Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 25, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 March 1876 — Page 6

T.HE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY MiV.ECH 8, 1876

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BELKNAP'S RUIN.

THE STORY OF SHAME. CORRUPTION IN THE CABINET The Testimony of Caleb P. Marsh Before a Committee'Of the HotiöeTJpon Which the Secretary of War has been Impeached. . SEIZING A POST-TRADERSHll. TEE r.EPORT OF THR COMMITTER OS EX .PEKDITCBES IS THE WAR DEPARTMENT BEAD IS THE HODK YEäTERDAY AFTKRKOOJC BY IIB CHAIRMAN. .Washington, March 2 Mr. Clyrner, after submlt.lng tte unanimous report ol tbe committee to the Ilouse to-day, read the following testimony and accoin panlments: Tuesday, Feb. 20, 187G. The committee nut at 10:30 A. m. Pres ent Mess. Clymer, Blackburn and R")bblne. Caleb P. Marsh, one of the witcesses ordefd to be enrpesadd by tee committee being presenf, was d my sworn according to law. He was questioned by the cha'rma. Wber do you relie? Ireaide at No. 30 West Fiftv-aeventh street, New Ycrk. Hare resided in rsew ork bout eight yeaip. Q Were you not- appoiiit.'d or tendered an appointment as pofet-trader at Foil Sill, Indian territory, in tte 511 ot IS70, by tte secretary ot war? If Rounder what circumstances wis tbe appiintment returned to you? State a.so it you wem commissioned by the sjcretar y as euch post-trader, or, If no', who was sj comm ss.oned, ana If any otoer person was so commissioned gve his nams and the reason why he was commissioned. If any agreenieLt was made between yon and tbe appointee state it, or prxiuce it, if in writieg, and ai such agreement made with tbe Knowledge ot tbe secretary of war, and state the clrouniatances connected with tbe making oftbat agreement, and all the transactions in detail thereunder, fully and particularly, as if you were specially interrogated in regard to the several trat sections and so fully as to save the necessity of repeated interrogations. STATEMENT OP MARSH! In reply to your question, I would state that in the summer of 1870, myself and wife spent some weeks at Long Branch and on our return to New York, Mrs. Belknep and Mrs. Bowers, by our Invitation, came for a visit to our house. Mrs. Belknap was ill during this yisit some three or lour weeks, ana, I suppose, in consequence of our kindness to ber felt under some obligations, lor she asked me one day in tbe course ot a conversation, why I did not apply for a pest traderablp on tbe frontier. I asked what they were, and was told that maoy ot them were very lucrative o dees or positions, tne gifts ot tbe secretary ol war and that, if I wanted - one, she would ask the secretary for one. Upon my replying that I thought auch offices belonged to disabled soldier, and besides I was without political influence, she answered th-t the pjliticians got placer, etc. I do not remember saying tbat if I had a valuable position of tbat kind, tbat I would re member her, bot I do remember he rsayiog sometblng like this: It I can prevail upon the secietary ot war to award yau a post, you muss be careful t; say nttning to hire about present?, for a man onca offered him $10,000 for a tradersblp of this kind, and be told him tbat If he did not leave tbe office he would kick biin down stair?. Remembering as I do this story, I presume tbe antecedent statement to be correct. Mrs. Balknap and Mrs. Bower returned to Washington and a lew weeks thereafter, Mr. Belknap sent me word to coma over. I did so. She then told me ' that tbe pott tradership at Fort ,8111 was vacant, that it was a valuable post, as she andtritood, and tbat she had eitber asked for it for me cr bad prevailed upon the secretary of war 1 o agree to give it to me. At all event, I called upon tbe secretary ot war. and, as near as I can remember, made ap plication for tbis pouion on a regular printed lorm. Tbe secretary said tbat he would appont me it i could bring tbe proper LETTERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, and this I said I could do. Either Mrs. Belknap or the secretary told me that tbe present trader at tbe post, John S. Evans, was an applicant for reappointment, and tbat I had bet tar see him, he being in the city, as it would not be fair to tern him out ot office wit hoc t some notice, aa te would lose largely on his buildings, merchandise, etc., if tbe office was taken from him, and (hat it would be proper and just for me to make some arrangement with him for their parchase, If I wished to run tbe pott myself. I saw Evan, and found him alarmed at the prt sped of losing the place. I remember that he said tbat a firm of Western post tradeis, who claimed a good deal ot influence with tbe secratary of war, Eromised to have him appointed, but e found on coming to Wasblngton tbis firm to be entirely without influence. Evans first proposed a partnership, which I declined, and then a bonus of a certain per. ion ot tbe profits it I wou.d allow him to hold tbe position and continue the business. We finally agreed upon f 15,000 p?r vear. Evans and myself went on to New York together, where the contract was made and executed, which is herewith submit tel. (Paper marked A). During our trip over, however, Mr. Evans saw eomthlog in the Army and Navy Jourcal wbich led him to ibinavtbat some ot the troops were to be removed from tbe fort, and he had ofTeied too large a sum and, before tbe contract was drawn, it was reduced by agreement to 112,000, the same being payable quartsrly in advance. When tbe first remittance came to me, say probably In November, 1.870, 1 sent one halt thereof to Mrs. Belknap, either, I presume, by certificate of deposit or bank notes by extras. Being in Washington at a funeral, some weeks after this, I bad a COWERS ATION WITH MRS. BOWERS to the following purport, as far aa I can now remember. Bat I mas; say that just here my memory la exceedingly indUtinct, and I judge in particular parts from what follows aa to details. From the conversation I went np stairs in the nursery with Mrs. Bowers to sea the baby, and said to ber, ''the child will have money coming to it before a great while." bhe said: "Yes. The mother gave tbe colld to me and told me tbat tbe money coming from you she moat take and keep for it." I -aid, "all right," and )t seems to me tbat I said that rrbaps the father ought to be consulted, say it seems s, sod ytt 1 can give no j-eaaon for it, for as far I know tbe father

