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IUU.rSEWS

MONDAY. JUKE 21. 1880.

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Cable.

RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

[Carefully corrected to dale.]

Union Depot—Tenth and Chestnut Sts., to *1 train* except T. A St. L.. T. H. A S. E. (to Worth tngtoft). and fe«igbta. Time, ftv« miantes faater than Terre Haute time.

EXRTI*SATIOH or AXTZHKKCX MAUKS •Every day. AH other trains dally except San day. +Parlor car* dailr. except Sunday. I Sleeping caws. Reclining chair car. Union Depot time which is live minute* faster than city time.

VANDALIA LINE (Leave going Eaat)

»*Fast Line Mail and Acc •*+Day

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1:40 am 3:40 3 0t 7:00am

Mai) and Acc.. (Arrive from Bast) Pacific Kx Mall Train •s+Fast Ex Indianapolis Acc (Leave going West) •sPaciftc Ex Mail Train 10 08 am •sPast KT 3:10 pm (Arrive from West) •cFaot Line 1:32 am Mail and Acc 8:50 am •eDay Ex^ 2:45

1:25 am 0:55 3 06 7:00

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TERRE HAUTE fc LOOAN8PORT, Logansjwrt Dlv.of Vandalia. (Leave for Northeast) Mail Train 8:30a Mixed Train 4:00pm (Arrive from North eaat) Mail Train 1:15 Miied Train 5:00 pm

TERRE HAUTE 4 EVAN8VILLE. (Leave for Sonth) •uNashville Ex 4:80 am tExnrcM 8:10pm Freight and Acc 5:00 am (Arrive from South) tEa*tenx Ex 2:50 pm ••Chicago Ex 10:45 Frelgh^and Acc 5:X

CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS. (Leave for North) IJ and Chicago Ex 7:50 am Danville Acc 8:10 pm •uNashvlllc and Chicago Ex 10:50 (Arrive from North) Terre Haute Acc 11:10 am Chicago and Terre Haute Ex 5:20 *«Cbicago and Nashville Ex .... 4 rJO am

ILLINOIS MIDLAND RAILWAY. (Leave for Ndrthwest)

Peoria Mail and Ex. 7:07 am Decatur Passenger .... 4:07 (Arrive from Northwest) Peoria Mull and Kx. 6:00 Indianapolis Passenger 12:60

T. H. & SOUTHEASTERN, (to Worthlngton. [Depot. Main And First Sts.] (Leave for Southeast) Accommodation 7:00 am (Arrive from Southeast) Accommodation 8:00

INDIANAPOLIS & 8T. LOt?l8. I Depot, Sixth and Tippecanoe Sin.] (Leave goirtg East)

*c*Few York Express, Indianapolis and Mnttoon Acc Day Express .. (Arrive from East.) Dav Express •c»"Ncw York Express Indianapolis nnd Mat toon Acc xt 7 „fT^,»ve 8«lng West.) •r»N«w \ork Ex Dav ,.. Indianapolis and Mnttoon Act (Arrive from West) *c»New York Ex Indianapolis and Mnttoon Acc.,.., Day Ex..'

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Memorandum of Coming: Conventions. 'y^or tin' be no lit of our many readers we subjoin below a list of the coming con, .volitions and committees:

UKI'UULICAN CONVENTIONS

Congressional Convention, 8th District, JTurrc ftuute, June 28, 1880.^

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.

NHUOIMI

Convention, Cincinnati, June

43, 1880. Republican Committeeman of thq 8th ^nnjrresslonnl District, Hon. IT. H. Boiuliot residotH C, Terre Iluute.

Republican County Centra Committee, L. ililler, Chairman J. O.Jones, Sea •stary. ^\\it ward, D. C. Oreiner •M'Cond ward, .1. O. Jones Third wanl, K. S. Krnty Fourth ward. II. L. Miller ... Fifth ward, Samuel I). Cliff..— iixth wanl. John A. Reynold#..., laarUon », A. M. PeM. ingar Creek tp. Geo W. HarrU.. lyette (f. U.) O. B.Owen* Newdonhen vette (San\ tp, amen W. Watt* 8anford jdiKtCreek tp, V. I. Rltter ..Terre Haute tp, W. II. Melrath Coal Blnff ^oatVrews tp, L. W. Dirkaraon,.., ..Terre Jiante tlloy' l]\ t'hrlat Schlunercr............ Rile* F. O loney t*reek tp, Joohna M. Hull Terre Hante 'rairieton tp. Lawrence 8. Ball Pralrieton ratrie (!rrek tp, J. D. K, Keytar....... Fmlrletoa Vnton tp. W. N. Heater Pimento *^r«on tp, S. S. Start: Ftmento

Wture Repairing!

