, 1876-05-23

the Government,
Tho Congressional investigation Into Mr.,
B1A1NE's alleged receipt Of Little Rock l.
Fort Smith Rnitrond honds a. a prasuitv
having fully determined TINT ho was nave.
tho ownor of tho bonds referred to (which
Col, ScoTr Afterwards put OF on the Union
Paci1c), Mr.. JosErH B. STEWART has now
mado statement which just AZ completely
sota Mt rest tho story In regard TO B1AnsR'a
acceptance Of Knnsas Paciflo bonds Diyest.
cd Of lot of complications arising ont Of
tho lawsuit which Mr. 8TEwAnT brought
against tho Knnsns Pacific, tho charge was
TINT STEWART, as nn agent Of tho Kansss
Pacific Qhen the Eastern Division OF tho
Union raci1o), Ind delivered to h1r. BLAINE
two cuty-five of It's bonds as n gratuity. It
was cited in support OF this charge that
JAa18 W. KNowLroa, now deceaaed, bit
formerly student In tho law-ot1lcc Of
sr,twAnr l. R1DpLE In Washington, had
ont:e Witnessed tho transfer Of twenty-five
Ia nsaa Pacific bonda while Mr.. BLAINE was
clio seted In M inner office with Mr. Srxw~
An:s. It waa also said that tho record
Of srKwAnr'a case against the Kansas
Pa cifie Company showed that ho bud
wr itten O letter to JouN D. PEhar,
Pr ,sidont of the Kansas Pacific Company, in
vii ioh hc referred to bonds transferred to
e. BLAINE" among others, md that tho
roc ord further contained a stipulation bc.
tw. son the two partieo to the suit that "Jons
T. BLAINE" was tho holder Of certain bonds
Su ch was tho circumstantial evidence tend.
ins to connect JAuka g. BLAINE with the
trn nsaction.
j, 1ispclling the erroneous inferencs
drn .sn from these circumstances, Mr. 81Ew.
All has found 1t necessary to onter into tho
"details OF his lawsuit, occupying soveral
cc1umns md Of no interest to the public.
II o produ ccs, howovor, powcr-of-attornoy
from JomH Z. BLAINE, which forms part Of
/ tho rocori1, aud which wna dated as far back
as 1863 As this portion of his statement Of
itssa1f diHproves the charge that JAhrs @.
BLAINE ever had any interest In Tho bonds,
,re reproduce it. Mr. STEWART says:
I rns employed by number Of thoBc holding
the SO claims and alleged tntcrcats IN the Leayen
1 wo rth, Pawnco Il Western Railroad Company 10
set ttc and adjust their clnims against tho Union
pat dGc Railway, f. D., and among others I 70.
cois rcd the following power md warrant Of attos-
ney from JonN E. DLA1Na:
II ta< e. the"s heasa Gg osxpm sfxwamT
Of washington, b. G., il fully. empowered and
90. Gy e 70 ee' wsern Rs1sad Cans aas
pan bearing date May 70, 1862, and e adjust the
ea ( SH "s ssn u eeVa ia Fecop o
mi. y, u! dues to me from aid LeasenTos.h. Paw:
hsH hsn i and sesl this iatI dsy * Ea; 1865 ~
5oHa e. BLAINE
nss navc,' ot. attorney Is dated Mar 10. 1868,
ant / ia witnessed by tho lion. THOMAS p. FrN1os,
ont of tho nrst LAWYERS and leading Democratic
pol aicinn in the state OF Kansas ana "as received
me n uus tno ~ hx co1nn,o1.o nr.r an
tb, ,rIty of ths powcr Of attorney On tho mart o.
Jo mn E. BLAINE with the late SAMUEL HAllz71
| fu ay two years before l maao tue personal &c.
anansn nc on H.. za.s ,eot ~ .na botora
rr ~ TINT Jonn Z. p1A1sr Ves hia broshor
Thia power-of-attornoy shows oonolusi7ey
tb at JAMES G, B1A1sr was nevor interested
in tho transaction, which seems to have been
o1 4tiroly Legitimate as between john E. BrA1N1
an d tho Kansas Pacific Company. As to the
lei aor from Mr. srEwAnr to PERar, President
0 tho Kansas Pacifio, tho former sayu be did
r rot wrA -B1A1,E, but spoke Of BLAINE
! " tho family name simply, as Of tho othorf
| L,~ ,u1,oa In hni franHferre3 honda RirnnlY