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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1876-02-19

Tide Gebete fir pie serfOFbsnsn Mtt<
slierer. Die 3unft bate rinen be-
lcnoeren Nltar In Der Rttde, ben fe
reid uuefattsts uno INIT DaGsltGter
r,tfab.
8. 9eees WiteIieb 3abtte fir einen
8ruper, Der In unsltd unb Notb ees
rtetb, cper ~e,tranfte, etnen 9ept6en Be-
trag ; bet benz Sranten muBten bic
@ilDebrIrer wa9sn (DilDa, Sette
1879; wenn ct ifarb, 10 be9letteten tbn
ale ~ @rabe, une lieben fir fines
lenrube ote bl. Me6e fetern. 8erIcr
elm Gilpebrurer iein @ermEaen, 70
muste ieeer @tlDeSenc6e tbm cine llns
terfdBuns sebsn ; erlitt er stnsn ger>
luf pur1 SITTER ODER S&iftruG, 70
baIf man tbm ; rpuree CT onrd gsr>
iammeluns unfdbfa sur arbeit, 70
rabm man f6 ieinsr an. (Bileu.
Seite 1879.
10. @esen bic robe @swplt BON
Nd6tisen, TN 6efe6t seser ben UNI
sereGten 8iGter, fanpen it6 bic @tlces
brtiOer bet namentItb in iener 3eit, ia
cte 8anre Der Srpnune eeIOfert uno
teinabe ednsli6 aufaelSf rrarer, uno
pie robe 0iItir bsrrf6te. go nabms,
rte @tIpen etnen politilten Gbarafter
an. SsooA nur cann une bort, ipenn
uno G6ub ee9en 8eeintrd6tisuns Der
Redte res Btrsers ee erbeildte.
IL. Wahte t6 iepo6 elm 0tlpe<
bruper zines 9srbrsGens i6uIbfa 70
purpe sr aus Der 0eleui6aft aus9sfOs
zen.
Die 3infte fpielten Ion Wittelalter
cine erose ROue. Ste erf@iensn NIT
ibren AbseiGen unp Gubnen in Sftnt@
Itdfn Nuf3deen, fe croneten cas- 8erz
bdltnib Der 0ewertetreibenptn, por,
9ebrItne, @elsIe unb Netffer, neIhe
aue cine einsise camille btloetsu ; fe
pFestrn d6t rsliei5le @%ellnnuns unS
d9t peutl9ss Wslen, 70 LANCE fe bldbs
ten.
aus BEN 0elnsten esbt FLAIR bsrpOr,
eas Die beutissn reutl@en, l6mil@sfa>
tbOlil9en rlntsrfiBunsss@ ereine zen
3Inften bes MittelaItsrs am nd@ten
iieben. Dir bOFsn, pas Der srCbe
Buno efeier 8eretne, Der fth im icses
nanntea Gentrals 0eretn s~eftaltst bat,
Dur6 rt6ttse grfufuns ietner aufsabe
fir bic @eeennart, purd treusn Nns
l1lub on bic 9tr6e, bur6 lebenetses
Sntere6s fdr ieinen pur6aus sele1
3psf Elm Sesen fir unlere 8epubItt
werpsu wirp. DaS rrdlte @pttl
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1876-02-19

pielem berrlidenGsRe betfammen, sinem
Gefe. tinsia In leiner art unpergesIi6
flrNae. bic ibm beiEpbnten. einem 5eRt,
~ frilb nno seMiibpou. rts man 60
nur am Hbein ~ feiern perfebt.
Ni6t asnue fam bic 2isbenswdr%
pi9feit uno Nufmertlan feit ces aoblen,
ser Gcmite's une Der 8lrGsrf6aftl an
erfannt reroen. Cine arceeNnaabl Don
Jamiltfn bate bereitwiaief bnnesrten
ccn Brenetn 9aiflt6sS llnterfommer,
eeDdbrt, uno BET Ser(disosnen fenliden
OeIessnbetten traten 3ablrei6e sinbeis
miideGsiisenOHen surif, um zen Auss
mdrtissn bic Ibeilnubme gu nmSslis
den.
