Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, January 18, 1872, Image 2
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, '.ST 2.
J. ?. TliOMPSOV, KditorSUBSCItlPTIOSiS.
ttnc Y?r, S3 00
Months, i 8100
agents in new yoijk,
geo. p. rowell a co.
Official Paper of the State.
Official Paper of Beaufort and Colleton
Counties*
Columbia, S. t\, Jan., 18, 1872.
To Kditors Republican ?J. J. Maher
is elected Judge of the second circuit. The
vote stood for Maher, one hundred and
seven, W. F. Colcock, sixteen, (l. B. Farmer
thirteen. R>.b't. Smali.s.
The Campaign Republican.
Our offer to furnish the Republican
for the campaign of 187*2, at the low price
of one dollar and to clubs for seventy-five
cents, has already produced good fruit.
Sixtv subscribers have been added to our
list this week and we have assurances of
several hundred more within the month.
Several of our friends have gone to work
and promise good things tor us. The
paper will be devoted to pure republicanism,
pledged to an economical administration
of the government, which of
course carries with it low taxes and prosperity
to all, high and low, rich and poor.
Louisiana.
This State is anothor one in which the
Republican party is beiDg disgraced by
bitter personal quarrels, originating in no
differences about principles, but in disputes
as to the distribution of public plunder.
A few days ago, says a telegram,
expectation that Carter and his adherents,
would demand admission to the capitol
caused the concentration of the police and
militia by 10 o'clock. Three lines were
formed, inside of which was a force of two
hundred. The crowd commenced gathering
in the vicinity early, and by noon was
immense. When Carter approached, the
committee approached the capitol, two of
whom were admitted, but were refused
recognition as a committee from Carter to
the House. Warmouth and the House
refused to receive any communication
from Carter, whereupon the Carter committee
retired and reported, when the
Carterites retired.
While these men are fitditin? about the
?0 o
spoils, the Democrats look on well-pleased.
All over tlie Uuion, the hearts of Democratic
leaders.are beating with exultation,-for
they see in the misgovernment of the
Southern States, their surest and strongest
weapon with which to beat General Grant
next fall. South Carolina too, is furnishing
her quota to the reinforcement of the
enemy. The scenes enacted in Columbia
during the past few weeks are not done in
a earner. The telegraph carries each disgraceful
detail to the breakfast table of
millions.
So Mail Facilities.
* In conversation with.some of our friends
from the upper part of the county we were
struck with the really unciviliz d condition
of this portion of the State in the
matter of mail accommodation. Paul <fc
"Webb, w ho subscribe for the Republican,
are twenty-five miles from the nearest
post oilice, which is at Gardner's Corners.
*>Ir. George Cope, of Buford's
Bridge, receives his mail from Bamberg
on the South Carolina railroad, thirty
miles distant. Tie and his neighbors club
together and seud once a week for their
letters. Other instances ot equal hardship
are kuown. Many efforts have been made
to have additional offices established but
they hive so far failed. Ou the Port Roy#
al railroad, which now extends forty miles,
there is not a post office. At Yemassee,
a junction station where six traius pass a
day, no office can be had hlthough the eiti:eus
have petitioned repeatedly. If our
representative in Congress would conciliate
voters in this district, let iiim give his
attention to this matter.
THE DRIVE.
We are glad to see that work has been
commenced in connection with our long
contemplated shell road. The subserib
* '1 /-vr* C ?r o nr\rtinn flf
t rs uuve uct*u vancu uu * /*. a. v.
their promised quotas and have generally
responded promptly and willingly. We
believe K is contemplated to begin at the
Cemetery and shell the street down to the
Bay uear the court house. From that
point there is a choice of three routes
which will be decided upon by the subscribers.
