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VOL. 4.v
The Wesklx Enterprise.
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bet. i J aad SJ sts.
ks. K. Kelly and J. 11. Heed, under the
linn name of
KELLY fc REED,
Will prsctire law in the Courts of Oregon
(Jllice on First street, near Alder, over the
new Post oSice r&m, Port.and. (40tf
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JANSING STOUT.
Attorney and Counselor atXaw,
rORCLAND, OREGON.
Otlicf Under the United States District
Court Rduhi. Front street. 40tf
pAGE & THAYER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
OFFICE la Cree's Building, corner of
Front ami Stark streets, Portland. 32:tf
iT. F. CAPLES. J. C. MORKLAND.
CAPLES & MORELAND,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Cor. FRONT and WASHINGTON Sts.,
q PORTLAND, OREGON.
T7TGEXE A. CRONIN,
Vi 'TTV-i AT-7TT i rrt T 1 ITT
Hooms 7 and 8 Carter's Block,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
4(1.
II,
AY. ROSS, M. D.,
Jysician and Surgeon,
JfOffice on Mam Street, opposite Mason
ic Had, Oregon Citv.
JJ SAFFARIIANS,
"physician and Surgeon,
T" Office at bis Drus Store, near Post
Office, Oregon City, Oregon. LUt
G
J. WELCH,
DENTIST.
JermanerUly Los&ied at Oregon City, Oregon
ROOMS With Dr. Saflarntns. on Main st.
II. V ATKINS, M. D.,
SURGEON. Portland, OREG(n.
OFFICE Odd Fellows' Temple, corner
First and lder streets Residence corner of
Maiu aati Seventh streets.
ALAfJSON SfVIITH,
Attorney acd Counselor at Law,
PllOCTOK AX'D SOLlCITOlt,
AV0CAT.
Practices in State and JJ. S. Ccurts.
'0f.ee No. 108 Front Street.Poriland, Oregon,
Opposite McCormick's Book Store.
"Barnum Saloon,"
JEXT & PLUMEY,
DI PENSERS OF
Choice Wines, Liquors & Cigars,
o Main St., Oregon City.
T5?" Call, and Rolert Potter will show you
fbroojh the establishment. 13tt
W. F. HIGHFIELD,
Esftnblisked since 1849, at the old stand,
Main Street, Oregon CJy, Oregon.
An Assortment of Watches. Jew-
elrv. and Setti Thomas7 weignt
Clocks, all of which are warranted
to be as reuresented.
Repai rings done on snort notice,
ixnd thauklul lor past tavors.
CLARK GREENMAN,
City Drayman
OREGON CITY.
. ta All orders for the delivery of merchan-
oise or packages and freight of whatever des
eriplton, to any nart of the city, will be exe
cated promptly and with care.
JMPERIAL MILLS.
0 Savier, LaRoque & Co.,
OREGON CITV
B-Kep constantly on hand foi sale, flour
Midlings, Bran and Chicken Feed, Parties
purcaing feed must furnish the sacks.
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J7IELDS & STIUCKLEK,
DEALERS IX
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES.
COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c '
CHOICE WIXES aT LIQUORS.
pG. STEWART,
No. 109 FR ON T S TREET,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Watchmaker
And Jeweler.
An.i Pealer in CLOCKS, WATCI1ES D
JEWELERS GOODS. ARent for WiicoxSfc
Gibbs Letter (J" Sewing Machines, whicv
are now Uemg sold singly at cost, or vvholh
sale less than cost. Other coon's at n-,-..,,.
reduced rates.
(40. Ifl
JOHN II. SCHRAM. '
Manufacturer and Dealer i
SADDLES, HARNESS,
etc.
etc.
Main Street, Oregon City,
3" Wishes to represent that he is now as
vmil prepared to furnish any article in his line
as the largest establishment in the State. He
iwcu-iy requests mat an examination of
am siock oe made belore buying elsewhere.
OREGON CITY
BREWERY !
HENRY II UMBEL,
Having purchased the above Brewery wish
es to inform the public that he is now prepar
ed to manufacture a No. I quality of
LAGER BEER,
As good as can be obtained anywhere in the
Stale. Orders solicited and promptly filled.
