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President Arthur'S Future.

He will never return to politics. He
has high notion of the dignity Of the
Presidential office. He will try to re.
main on the pedestal which he thinks it
has set him on. His ambition was to
be continued by suffrage in An Office
which chance had given to him, but that
disappointment will not affect his future.
He will not take lower place in poll
tics, nor return to the practice of law.
He is not very probably be will re-
tire from the White House with less than
hundred thousand dollars to his name.
He had more than that when elected
Vice. President, but his expenditures
have ever since exceeded his income.
His social disbursements in the capital
are greater than those of any preceding
President and his efforts to get renomi'
nation were very costly. However, he
will live The rest of his day in dignifed
retirement from all business. And he
will do it elegantly too. He has made
friends while President who will enable
him. They will not make him an object
of charity, but they will make it posi-.
BILE for him to so employ his moderate
fortune that it will afford the income of
q great one. The Astors are under OBJ.
legations to him for sending Waldorf
Astor to Italy as United States Minister.
They are just now showing their graft.
tude by lionizing him at Newport; and
how easy it will be for them to put him
in the way of immensely remunerative
real estate investment. He has within a
month been entertained by Astors, Bel
monts, James Gordon Bennett and other
millionaire people, irrespective of party
adherence. Most of these friends he
has made while President. His social
hold on them is firm. They will never
let it be necessary for him to work for a
living. He will be an ornamental ex.
President and perhaps occasionally useful
in non partisan way, but he will not
let himself down to any pursuit for
livelihood.-N. y Letter in ST. Paul
Pioneer Press.
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FoRrY.FIRsr CONGRESS, u. S.

HOUSE OF NEPRESENIA IAIlFES, ?
WASHINGTON, D. g. Jan. 20, 1871.
MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER: l have this
moment written to Mr.. Caldwell suggest.
ing that, in case | can arrange a meeting
in this city next week with Col. Thomas
A. Scott to come on here. 1 have some
reason for believing that very advan'
tageous arrangement may be made for
taking say S300,000. 1 will telegraph
Mr.. Caldwell by Tuesday evening If I
can arrange the meeting, and wish him
to hold himself in readiness for the jour.
ncy. Your letter is this moment receiv.
ed !; you ask my advice. Let me have an
accurate and reliable statement of your
financial condition and / can do some.
thing, l feel very sanguine, with Thomas
A. Scott.
think you will not deem me unreas-
enable when I again and persistently
urge that ought to have good notes for
the S25,000, and that ought also to
have the SS2 900 bonds, which were made
by yourself and Mr.. Caldwell tue ex-
press basis of the $25, 900 loan. | do not
believe y'r company has stronger or
more equitable and legal claim than
mine-while its personal hardships to me
are bitter, and burning, and humiliating
to the last degree. Sincerely your friend, !,
J. G. BLAINE.
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The following is the inclosure referred
to in the preceding letter:


The following is the inclosure referred
to in the preceding letter:
BosToS, April, 1876.
Tile Hon. James G. Blaine, Washington,
d. c.:
DEAR SIR: I observe that certain
newspapers are making, or. rather, in.
sinuating the absurd charge that you
own or had owned S150,000 Of Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad bonds,
and that you had in some way obtained
them as a gratuity.
The enterprise of building the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad was un-
dertaken in 1860 by company of Bos-
ton gentlemen, of whom l was myself
one. The bonds Of the road were put
upon the market in this city on what
was deemed very advantageous terms to
the purchaser. They were sold largely
through myself. You became the pur.
chaser Of about $50 900 Of the bonds on
precisely the same terms that every other
buyer received, paying for them in in.
staIments, running over considerable
period, just as others did The transac-
tion was perfectly open, and there was
no more secrecy in regard to it than if
you had been buying flour or sugar. l
am sure you never owned bond of the
road that you did rot pay for at the
market rate. Indeed, am sure that no
one received bonds on any other terms.
When the road got into financial diff
fculties and loss fell upon you you still
retained your bonds, and you held them
clear through to the reorganization of
the company in 1874, exchanging them
for stocks and bonds of the new compa-
ny.
You acquired also some demands
against the new company by reason of
your having joined with others in rails
ing some money when the company was
in pressing need. For the recovery of
that money proceedings are now pending
in the u. S. Circuit Court in Arkansas,
to which you are openly party ofrecord.
Concealment of the investment and
everything connected with it would have
been very easy had concealment been
desirable; but your action in the whole
matter was as open and as fair as the
day. When the original enterprise
failed, 1 knew with what severity the
pecuniary loss fell upon you, and with
what integrity and nerve you met it.
Years having since elapsed, it seems
rather hard at this late day to be com.
PEELED to meet slander in a matter
where your conduct was in the highest
degree honorable and straightforward.
You may use this letter in any way
that will be. of service 10 you.
Very sincerely yours,
w. F., JR.
The words "Indeed, am sure that no
one received bonds on any other terms"
were interlined in foregoing letter in Mr..
Blaine's own handwriting.
We hereby certify the foregoing to be
true and correct copies of the originals.
WARREN FISHER,
JAMES MULLIGAN.
BosToN, September l2, 1884.
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The Stingiest Man Alive.

