Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 28, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1879 — Page 1

VOL. xxvni- NO 5, ZNTDIAKAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUABY 29, 1879. WHOLE NO. 267.

THOSE DISPATCHES.

The Potter Committee Begins Its Investigation ot the Cipher Telegrams. Several Indianapolis Republicans Shown Up to Some Extent. What the Telegraph Folks Say Regarding the Telegrams. Crookedness Brongit to Light in the Secret Service Bureau. Iha Sew Xrk Hominationa Being Discussed by Both Parties. A Large Amount of Other Interesting Telegraphic Aews. WASHINGTON TOPICS. Irregularities in the Secret Service Bu reau Crookedness of Chief Brooks General Shields The Sew York NomineesGovernor Bishop - Represent, live Evans and Otner Republicans Placed in Bather a Bad Light. Special to the Sentinel Washington, Jan. 27. The irregularities in the secret service bureau, referred to in former dispatches, has culminated in the refusal of the treasurer to approve any moreTjills or accounts until he is furnished with a list ot employes, setting forth the nature of the service, etc. Chief Brooks declines to furnish the infor mation required, even to the solicitor who s responsible for the conduct of the office, alleg ing that it will impair the efficiency of the service. It is stated by an employe of the bureau that SlO.OOOhas been expended which has not been accounted for, and that Brooks has two sons and one brother in the service, whose united salaries amount to 824 per day and expenses. General Shields presented his credentials today, and the oath of office was administered by Vice President Wheeler. After the ceremony was over he received the congratula tions of nearly all the senators present. Senator Armstrong will remain here for some days yet to attend to some private business. The administration is brineing all its forces to bear in behalf of the New York nominees. and the result depends wholly npon the action of the Democratic senators. They differ widely as to the best course to pursue in the matter, but it .is believed Conkling can get enough of them to secure an adverse report. Governor Bishop, of Ohio, will remain here until the leading Democrats decide upon the nominee for governor next fall. His friends say he can have it if he wants it, but they ad mit that the White House is his objective point. The Potter Committee produces a letter of George E. Bullock, addressed to Representative Evans, of Indiana, which promises to throw a good deal of light on the cipher dis patches. The writer, who was formerly a mes senger in the Senate, but now consul to Cologne, writes that he is fearful that the publication of the dispatches was result in great injury to himself and family if it should appear that they are the same one that he gave to Evans, and which Evans subsequently turned over toToruBrady.of the postoffice department. Altogether, the thing wears a bad look for Evans and his associates.and their connection with the matter will be hard to explain away Brady, who is second assistant postmaster gen eral, will go before the committee to-morrow. THE CIPHER DISPATCHES. Testimony Seine Taken by the Potter Committee. "Washingtox, Jan. 27. The Potter commit tee to-day began the Investigation of the ci pher telegrams. Clarence Carey, attorney for the Western Union Telegraph company, testified that cerIMn telegrams were placed in bis charge when t was proposed to Issue sibponas for their production befor the investigating committee. The purpose of fplacing the telegrams in his possession was to avoid, if pos sible, their delivery for public inspection It was thougt the subpoena would not be issued to him, owing to his position. He was finally, however, directed by the executive committee to deliver the messages to Captain Whitney, manager of the Western Union Tel graph company at Washington, with instruc tions with regard to the picking out ot the dispatches that partake of a pqJMteal character, the collection when first maue being for the sole purpose of getting them out of the way ef a subpoena. Floyd Grant, who made the selection of the dispatches in New York, said he thought of the 29.000 about 300 were in cipher. The manager of the Western Union Telegraph company at Washington in compliance with a request by Potter, produced a schedule showing over three hundred telegrams de livered to the Morrison committee ; thought that Morrison returned the dispatches. Other schedules were produced showing that the various telegrams delivered to the Senate mmittee on privileges and elections were delivered in two different packages. When the trunk was returned to the witness the schedules previously prepared were not veri fied by the contents of the trunk, it being Im mediately shipped to New York per order of President Orton. Van Horne gave a verba order In his (Whitney's) office to collect al political telegrams from the files and forward them to New York. By Mr. Hiscock, (laughingly) No one on this side entertain '.he idea that the trunk was x fled by the Mor.isson committee, Mr. Chair man. Mr. Morrison It has been stated that the trunk was not in the possession of the Morrison committee. When it comes to that point von will find the laugh to be nearer home. Mr. Reed, (sarcastically) All right. Go ' ahead. We await the result In fear and tremb ling. . - - James O. Green testified to burning the en tire content&of the trunk, containing the tele-. grams as received from Washington. McMahon asked the witness if he knew any thing of any telegrams being kept back from

