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Fallen Great Men.

We give in this issue pretty full report
OF the investigation of the Credit Mobil-
ier Company and the bribery Of Senators
and Congressman, with stock, for their
influence and support The men impli-
cnta.3 ara tba loadere of 49, l.>->-k-.-
those who have been harranguing the
people for years concerning the great
honesty and morality tof the party's
measures and managers. This Credit
Mobilier investigation has conyictel !
them Of faisehood and bribery,
The present leaders being 80 corrupt,
necessity will compel GRANT, who. by the
way, has been mixed up in as many ques-
tionable schemes as any Of them. "Black
Friday" for example, to start out new
Get Of honest great men to humbug the
people. But with the picture before
them of the fall of malured greatness,
CoLrAx, KELLEY, CAMERoN, GRANT, Nor.
roN, ScHoFiELD, GARFIELD, ALLISON, Par.
rERsos, of New Hampshire, Caldwell
Patterson, of South Carolina, DAWES
and others, who will believe them, or that
they are not mixed up in some job, that
when investigated, will prove disgrace
|fulg
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EE U. s. Senators CALDWELL, Clay
TON and PATTERSON will certainly bo ex-
PEELED for bribery and perjury.
kE Tni. is the back-handed sia,

&E Tnis is the back-handed slap
which the Philadelphia Press gives to
certain Pcnnsylvania Congressman:
deceive themselves as they may,
gentlemen in Congress who have been
in the Credit Mubi,ier cannot
brave it out on the assumption that
they had right to buy into it. We de.
sire to give them the full benefit Of hon.
est motives but il is proper to say that
any attempt to lay down the law that a
Senator or Representative can become
interested in schemes before Congress,
or as an attorney can go before the de
partments and courts and take fees to
support or oppose measures on which
he has voted, or may vote, will be in.
dignantly repudiated by the people
Hon. W. D. KELLEY, We presume, is
the Congressman alluded to. He tried
to bluff OAkEs AMEs by demanding his
stock in the Credit Mobilier, when oe-
fore the Committee. AMEs quietly han
ded Mr. KELLEY his certificates and that
gentleman Immediately "simmered
fdown," as a Washington correspondent
termed his manner.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
The Next Ccnundrum.

WASHINGTON, January 26-As The
time approaches when the Credit Mo
bilier Investigation will be concluded
members are discussing what action viii
be taken by the House. Some members
who have sympathy with the Credit
Mobilier syndicate say they don't see
what the House Of Representatives ear
do in the matter, inasmuch as these of
fenses were committed prior to the pres
ent Congress, and these members hav,
been in part reelected. Colfax is be,
yond.reach as Vice President, though
one of the worst cases of all. Patter.
son and Henry Wilson win be ont oI
reach after tile 4lh of March next, as
one goes out Of public life and the 9th
er becomes Vice President. Members
also cite the ca8e of Wilkes, who was
expelled by the House of Commons, re
elected, re>expelled, and who was finally
admitted to his seat. I'm the Other
hand. a Appointment Democratic member
declared today that the, Wilkes cast
offers no analogy at all that the resolu,
t,oa Of expulsion, if not reported by the
Committee, will be offered on the floor
and Chat even if the bribery was don,
during former Congress. the perjury
and lying has Teen done during tht
present Congress, and they can ,turl
them out for that The evidence before
the Poland Committee, it is estimated
will make d document Of over thres
hundred pages.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

EThcre seems to he eommenda-
BILE amount Of free 81 cakias on all sides
In reference to tie investigations now in
progress at Washington. The Hartford
Gouraat thus rebukes Senabr HARLAN
ave infer that Senator Ihrlan is not
greatly in favor of the Investigation
now in progress IN Washington His
paper says. .Gorernlnent ard the pubic
will, We predict, derive no benefit from
it II is possible Brother HIS mental
vision Is somewhat ohscured We be.
lieve it is for the highest interest OF the
country that the mass Of corruption. OF
which slight glimpses have been given
should be all exposed, however many
popular fayorities may thereby be dis
covered to be rotten frauds
The people will be benefited by the
knowledge Of who the rogues are.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