Gum 8e1eile. bab bic erceartiss
Geier ees @~enttnariums Solepbs ..
@5rres ote Aufmerflamteit Der Yclt,eis
Bebbtce lebr In Anfpru6 esnOmmen.
mSse pie 1batia6e psrseidnet tutrsen,
caB icwcbl BET Der Gefrsee, pie beim
Getmabl Elm poliset . GOmmiTar mil
etnena attadtrten Stencsrapben anpes
ieno NOR, Der pte sanse 9ertanelune
rpOrtw6rtIid au papier brahte.
2sBteres bilnet eth bdBliGes @sasns
iad su Der eplen BeeetftrunG fir wel=
DE @6rres sefdmpft bat.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1876-02-19
Sic Neutrality-suspicious. Bel
SDrjeit.
rs eretnsbcte

Bir baben tn elmer friberen Num.
nter 1ber 'bte @elbihte une bas Wefer
iener Gsretne ~ fpre6en beeonnen
wel6e uniern beutisen fatbolilben I'm.
terffdBunespereinen an nd6aen (ieben
ndmli6 1ter pie3dnfte. Bir erpdpu.
ten suleBt pes Gussusss, pel6sn iii
3dnfte IN Der Stapt Deneoie im Sabre
l143 ON Geas Waria Reinisuns bisIe
ten.
Dian ertannte", (aete MaI&et.
oirel1e 0ortbeile Die tnnigfe yerbtn,
Dung e!ei6arttesr glemsnte Gem Gius
selnen eewdbre, namsntli1 In elmer
3eit, In psI1er Der Staat nur unpoQs
.ommen feline Aufeabe erfdIen fennt,.
Die 3aafte ftnp eas yrODuft siner3ett,
To welber bic alien Benre serri0sn unc
Dte 6rtfltde Eeliston fi6 Babn brad;
lie ino cie f5Altbe Grudt Der G1 per-
f~5rperncen briflthsn 9sbren."
nSn Dila In ,sltalien CAB 60 frdber
berette heber 3lnfte: Der Wafmirtpe
Beinl6enfer Stablarbeiter, Giftus
idmtepe, Rdrf6ner SGubmader,
Bidder. 9n Bersamu btlpeten fG 10,
gar ceren atttebn Der AprOtdten,
Nctare, aer3ts Wrosbdupler, Spspreis
bdnp!sr, Grdmer, Golpfdmtepe Sdnet,
Der, Sbubmaber. Gilsns unp 1upfer,
fbmtebe, Wollens S%aumnpaen> uno
eetnenwsber, Gerber, 3immerleate,
Manrer, Sblddter, Mdusr Barbie,
rel, IaseI5bner. Sn GIOrens belief
ii6 ete 3abl Der 3anfte auf einmnps
sransis.
nsul6e genOfsnidaften psrpHans
ten fih pom Stalien mad Deutl6Ianp
uro etpidelten fh BEL pem aelsuiaen
Gbarafter Der Deuhden lebr RAID.
Au6 bort treter fe als reIiAi5Ie ,inc
fir9lid : seieaiSe SnfitutiOnen auf.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1876-02-19
: AN d r r,
SaS S6rreS:Tef.

GIN Is. Sanuar tpurbe In zen
Gbeinldnten, lpwte In s!elen hseeuten<
apen Staptsn uno Srndoften Deutl1s
lnnbS unb aud tn anseren gdneern
eas Gst eer Grinuerun9 on cen syObsn
=, bsut|9en pntrietsu, an zen uuaetts
Itden fatbolAden @elsbrten Sos
fepb 06rres esfeis,t esFsn ee,
waItieer Ginfue auf bic eentIae Nas
ton benz erftsn Napoleun etnf eas
Nort abrane: GSrrss 1ei bic FINITE
@rCemadt.