I those famished in compliance -with the sub-

pomas of the commissioners. The witness said he knew of some tele graphic correspondence being collected prior to the lssne of the snbpo?nas, between James N. Tyner and John W. Foster, the latter of Indianapolis. At the request of President Orton, the witness sent the telegrams in question either to Orton or to Captain Whitney, at Washington. The messages referred to political matters, and the Impression formed by the witness was that they referred to the sale I of some political office. This was possibly in incorrect, as the air at the time was filled with political excitement, and the fact of Judge Tyner's holding an Influential government office might have had the effect of leading them to assume that such was the fact. He had no direct information that the conclusion arrived at by him was a true one. By McMahan: Where was Orton when he made the request? Witness: He made the request by letter from Washington. Question.-Has that letter been preserved? Answer. No, sir, l burned ttmyseu at the instance of President Orton. The Teller Committee. Chaklestox, Jan. 27. The Teller committee toolc a large amount of testimony to-eay. Several witnesses, both white and black, said that there was no intimidation on the part of the Democrats. One colored man, a preacher, said that the Republicans had refused to let bun preach since the election, because he voted the Democratic ticket. Several wit nesses testified to the tact of outrages committed by coloaed Republicans. The investi gation will be continued to-morrow. FOREIGN ROTES. Russia charges the measures to prevent the spread of the plague as unnecessary. The Prussian ministry has pronounced aSainst the tobacco monopoly and in favor of taxation according to weight. COLtHBIa. Who was He? Found Bead and Nearly Naked Q.neer Story of a Man Frozen to Death in Wnitley County Wife and Children In Boston, Slass. Special to the Sentinel. Columbia City, Ind., January 27. On the ISth day of December, 1S78, there came to this place a man a stranger, and stopped at the Columbia City House,and registered as "James Ross, Muncie, Ind." This man remained about the hotel till bed time, when, at his re quest, he was shown to his room. Some time about 10:30 p. ni., a most hideous noise was heard by the inmates of the hotel,in the man's room. The night clerk and others tried to get Into the room, but found it fastened on the in side. The door was broken open, when the man Russ, (or Ross), was found standing in one corner of the room, la a nude condition. He was taken to another room and dressed. He was crazy, laboring under the paroxysms natural to mania-a-potu. He left the hotel some time alter 11 o'clock, and wandered to the north west part of the city. Between 12 and 1 o'clock the next morning he was heard rying, murder, help me," etc. He was found near the West ward school house. He was much chilled, nearly frozen He said his name was "James Russ, from Scotland," and affirmed that . he had been hunting the doctor." During the night he had two or three very severe paroxysms, and came near dying. In his lucid moments he said his name was James Russ ; that he was born in