, 1874-05-05

behooves the country to tako steps at onco to
compel tho Central Pacific to pay interest on ita !
bonds before It docs on its stock.
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4 DAZZLING TRIAD.
Even II tho District OF Columbia Investigation !
should full to reveal tho aourccs Of the corrup-
tions known to hnvo been practicod, as now |
seems probable, aud thereby falls to satisfy the
object for which it was instituted, It will not
hays been held in vain. Whatever issue 1t may
have, that investigation cannot be called alto
gethor barron or fruisleas witch has brought to
tho surface one after the other, that dazzling
triad OF witnesaea, each one more beautiful and
brilliant than his prodecossor,- Fosco.
Kirkland, aud ,storrB. With many polnta
Of similarity, bound together by q
mysterious tic, and working together
with community Of purpose, they still
differ from each other as one star difforeth from
another In glory. First camo Count Fosco,-
shy, dif1ident, modest, and yet as contiding as
schoolgirl. He felt that the eyes Of the world
were upon him, and ho consequently bore him
self proudly; got, with a1 his hautear, there waa
mingled kindly recognition Of oil who had in
Auence, and an impartialtty In securing their
services. Count FoBeo was student, but ho
reasoned TINT thero must bo Bomo QUO In Wasl-
ington who possessed influence; and, Il he So
cured everybody, he would be sure to have that
one among tho number. Thus it was that tho
magnitude Of Count Foseo's operations Vas
tho much for him, and, as = witness,
he was coy and uncertain. In order not to leak,
1t was necessary TINT he should be vague and in
definite, and that memory should be short ; aud
it waa. Thus he went through his testimony,
talking much andsayiug nothing, cold, naughty
and somewhat auBtore, but always uncertain,-
and, whom he had done, Count Fosco left no
othor impression upon the minds Of tho Commit
tee than that ho had been born in an eclipse.
Then came Kirtland, ,-audaciouB, nendaciouH,
airy, brAsay, cheeky, tho very persontfcation Of
gilt-edged and elaborate]y-veuoerea doad-beat.
He had mono Of the coyness. the hRuteur, or tho
dignity OF Count FoBco. He had no ideR Of
coquetting with truth; he secuted 1t altogether
az very undesirable pioco Of property. aud en-
barraasing to q man of the world. Starting out
with tho nphorism TINT mau is an ase who tells
tho truth, II the truth is going to injuro him, he
acted up to this idoa from frat to last and met
every allegation. every leading question, evory
acrap OF documentary evidence, with point-blank
donial notwithstanding the fact that in tho
operation he continually crossed and recrosscd
| his tracks. The grave and reverend Senators
| were snubbod and browbeaten by this audncious
| witneaa. Thoy were oyorawod aud crushed
under his brazen weight They had contempt
mingled With pity for their witness, the Count but
hero was witness who had contempt for them.
| And, whon he had done, he lightly trppod away,
leaving them no wiser than when ho commenced.
And now comes Storrs, our Emery. Light,
and airy. and fcBtiyo Is storrs when at home,
| hut his foot la not on lia natiye heath, and his
| brow is sad. They havo boon imposing upon
storrs in Washington. The parties who have
influence have been worrying Count Fosco'l
Keeper and all bis testimony is sickied o'el
with palo cast. His Rsory ia as mel.
ancholy as IN autumn day, az pathetic
as, womans tear. Like George Wash
ipgton, al never told word OF untruth IN m,
lite to anybody" and yet this counterpart OF .hs
great and good Father OF his Country is harasaet
and yiotlmizcd by tho people who "have innu
euce j" In Washington. They swarm into h
room oven before he Is cut Of bod. The
take his key when he ia out and go through hi
room, They order little dinners in his room
They rot thirsty in lis room, aud seud for cock
tails. All this storra might boar with equa
ntmity were it not for the fact that thea'
people Of influence, In fits Of absent
minceduegs, charge the little diunors an
oooktatla to Storrs. little opcratio
of this sort grows by degrees like ball Of anoN
as noon ~ It ID found out that 1t Is feasible
storrs complains In lis testimony that 1t is grow
ing tedious. People are finding out TINT thing
} can DO charged to storra. Casual people dro1
| ping into tAs bar-room charge their drinks
storrs. Strangers, gradually emboldsnod by tt
, prevailing custom, and looking upon storrs nj
D only as Count FoBco'a representative but as
general philanthropiBt, have their bar-bills ar
little extras charged to storys. II thinf
: keep on in this way. tho Trea
a uror Of tho uulted statea aomo d.
3 will attach lin unique signaturo to N ordt
h directing tue national debt to be charged
l. storru. Wo submit that this IL hard on sor1
o No man wants all hts chickens to ootne homo
n roost at onco. But tAote Is day OF vengean
y coming. They little reckon what they are doil
j. when they come foolng round Emery. VII,
d he says to the Committee. II shall have to p'
II for thon before loayo, ~ ordinarily p
T. bills" no means business, It ia all emoo
., .siIlng now, but thore will be weepiu
1. aud walling, and gnAhhing Of teeth wh
- Emery ls&vss Warrington. Thsss partl