For the Marines TheScass Of Jose
Martino Cantinho. Resideattof Cape
FRO, Brazil. Said to- he only l94 wears
old. Born when William d Orange
reigueds and before the time ST Queen
Anne. Great natural curiosity. Barz
mum. ss .s-ss4e o4 aSsa S
The President of the United States
has given d gold watch to the scaptain
of the Navy of the Netherland, II rec
oghition Of kindness shown byf him te
listrcssedhAmerican sailors
Z Sir Cowajee Jehangeer Redimony is i
name suggestive at once Of dislocatiorl
aud mnnifcence. We read that asstatne
Of the geatlemans who bore on beafs il
is to be erected at Bombay.
St..Loais papers are discsssina the
question, Who is the oldest native
Missonrianfi The names of seversa
claimants of the title have been pub:
lished.' The Republican now says thai
it was Mrs. Marie Katharine Guihar-s
born Feb. s, 1795, died Nov. "a, 1917
II = ~ - sstS R7ssses5 II - s,1- ~ 3
Jimmy Kenhovan, age so, rece0th
accomplished the feat of dancing for 81
consecutive hours, at Vallejs. California
The Chonicle of that place says aWher
the last 20 minutes of the 81 hours hal
come, Jimmy, who, il seemed, had hns
banded his strength for the close, sle
/ himself ont. sr2f{e s,spu,p5l Sas Sffusk an<
vigorous as when he hogan, and he dan
eedsthe last three dances witli IN. energy
and heartipess which would have put Il
blusha youth ofSl6'3 , Z fza ; "
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.
H An overwhelming collapse 81


H An overwhelming collapse .cser-
took, onfthe 22d nlt., the great G govern
ment Board of Commerce, and 'Tfade
The House was probably as much Is.
tonished at itself by the vote--.l2l 10
64-by which it defeated the scheme as
1t was the other day when the Bank
ruptcy Law was repealed The scheu
proposed to give sundry Cabinet minis
ters the control of subsidies for ship8
and shipping, and institute q sort u
High Commission that should central
lze at Washington all the power which
the Federal Government can consiitus
tionally exercise over commsfce. The
project has been summarially dismissed
to the limbo of things nipped in the
bud, and we hope tile great cd,1tinenfa
canal network job will soon follow it
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
RA new effort is to he msda q :, 3

1B A new effort is to be m8de to sun
press the carrying of deadly weapJolI
in Missonri Senator Pafmey has OF
fered bill in the Legislature Of that
State which, if il passes, win make il :
misdemeanor punishable BY fke or i'm.
prisonuent for ahy person to 60 into 1
church or religious assembly, schools
room, educational meetings bal, party;l
or social gathering, to any election pre-.
cinctlon election day. any c0nrt-rooniI
during the session of court, or any
other public assembly, armed With q
deadly weapon. The need of just s6ch.
a law is universally admitted, rs il is at
such places and on such occasions. that
men who are at enmity are likely to
meet, surrounded and backed by aheir
friends.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
stephens defeated.

ATLANTA, Ga Jan. 22-The fifth bal.
lotin the General Assembly to-day resnl.
ted in the election of Gen Gordon as U.
S. Senator. GoInon areceiyed-ll2,a Ste
phens sc. and Akerman IA votes.
1t is believed that Stephens opposition
to- the Cincinnati movement caused his
defeat. A movement is on foot to send
him to Congress from the Eighth District,
made vacant by the death of General
Wright Stephens will be elected with
outopposition,if he will pcccptthe nom
ination.
Alexander II Stephens has been nomi-
mated for Congress and accepted. The
Governor will order an election soon.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

cEHon. W. r. srnAon, Member
of Congress-, from the 10Th Ohio Dis
trict appears to be innocent Of having
been engaged in the Credit Mobilier.-
But nc guess The buying # Members
took place during Hon. E. 4. MooRE's
term Did Mt. MooRE holdany stock !
Perhaps his "inauence" Wis not con.
sidered important
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
United states Senator J. w. Patter-
son,

