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New-York tribune., 1875-10-06
EXHIBIT Az

Article Of agreement, made this Goth day Of
April 1869 By and between Charles r. Braman Of Mount
Norris County OF Livingston, and state OF NewYOrk
the part and Jarvis Lord Of Pittsord, County OF
Monroe aud State OF Now York, witneSs whereof
THE said Charles H. Giaman has had awarded n hm
By the Canal Contracting Board section No Of the Ene
Canal 20 keep in repair FOR four years and eight months
from May |, 1859 NOW, in consideration OF the agree
ment VI the said Lord, hereinafter described, I.
the said Charles r. Braman. agree not 10
execute and sign the SAID contract, The said
Lord agreeing on his part tO pay for the with
holding of ami not signing the aboyenaB contract.
50 O0O and also to fully protect me and my bal from any
sut other expense which arie or grow out 81 ths
non-fllhment OF the aboyc-dcscribed contTaet J. tho
said Charles f. Draman, agree u do all aud aid cal can,
get the certificate OF deposit which accompanied tho
bid tho abOyedescTibod contract back ana IN case u
returned the sad certificate % be the property OF said
Lord and IN the Legislature should abandon tho
present contract sye ~ s present session, tben tho
said Lord is only tO pay the actual expenses which
have been to this matter AID he said Lord agrees
On hjs part that the Canal Board should rsfse TO
aycrd the contract the next lowest bid that he will
guarantee that T. the said Branan shall have IL my
bid rs IL row stands tho said payments 10 he made
follows Three thousand dollars 80 days from date, and
900 go days date and 5000 80 days from date,
at tho Bank Of munrUe, in The city OF Rochc5tor and
the said BranaT agrees n The SAID ccFtctte IS re-
turned, 10 take the same the itsi payment
CHNEII-s h. BRAMAS.
j. LORD.
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IS THERE TO RE 4 RELIGIOUS FAR,
THos. WENTWORTH HIGGINsoS THINKS MOI
Fronl The InAk1endent.

The prediction is constantly made that We
are on the verge 0f rcSlOus coih9. "MIh ,l;a'ehs
sympafhize with this forebodng. No doubt any orsni
zaion that becomes very large and powerful rns with
IL dangers aud will bear watcns whether u be the Ru-
Catholic Church or the Methods tho
Pacific Railway or the Masonic order. But | DO
anil Masonic or the Kn0w-Notliing excitement
help admitting that the power or any such association n
the United states is, after ALL very limited, and s liable
at any moment through excess, 10 Rouse the
whelmng force OF public sentiment against IT, Certainly
can recall several periods when the danger Of Roman
Catholic usurpation OF q collision between Roman
Catholics and Protostants seemed FAR moro imminent
than now. | remember when the Chof-Justlce ot the
Suprcrne Court was Roman Cathoio-Juige fancy
holding that high Office than quarter Of century
yet no harm came. | remember when the wave 0f
Irish immigration seemed likely to deuge the whole
land but il did no real harm, ana now lts progress Is
chocked-as the 1neXOrable census shoWs-and noDOdy
but Cen Butler seriously supposes that II going any
This nation is thoroughly and permanently Roman
Catholic Every intelligent priest knows this IN MS heart
and Knows that, whatever boasts lie or his newspaper
organs may MAKE tney Eust not so very lar IN th,r
CLAIMS lcst the ghost OF Native Anlerleanlsul OF
KNOWN Cthinysgn" be raised again. New7Jersey Is
not counted the most enlightened state IN tue American
Union yet the OF three priests Of that
state TO urge their parishioneis to vote certain way III
the late election sent sweeping majority over " the sac
these priests wished to defeat There is Northern
or Western whore the result would not rave
followed The Roman Catholic Church eNciyNhcio
knows that IL is watched that the popular prejudice is
against il, that the Irish Immigration hss
waned and the predominant increase from hat
Protestant II IL has the desire has not tae 10y
TO expect to be the ruling element ia the nao unless
IL b. In that vague and remote way IN whch jews s
convince themselves that they expect Messiah
We must remember that much Of what has nelethoIo
been called aggression IN the Roman Catholic ChuIcn nas
been simply honorable struggle Tor me lNSl leu.s
as we have seculariLed our Government the Roaa
Catholics like the Jews, have really Iennd their Gane ~
clares them Ineligible TO Office they have choice bt
To resist Dy all honorable means such exclusion Mhea
DAYS absence on "A church festival the Roman CSthOuo
clergy would do wrong 20 submit
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every c of when SO FAR as we have been able TO
tain was paid. charged against the state FOR work
that was fully covered by the repair contract or Lord
under which the State was paying him at the rate OF
80, 100 a year
EFFOErs TO BUY OFF RIVAL CONTRACTOR.