We think the original route is
the best and *hat it ought to be adhered
to, but are willing to yield to*argument
in favor of auj other. One proposition we
are unalterably opposed to and that is, to
shell the road to the depot. If it were
done to-day, in three months it would be
so cut up by drays and carts that it would
be useless as a pleasure drive. If there is
any one interested in a better road to the
depot it is the Port Koyal railroad and to
th< ni ought tr> He h f? the duty and privi
?c ? '
Hon. N. B. Myers has our thanks
for public documents.
lijr Some "rooster" set fire to a wood ;
pile on the Savannah and Charleston railroad
last week.
|?f- Hon. 11. Smalls has our thanks for
cop es of the "corrected statement of the
financial condition of Beaufort county."
|fc?r"> Bills have been introduced to rc
charter the Combahee ferry, and to incor.porate
the Port Royal river ferry.
The legislature- has passed resolutions
requesting congress to remove the disabilities
of Hon. W. J. Colcock, of Beaufort
county. This is understood to be preparatory
to his elevation to the judgship of
this circuit.
TIie School Festival.?This beautiful
little Quarterly Magazine, devoted to
n *w and sparkling matter'for School Exhibitions
and public days, is received for
January.
J6?* Kingman, of the Saxton House, is
:..j ~ i. J i
a guuu j uuge ui iegs ?uiuu legs, we meau, 01
beef, ile got one on Monday direct from
Fulton Market, that it was a pleasure to
look at, and it was a greater pleasure to
get a slice of it this appetizing weather.
That's the kind of ''leg drama,r we approve
of.
Hon. J. M. Smith the eucccssor of
Bullock in Georgia was inaugurated on i
Friday last. Ile is a democrat, and that
party has now complete control of a State
which is as naturally republican as is
South Carolina, but which has passed into
the hands of the opposition because republican
officials were untrue to the interests
of the State.
g&r In Chester, last week, the conservative
ticket for intendant and wardens
was successful by a large majority. This
victory was secured by a majority of the
colored voters going over to the conservative
ranks.
Charge of Brutal Treatment.
Adele McGill was brought before 'Trial
Justice Gleaves on Tuesday, charged with
brutall/ assaulting a child. It is alleged
that the child was accused of telling a
falsehood;whereupon, Mrs. McGill,heated
a'poker and burned the lips and face of
the child in a dreadful manner. After a
preliminary examination Justice Gleaves
bailed thb woman to appear on Thursday
morning at nine o'clock.
F/oni Walterboro.
At Walterboro lately there seems to
have been some " high old times," to
judge from correspondence we have received
from that thriving village. Among
the "doings"' were a "Grand Tournament"
nr?/l n 4 ?n nn/l.-W Pnlllnrr 1? Pocula 1 hotn
auu a viauuvi i. uniug* x/coiuv wuvov
intellectual amusements there was an
electidfi for town intendant, which resulted
in the success- of Mr. J. J. Klein,
over James W. Grace. A torch light procession
of the supporters of Mr. Klein
paraded with bauners, transparancies,
and music. Mr. Klein seems to be a very
popular gentleman in Walterboro and
may be proud of such a demonstration of
regard from his constituents.
H T
Knocked on the Head.
The Charleston News thus relates an assault
made upon a former citizen of Beaufort:
Between seven and eight o'clock on
Wednesday evening an old colored man
named Francis Izzard went dowu to the
steamer Pilot Boy, lying at Accommodation
wharf, for the purpose of sending off
a package to his family in Beaufort. As
he stepped upon the gangway plank to get
on board of the steamer he was struck on
the back of the head with a blunt instrument,
his assiilant exclaiming, '-Damn
you, I took you for the mate." He foil
senseless, and lav for some time bleeding.
' with a fearful gash in his scalp. Yesterday
morning he took out a warraat
; against a v.'atchman on the w harf named
I flattery, and .the case was investigated i
l by Trial Justice Magr.ith. Slattery de}
nies the cbar<^ but the wounded man
I swears that htns the man who struck him. j
The pris .uer was bound over in the sum
of tive hundred dollars, to answer the
tharge of assault with at deadly weapon.
