The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-02
Ghe 8alletin.


John James Patterson, ore OF the most
notorious OF The carpet'baggers who COM
pleted the ruin Of the South, which the re.
bellion had begun, was born at Waterloo,
Juniats county, Pa, August s, 1880, and
graduated AZ Jefferson College, Washing.
ton, Pa, In 1913. He was shortly thereaf.
ter editor OF the Juhista Sentinel, and at
subsequent period was for ten years editor
Of the Harrisburg Telegraph. He was also
engaged in banking and railroading, and
was member Of the Pennsylvania Legis.
lature in 1853, 80, 10 and 'Gl. He removed
TO South Carolina In 1869, and IN brlei
time was elected TO the United states sen
ate from that state, TO succeed Frederick
A. sawyer, taking his seat March Q, 1873,
The principal charges against Patterson
relative to his short but eyentful South
Carolina career are that be was guilty OF
ENLIGHTENMENT OF the stock OF the Blue
Ridge Railroad company, while acting as
Its president, and with drawing order. up
on the state treasury for scrip to be used
In bribiDg members Of the legislature TO Sc.
cure his election Of the senate, and for
other dishonest purposes. True bills were
found against him for these ofenses, and
he was placed on trial at Columbia, s. c..
Dec. II, 1872, after his election TO the sem
ate but before he had taken the seat. The
trial before packed jury o. the kind ia
milar ut toat period throughout the south
wasa perfect farce, and despite The cyi
dence OF letters written by The prisoner
containing abundant admissions OF his
gull. he was acquitted on Dec. II. 1t was
IN entirely characteristic recent act Of Pat
terson, his assurance TO Gov. Hampton that
he (PattersonJ would make no fracii0us OPP
position to the new rule, and that he would
do Whist he could 10 p. omote the welfare
Of South Carolina. Having got all II WAS
posi- lie - get Out OF the abused stat, the
nOrthero ..adyenturer turned from 1t very
decidedly, and although one Of Its highest
representatives In congress he has lived
very little among his constituents since
his election. His term In the senate viii
expire March 3, 1879.
simon Is. COn0yer, Pstterson's partner
in the "bad emneuce" which attracts 80
much notice, was born in Middlesex coun-
ty, \. j., september 49,. 1910. He was
graduated a doctor OF medicine IN 1863,
and was appointed soon after assistant sur
geon in the army OF the Cumberland. AT.
ter various duties in ne army medical
CORPS he wss ordered TO Lake City, Flori
ds, in ltJ8, and sson there after resigned
his commission aud went into p0liticts,"
throwing his lot unseiishly with Florides,
which state he saw was sadly in want OF
good "mansgers.' He was a member Of
the convention which frsmeu the eonstitu.
ton In ISIS, and was appointed state treas.
urer by Gov. Reed. On Tei'l ing from the
position OF state treasurer ut the expiration
OF his term OF Office, he was elected
member OF the house OF representatives OF
the stste leg,saiure from the county Of
Leon, and was chosen to preside over that
body. In 1872 he was elected to the Unit
ed states senate, In the place OF Z. W. Os-
BOZ u; taking h. seat with Patterson, March
4,1s13. and consequently having the same
length ofunexpired tenn ut present r. the
South Carolina cal pei Dagger. Notwith.
standing bis possession OF the senate seat
Cono,sr WAS last year candidate for the
GoysrnOrship. and there was fierce I'll dg-
gle between him and Gov. NJ. Ii, SteaIns
lor nhe nomination, re subject 81 one no.
lice finally Withdraw ing"-but only when
he saw beat o. Matters in Conover's case
were not to the kind of head reached
with Patterson. There was a strong at.
tempt after the people OF Florida got 'hings
into their ow hands TO indict the eX-trea
surer for cor, apt acts during his term OF
office, but IL failsd through red-iApe bung
ling. Conover owed his election 10 the
senate 10 the combination Of Demo Gratis
and coloren Republicans, he resolving -
out OF 90 cOlored votes.