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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 9 Jan 1884, p. 2

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t - f - v * . ' . v - - » * "f^yf•• IteMUwi toeing wrttf SW8# will reatoraat teat M,«M,000 of tunas wfll to favorably r»- 'THE HEWS CONDENSED. TBB number of emigranta arriving at QMtie Garden for 1888 was 887,038, against tor 1MB....Hie city of New York !5,000,000 for charity during the 3t< -<t "'FULT-TWO tumors, varying in siae a walnut to a turnip, were removed .from the body of A. J. Adams, at 8t. Viu- 4«®ait*a Hospital, Brie. One hundred tumors Jnt nrala In hr extracted. Mr. Adams at- •tributea this superabundance of swellings to .the bit* of a squirrel received when be was *a boy. * THB tow-boat Barton, at THE mercy !%f a rtiwi current, struck Neville Island, below Pittsburgh, throwing the Are the boilers and igniting the craft. The crew of twenty-one became panic- stricken arc Jumped overboard. ROBBHT MARTIN, aged 53, and James Graves, 65 years, were hanged at Newark, '••3N. J., for murder. Martin's crime was the "'•V'ft, Mvsinurder of his wife, being drunk at the time . #« committed the deed. Graves had always •%%m! ̂ •* regarded as a crank, and the little boys "Monkey Graves." He had ffre- ^ 7 queut quarrels with Sddie Soden, aired 13 ^ "w* * *|r«a», and repeatedly threatened to kill him. iA-pa tha night of Dee. H. 1881, Eddie started . out tp ycrfono his duties as a lamplighter. •Clraves Stealthily followed, and, while the boy mounted on a lamp-post, shot him down >. J : . from behind. Be was convicted Jan. B'.y, •'?§•, MS, 6f noiUer in the first degree. •&r\£-jV\;.Jplia defense was insanity, Dr. Spitka, the r •* .* faedical expert who testified for Guiteau, - Assisted by six other doctors, examined into t i •- - ̂ Braves' case. They oertifled that he was , JBWW. L%ECourt of Pardons refused to "" Oommute the sentence. The autopsy, made f' #*r> ' \i Jby Oounty Physician Hewlett, Dr. Spitka and t' i other doctors; showed that Graves , vf--! s, • insane. Signs of insanity more numer- ti} -4WIaad intense than are found in lunatics * ,trho die in insane asylums were discovered. • »i. J#i-'. Jj|ji ̂ doctors were agreed that a lunatic •v' 'Jlfrtrll .shad been hanged. ffi&t'-•" i ;**(» it. ,{• M* + * in On --Hon.....A oousin of ttar has been appointed clerk of KflMtary committee. This straw *#•» tna sentiment of the committee to be in favor of the restoration of Gen. Porter to the army. THE excess of the value of exports oV«r Imports of marehandtsc for the month ended Nov. 30,1888, was *23,375,758, and for the twelve toonths ended Nor. 90 9120,000,000. The values of the Imports of merchandise for the twelve months ended Nov. 80, 1883, were $MC,49S,561, a decrease of $58,188,000 com­ pared with the same time last year. The valttM of the exports of merchandise for the twelve months ended Nov. 8«, 1883, were t81S,ttK,8Rl, an increase of $60,418,089 over the name time in 1885! The State Denarmeat has learned that Amer­ ican pork and lard are not even permitted to pass through Germany in sealed cars A party of French aliens, who have for years controlled the modeling-room in the office of the supervising architect of the treasury, at Washington, have been dismissed. FOLLOWING is the statement of the public debt, Issued on the 1st fust,: __ Interest-bearing debt. Four and one-half per cents „$ 98A.toQ.0M Four per cents T37.63U.7K Three per cents 374.iM7,2M Refunding certificate* sis.iM Navy pension fund M,ooo.ooa Total Interest-bearing debt H.9TM85,S5» Matured debt * „$ IS.13S.T95 Legal-tendernotes. M6.T39.6!* Certificates of deposit 14,560,000 gold and silver certificates. 200,090,581 Fractional currency «.989.428 Total without Interest. ..=$ 889.219,655 Total tl.861.M3.W0 Total interest. 13,(72.333 Total cash in treasurv S75.37i.aoa Debt, K ***"•.-. -- i cash in treasury.... f 'V«<C & ^ DISPATCH from Walla Walla, W. T , /1 ,/ ,* s ^iays that as Sheriff Thompson and Jailer W0- *'liams were visiting the jail cells at night for Itoe last time they were attacked by Elfus 'r^|B4 Owen, two condemned murderers, who Imocked them senseless with bricksthey had Secreted. On the jailer showing signs of re- •overy they took a knife from his pocket and hacked him to pieces, and then fled After • three hoars' wrestling contest at San Fran- •..•iiiseo, Mnldoon defeated Bauer, and was car- . tied from the hall on the shoulders of admir­ ing friends. A SANG of thieves in* Colnmlms, * Ohio, arranged with the depot policcman to ' i Sob a Bee-Line train at a point nine miles l '.#atslde the city. The officer kept the au­ thorities fully informed, and steered the ;?%hole |wrty into the hands of the police; ' IT will be remembered that when the %roueh family was massacred near Jackson, '̂ ttich., Mrs. Holootnb, a survî 'ing daughter Uie mlBtonaire, was taken violently ilL tim m-j' ?. * JPor this ISMOB the inquest was delayed and < ' Often adjourned. At last her testimony was taken at her homo. The coincidence of her f ten illness sod the awful tragedy set peo- talking, and it was generally Delieved oouM, if she would, tell enough about murder of her father and her sister bring the real criminals to the scaf- ML Mrs. Holcomb was found dead In her bedchamber a few mornings ago, t«t* having killed herself with poison. ' iadga Krekel decided in the United States ' P*tf: r-7*# rt at Kansas Oty that Frank James should turned over to his bondsmen, asserting the State tribunal, by first gaining pos- ot the criminal, had prior rights A rail threw a sleeper and two passen- ^ercoaehea of an Illinois Central train down a tflnai-fwt embankment west of Fort Dodge, towa, one woman being killed and » seriously wounded The . * located one mile from . Mich., gave way. wrecking two *;•* *'**• iMwiiiBS anddestioylug six lives. RAI -I THE trial of Montgomery, Pettis and It#* !, î ̂ lementi, for criminal assault upon Miss ĵ vi',#a«» Bead, was brought to a conclusion at „ Jiillsboro, 11L, on the 2d inst., the jury ren- • " dering a verdict of not guilty, after several wi*'" "fcoort" deliberation. There was a good deal ; .of dissatisfaction over the verdict In Christian county, particularly in *'>'-the neighborhood where the Bond ; ̂ family live, and some talk of organizing a " tnob to lynch the acquitted parties was In- '4iulged in. Mr. A. D. Bond, an uncle of the •>V • . i Unfortunate girl, having lost his reason by 1 the outrage and the prolonged excitement, 4»>Sanged himself Just before the conclusion of . *f || the_ trial. He was a highly respected citizen, 4" and the event added greatly to the feeling 'f 'kKalnst the prisoners. CHABLBS STEVENS, a murderer, has ? » '-"t>een pardon from the Mteaouri penitentiary *y Gov. Crittenden. Stevens while in prison " «fjnade proseats of fancy knicknacks of hie atu . k;f* 7 jpwn manufacture to the Governor's daugh- 3-%er, who d£o& recently. The child, on her " bod asked her father to pardon Stevens, . ̂ : and the latter complied with her wishes.... ' v*?When CSementi, one of the persons aoquitted ' .;«j'̂ tetha Emma Bond case, went to Irving, near Hllsboro, 111., he was given ten minutes to «'.-#leave the place. He soon made the fact ap- "**4sh te'rfP'U'eot that he couM have got along with .less time.... .James Williams, a burglar oon- jfined in the jail at Ottumwa, Iowa, killed *TfTurnkey Manning with a revolver, and made ̂ FOB murdering a saloon keeper at 1*498,041,723 Becrease dnnne l)ti<fitib'T, ...1L743.K37 Decrease of debt since Jane 30,188^ 58,049*483 Current liabilities-- Interest due and unpaid .....$ Debt on which interest has cMUwd.. Interest thereon Gold and silver certificates V. S. notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit. 1,980.33) 15,1S8,7»4 W6,1W 300,930,531 14,560,000 Total.. Available a Cash in treasury ...t 375^74,200 ...$ 376,374^00 to Pacific rail way 00m- panies. interest payable by United States-- Principal outstanding .4 MLOJ^USIS Interest scorned, not yet wUd. m Interest paid by United States aa Wnoo repaid by companies-- By transportation service. .* I7.S3i.M8 By cash payments, s pa cent, net earnings.. assise Balance of interest paid by United States .