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" CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN,'
rDBLISBU ITIKT WIDIMVAT, IT
GOODLAXDER UAGERTY,
' CLEARFIELD, PA.'
BITAULISIIKU IS 191.
The Urgmt Clreulalluri of any PJewepancr
. Jm Marti) Central Peuueylvaula.
: Terms of Subsoriptioni
If paid in idmn, or wilhla 1 month..;.. 00
Tr i.Aid after t and before a munthe AO
4f paid after the expiration of month... 3 OO
Rites ol Advertising.
Iran.ient adrarti.eiaenti, per .quareof 10 linn or
la.,, t tioaoe or Ibm .. o0
Poreanh .ubseaoent ineertion ... 60
Administrator.' nod Executors' notice,..,..,, t 60
Auditor.' notieei. I 60
Caution, and Klrnys. ............ 1 60
Tiii.olutiou notlee. 1 00
ProfeMional Oardi, 6 Hdm or Im,I year.... 6 00
local notice., per lino - JO
YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS.
I square ...t3 00 oolumn.-...,$:tS 00
I uuarM I 00 eoluran.. 45 00
I i.juam ..20 00 1 oolumn... 80 00
BLANKS.
Mlojle quire. tl 60 quiro., pr. qulre.Sl 1i
J quire., pr, quire, 3 00 Over 0, per quire, 1 60
. UANDJ1II.L8. . : , ,
, .beet, Dor leu, 31 00 I .heet.ls or le.,5 AO
I ami, !5 or lee, 00 1 abeet, 16 or leae,10 00
Over 1.1 of ouoh of above at proportionate ratce.
OROROE B. Q0ODLANDER,
' ' UKOUUE I1AUEETY,
Puhll.here.
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Q00DLANDER & HAQERTY, Publishers.'
PRINCIPLES i NOT, MEN.;
;' 1 TERMS-12 per annum to Advanoe',
VOL. 47-WHOLE NO 2310.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1873.
NEW SERIES-Y0L. 14, NO. 10.
1. aoLLowauta
Cards.
jj.ira a. a'asiLLT. SAJiat, w. B'ccanr.
MoENALLY & MoCURDY,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
s-Legal bu.lneje attended to promptly with
IJilitr. OBoe on Second etreet, aWe the Fir.t
9:11:72
til.lity. Omoe oa becond nreer.
National Dank.
1UM A. WAIUCS. flBLDUO.
WAUL ACE I FIELDING,
ATSORN EY8 - AT LA IV,
Clearfield. Pa.
WLerel bu.lneea of all kind! attended lo
with proiaptntee and ndelllr. OOoe in rc.ldeaee
of V. IUiaia A. Wallace. JJJL
G. R. BARRETT,
ATTOHNST AND CoUNBEtO At LAW,
CLKARPIKLD, PA.
Ilevlug reigned at. Judgeship, fcae returned
ti, practice of the law la hu old omee al Oar
(.14, Pa. Will attend tk. oourU of J-eAureea aod
f.lk ooantiee when epeeiaUf retaiaed ea euaaeeliin
aithre.ideateean.ot. fclfcTa
. ., . a. Darn caiiar
H0LL0WBUSH & CAREY,
BOOKSELLERS,
Blank Book Manufacturers,
AND STATIONERS,
318 Market St., Philadelphia.
fee. Paper Flour Siu'k. and Dak. Foolpenn.
Utlcr, hole, Wrapping, Curtain and Wall
l'pr. fen4.T0-lrpd
GEORGE C. KIRK,
J MtUe of Iho Pence. Eurreyor and Cunvejaoecr.
' ' Lutlicrbttr(7, Pa.
All buincftt tntruttrd to bttu will ln proirntlr
altanffed to. I'crtoni wishing to employ Hur
vmywr will tio wll to giv hi in eall. mm h Halt art
liimieir that ht ab render intiriictiuo. leed of
oonve-Auoe, Articles f sreeneat, nd U leg-l
pnyeri, pwiut.jr and neatly eitcuUd. t2jmar71
" JAMES 0. BARRETT,
Ju.tlee of the Peace aad lilornaed Convcjanecr,
I.atberebure;, Clearfield to.. Pa.
4-CnllcrtlxB. A rrmltt.nee. promptly made,
and all kind, of lcgil InitrumeuU ciecuied on
bort nollee. mayi.TOtf
DA V TDk EAMS, "
SCBIVENEIliSURVEYOn,
I.ullieriburjj, Pa.
THE .ubaeribor nffcre hi. .crviev. to the public
In iho mnaoitT of Bcrlrener end Surveyor.
ah i )! fur anrverinK prnmntly etiended to, and
the making ef draft., deed, and other legal ln.lru
menti of writing, executed without dclny, and
warranted lo be oorrcct or no elmrge. 1 WjavTS
T. H. MURRAY,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Prompt atlentloa given to all legal bullae..
..trailed to hi. care in Clearfleld and aJjaioing
,uBtiei. Offloe on Market M., oppoaite Naugle'.
J.e.lry Store, Clearlleld, Pa. JeM'll
a. w. waltTrV,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
toaA.0nee la the Coart Ilou.a. (deeS-lj
H. W. SMITH,
ATTOBNEY-AT-LA W,
tl:l:7l Clearfield, Pa.
""WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Mm ea geooad St., Clearleld, Pa. novJI,6
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
BfTOBoe In the Court IIoB.a. JyM.'fiT
JOHN H. FULFORD,'
. ,ATTORSEY AT LAW,
4,'learitetd. Pa.
a., o. Maraat St., erer J.enh 8heweri'
, : . , ian.a,ies.
grocery .tore.
w. a. n'cui-LOuaa.
