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VOLUME LXXII.
THE CARLISLE HERALD.
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THE HARBOR LIGHTS
Just at the harbor . o mouth she stood,. ;
P.ohtud, her wan the henoou
Mod, ',mi., Ito Moil? warolog forth
Prom avonlng,hado to morning light
A/or° btr. xnt tlin COMPtI fitin
Moro golden thouoli, toning bole
Tire ocertn'A attire at lIPC feet,
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rwll shenr the di if whorene she stood,
And, though her oyes wore (km - wren] cult, o
I still could row nny host savor
And:leo [hots glory as I panned.
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Pationtly there ' , lto yrolchnd her
Tim! &Ink oath/ the golden nood, ,
"Who nopld not be II 1101'," thought
ouch mrot hands If doomed to blood
Street hands, but browner than the rook
Whereon hrr pretty fort
wblel,,browntir yet, laid hold c,(li
With naked 'writ} tin,i gratts..,"
Ono des I dttrod to ApeAk to hm ;
" NVlmt, here y raurlit looloy. my doer
"Nothittx hot just 0 1 lionOt or two:
%lore thOugl‘t, Ult. Wh conic mrltnailok 1,1,"
'And taro you c,11;11C th!* :len4ht, ivy 4,1 r,
TIM I lirm you awl put Ince run t '
I dared lint spoilt thy,ll,oll .ti out ;
null Icy tt.i ttt.it or tzht nnri,
So , TOl7 by I pn, )1, by,
But eanunt brlng my tip, to it,.
^ Fly heart In caught upon your hook
And cannot fear Itself array."
Wl:y shru , dl FroAT: ? Fns , r-,11:1 Alitiz
From of(lhn rnrrot Int , my bon:,
Aad Nu: °So tress tort,orrtmm
as toGethnr rtt Rod Cont.
chi would not Into--'031,,,t Itry t Into
tinl ntatttltt that tkbe ran do or any
COO lob mo of ray hlghi dlc lire
To loan and nortthlp hot altftty.
0 Maiden rit the lini hoe
by Any-, with their dintrArting
Tour clew will wreck 13101, VClfilltollB ilfßllll
Than ever benenti moved by night.
(he hoppen,lent.
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A 2RIP 21.1?009'D THE NORTH
ERN' LAKES. _
MACRIIcAW, August 6, 1672
MRSFISMS. EDITORS :—I received, in
Chicago, a request to give you, for publi
cation, some account of our trip around
the lakes. I will now endeavor to do
so, as well as time will permit, for there
its enough hero to employ every moment
In excursions. Bat something more of
the lake region ought to be known at
home. We know scarcely nothing
about - it—of its wealth and resources;
but more particularly (for the benefit of .
Lhasa who are seeking a refuge from
warm weather,) of its health-giving and
delicious atmosphere. I don't know
that "clolloicius",is exactly an appropri
ate word In this connection, but it is the
only word that expresses' my moaning.
The atmosphero on the lakes, particu
larly on lake Superior, is not only de
lightful and refreshing i bat it is so pure,
BO bracing, that it is a luxury to breathe
•It.
, I lt is almost an article of diet. But
I should commence 7 aTtLie beginning.
Nr•ATICIN'S GLER
In starting from homo, Williamsport
might deserve wpasring notice; and to
pleasure seekers who wish to spend. their
time at hotels In towns, and their even,
into on pleasant verandas surrounded
with shade trees and shrubbery, I do not
know any pleasanter resting place than
the Herdic Honed. But ? ,l=F-at.kin'e Glen
is the first point of Interest to those who
love Nature; and who do not draw all.
their happiness from society. It is
easily reached by rail from Williamsport,
and is some twenty miles North of
Elmira at Wathin's, on Lake Seneca, in !
N. T. The 'entrance to the Glen is close
by, the town, and forms a semicircle of
high perpendicular cliffs of slate rock,
out out by the floods of many ages. The
opening gap is. - ha the centre of the
somielrole, and is a very narrow abili
deep but not dark chasm, Into this we
ascended by a flight of zig zag stairs,
fixed In the rooks, by which visitors
@limb tho sides of the precipice, while a
heavy fall of water roars down perpon
flicularly, (dose by their side, and then
?ashes In whirls and citpres as tho rock
bonds In circles, or breaks in angles and
narrow gaps, to its place of exit. After
ascending to the top of the first fall, wo
crossed, by a narrow but soonre foot
bridge, over the fall, wherfter water
takes its last groat leap before emerging
from the chasm, and then pursued for
three miles in the deep shadow of this
gorge, and under overhanging cliffs on
ach side, our examination of. one of the
grandest freaks of>natme. Sometimes
we followed a narrovt path along foam
ing cascades, deep down In the chasm,
where the rays of
,the 'sun selderiiiiiitei:
Then crossing, and re-crossing it, we
gradually ascended by flights of stairs,
which are more tiresome than dangerous;
but the scone 'was do grand and impres
sive, thato never thought of tiring.
r Tho gore, the falls, some - in broad
perpondicr
. sheetii,• and some in
narrow zig zag troughs . sunk In the
rock, the deal, and variously shaped
pools at the foot of . eaoh fall, the wild
whirling (secedes, the' reeks and preci
pices,- with 'the- Water here and there
dripping fl•om the banks above, over and
beyond our path, like lines of liquid and
beaded glass, formed views ever varying,
Over new, and ovary now view gave
. additional and increasing interest to the
scene. We followed tho glen. porhap.slt
' mile and a half beyond the mountain
house, where in returning we found, a
carriage awaiting us, which drove us on,
to '..the high 'bluff, overlooltin • g lake
Seneca and the town. Vrom this point
we bad a view 'for ' thirty miles of the
lake, its winding shores, and the beauti-.
fur and gradually ascending, high lands,.
which surround it, covered. with highly
cultivated farms; and' isolated clumPs
and large groves. of, troop. It was a
:scone of rare beauty.
- The next day wo explored ' -- 7.
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"llVlAzfziAtt CLAIT,"' : , .
vhioli,.in soma pf Ito featuren, in oven
grandor thain yratkin'n. foireaticn
of tko ro , k, and tho notion cci' tho Trani:
tigaadirvily, xufAroctuna;.-.ln,
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One place called the "Coundil Chamber,"
the rock, with horizontal seams aboUt
eve . rylWo feet in height, dividing it into
hikers, is cut out by the water into per
fectly square, vertical,, smooth sides,.ap
parently varnished, where it is not cur.;
tamed with moss. Just beyond the
opening into this chamber, the 'Stream
comes down in a boisterous and foaming .
torrent. But feeling that it id about
making 'its debut into the, precincts of
civilization, whore its wild character
would be nnhecoruhig, it gracefully lays
aside its savage foaturesbefore its intre
duction, and as it enters, spreads itself
gently over the chamber like a. liquid
carpet, diffusing its silvery foam on the
smooth surface in circles and figures
with image beauty. But alas lit soon
Proves how easy it it to glido from civil
ization back into savage life, which ap
pears to ho the normal condition of all
things. It scarcely loaves this grand
chamber until it assumes again its wild
est robes, and goes thundering with con
centrated and impetuous futy into an
abyss below.