George ID. Lords connection with tho contracts
awarded 70 E. W. williams and Charles D. Skinner and
his influence in begung the State into the further ex-
peuditure in Buffalo arDor, aggregang already over
81 900 OO0 will be treated in another report Meantime
we deem it duy to invite your attention to another
transaction which indeed, George d. Lord plays only
a subordnates part in which devices for dcraudng
the State are employed unlike any to which we have
hitherto called your attention. Tho testimony before us
establishes the facts Jarvis Lord the father OF George
d. Lord and George W. Phelps in April 1862 were rival
bidders Tor valuable repair conrGct that Phelps Sub
mted, in the name OF his nephew, Charles +. Branau
bid which was accepted, to keep Section No. Of the
Erie Canal in repair Tor period OF four years and eight
months at the rate OF $4,000 year; that Lord offered
IL Phelps would repudate his bid and allow his ords)
10 be accented to divide with him the profits they would
make on the ira sacton which no estimated for the
term the contract at from 100000 to $ioOoO; that
Hr Phelps declining to entertain this proposition Mf
Lord proposed 10 pay him $4,000 II no woud not sign
his contract with the State and also to protect him and
his bail from any suit other expense that might grow
out of its non-fufmqnt This latter agreement was re-
ducod TO writing and delivered 20 Mr Phelps copy OF
1t will be found among the papers annexed.
This proposal was also declined. SIR Phelps testiaes
that the effect of this dehDyc cusai 10 unite WIN N.Y.
Lord in hs scheme 10 deraud the state was so cecGay
resoutcd By Mr. Lord that lie felt himself obliged very
shortly 20 apply for the cancellation Of his contracts and
10 withdraw from all farther canal contracting work ON
the NewYork state canals under conviction that Lords
influence over the canal officers, Of the western division
more especially made it impossible for him to compete
honestly for the work anything like equal terms For
n circunstanal detail Of the facts in this case yon arc
referred 10 the affidavit OF George W. Phelps, and the
correspondence Of Jarvis Lord George d. Lord ana
Others hereto annexed. JOHN BIGELow,
d. MAGONE, jr.,
a. 4. ORR,
ID. VAN BUREN, jr.
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tract the Extraordinary Repair bill for the session oil
1870 contained appropriation OF 10000 TO Mr. Lord
IN indemnify him for the nconsdcrablo expense to which
lie had been subjected
We co The very terns OF this appropriation, to call
for the expense If any TO which Lord might have been
dsproportoned to the work for which professod to
mako compcnsatiOn:
To pay the repair contractor section number four
teen Of tho Erie Canal the damages Occs0ped 10 salI
section between Erie Street Bridge, n the cry OF BUT
faIo and construct section number three ndfeh hnn
sxty-six, inclusive by gales and high waters OI LAKE
Erie, in tfe fall OF eighteen hundred ana Sky ne anu
eighteen hundred and seventy, the sum of forty th0-
aand dollars the said TO be paid 70 the repair con-
trIotOr when said damages are repaired 70 the sati
faction OF tho Cansl Commissioners in charge OF tno
Western Division Uaws OF New-IOrk, ch 76I-lS|O)
FINANCIAL RESULTS or GEORGE d. LORDS CAREER.
The financial results Of Mr. George d. Lords career as
legislator and contractor with the State in connection
with these transactions up 10 the present stage OF our
narrative may bo briefly stated as follows:
FfasT-Contfacts for Dredging.
ONO bnSin. 1i a'viD Oo
Jrle basin. lO,Sol %
i'i''A ''O'A I'M s74,4ss %
sEooSp-L1qislatp. A,oaras under
TIE John Hand ReifeT Act.
First award and interest. ............. S3J,IS2 ~
os'0Du q" 49, 7O637 3c
Trunp-Dircet c,etD,s oC and G,cards % g. d. Lord
Claims fled and paid under Chapter - 49,. .
G53 of the Laws Of 1871. l....-.... $l2,f3l 6l
Awarr for lcgcf damage under re- ...
pair contract Relief Act OF lo7O- 4coOo % -o.., .,
sl97.5l5 40
tect IN e iSg Ohio Basins oe.o" ~ 194i5 81
" s1o- oeo 20
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al never got my hand to writin' poetry I'LL
two years ago." saa young rIrslist fitting tasck In
grocery chair but the minute took to Soin Nlta tls
Johnson girl, by gosh! couldn't help IT,
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order That could obtain tho balance that ves my due
from the state. GEO. W. PnELfs-
Springfield, July 10, 1875.
