New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
CREDIT MoBILIER PICTURES.

The Credit Mobilier investigation in Wash
Ingon furnishes GATH" correspondent Of The Chicago
Tribune. with the following pictures:
Judge Poland. Chairman of the Committee, looks Ike
French Marquis He Is tall aristOcralc-lOoklng old
gentleman, with fuc white hair and fuil WllLe sGe
iong and his profile handsome but, when he turns his
full face he TO mouth ful OF TOBACCO ana
speaks with sense of apprehension that Of it may
spill. Hrs method is courteous nearly 10 fault. and
GLOW to Irritation; but there nothing OF the dema-
goguc seusatOnast about nm, and as he IS what ne
appears b. kind and generous old gentleman. all
look confidence to his return OF the facts IN their
spirit. -. -, .,,o .,-,,o -, = 1yor,,-
shire manufacturer specialized, wth great;
bout shoulders a slow walk, and prOdgiOus limbs ana
feet He VIII probably weigh 299 pounds, ana ne looks
brOwnish hair and btty beard around the long, stern
wheeled shaft of his jaws His forehead Is low ana inc
nose hall the face The eyes behind the
epectaces are small, ana OI SLOW eearchns lOCA
Anes to Congress with the soul OF "a commercial
traveller, and If expelled from II, would feel no parcu
lar Inconvenience loss Of self-esteem Tie shovel
which his triPhammer beats luto SHAPE Is scarcely
rugged 10 decay Ames made all bones OF telling the
most OF what he remembered about Congressman and
Dot for Alley he would probably have remembered con-
Alley sat by his side all the while. lifting lowering
has suggestiyely Ames heipessy looked round
at him for counsel He 10 years the junior OF Ames
who Is nearly 70 years OF age Alley was shOemaker III
bOyhOOd and be is tue proprietor OF the best house
IN Lynn He is proud OF his money ana hods 70 II WIN
the desperation OF eannba hnsDandlng MS ia5t corpse,
endless tongue, which testhes ali manner OF hcasay
and time and space 70 the exclusion OF lnf0fina
Ion aud prejudice Of modest and less doubt
fur evidence. Alley has enormously prOfited by Ames's
and lac appears III Amess letters Us the ncOr
Tgblc opponent dividend 10 outsiders He was
che chief adviser 70 Amess course toward MeCOm ana
he rs really the spot at present as the principal ana
counsel OF Ames.
Col McComb's statement OF the amounts received by
Che Union Pacific Railroad Company Is thus gwen by tue
same correspondent:
First mortgage bonds. s2sOOOUp
GOyernmeut bonds. ZsOJpVOJ
Land bonds l50VC0
(Ihe rats mortgaRed prospective things
well az prOperty)
Stock (coDsidered entirely profits. S6OOOOO
Total endowment ellO,Iv,VyD
"Noy" said McCOmb, "eubtTact Alleys estimate or
rhat the road should cost from this total
because the profits he calls them went TO the Com
rany which contracted with ITSELF The remainder VIII
Se 81 OOOOO OF this nearly rs per cent realized
Ames says that his stock must produce or he
viii hold it, That stock fell once to at tEe time Bout
we'll proposed 10 stop the mamoneys and collect inter
est IL sells at present for 70 aud 49, Had the Company
worked with unity without feuds as the Central Pa
edo mas done the stock would be at par or above par
the gross profits under any circumstances, were from
$4,000 900 10 t5O,OO0,O00" -,
No wonder that such a sum Of money ran over into
Congress, aud corrupted the FOUNTAINS Oh legislation
there.