; l ef-->re -the next court of General Sessions*
Shell lluud Notice.
In view of the anticipated arrival of
3000 bushels of shells which can be secured,
and of the diversity of opinion among the
citizens as to the most desirable rout? for
i the proposed drive to be laid out, the uu!
.u.Mnmofi invito thp oricinal subscribers.
I UCiOI^UV/U AU f iW ???v V..n ? r
and all others who will give material aid
in furtherance of the project, to meet at
the office of Mr. C. II- Wright, on Bay St., :
on Tuesday, January 23rd 1S72, at 10 !
o'clock A. M., to decide as to the most
acceptable route for the road to be built.
Bespcclfully,
K. A Bennett,
II. yon IIauten,
(i eo' Watekhouse.
r>r. ^ Q T-* i ?e~;>
THE FIRE. an
On Sunday morning last about 10 thi
o'clock fire was discovered issuing from the fui
roof of the frame building at the corner of tei
Ninth and F streets, near the Baptist th<
church. The property was owned before ca
the war by Mrs. McNeal Cunningham; at w*
the time of the fire it was owned by the coi
United States. Five colored families were Pu
stowed away in it, none of whom met with in
serious loss of property. J ulia Ann Williams,
who was assistiug in removing fur- of
niture was slightly injured by falling m<
through the second floor. Union Engine, lh'
No. 1, was the first on the ground, but the wc
Washington company claim to have been en
"first squirt." The building was entirely tal
consumed, which doubtless enhances the ari
value of the lot. Oa the whole, no great- t-'a
er loss was experienced than that accru- m(
' ' A - 1 * - ? ' ? **' 1 -V #-v t V\ AXtlf 1 OA till
lDg 10 IOC K0U1S Ui fcvjLUC vy li\j uiutuiwv ?
would have beeu in church. Congrega- qu
tions are reported slim when there is a by
fire. in*
" fai
The Republican Office. wThe
priuting establishment of this paper uv
has been removed to the second floor of
the old "Steven's House" building, over m(
the store of Bennett & Co., corner
of Bay and Sixth streets. . Co
We have just received from the North iD|
a large supply of paper, including, legal pfl
cap, fools cap, letter and commercial note iet
in whole and half sheets, ruled ready for frc
printed headings; also a fine assortment of thi
business cards. We have on hand a full
assortment of bill-head paper, which will
be printed and sold at the lowest rates. 1
We have added many new fonts of job bil
type to our previously large stock and tbi
have ordered a new job press of large size, $3
which when received will enable us to ?7
throw off work promptly and cheaply. pU
We are thus prepared to do any kind of tb
work, from the largest poster to a visiting f01
card. \)ur friends will please send in their 0n
orders. . po
The bill to redistrict the State, intro- ^
duced into the Senate by. Arnim, provides
that the State of South Caroan
lina shall be divided into five Conuc
gressional Districts, as follows: First
Congressional District to be composed of .
the counties of Chesterfield, Clarendon, ^
Darlington, Georgetown, Horry, Lancaster,
Marion, Marlboro and Williamsburg, jj
Second Congressional District to be com
posed of thecouiities of Beaufort, Charleston
and Colleton. Third Congressional
District to be composed of the counties of
Abbeville, Aiken, Auderson, Barnwell, m
Edgefield and Orangeburg. Fourth Con- 011
gressional District to be composed of the
counties of Chester, Fail field, Kershaw, w
Lexington, Richland and Sumter. Fifth
Congressional District to be -composed of
the counties of Greenville, Laurens, Newberry,
Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, 1
Union and York. . ?
rntmmmm ^ *
Vice's Floral Guide for 1972 ? J?