Die 5auptfsisr fane In Der Gsburlss
fabt pes eroben Mannes, In Ro5lgns
fatt, unD Der Wanpsrer esnft pleIsn
ieiner Geler sin @efaClen au srpsi(en,
trenn ct ibnsn nadfebsnpen 9srtGt
raittbeilt. ff
Slarsr blauer 0fnmsI uno bsitfrer
SOnnenfGein - Elm wabrsS @srress
@etttr.-io idreibt Der geridtetaatter
eer &6ln-8 pltsse. lteeen' am 6auptta<
\ 9e Der Setter eaS freunplibe Reblens In
ieinsm Gsfldmude nod an3isbsnrer ere
fGeinen. I'm 8 nbr bseann ho5 feisrs
lthe 6c6amt In Der ebrwiroisen alien
Yfarrtirde gum b. Cater, eie i'm Snn-
ern nit 8lumen unb 8dumen 9ssiert
war unO In REDEEM Glassenldmud
pranete. Sopf an Rcpf FAM Die Wens
9e Der Geftbeilnebmer, unter rensn ALE
O. Stdnoe BON Glrfen bic gum esrinss
fen Bireer In edt fntbolildsr Ginbsii
Dertretsn ruarsu. Die Gefprepist belt
6err pafirr WetbSrcet. YIarrsr an
ct. Gator. St l1ileerte In esii1, uno
a~emdtbuUlen, Nqer 6ersen mdGtia ers
9reifenben Worten 06rres oils Wann
See fatbclif6sn @Iaubsrs, Ten CT i'm
Denteu, S6afen unD 6aucsln pie
Steiner ,bswdbrt babe. BUR 6ebuns
Der Geisr trus niGt Uent9 Die untacsl'
bate Nufabruns elmer, pen1 mir nitt
irrsn, palsfrtnaf6en Meils bur9 een
Gbpr pom ct. GaftUr bei.
Die Wittassfunbe Yereinigte bic
GefeenoGen I'M 9rcsen Saal ces g5r~
,resbauss gum etsentliHen Wittslpunft
Der bebren Gstsr. Bic auf ben lesten
9laB paren SaaI unp @alegissn ses
fdat cine &sibt Ger tsrpcrYn9enDfen
fatbplii6en Mdnnar Deut{h.anrS bate
Dor Der aseuerbibne pIaB s%enommeu.
Dur1 etusa prd6tisen MenpeIsIubn'
l9sn EorIaB, Ger bur6 cen Gbor Der
etsbtrausnttr&e untsr Or6sferbsaIeits
ur8 NIT anettennsnsWsrtber8 prGeticn
CUR Ausfabrun9 eebra9t puree unp
eelIfn lfrt Der 6sisr anaepabt nal,
lrurce SieleIte er6fnst.
Dom . De6aat Or. 6siuri6 aus
Watn3 bsffes Die Rsensrbabne uno
CAB fcIssnerS ~erOsartise 9ilp sDm
fgefeifrten: snf3gYH
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1876-02-19

seit Der Mitte beS sprtsen Sabrs
bunperts bat In Tranfrei6, an9ereet
BON ben pOrtieen @neptIcpdpiaen, cine
8swssuns ,und6f tbeOretii6, parn
prattli@ besOnnen. ote oas priniip Der
inpipieueQen Gretbett mad allen Ri&s
tnneen bestinft9te unp Gem prtnefp
Der NutOritdt lbsrau fetnpFi6 entse>
aentrat. Selbf na6psm bic In Der
Gslhi6te ein3is cafebencen seDaltlamen
Sdmpfe su penen pisle @srl&isrenbsit
beiper prtncipien sefibrt bat, uOrlduf8
eineeltsIt rporpen ltnp, 1T oas prtncip
Der i~npiotbueQen Dreibeit In ben Gull
turltaaten rpteDer In cen GOrpereruno
setreten Stalien, Spanien Gronfret9
unp Gnslanp lsipen nibt peni9er barr
unter am ,psitefen III pieie @ntwtfe@
lung in ben lnione : Staaten Norpa>
merifa'S DOr9si&rttten. Deutl@lanp
uno Seferrei1 TnD 3par nod nt@t
Gan; 70 nett, aaetn iener &arafterift>
j9e 3us pes neunsebnten 9abrbunperts
ma6t fi6 aud bier lGcn eeltsnp unD
e5 ltsbsn bier eielelbsn l%ocialen unD POI
!ttil9sn 3ntlsBunssn bsvOr, wie fs in
ben suert ssnannten eaueera l9Vn
esutli1 bersoraetretsn Iine.