Scotland; that he was in the army of the Potomac ; that his wife was dead; that she died in Massachusetts; that he had three children; that the eldest, Frank Russ, was in a wholesale house in Boston. Mass.; that his daughter's name was Ella Russ, and was in Boston. He said he was a tailor by trade ; had worked at Sonth Bend, Muncie and other places in Indiana, and was about 5s years old. This was the substance of his story. He re mained till daylight. hen breakfast was ready he partook of coffee and a light meal He remained about town all that day. At night the city marshal, by Buss' request, took care of him. On the morning of the 20th of January he left town saying: ! think I will go to An burn." This was the last Been of the nnfortuuate man till last week, when some young men were cutting and hauling wood near the line of the Eel River railraad, about three and a half miles north east of town, found him frozen to death and nearly naked. The body was nearly covered with snow, one arm and part of the head only being visible. Coroner W. H. Yountz held' an inquest, and the verdict of the jury was, "Come to his death by freez ing." He was buried by the township trustee The man was of more than ordinary Intelli gence, of manly appearance, and had been at one time well to do. Who was he? Who knows of him? Had be children and friends, or was he a wanderer npon the face ol the earth? " MARTINSVILLE. Fonnd Bead and Terribly SZutllated Snsneeted M order or a Prominent Morgan County Farmer. Special to the Sentinel. Martinsville, Jan. 26. Yesterday morning John Ratcllff, living about five miles east of this place, left his home after breakfast tor the purpose of feeding his hogs. Not having re turned at noon, his family supposed he had fallen in with his step-son, William Radford, whose farm adjoins his, and with him had gone to Martinsville, as was his usual custom on Saturdays; but night come, and with it brought fears to Mrs. Rate lit! that all was not well. Search was immediately Instituted, and about a fourth of a mile from the house the family s dreaded suspicions were fully real ized by the finding of the dead body of the missing farmer. It lay near acorn crlbtDd was in such a dreadfully mutilated condition that it was scarcely recognizable. The viscera had been entirely removed by the hungry hogs. The autopsy, which was made to-day by Drs. Blackstone and Johnston, gave no proof that would lead one to infer that the deceased had been foully dealt with, but aside from this there are circumstances which go to show that he was murdered. The deceased's pocketbook, which is said to have contained about 9150, is missing. It is thought the guilty parties are known, as one was seen in this place yesterday with a large amount of money, something very un usual for a person in his circumstances. The deceased was about 88, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was related to Hon E. Henderson, auditor of state. MCNCIE. Election of School Superintendent In , . Delaware County. - Special to the Sentinel: Mrocis, Jan. .27. The election of county school superintendent took place in this city at 1:30 p.m. today, and resulted in the elec tion of A. W. Clancy.

