The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-11

been taken by every Republican state and
national convention before and since.
Eleven of the post-traders who testified
paid $4,000 in 1872 to help re-elect
Grant, and one of them admitted having
paid assessments within the present year.
oRvIL AND ULYSSES GRANT.
This organized business in post-trader-
ships was carried On by others than Bel
KNAPP. Orvil Grant, the presidents broth
err, received information from the presi-
ident Of imminent changes in post trader
ships and Indian agencies. and was able to
cell his inhcence to applicants, and In this
way obtained large interests in dozen or
so posts into which he put no capital, but
from which he derived usually one-third
of the profits. These facts were-admitte
by Orvil Grant in his testimony. That
the president probably understood the use
which his brother made of his information
may be inferred from his own action in a
similar case. In 1867, when he was general
OF the army, and had the appointment of
post-traders. relative, W. d. W. Ber.
nard, asked an appointment for one Bar
row, stating in writing to Gen. Grant, that
Barrow was to give him one third of the
annual profits for his influence, Barrow
was appointed. This is shown by testi-
mony before the house committee on war
department expenditures.
BOARDING BABCoCKS DOG.
Among Gen. Babcock's bills, as commits.
sioner Of public buildings and grounds,
paid out of the U. s, treasury, was one of
$50 for the board of his dog. and four bills
of $l73.50, $169 Is, $556 and $2l5 re.
spectiyely, all for repairing aud paint,
ing his carriages. The total cost
to the United States of boarding
Gen. Babcock's dog up to date
has been $500. He also rented hand
some rooms, built stables, and maintained
horses and carriages The contingent ex.
penses of his predecessors were limited to
$3.50 per annum He also furnished bou-
quets, Nc, TO the Ring, with larger deco.
rations for parties. His bouks show
charges for skeletons of | ,22s flower bas-
kets. pa wreaths, 1873 crosses, y vases,
anchors, &C., ad Ibitun.
A CHRISTIAN STATESMAN.
Gen. o. o. Howard. Republican still
in good standing, was proved by investiga
ton to have distracted from the appropri-
atoms for the Freedman's Bureau, of which
he was the head, 100000 for Howard
University, of which he was also the head
to have sold university land improperly,
and taken church bonds IN payment; to
have compelled the use of brick in the
University Buildings manufactured by a
company 10 which he was a stakeholder; to
have paid out of Bureau funds over $40
600 to aid in building his Washington
church, taking church bonds 10 payment,
which we're returned in his accounts as
cash, and to have made similar advances
on like security to the Y. NJ. G. A. Of
" ashingt0n.
| ORTIZ s VENEZUELA CLAIMS.
The awards of the Venezuela Claims
commission amounted to $l,253,3O0, oi
which $794,0OO was awarded by the um.
pire, a young man who had been in the
employment of Talmage, the American
Commissioner. The House Committee
which investigated the subject, declared
that not a single one of the awards was
justified by law or evidence, and that the
Government could not consistently with
national honor insist upon their payment
W. P. Murray, secretary of Legation anC
brother-in-law of Stillwell the American
Minister, obtain as attorney awards
amounting to 1851 900, and all the claim!
not represented by Murray were represen
ted by Talmage, the American Commits
sioner himself The complaints of tn,
Venezuelan Government led to an investi
CATION by the Foreign Affairs Committee
of which Godlove s. Orth of Indiana wa
Chairman, but it did not result in an
action doing justice to Venezuela Subse
quent investigation showed that betweeI
two of Mr.. Orth's Congressional terms, b
his own testimony. he was hired by Still
well and Taluage to aid their claim, az
! received seveu of the one thousand dolla
, certificates which they issued. Mr. Ort
was nominated for Governor Of Indiana b
the Republicans, but these disclosure
compelled his withdrawal
: THE FACTS ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA.
The properly valuation 10 South Care
ina amounted IN 1860 TO S49U.OOO, 900; i
1870, it was Sl70,0O0 600, decline OF
per cent. The tax lew amounted IN lS6
to $500,000; in 1873, to $1,000, 900, an il
crease of nearly SEQ per cent The,legisl
tive expenses amounted in 1860 to $40
900; in 1873, to 1921, 900. an increase
nearly 100 per cent.
VIM. A. WHEELER ON BRIBERY.
The Republican house preceding t.
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