The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-04

more tnaU tnoy COulQ :O6hT, tn6 TAsk
lightly assumed was beyond their con!
oeption Of its difficulty. and of oourse
beyond their power OF accomplishment.
In the Acts which were passed, We shall
hope to find grain or two Of wheat to
the bushel of chaff, and at least some
negative value in what was not done.
Corruption has become 30 strong. or
the virtue of, members of Congress, so
weak, that it seems as il no fraud, how
ever monstroua, no grand scheme OF
villainy, however clearly unearthed and
exposed. will henoeforth receive its
adequate punishment. Whitewash is
the order, of tbe dsyi and in most cases
it is laid on thiskly. Where it cannot
be applied. evasion is considered the
next best thing. The majority report of
the commission to investigate frauds. in
the ,New York Custom House, and the
report Of the Poland Committeein the
Credit Mobilier business, are casea in
point. The Poland report marks un-
mistaksbly serious decline in Con-
gressiohal morals. It is foul thing in
its slippery avoidance of obvious ddty
and in. its. pqspqse to screen certain
members Of equal guilt with those re-.
ported fori expulsion. Its distinction
between Aines;' the briber, and Knlly,
Dawes and others. the bribed, is one
without = difference, The action. 80 far
as reported in this shameful matter in
the House Of Representatives, shows it
unequal to the task of purging itself.
In the Senate. there is CLEAN of bet
ter things. The Senate Committee on
the Credit Mohilier reported last Thurs
day night in favor OF the expulsion Of
Senator Patterson. of New Hampshire.
It also reports that Senator Wilson, Vice
President elect. was untruthful and in
sincere in his denial, during the cam
paign, of all knowledge of Credit Mo-
bilier. It also touches the raw in Se-
nator Harlan, in some wholesome reflec-
tions on the morality of his acceptance
of money from DR.. Durant, ON the
Central Pacific Railroad, to be used in
purchasing seat in the Senate end de-
bauching the. Legislature of Iowa.
What the action of the Senate will be, re-
mains to be seen. It has yet before it
the cases of Pomeroy and Caldwell, Of
Kansas. and the liberty, if it chooses, to
look into and investigate the case of
Patterson, Of this State. Nous oerrons.
STEAM ON CoMMoN RoADs.-The fol-
lowing is an extract of letter received
by Mr.. B. Tozer. of this city. from the
general agent of the Traction Steam En-
gine Company in New York, Mr.. W. O..
| Oastler. IT was written by Mr.. G. W.
Dick, of Ross, Ohio:
We have used our engine for almost
all possible purposes: On the gravel
road. for drawing logs out OF the wood.
for threshing grain, aud are now hauling
pork IN the streets of Cincinnati, over q
boulder pavement. On the macadamized
road We draw from Hamilton 10 Venice
inciuding wagons. %. 900 pounds of coal,
at one load-a distance of IL miles
For logs in the wood, she is unequaled; !;
We detach the engine from the wagon,
aud roll the tree on to the wagon, an
inch at time. if wa choose, and hold it
there-a feat that horse power will not
perform. All who see her at this are
amazed at the power we possess, and
say she seems thing of life. We drew
trae of average girth of over 7 feet,
and 1871 in length, from our timber,
about four miles distant, and We oalou-
late 1t weighed eight tons or more.
We have threshed nearly 40. 900 bushels
OF grain with her since harvest, and
have found no place that we were unable
to reach, no matter what tho grade or
how deep the mud. Her facility for
taking herself and thresher away, makes
her q great favoriteS with the farmers,
who have been bored with hitohing their
horses to heavy, steam engine, and
spelling them with the over load. Our
greatest gain is in. time, moving from
placo to place. In five minutes after
the last sheaf is through, We aro on the
road; and we once moved GOO feot, and
were threshing again in ten minutes from
the time the last sheas was through at
the last place (by watch held on us by
friendly We are now drawing pork in
the streets of Cincinnati, and we draw
from twelve to fifteen tons at load.