Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 August 1878 — Page 6

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY MORNING.' AUGUGT f, 1878.

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PO YOU REMEMBER?

THOMAS I. COLLI EK. Do you remember a day long past. When we roamed alone through windAnil came to a ladge of rock at last. Where wiin hands clasped clofce we silent stood? We heard the murmur of shining streams, The whisper of leaves that swayed above. And over our souls swept the golden dreams That come with the dawn ol love. Do you remember the sigh that stirred The bending grass in the rising breeze, That brought as the note of a distant bird, And wild, weird murmurs from lar off seasT The bird's call came like a happy song. And we gave no heed to the sea's sad tone, For fear is forgotten and hope is strong. With lo es great gladness known. Do you remember? Will you forget? These words are common and quickly said , But they will be treasured when eyes are wet With the tears of those who mourn us dead. Not dead, but sleeping; we can not die; Our souls are deathless by love's sweet grace , And wherever God's glorious kingdoms lie. There I shall see your face. i -- E-EiTRICE. "No!" The word came from the heiress of Hale hall to her lover, Ronald Redster. She was very pretty, with blonde hair that even a princess might bare envied, and eyes which shone like crystals; but now they were downcast as she uttered this one word which seemed so cruel to Ronald Rsdster. "But I love you with all my heart. Beatice, and I " He did not finish the sentence, for Beatrice stopped him by a wave of her hand. 4I dare not, and I will not, marry you; it was my mother's last wish that I should marry Sir Lyon Seclar." And here Beatrice stopped and trembled, as if from fear. "Then I have no hope, Beatrice?" he asked with a slight tremor in his voice. "No hope at all, Ronald, though you know I would marry you but for my poor mother's words." "Good by, Beatrice," he said. She sadly held out her hand. "Good by, Ronald." Beatrice glided softly from the arbor toward the house where she had spent so many happy hours. Ronald watched her until she was out of sight, and with a heavy heart walked slowly home to his mother. Mrs. Redster was seated in her sitting room embroidering a pair of slippers. "Why, how late you are, Ronald!" she said, as her son entered, looking around at him as he stood with one arm resting on the mantel piece. "Yes, mother." His tone was so sad that Mrs. Redster involuntarily asked: "What troubles you, my boy?" "Onlv the old story, mother; you know I love Beatrice Hale. Well, this evening I asked her to be my wife, and she absolutely refused me, though she acknowledged that were it not for a promise she made her mother to wed Sir Lyon Seclar she would consent to beniine." "My poor son! Is there no hope of her relenting." "None." "Do not despair hope on. But hark! did you not hear a cry?" "Yes; it sounded as if some one was calline for aid," replied Ronald. He went hastily to the window and looked out. "It's the ballon fire!" he wildly cried, and then rushed out of the bouse and across the wide, open country to the hall. Arriving at the scene of disaster, Ronald's first thought wa of Beatrice. He looked ip to her window, and saw her dart across the room and throw up her hands. Hardly conscious of what he did, he rushed through the hall, up its wide stairs to the door of her apartment. It was locked, and the fire was raging around him. He c alled her name twice, but heard no response. With desperate energy he threvr himself against the door snd burst it open. The smoke and fire met him with a great gust, but, heedless of this, be rushed in, falling over the almost lifeless body of Beatrice. Catching some blankets from the bed, he wrapped her in them, for her clothing wai beginning to burn, rushed wildly out of the rrom into the hall, and down the stairs to the crowd assembled in the garden, where he fell fainting to the ground. After the fire Beatrice was carried to the home of Mr?. Redster, where every means was used to make her comfortable, Ronald, who soon recovered from his slight scorching, next morning returned to the halL Matters were not so bad as he thought; the w Eg a-i completely gone, but the rest of the hall was not much injured. Sir Lyon Seclar had not been seen since the fire broke out Ronald was gazing at the ruins, puzzling his brains U try anil think what was the cause of the fire, when he was startled by voices not a very great distance from him. "One thing hark!" said a voice that of a female. "Go, you little simpleton! No one can hear us, a very gruff voice rejoined. Just tLen Ronald beard some one coming up the graveled walk, and he recognized Beatrice, one looked very pretty with red roses on her cheeks, brought there by the brisk walk she had just taken. She was about to speak when "Ronald checked her with a wave of his hand; she understood the Mgn at once and listened. "He has done you no barm," the unknown woman said. "But I will have my revenue on Redster. What right had he to save Beatrice? We must say he did it, and Mr. Hale will not allow his daughter to essociate with an incendiary!" "Just as sure as you try to bring in that young Ronald I will let out the secret!" answered the woman with vehemence." "Now, Jane, look here: I will give you twenty pounds if you will help me in this business," said the man. "Money down?" "Yes." "Ah! you know I cant refus; that offer," replied the woman, "for I have not eaten a mouthful of bread since yesterday." "Will yoa keep the secret sure?" asked the man. "Yes." replied the woman indifferently, as if yes were the same as no. "All riffht' come then." The voice ceased; evidently the speakers . m I . ..A were moving away. Alter a iew miuuies 01 rlence Beatrice looked up at Ronald, saying: "What do you think of that?" "I think those people are plotting something against me. Beatrice, do you not think there is a mystery about that brer "Yes Ronald, I do I feel sure the hall was tired purposely." T f'lni-n " aairi Rrtrmlri thrmphtfllll V. "that the people intended to throw suspicion on me. Oh, Ronald! How can they do that?" 'I .inn't knowwicked neoule ran do anv thing. Bat who is that coming up the road?" It's little John Halifax." said Beatrice, "and he beckons to us. What is the matter, lAhntu?" -Oh, Mr. Ronald!" cried the child, "your mo hrr was taaen in aiier you icinue noue, uiyri vant.H vnii and Miss Beatrice." V must hasten, then," said Ronald, w j .b a stirtfed look upon his face; and they ,ni)u1 their wav toward nome. Afttr the two plotters had left the vicinity of Ronald they moved on rapidly but silently till they came to a ruin which had the appearance of a fallen castle. They went into the dilapidated pile and descended a flight - of stairs apparently leauiug u iu wimr. Xrtw fn said the man. speaking for the first time since they left the garden, "let us put on our masks, so he'll not recognize ns it he should contrive to escape; but I donht if he'll eet the chance and be