6omo give a preference to Watkin's
and lfavanutth glens over Niagara. But
I cannot accord in this view. Niagara is
on a scale of grandeur and sublimity that
cannot well be equalled ; besides It is.
totally different, and a comparison cam:
not well be made between them. A
word of eautioh may not be out of place
to tJ,oso visitin;Watkin's.. Two <young'
ladies were killed, about two weeks be
fore our visit, at what is called the,
"Cathedral." They went 'Out, some feet
beyond the path to rest, and the over
hanging rock fell on them . and -killed
them. In exploring these glens • hod')
on the path, which is generally . (dose in
under a low shelter, and rook falling
frmn the top will- then fall outside of
your line. By following this rule, there
is scarcely any' danger, '
EMS
was next visited. But every feature of
this t elebrated place has been so often
described that another attempt would be
superfluous. But lot mo suggest
,to
those who are in good health and who
can •-wallt,- to .make,.l..holt , 'explorations
around the Falls and on Goat Island on
foot. The hackmen will try to make
you believe it is not genteel to walk.
13ut it is a wretched burlesque to soo
men, and sometimes women, who have
evidently been used to hard work at
home, hiring a twb horse carililgo to
ride perhaps forty or lftryards, and
thou with great dignity and formality,
get out for a half minute's view ; then
mounting again into their seatsolaraming
the door shut, and riding twenty yards
further to got out and take another
view—simply because it is not genteel to
walk. This was our third visit to
Nl
again, and this time we inusterod enough
of amnion sense to ,diseard.,oarriages
for Goat Island and around the Falls,
and walked ; and we had, beyond all
comparison, more satisfactory views than
wo ever had before. Ono whole day wo
gave to Goatslnland and the Three Sis
ters, alone. The 'next, two days Was
spent in sauntering quietly over•near the
suspension bridge, and along the Ameri
can and .Canadian shores, stopping every
here and there to take the view leisurely.
In those excursions Ivo met an English
lady and gentleman, "of the Quaker
pursuaston," who remarked, "It is re
ally pleasant to meet with some of your
countrymen who can 'walk, curl take lime
to eludy this grand scene." " At first we
were inclined to think that all who came
hero were invalids; they all ride, take
but a momentary glance, and aro off
again." But of
~courso, in visiting the,
Whirlpool and oilier distant poitta, sou
must take a carriage. .
T 1 F LAltns
When wo arrived at Buffale, we could
scarcely breathe. The cars were suffocat
ing., filled with smoke and cinders, cross
children and a general assortment of
vagabonds, and the atmosphere was
stiffing. fko wo "took to the water"
for refuge, and got on board the steamer
"India," for Duluth.' The' " India" and
the "China," both iron boats, are the two
finest steamers on the lakes. As soon as
wo were fairly out - from land, we felt
sense of great relief, a cool refreshing
atmosphere, in which respiration was no
longer difficult. Leaving at 2p. m., in
conipany with some very agroaahlo new
acquaintances; a M. Roue and , his
family from Bow York, we spout the
afternoon and ovoning mainly on deck,
with a fine view of Black Book and the
opposite shore of Canada,' Buffalo gradu
ally recut/Mg from • our view
. as wo
glanced. book over tho long swelling
trail of the boat,.but: with thoßouthern
shore of Lako Erio constantly rising into
view, an over changing panorama. At
10 O'clock we entered the harbor of Erio.
The" Might and the mkt day worn spent
by tho hands in loading 'railroad iron, to
tho iufnito annoyance of the passengers'
who wished to sleep at night, , the
constant " °longing"' of the rails ren
dered that next to impossible. The day
was spent pleasantly and profitably in
"doing" Brio and its surroundings. •
Our next stopping - points wore CloVe
land, (ono hour) and Detroit '(six hours.)
Iho scenery from Lake' Erie to Lake
Euroni through Lalto * Bt. - Clair and
Detroit liver is lovely. We pa:ssed 'the
island on which Pontiao lived; anttmany
of the scones made interesting by his Con-,
sPiraay and ,extorminatiiig wilt , . The
river is not 'very wide, and its are
varied•with many flue farms and country
residences; ' As WE) loft tho river; a El lied'
distanoo above Lavinia,.
bdret eudd only and almost like a
dash upon our vlow—its shores running,
out right and left, and unfolding an im
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memo ex-Pause of shining , water. , Im
rneditltely wo strpolc out on a straight
line for the Baulk Bt.
„Mario through the
'centre' of the . .Lake, and for nearly two
days,l chia givo yoUitodeibription
thing but a broad' ittid 1111mitaUle Woof
of water—mostly smooth and:beautiful2-
once only .fo.ll-11 , ;fetv,A4uriii rolling in
waves that/ Auld do oredit to the ocean.
OoessiongilyWc: Wouldatat' a an out
line of the Esouthorn sliori, but nowhere
of the Torthern. • t : '
• 17/131 Ulna ntaziro ? ,
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the connecting liftk between Huron
and.' Superior. Tha.
,TftthFc*
;Spent:lfni gond, but A - 111,eirnPt,i all
too yatotV.;' Of Superior a,,rioripq
bright and foaming . Cat,iondoa. and rapMa;
. 641.0E41:pm: puling - Om timo tho'sitotndi
tho:rolt tbo looks, oomo of,
the passeigers engaged a party of In
dians to take thorn over the rapids in
canoes .' • Ws..is .p, vary ex-014n', and
somo)vhat dafigoroes ride ; but they. came
Oiit safe in everything-but a good drench
ing from tho spray.
LAMS, SOPEATOSI.
—Thorn is something inspiring in the
first view of this great inland sea. • Its
immense depth, its length and width, tlto
clearness of its waters, its beautiful is
lands, its traditioni and history; and itt
shores abounding with mineral wealth,
make it an, object of great interest. As
the steamer moved Over its broad sur
face, and when we were entirely out of
sight of land wo had sovoral mirages. For
ests and islands, long lines of palisades
presented to the eye pictures with a dis-'
tinctness that made it hard to believe
wore not real. But a few' minutes
shbwed many changes iu the spectral
shore linos, and soon they dissolved in
mist, and finally tho lake became one
broad glassy shoot of water, and the
spell as over. The - most interesting
points at which wo touched on the
Southern shore, were Marquet, Onto
magon, Portage river, and hayfield.
All but BaYfield are mainly interesting,
however, on account of ,their groat
mineral wealth. To the lovers of the
beauVul only, the Picture rocks and the
Apes to Islands present most attractions.
Tho first wore eagerly watched for, and
when the ory first came,..ff there they
;ire," there was a general exclamation
of delight. Wo saw on the distant shore
a bald front of some miles, but we were
too far out to see distinctly what it was,
oven with the glass. Still the general
exclamation was, "how beautiful."
After the CaPtlfin quizzed us sufficiently,
ho informed us that what we saw, 16•9
nothing but an immense bank of White
sand,. over 100 feet high, and several
miles in length. A's a compensation for
the' laugh at our enthusiasm, he prom
ised that when wo came near the Picture
Rocks, than 40 miles.off, -ho would, run
within half a mile of the shore, so as to
give us a Perfect view. Ile kept his
word, and our expectations were fully
z•eithzed. For miles these rooks guard
the chord with walls 300 feet In height,
presenOng every formation from the
Castle to the • Cathtideral," that can
be' imagined. Tho water of the
lake is constantly breaking in foam
against them, and Immense caves'have
been excavated, Into which the surf
is robing ; and'arebes aro broken here
and there into the sides of the caves,
forming Gothic, pillars between them.
In many places the rocks are painted by
Nature (oxydation) imdifTorent colors.
