The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-30
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Judge Mecrary,s opinion n garfield

George W McCrary, late secretary o
| war and now judge of the United State.
court for the eighth circuit, has writer
| letter to friend in this city which de
serves publicity, not only because of tn,
ability and high character of the writer
but because of his especial acquaintance,
with the subject matter. Judge Nc
Crary was a member of the Poland com
mitiee of the house of 1878 He state,
with precision the judgment OF the com
nlittee, and places the question, as far a:
it can touch Gen. Garfield, beyond til,
reach of unfriendly criticism. The let
ter is as follows:
KEoKUK, Iowa, July II, 1880.
To the Hon Charles Be0rdsly. WASHING
ton, ID. e.
MY DEAR SIR: Upon my return from
st. Paul | find your favor of the 18Th
ult. awaiting me. In reply To your in
curry | say, without qualification, that ]
! regard Gen. Garfield as a man of thor
ough integrity. l served with him in
congress eight years, and came to know
him very intimately. My confidence in
his purity of character was strengthened
by acquaintance and familiarity with
his daily life. In the Credit Mobilier
investigation there appeared conflict
of testimony between Gen. Garfield and
! Cakes Ames as to the character of their
transactions, but the committee were
unanimously of the opinion tina. even
| upon Ames' own statement Gen Gar
| held had done no wrong, and Democrats
and Republicans united in so reporting.
The paragraph in the report which
| seems to decide the disputed question
OF fact in favor of Ames was based upon
entries in his memorandum book which
were offered to corroborate his recollec-
| fIAn Z NJ No Il,
| common case of difference in recollec-
ton between parties to a past transac-
ton. Such conflicts are of daily occur
renee in our courts. and are decided, as
they must be, one way or the other with
out any reflection upon the veracity of
| the witness whose recollection is not
sustained. With respect, however, to
| this transaction, | must say that subse-
quent developments and further consid-
Grafton of the matter long ago led me
to the conclusion that the memorandum
| of Mr.. Ames was very unreliable, and
have for years felt assured of the correct
ness of Gen. Gartfeld's recollection of
| the facts in dispute. Very sincerely
| yours, GEO. w. McCRARY.
General Grants Mining Venture.
WAsHINGToN, July ga correspond
ent of the Tribune learned the following
| facts from Colonel B. F. Grafton, of this
city, in regard to the San Pedro and Can.
on Del Aqua Mining Company, of which
General Grant has recently been elected
president. 1t is corporation organized
under the laws of the state of Connecticut
with the following officers: President
| George William Ballou; vice-president
| r. NJ. Pulsifier; secretary and treasurer
d. III. Darling; superintendent, NJ. G.
Glllett. 1t has capital stock of So.
10000 in 100000 shares. Its property
| is situated about &c miles southeast OF
Santa Fe, IN New Mexico, and about
twelve miles south of the Atchison
now complete and in operation to and
beyond that point The company grants
contain AZ 900 acres of land.
This property" SAID Colonel Graf
ton, was brought to my attention dur
ing the late war. In last October
learned II was in the market, and L Sc
cured an option on it. | sent engineers
to examine and report upon il, and after
receiving the reports l presented the
matter TO Mr. Ballou, of Boston, who al
once organized a company for the pur
chase OF the property, provided the re
ports made by my engineers were con
tirmed by his. We were fortunate in
securing the services of Colonel NJ G
Gillett 10 examine the property, and
| receiving his reports we visited it, and
the purchase by Mr. Ballou was con
summated and the company organized
Copper, silver and gold were found in
this property. The mines were extensive
ly worked i'll 1899 and 1912 by MeXicans
| who carried the water for washing the
gravel on the backs of donkeys. Hy
draulic engineers have been employed
by the company to bring water from the
San Dia mountains to the placer mines
The work will be completed about the
first of October. Large smelling estab
lishments for the reduction of the silver
ore will be erected and in operation by
that time.'
Exports and ImpOrts-A Satisfactory Show
| WASHINGTON, July 26.-The excess
of exports over imports for the twelve
months ending June 80, 1880, is $l67,
9OS, 1853. During the year just closed
both the value of imports of merehan
disc into and the value of exports from
the United States were larger than any
preceding year in the history of the
lfcountry. The value of exports of mer
chandise during the year ending June
30, 1880, exceeded the value of exports
of merchandise during the preceding
year, about 1925, 100000 or IS per cent.
and the value of imports of merchan
disc during the year ending June so
1850, exceeded the value of such imports
during the preceding year about 1922
OOOOOO, or 90 per cent. of the increase.
The value ofimports Of merchandise ex.
ceeded the increase in value of exports
nearly $97,000,000. The value of i'm.
ports exports of merchandise
during the fiscal year just closed exceed,
ed the value, OF such imports and ex.
ports during the preceding year about
| S34, 100000, an increase of 80 per cent.
The rapid growth of the foreign com.
merce of this country is strikinqly ex.
hibited by the fact that the value OF i'm
ports and exports of merchandise dur
| ing the fiscal year just closed amounted
to 81 ,503, 679, 4S9, being about 81 per
cent. greater than the value of imports
and exports of 1870, and nearly 11S Der
cent. greater than the value of imports
and exports of 1860. The exports of
coin and bullion during the year ended
June ~, 1850, were about 81, 800, 900
less than during the preceding fiscal
year, and the imports of coin and bull.
| lion during the year ended June 80,
1880, exceeded the imports during the
fiscal year by about 1921, 100000. Dur
ing the year just closed, for the first
time since 1861, the imports OF coin and
bullion exceeded the exports of sale.
The Merry. Merry MormOns.
SALT LAKE, July 24-The Mormons
celebrated their first entrance into the
valley, thirty-three years ago, to-day with
the usual elabOraieness. Good order
prevailed, and the discipline of an army
was everywhere apparent. The process
sion, embracing ten brass and military
bands, representing the sentiments and
ideas of agricultural and horticultural
nffO -,
facture, was an hour in passing, and was
witnessed by from 10000 to 10000 spec
tators. There was a profusiOn of mot
toes, among the rest: "The Happy Poly
game Family" carried by said family
in wagon. Decorations were profuse
and often tasteful. Among the evidences
of material growth was one of the growth
in liberalism, namely, that of the min
ing industry and products. Eleven
years ago coterie of prominent Nor
mons was prescribed and excommuni-
Gated for advocating mining as n leciti
mate branch of industry in Utah The
ceremonies were concluded in the big
Tabernacle, and consisted of speeches
and music. 1t was full to OVERLOOKING
and presented an impressive spectacle.
There was less show of hostility to The
government and outsiders than has been
formerly made. On this anniversary
the Federal officers of Utah were in
vited TO attend as guests.
The Public Debt-Figures that DO Not Lie.
WASHINGTON, July PA statement
prepared at the treasury department says
the total decrease of the annual interest
charge on the public debt from August
81, 1865, to July l, 1877, was S57. SI7, 054
and to July 1, 1880, 81, 343, ZIG.
The public debt, less cash in the treas.
ury, on the 31st of August, 1865, was
$2,756, 431 81. Since that time the de
crease has been as follows:
For the ten months ending
June ~, 1866. $3.50, 49,, 407
Year ending June 80, 1867. I27 S,S4 952