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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-24
Total. 70 200 gifts all SOC, %
The chances for a gift are as one to five.
Price OfTickets;

The chances for a gift are as one to five.
Price OrTickets;
Whole tickets. $50, Halves, SOS; Tonths. or
each coupon, IS; eleven whole tickets for $500;
22% tickets for $1,000; 1l3 whole tickets for
5000; 227 whole tickets for $4,000 No dis
count on less than $500 worth of tickets.
The Fourth Gift Concert will be conducted,
in all respects, like the three which have
already been given. and full particulars may
be learned from circulars which will be sent
free from this Office to all who apply for them.
Orders for tickets and applica tons for agen
cies will be attended to in the order they arc
received. and il is hoped they will be sent in
promptly that there may be no disappoint-
ment or delay in filling all. Liberal terms
given to those who buy to sell again. All
agents are peremptOrily required to settle up
their accounts and return all unsold tickets by
the Goth day of March.
TH0S. Il. BRAMLETTE,
Agent Public Library KY, and Manager Gift
Concert. Public Library Building, Louis
Vile. Ky. 95-s&w-l4
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saturday, Tho ca Or JanaarT, ls7l,

=. m o-.io.t d M. and dcicni ibis init. or ftc
-. .1iIi h. proceeded with rN rartr. and
fh-fa cons of this order BE- published once n
v-erf for four consecutive weeks ID ihe Public
Irirer Ihir sih nf uccemler. ISL.
u -5ls6-ll JOHN hPELNAh. j. n.
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OFFICIAL.
Police Order.
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY HALL. I
MEMPHIS. Tenn, December II, 1873.

MAYORS OFFfcE. Cry HALL.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, December II, 1873.
To the Officers and Men of the Police Force of
the City Of Memphis:
TINE ATTENTION OF THE OFFICERS
i and men Of the Police Force Of the city Of
Memphis Is called 10 Section 10 Of the Police
Manual. These orders are issued in view Of
the near approach Of the municipal election.
Board that the following section shall be
strictly adhered 70. Also, that the members
Of the force do not engage in any political dis
cussIon while on duty. A strict compliance
with these orders will be required Of the officers
and men. REGARDLESS Of position.
JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor,
And President Of Police Board.
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Notice is Therefore Hereby Given,
LEGAL.
Trustee's SIG.

ny VIRTURE OF ADDED OF TRUST TX
ID eeuted to me By William and John d. 81
lott. dated July 10. 1872. and recorded II the
Registers Office of Shelby county, Tennessee
in Book No. Sc, page 493, and having been re-
quired by the beneficiary TO execute the same
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OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCE.

n Paving Tax Of seventy
Cents, payable la Certificates Of
Indebtedness.
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1874. City Assessments. 1874
TAX PAYERS MUST FURNISH LIST
OF PROPERTY.
Errors i'm Assessments will be
Corrected.

TT is PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE
THAT it shall be the duty of each and
every person owning or having the control Of
MANAGEMENT of any taxable property within
the city of Memphis. within ten days after
being required to do so by the Assessors, 70
furnish correct list, in writing. under oath,
to the Assessors, of all the taxable property of
every description owned, controlled or man
aged by him or her.
Failure TO furnish such list in said time
makes each delinquent liable to fine Of not less
than IS, nor =pnre than $50. for each day after
the expiration of said ten days.
Ordinance also provides that the Assessors
shall furnish printed blanks for such lists to
those applying for them.
Notice is Therefore Hereby Given,
That the City Assessors are now prepared to
furnish such blank lists for 1874 9th corporate
year,, to all needing them; that said Assessors
will attend at the Mayors Office, City Hall, TO
receive the return lists, from this date until
the 10th day of January, 1874, on or before
which last named named day all lists Of tax
able property, as required BY ordinance. must
be returned to them at said Office.
VIM. CHASE,
TH0S. +. MACKALL, Assessors.
II. @. DENT.
Memphis. Dec. II, 1873. sS-llT
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PHYSICIAN.
ASSESSMENT.
City Assessment for 1874.
MAYORS OrrIoE. Cry HALL.

Mayors OFFICE, CRY HALL, /
MEMPHIS, TENN. December y, 1871
TTNHE CITY ASSESSORS HAVING COM
1 pleted their assessment Of real estate for
the 47th corporate year Qs7i), and deposited
their books in this office, notice is hereby
given. in accordance with Section 300 Of the
Revised City Ordinances, to all persons cen
to public inspection for the space of ten days,
for the correction of mistakes by the Assessors,
who will attend at the Mayors office for that
purpose >, closing their books for such corcc-
lions on Thursday. December o. 1873.
SS-1Ol JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor.
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Tuesday, 3Ist Of March, 1874.
They have already realized
OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
$1.5OO,OOO.


will be distributed among the ticket-holders.
The tickets are printed in coupons, of tenths,
and all fractional parts will be represented in
the drawing just as whole tickets are.
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z. WHITMORE, Publisher aud Prop.

