Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1883 — Page 1

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WHEN INDICATIONS. f TUESDAY.—CoIder, with partly cloudy weather aud rain. Shakspeare wrote of men as they would be under the circumstances; Spenser as we would like them to be; Milton as they ought to be; Byron, as they ought not to be; Shelly, as they never could be; and the WHEN As they can be, and are, alter having saved one profit by purchasing Clothing direct from the manufacturer at wholesale prices AT TTIE WHEN CLOTHING STORE. __ CRIMES AND CRIMINALS. A Missouri Man Kills Another, Wounds a Girl and Shoots Himself. St. Louis, May 28.—News of a terrible tragedy in Jefferson county yesterday, in which two persons were killed and another fatally wounded, is just received here. At Center Hill Catholic Church, about twentyfive miles south of this city, as Martha McDaniel and Amiel Denerentz were coming from mass they were met by Hiram Snelleuss, who carried a shot-gun. As he approached he shouted: “Draw your revolver, Amiel,” hnt without waiting an instant lie fired, killing Denerentz on the spot. He then discharged the second barrel at the girl, seriously and perhaps fatally wounding her. The murderer then reloaded his gun, and by means of a forked stick fired again, instantly killing himself, Snelleuss is niueteen years old ami Denerentz twenty-three. The cause of the shooting is not yet known. Later advices state that Miss McDaniels, although very seriously wounded, will probably recover. The cause of the sad event was intense jealousy on the part of Snelleuss, he being desperately in love with Miss McDaniels, but she favored the suit of Denerentz. Troops Called for to Prevent Lynching. Lexington. Ky., May 28.—Judge James H. Kazelrig, of Mt. Sterling, arrived, en route for Frankfprt, to call on Governor Blackburn for troops to guard the jail in Mt Sterling, where Barrett and ten others are confined on the charge of murdering Vaughn Hilton. He says that a party of 500 men are on their way from Menifee county to capture and hang the Barrett party; that he is afraid there will be trouble to-night, and that the presence of troops is needed to prevent the execution of the mob’s vengeance. A later telegram says Governor Blackburn has ordered the Cerro Gordo Guards into service at Mt. Sterling. A Florida Kiot. Gainesville, Fla., May 28.—Nelson Jordan, a negro, while drunk and riotous, resisted arrest at Archer, Alachua county, on Saturday, and shot the marshal in the bowels. Other negroes then joined Jordan, and the mayor summoned a posse, who were fired into by the negroes. The posse then returned the fire, killing Jordan. Sam Duncan, a colored politician, formerly in the United States land office, was arrested, among others, and the prisoners were brought here to/the county jail. A rugllikt Sues a City. Philadelphia, May 28.—The counsel for Michael Cleary, pugilist, filed a bill of particulars in the civil suit of Cleary against Mayor King and Police Lieutenant Albright, for preventing a sparring exhibition between Cleary and John L. Sullivan. Cleary claims $5,000 damages. Bill-Stealing in Massachusetts. Boston, May 28.—The Senate, this afternoon, passed the bill abolishing the payment of poll-tax as a prerequisite for voting. When the veto message of the Governor relating to the extension and rebuilding of the House of Correction at Plymouth was presented to the Speaker of the House, this afternoon, it was discovered that, instead of the bill as enacted, the Governor had returned a printed copy with liis message. The Speaker immediately sent the following message to the Governor’s secretary; “Where is the bill? The question at once comes up, ‘Shall the bill pass?’ I don’t see how I can put it without the bill.” Inquiry at the Slate-house developed the fact that the bill had mysteriously disappeared after it had been put on the Governor’s desk, and in the opinion of those having access to the Governor’s office, the bill was stolen by interco*ed arties. American Fence Society Meeting. Boston, May 28.