chuckled maliciously.

'All right," said the woman. "But, John, I want the money you promised me." "Well, cant you wait till we see him?" And the speaker pointed with his finger toward the foot of the stairs. "Let na hurry and get oat of here, for It seems so damp that I shall catch my death of cold." said the woman, shivering. "Well, come." They traveled quite a distance, and turning to the right, fastened the bolts of a door that had the appearance of being that of a dungeon. They both stepped In, closely masked. "Well, my friend, how do you like your place?" said the man, addressing a young and handsome looking man whose feet were chained together. He was sitting beside a table, on which was placed a cup of water and a half loaf of bread. The prisoner made no answer. "What is the matter with your' asked the man. The young man was still silent. , "Well," said the other, 'Til tell you this much: I am going to marry Beatrice Hale. Oar plot has worked so successfully that everyone will thick Redster set the hall on fire. Bat we kindled it pretty nicely, didn't "Beatrice will not marry you," said the prisoner. "Well, I am going to make her marry me," said the man. "You dare not do it!" exclaimed the man, his eyes flashing. "You dare me, do you? Well, I shall ask her to-night." "I'll have my revenge, even if I die in the attempt!" retorted the prisoner. "You will? Try it, and I'll string yoa from one of these beams!" pointing to the top of the dungeon. The prisoner did not answer, but turned

