The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11

dends on thirty shares OF Credit Mobilier
stocS- Mr. Blaine recently, when Squarely
confronted with tae statement that there was
proof in the possession of the heirs of Cakes
AmeS TO snow that he (Biaine) was interested
in the Credit MODilier. did not DENY the fact.
but replied: "DO you suppose the children Of
Cakes Ames are going 10 make public any
thing that will cast everlasting disgrace on
the name oftheir father:''
When Jay Cooke & Co. of!Phiadelphia failed
in CctOber lo73. their estate went into ban.,-
ruptcy. A list of their assets was afterwards
published, and in il appeared an item of q
loan on mortgage OF the residence of James
G. Blaine, 81 Fifteenth street, Washington.
OF Sss' S3.3SlS, which, together with unpaid
claim of about S40.000, which the estate had
against Mr.. Blaine. The debt was soon paid
up, and not much ever said about il. When
the TACT came out in 1872. that Mr.. Blaine
had been one of the agents of jay Cooke &
Co for diSpoSing of blocks of securities of
the Northern Pacific Raj road Company il
was remembered that very large guam
tlty OF these securities had been divided up
into amounts OF SSi,;SS&SSl, and had been
marketed in those amounts 1t was also
= ought to he singular that Mr.. Blaine. who
was already a very wealthy man. should have
allowed his interest money TO have remained
unpaid for over two years. Some surprise
was also caused by the fact that so Shrewd a
nnancier as Mr.. Blaine should have a mort
gaze on his residence largely in excess OF the
cost price or selling value OF that residence
But as this appeared to be a private mat
IL officially.
Mr.. Blaine has been given a great deal of
IrOuoie at different times by a record in n
case in the Supreme Court, originally fled
several years ago in W hich he appeared as the
owner ana recipient of a quantity of stock OF
the railroad corporation atterwurl known as
the Kansas Pacific Railroad CO mpany His
C. uSin. Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, was one of
the counsel for this company, land it was an
applicant for Congressional favor. When tho
fact that Mr.. Blaine name was down as a re-
ciplent OF the securities of this company be-
came Se mfpubiic through the court proceed
ihss, Mr. Blaine became very nervous about
IT. Efforts were made TO have il understood
that the recipient of the bonds was John E
Blaine, brother of the Senator, who is now
payniSter in the army. \ young attorney
named knowlton now dead who had wit
neSSel transfer or some of these bonds, to
VIII en- Mr.. Blaine was n party, in the office of
Stewart 4 Riddle in this city, having divulged
the fact. Mr.. Blaine was put to conSd cradle
annoyance. The facts are now well buried
out OF sight. The scandals growing out of
his dealings with the Little Rock X Fort
Smith Railway, the Missouri. Kansas s. Texas
Railway, the Union Pacific Railway and the
Northern Pacihc Railway. have caused the
minor incidents of mis- interesting financ al
career to pass cut of view.
One of the most annoying experiences Mr..
Blaine eVes had here resulted from the fail
ure of the jaw Cooke banking concern. The
cashier of that bank, named Huntington
was intimate with Shepherd and al the bis
tricJ ring magnates. In fact he was one Of
tn m lie died and LETT N his wife'S hands a
lot OF papers, among which were some that
Interested Mr.. Blaine. These papers were
passed by Mrs. Huntington to Young man
named Frank GasSaway, formerly well known
here. Mr. Blaine became greatly Interested
in Mr.. GasSaways welfare, and sOIght
numerous important appointments success
siye!y for him. He finally obtained for him a
Government position in CaiifOrnia.-COr.
springfield (HGSS.) Republican.