J. A. fiLATTENEERQER,
Claim and Collection Office,
OSCEOLA, CleirDcId Co., Pa.
eff-Coavernnelnr and all legel papert drawn
with accurary and di.pntch. IttaTt. on and paa-
,ege ticket, tu and lrm any point InKarope
procured.
F. K. ARNOLD Sl Co.,
UANKEItS,
Luthereburg, Clearfield county. Pa.
Unnre loaned at reaaomible ratr.i esohange
kA..ht .ml .tildt ilono.lt. received, end a Ren-
earl banking bu.inesa will be earricd on at the
above plaoe. e.i.n.n
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Juitlce of the Peace nnd Surlveacr,
Curwcnavllle. Pa.
nuColloetion. mada aad money promptly
p.ldover. . Jy.-L"-.
E. A. & W. D. IRVIN,
PEiLtaa in
Real Eatate, Square Timber, Logs
AND LUMBER.
Ofhee In new Corner Store building.
novl6'71 Curwenrtllle, Pa.
ar.o. ALatiar uksbt Ai.airr......w. Ataaar
W. ALBERT tL BROS.,
. Manufacturer. A eitenrive Dealer, in
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, iic,
WOODLAND, PEKN'A.
-Or0.n iolio'.ted. Dill. HHei on ihort notice
THE REPUBLICAN
CLEARFIELD, Pa.
WEDNESDAY MOHKl.Ntf. MARCH , 187J.
PRAYER AND POTATOES.
tf a brother or .liter be naked, and dotliule
of daily food, and one of yon .ny unto them, De
part in peaao, bo ye warmed and tiled I notwilb
.landing ye giva thorn not tbnw thing, nbieh are
needful tr the body, what doth It uruAt !-Jiau
II) I4-I0.J , '
An old lady .at In her old .rat ehnir,
With wrinkled vlnge end di.htvelled hair, '
And hunger-woru fenlure. j
For day. end for work, her only fare,
A. .he .at there in her old arm chair,
Had been putatoei. - - . . .-
Hut now the
ten lor ino
npproved by which tlis Govcrnmont
guvo up iu first nioi-tgngo on llie road
and accepted a Rocond murlirngo n
socurily for the bonds loaned the. com
pany, and consented that only half
prims object with Mr, Uukos A nun,
ond Ihcprooeatof tocuring thu reqiiio
ilo Congreeionnl etrcnglh to puss such
an act wun entered on. , TIiIb proeeos
was to sell Cicdtt Mobiliur stock, tlion
llio compensation fur fcrvicit rendered enoi uiously ruluittlo, to prominent Eu
the fJovertiment by tho company prtntalivo and Senutors al par, ul
should bo roquired to bo applied to the ! lowing thorn the dividends due on the
old ledy fuo'tf)'
il
Koi. i. a'ovLLore.
T. J. McCULLOUGH & BROTHER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
r.ffl. Ien.t rir.et. nearW onno.Ite the re.
fdtnee of Dr. R. V. Wilson. We have in oor of
Ui one of ftieaook A llro'. large.t Sre and bur
lr proof Mle., for the protection of book., deed.,
.nil other valuable paper, placed ia oar charge
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
lad Real Eatate Ajreut. Clearfield.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
Krenehvllle, Clearfield County, P
Keep, eon.lantly en bend a full BMortinont ol
n Hardware. U rocerio., and everything
usually kept in a retail Horo, which will be told,
fir ewn, a elienp a. ei.cwuerr .u.
Fienehville, June Ji, isoi-ij.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DEAI.KB IH
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CUA!1A1TS, P.
Alio, xtf nilve BiiinafrtctoreTinU uomcr in p-quare
Timber and Hawed LJinberoi uii kticai
iOt OUQ W;j I
Of those not attic
And sue i.ghcd and laid, "What nhnll I Aut
Where ahull I rend, and to whom tball I go
For mora jiotatoa. V
Aod ib thought of the deacon orar the waj,
The Heaeon 10 ready to wonhip and pray.
bo.e ee!lnr wm full of putatoei.
And alio aaid : "f will nnd for tho draoon toomue;
ilo'll not mind murb to give mo loina
Of atioh a ilore of potatuci."
And the deacon came nvcrai fout ai he ouuld.
Thinking tu do the old la-ly tome good, ,
Jiut ncf er, fur onoe, of potnton (
lie asked her at onoe what wai her chief want.
And "he, poor aou), expecting a grant,
Immediately anawered, ''Potatoci!
Out the deaooo'a religion didn't Ha that way
lie waa moro aeenatomed to preach aod to pray
Than to giv of bia boarded potatoes;
Sit, nut hoar i tig, of coo rap, what the old ladyiald.
He run tu pruy, with aoooreri-d head.
But ah uoly thuught of potatoes.
He prayed for putlcneo, and wirdom, and grace,
But when he prayed, 'I.ord give hrr peace, "
She audi1).r aibwl, "(Jir potoinen,"
And at iho and of each proyer which he paid,
II heard, or thought be beard in til iW-ad,
The lame rcqueit for potutoca.
The deacon was troubled j kocw not what to do
'Twaa very embarrassing to have her act
About "thoio oarnal potstooa."
So, coding hit prayer, he started fur home
Hot. aa tli dour eloted, be beard a dcrp groan,
"0, giv to the hungry polatova !"
And that groan followed hiiu all the way home,
In the mi.lct of the night it hiuatcd his room,
"0, gir to tb hungry potatoes 1"
He could bear It no linger s arose and dressed ;
rrum bis wcll-nllud ce lar taking in bast
A bag of dm or ?t putatoo",
g:iln he wont to tk widow's Ion but)
lli r sleep lens eyea she bad nut yet shut j
Hut tbaro sbe sat, in that old arm chair,
With I lie same wan fealuroa, the some aad air,
And, entering In, b puurrd en the flour
A busbel or nor from his gwodly itora
Of ohoie put aloes.