his back on the hopeful pair. "Come," said Jane, uneasily, pulling her companion's sleeve. "It is cold here." "All right Good bye, my mend; take cre to keep the rats from eating your bread," said the man in a taunting manner. "O. John." said Jane, as they were about to leave the dungeon. "We did not lock this door when we came in." He did not finish the sentence, for Jane touched him on the shoulder and exclaimed in a frightened manner, her face white as death: "I saw her! Oh! oh! oh!" And she began rocking back and forth, and at last sank to the ground, covering her face with a thin shawl she wore about her shoulders. "Who was it?" the man asked, looking un easily in all directions. "1 saw her and she went on in that direc tion," exclaimed Jane. "Well, who is she? ' be asked impatiently. "Mrs. Hale!" grasped Jane. "Bosh! She's dead and buried long ago. But where's that key?" "Here it is," and the trembling Jane, banding it to her companion. He locked the door of the dungeon, and tried the bolts to see if they were all right, and then they ascended the stairs and passed through the rums into the warm, sultry air, which seemed so different from the atmosphere within those lonely ruins. Meanwhile uonald ana Beatrice were seated by the side of Mrs. Redster, who lay on a sofa in her room. "Ronald," she said, "I am shocked, not ilL Do you remember Jane Brown, my former maid? She came to me early this morning, in great agitation, and confessed that Sir Lyon Seclar is at present confined In the old ruins at the bend, and that the man who imprisoned him, one John Clancy, is determined to win Beatrice for his wife, pretending be Is some rich gentleman. This same man fired Hale ball, intending to carry off Beatrice in the confusion; but you, Ron ald, thwarted his schemes, and for revenge he intends to accuse you of the deed, ftow hasten, my son, to the old ruins and rescue the unfortunate young man." Ronald wanted no second bidding, and, leaving his mother in charge' of Beatrice, started on his errand of mercy, accompanied by several of the neighbors among them Mr. Hale. We left Sir Jjvon in his prison, where he sat and pondered over his chances of escape. lie was suddeniv startled by beaning tootsteps in the ruined castle; then' a man's yoice tain : "Mrs. Redster told me he was in these ruins." Hope filled the prisoner's heart. Raising his voice, he cried for help. His cries were heard, for in a little while he heard many feet descending the stairs and approaching the door of the dungeon in which he was imprisoned. Five minutes later. Sir Lvon Seclar. pale and weak from the effects of his confine ment, stood in the open air. and told his story, which exactly tallied with that of Mrs. Redster. The officers of justice were immediately set upon John Clancy's track, and before nightfall he and bis accomplice, Jane, were safe in prison to await the punishment of their crime. Mr. Hale and Sir Lyon went with Ronald to bis home, where they received a cordial welcome. Mrs Redster had quits recovered from her temporary indisposition, and did her best to promote the comfort of her guests. But both Beatrice and Ronald were silent and preoccupied. They knew that Lyon looked upon Beatrice as nis intended wife, and were sad in anticipation of the future. At a late hour they stepped out in the garden together. "Beatrice," said Ronald, "I shall not stay here to see you become that man's wife. I am going to leave the country." "Oh, Ronald! What will become of your motner?" aked the weeping glrL "Sue shall come with me together we will leave the accursed place." "Are you angry with me?'' said Beatrice timidly. "Yes," answered Ronald. "It is true that it was your mother's wish that you should marry Sir Lyon Seclar because he is a rich man. But your father told me to-day that I had the best right to you because " "Because you saved my life," interrupted (he girl. "Oh, Ronald! how can I (hank you lor that brave act?" "By becoming my wife," replied Ronald. "Will you, Beatrice?" "Oh, Ronald! I dare not do so! The thought of disobeying my mother is terrible." "And yet you love me?" "Yes, yes!' "Then you shall marry him. Miss Beatrice," said Lyon Seclar, suddenly stepping in front of the astonished pair. "Pardon me for listening; I suspected you loved each other, and determined to find out for myself. Beatrice, you need not disobey your mother, for I refuse to marry you. Mr. Redster. you are a brave young man, and worthy of this young lady. Take her, then, and be happy." A month later and Beatrice became the happy wife of Ronald. The old hall was rebuilt, and soon afterwards Mr. Hale found for it a new mistress. The former name of the present Mrs. Hale was Mrs. Redster. Sir Lyon Seclar did not wear the willow long, but soon found for himself a bride. The three families ever maintained toward each other pleasant social relations, and finally forgot the dark time of trouble which all bad passed through. The CJrant Pyramid. St. Louis Times. J G.-D. MOSBY. BELKNAP. SCBSIDT POM. BROTHER ORVIL. SECOB EOBESOJT. LANDACLET WILLIAMS. POWELL CLAYTOX OF ABKAKSAS.

Will Bear It In Mind. (Evansvllle Courier. Vanderburg county will send two democrat to the next legislature. Don't you forget it.

SOME SPICY TOLITICS.

