Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
IRON THE sENTiNEL's REGULAR COR
REsPoNDENT.l
WASHINGTON, March Is.

INOtW ituStdIuiDk IA
been unusually clear and the winter
a mild one, we have had more light
ming strokes than in the most stormy
seasons. Almost every day lightning
strikes somebody, either a Cabinet
officer, Republican Congressman, or
somebody connected with the White
House. 1t is only a question of a short
time about it hitting the Sphinx. Robe
son. Secretary OF War, and Jewell,
Postmaster General, will be the next
victims. The resignation OF Delano
and Cowan, from the Interior Depart
| menf, saved their Impeachment. The
air of Washington is thick with inves-
tigation, impeachment, and crooked
whisky.
Grant SAYS the investigations ma de
| by the Democratic House are for par
tisan purposes. and made with a view
of DESTROYING the Government. The
| House proposes to investigate what
brother-in-law Corbin gave Mrs. Grant
that SIS ,000 on the memorable BLACK
| Friday" even should the Government
be blown mp with dynamite in conse-
quence. The books OF the bursted
Freedmen's Savings Bank showed hat
Grant owned 200 shares in the Seneca
| Sandstone Company. More recent de-
| velopments show that he and his son
Fred. are in league with the Boss Shep-
herd District of Columbia ring. "tol."
Fred. Grant was allowed n years
leave OF absence from the army and
Went into the banking business in this
city. His deadfall of a ban bought
up $50 district bonds" These bonds
we're merely certificates of indebted
ness for work done by Boss Shepherds
ring without authority from Congress.
In view of Congress refusing to pay
the accrued interest on these bonds,
and the probable refusal to pay the
principal. the astute bankers specula
ton has proven to be a bad one, and
the bank is now winding up its affairs,
and young Fred has been ordered to
the frontier on duty. 1t is also stated
as another reason for his being sent
out of town just at this season OF fes
tive investigations that this young
military oracle. Yellowstone naviga-
tor, and Black Hills geologist,' talks
too much with his mouth, and knew
too much about Z" fathers" business,
and .Uncle Orville's" post trader
| SHIPS. IL OOh VI 4 - bCs
the contemplate witness, would show
that the two Grants were connected
with the district =. real estate pool" and
for that reason he refused to submit
them to the committee, and was
brought to the bar of the House. and
committed to jail for contempt.
Freddy may yet be brought back on a
duces taken.
Jim Blaine. of Maine, who wants to
be President through his utilization
of the South, is at the bottom of this
real estate pool business, and since the
investigation began, ne has not said
"Andersonville," rebel" or "trai-
tor once. His record on The CreGi;
| Mobilier is also crooked. This is the
rock upon which Aminadab Sleek
Schuyler Colfax was wrecked, n be-
fore the session is over many others will
be wrecked upon it. General Garfield,
of Ohio, in a set speech in the early
part of the session., annihilated the
rebels of the South. Everybody then
knew he was a great man, and, it was
hoped, an honest one; but in the
course of Investigation it has been
shown that in 1872 he received "cold
turkey" in the shape of 5000 from
Boss Shepherds district ring. Gar
field tells the committee it was TO,
" professional services" OF course;
that is what Belknap said. But if Gar
field had not been a member of Con.
gress, and Chairman OF the committee
which allowed the thieving claim, it is
safe to say he would not have got thai
$1,000.
Pfs-IrOn Kelley.
OF Pennsylvania, in addition to being a
high pressure tariff protectionists, is
also an unlimited greenback imitation
list. He has a right to be a protection
ist il he wants to. The other day he
denounced the Hawaiian treaty as a
"sugar ring" III the interests of parties
in New York and San Francisco
Forthwith Pig-Iron X. was invesli-
gated, and it was shown that he has
been enjoying a little ring for over Tiff
teen years-ever since he has been in
Congress. A man named Dobson
manufactures Macinac blankets on the
Schuylkill river in p. 1. Kelley's dis
trict. Dobson receives large contracts
from the Indian Bureau to furnish
these blankets to poor Lo; and it is said
Kelley received twenty ger cent. o.
those contracts. Fifteen years ago,
Dobson, the blanket contractor, was O
porter in a store; now he is worth $40,
O00, And Pig-Iron X. is not broke
by a great deal.
1t is very probable that Purman. the
carpet Dagger, and cadetship seller,
who misrepresents a Florida district in
the House, will be expelled. There is
enough evidence before the Naval
Committee to hang him. lie is now
down in Florida buying up favorable
evidence.
Bruce. the of. colored Senator from
Mississippi, has been called to explain
how it was that he bought up the me-
gro Legislature of Mississippi so cheap
Evidence recently submitted shows
that he got votes for from $25 up, and
that his seat cost about l 1000. That
is the chief point of objection-its
cheapness. 1t is enough to make eveu
a member OF the House jealous. The
evidence is very positive against oul
colored man and brother, and the
heightened Senators do not like mig
gers much, anyhow, but they can
hardly afford to expel him for a little
thing like that. 1t would be setting
q bad precedent, and if they were To
once commence expelling Senator'S on
those grounds, the Senate would soon