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Q.-You received 5000 cash dividend
on his ten shares2 A.-Yes, sir
Q.-And, as you say, paid him 1920 as
the balance of the dividend due him =?
Al think / did.
@. This general statement is not
crossed Off A.-No, sir.
Q.-In this list of names for the June
dividend Mr. Garfeld's name is down
for 1929. A.--That would be the bal
ance due.
Q.-The cross opposite his name indi-
Gates that the money was paid to him ?
A.-Yes, sir
1863 Sunday, June 81.
Checks on Commerce deposited with Ser
geant-at-Arms. P'd James A. Garfield
1929.
1t was impossible to make the con-
viction more clear, or to place Mr.. Gar
field in a more disgraceful light, First,
he swore that he never owned, receiv-
ed, or agreed to receive any Of this stock
or its dividends; then, during the in
vestigation, he approached Anes re-
peatedly, to persuade him to let the cash
dividend, which he had pocketed, "go as
a loan" and finally he claimed great
er sum to be due him for account Of the
stock than he had received, and made a
memorandum setting forth this claim,
with his own hand, in Ames' room,
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INTERESTING DISCUSSION.

Mr.. Hibbard-I desire to ask the gen.
tleman how much plumber will be taken
from the Treasury if this raising Of sala-
ries is adopted? ..r-
Mr.. Garfield am glad the gentle
man has asked me that question. The
report presented here, taking into ac-
count the changes made with reference
to the salaries OF the members and Off
GERS OF both Houses, and other increase
of salaries in this bill, will, according to
the best estimate | have been able to
make, involve an annual increase Of ex-
penditure of about three-quarters of a
million dollars.
Mr.. Hibbard-How much for the pres
ent Congress?
Mr.. Garfield the present Congress
il involves an additional expenditure OF
about one and a quarter millions.
think the House ought to know all the
facts.
Mr.. Dawes--Did the gentleman hear
the form in which the gentleman from
New Hampshire (Mr. Hibbard) put his
question: allow much this 'plunder
would amount to2"
Mr.. Garfield do not accept the gen.
tleman's statement as to that. It may
be an unwise expenditure in some re-
spects But in most cases the increase
is proper and ought to be made. 1t is
not "plunder" unless gentlemen here
consider themselves not deserving Of the
proposed pay. page 2,lOl Con. Globe J
SHOWING HIS HAND. H
At length Mr.. Garfield showed his
hand. He contended that lin most
cases" in the bill "the increase was
proper and ought to be made" and de-
claredit was "not plunder unless gen.
tlemen consider themselves not desery-
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nrnrRAL nAfnN nEAKb WON.