The first Edition of Two IIukdked d<
Thousand copks just published. It is 2
elegantly printed on fine tinted paper, in K
two colors, and illustrated with over three M
hundred engravings of Flowers and H
Vegetables, and two colored plates. The v(
most beautiful and instructive Catalogue m
and Floral Guide in the world?112 pages,
giving thorough directions for the culture B
of Flowers and Vegetables, ornamenting P
grounds, making walks, Ac. Address, pt
James Vick, Rochester, N. Y. w
i LETTER~FROM J. w7 COLLINS. tr
J<
Ti
Beaufort, S. C., Jan. 15, 1872.. ~
55"
To the Editor of Beuvfurt Republican :f _
10
"Were the reputed Editor of the Beau- ^
fort Times as well known abroad as in
our own community, there would be no ^
need of noticing him, for he would mis- u,
lead no one. He does the business to g(
which he is assigned by his master's will. ?
There is scarcely one that could do it better.
Here, his fulminations and rantiugs
against the County Commissioners are
looked upon as curiosities. Abroad it is ^
necessarily different. His reiterated^
statements come to be taken as truth. j.
Hence this statement. On the receptiou of j,
the petition in Columbia from the tax
pavers in this county, for the funding of
the county debt, a report originating, 1
understand, with the editor or reporter ?
of the Beaufort Times, was circulated and
believed by some of our representatives,
that our county debt, since the present
mnvQ cih?H hapn increasad rp
UUUl U. fiviw vivwv?. A
from ?0000 to $40,000, and that county
checks were selling at about fifty cents on
a dollar. B
It is strange that our delegation to the
Legislature should,without investigation jj
or inquiry, take as truth, what upon the
face of it is such a monstrous misstate-,
ment and misrepresentation. The books ?
of the County Commissioners are open ,
to the public ; every official act is recorded !
and the proceedings of each meeting are
published in both county papers, and yet t
it seems that some of our law-makers did
not know whether our debt was $0000 or ;
$40,000. III
The editor of the Beaufort Times after
having stated that the County Cominis- $
sioners "are week after week and month T
qftfr TO'?rtb sj'jk'Dg thp county d-rpcr N
d deeper in debtafter having accused i
em of "wantonly wasting" tbe county .
ads ; after having charged me with in- i
iding to resign my position because of i
e 4 Approaching stormafter having ]
lied for an official investigation to show 1
ly the county ,'s in its present iinancial i
edition, has not now.the manliness to !
bliah Mr. Hunn's letter which appeared (
the Republican of last week. <
He knows very well that the publishing i
that letter, which gives a correct state- J
?nt of checks issued, bills audited, and
e uses to which they have been applied, I
>uld vindicate the County Comraission5,
and prove him guilty of misrepresention.
His sp.te and personal malice J
2 impotent here. He knew better, be- *
use he has been present at nearly every
ieting, and has had constant access to 1
e records. But others, not well ac.
ainted with him, might be led astray
his reckless, wicked, malicious state- J
;dts. But please to take notice that be
Is to point to a single official act which
11 justify him in accusing the board of
rilfully squandering" the county funds, i
Indeed he seems to be nnable from his i
:ntal constitution to state factQ) for 1
ice has he been arrested by the County j
mmissioners for contenrpt and refus- i
I to rectify his false statements of the i
oceedings of the board. Mr. Ilunn's
ter containing facta and figures copied
>m the commissioners books shows that
e old board acknowledged a debt of
8,000. They issued checks during their
it fiscal year amounting to over 135,000. I
The total amount of checks issued nod i
Is audited by the present board during
tir first fiscal year amounts to 932,004;
000 less than the old board. Over
000 has been expended in permanent
blic improvements. It is well known
at county checks have?been in demand
the last two weeks at from 75 to 85 els.
the dollar. I believe that the next rert
of the County Treasurer will show
e county to be less in debt than when
e prtsent boarcPcame into power. 1
II upon the editor of the rl\me8 to ex
line the Commissioners books, and back
> his reckless statements with the proof,
stand convicted before the public of
lfully stating that which he knows to
untrue. J. W. Collins.
EETIXU OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Tuesday, January 10th, 1872.
adjourned mkktlng.