A DARKE COUNTY RAID

A Gang of Half-Breed Murderers and Kidnapers in Limbo. . - The Wade Family Tragedy In a Fair Way to be Avenged. f Indiana and Ohio Officers Co-operate to Vindicate the Law. Special to the Sentinel. Richmond, Ind., Jan. 25. The second raid npon the famous Darke county gang was made this morning before daylight, nnder the direction of Sheriff Hall's son, of Darke county, and Marshal Shofer, of Wayne county and this city. Part of the men were residents of Randolph county, this State, and live at Spartansbnrg, near the line. The rest were In Darke county. It will be remembered that two months ago a similar raid was made, when eight persons were arrested lor kidnaping young Wade in Ohio the June before. Three of these are in the penitentiary now, one of whom was recently brought home to testily before the grand jury. The five others bad their cases continued, and were at liberty under bond. At its last sitting the grand Jury found indictments against a number of other parties for the same case of kidnaping and afterwards murdering the old man. Arrangements bl-fng completed, nearly all were arrested this morning. Marshal Shofer got his posse ready early and sent them to William Shumach's gate, near. Spartanburg. He himself went to Green villfi.conferred with the sheriff and prosecutor there, and met his men at Shumach's at 5 o'clock this morning. When he arrived the deputies had arrestedj Schumach, and he then, with the marshal and dep uties, went rapidly over the ground, taking in one niau after another until they had six, or all that were in the country. .Ball and his posse over the line) arrested their men in Drake county, all that could be found, and re turned them to Greenville. The question of where the preliminary trial should take place was speedily determined, and resulted In the six men being brought here. The party arrived about 11 a. m., and had the trial set down for 3 p. m. Just here it is well to state that this gang of half-breed negroes, who compose the settle ment extending across the State line, is very well "heeled ;" as a consequence, mc ney in abundance was provided and attorneys em ployed,both in Winchesterand Greenvllle,who are watching every corner, every move and ruse. They expected the raid would be made next Monday morning, and this morning was chosen on that account. The Greenville posse returned at 8:30 a. m, and the attorneys for the defense getting wind of the affair, came over to this city and were here when the culprits arrived from Randolph county. Four of the prisoners waived exam ination before Jndge KJbbey, and are in Greenville. The other two, Campbell and Lock, were discharged from custody and re turned home. Among the persons arrested is William Shu. mach, GO years old, of colored blood, owns five farms, and is quite wealthy. While waiting in the city prison to be transferred to Green ville your correspondent Interviewed hlm,nnd obtained the following statement with regard to the alleged crimes. In June last Wm. Wade, from Ohio, came into our county (Randolph), and stole a pig. We went to Ohio, found the pig, and took Wade to a justice of the peace, who found him guilty of stealing it. After this he was to be taken to the line and dellvand to the constable in this State, but in tho transfer he made his escape back into Ohio. The constable told us he was in Ohio. We went to help take him; arrested him; tried him in Spartankbnrg; lound him guilty; had him bound over to the conrt and sent to jail. In conrt, at Winchester, he was convicted and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary The lawyers then interfered .and had him plead guilty. His sentence was changed to a short jail sentence. Tills, he claimed, was all there was of the kidnaping case. As to tho mur der case, Shumach said he was at Union on Saturday with his tamlly, came heme at dark with a chill, and had erysipelas on his hand and arm; was home all night, and did not know of the murder ot " the old man by the . masked mob until H o'clock Sunday morning, when Anna Cook told him they had killed Steve Wade. Shumach is considered the principal criminal. He spoke with readiness, but guardedly. Louis Burden, very black and non-commit tal; np for murder and kidnapping. John Kandall and John Smith, young mu lattoes; accused of kidnapping. Mitch. Campbell, ex-sheriff cf Randolph, was among those arrested, ana was very indignant and violent with his tongue. He was at oue time worth (100,000, and when sheriff if two or thiee dozen men told him his man was good and would come back he would let him go when he wanted to. Mitch asked to be allowed to "get his breakfast and tend to things," when he would come down to Rich mond. The boys told him they had no learned to do business that way In Wayne county. He was white with rage in the court room and the butt of the crowd. He with John Locke, another prom inent citizen, was dismissed from custody, there being no identification. " On the Ohio side Jesse Laub and Warren Bass (colored) weie held on both charges, and Sam Landers (white) on the charge of kidnap ing. These, with the four from here, are now in jail at Greenville, where they will be tried probaoly at trie February term of the court. These prisoners are but part of the notorious eang that has committed seven murders in about two years, that has driven several re spectable citizens from home, and caused consternation generally in that region. No one dared to molest them. ' In fact, their own men say a grand jury can not take evidence which they will not know ot as soon as taken. Heretofore all attempts to ferret them out have proved fruitless, because the officers were either in with the gang, were, bought np, or feared them. Our marshal would only take part in the case on condition that he be allowed his own choice of counsel. He has chosen Henry W. -' Johnson, well-known in this city for his eloquence and fearlessness, and ha will make the echoes ring, and send fear and dismay to the gang who have made the name of the county significant) There is evidence now In the hands of oar officers to convict . a score of the gang of organized murderers. They are an ugly countenanced set, and were followed by scores of sympathisers to this place .within

twenty minutes after their arrival here. Our officers, could they have had their own

