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, 1876-05-16

Gan9et'a hook which wAe lte. : fonA this cut
Mhen " MeIe frtxed. LIN to Tho tin1n 1

when we wsre sctzcd. Up to tho tin,o / j.
eurrosHD Mr NAN MADE coRNEcT REPORTS,
but know. somathing was the matter With Tho
t9angnr'a b0oke. We weTe shlprtng mnr6. goods
san weee reported. and "a The books could not 10
correct I knsw be w1,s ewessing 10 what wn4 not
trns. bnt ccu'dn't afford to pay him moro than
$50 month foE i: 1guoes It was wrong fnr him
husfneta Transaction, ,shd" 6a did It. Those
t,sugsr; they hnd . certify 70 tc, though. When
my 0angcr wanted my moncy l 9arh II to him ns
sloan; tqok no notes; :,ave asked i've OF .hrco of
thom for It back. mnae no bargain with them. !
Eald! tho 1oney thsy wonld iet ny Icy; Do What
ern'nent hadn't rald them; they were harsi M,
favor Us when .we naked ihom. hnf never asked
them, for ny shipping clerk waa With tho auHgrs.
ahipphg clark and tho by TINT kept tho hooks did
the business, think It IL wEoug IL tell 1io. II
DsPBNps or WHAT KIND or 4 BUSINESS 1T ls,
think most anybody would steal If be got chanco;
It tooka tStso Il 10 me,
1iy Mr.. Aver: Thoso stut,1 .cre kept In my
office until tho ttatnpd were gone; then They were
taken 10 tho Collectors Office, and VIC got moro
Gt1mre.
, 1876-05-16
ELSEWHERE.
MILWAUKEE,.

Specta, Nxpatch TO ms 1rbuna
MILWAUKEE, Nss', May l5-ln court, this
Afternoon, Chicago kilograms weru produced.
stating that thp Mum case Was proceeding
there, md asking continuance Of the Milwuu-
keo case, III which Mum Is also defendant, and
n wns 1ndcntoo1 thn cnso shou,l hc continued
nt thc u1v cr o and ,u ,,ror. nat W. 4hs
ent panel werc allowed to leave for their homes,
M. AIurnhav naked mn onler of thc Cart for
the rroductlon OF Louis Iundskopt ind Leopold
~, case -
1no easo'
. Jamcs Morris, Of Chicago, was sworn. ue
,.'..'s".. - ~ ....s"s.s. wa" 80, 80, ~
haa Known Jonas twenty years anu doiaoerE
five years. Goldberg introduced hts business to
ai.n % Tnnls T,nSston, NJ % and sonoI v,1,' raisu H.
not Robert K!owcrt; sprnt most of his leisure
time In Jouas atoro: was one mornIu1 in Jonas,
'4Ae a. so.t' 0'o.ot "'S ''.o .o' ~ N'oA - soaae
y store, and saw Hindskopl' there; lsindskopf
talked about tho lA,gsuits In Milwaukee, con.
,reted with the ,pla1fv husincsa. tl,e kIlwnul.ae
aena Ms VIZ na moAy ya.h H
HUI AahAA V4il4e 1utAebAltE AUbAk HAtlAGF
, 1876-05-16
M'KEE, AVERY, AND MAGUlRn.
Gptcfdl Nspaca to The 2fftun4,


