Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1875 — Page 1

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LOST LOUISIANA. t FORLORN HOPE STATE. O? THE THE 4 vjiTTON OF FEDERAL 1NFLUX V - ENTK. n-mjnTrnH? tVN TUB CONDITION OF AFFAIRS Tt TUB PELICAN STATK-H AT RED CApr BlS; omCUB-TBE COXIER POWER OF OPPOSITION TO THIEVES. The situation of affair, la Jor filiB i.,id,na U summed up by M. Charles Nordoff in tbe New York Herald, as ap- . Ta Inno- talked of couaomls or justtuent, determined on by K- rrpmssionai committee, ww comnloted on Saturday by the installment cfa ryative in ple t a repuo lican 6tt9 senator. It. terms nlr-a-iC the did net ""'J o- either rarty. The conferva ... .itAii themselves to be gets political strength than the electionof I74 actually gavo them, and tbe radical leaden, or tt least some of uem dore twit it is for tsem a surrender of poutiilrortr In tbe state. Meantime, however, a wins o. aTlf, TfrA abla to ..- r um r side iato tt, while a U""S "V: r;:, l .ni whose leaders :r i I'Slocl d ex-Congress-w ,.,.1 the compromise, .j .:iifri(ian's at. wee -ana ueun ---- - .M, oril-i PiachbJÄ. Senator Wes and -determined todiesu the tuennure of pe.MO, . e Tniirsdav. w hen th Thus matters " f wl ,ii,:SMrpnt aud House formally aecpted the adjusanen- ana u",odTA;.. ' Hrlrl to have been ' returning board. Bat ZSZTil Trol.troa of acceptauce was pro'ea MdirGd to make SOI", i v : . ,,it.,. n Wiitz encouraged Uiclnhisown j.ary wbo Tm -KOT WANT KIM to b 9peaker,and oa Friday these succeeded be ho!p of a considerable radical vote, eating Wiltz and electing F.siillete 9 witht In iintmtinir sccaker. Tb was tbe really important and derive result of the adjustment, for it ue clare J wbicn of the two branches cf the con rtlvfl mrtv should control Its orSamz bad. according to the CflQHCS Of 1S70, S7.07G whites and S0.913 black raaleaover t"0' IS" Jt haa fioce been proved by undeniable evi dence that thecanHU1 nnae.biiou s.s,iMtho nrmhAr of whites. It was taken in tue Bursoier, whtn uiany white people al , tsa täte, and the cen n takers did not thoroughly rrA that .rart of tbe white pop hUla back of the bottom Unds, on which tfcs ereater -pari of the people are smu. x rappoea tbetrutb to be that pwaaj to to-day at least 10,CO0 more white than bUCiw voter. Tao conservatives claim at 1 10,003 mors. Novr, ia tbe election of IS, 4 parties wer divided, unhippilv, almost entirely on the color lice. Mr. Packard, who unites in hU person the two important and, IshGcld tblnk, inconsruoasofflces of Unued States marshal aud chairman of the republican State central committee, told me wme dare ago tfcet only. ,000 whites voted tbe republican ticket and tbat the same number o; blacks voted with the conservatives. It is, Ithink, a fair i4atmect that, with tae exception of the o.1ic.vholders, state and federal, and their relations, there were no w bite republicans in the state in KT74, or at thefurtLest,butaa inappreciable number. TEE REASON FOR IHH condition of things I shall explain to you in detail in other letlera. It must fcufÜCO E0V totöllyou generally that the inelEcieacy and corruption of tbe btate government in all its p-rts leaving lawlessness unpunished, counteaaneicg the most monstrous and fchaiaoful frauds, and continued thus lor six disgraceful years, at lat united all tbtf-v bites in ona ptrtr, whose aim vas imp!y and only to oubt the tbiove-. OppoHtni to thnm in 1S71 fetoo J thdse rulers wnh almost, bat net quite, the whole necs-o popul&iion at their baciis. The situation was one not different in kind from tbat in New York City ia 1371. Tho rank and file of the party wuvca calls iteit conservative cciists in r-iirt of democrat bo ar9 naturally opnosed to republican rule, but in put, also, f old whiga, Know-Nothiugs, and the mass of citiisna net lnu rested in politics, iiieae entered the const rvativo party only to save the tat a from further DiHgovernnient and 8poJiatlon. It vra and is, there roro, an "honest mtnV party, a-ad was callPd "con- ' aervative,"-and tua name democrat dropped, bacaase there are ia Louiana a large number of good citizens wko are 5 strongly opposed to tbe dsmoerat.s party that they will not actively, if at all, work with men bearing that name. Many cf the most ubstaeliai citizens were oppoced to secession, and today think tbtt act was "blandcriag deaiocritic statesmanship," a CKie said to nnlhe other äzy. -Here a ITorthern man may vey commoaly bear men wbo bave boon active and foremost ia tha conservAtive move meat declare Iba; "a soon as weiava driven oif the rajucal rnravrs and roebsi.s who have bo long rpoiled us wc shall uickly abow theao dmocrita that tbey -cannot bold th-3 state. "Taere is not a shadow ol -doubt that whenever federal in :terferenco la the ö:ata definitely ceases and ihonestmea have been cut into power tbe ""conservative" party tLe wbite man's tjarty will incontinently split into two nearly equal halves, and ecch will try, with the helD of the negroes, to beat de otb9r. Bnt It is tolerably cemin fhat until this is accomplished the wbite