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Year: 1873

The indictment against the parties charg-
ed as being concerned in the Union Pacific
Railroad frauds, is a fearful document;
much more so than any one expected; and
it reveals the magnitude of the contest and
enables the public to understand better
the smbittered conflict in Congress. For
this indictment involves, in addition to
the company above named, the Credit
Mobilier, the Wyoming Coal and Mining
Company, the Atlantic and Pacific Tele-
graph Company, the Pullman Car Company
and the Omaha Bridge Company, as being
all fraudulent in tho manner already reveal
ed in the Credit Mobilier case. The man
ayers appear te be the same in all these
concerns, and consequently the controlling
interest must be also. The indictment
declares the Railroad Company insolvent
on account of its reputation of the debt
due the Government.


This threatens to be one of the most
celebrated cases ever tried in America, as
we'll from the National character Of the
issue and the interests st stake, as from
the public men and principles involved.
That any conclusion can be reached with
out the most laborious trial, is hard to be-
leved. But the Government and the Rail-
road Company both have ample resources
and can afford to sue this issue out to the
end, which we hope will be done. That the
Company is derelict in repudiating the
debt due the Government we said in the
beginning, before any action had been
taken, and our views are in no wise chang
ed. Such was the opinion of the Attorney
General, and upon that he would have pro-
ceeded at the time to levy and collect the
amount due had not the action of Congress,
now proven to have been corrupt, put
stop to the proceeding. The Company
only wallowed deeper in the mire whom it
corrupted Congressmen at that time.


1t is singular, however, how little inter-
est has been awakened by this indictment.
The exciting struggle in Congress appears
to have exhausted the subject, and now
that the terrible result Of that conflict ap-
pears in this tremendous indictment, it is
seen that while governments are apt to be
slow to action they are formidable
when once in motion. Without undertake
ing to say anything as to the guilt or inno
csnce of the persons named in the lndlct-
ment, we may be permitted to reiterate
the hope that this suit may be pushed. A
company that does not pay its debts is bank
rupt. This Union Pacific Railroad Company
has utterly repudiated the debt due the
Government and has never paid anything
on it. Whitewash will not purify a case
like this. 1t requires another operation of
different nature. And if this example
be made conspicuous before the whole
Nation it will serve as warning to similar
operators in other railroads, whose name
is legion. The whole country is nauseat-
ed by these terrible frauds, and feels dis
gusted with such condition Of things.
But what right have these defendants
meanwhile to hold the corporate funds and
make use Of them to defend themselves


Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1873

that Spain shall cooperate with the united States
In securing to Cuba a free democratic government
That spain VIII not agree to these propositions
they concede In which event the ultima
tum Is war and the anne xaton OF Cuba to the
United States The following appears edtorially
in the Enquirer Of to-day


'The people OF the south are eager for retri-
officers, passengers and crew OF the virpinius
They feel that the flag OF the country has been
ihsulted, that the laws OF civilization and
humanity have been outraged and that the
interests as well as the honor OF this government
demand prompt and positive action on the part OF
Congress. Let US have Cuban meeting IN
Richmond. Let US have public expression OF
opinion here IN this matter Let the old Con .
federate soldiers OF Virginia declare to the
country that they are In favour OF vindicaton
OF the name OF the nation and OF such conduct on
the part OF Congress as will bring the question to
a close at once. What say you, men or Richmond
in view OF the butchery at Santag0f Cuba ought
to be American territory, and now is the time to
make il sou
Year: 1873

HALIFAX, April l6.-Tbe Atlantic
still hangs together but the vessel is
twisted out of shape. Captain Tower
Of Boston, with his divers aud spparst-
US has arrived to discharge the cargo
A large quantity OF duslin is on the
way from Boston, for the purpose OF
blowing the decks up a'ter which the
work o; dischsrging will commence at
every favorable opportunity. The late
gale drove the steamer higher on the
rocks and washed away all the wood
work from the alter part and upper
deck.


The excitement here regarding the
Atlantic disaster is gradually abating.
The divers, although ready to begin,
are unable to work on the wreck at
present in consequence OF the stormy
and unfavorsble weather which ha-
prevailed since Sunday. The White
Star steamship COMPANY has made q
contract with Mr. Sheridan, the diver,
tor the recovery OF the bodies, by which
he is 10 receive e " dollars for the re-
covery OF each cabin passenger and
twenty dollars Tor each steerage passen-
ger. This contract give much satliac'
lion here. aud it is believed that the
work will be pushed forward with des-
patch. The weather to- day is clearing
and If the favorable change continues
the divers will resume active opera
tions tomorrow morning.