UPHO .STE KING

A* SPECIALTY.

olarr frwnht*. chair bnttnminjt ail kindv hr d««e on »tavrt nvHice. Oi*e a cali.

4051-2, Cor. Locstt a Lafare't#

All agree that H. S. Richardson Co. havB the finest display ot tlnerware in the citv. and at tenable prices. 30? Main st.

"Gk?o J. A. GarSieWs Grand March rpoeircd at The Opera Music Stone. 9L$L

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General 'Garfield and the Do tioljer Contract.

A candidate running for office cannot escape calumny. Even ao upright and honorable a man as General James A. Garlleld is known to be has had hia full share of glantlerou'i assault, and will continue to hare. His defamers have been aroused into renewed activity since hw nomination for the Presidency. They make two specific chtrges to prove that he is. a corrupt man: first, that" he was dishonorably conoected with the Union Pacific Credit M^Mlier, the falsity of which wa« established to the satisfaction of all candid men shortly after the investigation of that matter by Congress several years ago and, secondly, that he was dishonorably connected with a contract for paving the streets of Washington ten or a dozen years ago.

The circumstances involving the facts upon which the latter charge rests have been twice investigated by special committees of Congress, and the testimony is a matter of official record, which any person may examine if so disposed. The first investigation was bv a joint committee of the benate and House in 1872, and the last by a committee of the House in 1874. One witness—a Mr. Nlckerson—testified that he had been informed that General Garfield received $5,000 from the contractors, De Golyer, McClellan, Chittenden and others, for paving the streets of Washington, as a fee

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large number of

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MuckitvUle

A WKKK trt jwar own town, and no eapi tal rUked. "Yon can jrtve tho bit nine*# a trial without expense. The bc»t opprtrtanlty evor offered for thofe willing to work. You should try nothing el»e until you *ee for yourself what jou can do at hnntnort* wo offer. No room to explain here can devote all jwmr UKW or only yt»nr spare to the buninenB, and make jrreal pay for ev (Vmrthat von work. Women make a» ranch $cn»\ for special private term# and parnlarv which we mall free. fS.W ontflt free, m'ttomplain of hanl tlnu'!* while yon haveaneh ife. •hanfe. Addre** nd. Malnv G-T J!

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H. 11ALLKTT Jb CO.. Port

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an argu

ment he made before the District of Columbia Board of Public Works in favor of a certain patent pavement, an$ that, being at that time the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, his services in the premises were secured and rewarded for the sake of his great influence in Congress, which would have to make an appropriation for the payment of the street-paving contractors. This is the general charge as voiced by Nickerson, who, it seems, had a falling out with his artners in the contract and with the isfrict of Columbia authorities, and w&s in quest of revenge, striking right and left, and hitting everybody witnin reach.

While the investigation of 1874 was progress, General Garfield, learning jNickerson's statement, demanded a hearing, and was called before the committee. He acknowledged receiving a fee for making an argument as an attorney before the District Board, but emphatically disclaimed any connection with or knowledge of any corrupt ring or any improper action' whatever. Hgfe is an extract, from the official r?oord of Jtye investigation. General Garfield said:

Now the whole utory la plainly and tjrldfly told. A day or two before the adjourn meat.of the Confrross which adjourned in the lattet rmrt of Mayor the first part of Juno, 1872, Rlchnrd C. Parsons, who win. a prnoitcing lawyer in Cleveland, but was then th? Marshal of the Supreme Court, and an old acquaintance of initio, cam^to my houflO and said that he wa« called away summarily by important busl-

H'd in a case on which

noH« that ho was retain he had spent a Kre-H deal of time, and that tl'ere.jvjis tut one thing emalnlng to bo do fotfuikc brief (f the rolutivo tnorlis of a

