Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-01-29
AFTERNOON TELEGRAMS.

Detroit, Michigan, 81 Two coaches of the
Eastern express train on the Michigan Cen
trail Railroad were thrown from the track at
Chelsea on Saturday evening. Several pas
sengers were injured, including Mr.. Caperal
of Toronto, and Mr.. Bradley of New York,
who had his ribs broken. The accident was
caused by broken brake dropping down I'M
der the coach.
Concord, Mass, %. Edison Hunt belong
ing in Concord, Mass, II years old, was in
stantly killed while walking on a railroad
track this morning on his way to school. His
body was caught on the cow.catcher and
thrown up near the boiler,
London, Jan. %. Rev. Adam Sedawick,
the English Geologist, is dead. He was s.
years old.
The Credit Mobilier Question.
Washington, %. Judge Poland's Credit
Mobilier Committee resumed their session
this morning.
Judge Poland announced that, at the last
meeting, there was some information in re-
gard to the Sioux City Road, and it fell out
that Mr.. Blaine was a stakeholder in the
road. He had notified Mr.. Blaine to be
present to-day, to. make any statement Che
might desire.
Speaker Blaine.-Mr. Chairman, see Mr..
Stevenson who introduced the resolutions,
present, and wonld like him to state W hat
facts he based his resolution upon. The res
olution alleged so and so, and want him to
| state by whom, and what, is alleged. waut
something to speak about and therefore re-
quest Mr.. Stevenson to be sworn.
Mr.. Stevenson.-Oh certainly, prefer TO,
| and also that others be sworn.
MIR. Stevenson was then sworn and testi-
fed as follows:
Cakes Ames informed me that certain
members of the House, including Allison,
himself, Blaine, and other names he men,
toned them, but don't remember now, were
interested in this railroad. He stated there
was a construction contract similar to that
which the Union Pacific had been built and
If we wanted to make an examination, we had
better make an examination of all roads hav-
ing land grants, and we would find the Union
Pacific was the best among them. He said
Blaine held stock in his own name, or name
of Mr.. Coburn, of Maine, who is wealthy
man, and agreed to put funds in Blaines
hands for such investment, to that Blaine had
invested In this road to the extent of $780,
coo, and further, that Mr.. Blaine had recently
purchased the bonds of this Co., of himself
(Ames,) in order to settle with the Coburns.
l think he said Mr.. Blaine purchased $40, 900
or S20,O worth of bonds and paid him so
| cents on the dollar, and the Coburns 90 cents
on the dollar.
Mr.. Blaine.-Mr. Stevenson, when did this
conversation occur?
A. few days before offered the resolu-
ton.
=. Did it not oc cur at the dinner table at
the Arlington Hotel, on the day that you Of
tered the resolution after you had offered it?
A. No sir. l had all the details before l
offered the resolution.
z. You are quite sure of that?
A. Yes sir.
q. Are you quite sure that the conversa-
ton with Mr.. Ames was not at the Arlington
House after you offered the resolution?
A. Yes sir.
Mr. Stevenson.-I have subsequently re-
ceived from other persons further informa-
ton but all have is hearsay, but under
what l based my resolution.
Judge Poland.-Any information you have
derived since, which you think is authentic,
we will be glad to hear.
Mr.. Stevenson.-All the information |
have is from witness who has been called,
and will be called again; then additional in
formation came from Mr.. John b. Alley, a
man whom l never saw until introduced to
him by Mr.. Ames at the Arlington Hotel.
He stated that the Iowa falls and Sioux city
Railroad Company was organized in 1867;
that he was stakeholder himself, also Sam
uel Hooper & Co., and Mr. Ames; that some
gentlemen in Boston represented the Co. He
said he Mad no personal knowledge of Mr.
Blaine being stakeholder. He went over
the details to me in a vague way; but did not
seem to have much personal knowledge. Be-
fore proceeding in this matter l examined the
statute, and found in volume ., the act of
18th, 1856, found also that the grant expir-
ed in 1866; also that the time for completing
the road was extended.