JOHN At. BACON,
Importer and Dealer in
jmm ii 9 A
STATIONERY, PERFUMERY", &c, &c,
Oregon City, Oregon.
At ChcrmanQ- IVarner's old stand, lately oo
cvp iel oy . jlckerman, Main street.
10 tf
STEERS & H3EM3DE,
Wholesale Dealers in
TOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
Wines, Drantfies, Whisl'ies, Elz
No. 40, Front Street, Poktland, Oregon.
Constantly on hand a genuine article cf
Cutter Whisky.
CDAS. HODGE . . CHA3. E. CALEF. .GEO. W. SXELL.
HODGE, CALEF h. Co.,
DEALERS I
DETJGS and MEDICINES,
PAINTS, OILS, AND WINDOW GLASS,
VARNISHES, BRUSHES, PAINTERS
Materials, ana uruggistJ Sundries.
97 Front Street,
Portland, Oregon.
35.
HOW'S TH1S FOR HIGH?
PAUL GRSSBER,
Havinp thoroughly reconstructed inside and
out, Lopu ' building, formerly occupied by
Chas. Freidenrich, has opened the same,
where the best of
IViie, Beer and Cigars,
can be had. A share of public patronage is
respectfully solicited.
Aug. 20an3
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL
(Formerly Arrigoni's,)
Front Street, Portland, Oregon.
J. S. SPREttGER,
PROPRIETOR.
THE PROPRIETOR OF THIS WELL
known House having superior accom
odations, guarantees enure satistactioa to
all suests.
S9The Hotel Coach will be in attendance
to convey passengers and baggage to and
rom the Hotel, free of charge.
Office Oregon and California Stage Co.
Au. l:tf
Patronize Home Industry.
THE PIONEER CURLED HAIR
MANUFACTORY
IS NOW PREPARED TO SUPPLY THE
market w.th a No. 1 article of Curled
Hair for Upholstery work, which will com
pare with any imported article lu quality or
price.
I p;iy the highest price for Manes and
Tails of Horses and Tails of Cows at my
store, corner Front and Salmon streets
D. METZuEr",
Portland, Oregon.
STEW YORK HOTEL,
(Deutfches Gaftbaus.'V
o. 17 Front Street, opposite the Mail steam-
snip laumug, l'ortland. Oregon.
H. R0THF0S, J. J. WILKENS,
proprietors.
Board per Week 5 00
" with Lodging. . .'.. . 6 00
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OHJEGOff CITY, OREGON, SITUEBAY, AUGUST-27, 1870.
Telegraphic Clippings.
EUUOPEA.V WAR StJWS
London, Aug. 20. The following is a
recapitulation of army movements lor the
past few days, received here to-day from
1 ar;s : On Sunday, the 14th. Lazaine es
tnblisbed a temporary Ifue of defense on
the ncrht bank ot the Moselle, between
Falguetnont and Estates, along the river
Moselle. After Metz was fully garrisoned
he retired to the lett bank of the Moselle,
and was attacked by Prince Frederick
Charles, who with 70.00'd men assailed
Lazaine's rear, commanded by Gen3
L'li.xea and Ludmirault, to break the
rrench line ; but only detained its retreat
some hours, and were at length repulsed
with enormous loss. The Prussian army
came within range of the guns of St.
Quentin, and were mowed' down by the
French artillery. Afier this battle the
Prussians sent a flag of truce, and ashed
an armistice to bury their dead, which was
granted by the French commander. On
Monday, the l.ith, Bazaine passed the Mo
selle with his army undisturbed. On
Tuesday, Prince Frederick Charles having
also passed the: Moselle with the principal
lorce, attacked the trench right at Grave
lotte and inionville. At the same time
the first Prussian army corps, under Steiri-
metz. advanced Irom the northeast to the
southwest toward the French centre and
left, at Doncourt. A severe battle ensued
here. The Prussians tried to envelop the
rreuch on the north and east, and drive
them back on the 3d Prussian army, un
der Prince Royal, which was advancing
from Bar le Due. French peasants alone
ballled this plan, which, if successful,
would have left France without other de
fenders than are now in Chalons. Ba
zaine's light on Thursday defeated the
third army of Prussians. The Prussian
army has been badly punished.