wooden

pavements that the

Board of Public Works had agreed that tt wouhl-put down a certain amount of wooden pavement in tho city, a certain amount of conorete and a certain amount of other kind* of pavement that It bud tlxed tho price at which it would put down each of the different kinds, and that tho only thin? remaining was to dotormiiie which was the uost pavement of each of these several kinds. He said he .should lose his loe unlesn the brief on tho merits of these pavements mw made, and that he was suddenly and necessarily cilled awuv »me and he itaked mo to prepare the brief. He brought hit papo.-s to my house and tn dels of the pavement. Itold him I could not look nt the owe until the end of the session. Wuen Con grtHis adjourned I sat itwn to the ease, in the most open manner, as I would prepn* a brief for the Supremo Court, id worked matter. There wero perhaps forty kinds of wood pavement, an I several chemical analyses of the tinrrediemaof the ,liiVe-cut pavements: went over tho whole rr.tund carefully and thorouKhly, and proparwl a brief on the relative claims ot the pavements for the consideration of the lioai-d. That was all I did. 1 had not iln^r tn do with the terms of the contract: I knew nothing of its conditions, and 1 never had aVnM to WJ*»bout tno nrlce of the pavement, I knew ho biug ulK)utlt| 1 simply made a b-ief xi® the rellative niel^ts of ide various patent pavomeftttH and If no more occurred to too iha* th\t doing a I rcia:in to a rlag, 0r t»abo«yi»f raencv.n-ne*n«-d with any s«-he«ae, off In art-- way »nnecttHl with CngreM44»r rel-.ttedinany wav to any of my duties In tjonneetio Wifcu the Committee on App^priatlons. vbnn it Oc&urre to me that it was interfeHmr with your ^erson-tl rights a« a cIUHmi. pn'|NViffed the brief an 1 went home, Mr. Pawjiw subsequently sent me a portion of Ws o\vu A year Inter, wt.en the affairs of the J)l*trlifc of Coliltnbia came to be overhauled, OonutaM becatnesatist'.ed that rbe OOvi&i^inent ot th$ District .d better be ub'did.tUKl, and thi^ «tfhol« mutWr was very throU(rW.v ln\fsrifated by aroomttiltiee of the two housM, They «rant Uvto the quetion of the meHts of tms pAv -nient, some elainiln«r Uiat it wa« tad, ands me claiming that the Government bad pad too much for it. Mr. Chitlendc.i was culled a a wit nan. I ought to *ay hero that 1 never s-%* Mr. Chittenden uu II alKtMt the time I Made the brief I did not nnd not know le (Jolyer and Mo Cielland I would not know them on the it reel: 1 am not awate that 1 ever «aw .Mr. Nlwkerwo before: and If any. body In thin buslne«« had any schi-me relating to me. It WJM never mentioned lo me 10 th» remotest way. It never was sujrtrt »tud to me that this mutter cou Id relate to my du» tleU as a memtwr of Congress In any way whatever. All that I did W,L« dv»ne openly. Everybody who called on me could have seen what wa^ doing, and, il there w.is any Intention or purpose on tb« part of anybody to connect me in Mir way with any ring or any dishonorable soht me, T! was seduion.-iy en fro.u me. As I nave sa d. thre yi ars a#ri a Joint committed of the tw,» house* Investigated this matter thorough!*. Mr. J* trsons waa svimmonod. was examined and cr #*-cxan»ined Mr. Chittenden was examined Mr. Kickerson was examined. W heu I be*uxl tbnr my name was t*€lng used In the taatK«r. I %ent to tho Chairman on both sides—for Is wt»« a joint c- mmlttee. Senator Thurman. of my own ^tftte. was o» the Mr. Jcwett, nt»w i',e»dem nftae Erie Railway, whj on the nimmiM.tv. saHt to the Chairman that. If •he atn-thlntr tn connexion with the wt»i. ivflected upo me, and that ther though outrht «o *tw*rt-, I would be ob.iged i«» them i" they wwi'd Inform roe. "fh^Qialrivmnoui^e rt of the Wo.ise, Mr. Wtteon, tt.a he h*»d fc^oVed the matter alt over, *«d tbat what I «t d-t ie was perfectly jwrp r: hur. sf anything iJKnild «wcur to taak»-any j»,v .lanwtio n»v»ss«jy. I shonM appear bei"«»re fh-«vsn »t re: he waul"« Si-nd wonl. He •ever ?-dse«d for Very S'»o.x aft?- that my ik'I 4| ctmpi'gn

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mitn In put-bc IK» is ©«HHi wi n*-wle as well as trleiHts and no aoooer bad toy eamiNtifii wpflpi vha (ht* Ni Votk pui»* it*tn*d toirt'een eHumn«. I belkn-j, envmtaining tim^t «*ver? form of fwtbite and prtvatr a»**uh «v sa- «tber thu *xr** t.v oMiwi»teappeAT That what I had done mmprnmitm tnjr^I m8 Obitfrman of thtOsiRiminntt itWnn, I went N»fo»* the mr" ^rct a»» df«nM»«l «fti« Wbt&- «Stteej and whir* was pritrt«4 awi «4rral*tp4 ami p*PMst of tb»

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,*€hjntnwmmuk -XmL, A Htm. G*0*n* W,:Bw|jttjr--IWrSir: To request for Information as to wfeeOieror not tfee MCkmof Oeimal GtrfteM,fet canaeetJoa with tfce affair* of tbe District of Columbia, e^«KtUk&n taftfce co«-

nsidenition, I answer that it was nut nor was there. In. my opinion, any evidence that would beve warranted any unfavorable crlti cism up his conduct.

