The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-08-23
Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Horrible Stories Of Cannibalism-Who the
Real Rascals Are-Read and See
for Yourself
WASHINGTON, D. G., August 18th. Is


WASHINGTON, d. c., August 10th, 1884.
Messrs. Editors The horrible divulgences of
the past week and accusations against the Greedy
party of cannibalism and having shot one of their
party while shut in by ice at Cape Sable, in Lady
Franklin Bay, have created the greatest sensation
here. The excitement has been so great that
Lieut. Greedy was compelled to make an official
report to the Navy Department and has asked for
an official investigation. Whether these charges
are true or not or whether the still worse one is
true or not that the party became divided into
two hostile and starving factions, the one of which
being the stronger destroyed the other in order to
appropriate the small amount of remaining food
to keep themselves alive, enough of the horrors
and uselessness of Arctic expeditions like Daniels
Prohibition ticket, is known to create such an adj
verse public sentiment that probably another will
not for long time be allowed to depart from the
United States. And so it ought to be.
Since there has been much said blythe DEM
ocratic press about the corruption and theving of
Republican Office holders, friend of mine the
past week has taken the trouble to inquire into
the cases of the most recent occurrence and find
out the political antecedents of those who it is
claimed by the Democrats have disgraced the
public service by their dishonesty, IS well as some
others officially more nearly allied with the DEM
ocratic party. The following is tie result of his
investigation:
The first jury that tried the Star Route cases
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Maryland Democrat. He was assisted in the Sc
lection of the jury well as in the prosecution of
the cases for the Government, by VIM. W. Kerr,
of Philadelphia, Democrat, and Mr.. Geo. Bliss
The jury was composed of seven Democrats and
five Republicans. Its foreman was VIM. Dickson,
prominent Democrat of this District, one of its
delegates to the Democratic Nominating Conven-
ton at Chicago its present representative on the
Democratic National Committee, and occupying
now prominent place at the committees head
quarters in New York. At the close of the trial
Mr.. Merrick charged Mr.. Dickson with having
corruptly tempered with the remainder of the
Jury in the interest of the Star Rnn+a-s wore
being tried, and the next grand jury indicted Mr..
Dickson on the charge. Also, Mr. Dickson had
charge of the repeaters who went to indianapolis
in 1880, to try capture the State of Indiana for
the Democracy, and when taken in his infamous
enterprise it is alleged that many thousand dol
lars of the intended Democratic corrupting fund
found in his possession, which, however,
afterwards he was accused of having appropriated
to his own use. The trial resulted in no convic
tions, except of poor fellow who for some cause,
pleaded guilty. In the second trial Of these cases
the jury was selected and the prosecution for the
Government conducted by the same counsel, the
jury this time consisting of eleven Democrats and
one Republican. The trial ended perhaps worse
than the first in convictions.
The Navy Department frauds, it was found by
ly By Democrats in fact to such an extent as to
almost force the conclusion that it was entirely
Democratic conspiracy, on the outside and inside,
to rob the Government, and the stealings up to
the present stage of the official investigation that
is going on amount to about 500, 600. The par
ties are: Surgeon General Wales, Democrat;
Chief Clerk Carrigan, Democrats Assistant Kirk
wood, Democrat; Messenger Luke R. Jones,
Democrat; "Wat". Drew, druggist, Democrat
W. H. Dempsey, stationer, Democrat; August
BurgdoIf, cabinetmaker, Democrat; Geo. Whit
taker, stationer, Democrat; - Cummings, a
small dealer in rubber hose, &C., Republican, who
is more noted for the quantity of whisky he can
consume each day than the amount of stock he
keeps in his store for the supply of great Gov
eminent Department He was of but small i'm
portance in the conspiracy and received but $3.50
rs his share of the plumber.
George NJ. Adams Clerk Of the last Democratic
House of Representatives prior to the present one,
it was currently reported, was defaulter to the
amount of $1,000 Of the Government funds in his
charge, but it is said the deficiency was made good
by the Democratic party. He is now the Demo-
cratic nominee to Congress of one of the districts
of Kentucky.
Col. Morgan, late disbursing officer of the State
Department, who died sometime since short in his
accounts $4,000, had no visible politics, but was
believed to be Democrat There are many such
in the Departments here.
Even j. o. P Burnside, who recently created
sensation by his "social standing" and the amount
of money he stole from the Postofice Department,
was in 1868 an Andy johnson Democrat.
"Turn the rascals out" and keep those that are
on the outside out. The best way, it would seem,
to do would be to keep the Democratic party out.
Will the Peoples Voice make a note on the above
and help do it? ANON.