men will f-tick tojteMier, for tney cannct afTjid to do otherwise. The republican politicians stigmatizo 'one Win of the conservatives us "last ditohers," and it waa these who Lssired Wilfe: to be speakar, and tans the head of Uie patty. , Now, they are not 'last-ditchers, or impracticable men ri all, 2m t Ute are demotrais, and wish, as It but jiataral for them, to make the ß'.ate detao Tat;.c To this end they would like to keep t&e present conservative party together permanently and use its strength tor the democratic party. I can not fcoo anything won about n. Tiisy cau not do It, but it in tafeir natural coursa to altcops Jt. Hut tho other wing of the eonservativt, which, in tke struggle over the speakership, was, curiously enough, led by Leonard that editor of tho Sareveport Times, wiiwe extreme utterances last jear weresj widely quoted as prowins the dangerous condition of .Louisiana tfcis other wic determined to beat Wiltz, and in doinr so had the sympathy, I taiuk J may 6aloly nay, of tho greater part of thy business community cf New Orleans. Leonard, who is a bold politician, dul cot hesitate to acc?pt tbe

help of the Kellogg winjj cf the republican, and the Wiitz tuen, oa thoir part,

tied to secure THE KELP CP riNCnBACK. Oa Friday morning It was understood tbat Kellog?, Sheldon, O n. Steele and the better c!ass of tbe republicans had &ivt n a&surancs to the Estillete men hat they would co operate for therocgb reforms with that wins oi the conservatives, wmie x uu, it wan said- was readv to throw a consid erable colored republican vote, (58 was the ! i :: wnt7! and with precüta numuer .ucu; ivii n that help it was then believed Y iltz would bo rtosn. At the lat moment. However, Pincbback abandoned Wiltz, and thua be received bat SI rotes in n House oiivra muibrs, in which feis own party had o men. Asiti3 very common to cosrgn curruwu iere party Irnes are inus urun.ru, " aÄd mv beiif, louncea upon preny tunmita 'tnnwhdffo of the neKOtiatioDS on k e;,ioo t.t thpro was notninz oi n.e ar-a Mr wild U a person of hia-h necne of honor, and his adher ents made bo promise for him or themselves to rinchb&ck, except that Wiltz, it elected speaker, would, in appointing officer of the Linuse, Rtvo a iair snare oi tu umco- iu whored tr.fin. Pir.cbback crobably deserted Wiltz at the instance of Uen. tnenaan, wno v a va v w w rt i 1 i i-nnirn tn have conversed witn n:m on Frldav rncrnins. On the other piue, iu lete's adherents insisted only on Q s0'em inc-a''CMent troui Kellozz that he vrould aid them tn all reform measures. luedUapnnir.trr.flnt of thQ WlllZ men 13 very greai and that of the corrupt republicans is even omitpr. ril with reason: for. unless Gov. welloct: sbould be weax ana wicseu euouSu to ulsify his pledges and uiu& uiiuacn uuw more into tbe hands of the corrupt pari oi h!i nirtr which means. I do not besitato to Ray, tbe vary great majority of its wbite and black leaders, these are LEFT OUT IS THE COLD. . f i Tbcse republican leaders, meantime, uu sincerely desire honest Rovernnaeat and tbey are no: very numerous hope that they have split tae wbite man's party in the state, and that the result of tbe speaker's -tttn B-;-!! ha a flriAl hrpakio!? down Of tie color line. It they can achieve thij tbey Avill, of course, have done the people of Louisiana an inestimable banefit; for good government ia not possible until this is accompllsed. But even if they fail in this movement it is sure to be done, if only the federal government will stop its interference in tbe internal politics ol the state and leave the people to mana;9 their own affairs. Tue weak point in the situation, so far as the re form r?publicans are concerned, is that they have a deal with two men. both of whom are weak and both have corrupt allies. E?tUlate, tho speaker, Is too dat to c irry on business ia the House, has little ttr-ugtb of character or personal presence, and is said to have for irionds one or two men known as corrupt. Governor Kellos:? is generally acknowledged, even by his bitterest opponents, to be a man oi amiable intention?: hnt h ia constitutionally a trimmer. lie ssem to Di? aloioät incapable of a direct course, and fr such a movement as he now heads he lacks courage and determin ation. It Marshal Packard nas governor h would -iceed. but rackard7 interest w not that Kellogg shall nt.oooed. for he is KeL locs'a rival for the United States Senate, Meantime, so sora are th3 white people ol the state over the too lonj? continued mis ?-vemment. that thev view every move ment and every man with suspicion; and only the most unswervinz. DOid ana ue-er mined course, tbe most vigorous rC.VISHXEKT OF CORRUPT MEN', could satisfy the state sußkiently to gain the new combination prolonged lite. You can not travel far in Louisiana without dia covering that tbe politicians who, in the name o! the republican party, rule it, and have done so for tba las1- seven years, ia all the departments of its government, state and local, are venemeut'y and unanimously detested by tbe white people. 