—The American Peace Society baa elected General Grant and Mr. Gladstone honorary members on account of their connection with the treaty of Washington. The annual report speaks ot the growing sentiment of justice and humanity as applied to the duties of the stronger toward the weaker. Another peace convention by the National Arbitration League of Washington will be held at Philadelphia, on Nov. All-Night Beer in Milwaukee. Milwaukee, May 28.—At the council meeting to-day an ordinance was adopted to the effect that saloon-keepers, whose licenses were revoked by Mayor Stowell, should have appeal to the council, and a majority vote should restore the license without extra expense. A petition 320 feet long, bearing the names of leading citizens, four abreast, was presented in support of the mayor, but he was downed. Phoebe Cousins After Her Fees. - Milwaukee. May 28.—Phoebe Cousins, the lady lay wer of St. Louis, to-day began suit through her attorneys here against John G. Bchoeffel, a prominent society man, forsl,ooo fees alleged to be due her for services in Fettling a breach of promise suit brought last year by Martha H. Prescott, of Boston, igainst Schoeflcl,

EVENTS IN THE OLD WORLD The Czar Shows Himself in the Streets of Moscow Without Escort. The Coronation Ceremonies as Seen by a Special Correspondent—Appearance aud Characteristics of the Emperor, France Thoroughly Aroused by the Recent Defeat in Tonquin. Execution of Another of the Plueuix Park Murderers at Dublin—Miscellaneous Foreign News. *J: A ER THE CORONATION. The Emperor’s Appointments, and Rewards Restowed on Officers. Moscow, May 28.—The imperial rescript, issued to-day, returns the thanks of the Czar to Grand Duke Michael for his services, and announces his appointment as a member of the committee of ministers. The rescript also says that Grand Duke Alexis is appointed admiral-in-chief of the Russian navy, and his Majesty made the following awards: Order of St. Andrew to Count Tolstoi, Minister of the Interior; General Milutin, formerly Secretary of War; Count Nalujeff, General Todleben, General Count Adlerberg, and M. Reutern. Portrait of tttpCzar set in diamonds, to Prince Dolgorouki, Governorgeneral of Moscow. Order of St, Alexander Newski, to Pobiedonsteff, General WorontzofT, Dachkoff and Prince Dononkoff Korsakoff; and Grand Cross of St. Vladimir to General Ignatieff, Count Sahlen, General Drenten, and General A bed inski. A heavy fall of rain late last night interfered with the illumination in honor of the coronation. The enthusiasm of the people over the success o? the coronation ceremonies is unabated. Crowds are constantly assembling under the windows of the Kremlin, cheering heartily for the Czar. The Emperor drove through the streets last evening without an escort to view the illuminations. Monsignor von Nutelli, special nuncio of the Pope to the coronation, arrived last evening. His arrival was specially timed, according to precedent, that he might avoid being present at the religious ceremony of the coronation. At 10 o’clock this morning the Emperor and Empress, seated on thrones in St. Andrew’s Hall, began to receive congratulations. The reception of the clergy lasted until noon, after which the diplomats, dignitaries, generals and provincial delegates, the last named bringing the gifts of native jewelers, were received. The Czar and Czarina received the Kahn of Khiva and heir apparent of Bokhara in a special audience. The heads of all the foreign states telegraphed congratulations; the telegram of the Emperor of Germany was long and very cordial. The court ball was splendid beyond comparison. The Czar and Czarina participated in a polonnaise. The imperial crowns and mantles and the Emperor’s presents are on view in the salon.