United States Senator J. w. Patter-
son.
This gentleman stands convicted by
receipts for Credit Mobilier dividends,
produced by OAKEs AMEs. of the most
deliberate false swearing In AMEs' tes
timony Of the 25th ult., the following oc-
CURED:
OIL understand you to state that you
had some othN papers in reference to
this transaction between sou and Senator
Patterson will you be good enough to
produce it? A.-Senator Patterson tes.
titled that he never received any dividend
from the stock, and that he had no money
from ine on account OF it; here is a re-.
ceipt which / present to- this committee
{ The paper referred to wus placed in eyi-
deDce, and is as follows:l
WASHINGTON, June %, 1868.
Received of Cakes Ames 81 SOC, ,on ac.
count OF dividend received by him as
trustee in stock held for my account
j. w. PATrERsoN.
Q-Did you see him sign the paper
A.--Yes he gave it to me at the time /
wrote the receipt, and lie signed it; the
receipt is in my writing, and the signature
in bis.
Q.-And made at the time OF the date Z
A-Yes, sir: ! also hand to the commit
tee another paper. paper placed in evi
dence as follows
BosroN, May 6. 1871.
"Receiyed Of Oakes Ames 200 shares
Z. P. R. r. stock,seven hundred and fifty
seven dollars2 4-l00 in cash, on accoun,
iof c. NJ. stock, and there is still due on
the transaction thirty shares OF stock in
the C. NJ. Of America. and 1000 in the
Income bonds Of the U z r. r.
Q.-Was that signed in your prcsenct
and given to your A-Yes
Q-And at the date it bears? Al
presume SO
1 sQ.-Thc paper itself is in your hand
| writing? A-Yes, sir.
Q.-This was the paper given at th,
time OF the settlement made between ,yol
and him, of which you spokpin your ties
timony? A -Yes; that s1,S00 is th,
check ] gave him, n the Sergeapt-at
Arms, for WHICH he gave me the receipt
that is the final settlement.
That isc9nclusive. And, by the way
PArrERsoN has been requested by Gov
NoYEs to take the position of Preslden
ofthe Ohio Agricultural College.
Are tue peopie of Ohio anxious tt
have man imported forthat positior
Who stands bran led as being guilty Q
Bribery aud Perjury We think not.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

EF The latest, most ingenious piece
of rascality in a horse-thief we find up
in Michigan 1t was in Flint where a
nan discovered his barn on fire, and
wished to save his horses. Arriving at
the stable, lie found horses head tied
to the manger, and also the feet of a
horse in the STALL On investigation 1t
appeared that the head and feet belong
ed to dead livery horse, and had been
placed there by the fellow who had sto.
len the live horse and had fred the barn,
supposing the remains of the horse
would be found in the ashes, and the
owner Of the barn not dream hut his
horse had perished in The fire.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
New York. Oct. /. 1852

\ The skeleton that Capt Hall some
time since ding up, in the Arctic regions,
has been sent 10 England. 1t is that of
a man about five feet eight inches tall.
One Of the teeth is filled with gohi.l :,
Mr.. Robert I. Lincoln writes a de-
NAL of the current statement that his
mother has given away the Bible which
the colored people of the South presen-
ted to the Martyr President {.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

EIn the Spanish Cortes, the Com
mittse on the Abolition Of Slavery iu
Porto Rico. has reported 10 favor OF
granting the owners an averagc iudem.
nifty Of $3.50 per slave.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
The Great swindle.

Perhaps the greatest swindle OF the
age is connected with the building of the
Union Pacific Railroad. Col. McCoMB's
statement of the amounts received by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company is given
by the Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune:
First mortgage bonds, 82S,0OO,000
Government bonds, 2S.000,000
Land bonds, 10000 600
Income iHonds, 100000
I The rats mortgaged pros
pective things as well as
property
profits,) 3s,ooo,ooo
Total endowment, $l15,00O, ,O00
"Now," said McCoMB, "subtract Al
tLEr's estimate of what the road should
i.r1rs, r.rlst frnm the grratztua-ri='=i't,
sthe profits as he calls them, went to the
Company, which contracted with itself.
The remainder will be S7l 100000. OF
this nearly Is per cent was realized =
AMEs says that even his stock must pro-
duce par, or he will holdit. That stock
fell once to 9, at the time Boutwell, pro-
posedto stop the mail moneys and col
lect interest. 1t sells at present for 80
and 3d. Had the company worked with
unity and without fcuds, as the Central
Pacific has done, the stock wonld be At
par or above par. The gross profits un-
der any circumstances, were from $50,
600, 900 to e50, ,000. 000.p
This money was flchcd from the Gov.
ernment to make road that had been
completed, before Congress passed the
law granting the Company lands and
money. Is
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

with all the accumulated dividends; and
he will keep it until they can safely
claim their own.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

It IS Thought that articles OF i'm
thment against Vice President Col
s will be presented in the House Of
areseniatyes .,.s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
Credit BIObllier Dividends Re.
celved by Senators and Mem.
bprs of Congress-.

oAxEs AMEs, the bead manager Of the
Credit Mobilier, tired of shielding Mem.
bers Of Congress, from just censnre, fol
permitting themselves to be bribed, han
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
FRoM- rue STATE CAPITAL.
The PeCuiaiiOns of Or. Peck.-A
Reply 10 The Defense OF the
Columbus. Journal,
Especial Correspondence of the Enquirer. !.


