The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-17

/ statesman himself. An old Harrisburg lobbyist
ana trickster, confirmed by experience and him
SELL that IN the political men there was as no non:
into cabal first to get the private stock OF these
roads. next to get the state stock ana 70 reyolu-
ftonize and control the management. and hnauy
10 get the road. thus sequestrated made the sub
lee, OF eleemosynary aid from the Legislature.
mao n into shares or $40 900 each, and made up
their pool Then they failed 10 ouy enough
stock 70 control sas T rnsea az aDrd as
so they PASSED 4 bin authorizing six per.
sons as SON missioners to sell any OF the stocks q
Scott, NeagIe. Parker, Chamberlain, Rainey
and whipper- the last two negroes-were
hundred tnousano dollars worth Of stock IN
t the railroad; eno!gn. with what private
oS aa e sosss ns cppofi
Kingston, was the New York quasi broker. He
gave g % share for SO stock, quotabe at the
states Interest to the pool Fssn The Legislature
was manipulated to release ssOoo,ooo Of mortgage
tect $4,000. 600 or state aid indorsed upon the
bonds Tne State was thus left with 100000 Of
ing the r0gues had acquired It for nothing
still, Patterson Co. did not despair. They OBJ
tanned Legislative permission to issue a. 500 900 in
scrip as compensation for the non negotiabiiity OF
the bonds ana TO have this railroad scrip receiv-
was that the scrip Aforesaid became solicited by
delinquent taxpayers aud was shaved and hulled
by brokers until the Supreme Court declared 1t all
fraudulent and the same taxpayers had 10 be re-
assessed ana taxed again.
The road from Columbia to Greenville and Wal
halla ia now IN native hands again, w. J. Magrath,
oil Charleston, beng It's President. The money
doled out to the Legislature to achieve these sue.
thieves by mullitudes; and In the end the CON
cocter OF the whole scheme went to the United
States Senate, where he controls President Cranta
patronage and Is the deviser OF the Third Term
Convention at Chattanooga.
PATTERSON AND SCOTT
both live In Columbia. So do they all-NagIe.
Parker. Elliott, Melton, Chamberlalne Moses Car
dozo THIS Is an out-of-door penltentiary where
the members browse voluntarily, like the animals
IN the Geological Garden.
whipper. to whom nave referred. is Northern
negro, who cleared about SO. 900 In the state
Legislature by grand larceny. When he had all
this invested 10 various ways he met native
negro named Mtnort, who persuaded him to go to
q restaurant and play game OF cards. They
played all night, and next morning the lots, cot
property OF his compatrOt-all lost on the Shuffe
OF the pack.
Mlnoft e now running against Beverly Mash;
Senator, Tor the State Senate from Columbia.
Governor Moses is running from the same city tor
Legislature protesting great sacrifice IN giving up
his seat in Congress-. Nash Is one OF the abundant
tai personal speech He is tail black. full blood,
who used to placken boots around the hotels, aud
ms a ane
stopped at the Library OF the state University and
saw there the bust OF Nash's late master. Preston,
by Hiram Powers, al whom Preston was tender
other busts Of McDume, Calhoun Rutledge. Lang.
stOn, Chever, &c.
THE CONTEST FOR CONGRESS
will be subordinate here to the Legislative cleo
tions. From the First district Reamine (negr0)
will be elected, and from the Fourth Smalls. that
"a, iiliterate, resolute negro who ran out OF
Charleston with the pilot boat Planter. In the
Second district Ransler (neRrO) divides the re-
publican vote against That creature OF Bowen, the
Solicitor Butz, who was tried In Washington city
the criminal charge OF dec0ying school children
from virtue. dOge, carpet-baRger rom Ohio, runs
in the Third district against Trescott, white
native, who was secretary Of Legation to Russia
In the lime Of Buchanan. General MCGOWAN may
be substituted for Trescott. H0ge Is now Comp
troller General chronic 0fnce-seeker, and Cover
nor Scott told me that ne bought up the whole
Ri n aso nat ~ n
white native member or Congress, ana Major
General Kershaw. II kershaw be elected he will
be the only conservative in Congress-