As we approached the, upper end we dis
covered s ribbon-like streak of light, at
an angle of about 46 degrees, on the face
of the rock:, When we came near, it
widened,. and we soon discovered that it
Wll7s a - strarim of veer, first falling per-
PendiMilarly 110 or 40 feet, then Striking
the rock and gliding down its side for
about '250 foot into , beautiful 'frills of
foam'.
CONTIAIIIID IMI"± WEEK
ALL BARDS BEIOI7.
A story is told of a parrot who had al
ways livjd on board a *ship, but who
escaped at ono of the,liouthern ports and
took refuge in a church. boon after
wards th i t congregation assembled and
the mirl'stor began preachiog to them in
a regular rod hot fashion, saying 'that
there was no virtue in them ; that every
ono of them would go to holl unless they
speedily repented. Just as ho spoke the
sentence, out spoke the parrot from his
hiding place..
sl.` All hands below I"
To say that "all hands" wero startled
Would be but a mild way of putting it.
The peculiar voice, from its unknown
source, had much more effect upon them
than the parson's voice over had. Ho
waited a moment, and then, a shade or
two paler, ho repeated the warning.
"All hands' below I" again irang‘ out
from somewhere.
The proaohor started frqm his pulpit,
and looked anxiously around, inquired if
anybody had spoken.
"All hands below 1" was the only re
ply, at which the entire panic-stricken
congregation gotrup, and a moment ar
tor they all bolted for tho doors, the
preac4r trying his best to be first; and
during all the-time the mischievous bird
kept Up his yelling :
"All hands below I" •
Thordwas an old woman there Who
was lame, and could not get out so fast
as the rest, and in a very short time was
left entirely. alone. Just as Aliq was
about to hobble out the pa trot flaw Own,.
and alighting on her ebtnilder, again.
yelled in her oar : .•
"All bands bolcnv I" • -
," No, no, .111ister,Devil," shrieked the
old woman,. " you - can't moan me. , I
don't belong here ; go to the other
church across the Way I"
ECM
ROW DTD SITE 'DO IT?-11 Dublin
chambermaid is said to have got twelve
commercial travelers into eleven bed
rooms, ' and pet to have given each a
separate I:etful ; ' . . Ede - we have the eleven
bedrooms '
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• "NOW," 8aid,131.10, ‘,31,tw0 of,you gam,
tlOmon will go into No, I bedroom, and
wait Micro a few minutos, tind.a sparo
room rot ono of you as spon.ds 've shown
tlio.44rato tliefiTooms.ll
. .
!Well, now, having,thus bestowed two
gentlemen in No. 1, sho — nut tho third in
N0..2,, pm fourth •im ,, No. B', :the' fifth .in
the sixth in the seventh. iii
No. 0, tho eighth in No. 7, the' riinth. in
No: 8, tile tenth in No. 9, and the .
eliwonth in N0.,19. ! 81.1o.thenpamo back
to No. 1, whore, you will remember, she
hid left the twelfth gentleman `along
,With the ffrat, and said " I'vo now no
kommodated. all the rest, and have still a
reom to spare ;, so, if ono of you Win'
Thus tilo .twelfth, man got his; boa.
rdom. Of course thicr r e is a,
ilio'4!anued. kotriOWßo . i'o';' but '1
leave the• reader to dotarnino (madly .
f3I IaCT / I , i'wo /1. .i 1 1N4 ;Nyornpg
t' think twice before deciding' as ;to
which, if any.,o kilo .#47014201 itho
.."Odtl man out.”:-.LEsery Satuhlay.
Istinamtn. a 6 a siuiFior rosort.llaB;l46
rein itebign,that xen ccints wrortltiof,
'•oroinnlon be had:for ono dollar. •
=MEI
64L'ISLA; THETESI)AYI4OII ' I4 Ititl:PillEMßE - R 5, 1872.
THIO ,1 5 UREST P.DARA '
I:WM° tho chmrch door. mwarY and 1000,
A blind liana.) sat tha cold clOor stk);
'rho wind meas'bfttari tha (mow fall (SSC
And a mocking volco,la Ito fatal blast
}homed over to echo hqr moaning cry, '
As BIM begge,; hot alma of the, tmsser-by;
Ilavo pltroa tan, have pity; I pray.;
My hatk labiont awl my hale in gray." ,
„K`ho wOio ring - Int tlio hour fproior,
And ninny good proplo woro,gathorltw thorn,
Lot corarid witbfuri and mantles worm,
Thoy hurried pint tprongli;tbo wintry atornt
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home wore hoping their souls to nave,
And some won, thlnklng of death and tho
And, itlas I they had no time to hood
The peer soot :okitix for clunity's mood.
And some Wore blnomlnn . with beauty's grace,'
But closely muffled In vette of Moo
They saw not tho sorrow, And hoard not the moan
Of her who teat on rhe-cohllloor.etoue,
At Ined caw ono eta inble Immo.
By the city counted the wealthiest dame,.
And the prole that e'er har neck wore htrunr,
Sho ',condi," there to the beggar flung:
Then followed a maiden younnol,7 fair,
Adorned with rtuAterm of golden hair
Ilut'yor titre, woo thin, and pnanty, and worn,
Not'hyon the beggar aemmul morn torlorn.
With a tearful look. and a pill - Inv .10,
She wlibmnrod;"Nojownln
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lint I giro you my prayet , , w old friend." said aloe
° And surely I know God liatons to ma."
On the poor white !mild do shrnnyon and fanall
The blind wcnunn Telt n tear.arop fall,
Than P.M to the W,egillg girl,
"It Is you tl i a hail given the parent pearl.
SPEECH PE 110. Y. T. V. COOPER.
Tho following remarks were made by
ThOmas V. Cooper, Rsg.,' of Delaware
county, before the Republican. County
Convention,, held. in West Chester on
Tuesday laSt. Lot every Ono lead and
familiarize themselves with the damnable
character of the conspiracy that has been
entered into to defeat thb Republican
nominee for Governor.
TIZP nnrtinr,Teex PARTS AND ITS MISSION
In,dropping in to witness your delibe
rations I had no thought bring called .
upon t i address you. He 'Would fail In
deed, however, who could not give a
word of encouragement In this, the fifth
national contest of the groat Republican
party—in behalf of a party whose previ
ous contests,have„an, save the first, and
then it Nl4 in its swaddling clothes,
proven successful—in behalf of a party
which has grown with each contest, and
which is now promised a victory greater
than any yet achieved. Added to.its il
lustrious history is a power nlikno wu to
other orgauizations—the power to purify
itself—for in the present, as In all pre
vious struggles, we see that those who
are actuated simply by personal motives
leave it, and see also that their 'places
are always more than filled by others.
At a time when its principles aro al
most universally recognized to be just,
when its old and open onemieS attempt
a claim of the sole right to and posses
sion of these principles, and indeed of
their former advocates, how elso can it
bo than that those who leave do it from
privitte and personal reasons? sThoy
claim that the mission of Republicanism
has been filled. Do they not mistake
the situation f' Isn't it rather that their
own missions have been filled—that they
ha . 63 had more than . their •share and
must now look elsewhere ; that they have
taken more stock out of the concern than
they put in, and that their only hope is
in a new departure.