A correspondent of the Chicago Inter.
Ocean thus tells of very mean man:
A shoe factory failed, and the old man
went over when they sold the assets at
auction. He bought a wagon load of
shoe pegs, brought them home and put
them in an oat bin. When farmer put
up his horse the old man would give the
animal four quarts of shoe pegs and
charge fifty cents for them. 1t was
dark barn and the owner couldn't tell
them FROM oats. OF course the horses
wouldn't eat any and the farmer would
get scared because they had lost their
appetites. The old man had mixture
which he recommended in such cases
and which he sold at fifty cents bottle.
1t was harmless stuff and was made by
stirring up thistle tops or something of
that sort, but it had great reputation,
for the horses would be given dose be.
fore they started and another when they
got home, and, having had nothing but
Shoe pegs all day they were hungry
enough to eat their own heads off by the
time they got taste of oats. The credit
of the appetite was given to the medi-
cine, of course, and the old man got q
big reputation as a horse doctor and
made mint of money out of his thistle.
top soup.
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CONFIDENTIAL

WASHINGTON, D. c., 10Th April, 1876.
Ny DEAR Mr.. FISHER: You can do
me very great favor, and l know it will
give you pleasure to do so-just as l
would do for you under similar circum.
stances. Certain persons and papers are
trying to throw mud at me to injure my
candidacy before the Cincinnati Conven'
ton, and you may observe they are try.
ing it in connection with the Little Rock
and Fort Smith matter.
l want you to send me letter such as
the inclosed draft. You will receive this
to. morrow (Monday) evening, and it will
be a favor l shall never forget if you will
at once write me the letter and mail the
same evening.
The letter is strictly true, is honorable
to you and to me, and will stop the
mouths of slanderers at once.
Regard this letter as strictly confden-
tial. Do not show it to any one. The
draft is in the hands of my clerk, who is
as trustworthy as any man can be. If
you can't get the letter written in season
for the 9 o'clock mail to New York,
please be sure to mail during the night
so that it will start irst mail Tuesday
morning; but if possible, I pray yom to
act 1t in the 8 o'clock mail Monday evening.
Kind regards to Mrs. Fisher. Sincerely,
Burn this letter. j. G. b.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 9, 1870.

MY DEAR Mr.. FISHER: / wrote
very hastily, both to yourself and MIR.
Caldwell, in regard to the bank. A
further conference with the Controller OF
the Currency gives some additional facts
which are of interest, and this letter is
intended alike for yourself and Mr..
Caldwell. Please show it to him. They
are now allowing 80 per cent. circulation
on 1O-40 bonds, instead of so, and then
IS at different periods in the past. They
give me the assurance that you shall
have full $3.50, 900 circulation on bank
of half a million capital.
You can, of course, deposit 5-2Os if
you please, but you will get no more
than so per cent. circulation. They will
cost you more, OF course, and, though
you get more interest, you will very
likely be disturbed in the quiet possession
of them very soon by the operation of
the funding scheme.
The opinion gains ground here quite
rapidly, as you might infer from Secre.
tary Boutwell's report, that the debt
cannot be funded at less than 5 per
cent.
By taking 1O-4O bonds, therefore, you
would be undisturbed as long as the
banking system lasts, or at least for
thirty years and more. None of the 10
4Os mature before A. D. 1904, and that is
quite long enough to embrace within the
scope of any financial operation. 1t
might be we'll to have your formal appli.
cation for y'r increase of capital, and
then take such time as you may wish for
getting your stock subscribed. If you
desire I will confer with Senator Rice in
regard to forms, &c. 1t might be better
now to let him take the lead. Yours
very truly, j. q. ELAINE.
w. FISHER, Jr., Esq.
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AUGUSTA. Me-. Sth November, 1871