6taecfdl nspaJca to The Tribune
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, May 15,-Private kilograms
received frutn Washington this afternoon and
tonight show that thu mission I'll behalf Of the
pardon or communication Of sentence III tho cascs
Of Mckee, Mcguire, md Avery, Is failurc,
This morning Magnirc sent number Of dis
patches Of hopeful character, but, at later
hour In tho day, llc sent fual message, as fol-
lows:
"Thc conference between the President md
Attorney General has ended. Everything Is 4
failure. start for St. Louis tonight"
III spite Of this universe result, Mckee cx-
presses confidence that tic President Will yet
Interfere, hut the friends Of tho "good deacon II
and OF AIagulra now no alternative but com.
mitlnunt to tho JAIL
-. MA6lLL PLAYING nAseuo.
Quite sensation was erGattl tlls morning Lv
thu publication In morning paper q! u street
Enilor to the effect Tint Postmaster ChauneeJ J.
Til'eey MaS among tose indicted IN satur.i4y by
tv United Sthtcs Grutld Jury, md that te o1tnHH
charged was cotnp1lcty In manufacturing tilu Magll
Testimony tn the 1,abcock case. Fil!ey Ii leading
ei of se psrty 4 Ill to, an .a 'eS eSnnstts s ton
OF Ills name with such MI Indictment very
naturally caused much gossip, and scandal.
papers by tho publication Of currespondcnce bG.
tween .Fl!ey and tlis District Attorney. In which
thc latter snys no such indictment was found, and
Tint tue Narll testimony had not been brought to
thu nuttce oi the Grand Jury. Fi!ey also puh
iHhca pungont card In ,sich he uses ,l'e follow
I'As tic matser has. no doubt boon pnt ai,oat
from political malice and for political putpuses l
feel incumbent upon MO 10 knock It IN the hrad
to my oEHc!a, acts, but You make Il incumbent
re Sw n fIy s aa no
from the counsel to whom no had convcytGit
nm satIa1ed Of the truth q the statement, how.
, 1876-05-16
CASUALTIES.

II U1IVlA14N 1sllIl4s
RicHAoSp. w., May l5,-.t serious accident oc.
Cured tonight on the Richmond l. Petersburg
Railroad, near Chester Two cars of military
excursion which left here this morning, while
returning 10 Richmond, were thrown from the
track by broken ralt, und n number OF pct.
tons. were reported killed and wounded. The
"details arc yet ,neagre No ono inside the casr waa
scsi0usy hurt. The fatn. and serious njnr1es &c.
Cured 10 those m thr platforms. The tfnin was
crowded with eoldicrs Of Company G, First V!r-
Etn!n Rcgimcnt md q largG number Of women,
ChiItl lrcA, and other men. The engine and car
Of the tTnln CAME In al once to Richmond, aud 4
number OF doctors have CONC 10 tho scene Of The
Incident.
, 1876-05-16
PARKER 1s.rMAgON.

4 REcT1FzrR's STORY.
Parker r. Mason "sho paralor, with hfa rnol.
cat atrs and big collar, uaxt took tho stand. uc
testified "a follows:
';Haro been III the business stncs 1871; was
with George II. Crosby until 1873; WIS nftcr-
wards at No, Il Michigan street for myself.
We bought Illicit whisky from Russell, Miller,
md Rocd, while was with Crosby. Aftor tho
dissolution Of tho firm, lind similar tra,,sae-
tions with Russell, Dtekcnson, and Leach, tho
Lake Shore, and so,ao from tic copntry-Conk-
rite, Of Murrts, and Jonathan Turner, of Bago-
town, ! got 56barrtl lots from tieae parties.
Rosa S s condnt d say sas how many lsis aef
got from these parties in ' the country. t
returned the stamps 10 tho city distfIlurs and
they used them ngain, naktng reduction for
crooked s geS1s. paid iuli price tof Ito stsehs 1T
guols. / sent out tho goods on rectlf1urs'
stamps. bought tito ataIapa III the Collectors
Office, paying Que OF tho clerks 500 'booes::
just as wanted to-, They have been missed
clerk who sold them. Tho stamps arc rt's worth 10
ssnts - dssp. s nj nn syE nen y The The
s1,50. I. rccoIlcct that Mnnn aid Bridges
caino to our house in kInrch. 1875. Igayo Russell
10hle 64mph tat lOOk b1I Dl Soma ntfDIa nf N1W
England rum from Doston. Mum founl tho bar
res ar th9 tlsd 't2sy III 1s nsams ad been taken
satd they wsrc sll right snd that was nbout ii
an hour. shpped my goods to Nes York h rail-
ah,rped over. 1Aidn't report these, but tho mil
road bo0kH would SHOW It,
CNO8B-ELAMINATIoN.
vagy Col ie'91 so bud na,a 20 Pa5teo;! S% sR,sh9
81. 0oo fos Russell; Il Russell paid ,no
moro than that rn1,st have kept port OF Il myself.
'{Langhter,] Tho Now Englnnd rum WIS stsaIVht;
tle enly thing cal, say against Mum il Tint he
pretty we'll dressed aud looked honest enough. i
wasn't afraid Of tho goois being soIzel and told
him the truth whom said they, wero ali right. I
hare been Indicted, and pleaded guilty, but not ex
ecuted. am hanging ot, the tentor hacks OF ,cx-
Fccsqtton. l never eonspirsd With Munn to do.
fraud tho Government.
been my stamps on tho barrels, and said they
ought to be- stamped. / aaid VIZ never Put stamps
on iii VIC shipped tho gonlh. That svns our GUS
tom. hut not the law exactly.
:, " COL 1ngeraol!.;I sought TO- convey the Idea
TINT tho goods would DO shipped soms time, Int
that wo didn't s;amp them t!ll We ssnt them q,
w0s al straight, mud hc thought It was.
, 1876-05-16

OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

QUEENSTOWN. May l5.-The steamship On.
tarton, which loat hor ruddcr on the voyage from
Liverpool for Quebec, reached the ofiag this morn.
Lug, aud was towcd into port.
NEW YoRK, May 1i--Ar1!ved, steamers 1ldalgo,
from Hull; Acadia, from pordtaux; aud Aals,
from Rotterdam.
I:oxuos, May Is, ,--stcamsh!ps City OF Chester
and fspoli. from New York, haso asfifed out.
FAa!Tllkn ro1Sr, MayIl5:- STEAMSHIP Mississippi,
from Liverpool, has sftlyed.
QuE2HsTowN, Mny 16.-steamsh!p Lake Nepi.
gon. frou, baltimore, has arrived.
hovllL1. May l5.-SteAnc1 Peruvian, from
Portland. has arrived.
, 1876-05-16
Z. G. LEACH.
I1f Wv -0A34A0"$
WHAT TIE KNOWS or CRpQKgrNHss.

WHAT lE Knows OF cRooKEDNRss.
Egbeft c. Leach was next called. Ills cvi-
'dcncewas ~ follows: I have rcsiledin Chicago
about ten years. I was q member Of the firm Of
Dickinson, Leach D. Co. ever since It's establish.
ment up to january, 1875. Our capacity was
l,ao buahcls day, but We nude about 1900.
Twas general superintendent If the dtstillery.
know that Illicit spirits were manufactured
there from the fall OF 1873 to the beginning OF
lS13 Our surplus over 30 per cent OF our Gu
paelty was sold rs 'tcrookcd." We used to re.
tuFn litea over the requisite amount to make
Things look straight. About quart to tho
bQahel Of our manufacture escaped the Gov
eminent tax We managed to cscapu detection
10y the duplication Of stamps. never person.
aly paid money to Government ot1cIala for con.
saS sshsS; .; s.. fAe pa tapnat; i ess asuseI. t n
'stotekeepsrs for tllls purpose. a Iargo
t,lmonut ,ln Oh money was nlso ra.d 70 Mr. lsehm, /
na0sh saaSK ~hss va Pald hm wSnla average 900
Eaea was given hlm. think 1t swaa to "run I,
r. r. department here. believe our uaugers and
s ssngsa Sssiy viii s daEy Ehn
Il 3D. ti5 el o. Tsis saassed
f.moSaa aaThs Ky
ssenay s%aasky tn ordinary, wagons In tho aay tlme,
Mas eser made Of us In regard to those goods, MI
.lb.e. taink 'y!slted our place tHlce; he went
wouI rs ane announcement - az gfhes9' naatntay
sesenantua e him on those visits. Mr. nehm was en.
la no malt busaess, ila dealt largely with
~ va used about two pounda To- esery buHhel ol
CHoBs-nxAM1NATIoN. !
to o aesaa ho %hea ho
mea opE establishment he did not 80 Though It -
theoSah thuSa he expected to Ind u thieycs,-he looked
HHtaYht when he ylsitod ns, IN al think we paid
y, T." Ashm about 80, 900, - cannot tell exactly,
a. hsd sns desl!pgs Ee MI Aehm geoae
ssaoes ~. goo 70 81, 700, 0oo pas hunum. We moved
~ sn1a1 ta tho daytime. 10 that thess should ha
, 1876-05-16

