The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-24

the fles such papers as they wanted and examine
ad hottatm the records Of the once without being
railroads Is Mr. William II. Steiger, an eccentric
old philosopher, having an odd theory as 70 the
ingeaious crustometer, the product Of his own in
vention, Dy which he demonstrates that Washing
ton city Is sometimes showed into blue ether 200
Ieet ABOVE It's normal altitude Until recently ne
has occupied room in the Interior Department,
assigned to HIM as an ollce. His business Is to
THE SETTLERS GET AS LITTLE LAND AZ POSSIBLE.
lie may be seen IN the b0Okkeeper's division spy
Ing out detects in the entries Of poor ignorant peo
pie, who have been unfortunate enough to settle
within Railroad limits, and causing them to be
slaughtered IKE sheep by the unwilling pen OF the
cancelllng clerk 80 that their land may inure to
the railroad grant under pernicous ruling Of the
department.. At another time this diigent seeker
alter railroad hOnOrs and railroad pelf may be seen
In the presumption division, following up with saw
age yelp
the favorable location OF whose land stimulates
the greed OF the never-sated, conscenceess job
bers. lie Is to be found also In the patent division,
urging to increased efforts the hard worked and
weary clerks who prepare the parchment Tor his
capacieus nav.
There is one practice In which the Commissioner
INDUCES that should not go unmentiOned When
case which has been decided by him IL appealed
TO the Secretary Mr.. Drummond goes before him
pettiioggng lawyer in support OF his own decision.
Probably parallel case would be that OF the Judge
Of court appearing before tribunal superior to
rendered by him. why the Secretary does not
pash this meddler into the hall needs answer.
Come to think, we are answered.
AN INSTANCE.
TO show the corruption Of these gamblers In the
wealth OF the public domain and the future OF Iowa
It may be mentioned that several years ago,
through the jesuitry Of Wilson and Allison, the
Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad got pos.
strike the Pacific Railroad At Columbus,
River, to connect instead with their own road and
thus control both railways. Thus the chicago anu
OF the Illinois Central SO called, ana the Sioux
City. and Pacific Railroad are all three the prize
Of sae S odE @
above fortnight ago, and expect to pass also a
similar bill for the Burlington and Missouri River
TO explain The chaps who got control OF the
Cedar Rapids aud Missouri River Railroad let in
bard. 1t occurred to them that the more nOrtherly
road, II prolonged into Nebraska direct, would be
RIVAL FEEDER TO TIE PACIFIC RAILWAY:
Aware that ninth oil the road was held by Wilson
and ninth by Allison, they visited Wilson first and
said, ave want your ninth to capture the Du-
buque and Sioux City," Then proceeding to Du-
buque they said to Allison, ave want your ninth
to do the same"
~ can't do IL, upon my soup' exclaimed Allison;
sold them out on the certainty OF short line to
the Pacific; but Will run down to Sioux City and
PICK up AubSard's tthe third Congressman interest
This was done, and Hubbard was deluded with
used to capture the Northern road he could get it
back from Allison, taking Allison's ninth interest
Three nnths make One-third The three treason
able members OF Congress haa fixed the fate oil the
Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad, and one OF the
tools and agents had been the Dubuque Congress
man. The road fell into the hands of the Cedar
Rapids and Missouri River people, Then, instead
OF building straight across to the Platte River the
cOnspiratOrs had a route surveyed down the west
side OF the Missouri over rough irregular coun-
try, and by
COLLISION WITH THE LAND OFFICE
their survey rejected impr actcabe. or
course they surveyed west, down the east side OF
the Missouri, sOutheastward toward the Cedar
Rapids road, and through the n0blest part, OF
course, where ten rich sections q mile meant
principalty. Here also, they could build for
cepted, and by the diversion the stock Of the Du-
buque and Sioux City Railway fell down so nat
that the conspirators picked up the remainder OF
1t. If you Will take up your railroad map to-day
you will therefore see that the Sioux City and Pa
cihc Railway-the only extension OF the Dubuque
and Sioux City-curls about backward, gobbles up
kingdom OF goodly land, and becomes mere
parasite Of the Gear Rapids and Missouri River
road, and finally expires at Fremont Neb.
THE SINGED CAT.
For doing part OF this work both Wilson and
Allison were arragHed in q Cincinnati newspaper in
1865 and they both delivered speeches in Congress
consgning the slanderer to perditiOn. Wilson said
he had hoped to leave Congress without a smell
upon his garments but he has been q lobbyist
ever since, and goes by the name of the "Singed
Cat.n Allison, covering his tracks like I'm Indian,
has been elected to the United States Senate for
six years, where he will not be matched so credu-
lousy hereafter.