, 1877-02-24

iccl ''Ke eatefihR Anf Grcnt onltctton to INC
lohacco. He had aircn mn smoking. The way
OF It WAS this: Ho was 1stn9 In he'd one night,
and the thought camo to him, Dost thou aift.
tn T. be i'kf H. Tho Lara .1esus' post thnn think
scs s II s in mo% sG'' ~ That Sea az .etle @ It. " ic
gave m the habit from that titnc.
Another convert spoke earnestly against In.
NJ. stehbn, sang a very beautiful song,
"Calliha nov for Thee, prnligal."' and after
iew ,nomcnts ot silent prayer, and PRAYER hy
brought 10 close.
CAMERON. ASIDERG 81 CO.
A rRuiTLEss ATTEMPT TO BEaIN THE INvEsT1oA-
Tt0S.
The Joint Committee appointed By tho Coun-
ty Commissioners and By the Citizens Associa-
tlon to Investigate the charges made rome tlmo
ago by the Siaat4-Zttttn7 Nus called for yester-
day afternoon At 2 o'clock, in the rooms Of the
citizens Association, to receive the report Of
the secretaries, who have been conducting pre-
li'ninary investigation.
About an hour after tho time set fnr the
meeting two County Commissioners, Aynrs and
Hoffman,, and Mr.. Field, Of tho CItizcns' Asso-
citation, had put In an appearance, Mr. McCaf-
frey and Afr. Franklin HfacFcagh being out of
torn, and Mr, A. n. Wright being SICK.
Without whiting for tho Committee to organ
read hs repor: to ihe a.,cmIlsRe, which cpn-
sisted, bcsi.lcs the gentlemen namctl, ot Messrs.
Cameron, Amberg, md Cushtnan. supported BY
their counsel, Leonard SWEET, and Of Afr: ue"tc-
fcll+ the representative 1T tho Sfdats- Zttfunq,
and several newspaper reporters.
Tie following II tho rcpDrt:
The Recretares, who were directed by The Joint
esn @ "a .s sash p,eassy
tinnnny tn tho examination OF Cameron. AmhtFG i
Co. = acco'.nss with tho County Hoard a. tu provide
the accused and THO accusing parties. al the in
;Sff e. s 1.s s'Rsi :qss fer Ss2t e. sspy Sny efk M
agent q MT. lleslng, who has bfonHht The ehafgs:
with thcm. adetal1ed specification with the an,onnts
Of tho alleged cverehasEes extended opposite each
ssnc in heif report 10 ron bat as i,o ha. declined
tn comply With this request, they ntw ask further
'n''fas'''o'' Il. Il: ii il. Hif!ssx"; i!anx";;Ar.
After the document had been read, Afr. Gestc-
field inquired II the mcmhcrs OF the Committee
who we're present considered themselves q
sfr. Field thought not, and s1r. Commissioner
HOFFMAN, muyed that tho Committee adjourn,
as no quorum Was present.
Mr. Leonard Swctt rose and addressed the
Committee at length. 1ic thought that tho
whether Mr. ltcsIng Should bo required to tlle
with The secretaries q specified statement Of the
charges he had to make against bis clients. 1lc
desired very much TINT they ,l would ID decide that
gal question involved In this matter, which he
thought this comtnlttcc WIS not CON:
eseton to Sber asss Ss fSoFast e. Z 'fa4is a
certain articles ut certain PRICES, some
Of then, fur below cost. As he understool It.,
there wcro In the stattoncry business tanny artl-
.tu hahn L.
obtain contracts, with the lope 70 hare
chance to get.. even. on othcI: things. But
1t did not follow because they Furnished
one artt;le at very lev figure that
price Ia proportion, but they hsd tisht to
eharFc .; reasonable price IT. It; As he Under.
| yond tho province Of the Committee 10 decide
nbuut It. Ilc stood ready to provc tint Ills
clients had derived Io cxtravagnnt profits from
'"si IT, Fs'a taosstt Tho Committee would ,ave
| to find out whether Cameron, Amhesg Il Co.
wcro guilty OF Tho charges brought against
them.
an answcr could be given had been brought for.
ward by, Mr.. Hcsng, md Ills ngcnt now refused
ai III. dastefcld then pddrc..ca due Committee.
mcnts before trump" committee. wiiosc nc
tion would 10 Of no accoiiut, lte desired to say
something In rapty TO Mr. SWEET. The hold,
barcfaced atlmlsslon 0t thls gentleman that his
clients Ind proposed to tho county to fur
nisti II With articles at prjrrs below
their Gust, was, u hts oplntor, quite surprising,
coming rs It did from so rcputcd lawyer. Mr.:
Hwett stated t!iat legal question was involved
} here; he thought It was not question Of Ian,
but simply Of business ornls, whlch the Commit
lee would have to decide. Mr. Ilcslng did not
consilcr II legal question, cso he would
have taken carc to have Ills slde Of tho ease con-
tlrctcl by lawyer. But he decided to appeal
merely to the scnse Of honor of the business
men composing tic CoI,nistec, and SO did not
want lawyer, although he was well awAre
that tho opposing party had 20.
cured one OF the ablcat iusists In
the city, who, no doubt. could make black up.
pear white. Access had been given tho repre-
sentative Of tho !siadfs-ztltxnY to the documents,
Which contained
FULL. PNoor or THE c1tARnEa
made, aud ha had pointed out to tho Rccrc.
tazles IN the eour1e' Of tho. Investigation
anch items as hn considered needing inycstfgu.