Sn rsuerer 3sit slaubt man in ee>
wiGen Ereilen 6ilfe 8sBer ben erwdbu>
tau 3etltBun9sprc3eB In elmer be6sren
S6ulbtrun9 pes Bottles fnpen ju
t5nnen ; auein eerape bierin pdrfte man
f9 9roeen 1dul@un9en btnseben.
SeIbf bel elmer Ginri6tupe Der VCltss
lGulen, ete nod nett iber caS Mab
btnausginse wsldes man pur6 Die
Rssulattue Dsm Is. October 1872 ~
erreiSsn iG pOrBsltBt bat, fam pas,
rpas bic 8inper BARN lerner, nur eiu
rirfttees Stddpert bletbsn. Sc nebr
man ibren uutnri&t auf Ssrldiecsne
Jdder ausesbnt, rsfto ifragmentariiHsr
muB cas- Helultat bel Den Einpern bIst'
ben, renen ~ 6aIle ale Na6bIlfe ab<
eebt, ete tn Dem tdgIi6en Serfebr nte
etpa5 eapon b6ren unD bic pom fribes
fen Utter ob nit metanilGen 6alfe>
lsifanaen fur GanpwiItbibaft unp
Gewerbe In Anlprub 9enVmmen wsr>
ben.
Dislen STANDARDIZATION nun, bic ni6t
oerbcrgen 9ebltebsn, luGt man enrH
Idncli6e uno sererbIt@e Gcrtbilsunsss
fir pas reifere utter a~ussupet>
d en-. Nustn fpI1e S@ulen fSnnen
nur In ben Stdpten einseri&tet rerpen,
flr Die eanrbep6Ifsrune, allp
fdr siemliG rref gtertel Der GinwObners
aabl pes Staatee, obnr 4~epeutung.
Absr Ielbf, 100 fs tefeDen, parf man
ibre Ntrtuns fir bag Bidsn niGt bod
/; ein;elne bsfabfste 35pfe
mSaen (lG eapurb emprrarbstten uno.
euro Sslbffupisn IN etnselnrn @ifs
[enIGaften fG umfuGsnbe Renrtni6f
BET Der srcBen Msbpabl
aub bier paS @elernte StGdpert
Secfr, Der tiur in sintm be-
i9rdnften @rbiete ftb zine trabre lpils
ienfdaftlide RenntRiB psr1Gdft bot,
pets, rsl6e Nnfrenguttgtr lslbf bet
Iltsn Anla8en unp Btnhtgen duesrn
BsrBdIniien sr~fcrrerli9 serslsrt UNI
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GorreNansen;sn

unb g~inlenbuneen ~Gberbaupt fnb iets
wiltommsn, bsiOnterssa User Ssgstsn,
bs;tsnsunby3ufdnss In saIaispsnsn
e~aneestbetIsn ; bod ndftn ale GIN
feneuneen Rom CerfaNr ur:srSctdnst
letu.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1876-02-19

NaG europa
irrresn saijetsr 3eit gsisuunssn ouf
ben Nontsrsr, demonstrating
au9snpmwen.