Hpvt1a4 DUpQ8tH 10 lh6 lFT0EHds
ToHnSTo Ont, May l5.-ltoADEAu, Ont, May
16.-A dreadful catastrophe occurred al tho school.
l,ousc here at noon to-day. A Violent stroke Of
lightning. in tho school-yas where the children
were u play, instantly killed littls boy named
Thoulns Scott seriously Injured Hubert Kirkpat.
rick, George Lawrence. John and Oliver DgIc,
George Mcintyre, anA Albert Robinson. md slight
1y injured Willie liEllMan, Charles Morris, md
GcorEu Meredith. Tho electric hnsh 4cr1nea 10
vAy ar,und iu VII directions. Several persons in
other parts tho village were mora OF less affected
for q tiult.
, 1876-05-16

Special Dispatch 10 IAs Tribune
WAsnIH0roN, D. C., May 15.-Tho Attorney
General Ind long interview With the President
to-day regurdlng the pardon Of Mckee anl Ma
g,,Ire, md tilu casu Was referred 10 the former
for actlou. Attor hs returned from the Wh!to'
House tho Hon, d. ". Vuothces, counsel for
Mcguire. mad short interview with Nr. Pierre
pnHt, Maguiro rcmaintng In the antt-Jooni, Mr,
Knox, Of Wisconsin, counsel for Mckee, a!en sAw
him. lilo Will recommend thai thr law shall take
It's euussa without Executive intervention.
, 1876-05-16

no color Of fraud. 10 take Il eway by night wnnld
handled ali snr eoods aliko, whether toroukud"
or ''ttratght, hut no one, iron. casual lnapoc4
tton. conta have dIaoossraa. that We wero doing
anything hut square husincsR
, 1876-05-16
GOISEN,

William 8. Golscn was the next witness. Ha
dcposcd: I have lived In Chicago twcnty-thrce
yours. hayc been engaged In the whisky busl-,
ness, ind was connected witt, tho firm Of John
Clark & Co., which I Joined In 1859 After;
Clarls'a death, in 1874 the name of the firm was
changed to Golsen d. Eastman, Igavp my per.
sonal attention to the rcctffylng establishment
! wns not concerned in any distlllery. Our firm
commenced purchasing Illicit whisky III
juno, 1879; VIC made our first purchases
from Miller d Reed. :, Sometimes wo had
$50 barrels q week =. Of the contra
band from tho various disttllctics. WITT
ness then gave particulars rs to the tiuo Ills firm
commenced dealing With tho different crooked
establlshments.] Tho goods bought Of Miller &,
Re- nss 1ces aa esi e. psapa pa fo Hy sy ees e. with with
were paid In currency. I had to pay cash for:
I had IN arrangement for fifteen days. We used
to get rid Of the goods by selling below tho mnr-
whisky ,sas always brought TO tho rectitying
houscs In tho GaytIme. / nm acquainted With
h1r. Mum; his Office, whilc hc was Supervisor,
was In this building. do not know how long
H.. Mum visited oar house twice. In .Arril.
he n1aa Kilt. %1 crssr VI
f.bss ass'1'h had hc lbs e
bo erased, md the correct entry made, giving tho
namc Of the cons!gucc and destination. In
order to correspond with the BtAnns OH
y, tMs barrels ' ,.I whsea mo been retained to
Eoi. MUM win lhstlnctione 70 ingcstlente.
NJ Eastrnn ,sonicatGd, the 1aa
7psst, ma t1at gentleman, IN c%mpaHy NV wtt3t Gol
bridges, came tho next gay NJ. MUM looked
ovor t!le bobks and treated IT mo like eeAtfeman,
I must fay. Hn snld 'noiscn' l am s9f1J you
naSs ctasea M e., sne ,,,,a & oia , not Say much hat
Mai Bridges that u he vent 70 the col'setota
neg f!PnL aMay nc MoMtu ntu ao uonssts LePort
Wonla not ARIco Win tAc po1As, ont II ne uelcffcu
tAc ftsls pnc my tMcy "ou!u eAnCHY Eoflcspuna'
4LAugniet! IT hMnhh .t. 4lsit wonlu oe ~ Mafeh.
l eauseN MI. Houn 5,lcn t9 nlaXo !epot~ winch
was taken 70 Tug Eo!!ectofa ONCE nnd put in the
p'ace u saa nlsL ietaIa.
JAKE REIM HAD INFORMED COL. EAsTMAN !,
oi the SuperstsotB Instructions TO inspect our
Placa: Tue other occasion when he visited
us he, found some Empty barrels with
uneanecled stamps. Ho INQUIRED about them,
nnd explained how tha it,egu!nrity Unopened.
the time, Of tho crooked husness d!s,icrs could
air Mum. think, did not show mo his instruc-
tloIs from Wasllngson when DO visited US.
CONGRATULATIONS. -,
by Col. 1ngernau-Anybotyc could see tho crasurn
In Tho book, 5Ir. Mum did not nsk inc whether l.
Ind erased It. did not tell him that had erased
IT, He did not ask my explanation: nor did tell
him that It was IN honest transaction, / did not.
tell htnt thAt the book agreed with the Government
book; l told my partner that may have told him
a lie. I huyG q right tU tell lies If I can mike
, 1876-05-16