1 nave Deea amazed to see how all white man, and many black, to mv own knowledge whitber rich or poor: whether inercaaats, mecbaoicj or nroftsMonal men: whether American?, Fr6iici, Irish, German or Italian by birth ; absolutely all except tho office-holders and thalr relatives unite in this feeling of de testation of their rulers. Is ex presses itself so vividly at the polls that, as I noticed ie fore, only 5,000 whites out of over 9Ö.C00 supported the rt-publican ticket at tbe last election, and it is a lact that mo.-t of these 5 000 are oßice-holders: tbe greater part are strangers in the state, and very many of thorn may justly b-i called adventurers. It is so universal a sentiment that I have scarcely found a colored man out of office, who did net complain that the republican whites are as laitbless to their duty a tbey believe tbe other side would be. Jsow, this small band ot white men have for mora than nix years monopolized all political power and ore'erment in the fctate. They have laid, collected and spent (or rather misspent or stolen) all tbe taxes, local as well as statt; tbey have not only made all the law?, but they have arbitrarily changed them, and have miserably failed to enforce any which were for tbe people's good ; they have openly and scandalously corrupted tbe colored men whom they hayobrougnt into political lite; thev fiave nsed aniiut laws to perpetuata and extend their own power, and they nave PRACTICED ALI. TOE BASEST ABTS of ballot -stufflag, false registration and re pealing at election after election. In t e last election it wa proved before a commit tee of congres that the republican leaders 'bad. lathe city of N9W Orleans, maja not less than 5 20J false registrations. A few davs ago I went down the river to attend court, in order to see tbe workings of a ne .'n v nn wn rafinl Karl hflun flrflwn Ha. cause, the namss being taken from the reg Ictration lists of the parish, thirtv-six out of Icrty-eight were found to be fictitious and this in a country parish. Tbe republican returning board was condemned as a trans parent fraud by two congressional commit tees, and has, so far as l Know, no aeronaer in .Louisiana or in the country, except the president, who has just given a federal of lice in Kew Orleans to Mr. Wells, who was chief of tbe board. I know ot one case in the last election where, the conservative ticket ibeing elected, the records of the election were .carried by the supervisor fracn tbe parUh to New Orleans and concealed in a house of prostitution; one of wbose inmates was sent to drive a bargaia with the censervative for their return. . So common is corruption, and so uobluhin tttiil that the grand jury of Naw Orlea.i?, only the oüjer dsy.bgaa an investigation to discover wiio had atterad, after its pisair, an Important appropriation bill, passed by the I latin (ro pablican) legislature, and tne discovery of so pros and daring a fraud scarcely excited atteution in New Orleans, where I'jaave myselt seen colored members of the Legislature inea who were but el'tes ten years a-o and b.gan lire with notb.og at that time now DRIYDCO 1IA0NIFICEXT U0R9E3, seated in stylish equipages and wearing diamond pins. Whatever we in tte North may

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY APlUl20 1375

think of tbe white people ot tbe South, we can cot formet the fact tbat Louisiana has a long established and wealthy commcnlt3 with large and complicated business ana so cial interests, and a great accumulated capi tal, invested net merely In lands, but also in machinery and important public works. New Orleans is one of the largest commercial ports in tho United States; it has a numerous body of intelligent and wealthy merchants, the equal of any of their class in New York, Philadelphia or Boston. Tbe sugar planters of Louisiana are in tact manufacturers; they have large sums invested in machinery, and their business requires much technical skill, and tney are, as a class, theeqnals in intelligence and character of Northern manufacturers. Now, then, all these men, the cream of the population, with scarcely an exception, are united in opposi Ion to tbe preeut rulers of Louisiana, whom they not only detest, but dread. It Is not only the cotton planter ol the remote district, therefore, but the country tradera. lawvors and politicians who oppose the republican rule. How, in spitoof so united an opposition, a handful ot politicians, most of tbem stranger in the tato, have maintained themselves In power I will try to explain in aootner letter. THE LAST LETTER. DUNCAN'S DESPAIR AND DEATH. AN ANTI-MOUTEM LETTER FROM A PESPER ATE HUSBAND TO A DESERTED WIFE THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE AND DESPAIR. The Sentinel has already pnblisbfd the particulars of the life atsd death of the Ger man reporter who committed suicide in Brooklyn last week. The St. Louis Globe fia3 tbe subjoined adJitional: In last Fridnv'3 Glob3 our readers wre informed o the suicide ot n former German journalist of this city, Julius Dun ran. who. at the time cf bia death rfnnrted the ViAochsr