The Atlantic Cable.


The steamer Kangaroo is still at
this port, ready to sail Tor New York TO
lay the new Atlantic cable.


Three Schooners with goods from
the wreck arrived here to-day. The
goods will be transshipped 10 New
York.


Reverend Mr.. Ancient.


Over $7OO have been subscribed in
this city for the Rev. Mr.. Ancient and
bis crew, as testimonial Of the pub.
lies estimation for their heroic conduct.
Year: 1873

Seeing that the Indians were too
strong TO be dislodg-d or subdued with
the force at his csmmsDd, Major Jack
son Withdrew the troops to the other
side OF the river to care for bis wound
ed The Iud ans who bad been fight
ing the Brown-Applegste party fled
acro.s the river and joined their band
under Captsin Jack, and as Major
Jackson had already crossed TO JOIN
Brown and Apologize, tie Two torce-
eyed each other rom the opposite banks
Of the river all ght long. So tar, the
Indisua had the best Of it, but towards
morning OF the 2Oth they deserted then
cam o leaving their women and chill
dren at the mercy OF the military, who
at once crossed over snd took them
prisoners.
Year: 1873

One of the corpses picked up al the
Atlantic wreck had on quilted vost.
and in every diamond Of the quilting
there was a sovereign, there being in all
about eighty, equal to four hundred dol
lars. IL
Year: 1873

The Minnesota girl who loaned his
false teeth to his girl to crack hickory
nuts with, was cousin to the man who
unscrewed his old fashioned wooden peg
of leg and handed it to his intended to
stir the fire before which they were
sparkling.
Year: 1873

at his own risk, or he would guarantee
that it would pay 8 per cent, if Mr..
Sccield would give him half OF what it
earned above that sum. He at first
thought Of taking stock, but afterwards
concluded he would not do 30 and took
certain railroad securities instead. Mr..
Scofield did not recollect that any legis-
lation was pending or in prospect al
that time that Mr.. Ames was interested
in. Nothing was ever said about legis-
lation. and it was not thought Of by
Mr. Sco6eld.


Senator Patterson made statement,
and said he did not think his connec-
tion with Mr.. Ames demanded an inves.
tigation, but he appeared at the sugges'
tion Of the Committee. Near the close
of 1867 Mr.. Ames went to the Senate
and offered to sell Credit Mobilier stock.
He said it was proper stock
for a Congressman to hold. as no fur
tber legislation would be required. The
only reason why he did not take stock
then was because he had not the money,
but he subsequently concluded not to do
80 He had subsequently invested il
Union Pacific railroad bonds, which he
placed in the hands OF friend for sale.
He did not believe that Congressman
were more wrong in holdingstock than in
holding bank or other stocks. He GER
tainly had no corrupt motives in what
he had done. Senator Wilson then
made a verbal statement that he
never owned share Of Credit
Mobilier; some was purchased with his
wife's money and for her, but as soon as
he beard that the com pany was in diff
Guilty be got his wife to return the stock
and never was advantaged one cent; on
the contrary, he lost money by it. for he
felt bound to refund to his wife what she
had lost by returning the stock: he bad
always made it rule not to allow sus>
picion to attach to him, and was, there
fore, careful not to invest in anything
that might be subject OF legislation.
Year: 1873

TIE Lynchburg Vrginian narratss
IN incident in the career Of the late
Gonfederacy which goes 10 show how
greed may overcome patriotism. Rich
mond was the headquarters Of the
Treasury Department and the national
currency was issued there. At . time
when q new issue Of bonds bad just
been ordered. there was employed In
the Treasury Department . man named
Elam, who saw the way to sudden
wealth through bold move, which he
with an associate proceeded at once to
make. One night the two men entered
the treasury building through . back
window, and taking the plates, from the
denomination Of IS to $1,000, they put
them on the press and printed, on the
regular paper, Eve million dollars.
There was no more difficulty in printing
them than in printing an ordinary busi-
ness card, and there were no precau'
tons taken to prevent such an en-.
terprise as that undertaken by the two
worthless. All that remained to be done
to make the bonds fit for circulation
was TO have them signed. The signing
at this time was done BY the young
ladies in the department, one hundred
of whom were thus employed. The
men persuaded two OF them to sign
their bonds, and alter . division they
had each two and . halt millions ot
bonds, worth at that time their face
value in gold or silver. The discovery
came in it, natural way. The
paper was missed. The men
were hush with their money, offering
hundred dollar bills in payment OF
small debts, and in ether ways acted
suspiciously. One WAS arrested, and
being terribly frightened confessed his
guilt and implicated the other. Both
were thrown into prison. from which
one afterwards escaped and went north,
but the other suffered the penalty OF
his crime on the gallows. As for the
bonds, nothing was ever known OF
them. Whether they were concealed.
destroyed, or put in surreptitious cir
culation is uncertain, but the former
supposition is the most probable.
Year: 1873

