The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-02-20

III tue Oulteu 6toteS. lue lI0uS-
continental Pacific Is the only rsad
which has been able to obtain it."
La Liberie and other prominent
journals Of Paris continually repor-
ted these and similar extravagant
statements, carefully elaborated,
and furnishing all the details con-
cerLing the subsidies and guaran-
tees, as well as the names, routes,
connections. and actual working,
condition ftlle fused ; lines.
AN EDITOR CONDEMNED.
There was, however. some oppo-
sition manifested bya few news
papers In Paris, and notably by La
Reforme. which In lie issue Of May
16, advised its readers mot to COM
promise any part of their savings
in an audacious speculation admit
ted to the official quotation Of the
Paris Exchange Under the title Of
the Transcontinental, Memphis, FL
Paso and Pacific Railroad Compa-
n.y." Many Of the glaring false
hoods and extravagant statements
made in the pamphlets issued by
'Probst and his confederates were
pointed out and denounced by NJ.
Malespine, the editor Of La Ke-
forne. But ten days later Probst
had summoned before the Civil
Tribune Of the Seine to answer for
iefamatory publications affecting
"the persons who represented the
Transcontinental, Memphis, Ell Pa
SO and Pacific Railroad" The in.
fluence Of the Government was
with the swindlers, aud Malespine,
although he made plucky fight,
was condemned.
About the same time Gen. Clu-
seret, who was then resident in
Paris a. naturalized citizen ofthe
United States, published there In
French q few pamphlets exposing
and denouncing the imposture but
he was at olice sent for by the no.
lice authorities OF Paris. nnd noti.
fed that these publications were so
offensive to the Imperial Govern.
mcnt that It had determined ia
Danish him from the French en-.
| pirc, and that It would only give
him twenty.four hours to make III.
nrennr.tions aud ,o.yo tho oo,,,
try. He appealed 10 Mr.. Wash.
burne for nrotectIon hut IN vain
and he expelled from France by
the French Government for nt.
tempting to save the money OF
Frenchmen from a conspiracy oil
swindlers !! Quite as remarkable
even us this, the Courier des Etats
UnIs, the long-esta blished French
journal of New York, though IN
other respects unobjcctionable t
Louis Napoleon aud His Ministers
was actually excluded from France
colonies for presuming to do Its du'
y Dy attemptlngto explode and ar
rest THIS monstrous fraud. The
Emperor and oil his court were
II IS made accessories to the swim
dle'
nv, nv" -, w.
luz i"p'''".,on VI N.' WASH
ouino ~ INC uma'f 'o" ocg'ns .e
~ sPpsrcn'' ~ was appca,cu y
os N' A"'cspi"c " "ns"cr 'hc 'o'
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No"s,0'' .,"'' a"'"o',A0.'
,"''o" r, - a'l 'a''roaus WIN 'n'
n'"n'oon''ne".a'' mc'''pnis' L
aso aha racine, as represented
ny its agents IN almost Oil tht
newspapers OF rarlss
!" Whether 'hat company hao
received great concessions of lane
wnicn u oilers as stcufityf
y. lfthc Congress OF The United
States had guaranteed to subscri
bcrs an interest Of six per cent. !
4. Whether any Of its bonds
were issued by the Secretary o.
the Treasury; and If the Prcsi
dent OF the United States was obi
ged to Interfere In case q single
day should happen to delay tht
payment OF the interest coupons
Tho persecutcd editor appealed
for an answer to these questions
rs 1t possible," said he, " for you
to inform me, Monsieur lc Minis.
trc, whether Congress has engaged
itself In this nflnip mil .,,l,ntho,