St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-09

and he did so, but to what extent does
not appear. SuppOsing them to have
all demanded reclamation. Mr.. Blaine
bad back on his hands Sl62,5 800 of the
hrSt mortgage bonds, and $l30,OOO of
the land grant bonds, and it was i'll the
disposition of these to other railroads
that were seeking influence at Washing
ton, us charged, that Mr.. Blaine has APP
parently involved himself the most Sc
rlously and the most fatally.
In settling with Fisher, finally. Mr..
Blaine claimed to Ice loser, but Multi
gan. III behalf of Fisher. denied this.
and told Blaine that he had the author
lty of Elisha Atkins of Boston. one of
the directors of the Union Pacific rail
road, for reminding him that that road,
through Col. Tom Scott. had relieved
HIM of S75.OOO of one class of these
bonds, and paid him Std. 900 for them
Mr.. Atkins On Wednesday, before Null
llgan testified, denied the knowledge of
amy such transaction. or rather repre-
scented the transaction us entirely he
tween Scott and the Union Pacific.
which III the final stage it of course
nominally was; but he has not yet ex-
plicitly denied Mulligan's statement.
which Is certainly Il powerful addition
to the evidence in behalf of the origi-
nal scandal, lis revealed first 10y Direct
or Harrison an the authority of Treas
urcr Rollins. and sustained in part bN
admission of Director Wilson of Iowa
In this connection it will he recalled
that Mr.. Blaine has been charged with
selling SlO,OOO of these poor bonds of
the Arkansas road to the Atlantic and
Pacific road, and S5O,OOO of them to the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas road. for
| par, at the time those roads were seek
ing Important legislation, with reference
to the Indian territory, from Congress.
and that the sudden flight of Mr.. Hayes,
the president of the Atlantic and Pacific
road to Europe. is believed to have been
for the purpose of avoiding being called
to testify on the subject Mr.. Blaine
admitted, in one of his congressional
explanations, that such purchases we've
made 10y these two roads, but said that
they were not on his account or for his
benefit. The revelations. this week
through Mr.. MnIlgan, show how he
could excuse himself in making such Il
statement. He made the sales for the
benefit of his friends. on whom he had
unloadcd the bonds. and who had come
back upon him for their value. or for
what they had paid him for them. That
he got some hundreds of thousands OF
dollars of the bonds of the Fort Smi h
and Little Rock. and that through his
personal and political influence. he made
himself the agent for dispensing of them,
finally, to leading railroads for much
more than they were worth. seems now
at least preSunIptively true. There is
very good reason to believe that the
Atlantic and Pacific. and the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas roads knew of no
other party i'll their purchase than Mr..
Blaine. and we suspect that the books
of one of the corporations contain the
record of the purchase of him.
Not the least exciting of the current
revelations is the story of the encounter
between MI. Blaine and Mr.. Mulligan
AT Washington. They differ aS To part
of IT. Mr.. Mulligan SAYS Mr.. Blaine
pleaded with him as fnI his life and
even Threatened suicide. Mr.. Blaine
denies this, hut admits that he got away
from Mr.. Mulligan certain letters of his
(Mr Blainc's) To Mr.. Fisher. on the
promise to return them. and then rctlIS-
eel t" give them back. Mr.. Blaine also
refused, Yesterday, To submit the letters
I" the Investigating committee. THEN
Importance is denied 10y Mr.. Blaine. hut
he acts in regard To them a. If THEN
publicity would hc fatal. SpringhcIo
Republican. I'd.