, 1875-01-12
also Let The VcstaI Virgin, Don Piatt,
Account for $1,000.
Shaw, Of the Boston Transcript,
Got S;17,OO0---Otlicrs
ssubSitlixctl.
Some Officials OF the House I'm.
pIicated Seriously.
The New Election Yesterday--Russell
Sage's Comp d Etat.

ASTOUNDING DISCLOSURES.
HONE rESHRRBoLTH.
Sprtial Dispatch to YAe Ch'eaqo TRIBUNE.
WARRINGTON, d. e., JAN 11.-Tllo Eensat!ons
of the day, Which really overehadowcd tho great
spcccl1 Of Hcllurz, wese the disclosures in tho
Pacific Mail Investigation. Tho special feature
Sas the discovery that RoIno Washington jour
nalzts received largo sunlB Of money from
Irwin fur alleged services in hehnlf Of the
Pacific s1ail subsidy. These journalists aud
}ho BUNS they received wcEo Joseph MacFar-
land, G25,o0o; William 3. Shaw, $4,000 Dom
Piatt. 5000, AlaeFarIaud represents the phila-
dolphin Press and tho Poston G|otc, Shaw the
Boston Transcript, and Donn piatt hts own
paper, tho Capital. This evidence WIS as nucl
Eurprihe to tho profession here it accms to hayo
been source Of qualification 10 fon1o Congress-
men. 1t is fair TO theso gentlemen aud Just to
tho profession to htato tl!as tici2 explanations
should bo known. MacFaslanl. who was
". Forncy, positively sweara that Ills only
knowledge Of the matter il this: lie
was requested hy his ompoyor, Col. John W.
Fotney, to so to Twins iInuse End get rome
money tlat rain Ind for him {Forncy}. MacA
Tariaud did 90. Tho S2j,oW was paid lin bsA
Albert at tho direction Of Irwin. Ihia atm
MacFarlanl directly took To the houHo of Col.
Fnrncy and delivered to him, rerclinE for him.
helf no benefit Or advantage. The professional
f,ieuda ot ,1ncFarand generally credit this
ntatcmcut, but regret TINT i,o il 40 unforty-
nato az to he iii tlle employ OF q GEN.
ticlnau who. has aeen fit t. prostitute Ills
profession for mcrceuary purposes. Tho
respectable 1eading Washington correspondents
haSe for years understood that. without their
own knowledge lobby-striKcEs have e,'tcarprod
to mako merchandise OF them. Mysterious
rumora frequently arc heard at lists with nauncs
Of prominent correspondents WHO laro been
sold to tho lobby. It Inns never been
possible to discover the po.sons who
vera bnso enough to steal the character Of
honest journalists. nni tho Washington cor7e-
spondesits hau not expected to flnt that they
wcro to ho injured by man Of such supposed
high standing as Col. Forncy..
WILLIAM Il. fltAw
In Lis Testimony stated TIM: his principal bt1s-
hera is that OF & Wall street. operator, and not
that OF i journalist. lEe dcstinct'y tliESvowa
having made nny Ut this money III any capacity
NJ journalist, however remote, and insists TINT
IT camo to him solely on account 81 his personal
legitimate services for Irwin and S!ockwol1. mud
hls portion OF the Itock bpeculatiol,s with Henry
ClewB
claltnH that the money was loaned him by Irwin,
md has vince hoon retnid. 1rwu makes tho
fana statement, 1t iB certain that piatt, n hts
newspaper, orposee tho Subsidy bill with much
earnestnes4; 1 lie rronoaes TO present to tho
Tho Abort lss was q very entertaining chapter
N lobby hatosy.
M1. Il. Il. 1ugraham, to whom $1,000 was paid
th engaged In tho newspaper l,.t l!tslil1t; blhi.
ness III Chicago unu ut tha. tirc resided at
DoslluineH. H.