A special to the New York Herald says:
Private letters from Paris predict a cer
taiu rising of the population. he expul
sion of the Bonapartes irom France, the
creation of Trocliu as dictator, and the
eventual restoration of the Orleanists.
The reported insubordination of the Garde
Mobile at Chalons is confirmed. Insulting
cries were made against the Emperor and
his officers, and the worst spirit is mani
fested. A special to the Herald says : At Berlin
to-day the publication of the King's dis
patch announcing the defeat of Bazaine
created tremendous enthusiasm.
Evening A special to the Herald says :
V dispatch to the Prussian Embassy re
ports that Bazaine made a desperate effort
at daybreak to cut through the Prussian
lines. After three hours' lighting he was
repulsed with heavy loss, and again
driven within Metz.
PoNT-A-Mou.ssoN, Aug. 19 via Berlin,
Aug. i!). Yesterday the Prussians won a
brilliant victory near Gravelotte. The
French were expelled from every position
they held, and driven back upon Metz !
and confined to the narrow territory
around that fortification, completely cut
off from Paris. The 12th Prussian army
corps holds the railways from Metz to
Thionville. Prussian loss heavy.
Paris. Aug. 20. A. special to the New
York Herald says the utmost consterna
tion prevailed in this city this afternoon
when the first intelligence of the defeat
.and entrapment of Bazaine s army was
made known. The scenes that followed
on Boulevards beggar description. An
immense crowd surround the Chambers
with Joud expressions of anger. A report
is circulated of the intended abdication of
Napoleon in favor of his son. with the
Empress as regent. Revolutionary de
monstrations are being made on Boule
vard Mont Martre.
Madrid. Aug. 20. The Government is
preparing heavy shipments of troops tor
Cuba early in September.
Paris. Aug. 21. A Deputy of the Corps
Legislaiil to-day announced that the Prus
sians had entered Chahilon sur Marne.
This would indicate that the Prussians are
marching on Pra ii via Susanne.
Advices fW m Mulhausen report that the
Prussians have entered Erstein.
General Trnehu has issued a proclama
tion the meaning of which is that Paris
will have to stand a siege.
Berlin. Aug. 21. It is officially stated
that the only important news which has
been received since the action at Reson
ville is that the French have withdrawn
all force" into the fortifications of Metz.
The headquarters of Prince Frederick
Charles were near St. Michael, b leagues
from Verdun.
The Figaro asserts that the camp atCha
ons is broken up, and the troops lately
there must now be close to the corps of
the Prince Royal ; if so. the Prussians
must have around them Marshal Bazaine
with his forces massed in and about Metz
on one hand, and McMahon with his corps
and a large force which was at Chalons
on the other.
The Pttblhue savs that the statement of
the Figaro is correct.
The CunstUuhonel says that Lngland.
Russia and Italy have agreed to act to
gether to insure peace.
BuuT.sKL.s, Aug. 21 Noon. It is be
ieved that England and Italy bave de
termined to intervene jointly. Austria s
concurrence may be expected.
In an affair at Longville the trnperor
narrowly escaped being killed or cap
tured.
London. Aug. 21. Telegrams of Satur
day morning only just received in Paris
from the scene of war around Metz. The
position of Bazaine causes the greatest
appreheusious.
Paris, Aug. -l. ic is now miuvui iu.
Prussian Crown Prince is at v ury le r rau
cois, and the battle which will decide the
war is hourly expected Detweea mm anu
f rf ahnn.
finerial from Pans, t nday nignt. says
the Emperor while at ChaloDS was hissed
and hooted bv tbe soldiers.
Pf;ilsbonr in v osges. was capturea on
Saturday by the Wnrtemburg army. The
canture of this tortress insures communi
cation of the Crown Prince with his base
of snnnlies.
Caklshrce. Aiicr. 21. A Herald special
savs: Strasbourg is in flames. Tbe French
have fired the surrounding villages. They,
make frequent sorties, which are constant
ly repulsed.
