Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-12-16

From the Washington Post.

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1t is not true, as was currently stated and
believed at the time, that General Malone
raised any great amount of means in New
York to assist him in the Virginia cam
paign There is pretty good authority for
the belief that he never took dollar with
him out of Wall street. The scheme was
not stumbled to" with enthusiasm by the
capitalists of the metropolis. lie picked up
good deal of sympathy but it was unac-
companied by the cash. so he came to
Washington and it was finally arranged be-
tween himself and Commissioner Raum to
raise the money here This is the story as
told by correspondent of the Savannah
Netes. Malone on his account or by his
own exertions succeeded in collecting about
$4,000. Senator Jones, of Nevada, is named
as a contributor to the sum of $500 and Ben
Buffers check for the cause was an even
thousand. Other public men also Clipped
in. "Then," says the correspondent, Com
missioner Raum played neat and fine hand
He wrote to every collector of internal reve-
nue. letter. He did not make an assess
ment He called attention 10 the impor-
lance Of the contest, and that TO carry Vir-
ginia would be the opening wedge 10 break
ing the rule of Bourbons in the South He
then asked il such cause did not of its inn
portance to the whole country suggest that
Something he done In aid Mabone In bie
fight. And he wound nm Inv directing that
the attention of the leading Renuhljcans in
the several collection districts he called IN
the state of affairs in VIRGINIA and ,ha MOOD
for contrihutions that Mabone;sm and Ro'
nnblicanism-wbicb are svnonmons torms
he yictorious II is truc that no assess.
ments were made, except in South Carolina,
where tho Federal Office ho,dors ,voro osrnd
10 Give n certain amoun, ne thav baJ nn,
been called ON for a number of wears INC
letters which Commissioner Ranm sent ont
borp their lruit very early In most casas
every State as well as Federal officer en-
tribnted Many Rcnnhlicans not holdinc
office nut in small snms I, anr,,arS re-
The reaor,s of This ncat i;,,lo n,p 81 ,i;,;ns
thai fnllv seventy We ner cont Of thnso VIZ
mn, ,ha;r hands in ,ho;r uocLo,s ,n hni,'
Mahone ana renndia,ion ycre "n,s;J, ~,
internal revenne service Csl;e'rnia s W.,
x50(l one district in Kentucky G,r,varJaJ
xSS0 and the coliector WAS d;rec,od " ,' ro'
ceive no moro contr;hu,ions ,hor' o.
distiller in Kentucky scnt 5000 In IIl;nn;s
every State and county officer contributed
North Carolina sent III O00 Roth oc thn
internal ravenua d;s,r;c,s In Gonrr;n ~,
.handsome con,r;hn,;n,, oao n;,;.,a,, ~
Atlanta II HE na,na ,yss ,;va,, ,,o,,i5 -, W
surprise in The annonncemcnt ,hot ho "eYo
$50 Many of the aindcnenden,s"i in Gee S"te
Contributed hnt the name nF Hon E n,er"
SINGER does moi annear nm Inc liz, i, l. ,rno
none of his money was handled NV = S "ue
missioner Ranm lie cave ;nstrnc,;9yns S ,ha,
il I've sent IN he ,reasnrcr Of ,5o pasd; aas
camnaign Comm;tiec and :, ,vas :" sau,
a nnmher of either nennia co m S' ~
recilv 70 Raum nv chects instead NJ go, VI
inc their money ;hrnnch ,hn cni,o y, sehu,
customs. This was especially the case in