CORONATION DETAILS. The Excitement in Moscow—The Procession and Decorations. Cable Special to New York Times. I have just returned from the Krelim. Moscow is wild with excitement Cannon are everywhere firing in single shots and in volleys, and 5,000 bells are ringing as only the bells of Moscow can ring in honor of the event which makes the 15th of May in the Russian calendar a red-letter day in the annals of the Russian Empire. Alexander 111, who succeeded his father more than two years ago on the throne of all the Russias, has at last been crowned and appointed 80vereien of the vast empire which owns his sway. This morning, in the presence of his imperial relations, his court, the various deputies of his people, and the representatives of the states and kingdoms of the world, civilized and setr.i-barbarous, has assumed the imperial crown, and was anointed with the holy oil, thus conferring and consecrating, in the eyes of his myriad subjects, the righteousness of his rule and the sanctity of his person. More than once during the last two years I have heard the opinion expressed by peasants in the country that the present Emperor was only half a Czar so long as he remained uncrowned. The completion of the ceremony, which lias so deep a significance in tlie eyes of all orthodox Russia, is now being flashed along the wires to every part ot the vast empire—to the wandering Samoyedes, to the fierce mountaineers of the Caucasus, to the survivors of Geok Tepe, to distant shores of the Pacific—and everywhere the reign of Alexander 111 acquires anew and higher prestige from the solemn celebration which Moscow has been privileged to witness to-day. 'ln point of religious faith the Russian peasant of our times is in much the same state as the villeins and serfs of England. France and Germany were in the period of the first crusade, and a war for the recovery of the Holy Sepulchre would meet with no less favor here to-day than attended the preachings of Peter the Hermit, and the importance of to-day’s anointment and coronation is only heightened by the fact that religion in Russia is in danger of being confounded with mere religious ceremony. Moreover, the church and the crown, senarate, and even at times antagonistic, during the early stages of Russian history were fused into one by Peter the Great’s highhanded consecration of himself as ‘ Patriarch” of Russia, and the Czar is to-day in actual fact what Henry VIII of England assumed to be 350 year- ago—defender of the faith and head of th" National church. The scene I lmve just witnessed is of such extraordinary impressiveness and brilliancy that I almost despair of being able to convey even a faint reflection of its dories. Perhaps the utmost that can be said is that it was fully worthy of the occasion of the assumption ot autocratic power by the absolute ruler of 80,000,000 of people, Moscow was active by daybreak this morning, and at a very early hour every spot of open public space from which a glimpse could be obtained was thickly packed with spectators. Fortunately the line which the procession was to follow v,as a long one, ns although the Emperor and Empress were in the palace at the Kremlin, and lmd but a short distance to go to reach the cathedral, the procession started from the cavalry barracks, four miles distant. A great body of

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heraldic officials, mounted on gorgeously trapped horses, rode out to the barracks, and a loud flourish of trumpets then sounded. The gate opened and the officer in command received from the heralds the Czar’s order to follow them with his regiment. This lie did, and the heralds then visited the barracks of the lancers, and, going round the town, were joined by the university, the clergy, the Judges, the Governors, the Prefects, the officers of guilds, and various deputations, the procession swelling gradually until it gained the vast proportions which it had assumed when it reached the Kremlin. Everywhere throughout the city a profuse display of flags, banners, drapery, devices, and national colors met the eye, but these were thickest along the line of the procession, where every window was crowded and every inch of standing room was occupied. The Kremlin was, however, the great point of attraction, and those who had been fortunate enough to obtain tickets to the ceremony inside the cathedral began to arrive at the doors at 7:30. The tickets had necessarily been limited in number, the space available for the spectators being very small. Even the invitations extended to members of the diplomatic corps were restricted, and the foreign princes were accompanied by only a portion of their suites. The diplomatic body arrived together, having previously assembled at the German embassy, and having been taken thence in state carriages. By 8:30 the cathedral was filled by all the officials and nobles of the highest rank and station in Russia, with the exception of those who formed a part of the imperial procession. Within, the appearance of the interior was magnificent. The Eikonostasis, glittering with gold, formed a background to the picture. In the center, between the four great columns, was a scarlet canopy with a double-headed eagle and emblazonings and plumes in black, yellow and white. Under this stood the tnrqne, and before it a table for the regalia. Every point of space on the floor of the cathedral, save that occupied by the imperial tombs, was crowded with the assembly in brilliant uniforms of every color, while the clergy, in gorgeous robes, extending in double lines from the dais to the entrance, presented the not least striking feature of the scene. Precautions for the Czar’s Safety. It must be admitted that extraordinary precautions were taken Thursday to insure the safety of the Czar during the solemn entry into Moscow. For over eight miles there were two lines of regular soldiers standing arm to arm on either side of the street, and at the back of those a single line of Moujiks dressed in peasant costume, who had volunteered from cities, town and villages all around to assist in the protection of the Emperor. Not a hand in the crowd could have been lifted without the danger that its possessor would have been immediately torn to pieces. On every roof soldiers stood on guard to prevent the possibility of escape should an attempt be made from the houses, It had been rumored before that the windows would not be allowed to be opened during the passing of the procession, and that no person would be allowed to carry anything is his hand, but the rumors proved unfounded. Perfect freedom of movement prevailed. Every window was opened and crowded with enthusiastic people. The police had undoubtedly urged such measures, and loyal people of Moscow have to thank the Emperor himself alone that they were not carried out. But the Emperor determined to trust himself entirely to his subjects. Many were nervous as to the results. More nervous than anybody perhaps was the Czar himself, and very naturally so, taking into consideration the fact that among the thousands of people who watched the procession a single individual would have sufficed to bring about a catastrophe.