The facts disclosed by ttoe evidence, so far as he is concerned, are brP-tiy these: "The Boarl of Public Works was considering the question as to the kind of pavements that should be laid. There was a contest as to the respective merits of various wooden pavetnonta. Mr. Parsons represented, as-attorney, tboDe Golyc-r & McCleilan 1 patent, and being called away from Washington about the time the bearing was to be had before the Board of Public Works on this subject, pro cured General Garfield to appear before the Board in bis stead and argue the merit* on this patent. This be did, and this was the whole of bis connection in tbe matter. It WHS not a 'jueatiou as to the kind of contract that should betnr.de. but as to whether this particular kind of pavement should be laid. The crlti cism of tbe committee was not upon the pavement in favor of which General Garfield argued, but was upon the contract made with reference to.lt and there was no evidence which would warrant tbe conclusion that be bad anything to do with the latter.

Very respectfuily, etc. "J. M. WIL«O.V.~ I want to say tbiit, further, that if anybody in the world holds that my fee in connection with this pavement, even by suggestion or Implication, bad any relation whatever to any appropriation by Congress for anything connected with tbis District, or with anything else, it is due to.me, It is due to this committee, and It is due to Congress, that that person be summoned. If there be man on tbis earth who makes such a oharjre, that man is the most infamous perjurer that, lives, and I shall be glad to confront him anywhere in tbis world. I am quite sure this committee will not allow hearsay and contradictory testimony to raise a presumption against me. Now, I will say very frankly to the committee that, if I had known or Imagined that there was an intent such as this witness insinuates, on tbe part of anybody, that my employment by a brother lawyer to prepare a brier on a perfectly legitimate question—a qifcstion of the relative merits of certain lawful patentshad anyconnectfon whatever, or :mysupposed connection in the mind of any man, with my public duties, I certainly would.buve tysen no such engagement. 1 would have been a weak and a very foolish man to have done so, and I trust that gentlemen who know me will believe that I would at ioast have bad too much respect for my own ambition .to have done such a thing.

It appears that in the De Golyer contract there was a stipulation for an additional number of yards of paving to be done, contingent upon an appropriation being made covering the same. In reference to this point, the official record of the investigation contains the following:

Mr. Garfield—Mr. Chairman, I never saw this oontract before, but I want to say a word in regard to tho word appropriation" used in It. It has no more reference to Congress than it hits to Great Britain. The Board of PublicWorks (of the District of Columbia), under the general law and the legislation of the District Government, made tbe appropriations itself, and taxed the people of the District along the streets where these improvements were made, by tbe front foot and I, In common with other property-holders in tbe District, paid my assessment levied by theBonrd of Public Works for tho Improvements mude In front of my property und the appropriation here referred to is the appropriation by the District Government, either out of the funds that it had raised by bonds Issued on tho creditor the District or by assessments by the District authorities upon the people whose property was improved. The only canncctlon that the. United States had with it, in referonoe to appropriations, was this: Whenever the Board of Public Works laid a pavement on aStreot, upon whloh arty United States building or ground was situated, Congress as a matter of comity, as it does in" every other city in tho Union, paid its quota of the assessment per front foot. That is tho only relation that Congress had to any of these improvements, except in so fur as we have been .compelled subsequently to advanoe money to pay the interest on their bonds which of course was a matter that nobody could have foreseen.

Mr. Nickerson—Allow me to ask you aques-

Mr. Garfield—Certainly. Mr. Nickerson—In view of your explanation, I ask you to state what this provision in this tiwrnd in relation to that flfh| thousand square yards refers to—what appropriation that refers to, around tho parks or anywhere else?

Mr. Gartleld —I cannot be exp cted to explain tho language of this contract, which I have never seen, but if tho Chtiirman will look at the appropriation bill, especially' in 18TJ, he will find that there were three appropriations made one (#lt"0,000 I think.) to reimburse the old Washington corporation previous to the oreationof th" mrd of PubllCjWorks for work that was done around the Government reservation. Tho old canal ha-1 been filled up, and the Smithsonian grounds had boen bettered by that improvement, and there was an appropriation to reimburse tbe old corporation for that part of Us improvements which lay opposite the publio grounds of the United State-- and tn the sathe bill there wan also an appropriation made to reimburse tho Board of Public Works for the Government's share of ithe Improvements made in front of the pub-

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an I grounds, miut—Do you recollect the amount

lio building The Chal of that appropriation'(

Mr. Gtrfleld-i think it was about $180,003. I ought to s:iy. however, tha' that was put on, not in the Hou«e. but in the Senate. I was not ott the confordnee 1 huil mubiuir to do with It It. was perfectly right If I baa been on the iommittec, but I was not. That had no more' to do with anybody's pavement, or with any particular contract for any particular patent or pavement thun with the man in tho moon.