« * * WieserClty, Idaho, Charles Beitxler, a barber. summarily suspended from the limb of a «%<ii t*ee. . ___ " * THE SOUTH. •mi *•» ' a A MOB composed of 200 armed men ,i searched thrcugh the streets to the jail at •>0}4 ?<l Tacoo, Miss., demanded and received from 4he jailer the to the prison keys. The object > their visit was to inflict summary J* . * punishment upon four negroes confined therein tor the *knurder of Joseph >-> -/t. Miohola and the Fosey brothers, >uiuer in il-knoyn MiohoU and the few days .previous, and they did their work - ::A promptly and effectually. The mob first Mgvr mm proceeded to the oell of W. H. Foote. The m<^w 15^ door was forced open, and as one of the crowd entered he was struck with ahand-iron ' from the fireplace wrapped in a towel, and Vnocked down. At this moment firing com­ menced and the prisoner was instantly killed, being riddled by more than a dozen shots. Kobert Swaytee, another of the murderers, was taken from his oell, a rope placed around his neck and thrown over the fence, and he was thus haagedL They then proceeded to "Cl th^oell in which Richard Glbbe was incarcer- 1 ated, but could not open the doors with the keys, (iibbe appeared at the grating of his cell, and on being perceived was riddled with shot. A rope was passed into his cell, which was placed around him by his cell-mate, and he was then dragged out and hanged from the outside of the building. The mob then IS#»!#«?: went upstairs to Mfcajoh Parker's cell. He was taken out, a rope placed around his neck, and in the balcony of the middle corridor of the Jail he was hanged, the body dangling over the balcony. After this the crowd quietly dispersed. The victims are all negroes, and Foote was Deputy Collector of Internal Kevenue for the district. Ttoe lyncheis were young white men from the surrounding country. No effort was made to hinder them Four col­ ored children on u vlantation at Summerton, S. C., in the absence of their mother built a fire, which consumed the house and cremated themselves. BY the sinking of a Government steamboat near Opossum Point, on the Mis­ sissippi, three men were drowned Simon Cameron and a party of friends are at Hot Springs, Ark., and intend to visit Mexico next month. . W. IBVMO LAND ELL arrived at Lex. tngton, Ky., a few days ago with a brother 18 years old and only SI. He gave the money to a boarding house to fe d the boy, went to t* .'feT mm$m thsfc- temaralitgr. «M* led t» the pn^plthalag stoned, and to thrash to ilBjt* several persons were Injured.... China, afisr a blidl which deceived nearly all the world exoept the Frenchmen, is now making abject overtures for peace at any price. THE official who was with Lieut. Col. Sudeikin at St. Petersburg at the time of his murder has died of his wounds, and the tragic occurrence has caueed alarm at the palace, where the sentfnels have been quin tuplcd. It Is stated that four Nihilists were engaged in the crime. A police spy named Jablonski has been arrested Minister Lowell has resigned the lord rectorship of St. Andrew's college. THE United Stales Consul General at Cairo reports the deaths by the cholera epidemic at from 8&,000 to 70,000. A member of the International Tribunal says there are still from one to thiee fatal oases each day The youth Currieu, who Home time ago evinccd a disposition to kill Premier Ferry, has been sentettoed .at Paris to three months' iinprlmonlnent The HothschUds are reported to have offered France 430,000,000 francs for the state rail­ roads, and if the tender is accepted the con­ templated loan of 400,000,000 francs will be unnecessary--The Khedive has cut down his own wages 10 per dent, an l applied the same economical principle to the Income of the hereditary Prince and the expenses of the ^CTrtian court. !*• ft 40.935.000 The decrease in the public debt during De­ cember amounted to $ 11,713,337. The decrease slnoe June 83, 1S83. was $58,049,488. THERE appears to be a general senti­ ment in Congress in favor of retaliatory leg­ islation toward Germany and France. Rep­ resentatives from the West especially say the people demand the passage of laws exclud­ ing the adulterated wines and certain other manufactures from such countries as ex­ clude American swine products on the false pretense that they are diseased and unhealthy. POLITICAL. . . CONGRESSMAN HCBD, of Ohio, is after Attorney General Brewster, and a Washington dispatch says he will shortly pre­ fer charges and ask the appointment of a committee to investigate the Department of Justice. The charges as formulated are, in brief, that the detectives In the employ of the department are managing thing* to their own liking; that some of them are unfit for the places they hold; that some of them was discharged some time ago from another department for making false entries; that another has been drawing mileage he was not entitled to, and the money appropriated for the support of the department has not been spent in an eco­ nomical manner, nor with due regard to the r ublic interest. MB. HODGSON was not permitted to take the oath in the Maryland Senate* Ids being a minister at the tlmo Of elfectim rendering him ineligible. CKNKKAlJ THE failures in the United States for the past year numbered 9,184, with liabilities of $172,000,000. The year 1878 developed 10,478 insolvents. By a collision in the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, between a suburban and a freight train, twenty-two persons were killed, four mortally wounded, and sixteen slightly injured. The conductor of the freight train has been arrested for running his train with­ out orders. Appalling scenes occurred at the wreck, the boiler of the suburban train ex­ ploding, and fire also b eaking out. Some of the victims were burnt or scalded to death, while others were horribly mutilated. RECENT deaths: Napoleon Joseph Perche, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New Orleans; Hon. John Procton one of the wealthiest citizens of New Hamp­ shire; John M. Scully, of New York, a lead­ ing Irish Nationalist; Joseph Longworth, a prominent citizen of Cincinnati; George W. Lane, President of the New York Chamber of Commerce; Joseph D. Murphy, a well- theatrical manatrer of Philadelphia; Francis Hawley, the aged father of Hawley, of Connecticut. COMMERCIAL failures: C. A. Constant & Co., retail dry-goods, Chicago, liabilities $155,000; Jeffords, Bailey ft Co., lounge man­ ufacturers, Jamestown. N. Y., liabilities $100- 000; F. J. Conklin ft Co., hats Binghamton, N. Y.; William Carroll ft Co., New York city, liabilities $170,000; H. E.Mann, dry-good,s St. Paul, liabilities $£0,000; Ullman & Lamb, plantation supplies, Natchez, Miss., liabilities $20,000; Eager, Bartlett ii Co., woolen goods, Boston, liabilities $80,000; Gillies & Bio., teas and spices. New York, liabilities $"5,000; Deles ft Pratt, furniture, Toledo, liabilities $30,01)0; A. M. Church, jeweler, Chicago, liabilities $10,COO; J. A. Anderson, clothing, Atlanta, tia, liabilities $35,000; John D. Leslie, grain, Elkhart, Ind., liabilities $30,000; Thomas 8. Uenard, notions, Cin­ cinnati, liabilities $75,COO; Heis Bros, ft Go., fancy groceries, Cincinnati, liabilities ICOO.OW; lease Refc, wholesale cigars, Cincinnati, liabilities $300,100; C. W. Savage & Sons general merchants, Miles City, Mont., liabilities, $100,000; Jacob Jacobs, fancy goods, Nashville, Tenn., liabilities $40,000; H. E. burning, hardware, Shelbyvllle, 111., liabilities $10,000; J. E. Muaaelwhite, notions. Peoria, 111., liabilities $20,000; Landrum ft Butler, dry goods, Augusta, Ga., liabilities $38,000; Gillison ft Donaldson, hardware, Minneapolis, Minn., labilities $16,000; A. J. Defos«ez, operatic manager, New Orleans, liabilities $75,000. THE Gould system of railroads is about to establish a telegraph school at St. Louis, with a view not only to educating operators, but of selecting pupils from the acclimated people along the southwestern lines Gen. Grant has forfeited hie Mexican submarine cable concession; , FOKEIGX. THE Orange Grand Master of Ire­ land has issued a circular advising the en­ rollment of volunteer forces for the'soclety, and announcing tbat the Government will be asked to arm these men with rifles, to be stored in the Orange halls Egyptian rebels attacked