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FRIDAY, March 3l.-rlour dun. Shipping ex-
tras rather scarce. Minnesota steady. western and
southern winter In modorGte demand. No
dull. Rye nOur ciaL red. Corn meal STEADY
We GuOei flour-state aud Western tnpernne
2c4 90 DO: sann,pg extras $500 S.,
tRts, a. blMfp5Oi Western winter hoping e1 ra.,
g. 700 $3.50 do. Oakers and flnlv brands, fdFt9 ;
Slu'hern shaping extras Is btefdlbi 10 Dak 70 aud
funny brands 5000 Rye nour, ti'So@t5.l0 Western
coTTosHspots unchanged. Mlddltns uuAnds. l39so
sales 2,i42 hles FUTURES declined No saies $4,000
bales cOsng At 1870. tor Apnl. rs n Toe for May
~ 8l.32c for June, IL 1lb for Ju y. Receints
the purs 10 day 1880 Da,s aud iur the week o. io5
GRArE- Wheat dull sales 1880 bush at q 20 An
storr No. Milw,utee u 4Sa lB0 Tor white
500 for nhgrlded spring anu ~ lbGSl 20 for poor To
good red winter Oa,s dull ana hedyy salts 20 900
bush. Al Ggi6I4c for No. mix 4S5Sc. Tor No. 1
4Sec tor Jersey mixed 47c. fOr No white 4diar
Tor . acH ate anu 4Ne6Oc. tor white. Rye-s les
40 r. Barley mat net. Corn lower aud NOR active
sArs w $50 bush. A. d51ao Tor ait 6d46e67c, for
tor Jerse, yellow.
rRovIsIoss Pork was very dun, safes 80 bbls mss
az s2320i April quoted At e23l5i NAV, S2330i June.
dc nrmer sales $50 tGi. At Sl4 % Tor PRIME CITY,
tlA5O tor prime Western. and tl4 321 Tor choice TO !
anu for utlre delivery 1900 10 tine Western AZ f4 40
atll45 for MAY and VI 05sslt574 for june Dresssd
hops, lO9F9l0Alc for city. -
quotations renamed nrn Al llsAlJ<c Tor spirits tur
pen,ine, and u p1 so for common 70 good strained
roein. In petroleum. slightly better trade was done
at nrm heuresl cFude, Ia bulk, Bko, aud refined, IN
bola, AZ LOG. Ocean reahts were moderately aotlve
on the whole. berth Tos wAs unbalanced and snArtsT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01
The Action Of the Justices ortbe Marine Court
on Mr. sinnait's Case.

At the Court House, in the city OF New York,
March 30 1876 The Justices of I've Marine Court of tho
city of Ncw York, being Tuesday 2sth inst duly
Assembled In convention. and acting court, James
r. snnott, Esq, personally appeared before the SAID
court, aud claiming TO have received appoint
and authority from the Governor OF the State of New
York TO be- OF the justices Of this court In the Iace
AMI stead OF the Hon. Alexander Spauldlng
requested that he be assigned judicial duty m purs
snce thereof Now II appearing TO this court that the
SAID protcred appointment T. bV the advice and mas
received the consent of the Senate OF sage OF
New York we the Undersigned the Justices OF the said
IL as the opinion Of toe at supposed
pom mcnt and authority are Without toe effect anu
force OF law.
In such case as the present II HIS Excellency the
Governor has no ocal wcr by law TO NIL the said va.
cancy without the nuvice and OF the Senate
MN The evidence presented 10y Mr.. snnott bestows
him not even the outward sign and symbols OF the
oce u Justice Of his court, allow 1t 10
be SAID that ne l. In ONCE ~ color u title.
Therefore he sait act OF the Governor evidence ~
nothing per ient TO the claim made by Mr. Slnnot
and ths court thereby receives power assign HIM
10 dutN, Tor which reasons ju iciay Inc 10 &C.
cede 10 The request upon The evidence As made.
t,ko. SHEA, {. j.
HENRY ALKER,
DAVID ACADAA, J.J.
L. OOEPu.
JAs. w. SHERIDAN.
true COPY, JNo d. CouGnLIS Clerk.
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YEsrrRDAY,s woRk IN CONGRESS
The silver Coinage BilI Passed By the House
"A Mississippi Investigation.


wAsHINoToN, March BIN the Senate
to-day, Mr.. Anthony CRep., X. H. introduced a
Joint rule providing that the Genera Appropria-
tion bills shall be confined to appro oriations to
conform to existing laws. He said he offered
this resolution TO correct vicious legislation,
which had long been source Of complaint.
Ordered to he printed and referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
Mr.. Dorsey Otep.. ArkJ reported bill author
izing the requirement. OF Pennsylvania avenue
In Washington. Ordered to be printed and re-
committed.
