, 1876-04-11
RAILROADS.
Probable Result OF tho Boston g.
Albany Investigation.
Examining Into q Railroad Commits
sioner's Private Affairs.
Earnings OF tho Roads for March..'Mls.
ccliane0us items.
MASSACHUSETTS RAILROADS.
TIE NOTION l. ALBANY.

spe-4a. Corresporieucc qt The Chicago Trfoun
Hpu1surlrLp, Mass, April 8.-The Legislative
investigation Of tho Boston l. Albany Railroad
scandal las closed, and tho public Ia nou waiting
for tho verdict Of tho Railroad Committee. That
verdict cannot honestly help being that presl-
don't Chapiu. Of tho Boston d Albany, mud most
Of his aHaocate Directors laye boon guilty OF
using or ut least allowing to bo ,lsoa. their pubic
positions for private gain. It has Eccn shown
TINT Mr. Chaplin induced tho Boston Albany to
tako yD9-year leaso OF tho Ware River Entl-
rohu- corporation III which bo and hls friends
hnd tho controlling interest. ter1nB peculiarly
favorable to tho Inter- that tho Ware Road
H. not 1t present paying one, is not
ll,tsy to bo for many years to como, and
ta. consequently, the investment on tts part Of tho
that thu contamination Of tho lease, signed hy alr.
cha pln President Of te ro.d aud " Mr. tsu'n
srs hunarod theu:.ad ioars nso 10 tas packe's u tic
Chs pin family; that tho boston l. Albany stocAhold
III sns bssx a IL sa C. Co. pssy
fiat, r. abort, decided sase q Txtsa;:n, .G,
e: s'as e aetne IN a ~. uHass
10 a.y .le tacs, hrss made publls H. " F:ane' =.
haiiy, but attempted 10 explain thcn. Tie explana
thus loweser uayo not sutcea to conytnce the com-
VANITY ns. e6s w4s n0sIa M4 91t ct M ~ IN s
transaction w2a dellC1toh Oue. Mr. GhapIns
frends generally admit that Le ,nalo u mi4s1o,"
anti he himself Is understood to Of tue opin
io'. Ono os Tho practical rc,uss OF tho Investigation
has tteu to destroy all prospects Of Mr. Chapns
thht lis a,,ccestur wi bo Republican, This ditElct
represented by Mr. Dawes for tito eighteen years
1yiuns 1871, o tho election Of CAapln duo to
tn political earthquakes of tht year au1 10 tic con-
spA;uous un6tuea5 of tho Republican nominee.
TIE AFFAINR OF THE RAsrEES naILhoAD.
wltlch ately went Into bankruptcy, hayo nlfo been
undergoing inyestzasien. anl ALARMING snsman;ge-
which the Treasurer Iy ordss Of tha Directors ald
over to the rrcadent ia entirely unaccounted fur.
tbs Treasurer has tho receipts Of thu rtcai.
cannot bs traced il mist uot 10 .niersei however,
that al railroads ll.uaSed ~ thta haa beeu.
Tlm railroad ayaem Of this State will compare very
fsvosaS Th shat Of - 1oss r., any 1tss & IT. 9 o.
without doubt us to the efforts Of our hoard Of 1sA-
road Commissioners, which has boen prompt TO sug-
gcst and. whsn neceaaasy cnforcc 70 far - tae la
is the way, hasn't escaped Investigation, and one Of
It's lueMborBt 49,.
L. u. f,nloas ...--..
Of th!s city, han bee atel over TIM Goals for rethin-
inn h4 connection with arldgs-tn'ling ,lr1n which
does work iu tis Stats 11n whl c. Is Con.iEiason-
e.. ln1y 10 requrol % rass. But. after shufauah
trial, SIR BTiuEs AAa been acquitted Ut any wrong
sense Of honor wtl1 hAyo avoided. Ills defanss Waa
| ihut his husneAB was known IL Cos. Cltllln. who
| frat appointed him. and to Cor. washl,urn, who
| tpa.o LIN rcaproIMtment; that ha could no: ln
expected 10 iyo mp hs business for tbs rslsry paid
lin Commissioner; md Tint whnt litt1 work iH
firm ad dono in the State wax !lona by is raftncr IN
l1is account, and that tn {ix 1ah mot been In
tortate MIR. nrIgga has been the practical 1aeE!-
her Of c Hoard and haa donB va,uabls WINK In lfS
position; still, ho mnat confess to an imPrnrritty
which should 10 avoided IN futtst. bili nov teforo
Commissioners lnust gvo W any occupation that may
| couA1et With tlair dutos such.