knew nothing ot any monev transactions between tbe mother and .Myself. I have a faint recollection ot a remark of Mrs.

Bower?, that if I sent the money to the father, tbat it belony ed to ber. and tbat she would get it acy way. I certainly had some under tandlr,g then or subsequently with ber or bim, J.or, wben the next payment came due F4nd was . paid, I sect onetali thereof to the secretary ol war and bave continued substantially from tL at day fcrward to tte present time to da the samethlcg. About, I should say, from one and a Malt to two ysars after the commencement ot tbee payment?, I reduced th e a moo.t t to ?0,000 perfennum.lhe reason ot this reduction was partly because of combined complications on the part of Evans rd his partner, and partly, so far as I now remember, in consequence of an article in tne newspapers about that time, reflecting on the Injustice done to soldiers at this fcrt, caused by the exorbitant charges made necessary on the par. of the traders by reason of tbe payment of this bonu. Totbe best of my know' edge and belie', tbe above is a trae statement of ail tbe facts in the case, and as complete as I can remember ot occurrences of so many year ago. Q State how tbe payments were made to t -ie secretary of war subsequent to the funeral ot bis then wlte, which you attended in Washington in December, 1870, whether In casb. by check, draff, certificate of oc posi bonds or by exprts. or otherwise. A Tbe money was sect according to tbe INSTRUCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY of war, sometimes in bank notes by tbe Adams exp rds a. I think on one or more occasions by a certificate of deposit on the National Bank of America, in New York. Sometimes I haye paid bim in New, York in person. Except the firat payment. In the fall of 1S70 and the last, in December, 1872, all were made to tbe secretary in tbe modes I have stated, unles, perhaps, on one or two occasions, at his instance, I bought a government bond with toe mcneys in my band arising from the con tract with Evans, which I eitber sent or handed to him. Question by Blackburn Can you state tbe sum in tbe aggregate re ceived bv you under the contract with Evans and what portion thereof yon have paid to tbe secretary of war, including tbe firat and last paymeots, wbich you bave seated were not paid to him. A I have co memorandum what ever on which to make an answer. It is a very simple calculation. The first payment to in 9 by Evans was made in the iiA of 1S70 at tbe rate or f 12,000 a year. He paid at that rate about a year and a halt cr three years, and since then at tbe ratsot 6,000 a year. It would aggregate at about f 40,C00, one halt of whlcol have disposed of aa above stated. Question by the chairman Did you receive letters from tbe secretary of war acknowledging tbe receipt of tbe sums forwarded to him in the manner yon have statsd, or did be acknowledge the receipt of the same in any way? A Usually wben I sent money by extreme I would send him tbe receipt of the company, which be would eitaer return, marked "O. K.," or otherwise acknowledge tne receipt ot tbe ssme. Sometimes I pild It to bim in New York, when no receipt was necessary. I have not preserved acy receipts or letters. Wben sent by express, I always deposited the money personally and took a receipt for lt. Q ilave you at any time bad any CONVERSATION WITH THE SECRETARY of war regarding the pest tradershJp at Fort Sill, or have you corresponded with him regarding the same. A Ab, frequently I have forwarded requests to the secretary made to me by Evans, wishing privileges about the for t, such as to sell liquors, e'c. I don't remember what action was taken upon them. They were not returned to me as far as I know. Evans corresponded regarding affairs at Fort till through me with the secretary of war I never heard from bim in any other way. Q Was tbe contract between you and Eyacs ever tbe subject of conversation between you and tbe secretary of war? A It never was, as I remember. Yet it seems to me that when the article appeared in the newspapers retarding affairs at Fort Sill, probably in 1872, about tbe time tbe reduction was made in the payments frcin 112,000 to 6,000, the next time I saw the secretary of war, be asked me if I had a contract with Evan?. I told bim I bad. I never showed it to him or any one else until I produced it here. Q After receiving tbe telegraphic subpeoaa from the eergeant-at arms to appear before this committee, which was on Monday, tbe 21st of tbis montb, did you tome to Washington, and, if so, had you an interview with tbe secratary or war, and wben and wbere? A I came to Washington on Wednesday, the 23J of tbis moLth. I went to tbe bouse of tbe secretary of war, stayed Wednesday night and returned on Thursday morniug. I showed him the telegram surpceoa, and asked him what it meant. He said that be supposed it was to state before the committee wbtt I knew about our transactions together. I said I did not like to appear, because I thought my tes lmony would be damaging to, or would implicate bim, or give bim trouble. He said that .he thouglt not, and advised me to stay and meet tbe committee. During" that evening, my conversation was chiefly witn his wife, she being present part of tie time, and understanding tbe general TENOR CF OUR CONVERSATION, ' she suggested tbat I could make a state ment wbich would satisfy the committee and exculpate the secretary. She wanted me to go before tbe committee and repre sent that she and I had business transac tions together for many years, and tbat all this money I had sent tbe eecroturr was money that she had from to time d epos' ted j with me, as a kind of a hanker, and tbat she bad instruct! me to send it totbe secreta y for her. I dined tbere and spent tbe eveulcg and stayed all night, retiring about 12 o'clock. Tbe evening was devoted to dlsccsilng th's matter. I told her tbe statement would not bold water before tbe committee and, even if it would, I could not make it. At the same time I waa so wrought np and had such an anxiety, she pressing and pressing me abent it and having slept little since the receipt of the subpoena and sympathizing with their condition that I did not ' give them a positive answer that ' night. I went to bed at 12 o'clock,' and do not suppose slept a wink. Tbey said that they would breakfast about 9 o'clock. I came down at 8 and met the secretary alone. I 1 told him I thought I had better leave and get . out of tbe country, for I ' . would .not .' perl are myself for anyone, that I could a flora to have my throat cut, but not to perjure myself. Je said tbat he did not wish me to do that, tbat we could fix it op some other way. I said: "l think I bad better leave the county." The secratary said I would rain him if I left. I said: "If I go before the committee I will rain von, for I will tell the truth." He was greatly

excited. When I came down stairs to leave, be followed and asked me into the parlor and said: "I want to make a last appeal to you to s"ay longer. V He said that If I went be would be ruined. I raid tbat I would ruin him if I went be .'ere tbe cotumittee, and I lelt and took tbe limited express fcr New York. Oa reacblcg home I consulted my attorney, asking bim it tbe committeo could reach me bv a sub-

