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Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
HOW OHIO WAS CARRIED.
Kentucky Negroes Making Their Way
Into the Buckeye State.
louisville Times, october IL.

There was an unusual sight at the
O. and M. and Short Line depots
last night. Between 700 and 500
negro men, of all ages and classes
and colors, from light brown to
darkest ebony, were there. There
We're men just verging on manhood
and others tottering on the verge Of
the grave. Most of them, however,
were lusty young fellows. They
were all good humored, and more
than one bottle was passed around.
There was a singular absence of
women and children. A Times re-
porter stood behind a group of four
orfive and heard them talking among
themselves. They made no conceal
ment of their object. They were
going to Cincinnati and would re-
main there till after the election
next Tuesday.
One intelligent young darby said
he had a party of twenty under his
charge. He was to deliver them
into the proper hands at Cincinnati.
''Whatw become of them thenl"
was asked.
Il don't know. Some will go to
Columbus, and some to Dayton and
Cleveland. They tell me they have
enough in Cincinnati now"
What will you get for all this p
l get 81 for all | land in Cincin-
natl; their expenses are paid. ]
believe the men get $40 apiece and
81 a day. They have big place
were they keep them in Cincinnati.
There are 800 Louisville colored
men there now. l guess they have
about 600 from Louisville, besides
200 or 800 from the county and
neighboring country towns.
Meanwhile they are pouring in
from along the line of the Short
Line, and coming up in squads OF
tens and twenties from southern
Kentucky.
To-day's Lexington Transer'p
says:
THE CoLoRED EXODUS.
There never was such an exodus
among the colored voters from Ken
lucky into Ohio and Indiana. Not
a train leaves the State for Ohio or
Indiana but what is loaded with
colored memo boys or women to
be seen. They are all voters, and
are expected to do THEM duty for the
Republicans next Tuesday. Officials
in all the Ohio towns are on to the
racket, and the chances for some Of
the boys to return to their homes
feet foremost in box are fiattering
at the present writing. The down
train on the c. & o. was loaded to
the guards with negroes from Win
chester and Mount Sterling, and
were Joined in Lexington by large
crowd, making over 400 in all, going
to Cincinnati, to attend the Odd
Fellows celebration Their tickets
are good to return on and including
the 18th instant The Cleveland
and Hendricks Club should take the
matter in hand and report all such
cases to the proper authorities at
once by telegraph
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
WAsuIyaroS. Nav o6. 1864

" MAY -us iNDts
Warren Fisher, Jr., Esq. MY DEAR
SIR: Your favor received | am very
glad all things considered, that the
Government has accepted your PROPOSE
ton TO take all you manufacture till LIST
of September, 1865 1t gives a straight
and steady business for the company for
a good stretch of time
In regard to the tax provision You
can Judge for yourself, as | send
herewith a copy of the bill as re-
ported from the Finance Commit
tee Of the Senate and now pending
an that body see pages l4S, l49
where have marked. In looking over
the bill you will please observe that all
words in italic letters are amendments
proposed by the Senate Finance Com.
mittee, while all words included in
brackets are proposed to be struck out
by same committee.
The provision which You inquire
about was not in the original bill, but
was an amendment moved from the Ways
and Means Committee by Mr.. Kasson Of
Iowa, to whom | suggested it. 1t is
Just and proper in every sense, and will
affect a good many interests, including
your company. | am glad to hear such
good accounts of your progress in the af-
fairs Of the company, of which have
always been proud to be member.
Tell Mr.. Welles that his brother has
been nominated by the Senate for Com
missary Of Subsistence, with rank of
Captain. He will undoubtedly be con.
firmed as soon as his case can be reached
will advise as soon as it is done. In
haste, yours truly,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

Besides, l have always felt that Mr..
Caldwell manifested the most gentle
manly spirit toward me, and designed to
treat me handsomely in the end. On
the whole, therefore, / shall be better off
perhaps to let things remain as they are.
But will follow your judgment in this
matter if ! can find what it is.
Very hastily, J, G. BLAINE.
w. Fisher. ESQ.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