Side Lights on the Administration. The Comments of a BepnblleAn Senator on Hayea and Bis cabinet and lien and Tnlng;a Generally ' at Washington A Few Hints fr t be Potter Committee , A Gloomy On t look. N. Y. Correspondence Philadelphia Times. Coming from Boston over the Shore Line yesterday I fell in with two gentlemen, Erominont in public life, one of whom is a nited States senator with a mind of his own and rretty vigorous methods of expression. The conversation, in which the senator bore the leading part, was so spicy and so significant as showing one shade of republican sentiment towards the administration that I have thought it worth while to write down the main points for the Times. "The republican part has gone out of business quit. Perhaps, though, the old whigs of the south will help us out next time. Yet, what's left of the old whigs in the south are democrats, and if you find an infernally mean old democrat, that don't top at anything, you can say with certainty: 'Old whig once.' Our African fellow citizens south are out of the political business now. Hayes gave tbera a leave of absence, until the north wakes up again in a few years, cusses Haves, calls the roll, shakes itself together and makes the south educate the blacks and let them vote as they please. Ot all the mean acta in the history of the government this was the most cowardly. The republican party used the poor negro to vote into the constitution two vital amendments, and then turned around, after he had incurred the mortal enmity of his late owners in voting the republican ticket and for these amendments, and surrendered him into a slavery worse than he was ever in before. 'Hayes did if not any more than the party. If the party leaders had any courage or manhood they would have publicly purged themselves of even a suspicion of such an act Blaine's the only man that had the courage to fight. Why, when the settlement of the electoral count was going on in congress the republicans in the house and senate sat like whipped curs, and, like Evarts, Foster, Matthews and one or two other unknown men, take democratic leaders out to Wormier 'a, rill their stomachs and settle the whole thing. One word from Thaddeus Stevens then would have been as a bolt from Jove. God! how the old man must rave and storm (if he has sensibility! up aloft when he sees the rut the splendid party of action, as he knew it, has fallen into. Imagine Abraham Lincoln, Thaddeus Stevens and Edwin M. Stanton together up above looking down at the mangy crowd that now has control of the republican party. What disgust must be within and without. THE CABI5ET MUTUAL ADMIBATIOX BOCIETY. "Yes, the cabinet is a sort of a mutual admiration society. Hayes has abandoned the. administration into the hands of the different members of the cabinet Each is jealous of the other, but seeing their chief is such a mild man and so little given to jar, they fear to break out. Barnum used to soak the food of bis happy family in morphia. There was peace in the cage after every meal. So with the Hayes cabinet. Hayes soothes them, and each member is so intent on playing his place for all there is in it that they are very careful not to raise a suspicion in the mind of the boss that they are not psalm singers 'and loving brothers. It must be funny to see Brother John Sherman tune the lute and 'jine the anthem' at the usual Sunday even ing matinee at the white house, les, l think the present cabinet will remain until Hayej leaves. If he were to change any one of them, who could he get in the way of a respectable party man to enter his cabinet? Ortainly no republican of sufficient character with any hope for the future, and no democrat of standing, because they know they are to have the government in a little over two years, and not one of their leading men would sacra fice his standing by doing such a thing. Perhaps he could find some old fellow like Key out of work in the south, and 'lost all but his honor, sah, by the wah, sab,' who would go in for the sake of the loaves. Hayes ain't a fool, and he undoubtedly knows the trouble lie would have to fill a place in bis cabinet with a decent man. Perhaps this is a reason why he don't change. I don't think Hayes will go square over to the democracy. He has all he can get now. He seems in good health, and will last twenty years yet. He will live longer, perhaps, than Grant, so be is playing to be beloved of all the people. Of course be will be laughed at by all. There's a screw loose in him somewhere. None of the men who know him intimately understand him. The absurd stories about Matthews and Foster running him are all bosh. Didn't the Anderson case convince yoa of that? He don't have any intimates. I haven't seen but little of him, an! only officially and at long intervals, lie impresses me as a decent sort of a man. I think he is disappointed. The liars who flattered him into his southern policy have most all disappeared. I believe Hayes would make a square back down if he could, but he has nobody to help him. The republicans, 95 per cent, of them, have quit him, and the democrats laugh at him. There's a little paper published at Washington called the Star, a sort of a 'court journal.' They publish each evening a list of persons who call on the president. For the last four months nobody of any note has been there. Lamar, Hill, Gordon, all of that company of conciliators, have shook him. None of the leading republicans visit him. A lot of political beats and place hunters have taken the place in calling on the president of the leaders of his party, who were always welcome with Mr. Lincoln and General Grant. The situation at Washington is, so far as the republicans are concerned, much worse than Johnson's time. Hayes ain't so much to blame as Evarts, Matthews, and the Sherman bo vs. Hayes was a country politician of the ordinary grade, had been governor two or three times of his state, with nothing to do, no veto, onlylbe ordinary executive routine of a state. Well, you see, each two years or so we retire a governor in 38 states, so the Dlace ain't much. He didn't know the nublie men of the country. He was simply a green country horse on a course that required a thoroughbred well trained and handled. The Shermans and Evarts and Matthews and poor Charley Foster made a little pool to handle him. So they did. They surrounded him, boxed him up. saw his weak spots, pandered to them ; made him believe he was a second Washington, and scooped him in. A president never hears the truth from his flatterers. EVARTS AND COLONEL I5GERS0LL. "Evarts? Well he Is a cussed sight cuter than you'd think. Don't know how Hayes got him? Well, I'll tell you. When the electoral commission counsel was being se lected Evarts turned up in Wa&hitt.ton lobbying, most likely. He never would have been in the case but for one of his little games. A day or so before the counsel were employed Evarts caused, through a friend, a telegram to be sent: 'Wm. M. Evarts, of New York, the eminent lawyer, has tendered his service as of counsel for the republicans before the electoral coram is rion. This was very favorably commented on by the repub lican nreas eenerallv. Next mornine Mr. Evarts denied this, saying he was in Wash ington on other business. Then all the re publican papers said: 'Well.it he ain't re tained he must be; he's a great lawyer.' mittee. who always looks to it that wealth and standing know that he appreciates them. suREestea to sir. Chandler that Mr. Krafts was the very man, and bo be got