CoLuxpus, o Jan. %. 1873. S.
The Ohio State journal, of Thursday,
in column leader rallies to the defenss
of DR. Peck, of the Central Lunatic Asy..
lum, and attempts to defend ana..explain
away the charges that cormorant OF a
public officer has made for his services
to the State, and the money he has drawn
from the Public Treasury. The Jour.
nal is owned and controlled by DIR. 5. n.
Smith, of this city, and his son-in.law,
Gen. Comfy. DR.. Smith is the President,
OF the Board of Trustees of the Central
Lunatic Asylum. The Board gave Peck
his appointment and fixed his salary. Ii
DIR. Peck has drawn too much money
if he is incompetent to perform his do
ties, or if he has neglected them, then
Dir. Smith, of the Journal, who gave
Peck the opportunity to deplete the
Treasury, is certainly particeps criminis.
That is why the Journal is compelled I'd
defend Dr. Peck, for in defending him
the Journal defends its chief owner
Your correspondent charged thai
without single patient to superintend
DIR. Peck was continued as Superinten.
ent OF the Central Lunatic Asylum after
| it was burned down, at large salary
and his wife as Matron, at q salary as
great as when the Asylum was in ex
istence and filed with patients. Beside
this, the State furnished Mr. Peck :
horse, paid for his provisions, paid fol
servants to cook his food. feed his hor
ses, clean his house, and paid for mend
iAt,L:-------:-s--x-~-i zhis- -hnfxess-soc
etc, This was last year. This was no
sufficient for this DR.. Peel, and this yea
he Ehas new Offices and new pay. Hi.
accounts,as published by the Auditor ol
State and paid out of the Treasury, Sc,
pages and 6 of Appendix to Auditors
Reportl furnish instructive reading fol
taxpayers Uunder heads of Appropri
ation for Current Expenses, Salaries anC
Contingent Expenses Of Asylum, ar
these accounts:
February 10, 1872, paid to W. L.
Peck, Superintendent, S1,50t
February 15,paid w L. Peck, ,Su-
perintendent, to February Is, l,20'
February 15, paid Sarah v. Peck,
Matron, 40t
April l, paid W. L Peck, Super
intendent, so,
May 9, paid Sauah V. Peck, Mat
ron, 81
May 9. paid W. L Peek, Superin-
tendent, PA
fotal. 1892,
The Journal objects to this ssstatemen
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HKxE WILsox, Vice President
lnvest in Credit Mobilier stock
ls Wifcs name. Perhaps, pettieoats
save his Reputation with some folks.
Senatog eALDwrIL's witnesses
know anything al'ont bribery, and
little about anything else. Won
s s. they we're brihed. .as.- sae
A billto refund the tax upon Cot
as lam ont by the Committee OF
J and Means.in Congress last week.
I job i ended fer the present Con
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

re Elder Walter Scott Of Kentucky
wrote twenty years ago little book call
ing tor "The Union of Christians Oh
Christian Principles" ae sent a copy
10 Mr. Greeley, asking comment and crit,
icism in the Tribune and shortly received
this characteristic response, which has re-
Gently risen to theliehtin Kentucky
newspaper: =
= New York, Oct l, 1852
DEAR SIR: Yours of the Goth ult, ac-
companied by your book, received Toe
busy to review It. My Doxy is to do all
the good can and as little harm; how
much better is your doxy than my doxy
Yours, q HoRAcE GREELEY.
Elder Walter Scott, Mayslick, KY.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04

rpose the Secretary Of the Treas
LIQUID print 81, ,oo0, 900 Of green
snd exchange them FOR s25. 600, 900
s Of bonds, then make i bonfire OF
ouds. H1w does that strike you?
1n't 1ntefest on the bonds be saved
pyi 81 not, why not ?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-04
8ela Feb. =. 1879.

rSenatdr Jonx A. LOGAN, of iii
oeld a hand in the Credit Mobilier
iyidend amounted to S329.
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Dill attH tHisliiS tue anhtiS IftN-
,t6 r.ssea both brsnches Of Con-
next step to be taken is to ap-
8 ! sum OF money sufficient to
age for becb Senator ana Mem.
percss 30
||e loss to the Government, BY
|llg PrjSilegc, s3,5o0,ooo, ac-
I'd the statement OF, the Post
eneral, lhe same, whether mat
ept free : paid for ont. of the
tatcs Treasury IN the way ol
Weiauess the .aci. abolishina
lIcgc q permitting matter to be
Is an lxeeetangly cheap picce
errice puneombe. 7
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q Naeeling Register answer,

11eeilny lfeyfsfeF answers
undrum: III yon issue more
1eks and buy bonds with them
|n.erest u sased?~ in this tersc
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made some startling revelations. He
testified that he paid the following per-
sons dividends on their Credit Mobilier
stock:
Vice President CoLfAx, $1,000
Senator PATTERSON, 1928
I" q. p LIST mort.
gage bonds, 1885
&C 20 sharas III p
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-09
Pullman Car COMPANY.