The Board met at 12 o'clock, all the
embers were present, minutes of l*?t
ecting read and approved.
K'solved: That the clerk be ordered to
rite to E. Perry Esq., of Charleston, a?k
g him fo make & deduction in his last
11 for stationery.
Checks Were issued for the following
lis: Jv&*y Green, highway 9urvejor,
? 00; W. C. Morrison constable, ?13 90;
liarkston hospital, for treatment of L.
ludon, f 19 00f Bma Ilutchmson, witj?8
before K. K. Carietoo trial justice,
25; Diana Dumphrey, witness before H.
. Carleton trial justice, 2*25; J. E.
xGregor, for services as clerk, ?75 00;
. G. Judd, for making up highway sur:yor's
book, &c, ?1$ 00; M. Mr Kingan,
extra diet for poor, ?10 80;
The following bills were audited.
. It. Lewis, highway surveyor, ?45 00;
ompey Coaxum, constable, ?4 30; Pom;y
Coaxum, for three trees cut by high
ay surveyor, Si 50; J. O. Wyne for Dine
ees cut by highway surveyor, S13 50;
jtf'rey Green, highway surveyor, $35 25;
ennis Lockwood, highway surveyor,
18 00; Henry Goethe Esq., appeared here
the Board and asked that the Board
iruisb provisions to Mary Williams, a
ipple. Ou motion of Mr. Muekenfuss
le same was granted. The county treasrer
not having completed his monthly
atemeut the Board adjourned to meet
fednesday, January 17.
Wednesday, Janifery 17, 1872.
Board met at 111 o'clock A. M. All
le members present. .
Tho n<nin(.v trMflnurp.r nresenlted his
atement for the month ending January
>lh, 1872, as follows :
eauiort county,
In account with F. E. Wilder,
Cr.
ec. 15, balance, $35.57.
in. 15, taxes for 1871 3,723.47.
$3,759.04.
Dr.
o Co. checks paid, $1,891.26.
Assessors 285.00.
Witness 553.85.
y balance, 1,028.93.
$3,759.04.
eaufort county poor fund,
In aect., with i\ i?. Wiltlcf.
Cr.
y Balance 117.24.
Taxes for 1871 1,241.16.
81,308.40.
Dr.
o Co. cheeks paid 772.75.
Balance 585.05.
81,358.40.
alance to credit poor fund, 8585.65.
Bill from F. E. Wilder, treasurer,
190.20, audited and check issued ; T. S. j
uten, highway surveyor, bill audited j
ov. 7, 1871. 815; B. R. Lewis, highway '
surveyor, bill audited Jan. 16,1872, 843 ; p
A.. W. Mackenfusa for 250 stamped
jnvelopes, $8.45 ; E. M. Smith, highway 'J
surveyor, 825; J. P. M. Epping for rc- 8;
pairing bridge, 851; John Hunn for re- a
building S. W. bridge on St. Helena, 18 ; ^
Sampson- Barnwell, conatable, $26.50; 1
Briaton Smith, constable, $5.40; Jeffrey c
Green, surveyor, $35.25; S. Mayo, ferry, r
etc., $185.19; Wm. Washington, oon- D
stable, $3; M. W. Williams, constable,
815.60. t
Application from the county treasurer t
for liquor licenses for the following parties: r
B. C. Webb, jr., Pocotaligo; Allison ?
Winn, Glllisoovilie ; J. M. Gray, Speares a
ford ; S. M. Load holt, Braxton Bridge; o
Z. Richardson, near Hardeville; E.
Valentine, Hilton Head ; E. L. Knowlee, ?
Grmhmmville ; Baker k Richardson, near j
Hardeville.
The following communication was read *
from Hon. W. J. Whipper : *
Columbia S. C., Jan. 11th, 187*2. r
Mr. Jonx Huxx, ?