NATIONAL NplilitEElL
The candidates prescipted. on the nil,
lional ticket command our attention and
support. In General Grant wo recognize
a man who,has led us to important vic
tories, before—we recognize one who is
not merely a -military hero, but whose
general' management, careful economy,
and strict regard for .the rights of all
classes of citizens, stamp him as posses
sliig the safer and better attributes of
stiatesmanship. Iu Usury Wilson we
rid a true typo, a fitting outgrowth of
llepublican institutions—an example to
the strugglinj; ikta t 4unble, a pride to
the prOspergti: 0 . great.
TII F. STATE,TICTET
But that which should command our
immediate and. more earnest attention is
tho State ticket, for upon the prelimi
nary of October struggle will depend the'
contest. To this point : will be diucted
every effort to deceive and divide. We
already and that Gen. Ilartranft is the
mark for every Venomous arrow, And,
since we must bear the shock, of the
battle, it is• our duty as good Republi
cans, all the more firmly' - to" stand by
I, for one, have good ronsen. to
know that his Jim:tonal and official in
tegrity is above reproach.
TrIU COLT PIRACY ACININBT UEST. -11KRT-
Late In the Legislative session of last
winter, I, was miwilllngly made ae•
(painted with those who are now, and
were then, in conspiracy. against him.
About nine 'o'clock in the morning, I le.
cowed a note reeposting my presence at
on of rooms at the LOchiel. There
I was introduced by ono of myconstit . n.
onus, who, it was subsequently shown,
Was ono of Evans' securities, to George
0. Evans, • accused • 'of aiipropriating
$291;000 of the Stato's =boys, to Dr.
Payne, the Attorney General, Strohm],
and others. .
ANATTEMPT TO LEAVE /TARTRANFT'S ITON.
• ESTI IMPEACIIILO BEVORE TIII 110116 E:
These parties wished mo to introdtico
to the House a series of resolutions .im
,
poaching the hotfesty of Ilartrauft in his
ipanagemont of the auditing department,
and of Mackey, the chief of the Treasury.'
They wont into a long oxplanation Of
their proposed; movement, .) and. ondea-;
vored to pledge inc that if I boor / Lino, its
LOgislativo champion, my !name should
be heralded throughout the State and
nation as
, a.." model. rc>former,''..they,
apoke largely of their Powor and moans,
saying that they could c0ntr01459,000,
not for the Mirchiiso ,
yotes in favoipt
the resolutions,. but as moral nupp,4 , t
ru
to the goyornentr-. ifi'n
that this., arnnt,
and this support Would conM 'through
some unnamed ohannolnf reform, •
0 *lO HI
NiWt3P . AICRII TIIAT WRRI9 iN TIIA OON-
unmod many of ,the' . noly . spnpors
that could bo freely pottifitod upon. to back
the undertaking, by glo7ing articles and
such evidence as NVould nt leriiiCwalteri
Suspicitin, ; Jo: tlissbib)* -mind. Among
those newinripei.si . were :named. the Now
.York Tribune Ati.Siih; the i Pliiiadolpida
: .'rciis? nod ,1.1 atl 0 1143 t 0 r, ..11RITOblikVand
An introduction of theirosolutiono would
UQ im'nfedintely,' fOlibured Uy
tic ei - 11TM those and other educes, and,
I inecostfaiy, tlto question centld:lio,.iicislied
in the Legislature by speeches, and oyi
donee could ho - krecurAd stifilcient 'to in
jure klartratift's chances for, a neihipa.;
, tion and election.
rtni EN c t snownla,N6
"When asked for thii didraft,
'a note, oneror i ttob'2l:ipath the
baolcsaf
,Yerlcos 6. Co., we're, shown.•• An
zaMinaton. of • an: hour Cl? . iavinced Inc
that •zzotiting in the least degree tanyible
was ''produced,
,and -stzbi4uent; ; de,eglop-•
m"pniS have shown that opera atom Of (esti-,
?rainy bore only upon prtoate'and personal
tranaactions—that none , ' Items' were'
an,y ;Wail connected 2WaO 1180 V .
funds: When die objection was
urged they Could not -meet it, and the
party plainly showed by • word and act
: that their object , was Only lo cast ,an im
proper suspicion-this Yozi4 purposes of
biter 01018—this, ac they wefe told, with a
viers to intimidate Hartranft frona ( - thy
•further prosecution Of the„claims of the
State against Beans.- When - asked to
treat the conversation as confidential,
told them that Hartranft: Ought to knoW
it ; that as a friend I would tell him, and
his after conduct would.attest his guilt
or, innocence. • Somewhat- to my sur
prise, they then manifested a Willing
ness that ho should be informed of what
had transpired,•and then my suspicions
were confirmed that the whole move
ment was designed to scars him off from
a proper mosecution.
IIALTRANNT INNORKED OF Tilt] CON
T, however, told Hartranft a few min
utes after. His reply was'. "These very
parties have for the pait twenty-four
hours been trying to get some one to in
troduce their resolutions, and only last
night they offered MO $58;000 to with
draw the prosecution, and I refused.
The lowest . anmuut duo the State ,may
be based upon the decision or bail fixed
by Judge Pearson„andAltat is $1.00,000.
The suit shall not be 'lVitlidrawn until
the State ghts her duo, and if thoso par
ties want investigation - they-ertn — have
it:" Then followed, not the introduc
tion of the reli;lnitinns of Evans Co.,
for in continon with myself every one ap
proached refused to touch them, brit theie
requested by Hartranft, andAlinse which
lead to the investigation, ivherein Hart
rata was unanimously acquitted and
some of the Evans ring wore Condemned.
THE NLNYSPAPERS NAMED UP TRE CON
SPIRACY OPPOSED TO TIM STATE
TICERT. . .
',have shown sufficient to satisfy all
reasonable mon that there was a con
spiracy her O—a conspiracy first to
threaten, then to fri,ghten;'and finally to
so injure rfartranit as 0. IoMI him, in
order to preserve his chances for the'
Gubernatorial nomination and election,
to betray the State and, lot those who
had wronged it go free. But ho has
yielded to nono of their threats, and has
mot all 'their assaults. Yet another
.word in this connection, and I will show
you that the conspiracy had more force
than I believed—had much of its boasted
power. Why, the very 'papers fiamed
by thud men as pledged ,to the moral
suppOrt of their movement, each and all,
with singular urtinftniti,' . o66sed do
State ticket as soon as It was nominated
—and did it under that vague cry of ro-,
form, which it was calculated would be
potent with me, since I was chairman of
that committee in the 'House, and had
early in the session introduced a.bill to
correct all treasury mismanagement. I
would have been glad of 'any evidence to
support this measure, but Would bavd
us failed if reliance had been placed
upon that produced by Messrs. Evans,
Payne Co. Yet more, this evidence,
said to be in the private keeping of these
men, has since appeared in die, columns
of the Press, Lancaster Erpreis and
other papers opposing the ticket. Who
supplfed.it Who else than those still
bent upon keeping within their posses
sion the ;2111,000 reserVed as commis
sions for collecting: the war olaims of the
State?
AN INVITATION TO BXAMINF. THI VAULTS
Those and otlrOr., facts would not be
now to you if you had full opportunity
to examino the outib . case—to search
the records for a like explanation touch
ing all that could then be known was
made by ino before the Logislaturo after
the appearance iu the Sun- of ono of the
flaming articles threatened by the Evans
cetcrio. Tice •only additional, charge,.
that Hartranft. has . boon, engaged iu
speculating in the bonds of the sinking
fund, was met by'tbe State Treasurer
when ho . invited. polanol Forney and a
committee of coMpotorit mon to examine
the-vaults and accounts of the Treasury.
