, 1876-10-07
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SAT

disappointed official when wiil probably c1-
,aln IN some measure the REASONS of the Corn
pany's Inability to meet their Indebtedness, even
appointed To inquire into the ttut', Or falschood
u the otfIccr's allegations; an'l although the
Commissioners hate, contrary to all precedent,
conducted 6 their invcstlRations After thc model
satisfy the public TINT the money which rightly
belonged TO them was nvisllcti lor political md
private purposes In nWay that was peculiar.
A. instances Of tho nature Of the expenditures
sns 1.1,s o en,ionsd that ss
from. the workfugmen Of Canada-to tho late
Prime Minister, Sir John a. Macdonald !, willis
other sums, co1nbarcd to which 1880 Is a
nero dca-bfte, were invested IN tho elections oil
certain Tory candidates for Parliamentary hon.
ore, ard In "FccurIng tile inl1ucnccn Of MEM
bcrs Of the Federal Legislature known to be not
too fasorabty tllsrsed to the co11tprofase Of the
Company's debt which was 1ntlcrly agreed to.
lug expenses. Tho publication Ut tho evidence
taken III the case is looked forward to with In
tcrest.
THE EARLnoM OF MARA CANADIAN CLAIMANT.
A poor farmer by the name Of Calender, 1lv-
put IN possession Of information which leads
him to llope that. 10 use tho expression Of the
gypsy fortuno.tcliers: he "haY sccn his poorest
DAYS" that Is to say, 10 has bcsn given what ap-
the only so., Of tho last Eari of hiar and right
FIJI hclr to the title and the valuable estates at
taclled to y. Last February. nu1nbcr Of con-
nectfons OF the ErskInc family resilient In Car-
aaH d St ,' II Manton and eu1seri9sd snn q
Blake, 9: e., now Minister Of Justice In the
Federal Government, with the intention TINT he
SHOULD prosecute inquiries rs to the
1leirs'itp ot the estates. 'Ifey expected, Of
sS s @ sSs = H?' 'e5s asss9 s
ercs! through tiiis agency that the last llncal
isnri was Tor some time resident Ia Canada; that
he lsed somewhere III Aniericf,--in Montreal or
Chi;aEo, 1t vas supposed; I'd that he LEFT be-
ioahu. .tie apGcafatlee OF INC present claimant
puts m eilcctunl dnfHrer upon the pretenslons'
1t atl tte othera. ar; CaiepueF Inns Always beet!
Ley 70 isupposa t,lat he WAS !sonebody" gnt
birth, l'as M ~, now been III from him. Ho Ind
been told bY ls guardian tl'at he was the direct
nelr 70 tnc es1ates n qaesilol 9@s that was al
no eyer r.. nensa on ii'e sab!ecs Ihis Euars'ans
farm farm at Mawkcsbury, some distance down the
Ottawa isaVcr from THIS clty. lie tfentcd Ills
ware Will sucii severity thae, rs soon rs the
iat.Vr was aT1G , 20 ao ior himself, lhcY partel
company. Ihis was many years aGo. anu, IN
the s,., enursc @ q tme Campbs,l, and his family
having lcft llawkcsoury, CALENDER lost sight
pf tl'en. Learning that tlle'Mar estates, which
d nad J. ncen ', conlaseated IN Tug last century,
iiau iattcrly reverted 70 the Erskfnes, and that
Inquiries were GeinE made Tor the lawful heirs,
hc , elslcayorea to ind ti,e ca'npbells 9nt, for
tnc purpose OF eatAiyinF hlmseli rs to his own
iaentlty, anu, II the lncte III tGclr possession
!nst,ieu llle pfoeeealng, laying Ms ctatfn. After
5ne . iapac ol many years, hts inquiries were nt
lst iast SUCCESSFUL Inns WIS !ast tne otner week:
~ campbell was ga aGad, aod he iad carried
Eallehder'a seetet Win nm TO the grave. But
III an clubhouse 70 winch no one was allow
Hd Gun,'fasee dn @ t9e gu gentlean1s