THE CZAR AND HIS WIFE. Personal Appearance and Peculiarities of tlie Emperor and Empress. New York World. Alexander Alexandroalevitch is one of the sovereigns upon whom greatness has been thrust per force. Without talent or liking for the life of an autocratic ruler, and above all without any keen motive for confronting the conspiracies with which Russian society is rife, he has been a man rather to be pitied than to be envied. Like all the Romanoffs he is tall, deepchested and broad-shouldered, and of as handsome and striking an appearance as should be tlie son of Alexander and the grandson of Nicholas, the handsomest man in Europe of his time. In figure and general style the Emperor recalls the German blood of the maternal line, and he ha 9 the light gray eyes of his mother’s family, rather than the blue-black orbs of Peter the Great, Alexander I, Paul and so many other sovereigns of the strain of Romanoff. His best feature is his mouth, which Is small, and furnished with exceedingly handsome teeth; lie has a very fair complexion and auburn hair. In dress, while ho is scrupulously correct at the capital and upon state occasions, he is inclined toward what might almost he described as a Bohemian laxitude, having in particular a dislike for gloves and jewelry, lie has served in the field against tlie Turks, and carries two graze wounds as reminders of his service. Scandal, which has never had any excuse for neglect of a Romanoff prince, has found no breach in the reputation of the present Czar, whose life seems to have been bound up in the society of Ins wife and their children. His wife, tlie handsome Princess Dagmar, of Denmark, sister of the future Queen of England* came to him somewhat as his crown. She was tlie bethrothed of his elder brother, who, on his dying bed, besought his successor to make good the younc girl’s ambitious dreams. Alexander the Liberator was by no means so severe a parent as Nicholas. Tlie present Emperor always enjoyed the reputation of being obstinate, capricious and fiitrhtempered. but the death of his elder brother did not fail to exercise upon him a sobering effect. The experiences of the last few years, too, have been of the sort that make men thoughtful and gray before their time. Called suddenly to the throne, he had to choose between braving the violence of the Nihilists and mistrust of tlie peasantry. Not only had he occasion to anticipate a peasant rising, but he was the first Russian sovereign to find himself in peril from such a source. The significance of the attacks made upon Alexander II during the last sixteen veurs of his reign it would he difficult to overestimate. His son would have been happy had he been left to enioy the position of a younger brother, to wield the ax of the wood-chopper, and to wrestle with his brothers and their attendants. As it is, Alexander 111 lives as utterly unregal a life as can well be imagined. lie rises early and dispatches his official work hurriedly and with a bad grace, his heart not being in it; then gives himself up to a long walk or to wood-chopping, an exercise wherein he rivals Mr. Gladstone. Audiences and councils are things In which he finds no delight—indeed are things which lie would shirk if he could possibly avoid them. Htrange that-the one ruler in all Europe

whom it is endeavored to lnirl from his throne with particular zeal and perseverance is the one man who cares not at all for the powers and privileges which his position insure him, and is as far removed from the desires of the despot as from the longings of the sybarite. IRISH AFFAIRS. A Third Phoenix Park Murderer Hanged in Kitinainliam Jail. Dublin, May 28.—Michael Fagin, convicted of the murder of Under Secretary Burke, was hanged in Kilmainham jail, this mbrning. The weather was overcast. Fagin, si ace receiving his sentence, lias been very attentive to the instructions of the priests who visited him. In an interview, recently, with relatives, lie declared that he had not hurt a liair of Burke’s head. His mother, confident of the innocence of her son, wrote the Queen repeating this declaration, but the letter was not answered. Canon Kennedy attended the condemned man this pwrning. The black flag, announcing that the execution had taken place, w r as raised over the jail at 8 o’clock. A strong force of police and military was present, but everything went off quietly. A small crowd of persons collected outside the prison, a few of whom knelt in prayer for the repose of the soul of Fagin. The condemned man was pale, but appeared resigued to his fate. Death was initantaneous. Tile Seizure of the Kerry Sentinel Before the House of Commons. London, May 28.