Decatur Eagle, Volume 13, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 29 October 1869 — Page 2

The Eagle. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COtJNTY. DECATtK, INDIANA. FRIDAY, OCT. 99. 1869. t — . 11 ""*■ - .j? The Gold Conspiracy. The excitement over the Grant, Corbin, Butterfield and Boutwell gold speculation continues undiminished. The grand jury of New York is busy investigating the matter and several parties will be indicted. Prominent politicians, friends of the administration, are using their influence to stifle investigation, wishing the whole matter to be referred to Congress, where the whole subject would be in their hands, and the investiga tion proposed used as a cloak to cover up the whole matter. If any reliance can be placed in the •4 statements that have been published to the world, Boutwell was in Z ... the bear interest while Corbin, Butterfield and Grant were acting in the bull interest, each ignorant of the position of the other In consequence of these conflicting interests, and a combination of circumstances unforseen by all the parties, among which was the extraordinary and unexpected rise in gold, going up as it did far beyond their evpectations, lack of confidence of the ring in each other, they became panic stricken and failed to control the storm they had raised, bringing upon them selves their own ruin. Smarting under their losses, and believing that they had been sold by government officials, little Ky little the conspiracy began to unfold itself, until there is something more than mere rumor to support the charges. ( We have the statements of business men whose wool was good, hereto- 1 fore, for thousands of dollars, . whose statements upon any other ( question would be unhesitatingly taken, supported by the checks I that passed between the parties and by a variety of circumstances, that-however charitably inclined , we may feel toward the President, J cannot but cause painful doubts to 1 arise, even among his best friends, of his complicity in the matter. ( We await further developments; ; his simple denial of the matter, I -unsupported, will not relieve him 1 from the charge, unless corrobora ' ted bv facts and circumstances • i brought out by a complete and , impartial investigation of all the facts in the case. Trouble In Florida. A portioii of Florida is reported in a state of insurrection. It s-'enis that the people have submitted to carpet bag reconstruction officials until there is no protec tion to life or property. Murder is of daily occurrence. When ne-j s' groes are the offenders, govern inent officials do not attempt to punish, as a result lynch law is the i only recognized law, administered i alternately by whites and blacks. ( All this is necessary to force enough ••loyalty” into the people to bring them upto the proper radical standard. When this is accomplished, Florida will be all right. Reconstruction is Ind enough, but when the people have to submit ' to the tyranny and black-mail of the unprincipled scalawags and ad- i venturers that have been appointed to places once recognized as places of honor and trust, there is no wonder that life and property are held only by the tenure of physic- , k! power. Decision iu the I'crger Case. The opinion of Judge Chase, of | Supreme Court of the United Stales, in the ease of Yerger tried and condemned to death by a military court in Texas, has been ren- > tiered. The decision is that the court has full power to take jurisdiction of tha case, by causing the prisoner to be brought before the court upon a writ of habeas corpus, whether the party be an officer of th* army or a private citizen. This ways th* Chicago Tints will remove several cages from the farcial precincts of ‘‘military Justice” to the domain of law. Henry Cooper has l»cen chosen United States Senator, by the leg hlaturc of Tennessee, beating An drew Johnson four votes. Cooper ja a conservative Democrat.

