South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-04
Letter fe!n washington.
From. Oar sey.'ar corre,ps.ds,u.


ASnAN"icS, ~ ~ APrti, oO-
While discussing the speakership OF
The next house OF representatives the
other. day some body asked why
Frank Unrd, of Ohio. had not been
brought out. Undoubtedly he would
make a good speaker. bat he is not 4
candidate, ana not w.thstanding his po.
polarity there are reasons why his
candidacy would not be wise or sue.
cessful. But this reminds me OF a
circumstance connected with the cleo.
torai count Of 1867. Mr.. uurd was
q member Of Congress then, and one
OF the ninety democrats vino stood
out 10 TIE last against the outrage of
counting in Hayes. He had i'm his
possession facts which would have en-
ahled him 10 defeat the coun- had not
his high sense OF honor prevented his
using them. His room q. Worm.ey's
hotel was next TO the one in which the
famous conference OF republican lea.
iess WAS held, aud he overheard. by
accident, some OF the Strategic schemes
Tor deceivIng the democrats and pro.
positions made 10 certain southern
members IN order TO gain their nc.
1ulesence 20 the work OF the com.
mission. Yet Hard never made any
use o. his knowledge. Neither has
he sipce ever given any account OF
what no heard. lie told me once,
Gays we'll known western CORES.
pondent, about the fact Of his being
made IN Involuntary eavesdropper,
and when asked him what he heard,
ne replied, Enough to have defeated
the counting IN Of Iiaves beyond "A
peradventure, but | could better have
afforded to have him counte,. in than
to have used illesitiila,c means TO lie.
'eat that end. / could not afford to
go down 10 history % an eavesdrop-
per, and SO l held my tongue. not C.
ven telling any o. my associates until
the tght was over
One Of our local journals aptly rays
that the Union Pacific railway com.
pany. accustomed 20 duus from the
government, Will not he surprised to.
receive the letter sent recently Gl.
Secretary Teller TO Sidney Dillon.
Esq. president, making an urgent de
rand for the immediate payment of
The uncontested sam OF 81 .036, >2i,8S.
No part % iuis debt is disputed. not
ever the So cents; neither is any par;
oi /; paid OF rendered tor payment
bur II Is now hoped that President
Sidney Dillon will either renew the
OLD excuse or pat up u better one. 4
discouraged claimant once said the
plan OF the government was to as
sumo that every bill it is asked to pay
rs fraudulent, AID then wear oat the
CLAIMANT in :aasing him prove il a
few times IN the department and be
lore congressional committees. This
abatement came, of course, from the
Infiamed Imagination ct nm enraged
claimant, ana ii is only oi use i'm pass
inS liz suggesting that, if it were true.
II may be oalt that the government
has match in this railway, 40 long
and 40 wide II 10 tie only corpora
ton IN the world with more assnrance
than the Washington gaslight com.
pany. and runs liz trains as piacidly
while owing millions to the govern.
ment as though it held n surplus in
vested III gas stock. NJ. Secretary
Fa'ler reminds Mr.. President Sidney
Dillon that by the act of 1873 he is
enjo'ncd from paying, making or vot-
ng any dividends to stockholders Of
me company until the five per contunl
y net earnings aud other money due
ne government has been paid; and
alter calling attention to this law. Inc
secretary OF TIE Interior says to- the
-oad IN effect that it VII, do well 20
pay what il incontestibIy duo, and 90
nto the law Of the disputed parts OF
he DEBT atterwari. the payment of the
requirement cor the year ending De-
'ember. 1882, nor To prejn,hce any
'nms in dispute If Mr. Pro,iden:
Dillon takes the free and easy stan!
n the matter maintained by him 10
ward the government directors of the
'oad, he will probably pm the letter
way III the plgcon.Iio!e with the other
government duns, and tell his secre.
AIRY to wake bin up when it comes
lmc for another dividend. It will be
Interesting TO watch the case aud learn
'y the ISSUE which is the greater, The
government or subsidized railway
-uaning through the middle of its ter
'ltory
Chalmers, Of Mississippi, came on
lcre 10 make himself solid in the mat.
Ter OF patronage, to sccare absolute
q ii'rol q all appoinirrentsiu lii state.
.ltel the manner OF Mahono i'm Vir-
glnia, and went bone with his tail
.oafhcrs considerably curled. Ills
business was chiefly with the Post
)iite department, ami the new Post
Master General bad views of bis own
touching the matter. So Chalmers
got loft 1t is oven hintcd that ifl
Judge Gresham has lig owr way.
without interference from higher an
thorlty, M Malone won't be "a no
tent III that department hereafter "a
ne has been heretofore. The fact
IS, the new cabiuet officer "a disposed
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