Williams
SCHOOL DISTRICT 10. g.
(or castle To~nshjp.
Peter Carson.
Martin WiIlinms.l
VIM Summers.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ..
.M'}Nc TocnshY.
} NJ Foures.
Rev Thos phillips.
Sucdrick Carn.
SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 10.
Oraaye To~nShp
TC Andrews
Harry Glover.
Henry Dickson.
SCHOOL DISTRICT no. II.
Car Cato 7owaShp,
OBJ Riley
Peter GLADDEN..
Edrick Glover.
SCHOOL DISTRICT no. l2.
BranchriHe TowmShip.
" II Reddish.
Ewd Green.
Henry Riley.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13.
Mrc Hope Township.
Rev saml May.
Geo Garvin.
Simeon T Barton.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. IA.
Ehaobeh Tornship.
" Dannerly.
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NOTICE.

in accordance with an ACT of the Gene
raj Assembly passed on the goth February,
1873, all persons HOLDING CLAIMS
against the County of orangeburg prior TO
the FIRST day of November A. d. 1872, will
present the same to George Boliver, ESQ.,,
Clerk of the Court of said County. for Rec.
fstra'ion' on or before the FIRST day Of Octo-
ber' A. ID. 1873. and all Claims not R.xis-g
tered within said time win not be paid. 4
e. T. r. sMoAKR,
Chairman Board County Commissioning.
GEORGE BOLIvER,
Clerk,
mays ~
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y I+7 y, iMPohrAsr INTERVIEW.

sgBcy s1I = ~ - ~ ~,
:. ., The Japanese Ambassadors now on
an official visit in Europe have recently
had aprotracted conference with an
eminent German professor of jurispru.
donce regarding the propriety Of Gu
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-10

EINAL EOTlCE.-An persons
II having demands against tho Estate Of
Jn6y Weeks deceased are notified to pre
sent the same properly attested to the uu-
dersigned and all persons indicted are re-
quested to make immediate payment as
desire TO close the Estate.
p. NJ. CARSON;
Administrator of the Estate of Jaby Weeks.
may fg "a
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John :. Cook. John McCarley,
j. H. Boozer, ". Dorroh,
A. @. Iiollingsworth.


j. Ill. Boozer, W. Dorroh
a. @. liollngsworth.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEwBERRY.
| certify that | am acquainted with John
l.. kinnrd, j. G. S. Brown, and others,
whose. names are appended to the foregoing
recommendation. that they arc reputable
citizens OF Newberry county, and entirely
worthy of credit,
Given under my hand and seal of Office
this March 3, 1873
WARREN VI. FEAGLE.
Deputy Clerk, Ncwberry county,
From the Abbcville Is. C.) Press g. Banner,
Jan. Is, 1873
AhBEvILLE, s. G. Dec. 10, 1872.
Nh;SSRS GU YER BROTHERS.
We cheerfully grant you permission TO
use our names as you see proper in COM
mcndaifoh Of your FarmeY Cooking Stove,
Tor we regard it as being altogether the
best cooking stove in use. 1t is all that is
desirable in n stove, for il is simple in
construction, has no dampcrs or fiucs to
burn out, and bakcs quick and beautifully.
we bespenk for yoH a fibera patronage
from our ncirhbors and fricnds. believing
az we do that none who purshase one OF
these stoves will ever +egrcat it. but will
consider 1t q rare prize in these days, whey
good cooks are so hard TO get Your enter
PRISE merits success, and We hope you will
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Rufus MILESTONE.