Late Developements Regarding the Complicity of Treasury Officials and the Grant Family with the Gold Speculators. New York, Oct. 21. —The extraordinary revelations in regard to the relations between the members of Grant’s family and the Wall street speculators have created intense excitement here. The grand jury, which had subpoenaed a number of Wall street bankers and brokers, dismissed all the witnesses this morning, held a long, secret deliberation, and informed all that they would be called when wanted. It is now believed that the parties who first were so anxious to have, an investigation are working hard to have in indefinitely postponed. It is distinctly charged by several Wall street brokers that Secretary Boutwell was in with the bear ring throughout September; that at the instance of the bears, when he saw that Grant would notallow him to sell gold, he placed bank examiners in the Tenth National bank, when he knew the bank was safe and sound, and caused a great run on the bank, thus creating distrust and panic, and aiding the loyal leaguers, who were short of gold, to make all the money they could. Corbin has told Mr. Gould that Boutwell is aiming at the presidency, and doing all he can to favor the ultra radicals. All these revel ations are ta day the greet topic of conversation everywhere, and the journals that have hitherto kept aloof from the controversy, and ridiculed the charge brought by Gould and Fisk against the Grant family, now look upon it as a serious matter, and all express the opinion that where there is so much smoko there must be some fire. It is confirmed that Butterfield, the assistant treasurer, has put all his property out of his hands. The scandal about him is so great that it is not believed he can be retain cd in office much longer Yesterday afternoon, a Sun re porter called upon Messrs Fisk and Gould. Those gentlemen received him courteously, and the following conversation ensued: Reporter —The Times, or, ifyou prefer it Gen. Butterfield, asserts that: ‘■The direct effort to obtain treasury secrets and profits by them was made by the president of the Erie railway in person. That was all legitimate enough in stock broken’ parlance, provided he did not secure such information, and had no. hold upon the treasury by which he'could turn knowledge thus obtained to the benefit of himself and clique. That he obtained no such information is sufficiently proven ; by the superlative failure of all the , cherished plans of the shrewd conspirators.” Did you ask Mr. Butterfield to sell you the treasury secrets, and did he refuse ? Mr. Gould—My answer to that is this check, banding the reporter a check of which the following is n copy. ‘•No. 22,631. New York, July 3, 1869.—Continental bank, pay to order of Jay Gould 810,000. ‘•Smith Gould, Martin <fc Co.” On the back was the indorsement : “Pay Daniel Butterfield or or- j tier. “Jay Gould.” “Daniel Butterfield.” Reporter—ls that Daniel Butterfield’s indorsement? Mr. Gould —It is. The writing was of the skeleton picket}' order, and looked like a brush fence The reporter recognized it as Gen. Butterfield’s signature. L Reporter to Mr. Fisk—l read in the Times as follows: “Messrs. Gould, Fisk & Co. held consultation with very many Wall street speculators, with a view to ascertain if they could induce a sufficient number of them to join in purchrsing all the gold in the country out of the vaults of the treasury, all the paper representing gold on presentation, and enough on margins to hold the market entirely and supremely, and thereby raise specie to anj' price desired. They talked of 200, aud when the mark was reached to sell all they : could carry to that point.” Is this so ? Mr. Fisk—l have already informed the editor of the Sun that Mr. Corbin was in the gold pool before I was. He was a prime mover in the scheme—one of the biggest toads in the puddle,and of his own accord offered Lis influence with his brother in-law for sale. Reporter —Was Mr. Corbin paid any money by you of Mr. Gould ? Mr. Fisk—He has received, to my knowledge, two checks—one i for 825,000 and one of 8100,000. • The 8100,000 was afterward re turned. Reporter (to Mr. Gould) —Did you hand Mr. Corbin personally a check for that amount?’ M r. Gould —I did, and now have the check in my possession. Here the Sun reporter asked to see the cheek. It was shown him. The follow j ing Is a copy : “No. J».148. New York. Sept. 6. | 1869.—National Bank of the Com. monweakh. pay <o the order of Jar