AUGUSTA, Me-, July ., 1869.
Ny Dear Mr. Fisher: You ask me if |
am satisfied with the offer you make me
of a share in your new railroad enter
prise.
OF course / am more than satisfied
with the terms of the offer. think it a
most liberal proposition.
If hesitate at all, it is from considera.
tons no way connected with the eharac-
ter of the offer. Your liberal mode of
dealing with me in all our business trans
actions of the past eight years has not
PASSED without my full appreciation,
What | wrote to you on the 10Th was
intended to bring Caldwell to a definite
proposition. That was all.
90 to Boston by same train that car
ries this letter, and will call at your of
flee tomorrow at II NJ. If You don't
happen to be in, no matter. Don't put
yourself to any trouble about it.
Yours, J. G. B.
w. Fisher, Jr.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

AUGUSTA, Me October 4, 1871.

AUGUSTA, Me october 4, 1911.
Nv Dear Mr.. Fisher: You must have
strangely misunderstood Mr. Caldwell's
statement in regard to his paying Inc all
but $500 of the $25, 900 borrowed
money which | loaned the company
through him and you last January. Mr.
Caldwell paid me in June SO, 500, and in
July 81, 800 more, accepting at same
time draft for $500, July 10th, ten
days, which draft remains unpaid. l
have, therefore, received but So, 900 from
Mr.. Caldwell, leaving $4,000 besides
interest) due me to-day.
For this $4,000 | am Individually
held, and, considering all the circum-
stances, | think you and Mr.. Caldwell
should regard it as an honorary debt, and
you should not allow me to suffer for
money which raised under the peculiar
circumstances attending this. 1t is a
singularly hard and oppressive case, the
features and facts of which are familiar
to you and Mr.. Caldwell
And then, again, have been used with
positive cruelty in regard to the bonds.
| have your positive written contract
to deliver me Sl25, 600 land bonds and
S32, 500 first-mortgage bonds. The money
due you on tht contract was all paid
nearly year and a half ago. OF this
whole amount of bonds due me | have
received but $50, 600 land grants, having
$4,000 of those and $50, 800 first-mort-
gage still due. | know you are pressed
aud in trouble, and don't wish to be too
exacting; rather / wish to be very liberal
in settlement.
Now, | make this offer: Pay me the
cash due on the borrowed none account;
call it $4,000 in round numbers, and
$40, 900 land bonds, and we will call it
square.
Mr.. Caldwell has repeatedly assured
me that | should he paid all the bonds
due me under contracts with you, and
outside of that $50, 900 due me from him.
| now voluntarily offer to make very
large reduction if | can have the matter
closed.
am without doubt the only person
who has paid money for bonds without
receiving them, and | think y will
agree with me that | have Jared pretty
roughly. 1t would be an immense, i'm
measurable relief to me if | could re-
ceive the money in time to pay off the
indebtedness here within the next six
weeks, SO that 1 can go to Washington
this Winter with the load taken off my
shoulders. 1t was placed there in the
fullest faith aud confidence that you and
Mr.. Caldwell would not let me suffer. !
still cling to that faith and confidence.
You will much oblige me by showing
this letter to Mr.. Caldwell. Yours very
truly, J. G. BLAINE.
W. Fisher, Jr., Esq, Boston.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