GENERAL RASEN HEARD FROM.
1t is very we'll known that Gen. W. B.
Hazen had difference of opinion with
Secretary Belknap on the subject of
post-traderships, and that Gen. Hazen
held very decided views as to the crook
edness of some transactions between the
post-traders and the War Department
officials He endeavored four years ago
to bring these transactions to the atten-
ton of the Government, but with no
other result than securing his own ban
ishment to remote and inhospitable
post, where he was cut off from civil
lied life, and where, in addition to other
hardships, he endured a heavy domestic
affliction. His wrongs were great, but
he felt that it would be useless for him
to seek remedy, but he bided his time.
Before the fall of Secretary Belknap,
General Hazen obtained leave of alb
sence to visit Mexico. While he was
absent the explosion in the War De-
partment came, but that it was not unex-
pected by Gen. HazOn, and that he was
not unconnected with the event, are
facts made clear by the letter which has
since been received from him and made
public by the Chairman of the Commit
tee on War Expenditures. That letter
is as follows:
Cry OF Mexico, March 10.
Hon. Holster Clymer;
DEAR SIR: The papers of the 4th inst
brought me the result of the Belknap
investigation. By referring to the pro-
ceedings of the House Military Commit.
tee of March, 1872, you will find pre-
ciseLy the same Information given 6y me
then as that upon lOhich yollr Investigation
uas founded. Mr.. Smalley, the then
clerk of that committee, published in
the New York Tribune the purport of
my evidence, which only referred to the
black-mailing of the post-traders, and
not to the final disposition Of the money,
but he added to it the presumptive dis
position, which is now proved to have
been true. The Secretary of War took
the newspaper paragraph to the Presi-
dent, as he since said, remarking: "Mr.
President, have you seen the article in
the New York Tribune, of this morning,
referring to me?" To which the Presi-
dent replied; "Ihave, and do not believe
Il word OF it" The Secretary then said:
" Ii you do believe it, am no longer fit
to hold place in your Cabinet" This
was the end of the matter both with the
President and Congress, leaving it a
question OF veracity between the Secre-
tary and myself. l have waited patti
emily for four years, never doubling
l should be finally vindicated, though at
times feeling very heavily the weight of
displeasure of those high in power for
daring to tell the truth respecting the
great outrage upon the army. My OBJ
ject from the first was not only to re-
lieve the army from this outrage, but to
obtain the execution of most excellent
law passed in 1865, requiring the Com
missary Department to furnish to en-
listed men at cost the articles usually
furnished them by suffers. This most
admirable arrangement, whalA is virtu-
ally carried out in all other armies,
would be worth to the enlisted men
S2,000,000 annually, and cost nothing but
a little extra work to the Commissary
Department. Very respectfully, ETC.,
w. B. HAzEN.
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The most notorious of all the corrupt
contracts made by the Washington Ring
was that awarded to DeGolyer & Nc
Clellan, of Chicago, for laying a pave
ment of wood. The history of this Job
has become familiar to the country by
means Of Congressional investigation.
THE CHARACTER OF THE JOB.
The quality of pavements which these
parties proposed to put down is best
described by an official paper laid be-
fore the investigating committee. (See
Report, page 935.)
CHICAGO, Aug. Is, 1873.
certify that l have examined large
portion Of the ironized paving blocks
which were put down on Lake and
Dearborn streets, in the year 1871.
find them in all stages of decay, and nv
opinion is that the life of the wood is
destroyed by the intense heat they are
subjected to in the curing process, there
by fastening the decay of the wood;
and would further say that, as my
name has been used in recommending
the ironized process, it was only upon
theory, and not any practical knowl-
edge had OF it, and wish to retract any
previous statements relative to the mat
ter.
l make this statement because I be.
lieve it to be humbug and a fraud, and
for the interest of the people to know
it. w. H. WATSON,
General Inspector Wood Pavements for
Board OF Public Works Of Chicago.
Some idea may be formed of the i'm
mense profit on the contract and its ex-
tent by few citations from the testi.
mony. Referring to the proceedings Of
Chittenden, Robert Mcclellan, one, ,of
the contractors, swore;
think it was probably in the month
of Junc following that we received no.
tice from Mr.. Chittenden that he had cot
an award OF 100000 yards, and then an
additional $4,000, yards, with conditions
attached.
The price fixed was $3.50 per square
yard, which was arbitrarily allowed by
the Ring for all wood pavements, so as
to afford a large margin for Addition,
Division, and Silence. At $3.50 per yard
the two hundred thousand yards would
amount to the enormous sum of $780,.
600, which was to be wrung from the
taxpayers Of Washington, or filched
from the National Treasury. The cost
was quite another thing, as appears by
the evidenceSof o. H. Quimby, who
served as superintendent for DeGolyer
& Mcclellan:
THE COST OF THE PAVEMENT.
By the Chairman-Q-Did l under
stand you correctly when | understood
you to say that the total cost of the pave
ment is $l.50 per square yard, Including
the blocks, labor, gravel, everything?
A.-Yes, sir; that constitutes the Oh6k
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SOLD FOR $4,000.
THE DE GOLYER PAVING CON.
TRACT SWINDLE.

Garfield and Dick Parsons Lobby.
ing a 100000 Steal Before Boss
Shepherds Board of Public works
in Washington.
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GARFIELD's HANDWRITING,
UAKFIELD HAND-WRITINU,
Paper shown to the committee contain
ing figures as follows
$1,000
l,400
$2,4OO