it, and got in with Matthews and the Shermans, and Hayes took him. Before Evarts made his . marked and distinguished failure as secretary of state, most people thought he was an able man. You know Greeley, Weed and Seward used to use tim and shoved him forward. Very few of the people had ever met him, and certainly tew of the politicians knew of his inordinate vanity and positive weakness. He had no business capacity, none whatever. You notice now and then commercial reports from consuls abroad. Well, they have always been made just as they are now, but no secretary ever bad the cheek to ask a telegrapher to send them as news before Evarts began it. Evarts does this so as to keep himself before the people. After a while some scribbler, at Mr. Evarts' suggestion, will call attention to 'how much Mr. Evarts is doing for commerce,' etc., and it will be copied and read all over the country. So you can see one of his methods of advertising himself. He is more of a political fraud than Schurz and more dangerous, because he is more ignorant of politics. He is Hayes' 'evil genius.' Never aaw him? Well, he looks like an antique just out of the frame of one of the pictures in Belmont's gallery. His nose and chin meet. His hands are long and fingers claw like. He's as yellow as saffron. He don't walk there ain't enough of him to walk he glide i" He'd clean the whole company at a cake walk, and he acts and maneuvers in politics like old Hecate, the head devil among the witches i n 'Macbeth. Bob Ingersoll closed him up once. I'll tell you bow it was: The Illinois delegation in congress, at the request of Evarts, recommended Robert G. Iugersoll for the Berlin mission. They telegraphed Ingersoll to come to Washington. He came; waited four days; Evarts gave no sign. Ingercoll, with Senator Oglesby, called at the state department one morning. He said: 'Mr. Secretary, I understand, at your request, the Illinois delegation named me for the mission to Germany.' 'Yes, ye,' said Evarts. 'I am considering your name.' 'What?' shrieked Ingersoll, 'you, d you, you have the impudence to tell me that such a thing as you are considering my name! I withdraw any suggestion of my name. When I get so low as to permit you to consider ray name for an office I'll let you know. Good morning, sir.' FUNNY, BUT NO JOKE. "Let mc tell you something funny. You will never hear it, perhaps, but as I tell you. Evarts is running for president. Damn it, don't explode. Stop laughing. It's so. I know it. He says so. It he was running for dog catcher at High Bridge he couldn't get a vote. "Do I know Stoughton, that went out minister to Rustia he of the white head? Yes. Don't know that he had any claims, either by service or character, for such a place? Well, I do. He gave $5,000 toward putting Hayes in. Yes, sir, in hard Rockaloone. You know Brady, the third assistant postmaster general, at Washington? Well, sir, before he was assistant postmaster general he packed his valise with greenbacks and went to Florida for his health. Got there just before the canvassing board began to work, and Did he bay anybody? I don't know, but he didn't bring any money back with him. He was sent down by the republicans. When Hayes got in, although Tyner, first assistant, was from Indiana, Moiton and the boys had Brady put in from Indiana as third assistant postmaster general. Evarts got Stoughton his place because, I suppose, Stoughton's place joins Evarts', at Windsor, Connecticut "Scnurz? I heard an ex-governor, a re