The morning hour having expired, the Chair
laid before tho Senate the Mississippi resolution
as the unfinished business, and Mr.. Bruce (Rcp..
Miss) took the floor. He said he had hoped tn {
no occasion would occur TO compel him to speak
again, hut silence at tins time was a derelction
Of duty. lie desired to address himself to the
importance OF the pending resolution. In 1873,
the Republicans carried Mississippi nv 10000
majority. List year the Democrats claimed to
carry that state by O,OOO-a reported gain Of
50,0O0 How came II that such change was
effected, and n class Of officials elected who
mssreuresented the peoplef lie admitted that
In State like New York, where the press
was 80 potent, and the telegraph and other
facilities Of Intelligence were In such lib
eral use, that changes nearly as marvellous
sometimes take place; hut In Mississippi It was
different. IL was sparsely populated IN many
places. and did not possess 80 many privileges
scented nineteen twentieths Of the pOpul Ition,
and were mostly Republican voters. hen why
this change In the popular voter In Yazoo
county the Republicans carried the election In
1879 10y large majority. while last tall only seven
votes were cast for the Republicln ii, ket, and
he had been assured that some Of them we're
east by Democrats IN detlson, they asserting
that the Republicans ought to have little show.
Mr.. KEY dem, TENN was glad the war was
over. The South was poor and weak, and wanted
pracc. IL was time to forget that here was a
South or North. the war was over aud the
conquerors had n right To enjoy the results Of
their victory. He was willing To admit that the
terms granted by the vtctors were much moro
liberal aud magn ,nimods than he exoectcd lie
was anxious to have the South acquicsce In the
result ana accept the situation. Could not the
North, he asked. hear with them and heip them
to overcome their past difficulties. and make
this land Of peace aud rrosDcrtv2 He should
vote for the resolution, even though he should
he the only member Of his party to do 80. II
this state OF affairs existed the parties ought to
he punished, and he did not wish to have IL said
that he was M favor of protecting them but 10
did not think the reports were tue.
After further debate, the resolution offered
nv Mr Christiancy AS u substitute was passed by
~ yeas to 10 NAYS.
Tho Senate tneh adjourned until Monday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSIONS.
-Four Explodine ut Once In . Providence Mil
six Men Killed.

Providence, II. l., March 91.-This morn
ing, at about o'clock, a. the engine of the
Fletcher Mil on Back street was starting M,
four Of the sixteen boilers exploded, utterly
wreckinR the two. story brick boiler house, but
damaging the main mill very little. Thomas
Fay, blacksmith, and Bartholomew Coflin,
helper, who were in the boiler room, were
Killed The engineer was blown out, but was
not seriously hurt. Charles W. Field, who was
passing along the street. was caught under the
falling roof, but probably is not fatally Injured
Several other persons received slight injuries.
Ihe cause OF the explosion Is not known. The
Doiers were twelve years old. and were said to
De IN good condition, and had plenty OF W ter
lust before the catastrophe. The loss OF the
NJ 10000.
HARRisDuRd, March 3i.--This morning a loco
motive on the Tyrone and Clearneld Railroad
exploded Its boiler, near Land Ridge. Three
men, named Miller, Shannon, and Campbell.
were killed, and another named Harvey Waters
was 40 badly injured that be cannot recover.
plOY of the road. 49,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01
The EnrdelI divorce suIt.

The divorce care OF Mrs. IL rrist u. BuTdell
against Robert IL. Burdel, ex Presld mt Of the Erie
Railway, and who owns an elegant mansion In Goshen,
Ia the BROOKLYN Supreme Court yesterday on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Burdens counsel for counsel fees. Coun.
sci said that Mrs. Burdell had supported herself and
children since November 1874 and he tn was on the
neat Cro ui endaI. He tnOng tint A. BnFdei was
an OF acknowledged means, the III NTH ousnt o
have tar alOwan Tor rounse fee. counsel Tor Bu
dell answered that Dlrlel nld 40 money except wnat
he could borrow. Mrs. Burdrl "A counsel SAIL that Bur
deils resldencs alone was wo,h 100000 Detendsnts
counsel replied u IL WAS not NO u 10000. ~ IN
TIM cOu sci said that ne Would give S2oOOO Tor ~
AFTERNOON wheruupon Justice 1hbeIt allowed $500
ael lspa
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POSTAL DEPARTMENT FRAUDS.