Tho widow's heart leaped up fir joy.
n er lare wus oaggura an 1 wjo nu more j
ok, sat f the Ui-aoon, "mIwII wo pray f
Yes." silia tli wi low, 'uow. ron may f"
And be kneeled him down on the fan tied floor,
Where be bad poured bia goodly atoie,
And sucb a prayer tho tU-acjn prayed
Aa never belura bia lips c.nnyeJ j
No longer ularrasad, but free and full,
He puured out th voice of a lihral lutil,
And the widow responded, aloud, "Amen !
But aaid no mure of putatu.-a.
And would yon, wbo bear this siu.pl tale,
Pm r.ii t)it hnnr. ainil nrmvioir. ''iiravail."
Then prtf.ee your prayer witu aims aua goou
deeds;
Search oat the poor, their wants, and their need,
Pray for pue, and grace, and spiritual too.,,
r'or wisdom, and guidmce, fr nil tbea arc good;
Itut don't furt tho p tatoei.
rent viearueia, -n
Offlet on Third street, brt.Cberry A Walnut, Ordrl Mllcittd and H bllli promptly
gRapotfulty oneri uieierricc-.il fllUd. ' I'JJT'o .
AsrJ buying land in viarum iuu ..uv.a..B
sonatie and with a ipriene ot over twntT
tun as ft iuryor, flatten himself that h can
rt&dtr latlifaollon. tF!
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE UKOKEK.
1!(P PRALKft IN
Saw iioz ami liiimbcr
CLKARFIEI.D, TA.
nuildinc. Koom So. 1. 1:15:71
INGLE,
J. J. LI
ATTORNEY
tit
ttoreola, Clearleld Co., Pa. ytpd
ROBERT WALLACE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
W.llaceton. Clearfleld Cnunty, Peiiu'a.
St,AII legal ba.ine.1 promptly attended to.
D. L. KREB S,
Sueeeeenr U H. B. Swoope.
Li.w and Collection Office,
Ntl.ni CLEARFIELD, PA.
M II. Orvlt. C. T. Aloxander.
0RVIS & ALEXANDER,
A TTORN EY8 AT LA W.
Ilcilefuute, Pa. !cplJ,'5-y
J. S. BARN HART,
ATTORNEY AT - LAW,
nellef'olite. Pa.
3I practice ia Clearfleld and all of the Court, of
w Mta Juaioui ui.trtot. neai e.iai.
CYRUS GORDON,
ATTOBNEY AT LAW
M..L.I .tract, (north ,lde) Clearleld, Pa.
iill.eal huiln.ll nroejptly attenaeu 10
CHARLES SCHAFER,
I.AGKU BEER TtBBWEic
.. Clcarileld. Pa. ...
T-rivrvri rented Mr. Entrcr nr,.wery n
rl kr.n.1 hv itrlet attention to br.tnc. i
- r j , , r ip,,M
tho uianul.oturo 01 a .uperior .r.iciv .
to receive the patronage of ell the old ond omny
.....ilnnM. .tenuis, 4
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY
Market Street, Clearfleld, Pa.
er-CROMOS UADE A 6PECIALTV.-&
EflATIVES made la eloaily " en a.
atnntlv on natm a gofi
aMorttnent of FRAMES, STEREOSCOPES am
STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. Frame, from an
ityleof moulding, made to order. apr28 tf
I T . li 1 W ATEflATIVKS made la eloaily it w
.11 "I l tlM w,tl,er. Cou.tnntly on ham
. . I ' .ewn na.i'11 riLnnl
JAMES CLEARY,
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
SECOND STREET,
yJ3 CLE All VI ELD, PA.
8- All legal
W, 711.
DR. T. J. BOYER,
(rHYSfCIAN AND 8UROKON,
OOet oa Market Street, Clearfield. Pa.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Paintor and Paps
Hanger,
Clearfleld, Peuu'a.
,WI1I execute Job. in bia line promptly and
In a workmanlike manner. n,M,fl7
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, Pl'NN'A.
XaePnme. alwar. on hand and made to order
on .hurt notice. Pipe, borcil on recunalile term..
All win. ..ir.nifiA la vendor .atl.lnetion, nnU
delivered if dislred. V....-..i-
I'ji. Tl I I A II M A N,
. . r, t r mi rwitiinT
LVT11ER.SUIRU, PA.
A ..nt for the A-nerican Double Turbine Water
vwl and Aodrew. A Kalheib Wheel. Can fur-
ni.h Portahl. f- if " Jr'"1
E. A. BIGLER Sl CO.,
DIALItna M
TOac ho.,. i I to 11 1. B,., and 1 to I p. . ft Q TT A' R E TIMBER,
TML T. V. RCnEDRER. - and manuracturcr, .,t
U ALL 111 WUS Ik" SAWED LCSIDKH.
n0MOPATIIIC PUYSIC1AK, I ,.-,.,.,,. pkmv.a
Odea la Maaenle Bulldiog,
1..H.1 .... .i..,.id Pa. I " "
"r " n. v.. , - ,
i w
DR. W. A. MEANS,
rnmciAN surgeon,
Ll'THERSDL'RQ, PA.
'''Intend profenloaal call. promptly. Sgtl't
CLEARFIELD,
Till V T MAM,
Doalcr In all kind, of
FURNITURE,.
Jlark-l Street,
One door auat l'.nt Office,
angll'TI . (ll.nARKIELD, i'A.
J. H. KLINE. M. D.. " H. F. N AUGLE.
HYsici AN k SURGEON, wiTfll MAKER & JEWELER
II "ino located at Pennfleld, I'a., eOere ni. u) iuln
k r,ule".'onai Mrrieei wi me pwipi. ,
J;rorrrandlngeo.ntry. Allaall. promptly WatcLeS, ClOCKS, JeWClrV, bllVCT
act. U tf.
