Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

the latter with regard to his testimony, and
asking him to correct his original statements
before the committee.
A Washington dispatch Of the 9th ult. says:
Cakes Ames continues to refresh his memory.
He spent to-day overhauling his papers, and
came across another receipt signed i'll full by
Senator Patterson for additional dividends re-
ceived to the date named from Credit Mobilier
stock. This is later than the receipts ex-
hibited in previous evidence and is cumulative
testimony convicting that Senator of absolute
falsehood in denying that he had received any
dividends. The fact is, his profits from the
stock were ten times what other Congressman
received Befor the Wilson committee ex-
Congressman Alley was for long time on the
stand for the purpose of explaining, if pos
sible what became of the $500, 600 spent
in Washington for the Union Pacific
railroad in 1864, and $4,000 spent
to secure the legislation of 1871 but he
did not appear to know anything of his own
knowledge. He said that Durant, AcComb
and Bushnell spent the money here and
claimed that it a secret matter, though
Alley says that from what they intimated he
inferred that newspaper men received good
part of it. Still, he was not positive that he
! thus understood them distinctly, and had
heard the name of no newspaper man men
| toned then or since. Durant claimed, Alley
added, that he paid Thad. Stevens $50 900 for
reporting the act of 1864, but Alley professed
to believe that it was untrue. Indeed, the
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| the impression that he believed that Durant
4 Co. pocketed all the money they claimed to
have spent in the Washington lobby in 1864
and 1871.
The cashier of the bank where Vice-Presi-
| dent Colfax keeps his account was ordered to
appear with his books before the committee on
the Goth ult. A Washington dispatch says
1t will be remembered that the check which
Ames swears he gave Colfax, payableto IS. G. I
or bearer, for 81 200, June %, 1868, was charged
Iox +I,n
private books of the Sergeant Arms Mr..
Colfax appeared a second time before the com
mlttee and swore in the most impressive and
emphatic manner that he had never received
this check or the proceeds of it. There were
over 100 people in the committee room to-day
when the cashier opened his books to the pages
where Mr. Colfax's accounts we're recorded.
There was perfect hush in the room as the
members of the committee ran over the dates
and amounts. When Judge Poland pointed
out to the cashier sum of over 8, 900 de-
posted June %. 1868, and asked the cashier
to produce the deposit ticket for it. the still
ness became oppressive, and when the ticket
was produced and found to be in Mr..
Colfax's handwriting, and the first item
entered was bank notes of S1,2O0, nc
one spoke or moved or seemed to breathe fol-
a time. which appeared to all full minute,
and for several minutes afterwvrd all move
ments and tones and impressions III the room
were such as are seldom seen or heard or felt
except i'll the presence OF death MI CoHaS
still insists that he never had that check from
Ames. and never received it's proceeds. He
says he now received sum approximatine
81, coo from friend, and he has telegraphec
tonight for details. The general verdict upoI
, the case of Senator Logan is that he occupies
about the most enviable place of all those who
actually had stock carried for them, as he nevel
/ received a single cent advantage upon the
transaction, but very few days after receiv
ing the check for 1929, the first surplus due
him after the par value of the stock and inter
est on it were paid, he returned the money
the matter concerning Mr.. Colfax, were in the
l Wilson committee, and appeared in the outse
to seriously compromise James F. Wilson, O
} Iowa, Government Director of the road.