publican, of course, call him the other day: 'That d d Dutch tramp. Schurz is simply a fraud, pod Almighty never put such a leering, disagreeable, insinuating face on a man as be has on him without intending it as a lighthouse or warning to keep off. lie is such a transparent fraud and hollow reformer that when he is all found out he will leave politics and join Justin Schwab in handling beer mugs and waste his eloquence amidst baer mill zephyrs on beery bums He is the rediscovery of Hayes. No person but Hayes would have resurrected him. He handles Hayes very adriotly. He Is so humble, but he always has a friend, such a 'pure man,' and if necessary can find a hundred. The German empire is so large and has so many noble emigrants in America whose patriotism must be seen to. Schurz is a devilish shrewd fellow. I call to mind how the president made an appointment in Schurz's department, 'an important one. Schurz kept still, went to the senate and de feated the confirmation. Hayes never pre sumed again. Williamson, the commissioner of the general land office, a year before Schurz dreamed of it got up the timber land business. Schurz came in as secretary and claimed the credit of the en tire thing. He now claims ' to be the man who is cleaning out the Indian ring. Of course this is a fraud also. J. Q A. Smith was Indian commissioner when Schurz came in. He wanted him out. Hayes begged him to let him stay, as be was his friend. Taere was not a charge against him. He was a decent, honest man, but Schurz, a ma chine reformer, had to reform somebody at once, anybody but himself (he knows what an awful job this would be, so don't touch it), so he began on Smith. Hayes begged for his old friend, but Schurz s Dutch was up. and he carried Smith's scalp at his belt, it was a humiliating riece of business for Smith and worse for Hayes, as it showed the rest of the cabinet how to handle him. When Schurz Rets out of Haves' cabinet be will either go to keeping a communistic beer shop, edit a German newspaper or compile statistics for the German side of Ayer'a almanac. Poor? Not by a long sight. He's got a cool $100,000 salted down in his strong box. How did he Ret it? Well, he's a long headed fellow, very economical, personally. He's always been well paid for his 'eloquent efforts in behalf of the cause.' What? Yes, sir; the dew drops of eloquence you have heard from .his sweet German accent cost, on an average about $100 for each and every dose. Republican committees had to have him, 'his influence was hell on the Dutch.' Then again he has been a political reformer, never been without an omce or place of some kind since Mr. Lincoln was weak enough to give him an office in 1861. THE STAY-AT HOME AND THE OLD WHIG. "Devens? Oh, he's a pretty good sort of a fellow personally. You notice that Haves carries him around with him more than any other member ot the cabinet; well, be has no family to encumber him and so little to do in his office. There have been three or four noticeably weak men in the attorney general's office within the past 25 years, but he is the poorest lawyer we baye ever had there, and in political matters he has a 'mission ;' he continually talks about 'the people,' about whom he knows as much as a child does of 'the kingdom.' A man with a mission and a chronic diarrhoea are the same thing. Key did you ever see him? No? First rate old fellow. Fill him full ef good food and he's your man. He took the post office department at a great disadvantage. You know Tyner? Well, he's not so bad, but he's awfully poor. He was postmaster general under Grant, and became fir.-t assistant under Hayes. This fact ought to answer for him. I guess he would have taken anything from porter up. You see Key appoints the postmasters south and Tyner up north. The department runs itself because they have a force of aide subs. Key looks like a farmer big, brawny, jolly old soul. How in the world Hayes ever heard of him no one can tell except Boulds Baker, and he won't Don't know Boulds? He's a cuss. Beats Tom Ochiltree all to pieces (Kev was not ungrateful; he looked after Boulds). You know Butler tried to make him testify before the Potter committee, and he refused. You don't kLow why? Well, Boulds is out of a job, and he wanted to be fed at the expense of the people nntil next congress. He didn't know anything worth telling anyhow. Butler was too smart for him. "Key was expected to electrfy the old whis and lead an independent party iu the