.R. J. P. BURCHFIELD.
'"leoa of the aid R.gltn.nt, P.nn.ylvaaia
'-'..ra, taring raurned from tbe Amy,
"n all prefeaeional ..rvloaa to tkaclU.en.
.4 Cl.,,a.i. ..
a'rt.l...tonalea!h promptly nttenled to.
k H S.ooad atraat. formerlyoeeBpied by
"Jwli. apr4,'S-U
JOHN A. GREGORY,
(I. SUPERINTENDENT,
k ie la Um Ooart Hdom. Clearfleld. Pa.
IllStv '"""l horn aa the LAST
and Plated Ware, &c
j,U7J , CLEARFIELD, PA,
M
eO AVCII BT CO.8
RESTAURANT,
Second Street,
CLEARFIELD, PiWA,
,, . a..i Vr..h Ovrtera. Ica Cnaa,
,.. ., m.. r-.lt. c.k.a. Clear.. Tobaeao,
Canned 'fralU, Orange., Laaiana, aad all aiBa
otltlaaeaaon. u ' '
jBl7l D. MaiAytiiT A
From the S, 0. Plenj une.
WHAT IS THE CREDIT MOBILIER?
Ita Origin, object. Ill.torj aud Promote ra.
Tlio slorj- of the Credit Mobilior is
oniowhut complicated, but ! nltend
injt only to tho sulicnt puinta, a snul-
oiciitly intelligent compicliciiMon of
the greut scundul wluuh hut involved
go ninny prominent mon may bo ob
tnined. Thu fuel tiro ubout lliceo :
Hy a-.-tn of Ctinjrowt, upproved July
I, 1SC2, a number of poritons wers in
coiDontltd into u eompnny, to be
known us "Tho Union Pacific Hail
roud Oompuny," for tho purpose of
contructinj a ruilroud nnd ttccom
pnnyinj; telcgranli line ' from a point
on the ono hundredth moridiun of
longitudo wcht from Grocnwieh, bo
tweon tho south niiii-in of tho vnllcy
ol the Rt'piiblionn P.ivcrnnd tho north
margin ol tho vnllcy of tho Platte
Rivor, in tho Ton itory (as it was then)
of Nubritfka" this point being nflvr-
wmds settled upon n Oinuha to the
western boundary of Nevada. Tons
cist Ihirt eiitcrpriso tho net gnvo thu
eompnny five nllernnlo sections of tho
public lands per milo on either sido ot
o road, and lent tho compuny six
per cent. United States bonUn, pnya
bio in thirty years after date, to the
mount of 810.000 nor milo for truck
ni. I on liluin land or prairie,
or OHIO lor r. a aie.i
milo for inountuinous lund.
Thrno bonds wero lo be delivered to
tho company ns sctliona of forty
miles of tho lino were put In operation
and approved u properly constructed
bj tho Government innpectors, nnd
tho iastia of suid bonds nnd delivery
lo tho said eompnny shall ipso facto
cons! tute a first iiiortuairo on mo
wholo lino of tho railrond nnd tolo-
graph, together with the rolling stock,
fixtures and proporly of ovcry kind
and Uosuription." Furthermore, "all
compensation for services rendered
fur the Government flinll bo npplicu
lo tho pnymont of said bonds end in
tercut until the wholo amount is lully
paid." ; Under Hiobo provisions ttie
Union Paeiilo huJ.oI eourao,no money
from the covornmont to begin opera
tions with. Tho lands could not De
sold uotil a railroad made them aooos-
sibls j the bondo eonld not Irsue until
the road was at least in part Id prac
tical operation J nd, finally, It was
difficult, if not Impossible, to procure
DODular subscriptions totho company i
stock as lona as tbe Government bad
a first Tnortgsjre on tbe company's
properly. Under tbeso oircumstancea
effort was soon tnaae to procure
S3J.00U
i.nnn. pur
payment of the bonds loaned.
Tho company was thoroforo enabled
to sell its own bonds by (?'vi"g a first
morlgtigo as security lo the purchaser,
and anticipated boing able to pocket
half the compensation for servieos ron-
dored, though out of this lutlor mat
ter grow a controvurjy, of which hero
after"' Tim
j .nn...:s ii.o company uuucu
Suites bonds, but permitting it to
iasuo its own first mortgage bonds to
an equal amount, the question of con
structing tho rood begun lo attract at
tention. Some of the Bhreivdor stock
holders dolormincd to get I ho con
tracts for bnilding tho rond them
selves, and by virtno of their intercut
in tho company, to inako thoso con
tracts ns favorable to themselves as
possible. ,
Tho idoa may bo bettor undorstood,
pot-haps, by supposing that fivo mon
A, B, C, I) and E, ore ia purlncrahip,
nnd tho partnership business needs u
store. t A, B nnd C, enter Into an out
sido partnership to build the store in
order thereby to reop tho profits of
the trunsnction, nnd tlion, by virtue of
their position und Infliiunco in tho or
iginal partnership, let tho contract in
the iiQtno of that partnership lo tho
oulsido purlncrahip they have formed.