• Gould 825,000. Smith, Gould, ■ Martin & Co.” ' The indorsement on this check was as follows: “Jay Gould.” Reporter—Why did not Mr. I Corbin indorse this check the same as Mr. Butterfield ? Mr. Fick —Because he was too old a fox. Reporter— How, then, did he get the money ? Mr. Fisk—Verj’ easily. Mr. , Gould handed him the check, with the indoi'sement as you see. All Corbin had to do was to take the check to the Bank of America, where he keeps his bank account, and tell them to draw the money from the Bank of the Commonwealth, and deposit it to his credit. Reporter —The article in the Tones intimates that this 825,000 was Mr. Corbin’s retention fee for forwarding certain railroad schemes. Mr. Gould —Mr. Corbin does not say so. The Times' statement is false. Reporter—The Zones insinuates that the resolutions on the financial policy of the government, which were not presented ta the Democratic state convention, were not written by Mr. Corbin. Mr. Fisk—The resolutions were handed to Mr. Sweeny in Mr. Cor bin’s handwriting. Reporter—Did you see them, ■ and do you know Corbin's handwriting. Mr. Fisk—l saw them and know Corbin's handwriting. I delivered them to Mr. Sweeney myself. Reporter —The Ttwes prints the following (reading) : -The plot to involve Gen. Grant I in combination was i thus ?ar unsuccessful, except that a continuance of the policy of regular sales of gold and purchase of not interfered with. Jay Gould sent a communication to Geii. Porter, with the object of securing his influence by holding out glittering’ golden baubles. How far that was secured maybe known by the following exchange of correspondence; •‘‘New York, Sept. 16, 1869.— Dear General: We have purchased half a million gold on your account. ... “ - Jay Gould.’ “And the answer: “ ■Washington, Penn., Sept. 19. ■ —Gentlemen : I have not authorized any purchase of gold, and re- I quest that none be made on my I account. lam unable to enter in ; to any speculation whatever. •“Yoursrespectfully, 11. Porter.’ ” Mr. Gould—l never wrote anything of the kind to Gen. Porter, and we have never received such a I letter. You will observe that the I letter is addressed to “Gentlemen” and not to any particular person. Now, who are the gentlemen ? Gen. Porter’s half million was bought on the 14 th. and not on the 16th. I met Gen. Porter on the evening of the 13th at Mr. Corbin’s. On the 14th he went to Pennsylvania. Reporter —The Times says that | the letter carried to Gen. Grant by j Mr. Chapin, and delivered to the j president at Washington, Pa., on Saturday, Sept. 13, was in your handwriting. Mr. Gould—The president does j not say so. Mr. Chapin swears I that the letter was given him by Mr. Corbin, together with another letter addressed to Gen. Porter, which the Times says was wiitten 'by Mr. Corbin. I did not write I the letter delivered to the president by Mr. Chapin', though I knew its contents. Reporter—The Times insinuates that the check paid to Mr. Butterfield was money borrowed and loaned in an open and lair vay for private and real estate purposes. : Is that so ? Mr. Gould —Mr. Butterfield never asked me to loan him any money for private or real estate purposes. I never saw Mr. Butterfield imill.be was introduced to me by Mr. Corbin. Reporter—Gen. Butterfield de clares that the gold pool tapped the telegraph wires and in other ways surreptitiously obtained news of the treasury department during and before the gold panic. Is this true ? Mr. Fisk—lt is not so. Mr. Corbin did not need to tap telegraph wires to obtain his information. It was only necessary to tap Butterfield to get all the extra informatisn required. This closed the conversation. ‘ The above report was read to Messrs. Gould and Fisk, and was ■ by them declared to be correct. > Mr. James Fisk, Jr., sent the following letter yesterday: ’ “To the Editor of the New YorkTimes—Sir: In an article in your paper published this morning you refer to a letter to President Grant, I written by Mr. Gould, and sent by ( special messenger to Washington, Pa. Now I wish to ask you if , there is any propriety in my calling for the publication of that letter, and the reply which was written, as I understand, by Mrs. Grant to Mrs. Corbin, in which she sass, “My husband wishes the the speciation was over,” and other words to that effect, which letter was sent under coyer of an en-I