New York. Aug. 21. The World's spe
cial Irom London, Aug. 21st, says the bat
tle at Resonville was without decisive re
sult, but is claimed by the Prussians. The
French fell back in good order, without
pursuit, to Metz, their ammunition having
given out. The Prussian losses greatly
COUKTiSI Of BANCROFT LIBRARY,
TrivT-nn?n;TTY m? n&T.TFORNTA.
exceed that of tbe French, the former
losing 40.000 on Thursday alone, Steii
metz's whole corps being cut to pieces,
and his magnificent cavalry no longer
exists.
Chicago. Aug. 22. The Chicago Eve
ning Post has a special from New York,
saying : Private telegrams state that King
William and all his staff, together with
General Sheridan, were surprised and
captured yesterday by a party ot French
cavalry, especially detailed for that pur
pose. The Post is doubttul authority.
London, Aug. 22. The Garde Mobile is
returning to Paris from the front, doubt
less because thev are unprovided with
arms. It is said lhat Bazaine is absolutely
cut off from his resources. The Prussians
are between him and Paris. McMahon is
also believed to be surrounded. One hun
dred and sixty thousand men have passed
through Paris on their way to the front
since Friday morning. It is generally
thought, however, that the mareti of the
Prussians cannot be arrested before reach
ing Paris. It is said there are now nearly
SOO.OOO good troops at or near Paris. It.
is believed that one or more decisive bat
tles will give Paris to the Prussians.
Florence. Aug. 22. Prince Napoleon
is here. His mission is said to be to de
mand the mediation of Italy.
London. Aug. 22. Marquis de Lava
lette, French Minister to England, is in
structed to make demands here similar to
that of Prince Napoleon at Florence. It
is certain that Ollivier is still in Paris.
Berlin, Aug. 22. A letter from Vic
toria to Empress Eugenie, relating to me
diation, dated the 15th, is published. She
regretted her inability to intervene, and
intimates that it is act affair for tbe Cabi
net to take up at a good opportunity.
L.OXDOX, Aug. 22. A telegram from
Vienna says the Austrian Germans have
pronounced in favor of Germany in the
war.
The Crown Prince, with 150.000 mer.
epparently intends to march on Paris by
the valley of Aube. McMahon's head
quarters are at St. Dizier. The French
camp at Chalons is broken up, and the
troops distributed along the line. A Ber-
in dispatch to-day says Bazaine is disposed
under the guns of Metz. McMahon is
moving strategically to support Bazaine
at the Drooer moment. Tbe Prussians
jave surrounded Verdun, wLich is imper
fectly defended. Paris is preparing for a
desperate defense
Berlin. Aug. 22. The Prussians have
occupied Mositres.
A Good Thing.
The recent attacks of the Radical pa
pers on their brother of the Oregon He-
publican has roused the pluck of that
member of their family, aad he refuses to
be reconciled to the household. The last
issue goes after the Portland clique with
a vengeance that shows that he means
fight, and on the toady reception he speaks
as follows :
The Portland papers are full of lauda
tions respecting distinguished men lately
arrived at that port. From their tone a
stranger would come to the conclusion
that all the extraordinary men of earth,
past and present, had arrived in Portland.
This is all well enough, but some little
matters connected with tbe transaction
engage our attention. Of course, the ex
cursion down the river to meet the shin
which had on board those distinguished
characters, was all right, and just as it
should be. and then the address of wel
come, by Dr. Loryea, was a most magnifi
cent production, of which any American
may well be proud ; it was, in fact, the
right thing in the right place. There is
as much irony in this last sentence as
could possibly have been embraced in
the same number of words. Editor
Enterprise There it was new, but
must have been an imposing scene, to see
Americans, with heads uncovered, paying
their respects to Ben. llolladay's count.
And who is this that wears this title of
nobility hereafter to be worshipped in
America : now changed our habits. But
one tiling explains another. We have
now a right to expect a title soon to be
conferred on James O'Meara. Confer it.
Benjamin, and let us know the worst, and
what !
Is not Dr. Loryea entitle to the first
countship for his masterly (?) speech and
prior services? It would be very wrong
to crowd the Doctor in the rear, lie wears
a white hat, buckled shoes, and pants and
other garments made similar to those of
the great Benjamin, and we believe he
aims to get them all off the same piece.