We think every candid person, who is disposed to fairness and justice, will acquit General Garfield of any dishonorable motive Or action in connection with this matter. Certain it is that the people in his own Congressional Distinct—ono of the most moral and intelligent in the United States—before wnora the merits of the case were thoroughly ventilated, have re-elected him to Congress three times since then by large majorities, ami that the Legislature of the State of Ohio, with his record clearly before it, elected him to the United States Senate last winter. In his own State all the slanders against him which the Democrats are now circulating throughout the country have been thoroughly exposed time and again, and have long since been dropped as gross absurdities.—Chicago

Journal,

Evening

Garfield and Credit Mobiiler.

In 1872 Henry McComb. of Delaware, who had been a partner in all the Pacific Railroad transactions with Oakes Ames, brought suit in a Pennsylvania court against various parties for a settlement of accounts. Among the papers died was a letter from Oakes Ames, stating that he had disposed of certain shares of the Credit Moblier stock to certain persons indicated by initials on a list, and McComb explained that these initials indicated certain persons, as follows:

J. O. Blaine! fSUXtt: Senator Patterson. S*n*t»r Wilson, $3,003 S. Colfax. $2,00: ElUtt,o( Ma«sachu.«erts, of Ma#achuaetts, $i0QG Bout well, of Massachusetts,

HityrbAm and OnrfirW, of Obia: Scs

8«Hd and Keiley, of P^nnsylvaatte Fowier, of

At the meeting of Congress in December, 1372, on motion of Mr. Bfaine. a Committee was appointed to examine and report the facts of the case. Of this Committee, Judge Poland, of Vermont, was th* Chairman. The Committee toot full evidence of all the parties implicated, and of other persons. As the result ot their investigation they reported two resolutions one for tu« expn\ion of Oakes Ames and the other for the expulsion of James oo&s. The whole testimon in the C8kce» so far as it related to Mr, Garfield, was given by Oakes Ames. The statement of Oa*e* Ames coneuraing Garfield was brief. It to as follows:

Q.-In resist! to Mr. QmrMi Hste to tbe Committee tbe detafo of tbe tranwettoa* b«rwe«M» jtxi and him tr rCf-teaoe to Credit Mo-

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TURN* stcxnrr A.—I GOT Trrr Jffr. trarrreio te-ii shares of tbe Credit Mubllierstock, for which bepaWparaodinteivsiiyf7i I w—Vben did *yp4 iQrfe*44rith blm for thai? jA.-rTt*Ht agreement frdt kfPqcember, IP6T. or •ammry, lt*t Abuul lh«: time- About tbe time 1 bad these conversations with ail of them. It was ail about the same time, —State what gr*& out

it* A.—Mr.

Gar

field itkf not pay me In Irion eV. I so id tbe bonds belonging to his LOGO of stock at 87, making fT7S. In June I received, a dividend in cash on his stock for. f3Q0, which left a balance due bim of $329. which I paid him. That is all tbe transaction between us. I did not deliver to him any stook before or sinoe. That is tbe transaction, and the only one.

By Mr. Merrick—Tbe $329which you paid him was the surplus of earnings on the stock above the amount to be paid for it—par value? A.— Yes, sir. He never had either the Credit Mo bUierstock or Union Pacific Railroad stock. The only thtnghe realized from the transaction was the $323.

Q.—I see on tbis statement In the account with General Garfield there is a charge of $i7 It Is intefc-est from the Julv previous, is It?, —res, sir.

Q.-And the $776 on the credit side is the eighty per cent, bond dividend sold at ninety-seven per cent.? A.—Yes sir.

Q-—And the $600 on tbe credit side is the money dividend? A.—Yes, sir. Q. -And after you bad received these two sums they in the aggregate overpaid the prices ot the stock and interest $£&), which you paid him? A.—Yes. sir.

Q-—You did not declare a certificate of stook to him? A.—No, sirj be said nothing about that. —Why did he not receive a certificate! A. —I do not know. —Do you remember any conversation between you and him in tbe adjustment of these accounts? A.—I do not.

Q.—You understood that you were tbe bolder of his ten shares? A.—Yes, sir. Q.—Did he so Understand it? A.—I presume so it seems to have gone from his mind, bowever.

Q.—Was this the only him in reference to ar Q.—There weVe divi Railroad stock on these ten shares? A.—Yes, sir.

Q.—Did General Garfield ever receive these? A.—No. sir never received but $'&9. Q.—Has there been any conversation between you and him in reference to the Pacific stock he was entitled to? A. No. sir.