SQUARE, possibly Madison Square, New
York city. 1 can travel east at oil
times, for at q certain height, say two
and bali miles, there is constant cur
rent of air blowing toward the east 4
shall ascend to the required altitude
and undertake the journey certain that
! shall


SAFELY REACH THE OTHER SIDE.


Deductions from the same law that
causes the constant blowing eastward
make me think that returning current
of air can be found. II such 10 the
case l shall seek the proper altitude and
return to America by balloon"


Donaldson is q superb draughtsman
and is finishing sketches OF the three
balloons he will use for his ocean voy-
age. A smaller balloon is to be fssten'
ed between two larger ones, and with
boat, provisions, ballast, DC, he will
undertake the voyage. He Is earnest
about it, and will certainly undertake
the dangerous business. He has just
finished balloon OF thin brown paper,
in which he will make an ascension as
soon as warm weather sets In. In June
Donaldson will make q trip from st.
Louis to Boston. The following month
he will commence


HIS OCEAN VOYAGE


in the aerial ship North Americs,"
which is TO cost $1,000, calculated to
travel 2600 miles in two days and 9
hall. l was astonished at his deter'
mined sincerity, and from what he has
undertaken and successfully accom-
plisbed in the way OF daring feats OF
aerial navigation, the people in this city
have not the leas. doubt hut that he
will do exactly what he proposes to do,
or die in the attempt.


He is preparing an illustrated work
on ballooning, which will be ready for
the press as soon as he acconplishes
hi. ocean voyage, whenever that will be.
Donaldson never drinks, nor does he use
tobacco in any way. He has the rep.
utation Of being the most reckless and
daring man in the country, and he tells
me he would rather stand upon his head
on his balloon when three miles high in
mid ocean, than travel on some OF our
through lines Of railroad by night.
Year: 1873

Why POTATOEs RUN OUT so SOON.-In
nearly all the crops that farmers raise they
aim TO have the seed better than the average
Of the products of which they sell, but to this
rule potatoes form an exception. They will
take the pains TO screen out OF their wheat,
oats or barley, not only all foul seed, but all
small, hhrunken. defective grAins. They
have none but the most perfect years Of corn,
but when they come to save seed for the pO-
tatO crop, they too often use for seed those tu-
beTs that are too small to sell. 1t Is not sur
prising that this course pursued year after
year, should have tendency to run out Varl-
eties. We copy from an exchange some re-
marks upon this subject "SOme one asks
why it Is that potatoes 50 soon run out. There
are but few potatoes In hill that are at for
seed. Some are OVeTgrOWn, coarse, rank and
will net transmit the original quality. Others
are undergrOwn, and not full-develOped seed.
A potato OF medium size, perfect in all It's
parts, with change Of ground, will produce
Its like, ad infnitHHA. One other reason, cut
ting potatoes between stem and seed end con-
tinuAlly, will demOTalize the institution. 1t
requires the stem and end to make perfect
seed. IL cut, cut lengthways. Single eyes
will run out any potato. There Is no other
seed that will bear mutilatiOn like the potato
the only wonder is that 1t does not ran out
completely"
Year: 1873

