Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-11
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
[srEc1AL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE moxrroR.l


LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
[sPRo1AL CORRESPONDENTS THE MoNIroR.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 1878.
The Central Southern Pacific R. R.
Co. of California has made another turn
in the screw it is constantly applying to
the trade overland by combination
with the Atchison, Topeka and Sante
Fe road, hoping thereby to defeat the
of competing Southern
line. By this combination the trade
will virtually be at the will of Hunting
toms ring on the Pacific side and Gould's
on the Atlantic, and the government
will find its hands still further tied in
its effort to get justice from this grand
monopoly. Like the Tweed ring, these
fellows ask, "What are you agoing to
do about it 2" 1t is serious question
and Congress will find difficulty in meet
ing it. A competing line would certain
ly break the monopoly down, and re-
lieve the government and trade alike.
and convention has been called in
Chicago for the 18th of this month to
promote that object. The Eastern
merchants have become thoroughly
aroused, and will join the long oppress-
ed people of Southern California in de-
vising measures for constructing the line
surveyed through Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona on the 32d parallel. 1t is
possible for the present grasping monop-
olists to provoke Congress to such action
as will insure the opening of free
highway controlled forever by the gov.
eminent.
Having laid the foundation for the
the criminal exposure of the Tilden ci-
pher dispatches. the Tribune is now
following up with the evidence. 1t will
be recalled that among the ciphers was
one from Smith Weed to Pelton, sent
from Columbia, S. G, Nov. Is, rs,
saying:
majority of Board have been secur.
ed. Cost is eighty thousand. " % %
For Gods sake let it 60. Have casf
ready to reach Baltimore Sunday night.
Later on the same day he telegraphed
"Shall leave tonight for Baltimore
Meet me yourself if prudent" And
lastly. just before starting. having ap
parently received favorable reply t.
his request that ''sate man" shoul'
'bring stuff" to Baltimore, he wired thi
message, "Looks we'll now. You mus
have the Copenhagen at Barnum's. il
Baltimore. early Monday morning. |.
go at 10 tonight"
Following this trail the Tribune ha
found that on the Monday morning fol
lowing, Smith Weed registered at Bal
NUNS and Pelton at small out-of-tht
way hotel in Baltimore where he woul
not attract attention. This being tn
case, it was certain that Pelton woul
not have gone there except with tt
necessary money, and the trade faile
only because it was too late. And Il
question arises, who furnished this mol
ey? Pelton was poor and couldn't flu
nish dollar except for some one els
? Who else but Tildeu could be at Il
: extreme end of this trail 2 But the ev
: dence will be followed up in this Gil
: before long, and then look out for must
| 1t is safe to say that the Democrat
e party will have anything but bed
: roses to repose upon in the campaign
y 1880.
S Preparations are being made for e
e meeting of Congress, and the sessi
d is likely to be an interesting one. T.
e Republicans will make it hot for t
T. Democrats in more than one respe'
l. The evil methods of Hampton and t
n bull-dozers will be brought out, a
l. some members will be called upon
VI tell what they know about ciphering
It telegraph. The Democrats will be gre
TO ly relieved when the 4th of March giv
20 them respite.
D. The failure of the German Savir
,e Bank here caused good deal of excl
as ment for few days, but the panic
lie not likely to effect any other institute
10 and business will soon resume the flo
or ishing aspect. Steady improvem
tn seems to be the work. UNDINE