Is naal.en 90. memphis.
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s2per Annum, Invariably in Advance
~ specimen copies mailed free.
Rates of Advertising

81 90 per Square for RirIt Insertion.
5Oes !" Each subsequent Insertion.
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HOO 55.aO} fwicc Daily. s.ss 2.l5
memphis & Charleston
9.3Ol12 r. R.-Dsily. ii 90 ll.55
mississippi & Tennes-
l1.45 soc r. R.--Daily. z.So
memphis 4 Little Rock
IL r. R.-Daily. 800
lNiss.river TO Helena Il
sol Friar's P't-daily.
JYicksburg(tTi-weekly)l
sol Mon, Thurs, Sat.
miss. river u st. Louis
"a sol Mon. Thurs. Fri.
White River-SeIni-
30 1 Weekly-Tues. i Sat.
Ark river. semi-weeklyl
3 so Tuesday and Saturday.
JMarion ttri-weeklyl-l
o Mon, We'd, Fri. 10
/ Cuba, Tennessee
10 weekly-Friday. 10
1Byhalia&0liveB Branch
9 3Ot Tues. and Fri. $3.50
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Attachment Notice.

Arthur Dwyer) Before John Spelman, a IN
W. tico Of the Peace for shoI
Chas. Mullips5 county, state OF fennes1|
IN THE ABOVE-SrATED SUIT AFRIn
Il Wit for attachment having boon made uu0
taehmont having hcon Issued and returned
the proper officer, levied, otc. N the propd|
of defendant; it Il therefore ofaered that
said defendant mako his Appearance bef'
me. ~ my Office, No. a Adams street. Md
phlH, Tennessee, on
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s-An Communication shOuld be d
dressed 10
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odd FelIowsd:Hsn. corner Main and North
Court streets.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

The Methodists are warmly disputing over
the nature and extent Of future punishment
one side seeming to favor humiliation and
the other everlasting torment. 1t is out of
our province to espouse either wing of this
controversy; but, perhaps, it comes legiti-
mately within our privilege to express an in
terest in the curious psychological condition
presented by the complacency with which the
Rev. Mr.. Gorham contemplates the horrors of
unending torture In an address (made by
him few days ago. he said, "We say we be-
ieve that when men die in their sins they 90 to
aplace Of everlasting burnings, and that there
God Almighty tortures them alive 80 long as
God Almighty lives. Well, if we believe this,
why don't we preach itp" And again, q little
further on, II tell you we deal too tenderly
with souls Under conviction. Let 1t work;
let them endure all the horrors of dread, even
unto death, that they may fully know the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

AN ANTIQUARIAN TRIUMPH. -Enterprise has
had signal success in the recovery of the lost
tracks of the Blocker Street Railroad through
Ann, Fulton, Beekman and other streets FORM
ing the line between the City Hall and Fulton
ferry. Certain old citizens living along the
route, being sanguine of the truth of the tradi-
tons which located the line before the snow
fall in these streets, sunk shafts in several
places, which, after penetrating the ice de-
posts, displayed the iron rails in a good state
of preservation After this verifcation of the
historical records the energetic company de-
termined to put the matter to thorough
practical test. Accordingly, yesterday after
noon an experimental train was despatched
down Beekman street, drawn by four equine
engines, under the direction of the chief exec
utives of the company. At the end of te-
dious run the train reached Fulton Market
before dark and after the requisite rest and
refreshment, it returned up Fulton and Ann
streets to Park row, followed in its course by
the cheers of an enthusiastic crowd Of news
boys, bootblacks and crossing-sweepers. No
serious accident marred the achievement; and,
should we have no more snow it is proposed
to resume regular running on the line early in
the Spring
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19
TRIPLE SHEET.
New York, Sunday. Jan. 10, 1873.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day's Contents OF the
Herald.