$2,4OO
Q.-You say these figures were made
by Mr.. Garfield? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What do these sums represent? :?
How did he put them down? As, 900
Union Pacific Railroad stock, 1000
Credit Mobilier stock, and S4O0 which
he could not remember whether it was
70 be cash, stock, or bonds.
Q-That was his idea of what was
coming to him? A.-Yes, sir
Q.-How did you happen to retain
that little memorandum? Al do not
know. l found it on my table two or
three days aiterward. l did not pay
any attention to it at the time, until l
found there was to be a conflict OF testi
mony, and / thought it might be worth
preserving,
BY the Chairman-Q. Did you un-
derstand in this conversation you had
with Gen Garfield, that you detailed to
him the history OF this matter, as to how
the statement you had let him have was
made up; and did you understand him
to concede your statement about it to be
the truth? A.--Well, | can not say.
lie would not have been very apt to re-
collect the amount there was due him
ii he had not acceded my statement.
According to this evidence Mr.. Gar
field sought to tamper with and suborn
the witness. He tried to persuade Ames
to have his bribe ego as a loan" In
these secret conferences, held while the
committee was investigating, he not on
ly admitted that the cash which he re-
Ceived in excess of the dividends that
covered the purchase of his ten
shares was not loan, as he had stated
under oath, but he actually demanded
more than had been allowed him under
his right as the holder of ten shares,
which he had before sworn he never
owned.
Nor did this terrible revelation depend
upon Ames only. His own handwriting
and his own figures were produced to
verify the damning testimony. 1t Gre
ated a profound sensation. Every word
went out on the wings of the telegraph
the next day. Mr.. Garfeld's remain
ing friends demanded that he should
confront Ames or forfeit their respect
and faith. He skunk away like q con-
victed criminal, and did not dare to
meet this last and worst accusation.
But there were still moro proofs in
store. Heretofore Ames had only testi-
fed from memoranda made up from
certain books and papers Now, they
required the originals to be brought
forward, which carried the committee
almost personally back to the day Of
these yenal dealings, and made them, as
it were, eye witnesses to the bribery.
He was recalled on the 11th of Februa-
ry
HIS GUILT DEMONSTRATED.
Q.-Now turn to any entries you may
have in reference to Mr.. Garfield. A.
Mr.. Garfeld's payments were just the
same as Mr.. Kelleys The general
statement made up Tor Mr.. Gar1eld is
as follows:
1868.
Tuesday, September 20.
GARFIELD.
10 shares Credit M.a".....,......S1,0 900 90
7months 10 days,."......."".... 43 36
$1,O43 So
80 per cent. bond div, at 97..". 776 90
$267 36
Interest to June 20..."....... 3 GA
S27l 90
1000 G. NJ.
1000 U. p.
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THE BELKNAP FRAUDS

Saen. Garfield Knew Of the Secre-
tary's Guilt, and Failed to Ex-
pose ID.
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cured in conversation between you
Al can not remember half of it.
have had two or three interviews with
Mr., Garfield. He wants to put it on the
basis OF II loan.
Q.-What did you say to him in refer.
ence to that state of the case2 Al
stated to him that he never asked me to
loan him any money; that | never knew
he wanted to borrow any. | did not
know he was short, Imade a statement
to him showing the transaction, and
what there was due on it; that deduct
ing the bond dividend and the cash divi-
dend, there was 1929 due him, for
which | had given him check that he
had never asked me to loan him any
money, and never loaned him any.
Q-Alter you made that statement,
what did he state in reply? Ale
wanted to have it go as loan.
Odd he claim that it was in fact q
loan? A.-No, sir; | do not think he
did. No, he did not.
q. State all you know in reference
to it. Al told him he knew very well
that that was Il dividend. Imade out q
statement and showed it to him at the
time, In one conversation, he admitted
it, and said, as near as can remember,
there was S2, 400 due in stock and bonds
He made little memorandum of 1000
and 81 400, and, as recollect, said there
was $1,000 of Union Pacific Railroad
stock, $1,000 of Credit Mobilier stock,
and S4O0 of stock or bonds, do not re-
collect what.
O. - When was that memorandum
made? Att was made in my room.
l can not remember the date. 1t was
since this investigation commenced.
Q-Have you the memorandum that
Mr.. Garfield made? Al have the
figures that he made.
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GARFIELD sUBoRNING PERJURY.

BY the Chairman-Q.-What the COM
mittee want to learn is whether, in con-
versations with any of these gentlemen,
they have stated or admitted the matter
to be different from what they have tes-
tilted to before the committee. Al
hardly know how to answer that ques
ton.
Q.-Take any one that occurs to you:
Mr.. Merrick suggests Mr.. Garfield. A.
Mr.. Garfield has been to see me about
the matter, and we talked it over. A
part of the time he thinks it was loan !;
sometimes he thinks he has repaid me,
and then again he is in doubt about it.
Q.-You may state whether, in con-
versation with you, Mr.. Garfield claims,
as he claimed before us, that the only
transaction between you was borrowing
$780, A.-No, sir; he did not claim that
with me.
Q.-State how he does claim it with
you; what was saidj state all that oc.
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THE CHARACTER OF THE JOB.

