Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14

sum to do it, and therefore they ask for
an extension. Application has been
made, at the instance of the stockhoid-
els of the Construction company, Ior
the appointment of receiver penang
the embarrassments, and Mr.. Bond is
to be appointed. The application was
made to Judge Bradley, of the United
St2sec SIR RENE Court, whose district
includes Texas. This was done to pre-
vent similar action in the State courts
and the squandering Of the moneys OF
the company that they feared would
ensue. A meeting of the creditors OF
the company is to be held this week,
when there is no doubt that the extern
sion asked for will be granted. In con-
clusion, the Texas and Californian
Construction Company is said most
emphatically (by those who are It's
largest stockholders to be in no res
pect Credit Mobilier concern, but a
legitimate business enterprise, backed
by responsible men, and disconnected
entirely with the Pennsylvania railroad
company or any other corporation IN
this State.
From the Cincinnati Commercial. -
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE prom
inent topic is still the California and
Texas Construction Company, IN winch
politicians and large moneyedoperators
have been equally bitten. This company
obtained most of its political stool
pigeons right under the nose OF the
Credit Mobilier investigation, and
while the characters of some Congress
men were being demolished, others,
with perfect Indifference, were trying
to be let in on the new Credit MObiller.
A suit was about to be commenced this
week by the firm of Christy, Paine &
Co., of Washington, against the Con-
struction Company, ON behalf of certain
obligations it had promised, but not
fulfilled. Yesterday the attorney was
cited by John McManus, the Presi-
dent, to hold a personal conference with
Col. Thomas Scott, and postpone the
suit.
Gen. Bristow, who resigned the Office
of Solicitor General of the United
States to be Col Scott's counsel, and
was afterward made first President of
this Construction Company, with sal
airy of $4,000, has also been solicitOus
that his name shall be dropped from
the list of defendants. 1t appears that
Bristow left the concern when he found
that it might be expected of him to do
dirty work with the Texas Legislature
and State authorities. He had invest
ed his salary in the scheme, and went
out with no high opinion of the prac-
tice Of law for modern railways. Mr..
Scott, although debarred by act of
Congress, with the other officers of the
railroad, from being member of the
Construction Company, is said to have
taken stock in the name of member
of his family. In order to drive out
Gen. Rosecrans and others who had
been pioneers in the railroad, the pools
were put up to the figure of 100000,
and Rosecrans was unable to make
combination to that amount.
= r A multitude
of politicians, Congressman, officials
and railroad parasites were let In, and
then the big fish began to eat up the
little ones by calling for successive in
stallments, until eighty per cent. had
been demanded, instead of fifty, as
promised. The operations of the Con-
struction Company were mysterious,
and required the cooperation of public
men, even more than the Credit Mo-
bilier. The company's counsel have
been latterly those, also, of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Shoemaker, of
Adams Express, and his townsman,
Walters, of Baltimore, were prominent
subscribers. Dodge, the missing Credit
Mobiier witness was a stakeholder.
Even small Southern spectators at
Vicksbrg and throughout the South
west were brought in.