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Deducting FOR dredging below 10
feet in the Ohio Basin.
SI95,O69 81

Mixing an aggrtYate OT...-. ,nIoVVO0 q
every cent OF which so far have been able 10
tai n was paid charged against the state Tor WORK
that was fully covered by the repair contract or Lord
under which the State paying him at the rate of
: 4
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or 81 446 over and above what his books show his
dreAses world have earned supposinS their work had
been hired by tie day OF fnl prices.
The Commissioners. In making their first award upon
two Of Hands contracts instead OF awaiting The compile
lion OF the third wsch by the law 10 be taken INTO
their account, IN determining whether nny money had
been lost by contractor acted without any legal a
thofitv and in 70 they responsible for the
taking OF this 7C G37 36 from tho Treasury are unqucs
touably bound only morally but legally to sec that
q "A
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PIITeFORD Nov. 18, 1875.
LII BENNETT csq.-Deor ST: You must pardon me
for not answering your very Kind letter bei0Ie TINS
was 80 busy before election and been from home since
thank YOU for your kind words and for your liberal
nreze1t II hayo ever been of any service to yOu am
ra or should there ever he time that aid you,
hope You viii Lot hesitate to let me hho" Ao,, uuy'
O What Canal Commissioner did you help a.
don't remember OF helping yhody unless II was MI
AlbcrceT; think when be was running gave hheome
iCD' O. How mnchl A. 1 can't tell you; have got no
memorandum of IL.
o. As near "A you kuowi A. don't know may
have given him 5000; ooaiah ieI o now ,oo. i;
q Mat did You eiye il TO him forY A. was gong to
state that gave it TO him to use in the election iow
he brought back receipt FROM the County Commit
toe It was when 4. H. Cam was member !ooAed
for tbc receipt and c0udnt ld 1t gave II DADcrger
BECAUSE we strangers there and thought we ought
TO give something 70 politics. -, -.
him some since he has been running Tor Senator.
@ Tell me llst what you gave Al3ergert A. have
O. DO you recolleGt giving HIM any other snnis of
money matter OF your best reeohctiion aht lHdg-
mont how much money did you give bin altogether,
leaving ont the $500 lint you gave him Tor lc Commit
teel a. should think had given Inn %S,o?P.
on tire record, aside from and in excess OF 5000 Tor
which he brought the receipt o the ConniJtec A. IL 10
my recollection that 1 nave gwen Inn $1,000 or an
o. when you say an "equiv,Lent" il conveys to law
yefs mind that it Sas something other than money! A.
Nothing else. -,-,- -. 49,.
4
suIaR 0f money he was Canal COnmissOneryes no 20
thati A. cannot say have been giving him, might
O. Have you given him money since he went out of
object 4. Yes, Sir.
o. Did YOU give him any before ne vent ini A /
wasn't In Buffalo then.
o. You never gave him any before he vent into object
A. No. Sir.
O. Then have you any means to furnish this Commits
sion or the honorable AttOrneyGen"ral OF The date at
which made these contributions or presenis 10 MN
A. / can't give you the exact dates
O. VIII you be able 10 find them from your books A.
think not
q. Have you any other boohsi a. No, Sir.
o. What Wero tlie pdrpOses i0F which tiis money was
paid TO Albci gcr A. For eviction expenses that IS all
/ ever paid - .,.,
q. re was not elected oyery year A. No, hut II las
cost him something every ysar; Won't hay II - simply
wnen Ao mas been TunIin. for Olbce.
@. Did you give him money when he wos not running
on 3cccult OF supposed reliance accOrt or
yOur actual reliance upon isvofs iro;n him as public
officer A. glWays Thought would get tnc DeIelt vi
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NOT COMPLIMENTARY.

The Chicago Times of the 18th of April, ha.
the following which is not only uncompli
mentary but somewhat startling, as it fatty
announces that the election of Estillette prac
tically gives to the Radicals all the power they
had before the adjustment Wonder who
posted the Chicago Times,
The Conservatives of Louisiana have made
fools Of themselves as usual On Thursday
they had the situation in their own hands,
but, like the Fenian hosts, they got to quar-
reling among themselves, and threw their
advantage away. The result was that the
Radicals, by the assistance of q few Conserva.
tive votes, succeeding IN electing Estilette
Speaker of the House. which practically
gives to them all the power they had before
the adjustment" The Conservatives Of
Louisiana will have little of the public SYM
pathy if they are beaten at every turn here
after, for party that has not sufficient cohe-
sion TO unite on such an important matter as
the SpeaAership must be weak indeed.
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GLADSTONE ON THE AMERICAN REV.
