The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-09

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forces at Remedies, under Garlic,
viii surrender their arms on the 9Th
inst. The insurgent chiefs Jiminez
and Sanchez, with 425 men,71 women
and 80 children have surrendered in
the neighborhoOd of the Trocha.
The number of insurgents surren-
dered in Puerto Principe is reported
at 800 men, with 400 members OF
their families.
CHARGES AGAINST CANAL
OFFICIALS.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March l, 1875
On Monday Speaker Hoblitzell
presented to the House a memorial
from Alfred Spates, of Allegany
county, addressed to the Legislature.
asking an investigation into the man.
agement and control of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal, and the con-
duct of certain officers thereof in the
alleged disbursements of funds for
purposes foreign to its legitimate
purposes during the fall of 1877. He
charges that at the primaries prior to
the Democratic convention to nomi-
nate candidates in the fall of 1877,
the officers, agents and employees of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany, leaving their duties on the ca
nal, went through the different dis
tficts of the county of Allegany,
Using money, threats and promises
of work and employment to all
persons who would oppose the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Spates as candidate
for the Senate of Maryland. The at
tention of the Governor of the State,
as president of the board Of public
works, was called by Mr.. Spates to
this statement, and the Governor re-
piled that he had no answer to tt1ake
to the matter.
At the convention of the Demo-
cratic party he further states these
officers made offers ofsums of $50 and
other sums of money, more or less,
to delegates to vote against the NOM
ination of Mr.. Spates and for an OPP
posing candidate, giving as reason
that the president of the canal COM
pany directed them to defeat Mr..
Spates at any cost. In some cases,
the memorialist says, these offers
were rejected, in others accepted.
Mr.. Spates further says that after
he was nominated as the candidate
of the Democratic party for the Sen.
ate of Maryland these same officers
renewed their efforts to defeat his
election. by the payment of money
to voters to vote for an opposition
candidate openly and publicly at the
polls in Cumberland, alleging that
they were acting under orders from
the president Of the canal company
and that he furnished the said money
from the funds of the said company ;
and they further alleged at the same
time that they would expend the en-
tire revenue of the canal company
to defeat Mr.. Spates.
In conclusion Mr.. Spates asks that
his memorial be spread upon the jour.
nal OF the House, and to take such
action in the premises as may be
deemed necessary. This matter, il
would seem, is what Mr.. Brace was
driving at some days ago when the
canal bond bill was up, and he asked
an order to investigate the canal
management, and the House laid the
motion on the table.
The memorial was referred to the
committee under article of the con-
stitution, which has power to send
for persons and papers, Mr.. Polk
chairman, but no action has been
taken in the premises.
Mr.. German denies wholly the
charges that any funds of the cana
had been used in the way indicated
and shows that it was impossible
that they could have been so used
The investigation of last session
which was thorough and searching
showed how complete is the system
of accounting as required by the com
pany. He denied that he had useG
any money to defeat Mr.. Spates, but
If he had it would be justiffable, ant
he would feel in such a case as if hi
had done the people of Allegany
county and the State of Maryland {
positive service.
PEACE At LAST.
LONDON, March 3.-The following
announcement of the conclusion o
peace between Russia and Turkey
was received tonight by Reuter-
Telegram Company:
"CoNsTANTINoPl f, Sunday night
March 3.-The treaty of peace has
been signed. The Grand Duke Mich
olas announced the fact to the soldier
at review at San Stefano. Russi;
| has abandoned her claim on thu