, 1874-10-11
WASHINGTON,
The Official Er0o1.a so Kse Ser ut Work
AnntsS Corrupt Southern: Officials
Complimentary Compensation. Tor

j The Official Broom t0 I3e Ser Mt W0rt
! An"tsE Corrupt Southern: OsfAciass-
/ Complimentary --G Compensation. 1ol
f.a.:>yay .'t1si2-ssrgico.
! 'ersSi,: D:*ro.@a to 11-r t;t'.n7o 7f7bnne-
Wt>z7SGroS. Se:*t. l3.-The iEycs.: CATIONS in
i to the character Of Federal o.tic:als IN Texas
| TIA; Inv" recently bees. ma1s by tho Treasury
! snd Pos!-f'!l't., ae:-ts sill lie extended to EN-
lgaS@ a!:. or ns:.,' A..., II The Southern States
Il il s.oe7,I ta, It VII; b., fon,.d that .le ma
jorlty of the Fedora! appointments in ttcst
Siates have been co-1up:ly procured. and thai
tl1a Tc*ui: Ct theso Investigations viii be
that nearly all If the present officials w1u Ii
dismissed. and ertisely new ulea. Who viii a:and
tie tes.cf ti4oroug!, inquiry ty agents on tht
spit as to character, ;'il DO appointed. Tho
caspet-bagging Senators have entirely Lost their
grip, 1t seems, and these changes bid 1ai. to
bring into the service set Of frst-class mon,
many Of whom will be Democrats, for the Prcsi-
dent is determined 10 got the best men for the
place. without regard to party aliliation. In
one cazo in the recent investigation in
Texas, in Houston. tho Government agents
met \ man OF iufuenve and PROM
inence who told them that he knew
that Fed al officials IN tl,:t city had bought
tE,ir re-'4'"ns. e. =aid: - 1t you want proof,
30 look It t:la records Of the Court ogor there.
IheFo men promised to pay me q GOO if would
secu1a their Places but aftor I got them ali
right they refased to ray me. l brought suit
against them. and the Court gave judgment in
my favor. They put 10 the plea that a promise
to pay money for such service WIS yod. because
it tended to corrupt and dertroy good morals.
but the judge ralsd ssssurs them, nnu gained
the suit" The records Of the Court showed
that this was true.
COMPLIMENTARY.
Ex-Poetmr ster- -General Cresuell ia tc receire
set Of silver from the employee IT the Depart
1ne1t, VINO navo also sent him beautifully en-
crossed copy OF complimentary resolutions re-
Gently adopted By them.
Que Of the principal E1nmin:-4 e.: t':e E:.:eut-
Office is busily engaged in Circulating q -'sh-
scriptiou list among the employees Of that o.:e
with visw to present Commissioner Loggott
and regard OF course everybody con-
r,ientes. s==se =ll,.nsy ana others be-
cause they ieel complied to do 50, even
at great sacritrt os it Is pretty generally as
ssrted aud belie,t!. tha. Leggatt, although hs
},ss resigned, still controls the Office If this ie
su it ought to enable him to be quite SUCCESSFUL
in practlcing before the Commission, IL lie p.o-
poses &c co.
r., the 4:ooc:cteG Press.l
CONT .,:$:-'.:I "a 1iIlwAT MAt-EERyICE.
w..:::7':1,.s =. e., Oct. 10.--C7!- Tom sco.t,
!: :*r :s',:. 4 t:;r i'annsJlvauia Railroad, and
::::E. !;;. LzesGG;.. q! the Philadelphia, Viii
',;!: Ion IL Es-.;taors Rnilroad. lssd q tLfes-
;3'Is c,fa.e::a: NTH Po%'r7---.:r-GaEc=al Jew
compensation for railway mail service. Con
Bangs Superintendent II this branch |
G. tho postal servire. :.l6o took |
Part in the informal discussion. It is now conf
6ently believed t1at all matters st issue will be
ancably aud satisfactorily arranged without fur
ther serious difficulty. The railway lsasilents |
will embody their views in writing for ths con-
sidcration OF the Department, and, meanwhile, !