Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-12
LUXURIOUS EEaIsLA TToN

and Chamberlain and Scott. II is
enough to make tho poverty-stricken
Legislators OF other States and these
degenerate days die with envy and
watering Of the mouth TO glance over
the accounts that are now undergoing
- kgas..s'S Sss'ap hI one cf. tho smellinp
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Hampton came into his own. 10 say
that tho field hands and carpet-baggcrr
who sat in the legislative hallsin those
flush times Of rascality lived like agbt-
ing cocks is arawing il very mild. No
fighting cock Of fable or real life ever
had such generous diet at the expense
OF his owner as these fellows had at
the expense Of the groaning tax-pay-
ers of South Carolina. The sublimity
Of impudence was never really reached
until they began to make the State pay
their current household and club.room
expenses. A batch of bills of this de-
scription rendered to the Senate and
duly approved and paid is before us,
and we are gravoly informed that
these are but a drop in, the bucket Of
the whole amount before the commit
tee.
Among the supplies furnished one
honorable Senator who never saw bet
ter fare than bam-fat and hoe. cake be-
tore he came to Columbia, were eight
gallons Of whislSey, several cases OF
champagne, three bottles of Curacoa,
thirteen boxes Of imported cigars,
porter and Bass ale ad libitum, half a
dozen pineapple cheese, many bottles
of sherry, several boxes of sardines
and "6xings" TO match for a whole
round of swell banquets. The bill in
this case amounted to s86l.52, and
was paid by the clerk of the Senate by
order on the State Treasurer. Another
Senator of the same color, had about
the same line of goods, with the ad-
dition of six bottles of brandy and
half a dozen quarters Of Worcester
sauce; amount of one weeks bill,
s338.38. A. J. Ransier, colored Lieu.
tenant Governor and President Of the
Senate, took box of cigars, a gallon
of whisky and half gallon of gin in a
single lot at the expense of the State.
Mr. Ransier afterwards became mem
Der Of Congress, and found old Blue
Jeans Williams notso liberal a caterer.
More high.toned was the Hon. c. P.
Leslie, who being perhaps total alb
stainer took his minor stealage out in
marblc.top bureaus, paintings and
hanging same, arm-chairs, -tetes,
easy chairs, fine walnut chamber
suit and five mattresses. His account
(s6S6) was Indorsod qOrdered paid, ].
Woodruff, Clerk of the Senate" G. d.
Hayne, colored Senator, also turned
his frugal mind towards house-furnish.
ing, and the State in his behalf pur-
chased honey. comb quilts, blankets Of
finest patterns, wine cloths, sheets,
pillow-cascs, Brussels carpets, ingram
carpets, three-ply carpets, and so on
through the long catalogue of luxuri-
GUS appointments of stylish town.
house, not emitting the cradle and
Oriental hassocks. Sometimes, how
ever, enumeration became tedious, and
the disgusted Clerk of the Senate
turned an honest thousand by bill
against the State Of South Carolina
for 81, 1875 ITO sundrics and transporta-
tion on account Of Il. G. Jennings" a
person whose existence was a figment
of the Clerks own thieving brain. As
usual, such bills also were CURLY COR
dered paid"
The unsophisticated reader may
wonder how such frauds were ever
perpetrated. Nothing is simpler, now
that it has been explained by those in
the ring to ingratiate themselves with
thcauthorities. Reports of committees
being in order the chairman Of the
committee on accounts would rise in
turn with great roll Of papers in his
hand, and, selecting some just claim Of
small amount (larger ones were never
passed without a consideration, how
ever JUST, would read aloud that
claim only, and beg tosubmit that and
others. Another honorable gentleman
would move that the reading be dis
pensed with, and that the several &C.
counts presented, having been passed
upon by the committee, be ordered to
be paid and 1t was always $50 order
ed !" for no Senator could be sure that
his own grocery, liquor, furniture or
livery bill was not in the batch. Thus
are exhibited some of the minor vii
lalnics of these rogues whom President
Grant kept in power, and for dcserting
whom Mr.. Hayes has the i'll will of the
Maine and Iowa Republicans, to come
no nearer home. II is not well that
they should be forgotten. The plague
of vermin that afflicted Egypt was not
worse than that by which South Caro-.
lima was impoverished under the car
pet-baggers. And now that the thieves
are in the tolls, the New York Times
has laborcd articles to show that their
trial is political persecution l"-Pha'
adeiphia Times.
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A GIGANTIC ESTERPRIsE.--We notice
that Captain James b. Eads, the well
known engineer, in conjunction with
Mrs. A. o. Lambert has completed
plans for bridge across the Bospho
rus, connecting Peru, European Con.
stantinoplc with tho Asiatic shore. The
bridge, which, with the exception Of