AUGUSTA, Me, Sth November, 1871.
My DEAR Mr.. FISHER: lam pressed
daily for the bonds, which up to this
time have never been able to deliver.
Let me assure you that if I were suffer.
ing in this matter alone l would not
bother you, but wait in silence the issue
of events. But how can I do this with
parties who have paid their money earn.
estly demanding Of me the consideration
promised BY me, but which | am not
able to give because l do not receive the
bonds to which am entitled by contract?
am ready to receive any kind of reason
able proposition you may make. It is
not q question of money making with
me. 1t is simply question of saving
my word with others. I ,cM sacrifice G.
great deal to get q settlement. feel
assured of your friendly disposition to.
ward me, and therefore 10 not wish to
seem importunate and troublesome; but
if you knew the agonies I have suffered
in this matter during the past six months
you would pity me. am sure, and make
great efforts TO relieve me. Pray let me
know what I am TO e.rpect Yours, very
sincerely, j. G. BLAINE.
WARREN FISHER, JR., Esq.
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"A grand meeting of the Tammany
district leaders was held in the wigwam
on Friday night, more than 600 of the
1900 men on the roll being present. The
spirit of the meeting seemed to be
against Cleveland and with Grady who
made long and passionate speech de-
nouncing Cleveland and announcing his
allegiance to Beast Butl,r. He was
vigorously cheered, but resolutions en-.
dorsiug the nominees were adopted $40
to 81. 1t is rumored that Tammany may
seek to save its credit and defeat Cleve-
land at the same time ~ nominating an
electoral ticket of lis own and throwing
its vote away on it.
-"Oh, why art thou away from me?
Oh, my love-" sang o serenader in Glas-
gov the other nigh; and yet, when the
girl, who was leaning too FAR out of the
window, lost her balance and dropped
right on him, the fellow acted as con.
fused as he could be. Some men cannot
stand success.
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FORTY. SECOND CONGRESS, U. S.
HoIrsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.,

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81, 1871.
My DEAR Mr.. CALDWELL: On the
29th inst. the second note of the loan l
negotiated in December last falls due.
The first for s2032 so, which fell due
March lst-4th 1 was compelled to meet
at the gravest possible inconvenience to
myself. 1 drew on Mr.. Fisher for the
amount but he declined to notice the
draft. The note which falls due on the
29th inst. is for S2,57S 35. 1t seems ex-
tremely hard aud unjust that | should be
compelled to pay this money. 1t is no
more my debt than the debt of President
Grant or Queen Victoria, and | cannot
believe that you and Mr.. Fisher, both or
either, intend to leave this burden on me.
If you do, it will crush me. | have
no possible means wherewith to meet
these notes, and beg of you and Mr..
Fisher, either or both, to come To my
relief. In lette. from Mr.. Fisher under
date OF Jan. Oath, he writes me as fol-
lows:
"In regard to the 5000 which you
borrowed and loaned to Mr.. Caldwell, or
rather Mr.. Pratt, as it was assumed by
Mr.. Pratt, because you received from him
$4,000 land bonds for the amount.
Upon my visiting the Office for the first
time after you left the city, Mr.. Pratt
said be and Mr. Harrington gave to you
their individual bonds, and they kept the
money and in order to obtain the mon
ey, and get it out of Mr.. Pratt's hands, |
obtained $4,000 land bonds, and took
what supposed 10 be money, but it was
not there. Part of it had been misap.
piled to other matters; $4,000 Of it l
loaned Mr.. CALDWELL: the balance went
into a house at Little Rock without my
knowledge or consent, and Pullman cars,
&C., &C."
Now, my dear sir, if this be a correct
statement, may not hope that You will
relieve me to the extent Of the 5000,
and Mr.. Fisher will surely pay the other
$4,000.
AS wholly innocent third party
doing my best to act as a sincere and
steadfast friend to both of you, ought
not to be left exposed to financial ruin
and personal humiliation.
Please read this to Mr.. Fisher. have
advised of my writing you. Sincerely
yours, j. G. BLAINE
JOSIAH CALDWELL, Esq.
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AUGUSTA. Me. 20 Dec, 1870.