Q.—Has he ever called for it? A.— Q.—Have you ever offered No.

No, sir.

it to him? A.—

Q.—Has there been any conversation in rela tlon toit? A.—No. Summed iip, the statement is that Amies made a memorandum that 81,000 of this stock in his hands was held for Garfield: that the stock earned $1,829 that he paid Garfield $329—the surplus after paying for the stock that during the five years following, though the stock continued to earn dividends, he never delivered the stock itself, nor any dividends, to Garfield, and had never any conversation whatever with him on the subject. According to Ames, the stock was Garfield's, but was never asked for nor delivered, though for years after it was paying dividends, all of which Ames received and kept to himself.

Mr. Garfield's explanation was that Gdorge Francis Train had advised him to invest in the stook, but he had declined that, in want of money, he obtained a loan of $800 from Ames, which loan he sub-equently paid. Ames said he paid Garfield $321) Garfield said he borrowed §800. As Ames kept the stock which he said belonged to G:trficld'and alh^e dividends thereon, and never thereiflBr had anv conversation with GariielcTOn the subject, there is unquestionable room for the belief that the transactions were coufounded in Ames' mind.

The Committee of the House made a full report of all the testimony, commenting upon the case of each member named in the McComb-Ames list. After commenting upon the cases of Mr. Blaine, Mr. Dawes, Mr. Seofield, Mr. Bingham and Mr. Kelley, it thus commented upon the case of Garfield:

The facts in regard to Mr. Garfield, ns found the Committee, are identical with thoc.i^o Mr. Kelle.v to the point of reception of the

by the Committee, are identical with thoc.i^o or Mr. Kelle.v to the point of recepti check for $3J9. He turreod with Mr. Ame« to takfe ten ah:irea of Credit Mobiiler stock, but did not pay for tho siune. Mr. Ames received the eifrhty per cent, dividend* in bond*, and sold them for ninety-seven per cent., und also received the sixtv per cent, cash dividends, whloh together .ld tho price of tbe stock and interest, and l-1t a balance r.f $329, This wura was paid over to Mr. Garfield by a check on the Sergeant-at-Arms, and Mr. Garfleld then understood thi* sum was the balance of dividends after paying for the stock. Mr. Ames received all the subsequent dividends, ami the Committee do not And that, sinoe thp payment of tbe $329, there has been any communication between Mr. Ames and Mr. Garfield on the subject until this investigation began.

The Committee, speaking of the members named, report: The Committee, therefore, do not find, as to the members of the present House above named, that they were aware of the object of Mr. Ames, or that they bad any other purpono in taking this sfn^k than to make a oAtable investment. It is apparent that those who advanced their morupy to pay foe their stock present more the appearance of ordinary Investors than tho*£ who did not: but the Committee do not feel at liberty to Itnd any oorrupt purpose or knowledge founded upon tde ract of non-payment alone.

The Committee have not been able to find that anv of the«e member of Congress have been altected In their offlo'.al action in consequence of their interest in Credit Mobilier

The*Committee do not find that either of the above-named pentlemen, in contracting with M-. Ames, had any corrupt motive or purpose himself, or was aware that Mr. Ames bad any, nor did either of them suppose he waa guilty of any ImpropHi't y. or even Indellcacv, in becoming a puttsb iser of tbis stock. Had it appeared that these gentlemen wore aware of the enormous dividends upon tbis stock, and how they were to be earned, we could not thus acquit them.

And that is the whole story told by the Investigating Committee. The whole variance between Ames and Garfield was as to whether Ames paid him ?829 or whether Ames loaned him $800. In either case Ames declares that Garfield never received any stock or certificates, nor any dividends which the stock earned from 1S67 to 1873.

Tbe report expressly acquits all the persons named—Blaine, Dawes, Seofield. Bingham, Kelley and Garlield— of all corrupt and improper action or conf^ilicitv in the matter. In that acquittal the Democratic members of tbe Committee concurred with the others. —-Chicatfo Tribune. Jvne 25.

WuA Tice-Pre«ideat Wheeler Tfcbtk' 9 ef Garfleld aad Arthur.

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a recent ratification meeting at MaJone, N. Y., Vice-President Wheeler spoke, and thus indicated bis ojwiion of the Republican nominees, and his hopes of a Republican triumph in November:

The krog-drawa-oot contest at Chicago bat ben most fruitful in beneficent reauit*. In th« »etUemeat of erenr prviitatnarjr to tbe oowpiete organization or the .Convention tb« simple rurbt triumphed. Exceedta# la importance evtw atbet omwklenMtao, tbe C«vent ion settled tbe fact that, so as tb» pnbtlcan party ban organtxatjnn, its rank rfhd hie. spc*k1nrdlrwtly tbmigb tbeir Cmtsmm" wml Mfit«s, flbalt. wftboot let or hindrance fnura anj quarter wtjuttsoever. have their free, n*&ackk>d c3*^Ci tn tbe ftt lertiVin of eao4iixtee for tbehigbe« o!B«* of tbe RepuWtc.