Dmab Sim:?Your statement has been ^
received, and has been referred to the com- H
mittee of Ways and Moans of which I ii
have the honor to be chairman, and it will i<
receive every attention. I understand ?
that Col. Wiggin is preparing a bill for p
the purpose of funding the county debt.
Respectfully Yours,
W. J. Whipper.
Checks were issued for the following y
bills: M
H. G. Judd, for desk for clerk's offies, p
110 00; H. G. Judd, for contingent kc,
*100 00; John A. Johnson, for burial of ^
pauper,#) 50; Richard Simmons, high- j
way .surveyor, 816 73; Sunday Ailatoo, u
constable, #3 50; James Miller, coufttabhs, f;
82 00; Z. Richardson, for buildiug bridge, <
876 75; W. J. Yerdier, for act., solicitor,
30 00. A. J Gill, highway surveyor, $40 d
50; Ben Holmes, constable, $1 50; Geof- t
frey Green, highway surveyor, $24 00: t
Sampson B. Barnwell, constable, $21 45; ^
John Glover, constable, $3 50; James W. v
Brown constable, $3 30; Robert Robin t
son, constable, $8 50; W' S. Lance, con- t
stable, $3 90; Bills auited; J. P. M. Ep- 4
ping 'feial Justice, 34 80; A. G. Yerdier, *
#50 00; M. D. Troublefield, highway sur- t
veyor, $27 50. Adjournd to meet Thurs ?
day, February 1st. *
Froiu Columbia*
. i
Bills have been introduced in the assem- i
My to incorporate the Columbia, Walter- (
buro aad Yemassee railroad company, I
aud a bill to incorporate the Yein*s?e? >
aud Millen railroad company; also of s I
bill to reduce the salaries of county trras- ;
urers aud county auditors, and to provide i
f??r the election of those olhcers by the <
people. J
* The correspondent of the says: 1
The carnpaigu of the Reformers in it*-- '
assembly appears to have be* n intcrrup- 1
..a ti.r tka fiinn T am UHJIlf, H hnil.tvr *
Vtu IUI mt- iliuvi A niu Mtr < v T ? .
that the leaders in the foeform moverr* ul 1
areacirely perfecting their arrangements; *
that their forces are now well in hand, *
and are receiving constant accessions, and J
tlrat their next blow will foe ail the more !
effective for this season of apparent inae- 1
tivity. Yesterday, in the Senate, the ex '
peeled defoate upon th?- frauds was defer red 1
by mutual cousent, theReformers justifying
their action by the argument that the !
Senate would, by adopting the report of
the high joint committee, be prejudging J
the olficials who might yet be brought before
it as a high court of impeachment.
Mr. Nash introduced a joint resolution !
authorizing the employment of legal counsel
for the prosecution of persons engaged '
in land swindles.
The preamble to this resolution recites
that it is distinctly charged, in the report
of the joint special tianucial investigating
committee, that4 "great swindles have been
perpetrated" in connection *vith the land
commission; "that corrupt means have
been used, aud alliances formed; that the
money of the State, aud the bonds issued,
have not beeu disposed of as directed;"
that lands have been purchased, in the
name of the State, at prices greatly in excess
of their fair market value, and others
tor which no valid titles have been given;
and, whereas, these charges areo 'a character
which demand the most rigid and
thorough investigation, for the protection
of the interests of the State; and, whereas,
it is inexpedient that the attorney-general
of the State should be employed for the
purp >808 Uereiuatter natneu, uy reason 01
his connection with said land commission,
in the character of a member of its advisory
board; and provides that the lion. A.
G. Magrath. of the bar of Charleston, aud
Hon. J. D. Tradcwell, of the bar of
Columbia, be, and they are hereby, authorized
to institute proceedings, civil or
criminal, or both, as the nature ol the
case may dwnand, in the name of the
State of Soutn Carolina, against all parties
implicated in the alleged frauds aud malpractices,
aud to recover, by legal process,
all sums of money which may have been
unlawfully paid out of the treasury of the
State for the purchase of lands; and that,
for the purpose of compensating the attorneys
herein authorized to be employed,
for their services, aud for defraying the !
expenses of the prosecution contemplated !
by the preceding resolution, the sum of
live thousand dollars, if so much be necessary,
shall be paid out of any moneys in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated;
am} the said attorneys shall be further entitled
to receive a commission of five per
cent upon all moueys that may be recovered
by them for the use of the State.