AUGUSTA, ME, 20 OeC., 1ofO'
My DEAR Mr.. FISHER: l am in
hopes now that I shall secure S25, 900, OF
nearly that. fnd money very tight and
rates we'll up to 8 per cent.-stitf at that.
The most of it will be for 5 and 6
months. If had more time and earlier
notice I could have raised more, and
at easier rates. have seen most Of the
parties to whom bonds are due. l do
not have much trouble about the January
coupon of the first mortgage bonds-but
they of course growl some-on six of the
bonds. 1 would be glad to have the
coupon. promised them Individually to
make it right in the future. did not
in any way use the name of the company
nor commit you to anything-only N.Y.
self.
On the land bonds I cannot make
them see the equity of removing the
April coupon, and l promised to try and
adjust that matter with you after my
return to Boston. They all agree with
one voice that no bond shall be exposed
for sale. I wish you could give me the
benefit of that fraction making 80 of the
1st mortgage bonds for the $31 800 due.
I use the extra $500 in adjusting the in
terest matter, and it fits in completely.
I will make it all right with you.
What 1 want, then, is
coo nm $4,000 first mortgage bonds,
soA'ooo $4,000 land bonds,
and also f'r collateral to the notes for
$4,000 au additional S50,OO0 of land
bonds.
Please meet me at Mr.. CaldwelPs
private office on Saturday at 1915 sharp.
I shall try to be there precisely at noon,
but allow Is minutes for grace. It is
very important that have everything
completed that day, as q man will come
to Boston with me to take charge of the
bonds. Yours, in Ct haste,
J. G. BLAINE.
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The Western Union Telegraph Compa-

ny.
Dated WASHINGTON, d. C, 1876.
Received at 9:44, April 16.
To WARREN FISHER, COMMON.
WEALTH HOTEL: Please 60 Parker
House to morrow, Monday evening; OH
arrival morning mail from New York,
find letter. Answer by return mail.
J. G. BLAINE.
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BosroN, NOVEMBER 10, 1871.

MY DEAR BLAINE: 1 am in receipt
of your favor of the 9Th inst, from which
I am led to infer that the contracts /
made through you to your Eastern
friends have not been fulfilled on my
part but such is not the fact, as have
delivered each and every one of them all
the securities in accordance with the
contracts, and they have surrendered to
me my obligations. You are we'll aware
of the condition of the road, and that
you have received your full proportion of
the bonds to which you were entitled
under the Eastern contracts, when you
consider the length of the road only
completed. I think you can readily see
that can make no proposition further
than as the road progresses to deliver
you bonds in accordance. [ now but
little of your obligations to DEL .er bonds
to others, but taking into account the
100000 bonds you sold to Tom Scott
and the amount of money you received
on the Eastern contracts, our relative
positions financially in the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad bear wide
contrast. Mr.. Caldwell is here, but I
have not seen him; still, I.presume be
has paid proper attention to your letter
addressed to him.
| remain, With kind regards,
WARREN FISHER, in.
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Boston. Oct. "a, 1871

BosToN. Oct. "a, 1871.
My DEAR BLAINE: Yesterday re-
ceived your favor of the 21st inst. to
which Ireplied by telegram: "Mr. G.
has not been in this city for four weeks.
He is now in St. Louis"
can get 10 information when MIR.
Caldwell is to return when he does, |
will lay your letters before him. In the
mean time can say nothing in regard
to the matter further than what have
heretofore told you-that Mr.. Caldwell
represented to me that he had paid for
your account, and for which he has your
receipts, all but $1,000 of the $4,000
which you loaned, and for which you re.
ceived as collateral $4,000 of the Little
Rock and Fort Smith land grant bonds,
which you since sold at 60 cents on the
dollar, realizing therefor 10000, leaving
YOU now in advance of funds, even if
MI. Caldwell had paid you nothing.
have heretofore advised you that |
had been frequently importuDed for the
securities of the Northern Pacific Rail
road, and as last resort l had to sur.
render your obligation for the benefit of
the parties in interest, who now say that
after so long delay they will not take the
securities, but require you to refund the
money. I remain,
WARREN FISHER, JR.
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THE PLUMED KNAVE.
James G. Blaine Writes Himself Down
Rogue.