wns tho next witness, He testified as folloys:
Tvas a Gnurcr fron tcbr,,arv In NAV 1aT5
in this district I madc a return Of spirits
snuscd gs ~ ao.sen q sas,ans a., aooas H. rev. ID
Ing, but 1 made the return. / Ind permission
from tho Collector's oillcn To do this. anil
+ n,,ia ~ w. rat,,.n ,xon, ,,,o sf .,"n, "rA
orandu,n furnished mo BY Watson, or
frn,n thu stuhs. don,t ltnnw whet,,cr tia RI,
.tui' Wv esapS' oon ~, huo" "''es''ee .ao ~
faf1a is true OF false' ibis is copy OF Tho re-
takes account Of threo barrels moro tllan TIC tho
turn at his request. 1Io t!.cn returned tllc orig
tnnl thas Ind been filed Feb. Is. don't know
whether Munn had recently 1nntfe visit to the
house or not Golsen explained tho seizure vi
eai e,tc q ~, WIZ ~. ~ 1".', a @
tniH NJ, Mum nnsrrstnnd H. wo5o mnticr sna
i6s shanss " Esdo 5 r. T. wesd ;spsss sSSorainEiy
,oI ~ =, ,3n X en'' seat
tn. IL Il u. ~ nn"st tn mnIc nut IN nesx w.
pst % ZIP % oaTest 81 a ss. ssaTs sna
@ H numsnt ,. y on wmst a na'a oeon 'no'c'eu'
'u' ha's a'' oeer ~ .t'eu ~, ~ T.r,,r,ps
was ne1t called End exsmlnsa: e iie said! Inn q ths
pfessnt supervisor. oi !ht9fnol hevcnae q thIs
nsIsE M I Gama n,to tna oi!ice 9n Lne IL aay Of
mo- VII b. aannp pssa tooS aAaus' 10
ae .etos r. fSas'cu , g. VIZ oH H. ~ hoRes
sass%aio y H. Nv r-.t,nlot;Fv " no'tc n
tho sipment as ot spr to pitnrg eep
Tea copy ~ H. sp{ ~ ~ We paa a.
tho HithsEH laenIneo tae nook 81 tae oHice.
s as a. Ssade e. tn aoeonsh ~
ga2 n Sns 10and o4o eny % @ m enoka o o. ss
reens mousc H. VIII ne nauEats
e WRONG stao an% onehea os Eas
luAn huuCeb4s
, 1876-05-16
OBITUARY.,

New ORLEANS, May l5.-Jas. A. Mayfair. tho
oldcat member OF the Louisiana Bar End President
Of the Southwestern Diblu Society. died suddcaly
to-day, aged 81.
, 1876-05-16
THE WEATHER,

WAsu1xaToN, u. c.. May 1J.-l T. m.-In tho
lal,o reGloa, rising fullowcs. by falling barometer
northcsly tu easteriy gales and continued cool,
cloudy, or rainy WEATHER. succeeded BY rislng tenn.
pcratutt- ...........
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
, 1876-05-16
XANTlPPF.