Monday was a regular field day in the
House. Bo wen made a four hour's speech
on the recent message of Governor Scott >
and the report of the joint fiuancial iuves- i
tigating committee. The speech was de-1
livered amid a perfect storm ofiulerrup- '
tions and attempts to apply the gag law.
Bpweu first repeated his argument to j
*
rove the fact of an over-issue of six mil- V
cos of dollars in Slate bond*. He then, aj
o a question of privilege, replied to the H
ttacka upon himself contained in themes- <9
age, using ihe tu quofue argument, ran- J
ickiug Scott's personal history ever since 3
e has been Governor, and charging him 9
rith various scandalous crimes. I
liuriey declared that the ''Independent |
)rder of United Brethren" (to iocorpo- i
ate the Grand Council of which a bill is 9
iow pending) is nothing more aor less 9
ban a political conspiracy, the organiza- I
ion of which is in imitation of the JEu- Jfl
[lux Klau, and which has for its object 4
o defeat the impeachment and secure the 1
e-election of Robert K. Scott. He charged. 1
moreover, that the regularly enrolled ?
rethren of the order i'i the flonee itself M
re seventy six in number, and thoroughly
rgani*".d.
A bill to establish a causeway over Big
ialikehatehie Swamp, at Walnut Point
onuectiag the counties of Colleton and.
kaufort introduced on Monday.
Ou Tae?day; in the House, the considertion
of Governor Scott's special message
nd of the financial investigating com mi tee's
report was renamed. Byes made a
ambling and incoherent, bat exceedingly!;
imperative speech, which occupied fully
wo hours. Next came Hurley, who briefy
replied to the attacks which have been
nxde upon the veracity of the iavestigat- *
g committee's report Whippes followed
u a long speech snpporting the report*
,od advocating the impeachment of the '
lovemor. In the Senate no business of j
iublic interest was transacted.
ttfctluary or Janurm n?fc, #r. j
James Fisk Jr., was bora Mwljr ia th? j
ear of 1 *><'?, in the historie tewuof Ben* 1
AH*um, Vt. Ms fa; her wm a trawling- j
*>Jlier, who carried Ww goods ia a wagoa^^J
row p-awt to poiwt, aad was wall known |
brou^Loot thai .-extern of the country. 1
*we? scorns to have L ?d Uk little education v 9
m hi* childhood, and while of tender age his j
ather tuinovod from Bennington across thw .
ireen Mmou:*!** to the little towu of Brat- 4 :
Lrbero, oo the Com**: tout River. At tha
kutriet MrUooi of BratthrWo James rooeived: ; J
Wo Wide education be w?u!d U: ioduood to--* '4
ake, i*eb*g a wild U*\ Ia time his talker 1
Mtik a h*;ci at Br*tc.W>ora, and James, Jr., '
ran a waiter at the public table. j
But the restless nature of the wan began \ %
v betray itself before be was out of h? L a
ecus, ami James left home an J entered the f; I
irnploy of tiie ibm-tomer, Vau Amburgh, ia ,
vhose .-how he acted as a '"tout Laud'' and - *p
w-istau; door-keeper. ' Seven or eight years '
?f this lite enabled James to sue a gu>l deal
A' the wot Id, witeu he returned to Vermont
utd took up his father's old bu.-Locss of
itoddiiug. He was a sharp bargainer, a
eady .-ale.-iuau, ami possessed a degrewof
taiive w<t that enatded him* to dispose of
mmca-e quana'.MM of goods. His pros peri,y
only ad-led to his inresumptiou, and the 4m
>utlit of em.li sueoc?dmg year eclipsed all
former dfo.ts. A spanking four-horse team, flfl
?pieii idly bmlt wagon and superb plated^^H
iaruess was his <W?U^Lt, and he went so fac^HH
is to employ a ehrrh to a?d?t hiui.