Col. J. q. Eerrcl III rious lender OF tho Jsc-
lohlan Democracy, aid u clntl'.ia.e for ths
t1orkship os tho next House. 1Ia il alao d
pillar in the church.
sam Ward. tho courteous diplomatic lobbyist
Shoso dinners Cabinet Ministers frequently Ut
;oEd. l!as never been caught until now, and tint
lor ha!f OF 81, 900.
O.J. Aynrill, wl,o received 20 Auo, IN n cousin
y Ten. Avcrill, Representative fron, Wisconsin,
tle actch as lobby detectiye. Ho once l.utl soma
connection with tho Northern, Pacific Railroad
tia oaera to show by His bank account that ho
Iopt all tlIa money.
~. IL. iIerTey Doorkeopsr. was appointed from
Wisconsin. lle has Decn hero Biuco 1861 is q
pour man. with large family, yet received :l1,-
D0o from irwin without knowing why he received
It or what necams ot 1t. Tho inprssHlan is that
tho House.
Tho Committee vii. tomorrow insist TINT hc
provo
WHAT Dlarostt1oY lie MAIZE or TIE MONEY.
li1H chef HerElce CONSISTED in per.nitting lobby
sts to have aecess ta tho Aoor and iu setting ~
lrrur upon Congressman.
1Aa investigator discovered another grave.
Norris, editor Ut tho Chronicle, to wl,uns coluuDs
Irwin had constant access, il nov dead
faat IL bankrupt banker und stock operator,
hhenel is Now York contractor. alnra,l IL H.
Ns known here. Earmacd ia an old lobbyist A.
Y. cor"no il young lawgsr formerly from
Cincinnati.
10 fhs 4 tssacl1fe1 fTxsal
NEEREsEaTAIlyt RrUI:3l TESrlEIEu
:, WASHINGTON, u. T., jan. 1.-THE Ways apd
Ncans Committee continued tho pac1c Mail
Iuhsldy investigation to-day.
Representative JOHN H. storm testified thu.
ht. Aailaa!l HaH mistaken in understanding lItt,
% say that he Lad Lien Approached to influence
~ Vosa on the subsidy question. Wllat he
totola) !9la i1in, two years ago, waa iu general
tcrnls. llo knew of u ineuber having bGen nc
approached. Tie f4cts were that the witnes.
was told, about two years ago, by CongtcssDiat
tAfkcr, u Nav llampshlro, that WLilu tho vote
WaA Bong takoh on lilo subsidy amendment mt
lie was coming down stairs IN tho Cal,ita! q tota
stranger offered to svo lt,uI al000 il liz would
go back to the gallery and mt satu.
LYMAN ELMoAE.
Lyman Elmoto tebti!led jb IN attotl!ey-pt.
Law III New York, but IL in Washington al,ont
Aa1f Of each year. attending to lueirrsa helo,e
tue Departments JIo neysr dill uy work IL,
the pscile Mail Company. Willis in Washington
IN May, 1S74, le *Rs introduced to Gen, Euitl.
One day Smith stopped tAu wltuesa TN tl.s stree
1nl said: Tho Now York attorney IT tue I'ac
Gc Mail Company id to buy uae eu,I,e ll,ul,ey
VIII you identify sne? fwo or three tayt
afterwards John b, schumacher chl,pd at lii
office and said ho had check for ;s5U.ttJ
which the Pacific Mail Company lad IiIresc.
him to haud to Elmoss o. h.i1uo ,,ut VIM,
Eluiore ~onl1 tudcate. The witness relrs
that Ae must be uasaken but then reulcaltert
aud told Schumacher what this gensiemKu Sn,isl,
Lad Did. Whesoupou Schu,naker said, "tT4At'
the nlnn," and exhibited sau.U0u check. Ill
witness teulaslfd: !" You arc not gniag to mak
The payment ii check, arc youS" aud scAu
maker then vent out to yet il rahhed. sool
Rftos Gpu. smith exule in aud asked pel1aissol
to wait iii the ultice till schIluakeg Ehuud 81,
pear. n!seh t.o did III abbut two louIa wliurt
nton Einuro taid to HcAusnskcr: u This |
IL General. who says you nre to pa
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