Is secina that the memory Of this woman, like
that Of her renowned husband, Ia likely 10 10
kept allYe to tho end Of tune. She Ia said 10
, 1876-05-16

KILLED I5Y CARS,
SpteiI Dispatch to Tns 7fiaunsL
LACnossE, Wis. Muy Is. Fired Smith, brake
man IN the employ Of the Chicago + ST. Paul Rail-
road. while engaged In shifting from track
to another in the connny'a yard In this city this
forenoon, run over and received injuries from
which hc died this afternoon.
, 1876-05-16

herc, Int recently hhA figured ~ aucttonetr and
commission u1An at rs Dearborn strccL Chicago.
The property was bid In by tho wife Of the bank.
Fupt for so. $40.
, 1876-05-16
IlAlLROAD TamH TABLE,.
ARRIVAL AND DEP PARFURB:0P; yTRAIKS

e.pi1a: Tgaians:inn snna:W{ y RTsset
r1o Sunday u s;oo .. m iDslly: s~s'p's@ ~.
, 1876-05-16

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY,
i!Sket O1iees a CIAsk.bt fShorman IfousoY ana ,.
, 1876-05-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
MCCORMICK HALL.

UIGOVNUIIOA HHII,
POSITIVELY LAST APPEARANCES OF
p a N I'M
prior TO her dcparturr for California.
Manager Gran ta1kea pleasure In announcing, by
universal request, q Grand Gala Concert uu
FRIDAY EVENING. MAY II,
by Mad. Pnppenl,eim, nsE[atei BY nIlle. uaucl.
Koon, the entire Company. and powe rfnl orcfr..
tra, IN choice and varied programme Of Solos,
Duch, Qnarscts. dc.
Admission. it cents. Rcrcrved sept= 81 At
Lyon & ueaty's Music -rtorA on Thursduy x. II.
, 1876-05-16

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE e. ST. PAUL RAILROAD,
UHlon Depot corner Madison and Cannl.s;s- Ticket
ohlcc, n3 South caFA'st., opposite Sherman House,
, 1876-05-16
LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN sourHEnH

.........--. Lesvc: Arr!ve.
Mail, via Mnfn Line. .,,,.,. E.Ao N a.no - ~
Special n !. Exrress. ......, yijM M S:ts, r ~ ~
Atlantic Express, daily 5i5 T. inl a:Cnn n
EnIclUlls Accommodation $40, 341 T. n, N IN A. m
HIKlt Express. tffl:ltl nj S:4{} n NJ
, 1876-05-16

n. Louis E.xprrM ....,.........
st. Isot,lh FR4t Linz ............l
Cairo d New 0rlcnna Tx. ......,
C1lrn Might F.x.........,....,..
hprtnRhe1d. PGhTin d. Keuknk
Springfield Wight Erprr*k.
l'eur.a and kcbkuk Express. :.
dubuque d Sloux CIty Ez.....
Inbtifillc d Esaux City Ex.....
GllHlAn l'hR.G,,Ecf, cf,,,.,,,,.,,.
, 1876-05-16

CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINUY RAILROAut
Depots foot Of Lakc.et Indians ay.. and st1teepth.
r., nnI Cana! and siatccnihsts. Ticket O:hrca 80
C1aFk-kt.. aud A. tlepots. -
, 1876-05-16

Iii. Mckinney ob!eetoa to such eg!deuea. lusl.t
, 1876-05-16

All ttaIIs sIA Milwaukee,, Tickets fUF Ef rHui
anA Minneapolis either ria Mad! son and sairie
du CllCns VI via Wntertuwn. La Eroasc, aud Wiuopa
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Depot foot Of Lakuks ant! foot nf Twcnty.sccondst
Ticket bHlct III katdUInh. IT., ncar Clark
, 1876-05-16

aiaHtmMHkce b:13 q ms 7:32 r.
DAY Exrrrhs hs-............ stp;O0a a. m, 400 n r.
WtkrHn!in, Iowa anu Mime
shta Exptets; :....t.-.....s I:u5 p. m. "lluln m
Wight EIprtss..,,........t a;Ij p, m, ron A. M
, 1876-05-16