trial for the Brooklyn Fruie Presse, and ended his life by taking an ouoce of tincture of opium. It was also stated that he left a wile in this city, from whom he had been divorced about two years ago. ifsteraaya uiuiw 1 4U..v,vv. out the place of residence of the whilom Mrs. Duncan, who is now living with tne family f a highly respected German citizen in the northern part of the city. She 13 Of very intelligent, attractive appearance and ladv-likfl demeanor. On being questioned, sbo staud that she bad formed Duncan s acquaintance in this city in 1S65, and that she was but 16 vears old when sh married him. Her maiden name "was iioman. ane lady of the houo, in whose family she is now living, ana wuo is a former schoolmate or Mrs. uuncan a day before yesterday received tbe letter which had been stated as having been found on Duncan's person, and which he had renuested tbe coroner ot New York tolorward . . i 5. . . ,1 A .nün Ta to the party to wdohi it wai uumw. u latter is in German, ande reproduce it here verbatim: New York, Sundajthe Mb of April, 1ST1. Mr Friend: You will b3 somewhat astonished that I should now write to you, after bavins severed all my lormer connections in that city months ago. It is tho last craetlng, which I send yni to-day: pray communicats it to the address known to T-rr. oHhonch not mentioned Lere. The resolution tormed within me Ions ago will at last be carried out, I MUST HAVE PEACE AT LAST, if I am not to go dowD, morally, altogethe and that will never happen to me, for I will that diasrace: mv came shall not be dishonored, and therefore I wipe it out vol untarily. You, and another, will under stand me. What more shall I write you? A Ion? comDlPint of my misery? No, my friend, that can not ba told In words; and why a long story of woes that could avail nothing? Cod knows, I die reconciled. May none of the hearts that still rememkr me nvor feel the Danes ot tortue to wbicu mine wa3 subjected. Now it is quiet, for it has reached the coal. I shall quietly and easily glide across the mysterious chasm; not a human Boul will be present, when my body enters into the last strudle; alone, 89 I stood in lie, I will meet death. Let ma conless it openly, the sight ol human faces fills mi with diFRUst, for I have unmasked too many of them. For mv late I make no one responsible. For seme ot my misfortunes I mut probibly blamo myself. I presaje a future life, and a reunion. If the departed are permitted to be near in spirit form, to their beloved who remained behind upon earth, then a poor woman who has suffered much for my sake, will feel my consoling and helpiug oreseuce. Tell her thif, and be a support to" th9 sufferer, tbät this intelligence mav net break her heart. J fit her bear in mind that death can be to me but salvation from endless torment. She. too, will find eternal peaco eome day; until then may many happy hours fall to her lot; be deserves to be happy. I am acting in full conhclousness, and uot under the pressure of a temporary melancholy, tsince Christmas, 1S72, 1 have not lived an hour of unalloyed happiness. Should you ever meet Anna (the womw with whom be eloped) atraio. then tell her that I shall brinz no an cusaMon acainet her beiore the Throne of the Eternal; may lie be a marciful judge to her and to me! Include ms in your pray era. and tell tbe "mother, of my child" that I EXPECT HEB BEYOND TUE CTTASM; give her, In my narna, the parting ki&3 for thislife. GIrsmy hearty greeting to anyOne who remember ma; I hats no mere, not ona ! I shall never pass out of your re membrance altogether, I know, Judce mildly of me, dear friend, for I have suffered most terribly for my error. I at mo conclude now, for I have to attend to some things yet, and mu&t finish my lezacv to the world, a lalry tal-, "The Nightingale," a copy of which will be sent to you as soon as it leaves the press. You know, that is.vou win guess, to wb"m I hava dedicated it. There, tbat is enough. Farewell, all my dear friends! May we meet apain! I must hurry tbat I may be able to take my opiate soon. (Jood nigh! Let as bono for a joyful "Good morniDg." Julius Doncan. Paula's (his former wife's name) other picture, as well as her and our child's locks of hair, I shnll take to tbe grave with me. Ob! give tbe poor woman peace, my friend! She has not caused my death; no, not she! She is a poor, brokenhearted womanmy strayed siuging Mrd, whese joyful songs gladdened me so ofteD. Return the enclosed picture to her; let her keep it well like a talisman. May God pro tect you, Paula! (Jod protect you I JCLIUS. There is a small postscript in one corner of the paze. in these words: "I S. To-day, 20th of April, 1 o'clock r. ar, only, I can get to carry my deed into execution." The pic ture euclosed, and spoken of in the last ptrt oi the letter, represents Duncan ana nis former wife, and was taken'when they were married, ten years ago. On the back of the picture the following words are written: "Forgive me 1 I bave suflered terribly lor my error! We will meet again above. "Jcucs,"

DELAWARE'S DEFAULTER.