The quality of pavements which these
parties proposed to put down is best
described by an official paper laid be-
fore the investigating committee. (See
Report page 995.)
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THE COST OF THE PAVEMENT.

By the Chairman-Q.-Did l under.
stand you correctly when understood
you to say that the total cost of the pave
ment is $l.5O per square yard, including
the blocks, labor, gravel, everything?
A.-Yes, sir; that constitutes the ph6Gs
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Here was flat, minute, and decided
contradiction of Garfield by Ames. One
or the other must be perjured. From
that dilemma escape was impossible. The
Chairman of the Appropriations gave
out through the press that he would 60
at once again before the committee, and
convict his accuser of falsehood. He did
not go, however, for sufficient reasons.
Rumors got abroad that Ames had more
ammunition in reserve ready to be ex-
ploded as soon as he had drawn the fire
of the corrrlpt crowd who were conspir-
ing to swear him down. 1t came to the
knowledge Of the committee that Gar
field had again visited Ames, and sought
to induce him to modify his charges.
So they re-examined him on the Goth Of
January.
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When this examination closed, Mr.
Ames presented the following memo
randum of his account with Mr.. Gar
field:
]. A. G. DR..
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Shadows Of Coming Eyents.

The Buckeye Club will give a dance at
Turner Hall tonight.
Miss Maria Stratton. the lady EVANGELIST
will preach in Grace Methodist Protestant
Church tonight.
DR.. Thad. A. Reamy will lecture at Nc
Lean M. E. Church this evening on "Ths
Skin in Health and Disease"
Manager Bob Miles is making prepara-
tions for grand excursion to st, Louis. IT
will be composed of two trains, leaving this
city at 6 and O clock on Saturday evening.
May 10Th. The excursionists will arrive in
the Mound City early Sunday morning,
will spend all day inspecting the place. and
will return in time for business Monday
morning.
The Fishing Club of the Eleventh Ward.
known as he::Eleventh Ward Combination,
will give its second ann ual picnic, Satur-
day. May 1st, 1880, at the Lookout House,
The Committee Of Arrangements consists
of the following well known gentlemen
Henry Klein. Philip Eckworth, ]. Schaedle,
J. Emigs, L. Traatman, G. j. Metzger.
They have made ample preparations to In.
sure good attendance, and 1t will doubt.
less be one of the most enjoyable events OF
the season. The celebrated German Mill.
tary Band has been engaged, and will rer,
der music to the many hundreds who will
attend on-the happy occasion. The mem.
bers expect to 60 fishing about two weeks
after the picnic, and as usual Messrs. Ries and
Lippen will again of1ciate as cooks for the
hungry crowd who always accom- pany the
trips OF the Eleventh Ward Combination
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IL. NiQholaa for NAV.

The May number Of st. Nicholas con-
Trims tho usual variety Of excellent litera-
tars for the juve nile mind with elegant
pictorial attractions Washington Glad
Asn resumes bis agreeable moral lectures
h "A Talk with Girls and their Mothers, !"
Two More of the Majors Big Talk Sto-
yiss," "An Uninvited Balloonist" and "A
Swo-leEged Steed," are very amusing,
though rather Munchausen in style. Susan
Coolidge las very pleasing narrative,
sThe Boy and the GIANT relating the story
q David and Goliah.
Another very entertaining paper de-
seribes number of curious feats of Orient
sl juggling, by Fanny Roper Feudge.
There are two interesting chapters in
petural history, one telling about the
Horned Toad Of Colorado and the other
'4ome Curious Facts Concerning Ants" de.
srribing the nature and habits Of the little
creatures in tropical countries Miss AL
eotts story, Jack and JILL is progressing
admirably, and Noah Brooks has com.
nsnced new baseball serial, THE Fair
Port Nine" The other contents are "Sally's
holdier," Decoration Day story; IA Term
ct tho District School and Fairy Photo
graphs. A. D., 1885," a very interesting
1ketch concerning the cid clipped coins o.
England; also chapter on "How to Care
~ the Sick"
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FORTY sixth CONGRESS.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, April 2S.-A bill was intro
duced to enforce the observance of the
Constitution in regard to the election Of
President and Vice President.
The majority report of the select COM
mittee to investigate the accounts in the
Treasury Department, was submitted. The
minority report was also presented. Pend
ing discussion on these reports the morning
hour expired.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
Indian Appropriation Bill. Various amend.
nents were offered and pending debate the
Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-Bills were re.
ported on the call of committees.
From the Committee on Foreign Affairs
for the appointment of commission ia
ascertain and reporta basis for reciprocity
treaty between the United States and the
British Colonies. Placed on the House
calendar.
From the Committee on Pensions and
Back Pay, to equalize the bounty OF soldiers
OF the war of the rebellion. House calen.
dar.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Bill to Amend the Internal
Revenue Laws. After disposing Of eighteen
sections Of the bill, and without completing
it, the Committee arose.
The House adjourned until 7:30 p. m.
At the evening session the bill to estab.
lish a municipal code for the District oi
Columbia was considered.
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BILLY EDWARDS
Shoots One Man in a Quarrel, and Anothe,
Without any Provocation Whatever.