Leave, | Arrives.
Kansas City Denver Fast E1 st2:a1nm !. o.tnn m.
St Louis Il Srr3nynrIh Et....s ANA m y.Iin NJ
~. 11u!f. Springfield Il TEXAN sim m 1:Ina M
Peoria iiaJ Ekprcsa iI:(0h m 7:sou NJ
Peoria, ktnknE d. IinrtnEfoa gftin ~ 1.anss M M
EhicaEoE lp!HcAh H. H. Et f,:fH1 4 M 1.Snn NJ
9tfratdr 1.bcnn WRAlltCn IN st2:.Eln ~ r.sn ~
Joliet IL Dwight Accomnldst'H 5a.Ip M M s.n,nn ~ ~
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-10-30
%Iiue Picture Drnwn by "a Ess-
publican Leader

Ex-Senstor Carl Schurz il ia full fel.
lowship with the Hays and Wheeler
crowd, aud has addressed more and
larger audiences in behalf Of the Repub.
lican candidates than any other orators
Of their party. In 1872. speaking in
reference to Southern affairs he drew the
following perfectly true picture. He
then said
"The thieves control the negroes, and il
was under their influence that they have
been arrsyed against the whites. Tho
blacks aud the whites stand face to face
AZ enemies for THE NEGROES ARE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
MOST VILLAINOUS SCOUNDRELS
that oere eper alioced 10 diigracc a great
and noble country. II there can be any.
thing worse than civil war, it is the war
Of the races aud these scoundres have
adopted just h.e rery means 10 bring abou
such ,Gdr. AT the head Of the negroe,
are the great thieves that rule the South,
and rely on Grant for support The
support Is given to them freely, and
every possible means has been taken lC
make them blind instruments Of the
powers that be. The Republican purity /,
r@ponyibie for hc present condition Of III
South. will not be Republican II
deliver the Southern people over ic
THE WORST SET or SCOUN
DRELS THAT EVER OBTAINED
POLITICAL POWERS. We are fight
ing for the overthrow Of u system "A
system Of unconstitutional arrogance o
po,cer, system Of contempt ofiaao, aSysteD
Of government by force. A SYSTEM OF
PLUNDERING IN TIE SOUTH
AND OF CORRUPTION IN TIL
NORTH SUCH A PARTY, WHEN IT HAI
CONE TO THAT DOES NOT DESERVE L
LIVE"
From some unaccountablc cause Car
Schurz is now the apologist aud defenle
of the very party which is guilty OF tn
crimes he so faithfully described in 1872
Nevertheless the picture remains, an,
its fidelity to truth is unquesioncd.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-10-30

called the Southern claims, and think
/ an Justified IN saying that Gov. -.
position i cordially endorsed by nihct,
nine huudredths Of the Democrat. #
Mississippi. The "Sourtheru claims is
great bugbear, used by the profes-
sional politicians to frighten the timid
Northern voter, in the hope to arouse
prejudice sglinst the South, and TO dis
tract attention from the shortcomings
aud corruption OF the present Republican
Administration. Unable to stand before
the country upon it, record Of the past
four years, and having failed in its efforts
TO successfully conduct the canvass un-
der what il known "a the "bloody shirt
programme" the Republican party must
needs take up some other cry intended
to mislead aud blind the North. ! am
truly glad Gov. Tilden has set forth, in
no uncertain words, what will be the pol
icy Of his Administration on the subject
OF Southern claims, should he be elected
President.
The people ofthe South DO not support
Governor Tilden from any mercenary
motive. The hope Of securing the pay
ment Of Southern claims, has, never
entcrned their minds-nor was the ques
ton thought OF, 80 far as | know, untilit
was forced into the issues Of the canvass
by reckless and desperate Republican
speakers-nStably Mr. Blaine. know
! speak the honest sentiment Of the Dem
ocrats Of Mississippi, when say thei
only object in supporting Mr.. Tilden Is
to bring about n new order Of things;
now order Of things that will give peact
and prosperity to their State that vii
cause the whole country, in Mr. r.. Ian
4 guage, TO "turn to new and better fu
turc, and on that basis to assure peace
reconciliation and fraternity between al
sections, and last, though not least o
all, that will put an end forever to tn
designs Of wicked men to array the tw
races in the South in hostility to eac
other. These objects, and these only
have they IN view. And the now dodg
to blind the North to Republican ma
administration, shows to what a forlor
hope and desperate extremity the Reput
ican speakers and journals are reduced
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