velope directed to Mr. Corbin in the president’s own handwriting. “I would also ask for the publication of Mr. Corbin's letter subsequentlj’, and which reached the president about the date of his return to Washington, D. C., from Washington, Pa., in which he states that he had closed his gold and bond speculations. I also wish to ask whether the letter did not reach the president the day before the order to sell gold was given. As you claim to be so well informed on all other points, yo"u can doubtless give this information.” “Youra truly, James Fisk, Jr.”' “P. S.— The least said, the soonest mended. Put not your faith in princes.” THE MEWS. It is now thought that it will be impossible for Spain to elect a king. The cortes is as much di-, vided as the people, and without a compromise an election is impossible. A revolt was expected in Paris Tuesday on the part of the liberals. Troops were being concentrated in the city in anticipation of trouble, and Gen. Bazaine has been ordered to use artillery to keep the streets elear if necessary. Assistant Treasurer Butterfield has sent in his resignation, caused by complicity in gold speculations. The Cairo, Illinois, darkies are in a high stale of excitement. Thej- believe that the place is infested with body snatchers, for the purposes of dissection, and that they take none but healthy subjects. As a consequence they keep in their holes after riight. Equal Taxation! Do you see the tidal wave coming ? The result of the elections yesterday shows enormous Democratic gains in the country, where the honest, earnest working farmers who live to produce and por duce to live are becoming tired of being robbed to support the bondholders and politican speculators of the cities. Let those who love the people crowd ahead, and with more earnestness demand relief for the overtaxed and over-burdened. The people want a change. They want protection. They want equal taxation or a repudiation of the national debt, which rides the poor to draw the rich! • We want Restoration, not Reconstruction. We want the rights and liberties under the Constitution of our fathers given back to us. We want no illegal Reconstruction, to follow illegal Reconstruc tions from time to time as an ex cited people may in their whims demand. But this we want: Equal taxation, and no exemption of the rich at the expense of the poor. Restoration of rights belonging to States and people; Restoration full and complete of those sacred rights won years ago on fields of blood —Restoration of rights now buried under the bayonets of the , late, annd obscured by the smoke , of the present administration. Brave men to the front! Let the argument snd conduct of campaigns be aggressive !— Romeyoy's ' Democrat. Soon after the law requiring playing-cards to be stamped wall passed, a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal church was appointed assistant assessor of internal revenue, in the town of M 1 of the merchants might have cards that were not duly stamped, he concluded to make a tour of inves : ligation. Entering a certain store he inquired : “Mr. ,do you keep playing cards ?” The meri chant, divining his object, gave a ' wink to the “setters,” and replied : i “We’re just out, but R., right a- , cross the way, has a fine stock, and they seem to be preferred by the mambers of your church.” The worthy brother gave him a look of mingled indignation and sadness, and then started form the store ajnid the laughter of the assembled crowd. Administrator's Sale. Notice is hereby gives, that the undersigned, Administrator of the estate of Esaias Daily, deceased, will offer at public aale at the late residence of the decedent, in St. Marys township, Adams county, Indiana, on - Friday, November, 19, the personal property of said estate, conisting of seven head of horses, fifteen head of cattle, about 20 head of sheep, about 50 head stock hogs, one two-horse wagon, one spring wagon, hay in the stack and mow. eorn in the field, wheat in the bushel and in the ground, four set of harness, fanning implements generally, including mower and horse hay rake, a lot of lumber intended to build a barn, household farniture, and many other articles. Tesmb: —Sums of three and under, cash; over three dollars a credit of one year, by'the purchaser giving his note with approved security, waiving benefit of valuation laws. Sale to begin at 10 o'clock, a. m. A. T. DAILEY. Oct. 2'l. 1865 Administrator.