OLUTION.

William Evarts Gladstone is beyond a
doubt one of the most distinguished men OF
the age one Of the greatest parliamentary
debaters, and, perhaps, the most capable
Finance Minister who ever presided over the
British Government He is, withal, man Of
varied attainments, and Of exquisite classical
culture, but his manifold gifts are to a certain
extent impaired by . peculiarly crotchety
mental organization. which has lately i'm
PEELED him to give up the leadership Of the
Liberal party in order to plunge into the
perilous waves Of theological controversy.
Having been invited, with very question
able taste, to respond to toast proposed at
the celebration of the centennial anniversary
of the battle Of Lexington, We find in our
telegraphic dispatches doubtless imperfect
report Of his reply. Assuming, however,
that this telegram is substantially if not
literally correct, We are amazed that man so
thoroughly versed as Mr.. Gladstone is in the
political history of the last hundred years,
should cast slur upon the motives of that
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c ,lored people, protesting to cure them
through the agency of mysterious rites and of
remedies totally unknown to the Nateria
-aelica. Superstition being rife among this
class, they are no. easily convinced that these
copjurors are impostors.
As like causes produce Ike effects, and most,
if not all, of the above particulars Of the
sanitary condition of the colored people in
the District Of Columbia apply to the same
class in this city, it would be both interesting
and instructive if statistical tables of the COM
parative mortality OF the two races in New Or
leans could be procured in reliable and &C
curate shape. Mos: of the city physicians we
have had occasion to interrogate about it are
Of opinion that the mortality of the colored
people is proportionately far greater than the
average, particularly among the children,
although the negroes are far less liable
than the whites to yellow fever or other sum-
mer epidemics. The subject is a grave and
even momentous one, and calls for much more
thorough investigation than it has hitherto
received in this region.
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During the recent races at the Fair
Grounds We frequently heard the ladies ex-
press delight at the charming flowers which
filled the parterres intervening between the
entrance and the grand stand. 1t seemed as
if by some special care the flowers had been
decked in their lovelies. hues and shone in
their most Respondent beauty. Even the
thick clouds of dust which so often swept
across the gardens failed to hide their beauty
or drive away the rich perfume which, ema-
mating from them, made the air redolent with
its sweetness and whispered the very poesy Of
spring to all surrounding nature.
The rarest plants and the choicest flowers
are here lavished in the richest profasion,
and the able management of the gardens re-
fleets great credit upon Mr.. Joseph Mullar,
under whose especial care they are placed
This gentleman is prepared to sell plants and
flowers ut the lowest prices, and to make bou-
quets at the shortest notice. In order to &C.
commodate those who do not often visit the
Fair Grounds, or who may not have the time
80 to do, Mr. Mullar has established an Office
on Canal street, adjoining Christ Church
His stock is always fresh and bright, and his
low charges enable all to purchase the ex-
quisite floral beauties which he keeps con-
stantly on hand.
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TIE IEPEACHMENr0f THE AUDITOR

The BULLETIN long ago charged Auditol
Clinton with having boldly inappropriate
the funds of the State, with having acted ~
defiance Of aud outside of the law, and VIII
making shameful and unwarranted settle
ments with defauit;ng tax collectors. Inc
report Of the Joint committee appointed to
examine the books and accounts OF the Au-
ditor and Treasurer, which we publish else
where, proves conclusively that these charges
were not only correct, but that they by no
means covered the slippery and illegal actions
Of this man, whose mortal antipathy is for
gentlemen whom he is fond Of designating as
Rebel Skunks."
in many respects very remarkable doca-
ment, being exceedingly circumstantial, clear
in its statements, direct in its charges and
evinces great care and research in its make
up. 1t is declared that the glaring discrepen-
cies in the Auditors accounts are not and can
not be classed as simple errors, and that the
funds Of the State have been misappropri ated,
and that the plain provisions Of the law have
been violated in the most reckless manner.
1t shows that warrants for the amount Of
$40, 796 Is were issued to firm which was
purely fictitious and had no existence save in
the lively imagination of the party or parties
who perpetrated the fraud.
It shows that the Auditor issued warrants
for many more legislative employees than the
law allows, and in one item alone that there
is an error of more than $500, 200.
The books of the Auditor are in short,
declared to be Improperly kept, full of
errors and exhibiting gross carelessness and
incapacity.
In the face Of this report the duty Of the
Legislature is clear. The House should find
articles of impeachment and the Senate sit as
q court. This is due to Mr.. Clinton himself
against whom these grave and criminal
charges aro made. as well as to the people
whose funds have been PROFESSIONALLY |
with
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generous nation whose friendly assistance
was given to our ancestors in the unequal
struggle against the mother country.