Thomas C Duriint, originally Vice
President of the Union Pacific, seems
to have been at tho head of this inovo
There wus n Pennsylvania a sort
of speculating company incorporated
by tbe Legislature of that Stale undei
the name of "The Ponnaylvmiia Fiscal
Agency," and this alTair, which bud a
chnrtor allowing it to do, almost any.
thing, Mr. Durant and bis usaociatcs
bought, changing tho title lo "Tho
Credit Mobilior of Amorica." Otito
bcr 7, 1801, this transformation took
place, and forthwith Mr. Durant nnd
associates, as stockholders and oflicera
of tho Union Pacific Ruilroad Com
pany, contracted with themselves, ns
tho Credit Mobilier, to build the Union
Pucifio road A ,1. n-ia u-
was receiving millions from tbo Gov
ernmonl in the shape of United Stales
bonds, nnd otbor millions from the
sale of its own first mortgage bonds
and from the proceeds of stock sold.
money lo puy tho Credit Jlobilier for
its labors was nbundunt, and Mr.
Durant and friends ladled il out from
iho Union Pacifio Troiiflury to tits
Credit Mobilier Troasury, i. o., into
their own pockets, in grout quunlics
and wilb much genl. Everything
coming into the Union Pucifio abovo
tho bare cost of construction being
paid over to iho Credit Mobilier, the
dividends of that company wero mi
raculounly large. In tho fall of 186!),
or after the Credit Mobilior bud been
in business about a venr, Mr. Oukes
Ames appears, as a Credit Mobilier
stockholder, ond immediately begun a
war upon Mr. Durant, with a view to
ousting that gcnllomun and becoming
tho providing genius of tho grub him
self. Durant rcsistod, and a fiorco
conflict between tho Ames faction und
the Durant faction ensued.
Iu July, lu , a compromise wus ar
rived at, und In tho September follow
ing curriod into effect. Oukes Amos
wns to mnnugo tho Credit Mobilier
business in the Kunt, and Mr. Durant
was to go out West nnd walch the in
tercet of iho speculation on the line of
tho road. Up to this limo tho Credit
Mobilior hud declared dividends ag
gregating 270 per cent., nnd hud earned
an additional dividend of about 100
per cent., equul in money to about ",
000,000. Mr. Oakcs Ames having
thus settled himself in the suddle lost
no timo in ouslinir Mr, Durant, and
nllv roducetl Ihut irciitleinun to llio
ivwition of a mero niilnfluenilul stock
holder. Then, this being, ns will lie
borne in mind, nboul tho end of llio
year 1807, or near iho timo of the
annual nasembling of Congress, Mr.
Ames went to work to placo Credit
Mobilier slock whero it would, in his
language, "do good," '. e. procure cer
tain legislation which was still deemed
desirablo on bulmtf of the Union Pa
cifio, the ohjeot being to give that
company more money, iu order that
tho Credit Mobilier might suck more
out of it
By tho act of July 2, 18C4, as has
boon mentioned, it wns provldod that
only half of tho compensation for ser
vices rendered tho United States by
tho Union Paeiilo should bo applied
to tho payment of tho bonds loaned
tho road by tho Govoramont, lue
ant saying nothing about tho interest
on these bonds, the Secretary of tbe
Treasury insisted that tbo other half
of the compensation should go to pay
that, whereas for the Union l'acifio,
(. e., really for tbe Credit Mobilier, It
was contended that one-half should
go to pay the bonds and the other
half should be paid over to tbe Union
Pacifio in money. To eeonre an tot
patting this beyond question, to that
slock-ns a set-oil' on tho purcliato
money. Thus twenty shares wero
cold ;o Vice President Colfux at pnr
and iiitcresl; bin as a dividend of
eigbiy percent in Union Pacifio bonds
was then duo on these shares, Mr.
Colfix.wns only called on to nuv tho
iliC)""" '""""' mi uiv:uunu uuu
.- pnr ui in. niwi., interval
added. -This
diflerenco wns $534 7-, and by
paying Una Mr Colfux became the
owner of the twenty ahurus. Oukes
Ames therefore guve him tho differ
ence between $534.7? nnd $1,000 nnd
accrued interest, but a llio stock was
worth fur more than tiar bo really
gavo him much more. Thus tho stock
was reany worm at ino invest tig lire,
200, or $5,200 for tho twenty ahnrcs,
and the not vuluo of the 80 pir coot,
dividend, which wns in bonds worth
Ji, Doing ti.ou., mo iwoniy siores
wore roally worth in tho market $0, ,52
at the lowcs cstimnte, and yet Mr
Colfax got nil this for $534 72, or ro
ally paid no more thuii 8 per cent, for
his slock. In like manner Mr. Dawes
bought ten shares ut par, paying tl,
000 then lor, nnd in tlirco weeks
thereafter received a dividend of $350,
milking tho traiiMuction really atand,
valuo paid, $1,000; vulue received,
real vuluo of stock, $2,000 ; dividend,
$.'!50; total, 82,950 ; surplus of value
received, $1,050. Mr. Duwes, it should
he mentioned, puid all Ihut bo had re
ceived back wilh the exception of 10
per tent, on bis money for tho month
he owned tho slock. It should also
bo mentioned thai he did not puy
hack until ho heard iho Credit Mobi
lier was threatened wilb litigation.
Senator PulterBon also owned stock,
swore that ho had novcr owned any,
and finally bud it proven point blank
upon him that ho bad, and bad furth
ermore received dividends thereon.
Otbor Senators and Representatives,
proccr.l or pust, at Logan, Wilson,
ilnrluo, Bingham, Kelly, Soofield,
a ii. , - lU.wi lam
pored with by Oukes Ames in tbe
sumo goncral fashion as those whose
cafes liuvo been more particularly
recited, nnd on tho proposition desired
by Mr. Amos coming before Congress
il wai puasod forthwith, and it now
the much mentioned ninth section of
tho aimy appropriation act of March
3, lb"l. Its sum und substance is to
command llio Secretary of iho Troas
ury lo pay over in money to tho Union
und Central Pacific Itoads ono-balf
the ompcnHiilion for services "here
tofore," Ihut is, beloro March 3, 1871
or be-onftor, that is cvor since that
dalo, rondored the Govcriimunt, In
other words, half of that security
which the people of the United States
were under iho act incorporating the
Unioi. Pacific lo have that they would
not bo culled upon lo pay Iho louii to
iho Union Pacifio, bo far aa the ser
vices of Ihut rond to tbo Government
could ouiet it, was Mirronderod by this
section. It wua u plain gift lo tho rail-roada-and
so far as tho Union Pacific
id concerned tn ihe Credit Mobilier
of from $4,000,000 to $0,000,000.