the town ot Gezireh, near Berber, but were repulsed with heavy loss by only two companies of ilashi-Bazouks Lieut. Col. Sudeikin. of the Kussian army, has been assasinated by Nihilists, whe also threaten the Minister of the Interior.... Garcia, the most noted gambler in Europe, who has been known to win or lose stakes of £100,000, has entered a Trappist convent In Spain--Cardinal Bishop Antonino de Luca died at Rome. LARGE crowds attended the Orange and Nationalist gatherings at Dromorc. Ire­ land, New Year's day. Numerous soldiery and police prevented a collision between the factions, but not without bayoneting two men, wounding them mortally. Lords <jeorge iBMlfOHAL HEWS* JAS. 3, 4, 5, and 6 • were four of th« coldest days experienced in the Northwest in many years, the thermometer ranging from 8 to 40 degrees below tero. VALMAK RECTOR, a negro, W hanged at Baton Rouge for the murder of Duncan Williams. The condemned man re­ fused to remain on the scaffold, and screamed Rnd begged for life until he was bound. The Sheriff at Eastman, Ga., on opening the cell door of u colored murderer named James Cruminidy, about to be hanged, was attacked with a kn.fe. The doomed man then made himself unconscious by hacking his throat. He was taken to the scaffold on a stretcher, and supported until the drop fell. The Directors of the Northern Paciflo road held a meeting in New York last week. A letter was read from Henry Villard re­ signing the Presidency of the company be­ cause of nervous prostration and in defer­ ence to the interests of the stockholders. The resignation was accepted, and a special election was ordered to choose a suc­ cessor. The Directois voted Mr. Villard $10,000 per annum for his services. Vice President Oakes reported the line in first- class order except 100 miles near the junction west of Helena. Villard is a total financial wreck. He has made an assign­ ment for the benefit of bis creditors to Wm. Endicott. Jr., of Boston, and Horace White, of New York. After all his debts are can­ celed, he desires that the residue be turned over to his wife Robert A. Murray, who was engaged in loaning money in Boston, has fled with $40,000 or more belonging to men who misplaced their confidence in him. TOUCHING the recent "accident" to the Czar a Vienna paper says that while re­ turning from a hunt with his suite, six per" sons were noticed ahead of the Czar's party on tho road, who stood aslde'when so ordered by the Imperial escort, but that as the Csar's sledge passed three shots were fired at him, one bullet lodging in his shoulder. The as­ sassins escaped in a dense wood near at hand, pursued by officers, but the chase was fruitless. One of the pursuing party has not yet turned up.... An account of the murder of Informer Carey, published in Dublin by United Ireland, shows that there was no struggle, O'Donnell delib­ erately killing his man. LAST week was noticeable for an enormous number of failures, the score ex­ ceeding all previous records In recent years. In amount of liabilities, happily, the reports tell a much more encouraging story. A Decline in Oil. "Don't you think," remarked Mrs. Bullion, settling herself into . a new Eastlake chair, "that after the mint of money we have spent in our viller, there is still something lacking?" "You are right about that," answered Mr. Bullion, "and I think I know what the trouble is. With all our fine furni­ ture and brickback, and sich things, the walls are as bare as a saw-mill. Now, maybe, you see where the lack comes in!" "Goodness gracious! soldo. Why, we've forgot all about the pictures." "Jes' so. What we want is paintings --oil paintings. I saw some advertised to-day fQr sale at auction, and it's mighty lucky we thought of it in time, fur these (jurist fellows are mighty high-toned about prices, you know." "But is this a good time to buy ?* k Couldn't be better, my dear. They are all painted in oil, the advertisement says so, and I see by another pfcrt of the paper that oil is cheaper than it has been for a year past. Ill rush down and grab the htill lot."--Philadelphia Call. Tad. Housekeeper--"I don't want any more of your milk, not a drop. It has a very bad taste." Milkman--"Guess your oeller needs a coat of whitewash, ma'am." Housekeeper--"No it don't, you inso­ lent fellow. It was whitewashed last week." Milkman--"Then it must be that your servant girl pours it out herself. Just keep it by your side awhile, ma'am, and you will find it as sweet as new hay." Housekeeper--"Give me t|i;o extra quarts."--Philadelphia CalLiM^Zi-i THE MABKET. ' NEW YORK. $ 5.00 6. SO 10J l.»> 1.13 .*« .39 Hoos Pix>UB--Sup«rfln« .. WHEAT--No. 1 Dnluth.. No. 3 Bed Cobn--Nf>. 3. 0*T8--No. 2. P.-VIK--Mew L/a > CHICAGO. BEEVKS--Goo 1 to Fancy Steers.. Common to Pair........ Medium to Fair Hons Fioua -Fancy White Winter Ex G<od 10 Choii-w Spr'g Ex WHEAT--Sc. 2 Hprii g Ko 2 lied Winter. Con*--No. 2 OAT<--NO. i kT --No. 2 KARLBV--No X ww,. ItcTrs --Choice Creamery...... Eaof--frefh loat-- 14.50 .09 @ .0I>& fei'O i . work as a brakeman himself, without getting a.n<i C'aude Hamilton and Caledon addressed any food, and, after thirty-six hours' labor l e Uraniiemen, while T. 1). Sullivan and la rigorous weather, died of hunger and ex­ posure. WASHINGTON. 1 TBB Committee on Public Lands, ' says a Washington telegram, will proceed actively with its work. Chairman Cobb says that it is not yet decided whether hie consoli­ dated bill proposing a general forfeiture of unearned lands shall be reported, or whether O'Brien wore the principal speakers at the Nationalist meeting. Tho Orangemen at­ tacked the Nationalists, but cavalry and in­ fantry charged the combatants and wounded a number of the Orange party. Infantry with fixed bayonets escort­ ed the Nationalists out of harm's reach.... New Year's was memorable for crashes in the English coai and iron traae. somethiiiK muuh like a panic having made its unwelcome ap> pearanoe. Four great failures were an- 100 8.50 ft. 00 4. no #.25 8.00 .95 •W .5J ,i5!» ,3-i .27 ia.w •08U<SS .U9 WHEAT--No. S CORN--No. 2... OATT--No. a... RVE--No. 2.... BABUEY--NoS. POBK--MESS IiABD •Viv.-. .OS ss .82 .88 .<9 lXfQ Y - j f ' . 6 . 5 0 8i. Ltfuia. WHPAT--NFT AIlod. I.OI COBN--Mtfccd ;.w 0>A-JH-NO. A .30 Kru .si POBK--HORN 14.25 LABD '«* iNciftsiii.' WPKAT--No. S Red COBN ; OATS Kyk I"ork--Mess LABD.... TOLEDO. WHKAT--NO. 3 Bed CORK OATS-No. a DETHOIT. PT/»CB WHBAT--Na 1 White CORN--No. a.... OATB--Mixed POBK--Mess INDIAN APOLI& WnEAT--No. 2 Bed. 99 COBH--No. a ss OATS-- 1. ixed .JA EAST LIBKBTT, PA , CATXTE--Best #.00 Fair ».60 Common tot Hoos 8.90 BHREP...*. 4.00 & 1.0s (it .00 f .st & .63 <014.50 <9 V.OO Q 1.03 .41 c* .m; 0.14 7 i .0ft >44* .<M 1.0.1 <& J.Ot .48 ("1 .4J .«» & .34 .60 (.(«, .(,1 14.26 <018.00 .l«li .94 & .96 . A4 d .88 .88 0 .114 R.fO (dp 6.80 1.04^(9 l.OSU .89 «# .86 .34 ® .86 18.35 ts. 18.78 e Lot 0 .M 0 .88 His Opiate* iiliayGoald--AMIag a Ter- ritarlal Goreiwr. tl-romthe Chicago Tribune.] ycUowing az» sotne of the more intensUag of JJ» leUffs wrtttsn by C. P. Huntington, the C^tnd Fac^Bf ajjaupuliil. to "Friend Col ton," which show rpiifli the methods employed to strenttheathewroadand push the Interesto of the Bewest Mlepollstle scheme--the Sonth- era Paoflc nllmd! Nnr Toax^Scb 8, 1874.-- Friend Col ton: Totirs of SeptWu?ec<lved. • • • I want yon to be sure to get seme one to see Luttrell and Hacer sad get Item to work to change the line of the 8. P. to the Salinas Valley and give the oompany mot* Mat to build that road than they now have. We want the land granted to remain m it h>; that is, it was withdrawn on a certain line. NOT, what we want, ae I under­ stand it, is to tmaove the line on which the road )• to he boilt an«Jet the land gnat stay when It is. I woatd wjuest that you get some Demo­ crat that has inwest on the Mae of our roads that can oonviace Luttrell that it is for his in- tenst to work fit the C. P. and 8. P. interest, for that would be in the Interest of the whole people. Do attend to this and let me know whatjia* been dene. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. ; FIXING UP OUB coNaaasmsN. NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 1874.