Ammonia, or as it is generally called,
spirits Of har'shoTn, is a powerful alkali, and
iissolves grease and dirt with great ease. 1t
has been recommended very highly for domes-
tic purposes. For washing paint, put teas
pooniul in a quart Of moderately hot water; dip
a flannel cloth, and then wipe of thewoodw oFk /;
no scrubbing will be necessary. For taking
grease spots from any fabric, use the ammonia
nearly pure, then lay white blotting paper over
the spot then iron il lightly. In washing lace,
put about twelves drops in pint of warm suds,
To clean silver, mix two teaspOonfuls Of am
monia IN a quart Of hot suds. Put in your all
veE-ware and wash, using an old nail-brush or
tooth brush for the purpose. For cleaning hair
brushes, ETC., simply shake the brushes up and
down in a mixinre Of teaspOODful Of ammonia
TO one pint of bot water; when they are cleaned
rinse them in cold water, and stand them in a
hot place to dry. For washing finger-marks
from looking glasses and windows, put few
drops Of ammonia on a moist rag, and make
quick work ofit Ii you wish your house
pants TO flourish, put few drops Of the spiEila
10 every pint Of water used in watering A
teaspoonful will add much 10 the refreshing
effects Of the bath. Nothing is better than
ammonia water for cleansing the hair. In every
case, rinse of the ammonia with clear water
To which we would only add that, for removing
grease-spots, a mixture Of equal parts OIam
monia and alcohol is better than alcohol alone
and for taking out red stainr produced by th'
strong acids in blue and black cloths there il
nothing better than ammOnia. Providence
Journal.
Year: 1873

The punishment to persons implicated
in the Credit Alob.lier operations is set
forth in an act Of Congress of February,
1858, which provides that any person offer
ing bribe Of any kind, to any member of
Congress, or any member receiving the
same, shall, on conviction, be fined not
more than three times amount offered or
given, and be imprisoned in penitentiary
not more than three years. And if the
person convicted holds Office he shall for
felt il and shall be disqualified from hold
ing any Office of honor, trust, or profit
under the United States This punish
ment Of course cannot be inflicted by a
Congressional investigating Committee.
The legal course, when the prosecution is
to be made, is for the Committee to remit
the record of the evidence taken before it
to the United States District Attorney for
the proper district, and it then becomes
his duty to lay the matter before Grand
Jury. This is not often done, however.
If j, were, there would be less occasion for
Congressional investigating committees 10
inquire into Congressional offences and
crimes.
Year: 1873

INCENDIARIsM.-Two fires last night in
different localities and within n short
period OF one another, caused the belief
that the experience of this city u couple
OF years ago with the lrc.bugs was about
to be repeated. The fire in Nesbitt's shop
might have been accidental, but that in
the marble shop on John street, was GER
tainly the work Of an incendiary; and the
belief in this. aud the apparent want OF
motive except pure dcviltry or a design
to steal, afforded occasion for a pretty free
line of remark about hanging somebody II
the flrc.bugs should bo caught
Year: 1873

The MEMORIAL FoUNrAIN.-Water was fret
turned on the fountain on the Avenue, erected
to the memory Of the late Ferris Bringhurst this
morning. Although erected last year. 1t was
not completed until this summer and this is its
frat
Year: 1873

The following elegant notice OF the change
of weather appears in paper: The sun is
swinging up the circle again, and will soon
cross into the overcoat line from the re-
gions where lighter clothing and ham and
eggs tell US the condition Of the atmOs
phere."
Year: 1873

AS will be seen from the report of the
County Convention in these columns,
our esteemed felow-citizen Don i.
SHOVE was almost unanimously nomina-
ted for the office of County Judge on the
first ballot This is a distinction as rare
as it is well deserved in this instance
Mr.. Shove is thoroughly competent, being
a n..,n of good legal ability and strict in
tegrity which he has ever sustained dur
ing his long residence in this city. We
rely for his election on the sound judg-
ment OF our citizens, who, ,sssetting aside
any political preiudices, will vote for the
best man in the right place, and thus
elect by handsome majority our candi-
date, Don A Shove for County Judge of
Manitowoc County.
Year: 1873

This eminent lawyer hts accepted the
call for reelection as Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, signed by the
members of the Legislature and of the
Wisconsin Bar, without distinction Of
party, and is now abe only candidate for
that Office before the people of Wiseon-
sin. Judge Cole we'll deserves the high
distinction thus shown him by many Of
the best and most intelligent men of our
State
Year: 1873

Our citizens will please bear III mind
that next Saturday evening the Ward
meetings are TO be held for the election
of Delegate to the City Convention and
for the nomination of County Supervi-
sors and Aldermen. These primary
meetings have heretofore been andersen
vedly neglected, although on them prin-
cipally depends the success of those de-
string office, and they are. therefore but
to often made use of, to obtain nomina-
tions which are in the end not sanctioned
by the people at the ballot box.