'rho Colonel - did not aceopt thO' invite;
tion, is not likely to„but the otlMrs did,
atul,thoir report slibws that. the , only
bonds in the Sinking Fund, $9,4.00,000 . ,
'hold against the PorinsylVanfa railroad;
"gre not itegp*ble.'" ' Tp.ifi wiioFt was
proVed, ,if ,that was possible, before -it
was.matio for the session of 1571, when
an attempt was Made to soil those bonds,
a Senate Co . Mittee was appoin t ed, to,
nonskid: t, Propriety add constitution
ality(
of he Measure, and -headed; if I
mistakenot, by Charles it %Buck:flow,
reported . that they Wore not negotiable;
that iti the contract whOrein the people
of the,Stato formed a.party, those bonds
could not be •applied td .sny , purpose
other than Indicated by the .law author:
fining thorn. . '" "" " '
. ..
EIEREE
lIARTRAIirT PHILSONALLY
CIALVPTIONEST: •
lrmiwn Gon.
Itaitratift for,many yoars, , have:foe two
yenta . boon intimately -associntod , with
the mon' Otinnootocl. ivith , Btato
and with the doings attho capitol, and
I havo'yi4,tOlinn,i(any . Ut
whiff 40t, ItelidiO,l4tua, Parochially and
oftlelci3ly ; .honest. .His reputation , has
ti6vor m my,htlnaing bton impeached by
any ouch, whothEß , Domoorato or Itopub-
MOB, -
. 1;1 , 1 l• '
T HI& PIIOBPECTS''OI+'` ..T11171."11,1110:14ICIAN
;;;.4 . 4 , 7
of Chester ennutynroldivo.and moving ;-
wo aronot olio whit bolded you fu
Doln
waro thi,9lcly
PoPulatod t , and iw.d,
litieal results pretty , olosely, and 1. give.
it-no* s ' d'ol i fie rato • ocinvicticia 'that
Nvo';WillgiVo,'ltartriinfiCS! • gain - of 'from'
throe ts.rfcmic imu4cod , OT9r.a4Y.
date for Govornts, sinoiY there has be . ou ft,
RotMliiioarrlifirty; striou'Doiaivainlms
badn a county: `;‘ ' ' 43 "' " •
, •
bo . o, leas it,l*. eigh.t6e:ri ?Airs.. of
ftgo;'tirti- inplitEe4titA6l:i
with murdor. , ' .
BThar; .FU,NPP.„ 1 • . 1, ~
MEM
AND ACCOUNT..' O 1 TUB TREASURY
(From the Warren (P . a.) MAIL)
' TRW THILADELPIIIAVRESS AND
GBH,- ALLEN.
Tho Piedtimposestariiiinft ostensibly
bocausd be was nominated by Cameron's
influenco—iu fact, becauSet be exposed
the Evans affair with%bieli Fornoy was
unfortunately connected. It opposes
us a blind—to make people be
liovo that " its, opposition fs'gcnoral and
'not, porsOnalt6 Elartranft alone because
t;f that oxposurci. The Press of August
17th says :
"Ho (Allen) is a sound Bepublican,
and gives evidence that ho is willing to
make a personal sacrifice for the success
of his Tarty. But he cannot forget and
darn not deny the affidavit';of -O. W.
Ellis, of Warren_ county; who, being in-
Wrested with a number of other gentle
men in securing certain legislation, went
to Harrisburg to secure a charter."
Ellis made no a f fidavit, .and would
make none. Be made a statement in
1869, which the Prese first published as
of 1872. It may think snob changing of
dates honest, but plain people don't.
We desire to inform the Press and all
others that Allen did then and does now
deny that statement. Ellis himself con
sidered it a mistake before he loft the
county three years ago, and always ex
onerated Allen from blame. It was like
all "last cards" before election, and had
no more effect. Allen was then a candi
clati4ooSonator. This statement was
circulated everywhere by his personal.
enemies,' and the whole' transaction
alleged to have occurred in 1867 was
thoroughly canvassed and understood by
the people of this county and Senatorial
district. Yet hd • carried VW County
Convention largely, was nominated by
.acclamation, and triumphantly elected.
This was the people's verdict then. It
will be the same now.
• Tho only man whom Ellis cony:opted
with the transaction at Ilarrisburg, was
Mr. Chase. ' no very promptly mado the
following affhlavit'r which was rievor
denibd : °
WATtuns, Juno 28, 1800.—I hereby
certify that the statement published in a
circular, dated Warren, Juno 24, 180,
oVer the name of C. W. Ellis, in relation
to his visiting Harrisburg for the purpose
of buying legislation, two years ago last
winter, is not true. Mr. Ellis knows
more of the transaction than he has
stated, which ho will not deny under
ontliJ I acted entirely under instrue
tions.flbm Mr. Ellis, which were differ
ent from the statement published. I
never had any instructions from General
Allot in the matter:, and understood
from Mr. Ellis that General Allen would
have nothing to do with the matter, and
I believe ho did not. Tune. CnAsE.
STAID OF PIRMSTLYANIA, WARIU
Corm's-, ss. , --Personally appeared' bo
foro ine,,a Notary Public 'in and for the
county, of, Warren, Theodoroe,
who, being by mo duly sworn ccording
to law, doposeth and says that the above
statement, signed by ;him, is correct and
truo.
lii rribnifee whoropf/ I hereto set 711y 11
baud and official seal, this 29ttt dayysif
Juno, A. D. 1860. tq'
Fasaktg D. R115T139,41
Notary Public.
When the statornent first appeared it
made some feeling; and a regular ex
amination of Ellis and others, at Allen's
rewA took place , in:AVargen,hefor.a.a.
crowd df spectators. Allan and his
accusers mot face to face. They, wore
not sworn, but otherwise the examina
don had all the force of a trial at Court.
The result no wise criMinated Allen, as
the following will show :
Winrunr, Jim°, 211,. 1872.—We,
the undersigned citizens of Warren,
having listened to the examination of
Mr. Ellis on Tuesday, Juno 18, at this
place, do declare that the statement of
Sir. Ellis, dated at Erie, June 41, does
not contain all the facts which ho gave
hero, and which conveyed a different
idea from the last statement. Mr. Ellis
expressly declared that he dots not now
believe and never ha;* believed that
General Allen over received any of the
money or appropriated it to his own use.
fin said' ho exonentted General Allen
from all blame in the matter.
J. R. CArittm,
A GEn
DAVID Dissmooit, D. I. 13AL4
D. N. WILLIAUS, iIIIFOB 13. Burrir
In addition to this tho editor of the„
Denweratic pape (the Warren Ledger,)
no :',wiso partial to Allen, was prosont ,
and made a long and impartial article
on the subject, iinder date of Juno 24,
1.809: Wo extraot such , palls of it
refer directly to . the result without
censuring the opponents of Allen, as ho
After complimbriting . AllOn for his
:zeal an a Ropubliohn, saying th'at—
!" Re has organized all tho mass moot
logs, and . hrOngld Out the, speakers—ban
spolson' himself--is alwaYs active and
oilleient. Ho is Young America' ,Radi
cal, and Radical Toting America goon
for lam"—
he "illudos to Mc 81119 scandal, and says
. These stories coining to Allen's
knowledge, naturally nroused - lils.temper,
and'ho charged thi,story to he, rale° and
ohallonged • investigation. - Last wok
the investigation was had in this town.
