The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-30

Gen. Fitzpatrick publishes a card adj
DIRE .sed 10 the editor OF the New York
Times, saving: Il said Gen. Butter
field wrote me letter Offering 100000
for tile Dictatorship Of the port OF New
York. He den,es. Let the committee
summon me-
Charles Muller, the American CONSUL IN
Am,te, dam, signs a circular recommend
ing to the stockholders Of the Mcfarland
mining company, dead concern sup
pose to haze claims IN Colorado. plan
for buying up the preferred debts "t Col
orado creditors and revivins their com.
pany. Mr. Muller is cmulous Of the fame
OF Schench.
j. J. Fisher, partner with Evans. post
trader at Fort Sill, has testified before
the House committee that the firm paid
Caleb P. Marsh at the rate OF $4,000
year for two years and half and IS 900
year thereafter, until April, 1875, but
Marsh never told him that the secretary
OF war had any information concerning
the contract.
1t is charged that Rep blicau Sena-
tor from one Of the New England States
has had his plumbing done at the expense
Of the District Of Columbia. The charge
is that it was done in house n Masse-
causetts avenue.
| Geo. II. pendieton vas before sub
committee Of the House judiciary COM
mittee the olst, and testified that neither
Gen. Belknap nor any member Of his
family. Immediately or remotely, received
any money whatever from him resulting
from the claim Of the Kentucky Central
The inquiry into the changes which
have been made III the public debt state
ments. made on the motion of Senator
Davis. show discrepancies amounting to
So47. 766,674. The first discrepancy oc-
ours in the report for 1870, when the bal
ance Of 1886. which had been uniformly
reported for seven years. was increased
$2l, 900, 900, and has since been main
tanned at the increased figures.
Caleb P. Marsh testities that he having
called Belknap $ attention to An article IN
the New York Tribune in March, 1872.
which stated that Evans was pay ing
Marsh $4,000 year for the place, Bel.
KNAPP supposed the publication was the
work OF Gen. Hazen.
Ex-senator Stewart testifies. with refer
ence to :he Emma Mine transactions
that Trenor w. Park was paid IN cash
about $4,000 for he msne. He alsc
presented large number Of letters from
Lyon. some Of them relating to proceed
lngs 10 secure the removal of Judge Nc
kean In these letters Lyons explain:
his plan for making a raid on the Judge
} informing Amy that if he car get proper
evidence he will have them removed. ane
that ne has employed Noah Davis OF N.v
York, and Senator Conkling and Senator
Stewart, and that he could nave Col
Patrick removed if he desired.
The Springfield lIll.l Register, com
mentin-. upon Senator Logans denia
that his private secretary was paid As
clerk by the government. says. Il. i
generally understood, and has been cur
ren,ly reported. that Mr.. D. Shepherd
the Secretary Of the Republican Stat
Central Committee Of Illinois. is the sec
: rotary of John 4. Logan Mr. Shepher'
is reported in the official '.Cengressiona
Directory Of the Forty-foursh Congress
page 81, Is the clerk of the Senate com
, mittec on militar, affairs. Of which Nh
$ Logan is chairman. If Logan den'e
/ tina. Shepherd has acted rs his prlvas
!. secretary for the past two years, We sha
. be glad to learn Of the denial.