roona if I left the country. I ttvei the case to tlm, Mr. Barth H. He asked ma It I ai sutpoecaed. I Ibid htm I bad telegraphic dispatch calling me to Wash in2ton. Hesaidttutlf a sntpceaa bad been duly served.tney could give me CONSIDERAALR TROUBLE, but that on a telegraphic message tbey could not reach me If I was cut of tbe country. I asked him bow locg I would havetoetay. He said that It the commit tee bad leave to sit during tbe recee, I couldn't come back until tbe r rasen t con gresa expired. I then wect horxe acd found- tbere a dispatch from Dr. Wm. Tomlinson, a brother-in-law ot the secretary. Its purport was not to leave, that he had good new., that he ws coming over. I determined not to be governed by ir, bat I was going. thought tbey only wished to tlx up some new stcry, but lbt 1 would net be a party to it. My trunk was being packed to leave. Anout midnight, Thursday, lex: ruary24. Dr. Tomlinson arrived at my house. He (aid: "I have Been Joe Blackburn. He is a cousin of minf." Hethougbtl would write a letter something like one which he Jlomlinson) would sug(6', tbat tbere would be no fur t ber investigation and, if tbere was, tbey would ask no nuee tions tbat would be difficult for me to answer, aud tbat Mr. Blackburn raid tbat he thought that if tbe committee t-till wanted to examine me, they would appoint suc-committee and come over to ew York to do so. He came to my bedroom, and I told tim to go into tbe sitting room and draw a sketch of the proposed letter, and tbat wben dressed I would Join bim acd I would write such a letter as be wanted, if I could. I wrote a letter from tbe sketch ot Tomlinson. Tbe endeavor waa to ex culpate tbe secretary. There was nothing In it nntrue to tbe best of try recollection, but it did not ft ate the whole truth. It was a very short It tter. He took it with the contract inclosed. He said he would take tbe Utter and contract to Blackburn, who would show it to tbe committee &cd tbat would be the end of it. He left my bouse at 2 o'clock Friday morcinz. At midnight, Friday nigh', Iwaaroustdup and bad a sutpceoa of tbe committee served on me. Saturday morning about 8 o'clock, Dr. Tomlinson azain appeared. He said he bad been to Washington. He wanted to know the firet thing if I hd been subrcenaed, I told him I had. He began talking THE WHOLE THING OVER AO A IT, tili wanting me to say before tbe committee what was sugg s'ed at the secretary's at the Interview on Thursday nigbt. He wanted me to telegraph to tbe committee, before "whom F had been subpeuaed by telegraph, to appear the next morning, Friday, that my wife was sick, that I could not attend. My wife being sick, I consented acd did so telegraph. Incurring to tbe interview again, on Saturday molting I said tbat I could not make tbe ttatemeiit he desired. He laid he bad seen Mr. B ackburn In tbe interval and tad shown him the letter of Thursday night. He then returned it and the contract to me. I said: "Dr. TcmlinsoD, I bave thought ot this thing so much tbat it baa near y made me crazy. I am not going to talk about it any more. We will go down to my lawyer and consult bim." My object was to have a lawyer tell him how ridiculous tbe story he wanted me to tell would appear before the committee. We went down and called on Mr. Baitlett and I told tbe whole truth, la the Fresence ot Dr. Tomlinson. Bartietteald couldn't manufacture ary itcry it I wanted to. and must not it I could. Dr. Tomlinson ' still InsUted that if I cculd swear that (Jen. Belknap knew nothing ot tbe arrangement with his sister, the Mrs. Belknap deceased, and It J could swear that at the time I was at her funeral I made an arrangement with Mrs. Bowers, the present Mrs. Belknap, by which I was to Bend her all this money through tbe secretary, tbat the whole thing would still besetthd. I replied: "I can not eiat9lf,fir it is not true," my impression then being tbat at that funeral I bad said something about tl-e rxattr to Gen. Belknep. Tomlinson said: "It you can not swear to thst you had better leave the country." Mr. Bartlett said: "Th's Is a bad busi ness. It Is not a legal question yon have sabmlit:d to me, and in tbe position of affairs, the secret? rv of war shou'd decide whether you should go to Washington or leave tbe couctry." Dr. Tomlinson said tbat he would return to Washington. He prepared two formulas of telegrams which I would understand. One was, "I hope your wife is well." It was to be In terpreted to leave the country. Tbe other wa;: "I bepe your wire is bettar." wbich meant come to Washlngtor. We then parted. On going borne in tbe street cars, thinking the wbole thing over about tbe conversation at tbe time of the funeral, I made up my mind that, although l bad stated to Mr. Bart ett that I thought I had had 6030.9 conversation AT THE TIME OF THE FUNERAL with the secretary of war about sending tbis money, yet I was so undecided about it tbat I was certainly willing to give the secretary tbe benefit of tbe doubt, j thought I would see Tomlinson and tell him. He was ta leave for Washington t 3 o'clock. I went to the depot and met bim ao? told bim that, on thinking over tbe matter, I waa so undecided about tbe conversation with tbe secretary ' at the ' time of the funeral that I wonld give him the benefit of the doubt. He said: "lam very glad tj-bear tbis, because my sister, Mrs. Belknap, said this was the fact." Tbat Saturday evening I got a telegraphic dl patch from Mrs. Belknap, wbich said, "Come to washington to-night. It Is necessary." I received It in tbe evening. The next morning, last Sunday, I received "a' dispatch from Dr. Tomlinson: "I hope your wife is Detter," which according' to .oar agree ment -meant come- to Washington. In the afternoon I got a second despatch from Dr. Tomlinson, aa follows: "Come wltbontiall. Answer." JI answered: "I shall come to-nlgbt w tbout iaIV I was very glad not to bave to leave the country, tho oonvlction having grown on my mind tbat it would oo 'no good. 1 reached Washington yesterday morning at 6:30 and stepped kt the Arlington, try wife . betDg witu me.' i was snown to a temporary room. About 7 ' o'clock I 'lay down,1 being' greatly ' fatigued, and ' aboot 8 o'clock Dr. Tomlinson called me to tbe door cf tbe room. He said he bad seen Blackburn, and tbat he still thought tbis matter could be fixed up without any