WAS BUCKLES HACKED BY A ItADIC'AL RING? TUE PRESCRIPTION TUAT HE WAS MADE TUE VICTIM OF THE DKIOXINO MEMDKRS OF HIS PARTY, WHO SHARED THE SPOILS AND WOULD LEAVE HIM ALL THE SHAME A NUT FOR THE PATRIOTS OF THE JOURNAL TO CRACK. The Sentinel reported the defalcation of Auditor Buckles, of Delaware county, at the time of tbe denoument. Tho Journal did not, though apprized of the facta. But after the Sentinel and the leading newspapers ol Chicago and Cincinnsti, rpgardless of party, had published the particular, the Journal came out with a labored defense of the de faulter. A careful perusal of tbe following from the Delaware Democrat will disclose to the reader a good and sutlicient reason for the Journal's reticence in the matter: WTe take no pleasure in publishing tbe astounding disclosures which the examination of the county records lias brought forth. The heavy defalcation shown will show the people of Dslaware county, that in the radical ring management of county affairs tbey have been robbed of thousands of dollar?, and they working, day alter day, and drawing but a bare suistance from their labor; saving, that thpynuy havo a little compelency ia their old are, ate rebbfd, swindled and de frauded bv a radical rin?, of their Lard earned wacis. The Times and it 3 f atcl.tes. mav trv to covsr up their belliih 'work of ai-touDdiDf; fra jid, but tbe fact otares in the face, every man aud woman in thecounty that they hive been robbed of thousands of dollar, that A RINO OF RADICAL PARASITES mijht fatten upon the spoils of their hard earnings. The people of Delaware county, both republican and democrats, suffer alike. The republican farmers have been deceived and hoodwinked: have been made the tool of their manaeM, in whom they Lave put their trust, and they, alike with the demo crats, have boer ruthlessly defrauded by thcsB in whom thoy have placed conhdence. LM every one of the accursed ring thai has thus robbod them do debarred from ever atin controlling their county affiiri. Their own honor, self-respect and their pockets demand this course, notwithstanding that a large portion of the records for the yejrs lSTSacd 1S74 have yet to ba examined, tbe amount of the defalcation found up to this time li si:,3bl. - We tind that lrom March, 1S71. to September, lSil, that thirty war rants had been RAISED IX THE AGGREGATE fio'J 50, more than was allowed by tbe com missioners. Mr. Buckles had one account allowed of 70 80, the warrant drawn was $179 SO, another allowance 120 CS, warrant wa3 drawn f 22G 6$, another of $G00 raised $01.", this difference of $215 went into his pocket. Tte Times was allowed an account of 5157, and a raised warrant was drawn for $210 75, a discrepancy which will be per ceived.put 53 7." in the pocket of our neigh bor. The immacnlaio Indianapolis Journal whose known hones-ty, and love of fllthv lucre is proverbial, we lind, had f 10 added to one ot its bills, and one cr two raised in small amounts. This money is undoubtedly in tne pocaets or mat virtuous impiny Tuis amount ol tvS9 50 was raised on a eum allowed by the commissioners of $5,213 32 showing a steal f ,ve beg pardon) a discrep ancv of a little ever 10 per cent. L nder thelaw of February, 1S71, THE AMOUST OF FF.FS AND SALARY which was allowed from February 21, '71 to March S, 73, amounted to $5,821.14. The amount he drew was $3.736 81 ; this would leave a small steal, (aaln we beg pardon), a discrepancy in favor of said auditor or t he "ring managers" of ?2,t)15.67, which amount, it wlil ba perceived, if properly investsd in fine furniture, pianos, carriages and horses, would make quite a respectable show for said auditor cr the "ring." We now come to the figures. In the auditor's office there W9re ot warrant made drut, and properly signed ready fir use, lor those whose hands they might fall into, ?7,77$..V). Where the parties were, or in whose hands these warrants were to go, was not known to tbe commissionors, and as far as tbey conld find out, to nobody else. However, the accounts wre cancelled upon tbe books Dy warrants drawn for th9 amount, which leit said warrants a sort of ne";' profit to tho fortunate individual or individuals, EX-AUijIOH OR RING MANAGERS, who might at any future day be so fortunate a to gtt hold ot them. The commissioners des troyed thess warrants, and it i3 perfectly safe to euppos?, that so far as said warrants are concerned, they are valueless to any "ring" or ex-anditor, or, ia fact, to any and all persons wbo mifht bave expect sd to hairfle them, either lor the purchase ot real estate, or as a traveling fund for pleasure, or for both. And It is clear, also, that the people have saved by t his act of the commissioners, the snog sum of 87,73$ 50. and those who expected to handle it are short just that amount, inis was intended to ba a perfect Bonanza for all concerned, and the psople of Dalawarecounty can not congratulate taemselve too raucti in defeating a re-election of the ring candidate for "auditor." There wasn't any Williams in'ir, but there were thousands, and a dying wp.it went up when in convention, the ringites were slaughtered, and A BONANZA