—Harrington—member for Westmeath and proprietor of the Kerry Sentinel, which was suppressed last week for the publication of a notice requesting persons desirous of joining the Invincibles to attend a meeting of that body—asked leave of the House to move an adjournment on the question of the seizure of his paper. The requisite forty members did not rise, and the House divided as to rington be heard or not, the vote resulting 137 for and 135 against Harrington denied all knowledge of the poster inviting people to join the Invincibles. He characterized the action of the government as unusually harsh and without precedent. He said the Pieter was infamous, and he was convinced that nobody in his olfice would venture to issue such a notice in his absence. He believed it was a decoy issued for the purpose of injuring him. Rewarding the Informers. Dublin, May 28.—Farrell, one of the informers in the trials of the Phcenix Park murderers, received £I,OOO from the government, and Michael Kavanaugh, the carman, another informer, £250. Both will quit the country. James Carey, informer, and Ins brother Peter will receive small sums for their services.

FRANCE AND TONQUIN. Feeling that the Time for Action, Vigorous and Swift, Has Come. •London, May 28.—The Times correspondent at Paris says: “The country is thoroughly aroused concerning the Tonquin trouble. It is felt that the time for reflection is past, and the only course for France is to act vigorously, and above all things swiftly. The latest news from China is that 6,000 troops, armed in the manner of European troops, have already arrived at the Tonquin frontier, and the feeling throughout China is intensely hostile to the French.” The Chinese Commander. Shanghai, May 28.—Li Hung Chang, who is to take command of the Chinese troops in the provinces bordering Tonquin, has arrived here. It is expected that lie will remain in Shanghai a month. GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. Will Not Prosecute the Police. Berlin, May 28.—The committee of the Reichstag to which was referred a Socialist motion asking for the prosecution of the Kiel police who arrested Frohm and Vollmar, members of the lteichstag,{on returning from a Socialist convention at Copenhagen, decided that the police acted in good faith and cannot be prosecuted, though their action was contrary to the constitution. liuuihoidt Statues Unveiled. Berlin, May 28.—The statues of Baron Alexander von Humboldt and Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, brothers, erected opposite the University, were unveiled to-day. The Emperor watched the ceremony from a balcony of the palace, and afterward went on foot to inspect the statues. Serious Fire at Paris. Paris, May 28. —Fire in the warehouse of Decker A Mot, makers of agricultural implements, who also have an establishment in America, caused damage to the amount of 3.000,000 francs. Several persons were injured. Bismarck and the Reichstag. London, May 28.—The Standard’s correspondent at Berlin says it is rumored that Bismarck, in conversation recently, upheld tne competency of the federal government to abolish the Reichstag. Cable Notes. Prof. Gabrlelle Gustav Valentine, the noted German physioliogist, is dead. John Dillon will go to Colorado shortly to complete the restoration of his health. It is reported that Bismarck contemplates a radical remodeling of the entire constitution of the Empire. McDermott, frequently mentioned during the inquiry at Cork into the dynamite conspiracy, has sailed for New York. Herberts. Spencer has declined the appointment offered to him of foreign correspondent of the Paris Academy of Sciences. In an affray between civilians and soldiers, in a tavern yesterday, at Waehring, a suburb of Vienna, forty persons were seriously wounded. A duel, with swords, was fought between Del nit, a writer on Paris, and Alphonse Daudet, the well-known novelist. The former was sliglitly wounded. Errington denies that he has received the thanks of the British government for the part he took in the negotiations between Great Britain ami the Vatican. The Paris steeple chase for 50,000 francs and a trophy valued at 10.000 francs, for four-year-olds, was won by Count Erdody’s brown gelding Too Good, the Duke of Hamilton’s Kail de Vie second. Fifteen hundred persons joined in the Anarchist demonstration in Paris, on Sunday, at the graves of the Communists at Pere La Chaise. The red flag was displayed, and the crowd raised frequent cries of “Vive la Commune."

NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS. The “Interference” Telephone Cases Decided by the Patent Office. The Commissioner Rules Squarely Against Gilliland and in Favor of Eckley, Seeley & Eckert. Merrick Begins the Closing Argument in the Star Route-Case. The President and the Colored Convention —Mr, Dezendorf's Cal! on PostmaßterGeneral Gresham—Notes. TELEPHONE PATENTS. Decision of the Commissioner in the “Interference” Cases. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Washington, May 28.—The Commissioner of Patents lias rendered a decision in the somewhat celebrated “interference” case of Gilliland vs. Eckert, Seely <fe Eckert, which will be of considerable interest co the people of the West who have been watching the progress of this telephonic controversy. The decision is squarely against Mr. Gilliland. The subject-matter in controversy is described as "a telephone apparatus, the adjustable and swinging support pivoted to swing in both directions, combined with means for completing the circuit.” The Commissioner’s decision reads: The examiner of Interferences and the exam-iner-iu-chief unite in awarding priority of invention of the subject-matter in issue to Eckert, Seely A Eckert. From the decision of the latter tribunal appeal is taken to the Commissioner in person. The testimony shows that sometime in September, 1880. Gilliland, while at a convention at Niagara Falls, conceived of the invention, made a sketch of it, and shortly afterward an experimental model. After trying the model in his shop in Indianapolis, nothing further seems to have been done with the mveutiou until after liis contestants had completed their devices, and it had been shown to Gilliland. Eckert, Seely & Eckert claim to have made the invention on Dec. 8, 1880, and on that day reduced it to practice. Prior to that time they had made a gre-at many experiments and sketches, but had not actually completed the invention. It is shown that on that day they aid complete the invention, made a working model, used ir, and therefore completed one more perfect in its finish anti parts. Sometime In the early part of 1882 Gilliland visited Cincinnati for the purpose of purchasing the invention of Eckert, Seely and Eckert, and had an interview with them. Eckert, Seely and Eckert claim that this interview was on the 7th day of January, 1882, while Gilliland says it was in March of the same year. That an interview occurred for the purpose mentioned is established by the testimony of all the parties to this case. Gilliland denies that he made certain statements usenbed to him by the others, but he does not deny that he tried to buy of his contestants the invention here in controversy, and that they were requested to wait until they should hear further Irom him on the subject. In May following this interview Gilliland filed application for a fiatent for the invention. It is immaterial whether the interview occurred in January or March of the same year. The only thing which is material with reference to it is the fact that Gilliland was seeking io purchase from others an invention which he now claims to have made himself. The inconsistency of such a course is apparent. In his testimony lie states that he did not disclose to Eckert, Seely and Eckert that he made the invention. Naturally a person who had made an invention and proved its practicability by experiments would assert his right thereto when others, claiming the same thing, were asking $30,000 therefor. The only reason given by Gilliland wly lie did not make known his invention at the time is that ho supposed Eckert, Beely and Eckert had a patent for their invention. If he were the prior inventor, howevef*, the fact that they had a patent should not deter him from securing one to himself. The fact that the interview above referred to did occur, and that propositions of purchase and sale were made, and the parties separated with the understanding that correspondence would be had with reference to the purchase, strengthens the impression received in reading Gilliland’s testimony iu relation to liis inventions aud experiments,that they were simply experiments which, after trial, were abandoned. It is claimed that the invention alleged to have been made by Gilliland was assigned by him to the Bell Telephone Company, and for that reason it was not prosecuted. If the invention disclosed by Gilliland had been considered of any importance whatever, either by him or the said company, there can be no doubt that some steps would have been taken to secure a patent therefore before May, 1882. It is quite evident to my mind that except for the fact tbat Eckert, Seely & Eckert had made the invention, reduced it to practice and were asking what might be considered a large price therefor, there never would have been a revival of the experiments made by Gilliland, nor would he have ever made a claim for the invention. I concur, therefore, in the views expressed by each of the other tribunals or the office, that whatever was done by Gilliland should bo treated as an abandoned experiment, and that priority invention should be awarded Eckert, Seely *fc Eckert. Mr. Gilliland was represented by C. G. Bradford, of Indianapolis, in the argument before the Commissioner a few weeks ago.