What the Books Disclose $50. 900 Paid TO
tue Ring Of the Post Once Lobby.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-F. c. Tapler
was again before the Post once Committee to-
day, and testified substantially rs Yesterday.
the books of 4. 7. Sawyer being produced and
his statements corroborited. These books
showed that prominent in all the transactions
from 1858, when Randall was Postmaster-Gen-
oral, down to the middle Of 1872. was thomas
Hood, king OF the Post once lobby. He was
paic over 10000, and was alao presented with
gold watch and had numerous bills for sundries
paid by SAWYER This Hood was a cover for
more rascallty than can be found out bv this
Congress. He was potent with Randall and
Creswel. He rec iyed over f30010 for securing
payment OF l. rye claim for printing postal
routes in the Washington papers, and is now the
Auditor OF the Supreme Co lrt OF the District of
Columbia which Is u position lie Is eminentlg
ntted 10 III, his reputation emitting him 10 the
confidence OF everybody who can pay his price
for services rendered The books OF wyer
Ilso showed that over 5000 WIS paid on ac-
count OF him icing disguise for covering bogus
contricts. The Presidents brother.in-law. Louis
Dent, was well pad for his services IA iorney.
Ex-Congress Clarke OF Texas got $500 while
he memrer ~ Congress. D. o. Floyu.
contract clerk in the Post once Department,
received 800 "A month for his services Judge
Pascal WIS Sawyers attorney for several We rs
and his fees foot u2 $1,000. Unknown" sup
posed to he Routt, got IA gold watch costing $50,
and Johnson's ATTORNEYS got over $4,000.
The expense account. not entered until May,
1870 has the following remarkable record Of
" Expense account to f. p. SAWYER, attorneys
fees gnd costs, paid In purchase Of contracts,
$13,s46.' And, again. the entries OF the book
snow that S26LO0 was paid to attorneys. the
explanation Of the attorney business Is that the
ofhcials In the Post once Department received
~ last one half the amount paid to ATTORNEYS.
No man whose business was honestly conducted
had any reason for being taxed Sawyer was,
and no man who was doing AN honest business
would have expended such sums as Sawyer Did
Members Of the committee are confident that
the Post Ohoe Committee OF the House, which
In 1877 was investigating the very charge now
made clear ov the possession of the books Of
the late MIR. u. p. SAWYER, VINO then swore that
be never spent cent In purchasing contracts,
received a pare OF the Sl2O.000 CHARGED to tho ex
ueuse account The books Of sawyer show how
feaIfully corrupt the Post Once Department
was under randall and Creswell, particularly
toe latter. How poor men could build rows OF
| elegant brick dwellings on clerks salary Is now
fully exclaimed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-01

latter thought the detective acute enough 20
guilty man escape might be accompanied by
mental reservation, and that he would 1overu
himself accordngly without explicit inetruc-
man.
The disclosures Of Mr.. Bell recall the mission
OF Roger ". Sherman, assistant 90 district AZ
torney BItas of this city, who. IL IA alleged
armed with a letter of INTRODUCTION from Att9r-
newt neral pierrepont. went West, obtalneu py
aurreptitious means evidence FOR HANCOCK itoth
bingham. the distiller convicted ~ lnulanapu-
lis. and further tried to in access 10 eNipen ~.
In district Attorney Overs hands, with the
vioyy ns was supposed, Of aiding Baocock on hls
tfial. Now this was exactly what II WIS unu ,.
stood He'll was to have cone. ACCORDING ~ . ,ne
account which the latter gives OF ma instruc-
tions from Bradley. LucKey. aud Bahcock. Re
cause he did not he Is no longer Oh tue rolls Vi
tho Pension Oiiice.