TURNED TO ASHES, instead of gold. . With a commendable care, the auditor In making out a list of soldiers, who were to receive a bond of ?100, referred to the original roll, not deeming it to tbe Interest of himself or "ring managers," that those who wera killed or absent, should be kept out the bounty given them by our generous people. Mr. Buckles drew ot this bond fund the sum of 52,913, of which he returned to the commissioners, cash to the amount of $1,036 50. and rfcelpta for nine bonds delivered. This makes the bond question about balanced. No discrepancy here, we are happy to stats. . One further Is, however tc. be added. Tbe amount allowed tbe ex-aurii-tor for four years' service was f 19,2 U. Tbis sum, our people should understand, would bave been sufficient for the supnortof an ordinary family. Mr. Buckles was a tsniperate man, unpretontiousand NOT GIVEN TO EXTRAVAGANCE. Now, good people, don't go off hali-cocked, but let us give a supposable reason for the. large lamily aud the expenses that eat up cot only ?19,21iof salary, but the additional f urn of $13,?,S1. Did Mr. Backles family consist alone In this connection, of his wife and two children? Frankly, we. don't know, if it did we cannot account, neither does bis property show, what dHDOsitlon be could have made oi 832,619 90 drawn. But. if in addition to the family above mentioned. Mr. Buckles had a "ring" fastened upon him likealeecb, do yoa wonder that to-day he is an outcast; hiinseJi and family suflerlng V A tAKtH AM f )lA Y 1 m t rtl Vita lUn )t!'..l,tn4 the tortures ot the damned, his lire blighted. disgraced and almost despair taken poises-

ion or him; of bis poor wife, whose agory brought tears of sorrow to more eves ttan one of our citizens, and who clings to her

uusoana with all the holy fcrvor and rricees sympathy of a woman's love, to mm. fort him in hi3 exile, and to cheer him in THE DARK FUTURE BEFORE HIM. Oh! the curse, the damning cursa that folows th8 acts of a "Ring of thieves." Can it be that Delaware county has sncb, and is the lite ex-auditor a victim of their hellish iles? Two entries on the hora- nn- rt ?92G 60, and another of f299 98. mkir a total ot 81.3J0 58 are a fraud. No bills r rssented or allowed by tbe commissioners tn tbe ex-auditor for Bsrvieoa can ba found, and the end is not yet. A large amount ot work and examination for the vears lS73and 1S74 s yet to be done. The on im tu affairs which this examination daveloned. caused the county commissioners to bring su:t, and take such ether stens as was necsBryiuBTe,gnras Doasible. the mnniv from loss, his bond being but for the sum of 52.000, Mr. wall Ulbbits and Mr. Job Swaine bemg his bondsmen. On Friday last. THEY MET 3IR. BUCKLES, and ths following waa tha result? Mr Btckles gave a deed of trust, dated April IS, 1873. to Mr. Fred. Putnam, ol bis family resi dence, two houses and lots In V illard'a ad ditlon; two vacant lots, with small incu-Q-Drances, ow acres or land In Nebraska, on which only partial payment had been m.ie. This property to be so held in trust until the suit brought should prove what Darkles defalcation is. The 5l,9Jti 50 was pa!d un:n the soldier' bonds mentioned above, '.be same Cay. We bave thu.- as far & tte revelations bave come to hand, given tto fects a:id tha ügures of this ncfoitnnai3 EI-fai-r. eni it bui be-sn no Dlea-ant t.isk. As a public journalist, we have performed a pain lulduty. We cannot, however, close tbis record of fraud without saving, that in our opinion, ME. BUCKLES SHOULD NOT BEAU THE EL VMS alone. Who the parties sre, if any, wnonave oeen connecxea witn mm. we know cot. Oar citizans can form thir opin ions, whether he was the chief or a victim e know, however, that he ia held opto public gze as a defaulter, and tnat his um ily is suffering In sorrow and agony for his wrong doing, whether he is aloue guilty, or wnetcerne is too scapegoat or others. BOGUS BALLOONING. PUNCTURING THE PROFESSION OF BCNCOMEE RESURRECTING A DEAD EALOONATIC FROM BED. The Philadelphia Times lets light in upon the recently reported aerial voyage of the "daring Donaldson the man who dared to deceive for sensations sake and his god fathers end godmothers bestowed upon bira the name of ashlngtou." Fortunately however, thsv omitted toe prefix ol "Gecree," and consequently ,the specia commissioner of The Times is spared the annoyance of chronicling tee fact tbat .G W. has tarnished the memory of the "Fathor of his Country." Of course It wil be understood that these remarks apply to tne individual wno, as J. M, spencer M. D. at Acto, and Mr. Harrison at Lorlic indulged in tbe little pleasantry of telegraphing bis own death, and attempting to obtain a sort orsecona nana Lord Jirgas ham notoriety by extracting from the In -terprising journalist some nret-class obituary notices. Previous telegraphic dispatches have punctured the bubble, but it may be instructive to future proieasors oi buncombe to explain bow The Times is prepared to meet their efforts. The spirited liberality of the Camden and Atlantic R. R. Co., through its enterprising treasurer, D.M. Zimmerman, esq, having placed the facilities