"THE COAL TRADE AS A GREAT PUBLIC IN
IIiREsTl INDUSTRIOUS MONOPOLY
FIRST EDITORIAL ARTICLE-SIxTH PAGE.
BLACK FIEND PoIsONs HIS OWN CHILD
THE RIGHTEOUS RETRIBUTION OF THE
LAW HE is HANGED, AFTER ATTEMPTED
STARVATION A CURIOUS CASE-FIFTH
PAGE.
EXPOSING THE CREDIT MOBILIER SCHEME (!
THE EVIDENCE GIVEN BEFORE THE COM
MITTEE YESTERDAY: INTEREST ING
STATEMENTS BY PARTIES FAMILIAR
WITH THE FACTs-TENTH PAGE.
DIsAGREEABLE AND DANGEROUS WEATHER |
FEARFUL STORM VISITATION IN THE
NORTHWEST DISASTROUS FRESHETS
EFFECTS OF THE STORM IN THE ME-
TROPOLIS AND THROUGHOUT THE COUN.
TRY-SEvENTH PAGE.
THAT DESPATCH ABOUT CUBAN SLAVERY
THE HEADS OF THE SPANISH AND
AMERICAN CABINETS BANDYING THE
TRUTH SLAUGHTERS IN THE CUBAN
WAR FOR FREEDOM THE SANTANA CES-
SION-THIRD PAGE.
MEXICAN NEwS-PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
LATE TELEGRAPHIC ITEMs-sEvENTH PAGE.
RECIPROCAL TRADE WITH THE NEW DO
MINIONi IMPORTANT MEETING AT OF
TAwAi SIR JOHN YOUNG'S AND OTHER
SPEECHES IN SUPPORT OF THE DESIGN
THIRD PAGE
THE EMINENT DEAD PASSING AWAY OF
LORD BULWER LYTTON, THE GREAT ENG
ILSH NOVELIST, AND EX-MAYOK KALB-
FLEISCH, OF BROOKLYN-THIRD PAGE.
EUROPEAN CABLE gELEGRAMSl OUTRAGES BY
AND PURSUIT OF CARLlSTS: TURKEY
SUING THE LONDON TIMES FOR LIBEL:
OUTRAGEOUS FRENCH SATIRIZATION OF
AMERICA-SEyrNTH PAGE,
OUR IMPROPERLY BUILT PUBLIC EDIFICES
MORE FACTS CLEANED BY THE INSPECT
ORS DANGERS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
HOUSES-EIGHTH PAGE.
EX-GOVERNOR AND 100000 FOR THE
ELECTION CALDwELL'S CORRUPTION
HOW THE KANSAS PACIFIC AID WAS
PROCURED-FREE LANCING-FIFTH PAGE.
YESTERDAYS BUSINESS AT THE FINANCIAL
BUREAUSl THE WEEKLY STATEMENT OF
THE BANKS: HEAVY IMPORTS: GOLD,
113k: NEW SYNDICATE RUMOR-H. b.
CLAFLIN ON THE ENORMOUS IMPORTS
EIGHTH PAGE.
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL GLINTINGs-THE
ART FIELD-NEw BOOKS AND AUTHORS
FOURTH PAGE.
TIDINGS FROM THE RELIGIOUS FIELD PAS
TORS AND SUBJECTS FOR TO-DAY: THE
POPE AND THE SUBvERTERS OF THE
TEMPORAL POWER: MINISTERIAL NEWS
FOURTH PAGE.
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fire, can at pleasure say whose business in
the United States shall be destroyed, and how
many more of the poor shall SILVER with cold.
Is not this monstrous2 He has only to indi-
cate 10 his representative on this side, "Your
manufacturers are supplying other countries
with goods at lower price than British man
ufacturers can afford. You must equalize
this by the price of COAL" The agent
here, thus admonished, calls a meeting of
the confederacy, having discovered that his
road is not paying a fair profit at present
rates, and asks for an increase in the price OF
coal. The confederates, nothing loath, join
with him in demanding from the people
another advance to meet the increased cost
of production"
We call upon our contemporaries OF the
press to exert their power in an immediate
and systematic cooperation against this mon
ster monopoly, which, unless strangled in its
infancy will soon strangle the public. Let
them not be hoodwinked by the pretence OF
the monopolists that they are doing away
with middemen and selling coal in Philadel-
phia to retail consumers at Wholesale prices.
This is o mere pretext to get rid of all obsta-
Giles in the way of absorbing the whole profits
OF the coal trade and increasing those profits
to an extent never before dreamed of by
monopoly. This selling coal at the yards of a
railway company in Philadelphia by the sim
gle ton, at Wholesale rate, may keep the
Legislature. of Pennsylvania quiet, but it will
not keep the poor of New York and Boston
warm. Let the press not hesitate, but rather
remember that it is their duty to protect the
community against the great corporations OF
the country which have demoralized the
people, debauched Legislatures and tried,
probably not without success, to corrupt Con-
gress
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