Joe Bush.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. I5.
E1isto Torn&l,;p.
Sam'l T Izlar.
Allen Brown.
Dan'l Washington.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1C.
tnion Tocmship.
RevW F Chaplin.
Aaron Summons.
VIM Il Myers.
SCHOOL DISTRICT no. II.
Z'on Tonnship,
Wra n Mount.
VIM II Barton.
Cephus Farrison.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1e.
Willow To~nship.
W l. W Riley.
EJ Frederick.
Irving Jennings.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10.
Liberty Tosonsitip.
John II Livingston
Rufus Pou
Jamison.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 20.
GooC(fand Towmh,p.
II W Corbitt.
Aaron Ferguson.
Geo w Barton.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 81.
Hebron Townshy.
X Shannahan.
Isaac Thomas.
John II Axson.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. -.
Rochry Groue To~nhip.
john II Phillips.
Andrew Harrison.
Andrew Tyler.
School District No. ~ shall hsrcafte
o"S" poT'iohS OF hockey Grov
nnd iiopcwell Townships. formerly Schoo
Districts Nos. 22nnd = respectfully. as ar
not set off from Tho County of Orangebur,
in the formation OF the New County O
Aiken.
The attention Of Trustees hereby appoint
ed, is called to Chapter XNXlN, Sections
aud (! Q: ;!ic Genera! S!...n.as ef sou,l
Carolina, which reads a. follows:
Section 3,--he &aid Trustees within ff
cen ti5) lays after ;hcir appointment. shal
axe an oath o: affirmation faithfully nm.
mpsmially to liscl,nr.e the duties OF tn
Office. which oath the mon bcr< are autho
'iz"i to administer 20 cash "thrr,
Section 4.-lt shall be The ,lu.y Of th
'Hid Trustees, my two of whom shall con
'iitnie quorum. 10 meet as stoa an, M
'ficn as practicable. aftpr having been an
aointsd and nualitieI. nj 5. cl rlace as ma,
DC most convenient in The District. AMI n
Their frat meeting they shall orrouizc h
arro Ning one Of their number clerk Of II,
Board, VIII" shall preside nt th, official NEE,
ingS ot she Trustees. mil shall r..or tho:
proceedings iH y beck 10 Lc kept Cor tha
purpose &c.r
The dn'y cocted Cl,crf q rl.. Board o
Trustees Of lh'irrc 'prctivc School Df,tri,,s
will u'or application 20 thi, Office h. fut-n
shcd With tn, books proYi lcd for hy Sec
g. and also with copy Of AN Yet /
cstahli ii and maintain system OF Fro,
Common Schools for The State oc s Sssf
Carolina" AS applies to r:ieir jurls iictior
and duties
F. NcK' MAY.
County school Com,ns>on.r.
nr"ngeburg Couty 5. G.
may 10 .r IL
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attain it,
Jordan, John Jcncs. DNeel
Ncei' Tnlbert, W Mccain,
James Barnes, J Britt. i Thicker
John iingan, W Wntkin. J b Pruiti,
J + Bell. Henry Bowie. A U.u
Il Bowie, .Iuo Vance T. " Pruitt
ID l. lIannnh NJ Rivers. G. Joncs
q Nichols, $ B Cook &c Hall
~ 4 "umg. j Jordan. NJ Freeman
Wicklifie, j Criswell, Sharp,
! VI Prutt, Al Weed. WA Hail
y ,Iinksc"ies, Hill, Burt Riley.
Jas. Thomcsnn, g Bowen. VIM. Cook,
J b Alcw;ne, Ever. 1T Chcathnm
X Taylor III Riley, II NJ Prince
l. Ashley, w Fooshcc. S w brooks
n Ackcr II Davenport, j $ shirley
VIM. lIagan, j Ackcr, JIM Jordan.
j & Fooslee C. Cromcr Gp Ducnll
j u ADAMS. W + Anderson, VI Webb.
) u F2oshce, I Pmckctt, " Whitley,
Ecker. II J Epting. r a Tr bible
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLBNA,
AnnEvILLE County, January H., 1873.
i. l.. II. Bowie. Clerk ofthe Court of
Common Pleas and General Sessions for
county nnd Sta'c aforesaid, do hereby
certify that | nm personally acquainted
WIN the above signcrs, and take pleasure in
saying that they are srrcrally honorable
gentlemen. an! are men OF credit and un
doubted veracity. | will adj that Mes.rs
Culver Brothers have sold several hundred
of their Farmer Cooking Stoves in This
county. and. 80 far as | have heard. they
give univcI sal sntsiaciion
l.. u. BOWIE.
april ~ #
, 1873-01-24