Land for Sale, Notice is hereby given that, by order of the Court of Common Pleas, 1 will sell at Public Auction at the Court House door, in the town of Decatur, in Adams county, Indiana, on Saturday, November 13,1869, between the hours of nine o'clock A. M. and four o'clock P. M., the following Real Estate in Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: The north half of the north cast quarter of section sixteen, in township twenty-eight north, range fourteen east, 80 acres. Terms:—One third cash, one third in nine, and one third in eighteen months, with interest and securety. J. R. 8080, October 15 w 4. Commissioner. Land for Sale, is hereby given that, by order X s of the Court of Common Pleas in the matter of the Estate of Samuel Hilton, deceased, I will sell at Public Auction at the Court House door, in Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, on Saturday, November 13, 1869, between the hours of nine o'clock A. M. and four o'clock P. M., the following Real Estate in Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: The undivided one half of the south west quarter of the south east quarter of section twenty-three, in township twenty-five north, range fourteen east. Terms:—One third cash, one third ia six, andgne third in twelve months, with interest and security. MARK ASPYJ October 15 w 4 Administrator. A'oticc of Appointment of Administratrix. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Mathias Hilton, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. NANCY HILTON, Sept. 24, 1809. Administratrix. A'otice of Appointment of Administrator. t! is hereby given that the unXN dersigned lias been appointed Administrator of the estate of Daniel Zaugg, deceased. The estate is 'supposed to be Jsolvent. WILLIAM DIEHL. Sen., , , Sept. 24,1869, Administrator. Administrator’s Sale. NOTICE is hereby giveh, that the undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of John O'Brien, deceased, will sell at Public sale, at the late residence of the decedent, in Adams county, Indiana, on Friday, November 12, 1869, the pcrsomal property of said estate, consisting of cattle, hogs, sheep, spring wagon, household and kitchen furniture. Terms—Sums of three doll ws and under, cash; on all sums over three dollars a credit of nine months will be given, by the purchaser giving his note with approved security, waiving benefit ot valuation laws. JUSTICE KELLY, Oct. 22, 1869. Administrator. A'oticc of Appointment of Ad ministrator. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned.has been appointed Administrator of the Estate of John O'Brien, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. JUSTUS KELLY, Oct. 19, 1869. Admnistrator. Land for Sale. ■XJOTICE is hereby given that, by orX x der of the Court of Common Pleas, in the matter of the Estate of William Clymer, deceased, I will sell at Public Sale, at the Court House door, in Decatur, Adams county,, Indiana, on Saturday, November 13, 1869, between .the hours of nine o’clock A. M. and four o'clock P. M. the following Real Estate in Adnmscopnty, Indiana, to-wit: The undivided two thirds part of the north west quarter of the south east quarter of section twenty-one, in township twenty-seven north, range thirteen east. Terms:—One third cash, one third in nine, and one third in eighteen months, with interest and security. JOHN HOWER, October 15 w 4. Administrator. Land for Sale. OTICE is hereby given that, by orX x der of the Court of Common Pleas, I will offer at private sale at the office of James R. Bobo, Att’y, in the town of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, on and after November thirteenth, 1869, the following Real Estate in Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: The west half ot the south west quarter of the south east quarter of section twenty-five, in township twenty-five north, range fourteen east, containing twenty acres of land. Terms:—One third cash, one third in eight and one third in sixteen months, with interest and security. J. R. 8080, October 15 w 4. Commissioner Sale ot Real Estate. Notice is hereby given that, by virtue of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams county, in the state of Indiana, the undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of Caleb Odle, deceased, will offer for sale at private sale at the residence of the undersigned, in said county, on and after the 13th day of ; November, in the year 1869, the following Real Estate situated.in the county of Adams, in the state of Inciana, and deI scribed to-wit: The north east quarter of the south west quarto • of section five (5,) in township twenty-six (26) north, : of range fourteen (14) east, containing I forty (40) acres, more or less. Tbbms:—One third cash, one third in ; nine months, and the residue in eighteen , months from the day of sale; deferred j payments lobe secured to the satisfaction i of the Administrator, THOMAS P. ANDREWS, October 15 w 4 Administrator. I O. HU Manufacturer of Sa«h, Doom, and Blinds North side Canal, west of Gat Works, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. ' :®c werk promptly executed. v11a25

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