Up to very recent period Of her history.
no European power has more constantly
and more improperly meddled with the affairs
of other nations than Great Britain, and upon
no occasion was this high-hauded policy of
interference more conspicuously and fatally
exhibited than in her twenty years war
against the French Repzblic and the Empire
which succeeded ia struggle which came
to an end on the memorable battle field of
Waterloo, and of which the present genera
| ton of Englishmen have to bear the burden
debt, bequeathed to them by the folly
and obstinacy of their rulers The country
which proudly boasts Of being the cradle Of
constitutional liberty took sides with the
despots against the peoples, and became the
moving spirit of the "Holy Alliance !"
during the first quarter Of the present
century-nor was this thoroughly reactiona,y
policy altogether given up until a very recent
period, when under Gladstone's leadership
the British Government adopted the not very
creditable doctrine of selfish isolation it still
maintains under his SUCCESSORS in Office.
France is not the only nation whose part in
the revolutionary war is indirectly censured
by the ex-British Premier, and there is good
deal of quiet irony in the opening sentence
Of his reply, in which he says that his coun-
trymen "can now contemplate the incidents
Of that eventful period (the American Revo-
lution) with impartiality," and that they
should not "severely blame their ancestors,
whose struggle to maintain the unity of the
British Empire is one that must, after the
late great war of the North and South, be
viewed in America with some sympathy and
indulgence.
We wonder how this home-thrust was re-
ceived by the remarkably ill-bred individuals
who went to the trouble of inviting dis
tinguished British public men to participate
in the celebration of the incipient battle of
war against their native country, and whose
snobbish impudence was treated with disdain-
full silence by all save one whose peculiar
impelled him to administer to
them this rather sharp, but certainly not un-
merited, rebuke.
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Jon PRINTING We now possess facilities to
enable us to execute every description OF
commercial, railroad and steamboat pilntlag,
lawyers briefs, blanks and other legal docu-
ments, on the shortest notice, in the best
style. and at the most reasonable rates. We
will guarantee full satisfaction to those OF our
friends who favor us with their orders.
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Some of the loveliest spring bonnets that
have appeared this season are the handiwork
of Madam Emory, who possesses most re-
fined and delicate taste and who personally
superintends every bonnet made in her estab-
lisment, NJ. Il Royal street, up stairs. Young
ladies who desire to excite the admiration Of
the gentlemen and the envy Of their lady ac-
qusintances should give Madam Emory a
call
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ap1 2 SuTu&We
Mineral WNteT Agesscy.

Mineral Wates' Agency.
30 bbls. BLUE LICK,
so kegs BLUE LICK,
bbls MICHIGAN MAGNETIC,
5 BLADON,
5 :. SOUR LAKE, TEXAS
30 cases CONGRESS,
10 EMPIRE,
so HATHORN,
30 GEYSER,
10 EMPIRE,
COLUMBIAN (Iron),
10 CHAMPION.
40 GENUINE vICHY,
125 GETTYSBURG,
50 Demijohns GETTYSBURG, 3 and gallons.
10 casee BUFFALO LITHIA,
10 ROCKBRIDGE ALUM,
$ VERMONT,
1875 GERMAN BITTER WATER.
10 ALLEGHANY,
RAKOKSY
To Arrive:
125 cases vICHY
$50 TREDRICHS1IALL BITTER
WHITE SULPHUR,
BETHESDA,
ABITA.
On Draught, from Our Celebrated Fount:
vICHY,
BITTER KISSINGEN,
SWEET KISSINGEN,
BLUE LICK,
BLADON,
MAGNETIC BETHESDA,
SOUR LAKE AND OTHER
FREDERICTON g. HARTE,
Chemists and Druggists,
apis 1w 139 Canal street
Dress Goods.
j. LEVOIS T. JAMESON.
BACK AND COLOaED GRENADINES
FOULAPD CREPE DE PARIS,
BAREGES ETC.
IN ALL COLORS IN RICH AND ORDINARY
We ara Offering our entire large stock at very low
figures intending to close oar entire stock We will
,ii-r many great ba gains and would resnectful,x-
Ask call before pui chasing
J. LLVOIS & JAMESON,
126 Canal street.
apis SuTu&We
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A French paper says : I" 1t is sad blow at
American morals when great temperance
orator like Mr.. BeecheIlee is charged with
stealing seven hogs and a calf" Let the great
trial 90 on.
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The Ladies' Rendezvous -Eyrichs fashion
able stationery establishment No. 100 Canal
street, where can be found the latest novelties
in his line of business.