OuR FOREIGN TRADE.-This important
theme is pretty much one-sided if we may
Judge by the introduction Of foreign goods at
this port during the past week, the total value
of which reached the enormous sum of
$11, 282, 162. In the present instance the pro-
portion is enlarged to some extent by the
arrival of steamers this week that were due
the week before; but the main fact still exists
that the imports are unprecedentedly large,
while the exports run along in about the usual
amount. It is difficult to account for the
heavy line Of importations just at this time,
unless as suggested to one of our interviewing
reporters by leading merchant, it be
due to q sudden and unanimous haste
on the part of importers to get their
goods over unusually early this year, so as to
present their offerings to the very first buyers
of the Spring trade. But if these goods find
market they reveal an extravaganza in
society and an overtrading in commerce which
must inure to our financial discredit one of
these. days. Already gold has taken lean to
113a on the imports of the past week.
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ON A GRAND ScALE.-The SANTANA Bay
people will erect forthwith q custom house,
hotel, newspaper and opera house. We sup
pose the dusky Dominicans will roll their oily
bodies in delight over the reserved seats of the
latter establishments when Robert the Devil
is brought out, with all the effects.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

secrets of eternity" As we said before. ON
the question whether what Mr.. Gorham be-
lieves is fact, we have nothing to say; but,
certainly, the sleek placidity, the spiritual
calm, not to say rejoicing, with which man
who thinks himself on the safe side can con-
template the endless agony of those on the
other is among the psychological curiosities
of the ACE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

The CALDWELL CASE before the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections was
prolific yesterday in revelations of tie dis
graceful barter and sale which preceded the
Senator's election by the Kansas Legislature.
An ex Governor who sold out his candidature
for fifteen thousand dollars to Caldwell is q
sad spectacle. The creature tells the story
himself in another column
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

''GoNG IT STRAIGHT. This is the latest
addition to the great American COB idiom,
for which the thanks Of the community are
due to Hoax Aims.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

The TWEED TRIAL.-The evidence ON the
Tweed trial is certainly of startling char
acter, Notwithstanding the preparation of the
public mind for extraordinary developments.
No person can read the evidence of Andrew J..
Garvey without feeling astonishment at the
magnificent boldness of the men of whom the
city is now happily rid. The plain, matter-of-
fact manner in which one of the conspirators
alludes to his own share in the crime is pecu.
liarly refreshing. 1t shows the utter demorali-
cation that existed in the city government be.
fore quarrel among the rogues put stop to
their too long-continued power
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

NEW HAMPSHIRE. canvass for the an
nual State election in New Hampshire in
March is now going on, although one would
scarcely think SO to judge from the little inter-
est exhibited in the matter by politicians.
Governor Straw is the republican candidate
for reelection and Ex-Governor Weston is the
democratic candidate. The State is committed
to fepublicanism, and that is all that need be
said about it.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

THE DEATH OF LORD LYTroN, THE ENGLISH
NOVELIST which took place yesterday, will
leave wide GAP in the ranks of our first rate
fiction writer's. In another part Of the HERALD
will be found the story of his life and his liter
arv efforts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

NIBLO's GARDEN, Broadway, between Prince and
Houston streets.-LEo LoTos.
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UNION SQUARE THEATRE, Broadway between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.-ATnERLEY COURT.
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BOOTHS THEATRE. Twenty third street corner Sixth
avenue.-LUCIUs JUNIUs BRUTUs.
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wALLACKs THEATRE Broadway and Thirteenth
street.-BRoTHER SAM.
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THEATRE CoMIouE M4 Broadway.-KEso AND
LOTO.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway, between Houston
and Blocker streets-ALHAMDRA.
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In the meantime there is the second mode
of meeting this public evil which is for Con-
gress to Immediately remove every vestige of
duty from coal. To tax light, heat and mo-
tive power is so stupid and impolitic that no
excuse can be found for the folly. Take the
duty off bituminous coal, and whenever the
monopolies raise the price of anthracite to an
unreasonable rate btuminous coal will take its
place to an extent sufficient to regulate the
market. Bituminous coal cannot be brought
from the British Provinces free of duty and
compete with anthracite while the latter is fur
nished at fair price-one which gives just
and reasonable profit to both producer and car
rier. But when coal coalition attempts to
force the public to pay an excessive price,
then duty-free bituminous coal would be used
for all steam and for enough private purposes
to bring the monopolsts to terms by 6ecreas-
ing the demand for anthracite and reducing
the carrying trade of the monopolists to an
improbable point. These remedies may not,
however, be Immediately sufficient, and we
again call upon the United States Senate to
investigate this enormity, which affects the
whole community.
Great Britain's prosperity has been greatly
due to cheap coal Circumstances are now
depriving her of that advantage, and her
sceptre will not much longer be powerful over
the manufacturing world. Our country has
more and should have cheaper coal than
Great Britain If the latter were the fact the
price would be better protection" to our
manufacturers than our present tariff But
what is the real state of the case? The cor
poration in this country which is the leading
spirit and power in the coal copfederacy is
controlled in England and principally by one
person. small, very gny-headed man, with
sharp but pleasant face, who sits in his counting
| room In London beside his comfortable coal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-19