In consideration of all these facts, the Dr.
should be the first recipient of the title of
count, and we suggest, in order that his
name may suit the title, that it be made
Count D"Loryea. Ii would have a very
foreign sound and would be so appropri
ate for this distinguished '-American'
Sound Doctrine. -Tbos. Mooney, Esq.,
one of the wealthiest as well as influential
men in San Francisco, says as follows, in
a card :
Permit me the privilege to say (in con
tradiction of an item in your paper that
1 have not resigned my position as Presi
dent of the California Building and Sav
ings Bank but that I am willing to resign
at a proper lime, in order to otter mvself
to the people of this State as their Gov
ernor, and protector against the Chinese
barbarians and the local thieves.
I may say that I want not the place for
its salary, my present income being ample
for my wants ; but I want the power to
extricate this blessed portion of God's
earth from the degradation of Asiatic
slavery.
With the militia and the powers of the
State at my command, together with a
hundred thousand volunteercitizen3 drilled
and armed, I may safely promise to reship
most of the Chinese to their own country
in less than three months after my acces
sion to office.
Mary. "Charley, flear, now
that we are married, you know we
should have no secrets from one
another. So do, like a love, hand
me the bottle of hair dye; you
will find it in my dressing case."
.1 VI -
Decision by Judge Shattuck.
Circuit Court, State of Oregon,
County of Jlultnomah. In va
cation, Aug. 247i, 1667.
A. Jtoscnteim
vs.
J. J. Hoffman.
OPINION.
After hearing the evidence and
the argument of counsel in this
case, I have concluded that the
petitioner is not entitled to obtain
by this proceeding the relief he
asks. My reasons aro briefly these:
The petitioner alleges ( that lie is
the marshal of the city of Portland,
duly elected and qualified, and that
he has entered upon the discharge
of the duties of the office, and is
ready and willing to execute all
process issued to liirn by the Re
corder, lie charges that the de
fendant is recorder, and has notice
of the election and qualification of
the petitioner that said recorder
nevertheless refuses to deliver pro
cess to him, and is conspiring with
one Henry L. Hoyt and others to
prevent the petitioner from exe
cuting his duties as marshal. There
is then a prayer for a writ of man-
danivs directing the defendant to
recognize the petitioner as marshal,
and to permit him to attend upon
the recorders court as such mar
shal, fcc,
The answer denies these allega
tions, and resists the application by
allegations to the effect that Henry
L. Hoyt was for a long time de
jnre and de facto marshal, and
claims still to be so; that he is in
possession of the property, books,
papers, &c., appertaining to the
office of marshal ; has the keys of
tne city jail, and is actually dis
charging most of the duties of the
office, and is contesting the right
of the petitioner to the office; the
answer sets up more matter which,
though not necessary to constitute
an excuse or justification, tends to
show the grounds of the allesrod
contest for the oftIce,and the reality
and nature of the controversy, and
which because not clearly irrele
vant, was allowed to stand. Upon
the answer an issue was made by
the replication ; and afttr proofs it
appears as a matter of tact that the
answer is substantially true; that
there was and is a real subsisting
controversy between the petitioner
and Henry L. Hoyt respecting the
title of marshal.
Xow if I shall award a peremp
tory mandamus requiring the de
fendant to do what is prayed for,
it will be necessary to determine in
this proceeding and before making
such award, the title of the peti
tioner to this office. The single
question then to be decided is this:
Can the Court considering the
pending contest, by any rule of
practice, or any provision of the
statute, determine such a question,
in a proceeding by mandamus ? I
think it clear that mandamus is not
the proper mode of reaching the
question.
The city charter has provided
(Sec. 23) that "A contested elec
tion for any other office than that
of mayor or councilman must be
determined according to the law of
the State regulating proceedings in
contested elections in county offi
cers." A mandamus would not be
resorted to in case of a contest for
a county office anywhere unless
there was a clear want of any plain,
speedy and adequate remedy in the
ordinary course of the law. Espe
cially must that be the rule here
where our statute declares (Sec.
583) that "the writ shall not be
issued, in any case, when there is a
plain, speedy and adequate remedy
in the ordinary course of the law."
