Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-28

THE EVENING STAR.
WASHIN TON
FRIDAY April -, 1872.
CROSBY s MOVES Efiitor.
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vertisoinents printed in April thus far Is 2,3O7.
TIE trial OF the bribery charge made against tho
representative OF New York bank note company
BY the state auditor OF Virginia, ia Richmond
police court, yesterday, developed some damaging
testimony against soma OF the shining lights Of
feadIusterism- The auiitOr, who made tae charge.
IL,
was hOnoraDy discharged: but the second audi
tor, a member OF the board which awarded the
contract for printing the "Rtidleberger bonds"
gave testimony going to show that certain bank
note company OF New York contributed ,OG0 to
the readjuSter campaign fund OF last year, W.th
the distinct understanding with the Managers OF
that party that the company should, In the event
OF readiuster success, have the bond contract and
OF course, reimburse itseh out OF it. But two cut
OF the three members OF the board voted to award
the contract 10 another, and Q competing bank
note company, whose oil was lower than that OF
the company which had contributed the 3 600
Auditor Allen, failing to secure the award for the
company that gave the 5000 charged that the
successful bidder had attempted to brlbe him. In
his Testimony Allen frankly admitted that he
favored awarding the contract to the defeated bid
der, because that company was friendly to his
party, and he believed in standing by party friends
Upon the whole, 1t Is about the worst political
scandal that has been developed during the last
six months in Richmond The auditor and second
auditor wound I'D the performance with a street
fight last night
Inasmuch as revenue marine cutter has been
sent to the arctic regions by order it Is boundea
duty OF the government, not less than concession
to the demands OF humanity, to use every means
In It's power TO the SIfe return OF her officers
and crew In case OF any miShap; but it ought to be
understood and announced a definite policy for
tie future that II any volunteers choose hereafter
O. go on a wld-goOSe search Tor the supposed open
polar they do at their risk entirely, and
TRAIT others shall not be cIlied upon nor expected
to put their lives In peril In trying to rescue them
from such bad ScrapeS their folly may LEAD them
into. Relief expeditions have already cost more
In money, misery and human life than could posi-
bly be made good by the practical results OF any
arctic explorations, even If the widest hopes of
their projectors could be lliZed ana it is time to
call a halt in the whole business Let US get back
the unfortunate fellows now imprisoned in the
regions OF eternal Ice and snow, and then let us
have no more nonsense of the kind.
Every little while there Is enough movement In
Congress In regard to the proposed new railroad
between Washington and New York to encourage
hope In the bosom OF those who are looking for
ward anxousy to a day of cheaper and quicker
travel between the two cities; but when one grap-
pies With the cold facts of the situation the prOs-
pect Is not very rosy. The circumst tnces that a
direct representative OF existing railway interests
affected by the projected enterprise Is member
OF ehe committee on railroads in she Senate, and
member OF the subcommittee to which this par
tcular measure has been referred, not a favor
able Indication. In Difference to public sentiment
for better and cheaper accommodations than are
now Afforded, bill d some kind may probably be
passed. but IL 50, It Is not likely be OF charac-
Ter that will be troublesome to tho corporations
with at Tue present Time nave the power 70 issue
Tree passes.
The republican state convention OF Tennessee
not only adopted debt-paylng platform ye5ter-
day, but By an almost unanimous vote refused to
admit delegation representing low-tax or repu-
diation sentiment A resolution endorsing the
proposition OF the bondholderS to settle FOR sixty
cents in the dollar was adopted In the light of
this acton OF the state convention, IL is to be pre-
suned that the republican members OF the legisla-
tire VIII give their support 10 this plan of settle
ment Their votes, combined with those of the
uebt-paying democrats will be sufficient to carry
that proposition, and taus settle the debt gues-
ton
1t is stated as fact, which the public may ac-
cept, that Jay Gould has absolute control Of joint
stock captal-chieny railroad-of at least six hun
dred million dollars Not only the market value
or this immense amount of securities Is at the
mercy OF one mans caprice, but also the manage
ment OF the properties it Is supposed to represent
Even besides the great enterprises among which
the foregoing vast sum is divided Mr. Gould has a
controlling interest In many smaller matters OF
great variety.
The Cincinnati editors, after q brief trial. have
slred Of the esthetic-sarcastic, esteemed cotem-
porary" New York style OF reference to a detested
rival. and address each other again as liars and
In no old fran