, 1876-03-01

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GEN. soHENoK AND TIE EmhA MINE.
We have beioro US oo'h tno e'i''eoI' =,
QUO JAMES l.. LYON before tne congressman.
Committee md tho statement IN tno ''.s'
number OF the A"9Fo.A"'ef'e"n 1"'fs fe,'-
two to Zen. scnEscKa connectloh WIN '"o
Emma Mine scandal IL Is on'y 1air tna1 encn
should receive proper cons'aefa''on' Luz
former would stamp Con. sonESoR as
roper anu eaPPes' as'ns n's o,ue'"'
position aoroad TO aeip couplo VI aasen-
turcrs swindlo Engasn capitalists W aen'ns
them worthless miho LOT IN enofntouS
sun OF money; the Inter- made up NANNY
from Gen. scuENcKa swoEn statement 10 the
English Stockholders, would sho" tnas nc
Ind been swindled ('f there is q sw'nale> rs
well a. the Eng'lshmen' aha thas all .ha' caa
be Justly laid at his door Is the ohaFge OF
gross inpropriety in consontlng TO tho use OF
bis namo as Difoctof IN 1nln'us CUM
pany while ne was Inc on'eeu e'o'es
Minister Mt the Court OF 81. 9nn'ee. iAe'e III
| vast difference between tue TWO cases.
though either would justify Zen soHEScRa
! recall, and ought to Huggost Ills res'gnaslon.
In tho one case, however, he IS simply guilty
Of IN indiscretion whose soyerest penalty IS
q forfeiture OF his high place anu somo ot
Lis reputation for good judgment; IN tae
other, ha Is dlshonored among men anu g''l-
ty Of conduct that is even rcpnulated BY gan"
blers Of protentiola respectabll'ty,
It Is not statcd who AIR. JAMES T. LYON 1s'
| nrnot,t fhnf @fa nj tho DrfQl0Al QH1HfB
Of tho Emma Mine, and that he claims to
have been the o"nor Of the original patent
Issued by tho Government. There WAS d
nun OF tho name OF Lyon who was interested
in some Colorado mining property
fow years ago IN connection Win cor
tain monoyed mon OF Chicago IL tho
person who testified before tho Congressional
Committee DO the eamo, then 1t Ii proper 10
say that he was formerly regarded by goou
mauy. people rs mining adventurer, "hose
statements arc always to be tnkcu with tnahy
grains OF salt. LYON, IN faot, doth pro1est
too much r" in bis own bohalf. LIS statement
relieves himself OF Nll assent to tho question
nblo transactions which he charges npon ex'
Senator STEWART mud TnRaon W. tAnK'
though he ndmiss his understanding to have
boon TINT he was to fecolVo '5ooo,ooo az n.'
Hharo Of tho plumber. Tho story 10 tens II
ono which seems to 10 susceptlole eithos o.
affirmative OF negative proof. tl'o, ~ !!
, the most scanualons e1hloltlon OF on'c'"
proAigacy anil ulshonesty tnas hao yot pee'
made. 1t brings IN oaited otates oeh
ators, Minister'S Judges, Maraha's, an'
nensly tho whole range or the nlgne
. officials OF tho 9oVefnmeht ms sue
: the President md tue supreme Court
Stripping the story OF Its dosaii' It appear
TINT Lros'6 CHIN was successfully contestoa
: and that, during tho litigation, in Which h
charges TINT United States Judges anu Aiar
!, ahals in Usall were coFruptly influenced D
" their own interests, tho orc from tho Emm
pocket had boon exhausted, leaving it CON
paratiyoly worthless. lie WIS thon advise
- by his counsei, senator STEWART, as he say!
to enter into IN arrangement with fAaK, rol
. :, rcsentlng tho contestants, to Bell tho lninc
an exorbitant price. 1t Boems that Lfo
tacitly acqulescod IN this, II he was not actls
in bringing it about, for he now APPARENT
u exposes tho scheme because he did not =
= ceiye his promised S5oo,ooo. AZ all event
y ho says TINT tho sule to the English capitals
Is WIS made by Wholesale corruption ai
- bribery. lilo charges thet frot' s1LL1Aa
y received $.0,0o0 for mixing favorable
~ port OF mine already exhausted tn