Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-07
BARNUM BEATEN.

The TedOubiable MOdoc Jack continues
10 absorb public attention and burden the
telegraph, the same as when erst he roamed
his native lava-bed free as the freaks OF
Eolns. What shah we do with him, is the
one solitary question connected with Gov.
ernment that our junketIng President has
condescended TO "consulL" about, since he
signed that little increase Of 100000 TO his
personal income. Aud The legal adviser Of
The Government, Attorney General Viii
liams, expects to wrestlo with the perplex-
ing question for two or three days yet.
Hes an unmitigaled' nuis2nce-is Cap
tain Jack--csptured or uncaptured.
But bright Buckeye, whose cdredt
against suicide proves that he understands
business, kindly offers 70 relieve the Gov.
ernmen5 of this ModCc elephant, and give
us a breathing spell Of sixt7 days. IfCapt.
Jack can earn thousand dollars day for
Uncle Sfm in that way, be nigh, soon re-
fund al the expenses incurred in trying TO
exterminate him, aud IN course Of time L.
quidate the entire national debt, Bot JEFF
q. Davis threatens 10 spoil this beautiful
little speculation by killing the gooEe that
lays the golden egg.
A SALARY GRABBER" REWARDED
The Akron (0hiO) Beacon, a Republican
journal has this paragraph:
"Bingham has finally worried the Presi-
dent into giving him the Japanese Mission.
The Republicans Of bis own State will not
thank Gen. Grant for this appointmep'
Next 10 Butler himself, Bingham is ~ re' "
ciRlly responsible for all the iHIquity r.
salary grab, aud this is no; the timo 10 ,eo ra1
ward bis unfaithfulness with PR .,no,iaU
Aside from the Steubenville Herr M Uhicb
cannot help itself, we doubt VII .ther sJn-
gle Republican journal IN the Stata will be
satisfied With the appointmeD {. md tb, n,.
pers represent the people ip hi, matter
Does the Beacon thU X Grant has no
gratitude for those who 'laoored 50 faithful
ly and so persistently 10 put an extra hum
dred thousand dollars into his pocketa The
appointment OF Bingham is recognition Of
his great private worth an personal merit in
raising the Presidents salary, and in voting
for and pocketing f.ne "salary grab," and in
also participating In the Credit Mobler
frauds, Of which, the Committee repor ted as
follows:
"ln December, 1867, Mr.. Ames advised
Mr.. Bingham 10 invest in the stock Of the
Credit Mobllier, assuring him that IL would
return him mis- money with profitablB diVi-
dends. Mr.. Biz igham agreed 10 take TWEEN
" shares, and about the first Of Fe bruary,
1868, paid tc Nj. Amcs the par alue OF
the stock, for which Mr.. Ames exec uted 10
him some receipt or agreement.
"Mr. Ames received all the divid ends on
the stock in money, some were delil cred 10
Mr.. Bingham aud some retained by Mr..
Ames. The imatter was not finally Rcljus-
ted between them until February, 1872, hen
II was settled, Mr.. Ames retaining the
twenty shares Of Credit Nobilier Stock and
accounting to Mr. Bingham fer such iyi-
dends upon it as Mr.. Bingham had not al
ready received. Mr.. Bingham was trel ted
as the real owner Of the stock from the Nine
of the agreement to take 1t in 1867, b the
settlement in February, 1872, ard hxd
the benefit Of all dividends upon il. Net
ther Mr.. Alnes nor Mr.. Bingham had such
records Of their dealings as 20 'oe able To
give the precise amount Of those diyi-
dends."