of the road at the disposal of The Times representative, - be speedily found himself, alter disposing of tbe regular train to Haddonfield, perched upon a seat in t he cabei a locomotive and speeding towards Acto at a whirlwind pace. Now Acto, even when the moon is a: full, as it was on tbe occasion in question. Is not the most livPiy locality alter midnight, and Morpheas had to surrender more than ona ol bis devotees before any prosdect of DISCOVERING THE DEAD DONALB3CN dawned upon the determined, detached fragment of the daily Times. Where was the Dr. Spencer whose thrilling telegram had convulsed the staid old Quaker city? wes the first inquiry addressed to tha locil "ageiit." Alas, he did not know nobody knew. He had come like a shadow and like a shadow departed. From SicklerlOTrc and a sicklier specimen of a town tbe commissioner never saw he bad hailed: but nobody knew him there. Clearly, however, there muit be somebody somewhere who answered to the description ot Dr. Spencer and that somebody must be f ound. At this juncture a bystander mentioned thtt there was "a man at Berlin" of course there was a man at Berlin, which his name it Is Bismarck and your commissioner having caught the ''mind reading" malady, at once divined that at Berlin but not "unter den Linden" the latest apostle of craft must be sought. Allons!"said be to tbe Jehu who bad harnessed for his behoofed a natrot spanking bays, and natbles3 that "allons" was all Greek to the .Spaniard, be allonsed in prime style. Tbe ruts of lost winter, almost hub deep, were traversed, and Cake's Hotel was reached. A thundering summons brought a feeble response from an npper window. "Is Donaldson here?" was tbe anxious inquiry of the item neeker. "Don', know," said mirie bot. "Is the body of that balloon man here?" was the next Inquiry, eliciting the reply : "There is a man here." "Alive!" Yes!" "Then tell him a Times reporter wants to see him." Remonstrance was useless, and THE DISCOMFITED BALLOONIST was compelled to "show a head." Then upon the mind of the truth-seeker visions oi a hoax began to crowd; bnt tne "tree'd coon" was artful, and hence tho 2:50 a. jr, dispatch from Acto Before sleep, however, had rested tho eyes of your commissioner, they began to "nee a sell," and he mentally "smelt a mice." Kising with the pud. he wivlaid at Berlin station a recklessdoofeing individual, wearing a smile broad enough for two Daniel Lamberts a cap, and the identical imitation fur coat affected by the pseudo Dr. Spencer. The game was op, and, with a denunciation more forcible than polite, the ballon man Was greeted. Had be not caused much trouble, Illimitable f xpense, and had he not defrauded your commissioner out of a first-class lcqueft? Of course he had. Still instructions to fiad the body" had been literally obeyed, and, in subdued triumph, tbe reporter, at 8 a. m, on Thursday, ushered into the office ot Tte Times tbe most lively corpse it was ever his bsp to have charse of. It Is enpush. Tb obituary of the aeronaut can return to the pigeon-hole, and the $100 worth of e scftped inflation can go on its way unheeded, for "gss frauds are not novelties in Philadelphia. Miss Uildretb, General Butler's nieca, wbo was recently married to Mr. Nesuiitb, in Germany, is said by a corresD jndant to hav -orown nair, tipped with floods cf golden Hunsnine tne color firtmAf'trtna aifnA1 VvItalian ladies after numberless exposures ci it f - 1 t . . . meir ueaus, nours at a time, to tüo fierce rays of the sun." .

WHOLE NUMBER 1,797

LAFFEHTY' S SOUL TI P.N'ED TO TKA'iriM'. YOUNG r.-mr. AND HER MOTH Y ll r.Y A RKUXTEn R1ITCR. WHO TUEN RLOV. His cwx iumns oct aotisi:d ok iraov y.isa JI!S RIND-01UR AND P.CEBIXO HCS Or :ionky Laid tv iok her funeral. This tcmbje triple tragedy, reacting row unrequited lore, is reported In the New York Sen by a Cuba (N. Y..v correapordfLt: For wma months patt n young Irishman nsmed James Lafferty, Ilvirgin RokvilIe, Allegheny countv. has tried to Induce the daughter of a farmer, George vannay.hring a few milfs from P.Mkvilie, to murry him. lie was formerly in tiie em ploy of the farmer. Tbeyouug wnu.an,a beautiful girl of eighteen, repeatediv re pulsed him. On Wednesday afternoon be went to vannay, and entered the sitting room, where the yousg woman was at werk, lie renewed his propcsalof marriaje and was again refused. He then took a newspaper from Lis pocket, and point d to an article beaded "MURKRED FOR IiOVE," told cr to read it. She took the paper, and as she was looking i;t it, Lafleitv drew a revolver and, leveling it at Lcr, fired. The bell entered the girl's cheek, ps.