A Now Invention in Telegraphy.
When Sir William Thompson in
tented his reflecting gulvauoinelor,
and showed its usefulness for tele
graphic purposes, be insured the suc
cess of under sen cablos, whatever
their leniftli. With this Insirnmunt,
tho movements of tho littlo reflector
etiiiblcs tho clerk to rend off iho mos
siil'o by careful wutohing. But re
enntl Sir Wi hum 'Ihunipson lint in-
vented a liitiuiiit a. p-"4-"
nlinn r""A" which p ii h name in-
dieuloe, writes or records llio message.
o received, on a strip of paper. It is
n essential condition of such an in
mrunientthat it aluill be very light
nd the siphon, In this case, mndo of
capillary tubing, is not thicker llinn a
horso-bur. Indeed, so small is lue
bote, thiil the Ink will not flow thero
in of itsilf. but squirts out when eleo
trifled, ilhe siphon is connected with
coil of coppor-wire, au electro-mag.
net, nnd n ebonito disk, nrmod wilb
pioces 0: soft Iron, wbiob being at
tracted hy the magnet, is kept Total
ing, and' -ogulates the current flowing
from the battory nnd the cable, aui
cd on hi this curront, tho Ink, as al
ready shtod. sniiitts Irom wo sipnon
and wr tot a succession of dot an
dashes, V-hich represont the letters of
the nltiLtibnt. To an unaccustomed
sve.thotrritlnir isaconfusod nnmoan
inn scrihlilo; but a good .olograph clork
will read it off at if it were ordinary
wrUini. Thus a messoiro will deliver
Itself from the othor side of the ooean
thousands of miles distant j and toie
grophy hat achieved another triumph,
Chamber t Journal
an
further favors from Congress, and on the Seoretsry of tbe Treasury thould
th 2d of July, 164, another aot was'b compelled lo pay, wa therefore
Th negro Fred. Douglas ha turned
wag, and sayt that, in view oi vi
Credit Mobilier Investigation; there
no danger of negro toffrage loworin
th standard of legislative dodo;
The Vienna World's Fair and Ita In
dustrial and Political Influence. '
Publio attentiob it more and more
directed lo the great World' Exhibi
tion which Is to be opened at Vienna
on the 1st of next May, three months
from this lime. It is to be, evidently,
what its name implies a universal
exposilion of the products, manufac
ture?, scicpee nnd art of all nationt.
The newt wo art) rocoiving from day
lo day shows tbe Interests tbo rulers
of tho earth, as woll t tbe people, are
taking in the grand event. We learn
k..sh our cublo telegrams thaf tho
Prince of Wulet. who ia President of
tho British Commission, will be at the
opening of the Exposition; that tbo
Shnh of Persia, who, has rcsolvod to
visit Europe, will bo thero ; ns ulso the
Emperor William of Germany nt the
cud of May, ond will, it is suid, go lo
Vienna in company with tho Emperor
Alexander of Jlussiu. It ia reported
also that Prince Nicholas, tho Hos-
podar of Montenegro, is preparing to
attend. Then wo have bcon informed
that tho Sultan of Turkey contem
plates not only a visit to Vienna but
staying thero a shot lit no, for he has
had a puliico erected for his nccommo
dstion ncur the grand building for tbe
Exposition, und bus sont from Con
btnnlinoplo tho Fountain of Jlohara-
mbd, to be placed in the grounds sur
rour.dinrt tho Palace of Industry,
A uolhcr Mohammedan ruler, the Vice
eroy of Egypt, has erected a palace
for his convenience on tbe adjoining
grounds, which, at tho close of the
Exhibition, be intends to convort into
mosque. The Emperor Francis
Joseph has bad erected for himself a
(ino pavilion, and teveral Gorman
princes have followed bit example. It
ia probable, too, that tho King of Italy
and other sovoreigni and princes will
attend. Thero will be. perhaps,
greater gathering of the rulers of tbe
earth than was ever witnessed before
We thould like to know if the venera
ble Chief of the Triple Crown, Pope
Pius, will honor the Exhibition by his
presence. As all tbe groat cniers and
statesmen will meet tbore on tbe
peace platform of industrial develop
ment aud progress, and will lor the
time, we suppose, lay aside thoir riv
alriet and animosities, would it not be
a grand nnd nutng occasion for tbe
venerable Pontiff to make the open
ing prayer for this Universal Exhibi
tion f We throw out tbe bint, and
suggest that be be invited to perform
that service. We know nothing that
would tend more to exalt and popu
larize the bead of tbe Catholio Church.
We have no idea that this coming
togothor of tho potentate and ruling
statesmen of Europe will cause those
of P.ussia, Germany or of any otbor
great nation to forego their fixed pol
icy of aggrandizement. National or
dynastic ambition is not to be checked
so easily. But il may lend to pre
serve the penco of this world, for a
time, at least. Meeting on sucb an
occusion the usuul diplomalio reserve
and n.odo of intercourse may be ro.
taxed. Intrigues mny give place to
frankness under such cenial and
peaceful circumstances. A froor In
torchungo of thought and views may
be tho result, misconceptions be re
moved, nnd; as a consequence, more
hopo of pesce and international har
monv bo inspired. Nor can theso
rulers fail to notice the growing pow
er and importance of the industrial
developments of tho ago, or to recog
ize tho increasing power and valuo
of the industrious clii.scs, tho manifold
works of which nt Vienna they will
asaemblo to honor. This Exposition
have the effect of bringing tho
people and incir meritorious un.
nearer lo iho rulers, and of tenoning
tho latter lo appreciate Iho former.