trouble. He aked me If I bad tbe lett?r I

had written to the, tommittee on Tbcrsday niht. I said I had net. lie said: "Blackburn sws you had btt'er writ? an other ot the 'ja me purport and send it up io ine com nutee wua a note, explaining wby it did not come sooner." I did s. Tbe nvte acd lfttsr wc ra marked B. Ä C. Shortly before 2 p. ar. ywterday I came to i3Q capitoi to meet the committee, and DR. TOMLIXSOS FOUND ME tn tbe corridor near tbe committee rrom door. He said: "You ara going before the committee, and I want joa to remember tLat tbere was no arrangement with you and the secretary ct war at tbe time of the fuceral and tbat the money you have always paid to General Balknap was fcr Mr?. Belknap arid by ier direction." I told him I was going - befvra tbe committee to tell the whole &:ory, as far as I could recollect it I a:d I bad thought ot leaving the ou&try, on was overruled, and now 1 snouli t-il the truth aid tbe whole truth hpI nothicg btt the trub. He said: "Idou' want you tf tell any lie?. I on y. want you to tell tbe troth and that waa tbe truth." I said : "The truth I shall csr taluly teli, and if it does not hurt General Balkuep, no one will be more rejoicod than inyielf." I entered tbe commit ee room about 7 o'clock yesterday aud with out being sworn I made the atatemant to certain members of the commit tee oi tne rac;s in tne cabe. more orieny, but substantially as have now Muswered in reply to your chief inter regit ions. When I returned to the hotel yesterday afternoon. Dr. Tomlinson was waiting at my room at tbe Arlington to see me. He asked me bow I isot Rlong with tbe committee. I told bim I bad told tbe tory irom beginning to end at tbe rc queec or tne gentlemen present, i was going to reduce it to wr, ting, and appear before the committee to-day at 10:30 with it. He wanted to know bow I had stated tbe fact tbat all tntse pay met) is to tDe secretary nad been made la conse qaence of tbe original agreement with Mrs. Belknap I said I bad sated tbe facts as tbey were, according to my best recolit ctiou and beiier. I told bim would furn'sa bim a ccpy of tbe it ate inert I should make before the committee. 1 1 rapared tbe statement lust nteot and gave bim tbe copy abont 8 o'clock this morning, being substantially a copy ot tbat I submitted as an auewer to your cLlar interrogatorie?, save that I have niled up the blanks. Dr. iMnllnton came tack to my room at about 7:3d lsst evening, and I asked him whether he tad seen Mr. Blackburn since I bad made my state ment in tho af-ernoor, and WHAT IMPRESSION IT HAD MADE upon tbe ger.uemen who beard it. lie 8 aid te did not like to say be had seen Mr. Blackburn, but he said he had seen one of tho committee, who expressed the opinion tbat my statement would involve tbe sec re: ary. He then made a stronger appeal to me than ever before, saying tbat 1 was tbe friend of the secretary ; tbat if this thing came out it would ruin him; tbat h!s wife was in great distress atout it, and he bmiself. as ber rrother and lrlend of the la in! It, wan in great trouble, arjd tbat if I could state. I, said, "Drop it, Dr. TomlirsiD. I bave aoout fiuished my written btatsment and will read it to you." I then read it to him. He said he did not see bnt