WAspINGroN, D. c., April Is, 1872.
Nh Dear Mr. Fisher: l answered
you very hastily last evening, as you
said 1u wished an immediate reply; and
perhaps in my hurry l did not make
myself fully understood.
You have been for some time laboring
under a totally erroneous impression in
regard TO my results in the Fort Smith
natter. The sales of bonds which you
spoke of my making, and which you
seem to have thought were for my own
benefit, were entirely otherwise. l did
not have the money in my possession
forty-eight hours, but paid it over d.
rectly to the parties whom l tried, by
every means in my power, to protect
from loss. am very sure that you have
very little idea of the labors, the losses,
the efforts, and the sacrifices have made
within the past year to save those inno-
cent persons, who invested on my re
quest, from personal loss.
And say to you tonight, solemnly,
that am UNNECESSARILY worse off than
if had never touched the Fort Smith
matter.
The demand you make upon me now is
one which am entirely unable to com
ply with. / cannot do il. II is not in
mn po,oer. You say that necessity
knows no law" That applies to me as
well as to you, and when l have reached
the point am now at, | simply fall back
on that law. You are as well aware as
am that the bonds are due me under
the contract. Could | have these l
could adjust many matters not now IN
my power, and so long as this and other
matters remain unadjusted between us,
do not recognize the equity or the law
fulness of your calling on me for par
tial settlement. l am ready at any mo-
ment to make full, fair, comprehensive
settlement with you on the most liberal
terms. | will not be exacting or cap
tious or critical, but am ready and eager
to make broad and generous adjust
ment with you, and if we can't agree
ourselves, we can select mutual friend
who can easily compromise all points OF
difference between us.
You will, l trust, see that / am dis
posed to meet you in spirit of friendly
cordiality, and yet with sense of self
defense that impels me to be frank and
expose to you my pecuniary weakness.
With very kind regards to Mrs. Fisher,
am, yours truly, j. q. BLAINE
W. Fisher, Jr., Esq.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
XII.
UNSATISFACTORY. Ma

WAsHINuTON, May II, ISIU.
Ny Dear M. Fisher. | think, on the
whole, had not better insist on the
$40, 900 additional bonds at same rate.
My engagement was not absolute, and
can back out of it with honor. would
rather do this than seem to be exacting
or indicate.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
the SECOND SERIES
OF Muliigan Letters Published by
Fisher and Muliigan on Sept IA, 1884.

To the People ofthe United States : Be-
lieving that it is our duty to lay before
our fellow countrymen the following
documents which we have in our posses
sion, we have placed theorigiuals for safe
keeping in the hands tf Messrs. Sohier
X WEIGH, counselors, of Boston, and
herewith submit their contents without
comment. The letters from Mr.. Fisher
are letter-press copies of the originals
BLAINE TO FISHER.
AUGUSTA, (Ms.l October 4, 1869.
NV Dear Mr.. Fisher--Find inclosed
$4,000 check in payment of A. & P.
Coburn's subscription, | presume you
will receive by same mail the 20 per cent
due on all the subscriptions already for
warded to You, and also on the following I;
Philo Hersey, Belfast, 5000; A. w.
johnson, Belfast, 5000; r. c. John
son, Belfast, $1,000; N. P. Monroe, Bel.
fast $1,000; O. b. Hazeltine, Belfast,
$1,000 This makes sl25, 900 in all |
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
RAISING THE WIND.

AUGUSTA (Me.), December 90, 1870.
Ny Dear Fisher; | am in hopes now
that | shall secure S25, 900, or nearly that.
| find money very tight and rates well up
to 0 per cent at that The most of
it will be for FIVE or six months. If had
had more time and earlier notice, could
have raised more and at easier rates. ]
have seen most of the parties to whom
bonds are due. | do not have much
trouble about the January coupons of
the first-mortgage bonds, but they, of
course, growl some ON six of the bonds.
| 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 myself.
Only the land bonds, | cannot make
them see the equity of removing the
April coupon, and 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. | wish you could give me the
benefit of that fraction, making thirty
two of the first mortgage bonds for the
S3l 800 due. | used the extra $500 in
dhlusllilR lllt llllGltSL lndNbNls anu ~ MS
in completely. will make it all right
with you. What want then is $50, 000--
S32, 900 first-mortgage bonds, $4,000
land bonds and also for c lateral to
the notes FIR $4,000, an additional
$50, 900 of land bonds. Please meet me
at Mr. Caldwell's private office on Satur-
day at l2:l5 sharp. | shall try to be
there at noon, but allow fifteen minutes
for grace. 1t is very important that
have everything completed that day, as a
man will come to Boston with me to take
charge of the bonds. Yours in great
haste, j. q. BLAINE.
HE SAYS HE "cAN DO SOMETHING"
FoRTY-rRsr CONGRESS-, |
u. S. House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, January PC, 1871, J
M Dear Mr.. Fisher: ! have this mo-
ment written to Mr., Caldwell, suggesting
that in case | can arrange meeting in
this city next with Colonel Thomas A.
Scott to come on here. | have some
reason for believing that very advan-
tageous arrangement may be made for
taking, say 100000. | will telegraph
MIR. Caldwell by Tuesday evening if |
can arrange the meeting, and ask him to
hold himself in readiness for the journey.
Your letter is this moment received. You
ask my advice; let me have an accurate
and reliable statement of your financial
condition and | can do something. feel
very sanguine with Thomas A. Scott. /
think You will not deem me unreason.
able when again and persistently urge
that | ought to have good notes for the
s25, 900, and that ought to have the
$50, 900 which we've made by yourself
and Mr.. Caldwell the express basis OF
the S25, 900 loan. do not believe your
company has a stronger or more equitable
and legal claim than mine, while its per.
sonal hardships to me are bitter and
burning and humiliating to the last de.
gree Sincerely your friend,
j. q. BLAINE.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
LII.
AransrA LMainel. Lnlv 2