While wo do not expect to soo tho
words, firearms and cannon, of which
.iiero will b. .lwnj vf "i"
innn. turned Into iilouchsharos as a
vui sequcnce of this Exhibition, tbore
s reason to believe thu vast aggrcga-
ion of industrial skill and labor, which
must bo stiggestivo of the superiority
of commerce nnd Its conquosts over
war, will have a good effect upon the
mind of thoso who have boon too
apt to think war tbe chief meant of
gratifying national ambition, in a
no iticnl nnd internntional point oi
view, then, the Vienna. Exposition it
likely lo produce good rosuitt.
But the qnostion that concerns the
American people more immediately It
at to how far thoir Industry and pro-
duett will be represented. Here we
have a nation of forty millions of peo
plo, noxtonly to Russia in population
among the nationt that are olaased as
civilizod. and, considering the semi
barbarlo condition of a part of the
people under Russian dominion, roally
the most populous of civilized nationt
iq the world. More than that, this
Ropubllolt far In advanoe of tho most!
civilized country in Europe in essen
tially material development, in social
well-being, in inventive applianoot for
material progress, and in tbe general
elevation of th masse. If oivilica.
lion and progress are to bo considered
as oonsisting in abundaut production,
tbe well-being and happiness of tbe
mast of th people, the application of
clone and ar, t hs satIdJ of labor
nd increaBO of wealth, In tbe educa
tion and elevation of the .laboring
majority, in political equality and op
portunities for all classes alike, then
the United Stalet is the most civilizod
of all countries. But bow it tbit to be
represented at the Vienna World's
Fair? Somo of this progress and de
velopment may be represented, but
not all. We cannot show the condi
tion of tho people genorally, or of our
xty to aeventy thousand miles of
railroads, nearly equal, perhaps, in
extent to all tbe railroad of Europe,
or many other svidencoa of our pro-
gress, except on paper, wbich few will
see ; but we can show the astonishing
nvontive genius of our pooplo and the
excellence and variety of oar products.
One thing at the Exhibition, at least,
will represent our mechanical Inven
tion Iu a remarkable manner.' We
refer to the fact that all tbe maobinery
thoro it to be propollcd by an Ameri
can engino. Ibis is an acknowledge
ment that we excel in tbat particular
branch of scientific progress, and all
must confess it is an important ono
Still, to ordinary observers, wbo are
mpressed more by tbe attractive ap
pearance of artistio things tban by
those of utility, tbo Amorican part of
the Exposilion may not receive tbe
attention it deserves.
It it necessary, however, that we
should make tbe host display possible.
This Republio cannot and ought not
to isolate itself from the family of na
tions. We ought rather to endoavor
to place our country at the head, and
to impress other nations that that it
our peoper position. Here, then, we
have just cause to complain of tbo
niggardly conduct of Congress in
higgling over an appropriation for
this Vienna Exhibition. Tbe propo
sition to appropriate three hundred
thousand dollars for that object wub
not extravagant. It was a small turn
for this rich country ; yet our nar-
row-mindod legislators cut the amount
down to two hundred thousand dot
lara. We do not know if there be
time now to make a more liberal ap
propriation. Fossibly not Bat lot
ut by all meant do tbe best we can
within the limited period before tbe
1st of May. Though the government
has failed to ba aa liberal at it ought
to have been, we call upon Mr. Van
Burcn and American inventors and
producer to preparo for making the
best exhibition thoy can. The time
for action it abort. The vessel des
tined to convey the products of our
invention, enterprise and industry are
to leave tbe United State in tbe mid
dle of February. ' In three months
the Exhibition is lobe opened. There
it no time to lose. Adverting again
to the assemblage of tho rulcra of the
world at Vlonna, the thought occurs
that it might be well for General
Grant to make a tummer trip to Vi
enna instead of spending the season at
Long Branch. Why not show to Eu
rope what stuff an American Prosi-
dont, the chiof of a Republio of forty
millions of people, is made of? We
merely throw out the suggestion. At
all events, tbe country thould be rep
resented at well as possible tn the
products of it soil, its inventions and
material and sociul development. 2V.
Y. Herald.
t , An American Autocrat.
. It will surprise most of onr reader
to be Informed that we bave a king in
America, a monarch as absolute at the
Czar of Russia, though b is nam is not
found in tbe rmasacA dp '?ofa( and
bit dominions are not tarirer than soma
of tbe German prinoelingt. He ex
ists, and bis little relm forms the tub-
oot of an Interesting article In Lip-
penoott'i Magazine. Hit name it Wil
liam Keil. lie was a tailor at Blelch
rode, Prussian Saxony, but emigrated
to the United State about seventeen
years ago, and founded a German col
ony near Portland, Oregon, He set
so-called communibtio rule in bis
settlement, but as far as ht himself is
concerned Ills thoroughly mon,op ratio.
He oblained.lhe land gratis from tbo
Government, cleared off the timber.
built a block-bouse for defonse against
the Indians, planted orchards and built
mills, and so laid the foundations of a.
prosperous community. He has tome
knowledgo of medicine, and therefore
it phytician to bit tubjepla. He sol
emnizes all the marriages, and thus is
their priest. , ,
Every man wbo comot to tbe vil
lage to live must pat all bis money in
tell s hands, and it then taken on trial.