south. He's doing the laat. Dan Key, and perhaps a son, are as yet the only member of the new party in sight He lost his influence the moment he went into Hayea' cabinet "Thompson? Oh, he's so awful good. He's a good old soul and of strict honor and integrity. He's busy hunting up the rascals of Robeson's administration and talking about them. Isn't it strange thet a man of his asserted strict ideas of honesty should keep a government ship, make a yacht of it, invite his family and friends to use her six or eight weeks? Queer! Dick Thompson has been actively engaged in tolitics since 1834. He's one of the new men Hayes promised to bring into politics in his letter to Charlie Foster. I'll venture this, that when Hayes' term is up the navy department will be found in worse condition than any other except Shcurz's. If ever you swap horses wiih R ard get ssomebady to go along with you. Two men at least can be kept busy watching him on a trade. Did you ever notice that Chinese mandarin years ago in a tea store in Canal street? It bobbed its head to everybody; it tried to please everybody. That's Hayes and bis cabinet; and so they will go to the end. Don't you remember bow the democrats used to abuse Grant for going away from Washington? I'll bet Hayes will have been away more at the end of his first two years than Grant was during his eight years. Do I think Grant will be nominated again by the republicans? Yes I do. When he comes back to America and is received by the people, maybe you will learn wht-t a reception means. I was told by one of our leading men that arrangements were being considered for having 200,000 old soldiers in line and tbey will all carry ban ners, 'Grant for president' THOSE DE8IUNINO SHERMANS. "John Sherman ain't a bad sort of a man. Every dollar he's got he made while in office. Let me see, he went into congress in 1854, and has never been out of a place since. I do believe he is an honest man; yes, sir, I do in pecuniary matters; and I believe he wrote the Weber letter. There was nothing in it out of order, and it was due those fellows down south who stood by the party. He's a good business man. I believe he made his motey by simply being a good investor and trader. There ain't five ounces of cordiality in his entire carcass, and I have doubts about one ounce of gratitude. If you ever trade horses with him keep both eyes wide open. Did you notice that $5,000 he borrowed through his assistant to grease the Louisiana commission with? Yes. he got it of the First National bank of New York, of Baker, the cashier. Well, one of the Jay Cooke crowd is at the head of that band. Do you know thst they ere making a wagon load of money daily out of the treasury department in the sale of bonds? An investigation of the way government money is left on deposit In that bank for months at a time will explain how. Next winter you will see how. I don't think he works Hayes for anything. He is supreme in his own department, permits no interference. Yes, sir, he made the changes in our custom house telegraphed to-day. Mr. Evarts undoubtedly punched Hayes up to insisting, but Sherman did the job. He ain't afraid of anybody or thing, and he's an able man with the exception of McCrary, the ablest man in the cabinet Besides be and Hayes have several spies in the custom house who post them. Yes, McCrary is old soggy. His word is worth Its weight in gold and he's got brains. He's out in Iowa now. He won't stay long in the cabinet You see Iowa republicans are dead against Hayes. McCrary has a future, and a big one. He must get away from Hayes or it will ruin him. One tbiDg queer he did. He caused (I suppose Cumpsey Sherman was at the bottom of it) the list of battles of the rebellion in which regiments had been honorably engaged to be stricken from the army register. This he mustexplain fully or the lowans will 'sit down on him ' "You say you think General Sherman will be up for "president next time? Indeed, bosh! Sherman, W. T., the general of the army, unless all signs fail and the ground hog ain't fooled me and Dayboll's arithmetic ain't gone queer with the weather, after this congress will be ex general of the army. It will be sort of hard on the old man, but he will have to stand the racket He'a got to go. . His complaint is too much brains and mouth for this small country, where there are already more Shermans in the field than there is field for Shermans. You see 'Cumpsey' Sherman believes he is a great statesman as well as he undoubtedly was a great genera). Yoa recall, in 18G5, at the time of his capturing Johnston's army, the political treaty he entered into with him, which was rejected with a howl of indignation the land over. Well, old Tom Ewing, then in his dotage, his father-in-law, who had been a giant intellectually, talked Sherman into that thing. You see Sherman, an old graduate when the army was most all democratic, and afterwards a teacher in a southern school, where politics was of the first importance and a man's best recommendation, has