--Friend Colton: Yours of Nov 37 is received with inclosures. It certainly wes a shabby thing in Vining to write snch a letter Towne wrote me and sent me a copy of the letter. I saw Dillon and he seemed very much offended at V. for writing It, and said nothing of the kind should happen again. I think I shall ~<pow your letter to Gould, but they are not our kind of people. I have sent out some copies of Tom Soott's bill as amended by me. Read It carefully and let me know what you think of it. Of course the San Diego people may tot like it unless you agree to bund a road from their place out to connect with our road, and yon may think best to do that. It certainly is very important to S. F. that we build the 8. P, into Ariaona, and it would be well for yon at once to write some let ters for the influential nten of S. F. to sign, to send to all our M. C. and Senators, to iro for the bill as we want it, and if pou do not think it right as it is fix it and send it back; hut if we could get it as it Is I would be satisfied. Storr rays it 'will make Scott very mad, and he thought it best not to send it, and may be he is right; but if Soott kicks at it I propose to say to Congress: "We will build cant of the Colorado to meet the Texas P. without aid," and then see how many members will dare give him •Id to do what we offered to do without. My only fear then would be the cry that theC.P. and the 8. P. was all one and would be a vast monopolv, etc., and that is what we must guard against, and that is one reason why you should )>e in Washington. I send copy of my letter to Scott on sending the bill; he sent it for me to tlx to suit me. The U. P. people are not yet ready to order steamers. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINOTON. INTENDS TO SEE LUTTRELL. NEW YORK, Nov. IB, I87T.--Friend Colton: Yours of the 6th inst. is received. * * * I never have spoken to Luttrell myself, but When he comes over I will see liim. There is a large field to lie worked over in California to bring about good feeling between ourselves and our enemies, and as yon are a new man n the firm I think you arc the party to do this. * * * Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON, ON LUTTBELL'H TRAIL. NEW YORK. Nov. 17, 1874--Friend Colton: Yours ot the 7th and 9th Inst. are reoeived. I notice tbat you are yet on Luttrell's trail. I hope yon will get some one to convince him that we are pood fellows--and that should not be a hard thing to do, for I have no doubt of lo myself. I notice what you say about getting control of the A Ae P. franchise by getting a majority of tho stock. * * * Yours truly, C. P, HUNTINGTON. LUTTRKLI TKDEB COLTON'S CAKE. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. 1874.--Friend Colton: Yours of the 12th in reoeived, and I am glad to learn that you have Luttrell under your charge, but you must be careful and not let him get anything to strike back with, as he is a CUBS, and I do not think it safe for Stanford to talk with him on onr matters, as it would be just like him to get up in Congress and lie about what 8. said to him. He must have solid rea­ sons or he will go back on you. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. INTRIGUING AGAINST BGOTT. NEW, YORK. NOV. 30, 1874.--Friend Colton: Herewith I send copy of bill tbat Tom Scott pro­ poses to put through Congress this winter. Now I wish yon would at once get as many of the as­ sociates together as you can, and then let me know what you want. Scott sent me three copies, fixed as he wants them, and asked me to help pass them through Congress, and lf*I would not do it as he has fixed it, then he asked me to fix it so that I will, or in any way that I will supportJtr^Now do attend to this sconce, and in tab ifte^TOme I will fix lthefcrand sec how near we are together when yours gets here. Scott is prepared to pay, or promlses«to pay, a large amount of money to pass his bill, but I do not think he can pass It, although I think this coming session of Congress will be composed of the hungriest set of men that ever got together, and that the d-- only knows what thev will do. Yonrs truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. MEN WHO MAY BE "CONVINCED." NEW YOBK, Dec. s, 1874.--Friend Colton: * * I would like to know what is being done with the California Pacific extension bonds. Has any of our people endeavored to do any­ thing with Low and Friable? They are both men that can be convinced. * * * I will see Lut­ trell when he comes over and talk with him, and maybe be and we can work together, but if we can brush him out it would have a good effect, and then we could, or at lea«t would try to, get some better material to work with. * • * Yours truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. DISTRIBUTING FREE PASSES. NEW YORK, March 3, 1878.--Friend Colton: Yours of the 2d inst. have just come to hand, also dispatch that you have received two dis- atches from George E. Oray. What is up? lave received no letter from C. P. H. for tlirea days. Have you sent passes and money? The money 1 had not sent, for the reason I did not know you wanted it until to-day. The passes have gone as fast as they have come in from Dillon. I have just sent over for the last lot, and if they come will send them with this. I also send $1,000 as requested. I notice a bill passed the House A few days since, called up by Williams, of Michigan. I lorget its title, but it called for reports, etc., etc., from the Paciflo loads. Of course it was something uglv or it would not have passed. * * * Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. TRYING TO CAVE DOWN THE BANK. NEW YORK, March 19, 1875.--Friend Colton: If you could get some well-written articles pub­ lished in t he S. F. papers showing up the great value of the country traversed by the 8. P., and tho vftKt business that road must do to take Into market the product of the" country; in fact, such articles as would tend to induce people to buy S. P. bonds and lands, I should get the articles republished in the newspapers on this Bide to as great an exteut as I could, which is a very eflective and cheap way of advertising. Will you attend to this? Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON THE WORST MAN HE EVELL HAW. NEW YOBK. April 12, 187S.--Friend Colton: • * The II. P. A P.M. people have talked with me, and it Is best we do not forget the same parties control both, but I paid to them teat I did not have tbe data here, and it I had, was not familiar enough with the details of Operating the road to make or enter into a contract with them, etc. 1 quite agree with you that the rise in freights, and I may say the general business of the Pacific, or I perhaps should say the U. P. road, has becum? HO notorious of late, and I think it is quite liable io hurt ns very much in our settlement with the Government. In fac", there is where I think we are likely to be most harmed. I think I understand our position here and know that to get just what belongs to us may cause us much trouble and perilexity so long as Jay Gould controls a link in the overland line and also a line by sea. Fori think him the worst man to do anything with I ever knew. But I think, while 110 doubt not the worst, but almost I the worst, thing we can do as matters stand to- | day Is to quarrel with him, and I do not pro­ pose to have a quarrel if I can well avoid. You know something ot him and cau tell t he other California as?opiates what you think o( the situation here. It is night and 1 will quit. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. Send my letters to 8., Nos. 49'.t and 507. MANIPULATING THE NEWSPAPERS. NEW YORK, April 7, 1875.--Friend Colton: Yours of March *27, No. . is received. * » » I send slip from Eren 1 ng Pout. The same thing has been in the other papers, some ot which got $1 per line- for publishing, so 1 do not think they are doing this tor fun or to buy slock. As you have no doubt noticed l,v overland telegraph, the Panama railroad has elected a new lioard of Directors and leffr P. M. and U. P. out, and there is evidently a misonde; standing between Gould and Trcnor W. P., but don't bet money on it. C. I'. HUNTINGTON. INCAUTIOUBNE^R OF STANFORD. NEW YOBK, May as, IKT.V -Friend Colton: Yours r f the 'iotti is received wita N. P. clip­ pings. I do not think Booth made many votes by his Granil hot* 1 speech. Toe Governor raid --Gov. S.