STAR-ROUTE TRIAL. Mr. Merrick llegins the Closing Argument for the Government. Washington, May 28.— Mr. Merrick began the closing argument for the government in the star-route trial this morning. He said, in summing up tlie case lie would deal with the evidence with frankness, candor and sincerity; that those who knew him would recognize these as tlie controlling principles of his life. The counsel who preceded him cautioned the jury against epithets, when he might well have taken the advice to himself. The prisoners’ wives and families were not on trial, but the prisoners themselves; to attempt to assail the hearts of the jury by tearprovoking pathos was an ingenious device, showing an appreciation of the fact that they could make no sound, logical argument. What had tears, maudlin tears, to do with tlie scales of justice; cast them out. By a verdict speaking their sympathies and not their judgment the jury would commit a crime, and give their consciences ceaseless and eternal reproach. No matter what Htephen W. Dorsey had been, lie now stood arraigned by his country before the majesty of the law. It was sad to see a great man fall, painful to see a great mind corrupted and poisoned by crime, hut it was sadder yet to see n jury let him go because he was a great man. Convict these defendants; convict them upon the facts, and from the temples of justice throughout the land would ring tlie cry that official peculation shall be punished. The defense had thrown down the gauntlet. If no verdict was reached at this trial—but he trusted and believed there would be —perhaps his connection with the case would close; but he would pass that gauntlet over to the government, and assure the defense that they would be prosecuted as long as an

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atmosphere of purity surrounded the admin* istration. The case would be prosecuted until a verdict was reached. “I will be there,” interjected Mr. Inge ft* soli. “The counsel will be there,” replied Mr* Merrick. “I’ll bet SIOO a day will be there though, ’* exclaimed y. \V. Dorsey from the doorway. Mr. Merrick said that in the course of his argument he might find it necessarv to carry the jury to the grave of Rerdell, and if he did not succeed in making him speak, if they could not hear his voice rise through the sod, he Would make another grave which would call the counsel (Mr. Ingersoll) to his favorite entertainment of lachrymose lamentation a funeral. Mr. Merrick then began the exposition of the laws governing the starroute service. In regard to the affidavits in the case, he said he intended to argue the circumstances of the making of each of them as if it were an indictment for perjury. He would show that they had been made by fraud and perjury. Adjourned. MR. DEZENDORF. A Rather Unsatisfactory Call on the Post-master-General. Washington, May 28.—Ex-Representative Dezendorf, of Virginia, called upon Post-master-general Gresham this afternoon. He was informed by the Postmaster-general that if he desired to address him on the subject of improper conduct on the part of the postmasters of Virginia, he should do it directly, and not through the newspapers, and if he had any charges to make against the postmaster at Norfolk or elsewhere, and would formulate them, the department would take the charges under consideration and hear anything he (Dezendorf) or any other citizen of Virginia might wish to say on the subject. The Postmaster-general informed Dezendorf that the ease of the postmaster at Norfolk, against whom certain charges have been published. was already in the hands of the proper officers of the department, who had been instructed to examine the case. Mr. Dezeudorf expressed himself entirely satisfied. JEFFERSON’S GRANDCHILDREN. Mrs. Meikleliam and the Relics She Hus in Her Possession. Washington Special. The granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson, Mrs. Septima It. Meikleliam, is now living in this city, supported by the salary of a daughter who is a clerk in the Patent Office, Since Mrs. Meikleliam has appeared in the