Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-23

Wha AttilRr
the chairman refused to announce the
motion lost A committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the Meadville
returns, but failed to report. A resolu-
ton was adopted to appoint commit
tee to investigate other townships, but
the chair, in Dicks interest, refused TO
name the committee. i majority OF
the return judges nominated Roberts
and minority nominated Dick. The
Congressional district is composed OF
Mercer, Butler and Crawford, and Rob
erts and Dick conferees will both ap-
ply for admission There is intense po-
iiticaI excitement in Titusville over
the attempt to throw out the
votes of two wards of the city IN
order to count out Senator Roberts,
who was elected on the face of the re
turns, and mass meeting is called at
the Parshall Opera House for Thurs
day evening.
Another dispatch from Meadville,
dated 18th inst, says: "'The Republi-
can Convention, after two days OF
stormy session, arrived at conclusion
this evening by throwing out two
wards of Titusville, etc. The result
was then declared as follows: Con-
rress-Dick, 2,596-Roberts, 2,25S."
"CREDIT-MOBTrI IER-TO WHOM
CREDIT Is DUE"
ONE OF THE oRIGINAToRs LIVING HERE
IN BUTLER
As the somewhat celebrated Credit
MobiIier Company, of some years ago,
is again brought before the public, the
following as to its origin will be of IN
terest here as well, perhaps, as to the
general reader. The story of Capt. Zieg-
ler's connection with it is not entirely
new, and is given now, as narrated by
him recently to US, for the sole purpose
of giving some information as to the
origination of that once extensive COM
pany. And here we might premise,
that as the said company in its first in
ception was we'll intended, and founded
upon lawful business principles what
is stated below is not to be taken as q
discredit to our brother of the Demo
cratic Herald. But the following is
the version given by "Uncle Jake" of
the procurement of the first charter
granted the company by the Legisla-
ture of of Pennsylvania. In substance
he states:
Some fifteen years ago, or so, Gen.
Duff Green, of North Carolina, a dis
tinguished and enterprising man in his
day, came to Harrisburg for the pur-
pose of procuring from our Legislature
charter for company finally called
the "Credit Mobilier." The term is
French, and means the moving or trans
fer of credits in business enterprises.
Gen. Green met him, Mr. Eiegler, at
Harrisburg and the result Of his visit
was that they two and ex-Governor
David r. Porter, now deceased, met in
the house of ex-Gov Porter and form
ulated the company. That is, they
there prepared the charter, then titled
s'The Pennsylvania Fiscal Agency
and had the same submitted to and
passed by the Legislature then in ses-
| sion Afterwards it seems the title or
name of the company was cha1ged by
subsequent Legislature to that OF
eThe Credit Mobilier.D For his servi-
ces in thus aiding in founding the COM
pany, Capt. Ziegler was awarded
handsome number of paid up shares of
| its stock But it's first enterprises were
unsuccessful and it met with losses.
About then Uncle Jake parted with
his stock, selling the same for the small
sum of some two or three hundred dol
lars. The books, papers, etc, the Capt.
states, were stolen by some seamps.
But afterwards, it seems, the Company
turned up as the builder of the Union
! Pacific Railroad, grand enterprise,
and went to Congress and received
| large aii from the Government in the
building of that road. The stock then
became very valuable, and If the Capt.
| had held on to his, it was estimated it
would have finally realized him over a
million of dollars. His friends regret
that he parted with it so soon. The
Company was subsequently charged
with over-reaching the Government,
and an investigation followed, which re-
suited in it's dissolution. Thus, it will
be seen, that the origin of the Compa-
ny was in the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture, and that our neighbor of the Her
aid known for his skill in that line, had
considerable to do in the preparation of
its first charter, and as our only object
is to state that fact, we omit mneh else
that might be stated.
White Ground Hog.
A ground hog, about half grown,
and perfectly white, was caught on
Saturday last, by Mr. James IL.