«--some good things to the Ohronirle interviewer: but 1 think it un'.ortunat: that he should so clopftiy connect the C. P with the 8. P., as that is ttic only w< apon our enemies have to tight us with in Congrecs. • • » Yonrs truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. GOUI.D'8 PBOBABLE WEAK POINT. NEW YORK, May 3, 1875.--Friend Colton: I called at Gould's house last niaht and had a long talk with hiin on various matters; showed him your letter No. 16. * * * If he has a weak point 1 believe I have found it. • « » Yours truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. AN ALLEGED WILD HOG. Friend Colton: • * * I notice what you say of Luttrell; he is a wild hog; don't let him come back to Washington; but as the House is to be largely Democratic, and if he was to be teteated likely it would be charged to us, hence I think it would be well to beat him with a Democrat; but 1 would defeat him any way, and if he got the nomination put up another Democrat and run against him, and in that way elect a Re- 0 LW publican. Beat Mm. * * * Yours truly. <r« 7.oi> c. P. HUNTINGTON, fi.60 OA VINO PICKERING AND PITCH DOWN THE BANK. (8 6.w» NBW YOBS, Sept. 17,1875.--Friend Colton: (m 4.50 I Tours of the 9tb Inst.. with inclosures as there- 0 7.00 0 0.00 & 6.78 <3 1.33 & 1.14 & .67 @ .41 & C.S0 <!S 6.00 8.50 @ 6.00 <gl 5.80 <58 5.60 .96 & 1.01 (ft .4M •S4H .60 •C7 .33 .18 <<$13.13 &&£*.« pcry fellow, and I est, but not sun. aad got owe for him yon can with him, but dont trust him giuch. Yours truly. C. P. HtTN^FWOTON. DANGEKS car INT*BVIEWING. OCT. 3S, 1875.--Friend Colton: • • * I notice by tbe Attn of the lttta that some corre- anondent of the 8M Dis«»Mj>«hasbeen Inter­ viewing Mr. Crocker. It la very difficult for any one to be Interviewed by an infernal news­ paper witnout getting hurt; and Mr. Crocker is not the most unlikely to get hurt ot all the men I know. I notice what you write of the dlfflcul- tles of getting railroad franchise fn Arisona. I wish It was otherwise. Yours truly, . C. P. HUNTWGTON. GWIN B SECRKT-SgaVICE WOBK. Ngw YoBK, Nov. 10, 1875.--Friend Colton: Yours of Oct.24,1878, Ifo. ML to before me. Dr. Owin is also here. I think the Doctor can do us some good if he can work under cover, bui if he is to <k;me to the surface as our man I think it would be better that he should not oome, as he is very obnoxious to very many on the Re­ publican side of the House, and then there Is so many things about our business that he does not know, and he has not the time to learn it before Congress comes and g es. It was very unfortunate that he came over in Di­ rectors' car with Mr. Crocker. I received a let­ ter to-day from a party in Massachusetts that said that Oorham and Bargent were very much offended because Owln was, or rather had, come over to look after our int̂ taWMhiigton. I am, however,,disposed to think that Owin can do us some good, but not as our agent, but as an anti-subsidy Democrat and also as a Southern man with much influence In the South in show­ ing the Southern people that the Texas and Pa­ cific It. R. is in no way a Southern Pacific road, but a road, if built by the Government, would prevent the Southern States from having a road to tho Pacific for many years. But Owin must not be known as our maa. • * * Yours, etc., C. P. H. OWIN WORKING UP THE SOUTH. NEW YOBK, NOV, 13, 1875.--Friend Colton: Your dispatch that you had sent §200,000 gold is received. Dr. Owln left for the South yester­ day. I think he can do us considerable good if he sticks for hard money and anti-snbsidy schemes, but if it was understood by the public that he was here in our interest it would no doubt hurt us. When he left I told him he must not write to me, but when he wanted I should know his whereabouts, etc., to write to R. T. Colburn, ot Elizabeth, N. J. * * * Yours truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. WAKING UP THE SOUTH. NEW YOBK, NOV. 24, 1875.--Friend Colton: • * * Crocker was in the office to-day, and I spoke to him about the S. P. sending me a special power of attorney to act for the S. P. before Congress, and make any proposition to bnild the S. P. to meet railroads on this side, etc. Mr. C. said he would attend to it, but I write this to remind him, as he took no mem­ orandum. I want you to make such a proposi­ tion as I wrote to von for some days since. I am getting the South well waked up on Scott's Southern-Ncrthern project. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. GWIN'S LITTLE MISTAKE. NEW YOKK. Dec. M, 1875.--Friend Colton: * * * I have just returned from Washington. The Doctor (Gwin) was unfortunate about the Railroad Committee; that is, there was not a man pnt on the committee that was on his list, and 1 must say I was deceived; and he was often with Kerr, and K. was at his rooms and spe t nearly one evening. The committee is not nec­ essarily a Texas Pacific, but it is a commercial committee, and I have not much f- ar but that they can be convinced that ours is the right bill for the country. If things could have been left as we fixed them last winter there would have been little difficulty in defeating Scott's bill; but their only argument is It is controlled by the Central. That docs not amount to much beyond this: it allows members to vote for Scott's bill for one reason and give the other; that it was to break up a great monopoly, etc. If these damned interviewers would keep out of the way it would be much easier traveling. I send a few clipping*. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. FB1ENDLY BRISTOW. NEW YOBS, Dec. 10, 1876.--Friend Colton: * * I think we have nothing to fear this winter from the Texas Paciflo bill. I bad a talk with Bristow, Secretary of the Treasurv. He will be likely to help us fix up our matters with the Government on a fair basis. Yours trulv, C. P. HUNTINGTON. HAROENT'8 NEUTRAL ATTITUDE. NEW YOBK, Deo. 13, 1875.--Friend Colton: • * You write you are drawing up a bill to introduce in Conaress. 1 am glad yon are. I have been to work on one for some days, and Mr. Storrs has it in hand now. When vours comes I will use the best one, or, what Is'more likely though, use the best parts of both. I hope to have it introduced by Thursday, the 23d. Scott is making a terrible effort, promising ev­ erything t > everybody, and I promise nothing that I do not expect we shall fulfill, and the Southerners being so very poor that many of the m will hold to Scott in hopes he may do something for them. Vain hope. Sargent, as yon no doubt have seen, has gone off the Rail­ road Committer, but there is a good man in his place, Eaton ot Connecticut. His going off looks as if he did not care to help us or barm us much. If he did he would have staid on the committee. I sent you to-day benate bills Nos. 6 and 14. I oonld get control of Atlantie and Pacific railroad at very small cost, but do we want it as a gift? Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON, CABB'K SALARY. NEW YOBK, Jam. 14, 1876.--Friend Colton: Yours of Dec. 80 and tue 1st inst., Nos. lao and 1-21, also your telet ram that William B. Carr has had for his servioes $00,000 8. P. bonds; then asking how much more I think his servioes are worth for the future. That is a very difficult question to answer, as I do not know how many years Mr. Carr has been in our employ, or how far in the future wc should want him. In view of the many things we have now before Con­ gress, and also in this sinking-fund which we wish to establish, in which we propose to pnt all the company's lands in Utah and Nevada, it isvi ton very important that his friends in Washing- 1 should be with us, and if tbat could be brought about by paying Carr say $10,000 or 120,000 per year, I think we could afford to do it, but of course not until he had controlled his friends. They could hurt us very much on this land matter, although I would riot propose to put the land in at any more than it is worth, say $2.50 per acre. I would like to have yon get a written proposition from Carr, in which he would agree to control his friends for a fixed sum, then send it to me. Between the business here and in Washing­ ton, I am worked about up to my capacity. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON, President. THE WAT BILLS ABE KILLED. NEW YOBK, Jan. 4, 1875.--FRIEND COLTON : I have ordered all bills introduced in Congress to be sent to Sanderson that have any bearing on our interest. Please look them over ana give me your views. Many bills, no doubt, like Senate bill No. 50, will be introduced that are bad; and the only way to kill them will be In committee. Yours trulv, C. P. H. THOSE DAMNED INTERVIEWS. FRIEND COLTON: • * * 1 received three letters from Washington this morning. They all tell me that Scott is there in great force, and say he will pass his bill in spite of Hunting­ ton and the Central Pacific. He cannot do it, but it was a great mistake in not letting this matter remain as we fixed it last winter, but these d--d interviewers may kill us yet. • • * Yours truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. ON TO WASHINGTON. NEW YOBK, Jan. 17, 1875.--Friend Colton: * * * 1 have received several letters and tele­ grams from Washington to-day, all calling me there, as Scott will certainly pass his Texas Pa­ cific bill if I not rome over, and I shall go over to-night, but I think he could not pass his bill if I should help him; but, of course, I cannot know this tor certain, and jnst what effort to make against hiin is what troubles me. It costs money to fix things so that I would know his bill would not pass. I believe with #200.000 I can pass our bill, but I take it that it is not worth that much to us. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTTNGtOH. THE MEN WHO WOBE THE COLLAR. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.--1870.--Friend Colton: * * * Scott is making a terrible effort to pass his bill, and he has many advantages with his railroads running out from Washington in al­ most every direction, on which he gives free passes to every c ne which he thinks can help him ever so little. The Texas Pacific seems to own almost every one in the whole country. I I hear In very many of the large towns there are parties holding stock in this construction com­ pany, and they are all in Washington working for the T. P. bill. Then < n our side we have Sargent, Booth, Jones, Cole, and Oorham in the Senate 10 help u>. * * * Scott is working most ly amongst, the commercial men. He switched Senator Spencer of Alabama and Walker of Virginia this week, but you know they can be switched back with the proper ar­ rangements when thev are wanted; but Bcott is asking for so much that he can promise largely to pay when he wins, and you know I keep on high ground. All the members in the House from California are doing first-rate exoept Piper, and lie is a hog any way you can ax him. I wish vcu would write a letter to Lut­ trell paying that I ray be is doing first-rate and is verv able, etc., and send me a copy. » • • • Yours trulv. C. P. HUNTINGTOK. P. S.-- I will get you telegraph passes. H. SCOTT AS A "OONVINC EB." NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 1876.--Friend Colton: * • • Scott is developing more strength for his Texas <fe P. than I thought it possible for him to do. He has men all over the country to bring influence to bear on their M. C. They have considerabie. money. as they have con­ vinced several parties tbat I thought we had sure. I am doing all I cats, bat it is the liveliest fight I- was ever in. I seat a maa to Richmond, Va., Saturday, and one to Albany to-day, to get resolutions passed by the Leglalattms again subsidies. If I can get them it will control two st tw. cooMtbm *S> u£ but little doubt we would win the fight. What doyOuallthlakofft? * * • Yours truly, _ „ LPT, C. P. HUNTINGTON. P._ 8. --Those memorandums giving progress of the wow on 8. P. are very interesting to me. || HE WORKS 365 DATS IN THE TEAR. . Friend Colton: * * * Soott is making a very dirty light and 1 ̂ S?1 ̂Ter?Lh*rd to pay him off, and If 1 do not live to see the gim growing over him I shall ne mistaken. You know I work Mtdays In a year when it is necessary. Yourstruly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. TROUBLESOME oerruas. , NEW YOBK, April 18. IW«.--Friend Colton: the stgners, but I managed to. get them; so y»u need not aarwhera you got the in USfii Party who got the names said most of them is in one handwriting * • * Yourstruly, C. P. HUNTINOTON. THE ALTA 8 GOOD ARTICLE. .ilS? 2f?r b 187s-~Friend Cotton: The is good. It would be well IlSflJSILS'J* g?od I""***® published on that *end *° more important i.*® **«»»>«* of Congress. I think I never tod quite so muo i on my hands SWiSKW the '»•* two months, but I think I have disposed of the 8. P. nntii December. Scott oame to my house last 8atur- day night, and we both agreed to hold off and do nothing (as above). Scott, no doubt, thinks he will be Stronger next winter than now, but I do not think so. * * * Youra truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. SABGENT 8 BLUFF GAME. NEW YOBK, May 12, 1870.--Friend Colton: members of the Railroad Committee, and want them very much. Of eoune you will see the neoesslty of keeping such matters to ourselves. I have not time to write more, as it is night, and I go to Washington at 9 p. m. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINOTON. A BOUGH FIGHT. NEW YOBK, March 4,1H76.--FRIEND COLTON: Yours of Feb. 24, No. 142, is reoeived. I have been in Washington most of the time slnoe Congress met, and you say truly when you write that you think I have had*rough fight here this winter. The Railroad committee of the House was set up for Scott, and it baa been a very difficult matter to switch a majority of the committee away from him, but I think it Scott paid for having it published; that he would not have let it gone into the paper if it had been left to him, etc. With this fsend slip to-day » Timet/. Just what is to come out of this fight I cannot say, but I expect to live to see the grass growing over these fellows. But in the meantime we shall be hurt some * * * Yours truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON, CONTROLLING THE ASSOCIATED PBESS. NEW YOBK, May 2,1876.--Friend Colton: Here­ with I send a copy of telegraphic dispatch that came over yesterday. Who is this Webster? Is it not possible to control the agent of the ABSO- dated Press in San Francisco? The matter th»t hurt tbe C. P. and 8. P. most here are the dispatches that oome from San Francisco. Scott has a wonderful power over the press, which I suppose he has got by giving them free passes for many years over his roads. * * * Yours truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. THE CALIFOBN1A DELEGATION REVIEWED. NEW YORK, June 7, 187C.--Friend Colton: * *' * I am having the hardest fight by a hun­ dred times that I have ever had in Washington, but we shall not be eat up this time. I hope Luttrell will be sent back to Congress. I think It would be a misfortune if he was not. Wig- ginton has not always been right, but he is a good fellow and Is growing every day. Page is always right, and it would be a misfortune to C&iifornift not to live liim in Congress. Piper is a damned hog and shonld not come back. It is nhame enough for a pre&t commercial city like San Francisco to send a scavenger like him to Congress once. I have not time to write more. Yonrs truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. HUNTINGTON AS A BARGAINER. NEW YOBK. June 12. 1876.--Friend Colton* Your three letters of the 36th and 27th of May, Nos. --, are reoeived. I notice what vou say of Wlgglnton, Luttrell, and Piper, the lat­ ter should be defeated at almost any cost. San Francisco cannot afford to have so worthless a fellow represent them in Congress. * • » Yours, etc., c. P. HUNTINGTON. THAT ODIOUS DEMAGOGUE. NEW YOBK, June 21, 187#.--Friend Colton: * * * There is a terrible fight kept up on us in Washington. But wh.le they may bite ns they will not eat us np. Sherrel telegraphed me to oome to Washington in great baste, as Lawrence was to pass his bill at once, so I went over and got the committee to recall it from the House back to the oommittec, so tbe demagogue from Ohio cannot trouble us before the eth of July. * * * Yourstruly, C. P. HUNTINGTON, A BAIT FOB DEMAGOGUES TO DIBBLE. MEW YOBK, June 24, 1876.