His probation endures as long as tbo
sovereign chooses. If the candidate Is
not foqnd tatisfactory, he get lack
bit capital without interest, but wilb
pro rata share of his earnings, wbich
are appraised by Keil. The latter
holds the common purse, and bays all
kinds of supplies, which are furnished
free to tbo people. He designates
everybody's employment, gives new.
married couple tbeir bouses, and has
everything bit own way. ' lie hat th
assistance of a Board of Elders, bat
only at far at he chooses. The oolo.
nial landa cover twenty sections, or
12,800 acres, and are collectively re
corded in Keil't name. Should ne di
intestate (he is now sixty yean old)
hit heirs would gel all bit property,
and hit subjects be loft out in tbe cold)
but it is likely tbat be will take torn
slept lo prevent such a result. At all
events, tbo colony is now prosperous
and apparently happy under his do.
minion, and tbe iron band of despot,
ism carefully concealed by tbe velvet
glove, . . ;
A Powerful Argument.
A few days ago, a tall,, rough-look.
ing mountuineor entered tbe Union
Railroad ticket office at Denver, and
through mistake, purchased a ticket
for Now York via tho Kanaat Pacifio
lino, whon he wanted to go over tbe
Union Faoiflo. He did not discover
this fact until after the ticket bad
boen paid for, and on asking the agent
to change it, the latter rctusod to uo
so.
"You wont change thit ticket then,
wont you f"
UM.. ale." rnlid th agftnt, "yon
have your ticket and I have the mon
ey for It, and if you want a ticket over
tho otbor route yoa will have to buy
it."
Very quietly the etrangor twisted
bit lioket into a small roll j very ee
renely be drew from nnder bis coat-
tail aix-shooter about the dimensions
of a mountain howitzer; coolly and
deliberately he stuck the twisted ticket
into tbe muzzle of that llx-thootor
and sticking the ugly looking thing
through the little square) window of
the tickot-ofBce, and almost Into the
aeont't face, and speaking in a tone
that loft no doubt of his determination
said : . .
"Stranger, tbtr't that lickot take
it yourself and change It, or I'll blow
it clean through you !
The ticket wns changod immodiate
ly, and without any more words from
the agent, and the mountaineer walked
away, saying, "I Jest tbonght 1 could
Induce him to change bis mind
lectle." ',
HCOULATID BY STATUTf, TbO JW
establishes a busbel of bitminout ooal
to contain 2,668 oublo Inohot, and cus
tom requires it to weigh teventy-si
nA. ...... i .
A ton of anthracite ooal required
to weigh 2,240 pound.
Tb law makes a bushel of ook to
contain 2,880 cublo Inches, and weigh
forty pounds,
',. ' Our Black Diamonds.
. In 1870 the production oi coal In
the United States amounted to 33,.
284,179 (ont. Of thit, tbore were of -anthracite,
15,604,275 tone ; of bitu
minous, 17,651 tons; of lignite, 73,144
tons. , Of tbe total amout Pennsylva
nia produced 23,448,703 tons, leaving
0,645,466 tons as tbe product oi other
Slates. The Stales which furnished
coal noxt after Pennsylvania are ia
order as follows: Illinois, Ohio, Mary.
land, Missouri, West Virginia, Indiana.
Iowa, Kentucky, and Tennessee,
Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Virginia,
Michigan, Nebraska, Rhode Island,
Wyoming, Utah, and Washington
Territories produce limited quantities.
It is thus seen tbat Psnnsylvtnia is,
to a large extent, depended upon by
ber neighbors for their supplios of this
indispensable oommodity. Within a
few years,' however, greator efforts
have been made to develop tb re.
sources in the ooal producing States
mentioned above, and it may not be
long before tbey vt ill become inde
pendent of Pennsylvania . In time
all tbe coal fields of tbe country will
be worked, and wherever msnufao.
turing townt aro built there wilt be an
increasing demand for tbe article.
Speaking of our own fti'fumiaous coat
fields, tho JYorfA American conoludet
that, great as they are, they do not
appear to be worked with anything
liko tbe enterprise of the antbraoit
interests, the product of 1870 having
been lest than half of the latter.
Probably a good reason lies In th
fact that few of our Centra! and We.
torn Pennsylvania railroads devote
attention lo the bituminous coal trade.
Apparently it la ignorod, and oonte.
quently muBt languish.
There has, however, been very
much aotive work done in tbe bitu
minout regions of the State in building
railways and opening mines and erect
ing furnaces, and no doubt the extra
ordinary condition of the iron and
coal trades will show a largely In.
crenBed production and consumption
of bituminous ooal.
A man down in Delaware, who hot
been enjoying tho chilli and fever for
months, read in the paper tbe other
day that if person afflicted thus
would crawl down a flight of stairs
head formost, just as the chill is com
ing on, it would get disgusted and
leave Incontinently. Tbe Delaware
man tried It, but from tbe want of
practice or somthing, he came down
more rapidly than was noccssary
much more cloaring four ttept at a
time, and executing a pire of admira
ble flip-flaps, before reaching the foot
of tbe stairs. Ht hat had bit nose
half-soled, and a court-plaster map of
Boston's burnt district laid ont on bis
loft check and sido of tbe hoad and
Hill be hat no faith in that aguo our.
' n) eai a. '
A Pioulia Locomotive. A new
looomotive, named the' Anthraoite,
hloh has been placed on the Albany
and Susquehanna Railroad, hat six
driving wheel and oarriet Ut walor
above tbe boiler. A tendor it tbnt
dispensed with. The firing apparatus
is stated to be so arranged that the
fire last all day witboat replenishing,
and tbe furnaoe only require damp
ing once a week.
Gamd off Place. Harry Whit Is
a State Senator and momber of th
Constitutional Convention at the cam
time. He draws both talarioi, bat be
rtnnot discharge both dntiee be Is
obligor to aegioct one. ' That Is Radt
cat greed of place. ' ' 1 V '