AUGUSTA tMalne), July :, 1917.
Mn Dear Mr.. Fisher. was detained
far beyond my expectations in New York
and Pennsylvania, being there quite
a week. / was in Boston on Mon
day, en- route home, but was so pros
trated by the heat that had no strength
or energy to call on you.
II seems to me, as | review and recall
our several conferences, that we ought
not to have any trouble in coming to an
easy adjustment, as follows: First, |
am ready to fulfill the memorandum held
by you in regard to the Northern Pacific
Railroad, as | always have been second,
you are ready to consider the land bonds
in my possession as surrendered IN pay
ment of the debt to which they were
originally held as collateral; third, l am
ready to pay you the JuH amount OF cash
due YOU on memoranda held by you,
provided you will pay me haf The amount
of bonds due me on memoranda hell by
me, the cash to be paid and the bonds to
be delivered at the same time. As to
further sale of the share in Northern
Pacific Railroad, that could be deter
mined afterward. | am ready to do all
in my power to oblige you in the matter.
If we can adjust the first and second
points herein referred to the third might
be left, if you desire it, to the future.
Hitherto / have made all the PROPOSE
tions of settlement. If this is not ac-
ceptablable to You, please submit your
views of a fair basis in writing Sin
ccrely yours, J. G. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher, Jr., Esq.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

Personally appeared the aboye-Hamed Oliver
Otis and l.. NJ. Robbins and made oath to the
truth Of the foregoing statement by them sub
scrbed. Before me.
). o. ROBINSON, Justice Of the Peace.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

there were two subsequent dividends,
one of $3.50, the other OF 80, 500, OF
which no mention is made IN your
statement, though l received in June,
1870. your check for 5000 or 81, 500,
which was part of these dividends, |
believe. | think my leash memoran-
dun" of June 25, 1869, for 81, 800, with
which YOU charge me, represented at the
time a part Of the dividends but being
debited with that, l am entitled to a
credit of the dividend.
In other words, as reckon it, there
are dividends amounting to $3.50 due
me. with interest since June, 1870, of
which | have received only 81, 700 or So
800. emitting me thus to credit of some
$500.
Besides the cash memorandum Jan
nary o, 1864, 5000, which with interest
amounts to 1904, 10, was obviously in
cluded in the consolidated note which
was given to represent all my indebted
ness to you, and which You repeatedly
assured me would be met and liquidated
in good time by Spencer dividends.
You will thus see that we differ mate
rally as to the figures. OF course each
of us is aiming at precisely the facts of
the case, and if | am wrong, please cor
rect me. am sure that you do not de-
sire me to pay dollar that is not due,
and am equally sure that l am more
than ready to pay every cent that owe
you.
The Little Rock matter is perpetual
and never-ending embarrassment to me.
/ am pressed daily almost to make final
settlement with those who still hold the
securities--a settlement am not able to
make until l receive the bonds due on
your article of agreement with me. That
is to me by far the most urgent and
pressing of all the demands connected
with our matters, and the one which l
think, in all equity, should be first set
tied, or certainly settled as soon as any.
If the $4,000 cash is so important to
you, would be glad to assist in raising
the same for you on your notes, using
Little Rock bonds as collateral at the
same rate as they are used in Boston,
four for one. | think l could get the
money here on four or six months on
these terms. If had the money myself
l would be glad to advance it too, but |
am as dry as contribution box, borrow
ing, indeed, to defray my campaign ex-
penses. Very sincerely yours,
J. G. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher, Jr., Esq, Boston.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
THE BANK SCHEME