Shoots One Man in Quarrel, and Anothe,
Without any Provooation Whatever.
About o'clock this morning a colored
deckhand named VIM. Edwards, and g
white man named Thomas Finton, got
into quarrel at Schultz's saloon, near the
corner Of Water and Walnut streets.
Edwards drew small seven-shooter and
commenced fusilade upon Finton. He
fired three shots at him, the last taking
effect in Finton's left wrist. Edwards then
fed with Sergeant Thornton, of the Ham.
mond-street District, in hot pursuit.
He ran up to Fifth street. and turned
west. When at No. 115 Fifth street he ran
into the store there, and on through the
back way into the Arcade building, where
he made his escape for the time being.
About twenty minutes past o'clock
Officers Conway and Delehanty were stand
ing at the corner of Eighth and Elm streets.
when their attention was attracted to No.
139 Eighth street, where a man named
John Hogan was engaged In putting in a
load of coal.
They noticed a colored man approach
Hogan and as the latter looked up from
his shoveling the black rascal fred a shot
at him, the ball knoking out two teeth and
lodging in the left side of his neck. Tie
officer rushed to the scene and captured
the negro before he could escape.
He turned out TO be Edwards, who an
hour and half previous had shot Fnton.
He was taken to the Ninth-street Station.
house and locked up on the charge of shoot
ing with intent to kill Hogan's wound
is not very serious as he walked to his
home on Sixth street, between Plum and
Central avenue.
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LEGAL.

THE STATE OF OHIO, HAMILTON COUNTY,
i SS.-Pursuant to the command Of an order for
sale from the Probate Court of Hamilton County,
Ohio, and to me directed will offer for public
sale on the premises, in the City Of Cincinnati,
County OF Hamilton, and State OF Ohio, on
MONDAY, the 31st day of May, A. D. 1880 at 8
o'clock p. M, the following described real estate
to-wit:
All those three lots OF ground in Hamilton
County, Ohio, marked as Lots numbers one hun
dred and sixty..six tl6e), one hundred and sixty
seven q6D, and one hundred and sixty-eieht (l6Sl,
in plat of subdivision of lots made by Andrew II.
Ernst, recorded in Plat Book No. !, pages s04-5;
said Lots one hundred ano sixty-seven u67), and
one hundred and sixty. eight ,l6S) being each
twenty-five (25) feet front on Harrison Turnpike,
by one hundred and fifty (l50) feet deep. same
width In rear as In front and said Lot one hun
dred and sxty-six q66) being eighty-eight feet
! ten hundredth (SS 10-100) in front, on Harrison
Turnpike, and sixteen sixtenths Q6 6-10l feet in
| rear, by one hundred and fifty 150) feet deep on
the westward side; said Lots being in the said A..
II. Ernst's second subdivision of Spring Garden.
Lot No. 1866 valued at $3.50
Lot No. 1877 valued at s1,125.
Lot No. 1853 valued ct 81, 1928.
To be sold by order of Court in the case where
in Howard Douglass, assignee OF George Crosby.
is plaintiff. and George Crosby ct al. are defend
ants-No 3,060
Terms-One-half cash in hand, and the balance
in two equal payments In one and two years, with
interest; the deferred payments to be secured by
notes and mortgage on the premises Sold
HOWARD DOUGLASS,
Assignee of George Crosby.