that it ws all right, tbat things could be explained. Yet it they could prove tbat tbia money was originally sent to Gen. Belknap by Mr. Belknap's order, Geo. Belknap would be snbtcecaed and would prove to the commit tee tafct Mrs. Belknap' estate was entirely separate from his, and that tbia money, received throngb me, he had alwsva kept distinct from his, and lor her. Question by tbe chairman Did you ever have any buainees relations of any kind or nature whatever with the late Mrs. Belknap, or the present Mrs. Belknap, or eitber of them, other tban those arising from this Fort Sdl Iradtrsblp? Have you now, or bare you ever bad any sum, or sums of money, cr any evidences ot indebtnes, or securities or any sort, cr description whatever belonging to either of them, or have von at any t'me been indebted to either of tbem in any way, manner, form or description? A Never. The present Mrs. B9lknap'yaara ago may bave con sulted me on business matter?, but there we ra no MONETARY TRANSACTIONS whatever between ns, other tban I have bent ofore stated. Q Wben was tbe baby of the late Mr?. Belknap born and when did it die? A The baby ot the late Mrs. Belknap was born in the autumn of 1870, and died dcrlng tbe autumn of 1871. Q By Mr. Rjbblos la tbe converiatlon had with the pn sant Mrs. B. at tbe funeral or her sister in December, 1870, or in any other conversation had with her or another person at ary time was it the understanding that the money vou were to pay and were paying was to be tbe money ot Mrs. B., the prs9tt wile of tbe secretary ot war? A It was not. The foregoing deposition and i tatement, made ander catb, having been carafully read over in mil to Mr. uaieD i oiarsu, the wltaesp, in the presence of the committee, and he having made such alterations and corrections therein aa were deemed astf be assents to it as a correct record of bis testimony and attests tbe same by his signature hereunto attached. (Signed) Caleb P. Marsh, : Washington, 29h Feb , 1876. ' - BELKNAP'StsUCCE3SOR. ROBESON APPOINTED PRO TEM. ' Washington, !). C, March 2. The president tc:day appointed Secratary Robeson acting secretary of war. -' ' Executive ManpionY' Washington, D. C, March 2, 1876. Sir: The resignation of the secretary of war having, been tendered and, accepted this day, you are kerebj- directed to assume aud perform tbe duties pertaining to the office ot secrttryof war in addition to those of your own service nttll otherwise directed. Yours truly, , U. S. Grabt. . : To the Secretary of the JJavy. . . .BINGHAM'S BONANZA. , . HIS 8TCCK OF INFORMATION INTERESTING TO -: UNCLB SAM AND NOT YET EXHAUSTED., . ; . In the United Etatea Circuit Court yesterday the ess? ' of the Unltad States v. John W. Bingham was called, and Judge Gresbam Inquired wby , the government did not move for a sentence, as it is under ttood tbat the principal reason tor delaying sentence co longer ex.stad. Tbe districtattcrcey replied that tbeaticraey general had directed him to. wait further prJcra before moving for sentence, fcr rea-r sons satlsfacu ry to tbe government Jl will be remembered tbat tbe dietrict attorney for the distrU t of New York W8B in couit at the time sentence was pasid on the crooked cocep'.rators, and interposed,