To the People Of the United States:
Believing that it is our duty to lay be-
fore our fellow. .countrymen the following
documents which have been in our pos
session, we have placed the originals for
safe keeping in the hands of Messrs.
Sohler g. Welch, counsellors, of Boston,
and herewith submit their contents with
out comment. The letters from Mr..
Fisher are letter-press copies of the
originals:
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The following was in reply to Mr..
Blaine's letter Of April 13, 1872, already
published

The following was in reply to Mr..
Blaine's letter Of April 10, 1872, already
published:
BosToN, April Is, 1872.
MY DEAR BLAINE: Your favor of
the 18th inst reached me this morning.
1 am surprised at its contents. I have
loaned you at various times, when you
were comparatively poor, very large
sums of money, aud never have you paid
me one dollar from your own pocket,
either principal or interest. l have paid
sundry amounts to others to whom you
were indebted, and these debts you have
allowed to stand unpaid like the notes
which 1 hold. I have placed you in po-
sitions whereby you have received very
large sums of money without one dollar
of expense to you, and you ought not to
forget the act on my part. Ofall the par.
ties connected with the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad no one has been so
fortunate as yourself in obtaining money
out of it. You obtained subscriptions
from your friends in Maine for the build
ing of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad. Out of their subscriptions
you obtained large amount both OF
bonds and money free of cost to you. l
have your own figures, and know the
amount. Owing 10 your political posi-.
tion you were able to work off all your
bonds at very high price, and the fact
is we'll known to others as well as myself.
Would your friends in Maine be satisfied
if they knew the facts? Are my associ.
ates satisfied to have you obtain $4,000
for Northern Pacific Railroad and you
not make the investments as per agree
ment? The course you have thought
proper to take in regard to my request is
rather poor one, taking your relations
with me, and I again ask you to recon-
slider and grant it. You will find it
much easier to pay by obtaining the
credit, and I selected that course think-
ing it to be the best. If you again oe'
cline shall be obliged to use the notes
or sell them to outside purchasers. Me-
cessity knows no law.
Whatever bonds still due to you will
be delivered as the road progresses.
The other portions of your letter | make
no reply. You know the facts; it is
sufficient that 1 know them, and it is
useless to mention them at this time.
Please answer at once. I remain, re-
spectfully yours.
WARREN FISHER, JR.
The reply to this letter iseMr. Blaine's
letter of April Is, 1872, already published.
The expression obtaining the credit"
in the above letter refers to request by
Mr.. Fisher that Mr.. Blaine would give
him letter of credit, to be drawn
against by Mr.. Fisher during proposed
European trip. Mr.. Blaine being at the
time indebted to Mr.. Fisher for borrowed
money, for which Mr.. Fisher held Mr..
Blaine's demand promissory notes.
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AUGUSTA, Me-, 18th Nov, 1869.

My DEAR Mr.. FISHER: 1t is quite
evident to my mind that at the approach.
ing session of Congress there will be an
expansion of the currency to the amount
of fifty to seventy.ive millions of dollars.
The form it will take, l think, will be an
addition to the National Bank circulation
West and South.
My object in writing is to ask in sea-
son if your friends would desire to estab-
lish Bank at Little Rock? 1t will be
to some extent matter of favoritism as
to who gets the Banks in the several
localities, and it will be in my power to
"cast an Anchor to the Windward" in
y'r behalf if you desire it, Please think
over the matter, and confer with Mr..
Caldwell and let me know y'r desires as
soon as you reach any conclusion. There
is, of course, no special hurry; but l
thought I would suggest the mater in
order that you might mature your
thoughts in good time.
1t would be we'll to determine the
amount to which you might wish 10 60.
I suppose it might be practicable to Sc.
cure a S5O0,0O0 bank but in that locali.
ty you would hardly wish to 60 so deep.
But they are very profitable institutions
say S250,0O0.
Yours very truly, J. G. BLAINE.
WARREN FISHER, Jr., Esq.
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Endorsed on the back.

Not knowing your exact address l
send this to the Parker House in order
that it may not be subjected to any
danger in the hands of a carrier.
J. G.. B.