always been Imbued with the vilest states' rights doctrines. In 187G he got scared. The country was fast becoming democratic and the presidential strife went far toward confirming this. Cumpsey saw that democrats didn't like soldiers, and especially the ones that put down that little democratic divertisement called the rebellion, and with further alarm he discovered that the negro vote south had failed to connect and that the southern rebels, in the majority in the democratic party, were going to run the machine in the future. This discovery doubled him up like a good square colic. It hit him all agog. ' He rallied and went for his strategy. Brother John, high in favor with Hayes, was the man. Hayes was taken in hand by these hungry brothers and ciliated. Cumpsey. as soon as Hayes reached Washington (John having primed him in Ohio the month before) became his body guard. He impressed him with the beauty of reconciliation, and that the soldiers must not in the future be used as police in the southern states, and that the army should be withdrawn from the state houses at New Orleans and Columbia, and he convinced him of these things. The condition in which Hayesjhas placed the southern rebel states, as far as their control and future is concerned, is just the same as they would have been if the Sherman-Johnston political bargain had been carried out in '65 that is, that the rebels were to have control of them. Cumpsey then talked Hayes into a big rebel in the cabinet, and dispatched a messenger to General Joseph E, Johnston, at Richmond, asking him to be secretary of war. Cumpsey argued this way: 'If I can get Johnston at the brad of the army he can hold my heal on my shoulders with his rebel friends. Besides he can tell them how much they are indebted to me for the autonomy of the southern states iu the withdrawal of the srniy.' It was shrewd, but Johnston did not bite. Yes, this country owes General Sherman a debt of gratitude for his gallantry during the war, but he should retire to quiet, well-earned repose, to be brought out and furbished up on state occasions, like other relics, that the people may yell and cheer at him; but Cumpsey won't down. He rites upon all occasions and says a few' words. I notice the other day he bellowed about non-combatants. He'd better shut that up, because without the non-combatants, wbo put up the cash and backed the men in the field, Cumpsey wouldn't have figured much. A few such soldiers as McClellan would have ended the war quickly by stopping it and giving the rebs their own ter ns. -Besides, there are now ten non-combatants to one combatant. Nobody can show tny difference between the present policy of Hayes and the political views of Sherman in 'C5, as shown in the Johnston treaty. No, General Sherman will not be the candidate of the republican party in '80. PATENT CIVIL SERVICE BEPOKM. "Yes! Civil service reform? Don't take any recommendation from congressmen unless the congressmen sustain the policy and show cause, Did yoa ever eee Chris tiancy,

of Michigan? Mild mannered old man, no hair on the top of his head; snuffy looking old citizen; rusty old clothes; an independ-A eat Oh, well, he had the judgment to slip into the Hayea party along with the other two members, Matthews and Burnside. Now, when there are any fat takes in the way of good things he always finds a Michigan man disengaged, and slips up to Hayes in - his quiet, greasy way. gets the last word and gets his man in. He's another soother kind of an Uriah Heap. Appointing rebels to office? Yes, sir, every hour. The treasury department and agricultural bureau are being filled with impecunious rebs. Old Harry Heath, who used to be general (of course) in the rebel army, has just been appointed a special agent of the treasury by Sherman. It was a godsend. Heath must soon have taken to the road, with a shot gun for bsggage and bank account to board on. You ought to have seen him laat winter a year ago around Richmond before the count was finished. He wore a little short cape a raglan yes, it was a raglan, and he was rallying the boys for Tilden. He had an enormous petition signed and ready to be put in to be postmaster at Richmond under Tilden. He was the loudestmouthed of all of the fraud shriekera. I guess he cut the heading off of the post office petition and put a new one for special agent in its place. "Yes, sir, the south is 'gwine to occupy the land.' She will be better off than if the confederacy had succeeded, because now she will have a bigger country to govern and a fuller treasury to empty, liet me tell you, the southern people have pluck; they are not northern dough-faces and dunghills. If they ain't got the north cowed then grass ain't grass " "Grand Central depot!" said a brakeman. And so ended the interview.

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