through Col. Truler, a request for delav iDjBinsbam'a er, be cause be was wonted s a witness In ouis New York cases. It ha9 been thought that the govtratnent meant to let BiLgbam eff without eitber punishmer.c cr direct pardon, tecause ot bis ssrvj'.-es as a wuresi In tbe other tvooked case, but tbia Is not probable. RAILdtOAD MEErixa AT BOWLING GREEN. A'.D FOR THR NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD THE SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS CPKN. Satu diy ev Lirg, February 26, tbe c:ti;rs of Bowlicg Green and vicinity held a large and enthusiastic meeting at tbe "courthouse for the purpose or ascertaining what cou'd be done io encourage the building of tbo proposed narrow gauge railroal frrni iBdiacapjlh to tbe col fields o' Clay county, ibe secretary furiilsh'B U3 the proceedirf s as follow: The meeting was organized by the selection ft John Fr imp, Eq., chairman, and Hiram To r, secretary. Speeches were made by Mr. L'.ndley, of Mn;ari county, Maj. W. W. Carter, Co). A. T. Rasa and others of Clay county. RESOLUTIONS. The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That we fully aj predate the impor tacce t? t icbed to tbe construction of ibe nsrrow gaoge railroad proposed lb be constructed from Indianapolis to tbe coal fields of th's coal region, and tte advantages we would reap in thus securing an outlet to the richest mineral, farming and finest timbered lands in Indiana.

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