Ar wben tb« nattirai fttawiptew is mnrtcy and iaden with electrk-ity* tlx- tbundt purifies flu, and leaves aiHI ini in^. tbe »ilitic»tl af luBikmttet^ t^'INaiTsfKrfiBVrd' efe«4s which huM-pre.- the 2p«Aiiao party threat^

It* dimipaon. Id ta«cahnwbi(4iX«tt9wa. dtenxfe. reveait-4 Ulas a* fflctr kfi'inr «fea6V^rerfnjr Mgb to c^pwcity. impregnable in ^Cjuomi and iKjmicad—tb« tcUiott

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FV»r tbe last thirty years mucb of my time has been spent in the public service, in that period I have come more or lets in contact with tbe leading men of the coiin'rv. For last" twelve years have known Mr. Gar:ie!d •intimately, for foar years we have daily sat together upon the Committee of App.-vp iar tions of 'th^'House of Representatives. And thusuntitled speatc im? |.^t-ntlvvi sny £bat in «11 the ctiaravti rjstics -»f whi -h I have just spoken Mr. Garneid is tbttpeer of any Rinn now Iti public life. No tnaa. certainty in ba later days of the Keoubllc, has had more otigh training lor its hirnest office than Mr Gartleld. Wun priors .-rv ic:- in ihe Legislature of Ohio, he has now been fore ghteen ctMitlnuous years a member of the Xat onal Hou of Kepresentatives. f:*om which, on the 4th Marxh next, he w»uld—hav tn^ been elected by tne unan mous vote of the lUpublicans ot tb? Legislature of h*s c-'tcte—ha-. gone to tbe United -taU*s Senate had not the people caliod him to the blirher pillion And in that position 1 here make tbe confident prediction be will be installed ou the 4th cJayot March next.

It is my good fortune also to know well General Arthur, the nominee for the Vii-e-Pi esldency. In unsullied ebarncter and tn devotion to the principles of the Republioan party, no mail in the organization surpasses aim. No man has contributed tno eof time and means to advance tbe just interests of the party than be.

These nominations are tbe trumpet to summon all the wandering tribes of tbe Republican party to its resplendent standard. In this glad, auspicious hour let us all renew our realty to the grand organization in whose keeping the interests and destiny of tbe country alone are-u-ouro. Once more successful iti the comiug Presidential election, and the only element which hsis ever disturbed the peace or threatened the unity of the Nation will cease to be dangerous. The apportionment to follow the cvnsus now being taken will render a united South hHrm!«ss. even when reinforced by a united Norther.i Democracy. This is the great prize for which we now contend, and under tbe leadership of Garfield and Arthur we pledge ourselves to do our full ehare in winning it. And we of the silver hairs take good care to be found upon the outposts with the younger men of tho party in securing the grand coming triumph or the party to wnich we are attached by every consideration of liberty, humanity and exalted government.

Nfw line of bird rn*es Just In at Rrlhardson &. Co.'s Queensware sjore, 307 Main street.

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St. Lonis and thro* west 7 00am.. 1200nxdt auctions on Vandalia RR. and

Southern Tlliuoi T00am..l200mdl St. Lonfe snd thro'west

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St. L#n!« a«d stations on Vandalta Railroad 490pm.. USOaitt •St. Lohis and stations on I. A

ST. L.«« 480pm..1030am St. I.«j!s and thro' west 4 90pm.. 915 pm "l and stations south on jsville &Vincennes RR.11 90 am.. 915 pm ._ and stations on Illinois

Midland Railroad 700am.. 800am Stations on Toledo, Wabash & Wrstern RR. west of Danville 7 00am..1000pm

NORTH.

Chicago. 111., (thro' pouch) 700 a m.. 10 00 pm Danville and stations on E. T.

H. JfcC.RR 700am.. 600am Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northern Illinois 7 00am..1000pm Chicago. Iowa. Michigan, 1

Minnesota. Wisconsin and 11 80 a m.. 2 15 pm Northern llilnois 700am.. 600am Loiransport and stations on T,

H. A LoganMiort RR........ 4 90pm.. 6 00am at ions on India tnr & Sprincfle] Stations ou Toledo, Wahash «&

Kentucky 4»)pm.. 880 pm Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky 7 00a m..IBOOmdt Wor'.hinaton and stations on

T. U. k. 8. K. RIt 4 SO pm.. 6 00 am*, HACK LINES. Pro*rieton.Prairie Creek,G rays vi!leand Fairbanks,Tnesday,

Thursday and Saturday 7 00am.. 7 00am Nelson. Intl., Tuesday nnd Saturday "... 130 pm.. 100 pm

The city is divided into seven Carrier Districts us follows: FIHST DISTRICT— Fred Tyler, Carrier.