That we have a statute which
affords an ample remedy and one
that is plain and speedy in cases of
contested elections, is mannest irom
a i lance at Title V chap. 4 of the
code of civil procedure. Section
354 provides that an action at law
may be maintained in the name of
the State upon the information of
the prosecuting attorney, or upon
the relation of a private party
against the person offending, when
any person shall usurp, intrude
into, or unlawfully hold any public
office, or any office in a
corporation either public or private,
created or formed by or under the
authority of the State.
If there is a claimant to the office
of marshal, and a contestant of the
petitioner's title to it, surely there
is a provision for the case in this
section 354. If the office of city
marshal be not a public office in the
largest sense, it is at least an office
in a public corporation.
Sections 35(5, 358, 359 and 360
contain full provisions for the mode
of pleading, the form and effect of
the judgment, and for a complete
recovery by the rightful claimant
not only of the oflice but of all its
appurtenances. Provision is also
made by the same sections for the
recovery irom the wrong-doer ot
private damages, and for the arrest
and bail of the defendant. It is
difficult to conceive a remedy
clearer or more adequate; and when
we consider the power of the Court
to have special teims upon ten days
notice, this remedy may be as
speedy as any that could be de
vised.
I conclude, then, that I ouodit
not to decide, in this proceeding,
that the petitioner is or is not en
titled to the office he claims, but
the proper course -for him and his
contestant is to proceed by the or
dinary course of law in such cases
provided. The fact that a contro
versy about the title to the office
exists, and that the contestant of
the petitioner is in possession of the
property belonging to the office,
and of the means of effectually dis
charging its duties, is a sufficient
excuse for the defendant in declin
ing to recognize the petitioner until
the controversy shall have been
properly determined. The writ, of
mandamus prayed for is denied.
Shattuck , J.
The Freednian's Boreau Ring-.
From the DesMoines Statesman.
If the investigating committee
do not succeed in having General
Howard tried by court martial as
the minority recommended, they
nave done the country and the
world good service in exposing
some of the devious and winding
ways by which money was taken
from the Treasury of the United
States, and under legal forms and
ceremonies passed about until it
found its vay into the pockets of
the scheming chief of the Bureau
and his associates.
The manner in which the res.!
estate was manipulated which was
extensively bought with public
money for the Howard University,
has been described by us in a
former article. The result was that
many choice lets of land which the
people of the united States paid
for, were sold at nominal. prices to
the officers of the Bureau, and that
these gentlemen still own then?.
while it was proved, and not de
nied, that Gen. Howard obtained
the title to the best lot for himself,
and now holds it, having built
thereon a splendid residence. The
" m lit! Ttt n t vi nrlpn "fl fn tltn
ill I I 1 1 ILL X k 11 J. 11 41AX.V1 V1A
chief land was 4,356.
It was
proved that he went through the
empty ceremony of giving his note
for $1,000 for it at the time he re
ceived his deed, but the note was
never paid, and it is not now pre
tended that this fine property ever
cost him a dollar, that the United
States ever received a dollar di
rectly or indirectly for it.
lhe land having been procured
for the university, of course certain
buildings had to be erected. And
here, too, these skillful financiers
found means to place a wheel with
in a wheel. On the 4th day of
May, 1867, the President of the
American Building Block Com
pany of New York, George E.
Vanderburgh, sold to O. O. How
ard, (Chief of the Frecdman's Bu
reau) Charles O. Howard, II. R.
Searle and D. L. Eaton the right
to make a certain building material
called building block for the con
struction of houses in the District
of Columbia. The price was $10,
000, and the money was paid by
Gen. Howard. The original con
tract of sale was produced before
the investigating committee and
was not denied. It was afterward
proved by the original contract for
erection of buildings for Howard
University, and not denied that the
specifications required the use of
that same building block material.
The architect was this same II. R
Searle, who was one of the owners
of the patent, and he testified that
he inserted this clause at the in
stance of Gen. Howard. At this
time the Block Company, doing
business at Y ashington, consisted
of Gen. Howard, Charles Howard,
his brother, and Assistant Com
missioner of the Freedman's Bu
reau, E. Whittlesey.Adiutant Gen
eral, also Assistant Commissioner
of the Freedman's Bureau, D. L.