We would therefore ask every voter in
each Ward, to mske it his business to be
present at the meeting in his Ward on
net Saturday evening. and promptly ex-
press his preferences there, so that the
utmost possible l1naniminty in the result
people in whoever may be successfully
elected


The vast improvements made IN this
city drrin the last two or three years
have loaded us with taxes, which, if con-
tinued at the present rate will ruin our
entire community. We want men as our
City representatives, who will see to it,
that only the most unavoidable expenses
be incurred and that every proposition
for new disbursements be most thorough
ly considered and acted upon with utmost
care and honesty of purpose entirely I'M
influenced by personal OF party consid-
erations.


Then, and then only may We be sure
of securing the future prosperity of our
city and this only by attending onr pri-
mary meetings and nominating men who
by their known integrity aud acknowl-
edged honesty of purpose vii work ably
and faithfully to accomplish this end
Year: 1873

TaE Postoffice Department has de
cided that after a letter leaves the mailing
writer and must be delivered to its ad-
dress. If the person to whom the letter
is addressed cannot be found, then the
sender ofthe letter becomes the principal
party again and it must be returned to
the sender either through the dead let
ter office, or in accordance with tie
request, if there be one on the envel-
ope The rule applies both to registered
and to ordinary letters.
Year: 1873

CUBA has made gallant struggle for
independence. Let the new Republic
withdraw the bloodhounds of tyranny
and say ia the Cuban patriots, "The in
dependence you seek is-at last yours in
the Republic Of Spain. This would
be an act worthy OF freedom, and would
win the applause Of the world The
fairest isle of the sea may yet become
the connecting link that shall unite in
holy sympathy the Spanish and Amer
can Republics.
Year: 1873

1t is quite refreshing to note the com
ments of the Opposition press on the re
suit of the Credit Mobilier investiga-
ton. To read somc of these journals,
one would think that they were t ex-
ponents Of a party that never sinned :;
shat held in its keeping all the public
and private virtue in the land Demo
cratic editors who never had word to
say against the sin of rebellion who de-
Tended Tweed and his brother thieves as
high toned gentlemen and model public
servants; who have grown rich by using
their columns to advocate and justify the
schemes of a corrupt lobby, suddenly
assume an air Of sanity innocence. and
proceed TO lecture the nation on the sins
and shortcomings of the Republican
party.


The spectacle is novel one, and we
tust these self respected guardians of
public purity wiz keep at their work and
give their hard shell readers a daily lee
ture on the beanty and necessity Of po-
liticai honesty. It viii do good both to
writer and reader. The Democratic ed
itor may i,.fu<e in his own system ID lit
tie genuine honesty by continually exer-
eislng bis brains over honest sentiments
His subscribers, who take their intellect
ual food at his table, may think the con
version genuine. and be thus led to hon
est reformation themselves


So keep up your show of virtuous IN
dignation, gentlemen; You can do nc
harm to the Republican party. but may
succeed in penetrating the sin-toughened
hide of Democracy with feeling of re
morse that viii awaken some of Its lead
ers tomake efforts to save themselves, if
not the party they adhere To- If this
Credit Mobiler business leads our Dem
ocra,ie neigl.bors to closer Intimacy
with their long-neclected biblss, aud
forces them To- look over s few chapters
on honesty to know what it really means
and how 10 write an the subject, we may
reasonably expect, as the logical result,
a general breaking up of the Democratic
party during the next four years. If the
Republican parts. b. Investigating the
shortcomings of few of its nienbers.
ean start the Democratic party In bur
suit after honesty, EbF should not The
world reiosee
Year: 1873

Some time since man having commit
ted murder, was tried, found guilty, and
condemned to be hanged. A few days be-
fore his execution he drew upon the wall
of his prison cell a gallows, with five steps
leading up to it:


On the first step he wrote disobedience
to parents. On the second step, Sabbath
breaking. On the third step, gambling
and drunkenness. On the fourth step, muir
der. The fifth step was the platform on
which the gallows stood.


This poor fellow doutless wrote the brief
history of almost every criminal, and, alas,
to-day how many of our young men have
taken the three prelipinary steps. Young
men, beware; the fourth and fifth are close
at hand.