Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-13
The Albany Contest.

DOMESTIC.
The Albany Contest.
ALBANY, June 11th.- Following is the first
vote for the Senators to-day in Joint Conven-
ton: To fill Conkling's vacancy Jacobs
20, Conkling %, Wheeler 10, Rogers IA, Cor
nell s. Folger l. Lapham Z, Tremaine 4. The
vote to fill Platt's place was, on the COM
bined vote: Depew SO, Herman 90, Platt22.
Cornell Z, Folger 8, Lapham 2, Crowley 2.
The light vote was caused by the paiiug of
MEMBERS many of whom have left the city.
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The Bribery Investigating Committee
agreed to adjourn to-day to Monday morning,
in order to accommodate Francis n. Bangs,
of New York, who, as counsel for the COM
mittee, wished TO read sp the testimony
already taken. William K. Temple, Assem-
blyman, testified that one Edwards had con-
versed with him, asking why he continued to
vote for Conkling and Platt when there was
no chance of electing them. Edwards then
asked what his expenses were. Witness said
81, 500. He next asked whether if Depew's
friends paid those expenses he would not
change his vote. The witness said: No.
would change only by reason OF combin-
ations in the party" The witness thought
that Edwards was id rascal. He added:
81 don't know Edwards first name. 1 be-
lieve he is a lobbyist" The witness left the
stand, and the committee adjourned.
The Star Route Swindles-An0ther Batch
of Frauds.
New YORK, June 12th.-The Washington
correspondent of the Times furnishes for this
mornings paper another batch of star route
frauds. He says: The dishonest star route
contractors and their confederates seem to
have at last reached the conclusion that the
Government is really in earnest, and intends
to prosecute them, and punish them if posi-
Bile. After the election of President Garfield
they used all their political influence to affect
his choice of Postmaster General. Then they
exerted their combined strength, through ex-
Senator Dorsey and Others, to secure In
Bradys place person who would be salts
factory to them; but there was an honest
he was determined that there should
be good men around him, and the
jobbers failed to get any one of
their candidates in Brady's place. There
seems to be but one daily newspaper in the
District which is not under Brady's control,
and the people of Washington are almost en-
tirely dependent upon outside papers for in
formation concerning the startling discoveries
which have been made but the war against
the investigators has ended in defeat. The
persons employed to gather evidence of wick
edness have quietly and persistently pursued
their way, supported by the high authorities,
who employ and who approve their selection.
In the chair formerly disgraced by Brady
sits an upright gentleman of rare business
ability, who is rapidly becoming acquainted
with all the details of the Contract Bu-
reau, and who looks with establishment
upon system in which true business
methods seem to be completely ignored. The
Postmaster General, finding on every hand
evidence of corruption. recklessneas and ex-
travagance, looks through the reforms of
the present to realization of the dreams Of
a self-sustaining Department and cheaper
postage in the near future. Energetic SUBJ
ordinates gather evidence which viii over
whelm the guilty. 1t is hard for one who
gains an insight in these records, and who
studies the history of previous investiga-
tons, to escape the belief that the Post
office Department has been sink of in
iquity for years. ard it will be no easy task
to compute the amount of the peoples
money stolen or thrown away.
The correspondent notes some remarkable
increases of pay by the familiar method "of
inci ease and expedition" On one route the
pay was raised from Sc. 800 to S32, $40, and on .
another from 50, $50 to $40, 800. He then de-
votes himself to an exposition of the Texas
temporary service. a newly discovered ramifi-
cation of the frauds. The favorites who hold
the Temporary service in Texas are Cen
eral Frank G. Armstrong, of Texas, and
Major John ID. Adams, of Arkansas, who in
this matter are practically one and the same
person. A. II. Brown. james B. Colgrove,
Il. G. Kern and A. 2. Harbach. Armstrong
was a General in the Confederate army.
Adams was friend and supporter of exSen-
ator Dorsey. A. III. Brown was once clerk
in the Department in charge of the territorial
routes, by which the Government has been
robbed Of many millions.
1t appears says the CORE spondent, to have
been Brady's custom to keep select circle of
favorites informed as to his decisions in re-
gard to temporary contracts, SO they could
put in their proposals without delay. These
were at onca accepted, without
question and without competition. No OF
was given to local stage men or
others to compete for the work. which WI 8
usus lly given to favorite for one
year at price which was three
time as much as the work was really
worth. The favorites sublt the routed o
local men and pocketed or divided the fer
ence. When these favorites BEGAN pos
sessed Of little ready money they could
very easily get temporary contract, n three
or four or half dozen routes in a bunch at
his own figures. Il is known that woman
secured twelve such contracts in one day.
The route bill passed in 1879 established
about 1000 routes. Brady put temporary
service very soon afterwards upon / 800 of
them. AT the investigation of 1880 he preseat-
ede statement of temporary service put on from
July /, 1873, to October 1879. Most of the
jobs given to fayorites did not appear in this
but were bestowed at later date.
OF the sum of Sis. 1863, representing total
annual pay on temporary contracts in Texas,
Sl62, 420 was given to Armstrong, Adams,
Brown, Duxbury, Colgrove, Harbach and
kerns. Colgrove was friend of ex-Chief
Clerk French. Harbach is agent of the
Louisiana Lottery Company and friend of
Congressman Morey. ard Kerns is the head
IF the Kerns combination at st. Louis.
An Expert swindier Finally Run TO
Earth.
NEW YORK, June 12th.-Thirty years ago
William l.. Hall, partner in the old Love
oy Hotel, was swindled out Of $50, 600 by
confidence operator named Pin White, alias
John Parker. White was locked up at the
lime, but being released on bail fed the city.
When the affair had blown over he returned
% resume his swindlirg operations. Hall,
however, never saw White again until last
week, when White called at his house. He
old Hall he had made large fortune in
California, and had determined TO pay him
acl, but his property was tied up in sscuri-
les which he could not sell to advantage at
nee. Hall, who is now 20 years of
4ge and in Strengthened circumstances, was
delighted at the prospect, ard again fell
,nder Whites influence White called on
i'm several times, and Saturday got 81. 500
rom the old gentleman, leaving the envelope.
which he said contained fortune in bonds.
,fr. Hall, becoming suspicious, took the en-.
-aiope to Superintendent Walling, who found |
herein lot of bogus bonds, the face value
{ which was $1,000. White was captured |
{ Halls house to day. Hall having promised |
o let him have more money. He is 55 years |
1 age and the most expert swindler in the |
ity.
Break In the Erie Canal.
ALBION IN. W, June 12th.--A break wss
iscoyered in section ten Of the Erie Canal, |
yo miles west of here, this morning, caused |
y defective culveit. Forty feet of the |
anal bank was soon torn away. The water
CODED all that section, carrying away fences
nd bridges. and working destruction in gen.
raj. A woman and two children were saved
y getting on pig-pen, which foated about
mile before they were rescued. The water
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