--Friend Colton: * * * I am doing all I can to have the Gov­ ernment take 0,000,000 acres of land and give the railroad oompany credit for $15,000,too, but the prospect of their doing it is not as bright as I wiah it was. I wish yon would have the news­ papers take the ground that this land ougbt to be taken by the Government and held for the people, so tha when they wanted it they could have it, etc. Something that the demagogues can vote and work for. Letting the Government take the lands now at $3.60 an acre to pay a debt due them, say in twenty years, is not more th«n say tl would be put in a sinking fond at « per cent., interest compounded each six months. * * * Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. THE COMPLIANT ASSOCIATED PBESS. NEW YOBK, July a, 1876.-Friend Colton: Yours of the 23d and 2«th, Nos. 173 and 174. arc received. 1 am glad to learn that the outlook for tbe coming year is so good, as it will help us to some of the mcney to do some of the many things that we ousht to do, Our payments for materials this month and next will be very large, and yon will need to send all the money you well can. I have reoeived a telegram that I mnstcome to Washington to-night. I shall go, but I dread it, as it is fearful hot. I wish you would have it sent to the Associated Press here that the con­ tract is let to build the S. P. H. R. bridge over the Colorado river. Of course it should be so understood by all there that the bridge is to be built. I have had some talk with Scott ab ut a trade. I said to him we were about closing con­ tract for bridge, etc. Steel rails are coming along better than they did. If I had not or­ dered any rails until I had received letters from California, as per my letters in January to Mr. Crocker, you would have wanted them bad be­ fore you had got any. I shall come to California soon after Congress adjourns. When that will be I don't know. The d may. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. UNDER ONE AND OVBB THE OTHER. NEW YOBK, NOV. 11, 1876.--Friend Colton: Yours of the 2d inst., No. 2, is reoeived. I am glad to learn that you Will send t > this office 13,000,000 by the 1st of January. About $2,000,- 000 on the old C. P. 011 October is good. I hope Luttrell is elected and Piper defeated, as it is generally understood here that our hand was under one and over the other. * • • Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINOTON. A MEETING WITH SCOTT. NEW YOBK, Nov. is, 187#.--Friend Colton: I had a meeting in Philadelphia last night with Tom Scott. We meet again here to-m rrow. I do not have my own way altogether, but I think that we can agree upon some bill that we can all work for. We shall have to pro rate on through business more than I would like. And 1 think there should be a bridge company or­ ganized (that we are not known In) to build over the Colorado river at, say, Arrowsbury or any other point on the river, then build at the point where the railroad crosses, under contract with the railroad company. In this way we could tax the through business on this line if we so de­ sired. * • * Yourstruly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. "HAT NOTHING." NEW#YOBK, Dec. 4, 1876.--FRIEND COLTON: * * I send copy of the bill, although not al­ together agreed to yet. You will notice it allows of a bridge outside ot the railroad corporation at the Colorado river; or, as you will sec, the road from the west goes to the liver and starts from the river to go east; but there must be nothing said about this bridge. If there should be, it will kill it, and it is possible we may need this bridge outs.de the railroad oompany. * • * Yours, etc., C. P. HUNTINOTON. A BLACKMAIL BBIDGE. NEW YCBK, Dec. 7" 1876.--FRIEND COLTON: Your letters, Nov. 28 and 29, Nos. 7,8. and 9, have just come to hand. As to tbe bridge over the Colorado river, it is a matter that I care nothing about, if you do not. But tn fixing up the 8. P. and T. and P. matter it occurred to me tbat we ahould have to pro rate with the T. and P., as the S. P. would be over mountains and through a country where water and fuel will be expensive, it occurred to me that a bridge with an arbitrary would be well to help us to get what we really ought to have, and protect our interests generally. As I said before, if you don't want it, I don't. * • • Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. KEEP THE OOUNTBT POSTED. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 20, 1876.--FRIEND COLTON: lam having the roughest tight with Scott that I have ever had, but I hope to drive him into something that we can accept. I should not have much trouble if matters could have been left ae we fixed them when you were here; but, since some of our people has con­ vinced the public that the 8. P. & being built by the C. P., and they have raised the cry of monopoly against us, it makes it very hard for us; but such is life. * • • Yourstruly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. A SATISFACTORY COMMITTEE. Nsw YORK, March 7, 1877.--Friend Colton: * • • The P. M. S. S. Co. got no aid. I will tell yon some things about that some time. The Sinking Fund bill did not pass, but it is in a much better shape to p»ss than it has ever been before. I staved in Washington two days to fix up Railroad Committee in the Senate. Scott was there working for the Fame thing; but I beat him for once certain, as the committee is just as we want it, which is a very important thing for us. • • * Yours truly. C. P. HUNTINGTON. ViT.HF NEW YOBK, April 3, 1877.--Friend Colton: We should be verv careful to get a United States Senator from California that will be disposed to help us. Sargent, 1 th nk, will be friendly, and there is no man in the Senate that can irash a measure further than ho can. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. DON'T GO ANT MONET OH HIM. NEW YOBK, May 7, 1877--Friend Colton. • • I notice what you say of Conover, the Flrstda detective. He is a never fellow, but dont go any money on him. We must have friends in Conciess from the west coast, as it is very important, I think, that we kill the open highway and get a fair sinking- fund bill by which we can get the time beyond the maturity of the bonds that the Government loaned us to pay the indebtedness, aad I think If any Republican is elected in Saxgent'a place should It is HWXUKT M money bere-I _ Yours truly, '.Hcwrwatojt. Colton: I «m to Oen. toramdoasmaeh taCongm*,and gs he i« avaty able man ha* been able to do us much good, aad he has never lost us one dollar. I think I have written you before about Senator Conover. He may want to noiTow some money, but we are so short thi« - , ^*T0 j°st given Senator Ingalfc*, of Kansas,, a letter to you. He is a go d fellow, and can do K00*1, aad 1 think is well disposed iowara QR. Senator Morten is coming over: also Ms. bro.her-in-law, Burbauk. They are good fel- lovfB, butB. means business; not there, but in will cost money and harder work to beat him with money under the plan ot tome of myas- : 14 understood that the C. P. and 8. P. are, as it were, one uropcity. Then •It would be witLont money if foe public could know the fact*; umtT?t5t theS ? a «£££ ate and distinct property. Yours truly, 3 ,<V C. P. HUKTINOTOV; CONGBBttUONAL COlXtABa. » *** i2KKVJu^e ^ W77.--Friend Coltdhr * * There has been mite a number of Sen­ ators and members of Congress la the office herein the last few days. They all say Scott Is making bis greatest -effort on his Texas Pacific (open highway), and most of them think he will pass it. This man Hayes, most people say. is ior it to conciliate the South. He may be, but I hardly believe he is for many things he should not be for. Yours truly, , ' • C. P. HUNTTNGTON. • I KKKP FRIENDLY WITH JONEA. NEW YOBK, Aug, 21, 1617.--Friend I notice what vou write of Jones' road, that he will be in California in a few days, etc. Of course, in treating with him, understand the im­ portance of keeping our relations with him friendly. I am told that he thinks you did not use him well in Rome mining or stock matter. J . write this so tbat yon can move understanding- ly t.3 • yottreitraiyt C. P. HUNTINGTON. . AN OFFER FOB A FALSE REPORT. * NEW YOBK, Sept. 10, 1H77,-Friend Coltcir * * Auto Col. Hyde writing a report abdMU the harbor of San Diego, I would like such a report as he can write, and if he would writs one for $250 I would give it, and if he would not we shall have to go without it. * * * Yours truly, c. P. HUNTINGTON. NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 1877.