"Now, this revelation is is true, An
tho main, as 'could bo elicited from a
judicial inyostigiition. It is not our
'business, to surmise who did finally
obtain the motley. It was not shown
that Gonoral'Alion". ‘ ever had or saw
dollar , pOti• ; That ;it was raised for
corrupt .purposos is clearly irovon. If
they intendod toinake' ospltal from this
'to Injure Gorr.'Allan they are lacking in
judgmOnt: *' ' •
ti ' "This investigation thonvhas ; not in:
lured theooficral's chances fora nomina.
tion, or shotfid ntit. 3o always l nssorted
he Mould not WO; the money, and they
failedto ahoarthat,ho ever did have it.
Ito lies been triod,' Ind We find:in favor
of 'the' cllfendl'mt 'And' against
plain
tiffs. „". This. Court
to:benn impartial ono r and wo
thiliii'itiledoolOion 'aoccirding to the
ovidence ; . then (ion.Ohances
werorilubleuis a few days 'ago, this
triumphal: acquittal ,Should make
the tioritirlod by'a uhaniniqub vote of the
!Cdnyet:thin k A' it' :C6•19 t'd juStlo:"
The noAt„wcolt=„the, LOger Oluapd to
strictures on Its article by Allchi's oppo.
`nont.O, andiidded : • ••
The' oiretiltif, Which racist ,ef: oar
roadolit, :110 , 6 probahly"soon, was in
to Oded to,, correct thq -.Lodger in , soino
tPattloulttrs;fintt wo, fitiletii . :atOndatethers•
did; to discover any material difference,
except that the circular was all on.one
side, ,while our article was made up
ft.:ma - the testimony of the two sides, and
was cornet In un ;116 material parts.
Coming down to the present time; we
have evidence still more positive. Evon
his political opponents tirooMiMittid
persecution and speak out in his behalf.
Only, last Saturday, August '?..4,• at a
Demooratio-nreeting-in his own township
of Glade, fair4nindedMen advocated his
election. David Beatty was President
of the meeting in Glade, Matthew Ship
man; Vico President, and Jaoob Offerleo
and Theodore Bull, Secretaries.
The following resolutions ,wore passed
unanimously '
_Resolved, That we, life-long Democrats
of 'Warren county, and neighbors of Gen.
Allen, do most cheerfully hear testimony
to his eneellence as a citizen, and most
decidedly dissent from and disapprobato
the slanders being hurled against him
by the partisan Press. R.noWing him
from his boyhood, We do hot credit the
charges made ,against but believe
them the offspring of political malice
and disappointed ambition.
Resolved, That while entirely differing
from him in polities, and being in fairer
of Greeley and Buckalew, we do not feel
that political success .should be obtained
at the price of the fair dam of any
candidate, and we therefore express our
sentiments most fully, and, as we think,
in the most democratlo manner, when
we say that trumped-up charges, unsub
stantiated by any ovidonco, aro not and
ought- not to be considered as of any
value whateyer again ; candidate,
but ittlho, case of Geri Allen it is most
especially unjust, as, without money or
influential position, ho has risen to die
tifibtion,and ,his whole life has proven
his energy, his ability, and his fidelity to
every trust or business which has been
placed upon him or in which he has been
engaged. Ho Is almost the first in every
charitable enterprise, and is emphatio
ally the poor man's friend.
Resolved, That in giving expression to
our sentiments, we believe there aro
hundreds of our nolgictiors who will
agree with us, and who, while repudiat
ing the calumnies heaped on Gen. Allen,
will vote the balance of the Democratic
and Liberal ticket, from President down
to County Auditor.
This independent action sustains what
we haVe before predicted.'--that ho will
not only carry his own Democratic town
ship, but run ahead of'his party in this
county and district. If a man's neigh
bors don't know him who should? If
they trust him and . support him, why
shouldn't tho Press ? ,
We have given the above to show to
people abroad what was And Is the
general judgment on this t o at home.
That the Press Is insincere as well as
unjust and unfair in its opposition to
Allen especially, is shown not only 14 its
effort to revive an old scandal long ago
exploded, but by its own honestly ex
pressed opinion of our nominee when it
imd no occasion for a faotious opposition..
'pore is what it said no longer ngo than
May 19, 1871:
"Gem Hudson Allen, State Senator
from Warren county, who-was largely
voted for In the Republican State Con
vention, for the omen of Auditor General,
is one of the truost and hes% men in our
Commonw,ealth. Had ho received' the
nomination ho would have received
cordial and enthuslastio Support. Lot
him contentedly c hide his timo. Higher
honors await
Gen. Allen did "contAtodly bide his
time." ile served hts constituents
faithfully and ably, two years in the
Nowsr and three yearn the Senate.
As a Republican at home, at Harrisburg,
in tho Chicago National Convention,
and on the stump, and every whore, he
has-been and still 18 true as steel, while
others have deserted to the .onorey and
betrayed their trust. That "higher
honors await him," will be the verdict
not oily of the Prase but of the people
at the polls in October next.
TEE NOBLE 1441) Infter..
110 W ttE DETTAVED AT A ST. LOCUS HOTEL
TABLE-Ali II,STERVIIIW WITS SPOTTED
EMI
Tho St. Lonls Domoorat contains tfie
following acoouut of the recent visit of
spotted Tail and his companions to that
"At. I dinner- -Whitewash-in-his-Eye
called to him a waiter, who said Ugh I'
as a delicate compliment, and handed
him a bill of fare. The chieftain pointed
to the first item and said ' 17gh'1' The
waiter said Ugh I' and returned with a
cup of coffee.' Now, even though a cup
of Coffee is a good thing,- it is hardly a
meal fora man. So the brava man said
' Ugh I' again, and pointed to the second
item. Tho waiter said 'Ugh l' retired,
and rotrA:ned with a oup of groan tea. A
third interchange of ‘Ughs l' resulted in
a cup of blaok tea, and a fourth in a cup
'of mixed tea. In despair tho bravo a
tom:tan angry 'Ugh . 1' that made the
waiter turn pale, and pointed to tho last
item on the bill, evidently being anxious .
to'get as far • away from the toss as pos
sible. The waiter faltered, 'Ugh I' and
hnrried back with a tumbler of lead tea.
"Tho othertynarned by the example
and fate of thoir,comrado, attaoked the
bill of fain in 'medial f)es. ' Ono struck
'pay, eat,' under the head 'broiled,' And
had an abundant If not varied meal of
mutton chops, vent o t atiets, broiled
chicken, pork chops, sirloin steak, piir
ter-houso steak, Itoston.stafik, &o. Coln
bining-tholr informatiOn, the remaining
members of the party wandered over
the bill of faM;itaking every divieion by
starts, and hone of them long.. The re
suit . was eminently satisfacitory to the
aboriginal atorimott, which is capacious
and hats no prejudices as to the is,uooes.
pion and relative proportions of soup,
fish, I game, entrees, boiled, roast, game
and dessert. Ono erratic) brave owed his
matutinal distension to a judicious com
pound of: 1, coffee ; 8, cantslopo; 8„ iao'
cream; 4, Trish stow; 5, steak; 6, Wm.:
cosier sauce; 7, mustard; 8, melon; 0,
fried potatoes; 10, mackerel; 11, Graham
broad;,l2, icod tea • .18 'fried eggs; 14,
sliced tomatoes, and 18, 'buttered toack
and his bosom was rola with emotion
'wlinn , ho found that 'tho waiter shook his
head 'when the line Ur pants havlng
Mends to
,dinnee will please giro' notice
at the office .A 0 wee indicated, .;
Yesterday 'afternoon the' Detantelif
reporter waited 'op' the lon. Spotted
Tail to intorvion:hitni Dir,l3.