the hbrettos ofenbach has set to music. II it
Were N Engllsh it would not be tolerated on The
stage, but it Is to be set down to the credit of
the troupe that they made it no more offensive
ehsqn,1a than it is Written: aimee WAS . ve1E
the tlrst set achieved quite success with
Bouelli (Ge7.eciere)-in the serenade duo, which
is one OF tho sweetest and most Legitimate melo,
dies 0fFonbach has ever written. Boneili's
Generiere, however, vas in the main very dn,i
and lifelcss. In fact, abs VAS quite eclinsed hv
her maid, Brigihe Gllle. Roland), who tool bal
part in a very eprightly and piquant manner.
and Gang it also exceedingly well. The creat
success ot the evening vas the Gems d 'A7mes
duo (Alesaieu1s Marcas and Lecuyer), which "a
ceiyed . double encore. At tbs end OF the;,
mock suicide ecene, which was full Of the 7ery
essence Of bnrlesque nonsense. and upon which
the curtain falls, they were called before it four
times before the audience could thoroughly e.
press it's satisfaction and delight. This evening
Is Pe1icho1e " will bo given for Aimee's hcneat
TIE oRATon1o CONCERT.
Ihe oratoTio concert which Was to have been
given last evening at the Union Perk Congregs-
tional Church, WAS again postponed, owing to
the storm. No time or place has yet been IN.
, 1873-01-24

| $1,000 each, mud 310o for each vote transferred
| from Phelps to Doris. Pope wea also informed
that noto had been sent him from Mr.,
}Cravcns, friend Of Phelps, containing
m offer from Doris Of $4,000 to
turn tho Phelps rote from Blair. Crdyens after
! wards confirmed this Etatemeut and said DORIS
authorized the offer. All these things we're told
to Phelps, so that should Doris develop any
strength in CAUCUS they could DO sprung on
him.
| Morgan corroborated Pope's testimony. and
Colonel 1lcAfce. Governor Phe1ps' lending
friend, corroborated the statements by both
Pope and Morgan.
Colonel Colby, Of st, Louis, testified that
Edina, c1-membcr from Mississippi County, told
him that there were dead loads Of money IL Jef-
ferson City in the Doris interest," Tho offer
to members was $500 down and 5000 after cleo
ton. Edins said ho handled somebody's money,
and WIS to giro $500 for an election; that be
had Elk members at $3.50 each to vote for
getting votes; thet to was working in tile in
tercst OF Dogy, and that Doris Was to pay him.
Darris told Colby that be had 525, 900 to secure
Ills Own election.
". 4. Wilson testified that General Doris, to
whom he was stranger, loaned him 81, 100.
without taking any obligation for it. Ho did
not attempt to influence votes for it. He did
not attempt to influence votos for Doris, but
used tho money for private purposes. Did not
know why Doris loaned him the money, nor did
he have any understanding With him that ho
should aid him in securing the senatorahip.
a resolution passed the Senate to appoint
Committee to inquire whether the present
Constitution, known as the Drake Constitution,
was adopted by majority Of the votes in 1865.
The inquiry involves tho counting Of votes by
Secretary OF Stats Rodman.
, 1873-01-24
FOREIGN.


u 7-1s
S7ccial Despdtch to The Chicago 1ttbunt.
NEW York, Jan. 23.--The Edze0a dIfdlfn Of
tho 18th records fact which has caused much
remark in Rome. Tho Pope and King OF Italy
recently exchanged letters, the former COM
planning to his Majesty Of djsreputable houee
situated nenr tho Church Of Santa Maria 1dla
Pace. His Holiness writes:
sIn: II am older than yous Majesty, and, before
you, will have to render account Of my actions
before God, but the day will come in which your
Majesty will be called to before the Supreme
Judge Is very often in ignorance Of wha: is
transpi1ing around uB, since those who approach
always strive to hide the truth from
us, suppose that your Majesty IL
ignorant Of tho infamous establishment of which
enclose you announcement cyncally published BY
Roman journal, stating that tile place Is situated
neac the Church Of Santa Maria Ida Pace, and con-
tguous to = school for young men. cannot admit
that, Knowing ii, your Majesty would hare permitted
it. (Siguedj Pro PoPE X.
The King, upon receiving the letter, gave Or
de1a that the house complained Of should be
closed, saying that be was disposed to pay all
tho expenses that the proprietor might incur,
and sent the Pope an autograph letter Of these
pages. The Ring says in it, among other things,
that he feels happy in having accomplished the
unity Of his country, but that the only dark
record which remains in this life ia his inability
to become recoaciled with tho Holy Father.
The letter ia signed 'Victor Emanuel, the
most devoted son Of your Holiness"
, 1873-01-24

ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 23.-1n the Wharton trial, to-
day, Miss Nellie Wharton testified that, after
Van Ness had partaken OF the c1aret at her
mothers, and pronounced it bitter, the residue
in the bottle Was poured into glass, which she
taste. When Van Ness left the house, she &C.
compauied him to the door. On her return. her
mother took up Van Ness glass aud drank from
1t more than he had done. Neither Of them OK
perienced any Ill efects.
DR.. Horatio g. Wood, Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, testified Us followB: II am fully
Of the opinion that the attack Of Van Ness was
very simple form Of natural disorder, and that
no potson in e1iatence could have caused the
symptoms observed- am positive that thu IT.
tack Was not due to poison" Adjourned
, 1873-01-24
Indian Territory; Y. q. Newlin, Pottawato1nie
Agency, kaneaa.
.eREcIT M6BlLlER.
THE WILSON COMMITTEE.


WASHINGTON, jan. 23.-In tho Wilcon Invcsti
eating Committee, Oliver Amos, the formal
President Of the Union pacido Road, Was nvo:t,
| Ho was asked whzf Il cost to build that portion
Of the road embraced in tho 0akes Ames' con
tract, but wns not able readily to furnish tht
information. Ho Was examined at length re-
garding the subscriptions to tho capital stock o1
tho Union Pacific, and also relative to the sub
scrlptions authocizcd to bo mado By the trustees
| Peci1lo.
Tho witness said tho oaAes Ames contract
| could not have been obtained 80 low Us it was
it tho completed portion OF the road had not
been included in tho contract.
tho eeat1act ntx '' oafes ss Xms 'os which
! included ono hundred and thi1ty-eight
| miles Of road already completed, doriyo q
| large profit from the Union Paciho Railroad
| Company. and was not tho profit made tho very
instant the contract Was assigned to the T1us-
tees.p
Answor-It VAS
Question-Did not the Credit D1obi1ier few
months after declare large dividend?
Answer-Wo did.
Question-Wore not all tho assets out Of
which the Credit Mobilier made dividend OBJ
tanned from the time of the assignment until
tho dividends wore n1ade7
An5wer-They we're.
Question-Was not large portion Of the divi-
dend derived from the extension OF the con-
tract over that part Of the road already built and
accepted by the Governmeut7
Answer-1t probably Was.
Q.-What did the 1888 miles Of completed road
included in tho Cakes Atnes contract cost 2
Al do not know.
Q.-By 5waun-Did you represent to the Gov
ern1nent parties in authority that the portion Of
the road referred to WAS finished road, and fully
equipped, and did you not receive your bonds
accordingly in conformity with tho law7
A.-Ihe Government Commissioners inspect
ed every 20 miles Of the road, and reported
its completion to the Government. The road
was equipped for running purposes, but not to
the extent OF accommodating travel. The Coy i
ernmeut accepted the road Us finished, and
the bonds were paid.
Q.-Do you know how much money was spent
LOT eng1ne-houses, engines, etc., after the road
WIS accepted?
A good many hundred thousand dollars.
Hoar-Did tho contract with 0akes Ames bind
him to do to the portion Of the road already ac-
copied anything more than to take an additional
sum Of money in payment for it?
A.-Tho contract bound Cakes Anes to fur
nlsh q certain number Of engines and cars,
which he did.
6he1labarger-Was not all the machinery and |
rolling stock at the rate OF $7,5OO a milo, in ]
cluded in the Oakes Ames contract, already in
cluded in the preceding contract?
Al think the required amount OF rolling |
stock had not been put On the road at the time !
Of concluding the Cakes Ames contract.
Tho Committee adjourned till tomorrow.