--Friend Colton: * * * There has been, I think, more wojk done since C ngress- adjourned for the T. <fr P. than w 8 ever done before for any interest in the whole history of this country; but if we' spend as much money laying rails east of the Colorado as he spends on hia Washington lobby, we shall, in my opinion, sureiy beat him. I shall do all I can here, but I do not feel as well as | wished I did, and somehow dread the coming- fight. Yours truly. C. P. HUNTINGTON. ~ FIXING OOMMITntKS. NEW YORK, Oct so. 1877.--Friend Col to a: * * * The committees aro made up for tha- Forty-flfth Coneress. I think iheRailroad Co3- mlttee is right, but the Committee on Territories I do not like. A different one was prom sed me. Sherrell has just telegraphed me to comet© Washington to-night* I shall not go, as I am not we!. And to alwavs go at Sherrell's &1O would kill m© or any one else in one session of Congress. I think there never were so many strikers in Washington before, an" Iihinkthere will be more bills of an un riendly character offered than ever before. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON, VEBY WEABT. NEW YOBK. Oc\ 31, 1877.--Friend Colton: * * * I go to Washington to-night. Of all things I do most dread this Washington busi­ ness, and I do know that I would not be drag­ ged between here and there for the next tea years as I have been or the last fifteen years for the whole Paciflo road. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. WHT MONEY MUST BE USED. V: NEW YOBK, NOV. IS, 1877.--Friend Coltofe Yours of the 2d, No. 21, came to handsome day*, since, and would have been acknowledged bfifc sore but for the reason that I have been very: busy in Washington most of the time, and I re­ turn there Hgain to-night, a? I have a hearing before the Judiciary committee Saturday. You can have no idea how I am annoyed by ttils Washington business, and I must and will give it up after this sess.on. If we are not hurt this* session it will be because we pay much money to prevest it, and you know how hard it is to- get it to pay for such purposes, and I do not see my way clear to get through here and pay the January interest with other bills payable to Jaa. 1, with less than $2,0 0,000, and possibly not for that. » • * 1 am striving very hard to get a> bill in such a shape that we can accept it, as this. Washington business will kill me vet, if I have to continue the fight from year to year, and than, ever year the fight, grows more and more expend slve, and rather than let it oontinuo as it is f rom year to year, as it is, I would rather thev takjh the road and done with it. Yours, etc., c. P. HUNTINGTON. FOB HE IS A SEMATOB. NEW YOBK, NOV. 24, 1877.--Friend Colton: * • • When you write pay Jones no part, <jg| , the (25,000, because then: is an unsettled aW, count of say $0,000. I think you forget his JKJSU. tion. I have paid him the $.5,000. as he told lite he needed it very much. I hold the $7©,ooo S. P; that he was to have in the trude; that is, he is to have the coupons tor ten yeare, then the bonds. Jones can do us much good and says be will. * * * Yours truly, C. P. HtmTEiGTON. PUTTING ON TBE SCREWS. NEW YOIIK. Nov. 30, 1877.-- Friend Colton: * * * What you say of Jay Gould is too true- He hurt us in W. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. "I AX HOT HAPPY TO-DAY." Nsw YOBK, Dec. 5, 1877.--Friend Colton: ' * * I have Just received telegram from Washington that Matthews and W ndem lia\f* . been put on Senate Railroad committee in pladO of Howe and Ferry. This 1- oka as though tlte- Tcxas Pacific had control of the Senate as far as appointing commissioners is conoerntd. I am not. happy to-day. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTTNGTOH. A SUGGESTION TO BRIBE ARMY OFFICERS. NEW YORK, March 4, ls78.--Friend Colton; * * I think it would be well for us if we haft more parties in California that were interestel, with us; there is tbe Oakland water front, g some of the army otilocrs had an interest in that property I think it would be well for them, for us, and for every one that has the prosperity of' California at heart, for tbe right Improvements, there would benefit San Francisco as well aa Oakland--as well as all California for that mat­ ter. • • * » • • » Yours trulv, C. P. HUNTINGTON. AN AGRARIAN CAMP. NEW YOBK, April 19, 1878.--Friend Colton: * • Thurman's Funding bill ha« not passei tho House yet, but it will, I think, although i am endeavoring to get it to tho Judiciary Coi mitt e. If I can I think we can get it amende but even that is doubtful. There Were son mistakes made by us when the bill was in t Senate; the greatest was in Gould going Washington, but it is too long a story to writj now. I will tell yon when we meet if we havl nothing better to talk of. This Congress is- nothing but an agrarian camp--the worst body of men that ever before got together in this country. • * » Yours as ever, C. P. HUKTINQTON. GOUGING THE GOVERNMENT. Hbw YOBK, April 30, 18'&--Friend Colton: * * * As I understand the Pacific Railroad1 company, we are entitled to pay for carrying the mail at the same rate as we get for Ilk* matter of other parties, which I suppose woulf. be more like express matter than anything elsa, Gould told me yesterday that they charged for express matter more than double wh it that Government was allowing them for carrying tba mail, and that they, tbe U. P., were charging ufh their mail matter every day and at the sama­ ra te that they got for the express matter, and ip would amount to more than li,o» V W per an| t num. Now, the Government has started in tf* rob us, and I think, while we shonld not char them any more than what is right, we ought have the last cent tbat belongs to us, ind very sure to get it if it is a jM>*»ible thing to d< * * Yours truly, C. P. HUNTINGTON. « THE PRICE >>F A CONGRESSMAN. NEW YORK. May 3, 1878. -Friend Colton: * • The T. <& P. folks are working hard on their bill and say they are sure to pass it, but L do not believe it. They offered one member oT Congress $1,000 cash down, $5,900 when the bill; pasaed, and $10,000 of the bonds when they gopi them if he would vote for the bill. 1 have ng doubt this offer jras made, and 1 have no doubt' they would make this offer to enough to carry, their bill if they could get parties to vote, bug no one believes they would get anything mora*' than the first sum if tbe bill should pass. Yours trulv. C. P. HUNTINGTON. HUNTTNGTOH as A LEGISLATOR. NEW YorA June 3, 1*78.--Friend Colton: * * * I put (something?) in the cmnibua bill to kill the T. <fe P., and I think it will do it,. I have received three telegrams to come ta Washington to-night. 1 go. Yonrs truly, C. P. HUNTINOTON. miNG FREMONT. NEW YORK, June J4, 1878.--Friend Colton; * • * Fremont has been appointed Governor of Arizona 1 shall give him passes, and 1 think it important that you see him on his arrival,, and see ttiat he does t ot 1 i! into the lxam s of bad men. He is verv lricrnl yHo us now. Scott tried hard to beat his being confirmed. I think I will attend to this matter of Fremont's. I hope to be with you early in July. Yours truly* C. P. HUNTINOTON. "A WILD SET OF DEMAGOGUES." NEW YORK, June 20. 1878.--Friend Colton:' * * • 1 think in all the world's history never before wag such a wdd set of demagogues hon­ ored by the name of Congress. We have beei hurt some, but some of the worst bills bav been defeated, but we cannot stand many su " Congresses. Yours truly, C. P. HUNTDiGTON OEK. Rurus I»oALLS, who Is living at Port­ land, Oregon, has received notification front Washington that bis public acoounta have been closed hud ee tied to • cent. He bad handled over $500,000,000. CHRISTMAS day Mr. Laboucherc distributed 6,000 new sixpences among the poor cUldrea of the London charitable institutions. V

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