?ow the oo *ouy people of Massacbusetta, 1
JouueetieHl and Veiniout remember Fi-k as
i pod tier, ami be e.?iah?t?bcd a reputation ia
he badness that ku never been sine*
Uidtd. His eu-tow gie? to snek aa ex- ,
A?i iW^t the lh??i?so ?*t* of Jmdou, Marsh ?
k t o., then startiu^ for* bu-iness, considered I
t to their invest to put vims* his business 1
itnl ewpkjr km a- a salesman. Fisk an- , J
x-j'ted the orter, l?ut h?u found that A M
derksbip was uot to his taste. So dhsatis- ^
ied di t he U---.m?e with the liie, that he was fl
>u the point of le.-iguing and beginning his
jld life, when the outbreak of the war ' aj
;hauged cue current of iVk's career, for his
-peculauve sprrtt at once saw an opewiag lor
the exercise of his talents. A lot of old
blankets tu the store of his employers suggested
an idea. He proceeded to Washiug- J
ton. kepi opcu house tor a tew days, and
-old the blankets at a high price, also seL'uring
a contract for au immense quantity.
The lirrn made a round profit, and Fisk be
L*auie a partner. # . ^
Oue ox' the first acts of Fisk as a partner
was bis orderiug the purchase of a mill at
Gaysvillc, Vt., which was the only one of
its kind in the country. Scarcely had the
sale been effected than it was found that the |
mill goods were in urgent demand. A I
"corner" was the result, the firui cleared 1
over $20U.<)0? in two years, and then resold Mm
the mill to its former owner. Fish also
dabbled iu Confederate cotton, and cleared 1
large stun.-, for the house, his conscience uot "? ]
troubling him about the dishonesty or disiovalty
mvolvcd iu the transactions. So
that it "paid" was all that Fisk considered 4m
necessary. 8
All thus time Fisk lived in an ostentatious 8
style, and made all the noise NBfhe world he 1
could. In 1S(>5 he became to^raiart for his
partners, and they paid him a large sum to
withdraw. He at ouee started in business
on his own account, locating himself at the
corner of Summer and Chauncey streets,
Boston, but the ebb of the commercial tide
had already set iu, and iu a few months
James Fi.sk, Jr., was almost as poor a man
as when he took up peddling lor a livelihood.
lie then came to New-York and
opened a brokerage office in Broad-street.
But he was unsuccessful, and it was not until
lie made the acquaintance of Daniel Drew
that any change iu his fortunes was perceptible.
Drew gave the sale of the Bristol line
of steamers into Fi>k's hands, and the firm
of Fisk, Jdciden & Co., was established in
Wall-street, their operations being so successful
that Fi>k possessed' a $1,000,000 bank
account. The Erie directors quarreled with
Drew, and both Fisk and Jay Gould became 4
members ot the U.>ur<i. from trie stan;
these two iucq determined to gain possession
of the road, and their schemes ultimately
proved successful. In February, 1863, the
famous over-issue of Krie stock was completed,
by which the capital of the road was^^
nominally increased from $19,OX),(XX) to^H
x?.),<H>J. This operation led Fi.sk. and
Gould to imagine that they could secure BH
colossal fortunes by or>erations in the stock, fl
Commodore Yanderbilt held $10,000,000 of
the stock, and they persuaded the Board t6 V
purchase $5,000,000 of Vanderbilt's stock V
at seventy per cent., at the same time *
making a private arrangement with the
Commodore to have the ''call" of the remaining
SG.OOO.'HX) for six months, .they
paying him $1,000,000 cash for the privilege,
risk aud Gould thou sold the $10;000.1]00
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