North side of Main street., between 6th and 7th streets north from Main to city limits, including to tho alley between 7th and 8tli aud to the klloy between 4th and 5th streets also, 8th, 9th and 10th stm t!. north of 3d avenue.

SECOND DISTRICT—John Knppenhoimer, Carrier. The south side of Main street, between 8th and^ 0th. and nil territory between 5t)i and 04 streets south to the city limits, including to tl.c alley botwren 3d anil 41 ii ctrocts and to tno alley between 014 «nd 7th streets also 7th stroet south of Derninu to citv limits. .•

Tninit DisTHtt-T—James Johnson, Carrier. Tho south «ide of Main street, from the rlvoi1 to 5th *treet.« and all territory west, of the alloy botwci'ii3l and 4tli streets south to city limits.

FOURTH DISTRICT—George A. Hayward, CarrJor. The north side of Main street, from the river to 5th ulreet. anil all territory west of the alley betwoen 4th and 5th streets, and north to the city limit*. ri'lFTU DtsTRttT—Frank M. Mills. Carrier.

The.north side of Main street, from 7th to tlio.: old canal, between 0th and 10th streets, aud nil erri:*ry from the alley between"thandSthstrcets east to the Vandalia NR.. north to 8d avennu, and all territory north of the Vandolia RR., east of lOt.h "treet to city limits.

SIXTH DISTRICT—Inane N. Adams, Carrier. The south side of Mjain, between 6th and 7th str ts. from the alley between B$4 nnd7th streets, east to the old canal, sonth to Demlng,and all torritoryeast on Poplar street and southlocity limits.

SEVENTH DISTRICT—Louis Bapanz, jr., Carrier.' South side of Main street from 7th cast to city limits, Including the mirth Mde of Main, east of old canal bed to city limit*, and all territory west from Ninth street, east to city limits from Poplar str et 011 the south to the Vandalia RR. track on the north.

Frank Sibley. Auxiliary Carrier, whose duty It isto make extra collection and delivery trips. KKOtTLATIONS.

The m4il is collected from street letterboxes on Main street from 1st to 13th streets, north on 4th to Cherry, south on 4th to Wnlnat and sonth on Int to Poplar, and Ohio ntreet between Island 5th, every week day between 8.30 and8.30a m, between 0:30and 10:80 a m, between 18:90 and 9:00 pm, [this collection Includes to Poplar street on the south, and east to 13th. and north to Union Depot] between 2:30 and 8:30 m. between 4:80and o:8u 11 m. and between 8:00 and 0:00 pm. All other

txm are collected from twice per day, between the hours of 8:00 and 10:00a and boiween 1:80 and 8:80 pm.

There are Ave deliveries of mall per day In the bn^inesspnrt of the city: at 7:00 and 11:80 a m, ltOO. 3:00 and 4:20 also a delivery at 8:00 p. m. to such business houses as desire it, whoso place of business is located between 3d and 7th struts and not more than one square froin Mala,

On Sunday, the Post*Office is (open from 9 to 10 o'clock it ni. and persons desiring their mail can call at tho window designated by the number of their carrier.

Sunday collections ovet the entire dty Is made between 4:30 nnd 6:80 in. and again in the bnai ncss part of the city between 8 and 9 o'clock

Receiving boxes have been placed on every coH ner of Main street to enable per«on»residlngnear It to avail themselves of the frequent collections msde theroon with a very short walk.

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T. H. RR 700a m..1900md£Kvunsville and stations on K. & T. H. Rlt 4 90 pm.. 8 30 pm1 Southern Illinois and Western

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The attention of the public is called to the great distance euch carrier is obliged to walk, ana parties livirw a.distance back In yards are earnestly requested to pluce boxes in their front doors or In such other* convenient places as will facilitate the prompt delivery of mail. Carriers are not allowed to wait longer than 30 seconds for an answer to a bell, and after waiting that long and receiving no answer, lm mast retain the mail until the next de livery. Carriers are obliged to be prompt, and to do their work qnlckfy. but an*er no circumstances 'i tobeimpoHte or dlsconrteotis.and anrsncfa should be immediately reported to the Post Master. Persons owning dogs are warned that unless thoy keen them tied during the day, carriers will not deliver their mail, but they win be obliged to call at the k4

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