.T 1 wag
found in his room rOolining on an elegant
dolvet fautouit. go wore a orimsoh silk
dressing gown, pa. Ont loather slippers
and a velvet skull cap. His form is mea
-1 sive and vigorous, and his countenance
open. The distinguished gentleman
, frditn,Dakp4 having uttered a guttural
' Ugh 1' inspired probably by a sight of
the reporter's closely shingled hair, tho
following conversation took place:
"Reporter—Are you satisfied with the
j, result of your journey'?
"Governor
Spotted Tail—Smoke•all
the•Day is 'a groat bravo. Re will take
care of his children. Ile will give no
guns and gimlets. His chief, Little Phil,
is not liko him. He hates the red man.
HO gives him guns, but tho right end is
not first.
"Reporter—What Is your opinion of
tho contest bot - weon Grant and Greoloy ?
" Colonel Spotted Tail—Smoke-all-the-
Day is a bravo; ho has soon foes ; his
heart did not molt. Squash-with-the-
Short-Horn is a woman. His tongue. is
loud. Brown-Crab-with-the-soft-shell
loves tho fire water. His knees aro
weak.
"Reportor—l gather, then, from your
conversation, sir, that you don't oat
crow ?
"Dr. Spotted Tail—Na-na, tho sheep
oats tho grass. Ho-ho, the ass, oats thq
thistlo. The red man eats the partridge,
Wanawan; ho does not eat crow, Caw
caw. Tho great spirit took Caw-caw,
the crow ; ho painted him black, that ho
might work in the dark and not bo seen.
Ho made his bid' sharp to tear. Ho
made his eye keen to see a foe. Ho
made his wings strong to fly. If a war -t
rior eats Caw-caw, the crow, his spirit
will go into hi , sl. Tho warrior will be
,black, to do work that is not clean; ho
will be sharp, to tear the prey ; he will
bo swift, to fly. Spotted Tail and his
tribe cannot eat crow.
"Roportor—How do you like our city ?
"Major Spotted Tail—lt is a good
town. Little Skunk (Chicago) is not so
good. Beep squaw, much scalp.,
" The Damoarat reporter finally arose
and took his leave. Professor Spotted
Tail assured him that tho Damoertti was
his favorite organ, and desired to have
it mailed regularly. It made no matter
by which mail it wont, as they captured
a mail train daily."
FULL AN4 UNANSWERABLE
VINDICATION OP OEN. JOHN
.11.41?TaiNFT.
TIIII BAI% CALI:Mt - AIM AGAIIq4T MS IN
TIMIUTI CILHARLT IMPUTED
The followingstra.ight-forward, clearly
written and truthful letter, from Hon. D.
N. White, needs no explanation, as it
speaks for itself, in language unntistsk,o
ably plain, neither does the author of i s
letter whom ho is known require any
dorsemont. In Alloghany county
name of Deacon White is — Synonomr*'
with honesty and fair dealing in polities,,
WI well as in all tho other relations
life. Mr. White has. been returned do f.;'
member" of the popular branch" of th'e"
Pennsylvania - Legislature, from
ghony oonnty, for three consocuth'e_
years, and at present occupies a posith
on the Republican Ticket, as a cand
date for Delegate at Largo to the Con-'
stitutional convention. Ho was Chair
man of the Rouse committee hist Winter,
appointed to investigate the Evans
swindle, as it is called, and had an oppor
tunity to bone= thoroughly . acquainted
with the facts. Read- this =NEST tri
bute of an LIMMT man, to the integrity
of the soldier patriot, who was baroing
his broaet to the bullets of the enemies
of his country, while Charles R. Bucka
low„the Mongrel Candidate, was giving
them aid and comfort, by his voice and
vote in the Senate of the United States :
kinwictrtnir, July 30, 1871'
.attgla McNeill, „Esq., President of the
Union .Republican Club, Allegheny.
Sra:—Probably I can in no bettor way
discharge my duty as a member of the
Club, and better promote tho great
Cause it is designed to servo, than to no
tice the persistent and unjust attacks
which hare been made, and aro now be
ing made, upon the character of the
Republican candidate' for Governor,
John F. Haar:tuft. Tho charges aro all
confined to one:point—that of his offi
cial counection 'with the case of the cele
brated George 0. Evans. In no other
respect have hie worst political enemies
attempted to tarnish his character.
Those charge a aro more in the form of
iuuendo, than spocille, as far as they
have come under my observation, which
renders them more difficult to meet, and ,
compels ma to ueo considerable sPace,
but I will try to make hisrelations to
the Evans' matter se plain that none
can hesitate to acquit him of all inten
tional fault.
In 1807 There was an unsettled account
between the United States and Pennsyh
vania, amounting to over two , millions
of, dollars. The amount demanded by
the United States was for cash 11,dvaticed,
$602,802 - and for the State's quota of
diroot war tax, less 15 par cant. dis 7.
count for prompt paymont, $1,034,711.43,
making in all $2,200,711 43. The.Stato
offset this ivLth cash paid $300,000,, and
amounts Iliad for enrolling and equipping
troops, oto., up to Juno,, 1802, $2,037,-
234.40, making in all $2,387,834.42., In
'February', 1303, additional claims were
filed mountingto $71,084.01. • Those
clef were considorod a proper, oiraot
t the domande of the United, States,
both by the Secretary of the Treasury.
and Governor Curtin; bat, no proper
balanoo would be struck until the claims
of the State wore audited : by tho.proper
accounting aleors at Washington,.This
was notdone until MG, when, for toohni
cal reasons, the whole, batch or Btato
claims, except $ll2, wore marked, "aus.,
ponded and dlisellowed" by the ~Second
Comptroller and ThirilAuditar, to whose
department, tlio settlement belonged.
there, was no d6ubt of, tho:iquity of ,the
State's Oktitos ;no demand, watt,, made by
the Untied States.for payment, and.thus
the mattor,,rested until 1807,-although
ono or two attemptaworornado by State
Treasurer IKenablo to obtains, settlonuint,'
whioh was unsuccossfUl. , .March,
1807, George 9. Foram came ,to j.jovr4J-,
burg and a resolution was passod threugil.
the Legislature to aptliprice the, Cover-.
noo to appoint a • State agent to .collect
"suspended iind disallowed . of
the State against/ the United States,,stid
the sumponliation, foe that purp o9o Tr f 4
not.tro exceed ten pee cons of the pinta:Fits
tune oollootod, — . 'rho rihOlittlou was rip-
11
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NUMBER 30
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proved March 27, 1207 2 'a s ndthesain . 6 day
the Governor' appOintß4 Eynn& 'agent.