Eaton, a clerk in the Bureau and
actuary of the Freedman's Savings
Bank, and this same Searle, archi
tect ot the buildings, lhese own
ers of the material of course fixed
their own price and then sold it to
themselves as officers of the Bureau
Could any little arrangement be
more complete. Gen. O. O. How
ard, chief, &c, &c, draws his draft
on the Treasurer of the United
States, and D. L. Eaton & Co. re-
ceive the funds. Of course
his
I money passes through the hands of
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certain contractors, but it was fixed
beforehand that no other material
could be used than that of which
this delightful ring held the mon
opoly. And this money was
charged by Gen. Howard as so
much cash given in aid of incor
porated institutes for refugees and
freed men.
And this was not all about this
precious building block. It was
worthless. A. B. Mallet, the Ar
chitect of the Treasury, and Ed
ward Clark, Architect of the Capi
tol, and the contractors and build
ers who are forced to use it, all tes
tify to this. It was composed o
lime and sand pressed together,,
and made - on the University
grounds. It was proved that in
consequence the wails of the Uni
versity cracked, and it was con
demned. Inside supports had to
be put in to giro the main building'
sufficient strength to stand, and a
large sum expended to provide
against further accident. It was
proved that the walls of the hos-
pital, built of this same material.
leu before the building was com-
pleted,by reason of the utter worth -
lessness of this "building block?'.
1 lie walls crumbled into a mass of O
lime and sand. The cost -of re
building was charged) at Sl3,000,
but was proved to have been
$23,000.
Even Charles Howard, brother o
of Gen. Howard, testifies to the
" understanding," as he terms it,
about the use of this material.
Our space is limited, and we can
noj, give the details of this interest
ing history. Our readers will al
ready see that this ring of worthies
had some peculiar methods by
which money belonging to the pco-
pie of the United States efinid bo
transferred to them under the pre
text of law and philanthropy.
Let us look briefly at their lum
ber speculation, as it appears in the
evidence :
Charles II. Howard was gent to
Maine to buy lumber, ostensibly
for the war department, but really
for the Bureau. He proceeded to
buv of his father-in-law three car
goes, which cost the Government
$01,420 53, which was brought to
Washington at the expense of tho
Government, and paid for by a
draft on the Treasury of the United
States. One cargo was lost at sea
a total loss, without insurance.
After the remainder Avas received
at "Washington, it was distributed
between the Barry Farm, belong
ing to the Bureau, the University,
and that same Building Block
Company, whose history we have o
related.
The various orders necessary to
this job were issued from the office
of Gen. Howard.
The Government was never paid
for the lumber. Jloward admits
that he knew of this operation, but
denies his complicity in the trans
action. a
Tli at Gen. Howard, the chief of
the ring, evinces a considerable de
gree of skill, cannot be denied. At
one time he, himself, held the fol-
owing offices', viz : Major General
U. S. Army; Commissioner of the
v reed man s Bureau ; President ofo
Howard University; Director of
the Buildinir Block Comnanv :
Treasurer and Trustee of the Barry
rarm b und ; lreasurerof the r irst
Congregational Church Building
Fund ; President Young iSfen's
Christian Association, and Vice
President of the Freedmen's Sav
ings Bank.
It was impossible to ascertain
how many salaries he received at
one time.
The ninth charge prefered against
him was that he drew three salaries
at once, and proof outside of these
could not be admitted. It is, how
ever, in evidence that he drew two
salaries at once, and was allowed,
additional compensation by the
Trustees of the Howard University.
His pay and perquisites as Major
General amount to 89,000, and he
has drawn this all the time during0
which he has acted as President 6f
Howard University, with salary of
$5,000.
The reports from which we have
quoted, says : " Thus no testimony
was allowed which would shoiv
payment of anything to Howard
outside of the three salaries alleged
in this charge. There can be but
little doubt that he must have been
in receipt of large sums from other
sources.
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It is stated, with all solemnity,
that the engine drivers in Utah
Territory have to shovel off '
grasshoppers from the track b '
the train can move.
Illinois has 6,000 mil'
roads which, with equ;'
I $120,000,000.
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