Sleeping cars and drawing-room cars
of this company are now in use on 152
different lines of railroad in the United
States, on which the company have 700
cars in all, and 100 new ones have just
BEEN completed. Twelve millions of
dollars are represented in the capital
stock. Every car costs from 81, coo to
$40, 900 one of them is running ON the
New York and Erie broad-gauge which
cost more than $50, 000 A system is
in progress under this extensive organ
ization by which they will sell tickets in
London, Paris, Berlin or st. Peters
burg, and contract to convey passengers
to San Francisco or any other point in
the United States, including everything,
not only ocean travel and the care of
baggage, but also the commissariat of
the traveller, SO that he can either find
his effects at his destination, or can
stop at one or more points for days and
resume his Journey.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-09
Our Daily Supply of Heat.

1t has been shown, by the researches of
Sir John Herschel and Pouillet, that on
the average our earth receives, each
day, a supply of heat competent to heat
an ocean $50 yealds deep over the whole
surface of the earth, from the tempera-
ture of melting ice to the boiling point.
Now, on or about June 30, the supply is
about one-thirtieth less, while on or
about December 30, the supply is one
thirtieth greater. Accordingly, on June
30, the heat received in a single day
would be competent only to raise an
ocean 251 1-3 yards deep from the freez-
ing to the boiling point, whereas, on
December 30, the heat received from
the sun would so heat an ocean 26S %
yards deep. The mere excess of heat,
therefore, on December 30, as compared
with June 80, would suffice to raise an
ocean more than seventeen yards deep,
and covering the whole earth, from the
freezing-point to the temperature of
boiling water! 1t will not be regarded
as surprising if terrestrial effects of some
importance should follow from so note
worthy an excess, not merely of light
and heat, but of gravitating force, of
magnetic influence, and OF actinic or
chemical action, exerted upon the earth
as a whole. Accordingly we find that
there is a recognizable increase in the
activity of the earth's magnetism in De-
cember and January, as compared with
June and July. But assuredly the effect
produced is not of such character as
to suggest that we should find the
means of predicting weather, if it were
possible for us now to discover any solar
law of change resulting in correspond
ing variation of solar action upon the
earth.-POpular Science Monthly.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-09
Don Carlos.

A correspondent of the London Jour
nal has been visiting the Carlist head
quarters, and thus describes a call on
his "most religious Majesty: "After
breakfast an aide-de-camp said his Ma
jesty would see me, and few minutes
later found myself in the presence of
Don Carlos. The King is fine-looking
man, of commanding presence, and he
towers by at least head and shoulders
over most of his suite; very dark hair,
cut as short as possible, closely-cropped
whiskers, rather large bnt aauiline
nose, with eyes of great brilliancy, and
a mouth which slightly deteriorates the
effect produced by the other features,
as both it and the chin 90 not CORE
spond with the frmness depicted on
the rest of the face, must complete nv
picture of the sovereign. The effect is
very prepOssessing, but there is sad,
careworn expression on his Majesty's
countenance, and well indeed there may
be, for a great cause is at stake. Don
Carlos shares the privations which, in
this guerrilla warfare, everyone is ex-
posed to, the same as the lowest soldier
in the ranks, and this, added to inces-
SAINT mental worry, would be enough to
break down most men. He exposes his
life much too freely, and the Generals
are continually entreating him to be
more careful but the King won't be
denied, and frequently commands in
person battery when under the heavi-
est fire. He is in consequence idolized
by his troops, who adore their leader,
and the vivas which greet his appear
ance are as thrilling as hearty British
cheer. Don Carlos conversed some
time with me. No one deplores the war
more than the King does, but he
said society was being Slapped to the
core by the socialistic tendencies of the
Republic, and, much as he loved peace,
he would spare no effort to restore or
der and tranquility to his country. His
Majesty, for 1 suppose he may be en-
titled so, as he has already been crowned
by the northern provinces, is evidently
not the priest-ridden bigot which he is
declared to be by his enemies He
speaks French, German, and Italian
with fuency, and is perfect master
of that sonorous, passionate Castilian
oratory which so delights Spanish
audience"