It is likely that but friNy if' ii;ny of the
members of, tho, Legislature knbw
these "suspended and (ES:alio:wed
claims," or had any idea, thtit,they in
tended te l aiSply to the largaidildutit-OP
claims standing lit that pUiiion at
Washington. Evans wont to Washing-
„ .
ton, and by, tho bird of .51.aY ;following
bad obtaindii ) frOm ttio'Oedpitici
trollor, Brodhoad,, roirersal of his
formor decision, Mid allcrivanop on the
Stato's claims to the.amoalit,of $ l l ,M, t -
719.33. After doduotPidAio aniouut
duo the' United States for the war tax
and the $OOO,OOO cash advanced, and
crediting the' Stato with $309;000 'cash
paid, there was 18,010.89 duc;
, the Stat,.
e •
and Evans collected thik and keilt-it as •
part of the' ConnnissiOns 'for thiNtuonth's ' I
work, which he claimed amounted to
upwards of ono hundred and Einety, 0.047.
sand dollars. in tho samo mouth of
May, Evans repor.tha to•theGovernor,hin
success, and that liOli,,idlth.ptAlaist:rion,'
y-night thonstiud dollnirs.' 1n Ocitober; !
t SOS, ho succeeded in collecting- $lO6, ;
051.40, which he also reported
; to i tho
Governor, and which no also pocketed.
Now, during all this tine) riel.ther',,tho
Auditor General nciStato Troasuror had
the slightest Mei of the proceedings of -
Evans. , The Governor novbr .cornmuni.-
eated to either of, thm,th that r Eyana had
made any report, or tha . lio had. collected
any money. The whole matter Seems to
have been kept a profound saCrot, 'aslar
as ally official at Harrisburg or the
atura, wore concornad, and there wan
not a - particle of evidonco boforo tho
Committee of Investigation to show that
General Ilartratift knew, or could have
known, that Evans was retaining. .theso
largo, sums ascommissions,until Xugust,
1871, when the matter first came through
ho complaints of WoiO 4 orney to, J. M
McClure, Deputy .dttorney General, that
he had not received his sharp of $6,900
set apart by Evans for ,the Slate Guard
newspaper, of which ho was Part owner.
While the AudiCor General, the St - ate
Treasurer, the Legislatime, and the
public were in cOmPlete Ignorance of
EVlll33' movements and embezzlements,
in March, 1870, Evans came to Llarris
burero look for additional'claims which
had never beed r Presented to the United_
States -14p,Nernnienk for settlement, and
consequently !..:.had never been " sus
pouded or dishllowed.'.! General Bart-
ranft at his first application declgied to
alloW him 'to take them, and it was not
until after the Governor had written two
lettors urging the Auditor. AT inifi,theso
claims in the roans. ."11 0
dOnSOTItOd7qI , )!4Q. ;
.amount 44
r a t - ;:kos •
'f9l
ce.,te.thesp.ciainni,:tits' (I.y.i v rot t orf-
I Ktirjll o 64 hinf aitil:G.CriecS;
that Wes
eta f;4441104(410.4747#W*40,:,9'4.:1.;
441 t . 4 11 .1t1 1. . 3 .144.1ft11. - :-/k
.P•a: -•
~,,,i:3>":.4:414145, , r 11;•
kudw nothing of it until nearly4 - year
afterwards, and there is no evideeco
whatever to show that they did know .
anything about it. April 11, 1871, ho
collected a sooond installment ambunt
ing to $137,822,099; 3.1 - ay 15, 1 ,1871,
third installment of $242,107.97, and
June '23, 1871, a fourth and last install.
mont of $298,773.08.. These three dn.
stallmonts were paid into tho Treasury.
July 1, 1871, ho paid into the Treasury
$29,967.93 which ht ' acknoirdedged was
duo to the "State over and above the ton
per cont. commissions which ho claimed
oh the outiro collections and - settlemOuts.
Noiv in all this history of tiiis
deducted from the ovicionco takeu before '
the Legislative Investigating Corinnittoo,
there Is not a particle of evidonao ro
fleeting in the slightest degree upon the
olllciat or personal, character . of Goneral
Ilartranft. The report of the ebmmittee
was drawn up by the distinguished
Demociatio Seimtor, Iron. William
and makes this emphatic 'stet°.
moot iu regard to the drafts collected by
Evans on account of the suspended and
disalloived claim's' to wit : No part of
thiti money over reached "the Stato.
TreasurY, noirwas . its receipt khoton until
1871, by any State 'officictl tam) the Govcr-' '
n?i•,'to vihoni TlVans' communicated the
fact,Of at receipt, 'and its application to
111.5 commissions."''That •',O ornmitteM
ruado inost , OiliariStivCi' inquiry' into 'all!'
the'facta,COnnocied With thoMatfor; and`'
unaniinbusly•jOined.iii tho : rOport, s w.illolt:
acquits General - Ilartranti of tiny per.'
sonal delinquency.
, say,, Geporal 11artrsUft's,
11irhorii, Whaeabout tilbussn&
dollar duo bill. Well, lot us examine'
that. Gonoral Ilartranft, tinder oath
testifies Ifareh, • '1871; - 11vauti:
offered to loan him NOlllo'mbttoy,:but lie
declined it' ht , that time, , but' ettbse' ,l
quently; • Isifors ' prAb •of April, , 102 ,
accepted:it loan 'of $7,000, for4which
gave his duo bill.'': In the August follow-•
ing hd paid both ,the' pritloipal
torost,.4amdunting to $7,170..•. , .
Tdo bulk other '1)0;ity: to %Is' titiiisadv
tiOn' l Atid 'Oirsivoi 'to1116;
qu'eS4u 41irt!'
refit kobol l / 4 ' , Od 'oll);',',pcirtlon' of
indirootbi; hoktaal= l
ilos as follows :
1 General Ilartrauft I roooived from. tau
:a( " loan ~ot• 67,000,. Idnroli 81,i 1871,, fort '
, viiiioixelio 'gave ..ate oitaplyt a (due , bill-,',
` 'Dljo' :Goo. ,',O ! , Evans,' '57,000,' ~..,T4ati
rnpney,svafrtepaid to rtm, after proOecd4
'lug& had,beau oommonoed agaixistuatrbyi
,him and , the State Treasurerinia ;thee
'streets: o of „I'filladolithift, on 4pgwilc-gs,
1 871 , 1,With,11.517,5., iO,torP4t: i:,49.. , 3 1 ,igrP01,
p__° ll l4 l rAff,,•lFLoslOPY 019..,Vit4..0PY. , ,f 3 1Arfif
ePUPW or iPiliaig,,OralfloYP, oRI/df° l l, lA. ,
"1 3 , Xogardoil t it ,114.1u1PrPper ,rt , ytilp,
highp)4,dcgree; td ;1iuv0,,9479)4; liktOrlY.l
svay, I lvlla, might socat ko
.1)( k a l l.)41,1 gpr,,
the perforpanco of official duV."; l ,,',.,„t i
1 Subsofileu94 , ,, id,
, Ifie Itoraffnuay , ,in -1
ylipfi 4 - .!t,ife
,Iludtion ,NofOilf'de, 119 Iftif t l .
eir#'4l#acUe . ' at', V 5 of: the ic °lag . rutl,';',
aucCd he
,Ootanifcifclicl4,9OicapAt i Cia!'
larrlipilVi:tioq,;,eithi'lf' ai,p4loi. i ii-,
'aiPolii, his 'iiirii.' , l4 iY, i7det" , c Wily;
,6•6;,4ittSidii j i . iinai,;',itt/Velys'altii'liihoei;'
, • • .iiia: lio. ti '!, "/ :'.3 ',/ '1it14%•'(:,.. , 1
iil .;• ‘ . . 1/ 1‘• i ”
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11c;i•Wie iidiliiiig
, ixi it tht4 id the
, fle deiii•Oe'icilah,ta'''Vp - ou' tifil'itivrioi;.aild i
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