wALLACK's THEATRE, Broadway and Thirteenth
street.-BRoTHER SAM
BOOTHS THEATRE. Twenty third street corner Six tn
avenue.-LUCIUs JUNIUs BRUTUs
THEATRE COMIQUE, 5A Broadway-KENo AND
Loro
OLYMPIC THEATRE Broadway, between Houston
and Blocker streets.-ALHAMDRA.
BOwERY THEATRE, Bowcry.-sLAsHER AND CRAsHER
The TWELVE TEMPTATIONS
WOODS MUSEUM. Broadway, corner Thirticth St
WILD CAT Afternoon and Evening
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third St and Eighth
av-CATARAcT THE CANOES
ATHENEUM. No. lS5 Broadway.-GRAND VARIETY EN-.
TERTAINMENT.
MRS F. B. CoNwAY'S BROOKLYN THEATRE
TINE HOUR
BRYANTS OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third st.. corner
9th av.-NEGRo MINsTRELsY, EccENTRIcITY, &c.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. No 2Oi Bowery.-
UNCLE ANTONY.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS. corner 2Sth st. and
Broadway-ETnIoPIAN MNsTRELsY &c.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 6lS Broadway
SCIENCE AND ART
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NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 6ls Broadway
SCIENCE AND ART.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-30
ANOTHER PUBLIC SCANDAL.

The cost of living is increased to every man
and woman III the country when the public
credit suffers. The rise and fall Of the secu-
rites on which we are borrowing money in
European capitals are indexes of the practical
fact that we are by so much richer or poorer
And as we shall probably be nation of bor-
rOwers for at least as many years as any of
US expect to live, we may as well regard 1t as
a permanent fact that our credit is our
wealth. its loss our poverty. When default
ing cashier ruins q bank, the loss that falls on
stockholders and depositors is but frac-
ton of the injury. Every capitalist in the
country, large or small, has his little spasm Of
alarm, and perhaps contracts to some extent
his use of money, and adds to the difficulties
and expense with which all business is carried
on. When great railroad corporation is mis-
managed, there can be no greater mistake
than to imagine that only Wall Street and the
bondhoders suffer. The loss is spread over
the whole continent, and we all pay our part
1t is for these reasons that the story OF the
waste and ruin of the Vermont Central Kali
road, which we give on another page, is a
matter of personal interest to everybody. Vt
is in sense, as the scandal of Erie under
Fisk and Gould was, a national disgrace. The
methods of the operations in Vermont bear
close resemblance to those of the Erie in re-
speCt to the formation Of corporations to sup
ply everything to the road at extrayagant
prices. In the matter of repeating the same
stockholders in two or three different corpora
tions that played into each others hands, they
remind us of the Credit Mobilier. In grasping
and absorbing other roads there is touch of
the railroad policy that Nev-Jersey has just
overcome. The amounts involved are large;
and the millions of dollars which have been
sunk in this railroad are lost to it as assets,
while the fortunes of its managers seem to
have enormously increased.
When some examination of this railroad
company was attempted last Fall, the cOndi-
ton of affairs found little attention outside of
the New England newspapers. e The Presi-
dental election took precedence in public
interest and the scandal dropped out of no.
tice. But the matter is too serious thus to
rest. The Vermont Legislature is involved to
a certain extent, as charges of corruption are
rife, though perhaps not very specific. The
committee that meets at st. Adams should be
compelled by the force of popular sentiment
to make a genuine investigation. The letter
of our correspondent gives the main points
and many of the particulars as to where this
exposure is needed. There have been 50 many
great scandals that this one is in danger of
being somewhat overlooked. When the story
is fully told, the disgrace must be concentrated
upon the men who have effected the ruin. So
far as their capacity extended they seem to
have done their share in stabbing the public
credit The wound perhaps is mot so deep
cas- well, nor so wide as a church door; but
sit is enough"