papers she has been in receipt of numerous letters from persons who request autographs of Thomas Jefferson. One of the letters was from a young lady in California, who, being an invalid, collects autographs as a pastime. Asa matter of tact Mrs. Meikleliam has only one autograph letter of Jefferson’s. This is mainly about private family affairs. She wus too young to write letters to her gwind father, besides which her mother accompanied him wherever he went, and she was generally taken along. She was not present at the distribution of Jefferson’s papers. She possesses, however, many interesting relics of Monticello. Among them are a few sketches of the homestead made by a lady who was visiting there during Mrs. Meikleham’s childhood. Another is a frame which contained a small wax bust of Jefferson; and another, perhaps the most valuable of all, is an old print, or engraving. Jefferson’s side face and bust are presented, his white hair fastened in a queue. Above liis head, which is encircled in clouds, is a representation of Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom, and beneath is Fame blowing a trumpet. A scroll beneath the picture bears the words, “Thomas Jefferson, the pride of America, retired March 4, 1809.”

Some Other Grandchildren. W ashington Letter iu Philadelphia Itecord. “I see,” said a venerable old Philadelphian to me tlie other day, “that Samuel J. Tilden and some others have contributed four or five hundred dollars to keep Thomas Jefferson’s granddaughter, Mrs. Meikleham, of Georgetown, and her daughter from want. It brings to my mind a contribution I made, back in the forties, to a fund raised in Philadelphia to purahnse two of Thomas Jefferson’s grandchildren, in the indirect line, out of slavery. I remember that some good old Virginia Quaker family, the Jannevs, I think, had'always kept an eye on these two women, light mu la t toes thevwere, and very ladylike and intelligent. The estate with which they wore connected was about to be sold on account of the death of the owner, ayd it was feared they might be sold South. So Lucretia Mott and her brother James set to work, and with some little diffiulty raised SI,OOO, chiefly in Philadelphia. bought these women and took them there. The matter attracted much attention at the time.” GENERAL AND PERSONAL. Rumor that the Lily Will Obtain a Divorce ami Marry the New Yorker. \Vanhituton Special. I have just heard some news touching Mrs. Langtry, which I give to the public for what it is worth. My news is that the Jersey Lily is to be married to Mr. Frederick Gebhardt in the coming autumn, by which time she will be free from the bonds matrimonial, and at liberty to do as she will. My information goes further, and declares that tlie divorce will be obtained under the law in New York, which grants divorces for abandonment or desertion for two years. The fair Lily will plead the fact that Mr. Langtry has abandoned her, and has done nothing toward her support fur the period mentioned. There is quite a difference between Mrs. Langtry and Mr. Gebhardt in the matter of age. site being about thirty-two and he twenty-four; but then that is their affair. Mrs. Langtry lias made about SOO,OOO, which she now ha-, above her expenses, and Mr. Gehhardt’s fortune is rated at $40,000 a year. She ia a shrewd womaii of the world, and will doubtless look carefully after the frisky Freddie when on£o she gets him in vinculo matrimonii, if she gets him there. Express Charged on Worn Out Greenbacks, Washington, May 28.—Treasurer Wyman has issued the following circular; “No appropriation having been made for the transportation of United States notes to the Treasurer of the United States for redemption for the next fiscul year, express charges on remittances of such notes received by the Treasurer on and after July 1, 1883, will not be paid by the government. When charges have been prepaid at private rales, the returns will be made, if so requested, by tlia Treasurer, by transfer check on any assistant Treasurer of the United States, drawn to tbq order of the sender or his correspondent, I'