-ing through, and lodged in the opposite -:la of rer head. She started screaming toward the kitchen door, when her mother, alarmed at the report of tho piol, cams rcnnir.g into tbe room. LauVrty iiutncdiately hot the mother, tbe ball entering nar the r.ght templo, ctd passing downward, lod:?d behind tl.e ear. Beth mother and daughter fell to the ror, and Iatrty ran frou tbe borne. Mr. Vannay, who was working in th$ barn, JiH.trlng" the thooiin, res.traed toe hoa just as Laff?rty c&m ont w'th fcts p!stol still In his hsnd. Vannay excUircod, "What :n the name of God is the matter?'' and ran toward Lafi'orty. The latter fired at Vann?, but missed t;m. Jle then placed the p'.v.ol to b:s own head, and fired two jdict.. tlcwing the wbcl bide of his bd ctT", aud !:".i;ce himself almost iDStant!y. Vsnnsy Lurried into the house and found bis vile and daughter lying on tbe lloor iu great pools ot blood. Ho supposed they were dem?, but tbey both fpoka to him. lie pUced tliem in a b-ni, and prepared to start for a doctor. As La was runniDg to tho bam to siiilea horse, nonstable Gaanon, of Rockvi'.:?, case riding up, and hailing Vannav. aked if he bad seen anything of Jim" LaÄerty, and weatcntosav thato!d Mrs. LsCerty,. his grandmother, had been iourd murc?red in her house at Rockvllie. A sum cf money it wis known she had in the house was gone, and it was supposed that sbe had leez KILLED BY HKR GRANDSON. who bad been seen lurkirg around her houso on Saturday. Vannay at onee r3.a;ed tfco tracrsdy that had occurred at his hor.se, and the ollicer rode on to summon a physician and give the alarm. Dr. Youn, of Cnba, attended the ca?e, and extracted the the ball from Mrs. Van nay 'a wcuci. but could not reach the one which hr.J er.etratd the daughter's head. Both ci the vittims are in a critical condition, fcvt the doctor thinks they may bcth recover. Dr. Young is alo tbe ecrcner. aci be took cbarg of the body of too rourdfrer, and had it interred in a tiId noar the scene cf tho tragedy. Old Mrs. lAtTerty wa3 found on Tuesljy. There had been no stir about her house tlace Saturday, and It was visited by some neshbora, who supposed the old lady wa .irk. The door was not looked, and Mr.-?. La rtv lay across tho bed. Evidences of a struggle were visible in the room, and her clothes were , badly torn. Her face was black and tlue. and around her neck were dark blue marks, as though made by the fingers of the person wiiu whom she had bein struggling. An examination made bv the ooroner shOTred that dea:n resumed from strangulation. The old lady had something over 100 tbat she had la:d by to pay her funeral expenses. The box In which aha kep: it was broken open, and tLe money gone. There is no doubt :n the minds cl any one in the neighborhood that si:e was murdered aud rotted by Lcr graudBCC. L.1WYF.RS IN LUCK. FianTINO FOR A FORTUNK AN F.i rCT.'t K. T suit im wrri';re ovkr a million doi.la i- is INVCLVSD. Strar.ge but true that great atates csua".Ijpass through the adhe&ive hands ot the lawyers before heirs can agrea to the disposition of tho property. Here's another Illustration, from the New York Sud: Tho important ejectment ßuit to recover lands at Lanrel Hill, near Long Island City, was decided yesterday in Hempstead before Judge" Tappen. In lbOl Thomas Betts, who owned . farm of one hundred acres rear what is known as the Penny Bridge, in Newtown township, died. His will stipulated that hi farm was to bo left to his wi.'e and his heirs by him. In cae there wes no tesue, the farm at; Ler death was to go to the children of bis two sisters. Mrs. Brtt died w.thcut children, and in 1S0G Mr. Waters tcci possession of the farm as executor and sold it to John Allscp, pajing off a loan mortgaga cf Jl.COO which had been put oa the farm by Mr. Betts, and giviDg e bond ind mortgage lor $2,100 to the guardian of the. heir?, then AlIop conveytd tbe fa'm bf.ck to Waters for a Eominal sum. In lSöö Waters sold tee farm for $S,000 to Augustus. Van Mater, who, in 1S08, sold it to the defendant, Augustus KipeJyea. Mr. Kaptlyea improved the place, and afterwards so'.d about, sixty lots from it, on which m&ny valnable houses bave been built. In 1572 Belt's descendants sued the ownerä of the property to recover It on the ground tbat Waters had obtained possession fraudulently, and that his title was not good.. There were between fifty and sixty suits. The cause of Partridge and others against Itapelyea was a test esse. The defendants averred tha: the title of Waters- was good as he had given bond and mortgage to the beirs. Butmy particularly relied on the statute or limitation, urging that they had been in qiiiet possession seventy-eix years. The iudgo in charging the jury, said that the suit was bosrun too late, that the plaintiff having slept upon their rignts so long could ret uow letcally sue, and he instructed the cry to return h verdict lor the defence. "The property is worth more than a million. A chivalrlc New Orleans jourh tr.e 1 Aindame Soldene a beant'.ful bouquet cr. the 6tj:. The lady smiled swt!y, and leaci-.d d-?i to pick up tbe priz, Int It sf-Tr.--d to lan'.ia'C'd, and eludfd her grr.?: TLeu i?o ;ros're 1, rvud toakiig a terrible lucpe, that brought down tho houet fhe secured tbe treasure and threw it at the ynung man wbo held tii ether end cf thettnrto which it was attached. About this time a stalwart policeman tapped tbe sportive boy on the shoulder, and accompanied bici to fio station houe. Next day tbe funny f-i-1 w was fined. Tho husband of the cflVr-ded artist was Interviewed by the enterprising reporter, and said be rather arnrori n'

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