I
U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON Cd. c., Dec. Z, 1870. J
Ny Dear Mr. Fisher: You have re-
ceived Mr.. Boutwells answer. | pre-
sumo you will not deem it necessary to
come on here; if so, let me know it a
day or two in advance. l have written
Mr.. Caldwell about the bank no trouble
in securing a bank of 100000. The
Secretary of War will not allow the use
of the arsenal at Little Rock says its
impossible. Very hastily and truly,
]. G.. b.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28

WASHlNGION, u. u, ApTH -, 1917.
nv Dear Mr.. Fisher Your brief note
received | do not know what you mean
by my mot mentioning Northern Pacific
and denying everything else. "
You have my obligation to deliver to
YOU a specified interest in Northern Pa
cific, which was to purchase for you,
and in which | never had a penny's in-
terest-direct or indirect Some months
ago you wrote me twice. declaring that
YOU would not receive the share, but de
manding the return of the money. This
was impossible, and therefore could do
nothing but wait.
Nothing that ! could write would
make my obligation palmer than the
memorandum you hold. Nothing you
could write would change my obligation
under that memorandum.
The matters between us are all per-
fectly plain and simple, and | am ready
TO settle them all Complementary and
literally. | am not willing to settle
those that benefit you and leave to the
chances of the future those that benefit
me.
am willing to forego and give up a
great deal for the sake OF friendly set
element and | retain a copy of this let
ter as evidence of the spirit of the offer
| make. / think, if we cannot settle
ourselves, friendly reference would
be the best channel, and propose Mr..
Ward Cheney, who stands nearer to you
certainly than he does to me II this
name dos not suit you please suggest
one yourself. Very sincerely yours,
]. G.. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher Jr.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-28
MAsnINGroN. Anril DC.

W fNiliNbiVN Hiii -Vs
Ny Dear Mr.. Fisher: Yours of 2fth
received. There seems to be one great
error Of fact under which you are labor
ing in regard to my ability to comply
with your request about the $40, GOBLET
ter Of credit. | would gladly get it for
you if | were able but | have not the
means. | have no power of getting a
letter of credit from Jay Cooke except
by paying the money for it, and the
money hare not got, and have no means
of getting it. You TASK me TO do therefore
sohat Is simply impossible. Nothing would
give me more pleasure than to serve you
il were able, but my losses in the Fort
Smith affair have entirely crippled me
and dernged all my finances. You
would, | know, be utterly amazed if you
could see the precise experience ! have
had in that matter. Very bitter, | as
sure you. Among other things, | still
owe nearly all of the S25. 900 which
delivered to Mr.. Pratt, and this is most
harassing and embarrassing to me.
II you will give the S76, 500 Of bonds
which propose to throw off as payment
for the notes which you say owe you,
will gladly get your ten thousand dollar
letter of credit but If | release those
bonds to you, as | propose, you can do
the same for yourself.
am at a loss to know what you mean
BY your phrase that 81 hare denied
euery'hiRg" H'hat hare denied
do not so much as understand what you
mean, and would be glad to have you
explain.
You reject the name of Ward Cheney
as a friendly referee, Please suggest a
name yourself of some one known to
both Of us. mean for you to suggest a
name in case you do not accept my basis
of settlement proposed in my last letter
preceding this. Yours, very truly,
J. G. BLAINE.
Warren Fisher, Jr., Esq.
When do you propose to sail for
Europe?