way, would have had the whole gang I np two years ago.- To them, and to them j alone belongs the credit of overcoming the timidity of onr people, and causing the an .sis chronicled. As it is, there is Inot a man, wo man or child in the whole region of Palestine and Bpartansburg, that has not sworn ven geance against them. VIKCEHHES. The Catholic Catkedral and Oilier t Churches Robbed of Their Elegant i silver Service. Special to the Sentinel: I Vixcennes. Jan. 26. A successful raid bv burglars was made last night on the chnrches Of this city. Saint Xavie's Catholic Cathedral y&s entered, and the silver ciborlum, lined with gold, worth nearly two hundred dollars. and especially valuable to Father Guegen and congregation as a present made to the late Bishop St. Palais, while in Home, was stolen. The vessell containing the consecrated host. valued at fifty dollars, and Father Gnegen's prayer book were also taken. The latter was found in the alley to-day, St. John's German Catholic church was also entered, tut the locks proved burglar-proof, and the valuables escaped desecration. The communion service Cf the Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev. Mr. framm's, valued at one hundred dollars, was also stolen. Several other buildings were en tered, but nothing valuable secured. There is no clue to the thieves. BLOOHIKGTVS, Arm Broken Horse Stolen Charon Matters. Special to the Sentinel. Bloojiinqtos, Ind., Jan. 27. Howe Ryoss, of the firm of Ry oss, Balenbaker fe Co., while on his way home last night, fell on the icy pavement and broke his arm In two places. Garrison Panley, a farmer residing about half a mile sonth of this place, had a valuable horse stolen from his stable last night. One hundred and twenty-three accessions have been made to the M. E. church during the revival which has been in progress for the past three weeks. TOLOSO, ILLINOIS. Another Unfortunate. Special to the Sentinel: Toixuto, III., Jan. 27. A well known young man of this place, named John French, was horribly mangled between two cars on the Illinois Central road, this afternoon, at Areola. The accident occurred in coupling cars, and will be fatal. His parents were sent for, as he could hot be brought home. AS DERSOIT. Somewhat of a Burglary. - Special to the Sentinel. Abdebson, Ind., Jan. 27. The grocery store of Patrick S. Kehan was burglarized laet night. Guns, revolvers and other goods were taken amounting to about 8150. There Is no clue to tire robbers. i FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. r V. HEOOND SESSION. SEX ATE. Qeneral Shields Takes His Seat Several L Bills Reported Irora Committees A i Lone Discussion of the Warren Mitch. F ah nni Wasiiihgton. Jan. 27. The credentials were presented of Senator Shields, of Missouri. . Mr. Shields then took the oath ol office. A 1 ii rcrcx yi n m Ho,- tf Klila vpna rtiff rru J in. eluding one by Mr. Ferry to reorganize and (discipline the militia of the in Red states. The bill reported from the committee on naval afl'.ilrs, on Thursday hist, to abolish the volunteer navy of the United States. Passed I 'ine senate mil appropriating iw.oiv lor tne purchase and erection of a military post of Elpaso, Texas. Passed. The House bill authorizing the secretary of the Interior to pay Catherine and Sophia Ger main $2,600 out of the annuities due the Chey enne Indians, they having ben captured by said Indians while en route from Georgia to Colorado. Passed without discussion. Mr. Edmunds, from the Judiciary committee. reported back the House Joint resolution pro posing an amendment to the constitution pro'hlbltlng the payment of the claims of disloyal persons for property Injured or destroyed in the war of the rebellion, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Edmunds said the Judiciary committee thought the resolution as it pas-ed the House was totally inadequate for the purpose Indi cated by the title. He gave notice that he would call the bill np for consideration at an early day. After disposing of the morning business and passing several bills on the calendar, the bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cotton taken dnring the war was taken np and a long dis cussion followed. Mr. Edmunds moved that it be indefinitely postponed rejected ; yeas 21, nays 23. 1 Mr. Hill, In opposing the bill, said he would vote against It, because it was a war claim. He was opposed to the payment of all war claims whether they be from loyal or disloyal persons. He might probably except a few religious and educational Institutions, whose property was destroyed. To pay these war claims wonld bankrupt the Government, and as we could not pay all, It would be an unjust discrimination to undertake to pay some. The senators on the Republican side said warren Mitchell- was disloyal and should not be paid, while the senators on the Democratic side say he Is loyal and should be paid. What was meant by the word "loyalty?" Did It mean a man devoted to the States under the constitution? It was an easy matter for a man in Maine or New York to proclaim his devotion to the Union during the war, bnt farther down, where the sun is warmer, it required courage for a man to say lie was devoted to the Union. He (Hill) knew thousands and tens ot thousands of men in the South, who stood up and proclaimed their fidelity to the Vnion to the very last moment. There were many men who fought secession nnti) It become a fact, and submitted to disunion as they submitted to the death of father or ffln When secession came the only thing they could do was to go with their people. This question of loyalty had not received the proper definition. He knew thonsands of men In the South who would at any time dnring the war have terminated it npon a basis of honest reunion. He believed the greatest possible cal amity which could happen to this country wonld be one section exercising the powers of a conqueror ' Over another. Since he had been in Congress he had heard men denounce

the Southern people as disloyal thirteen years after the war, and he believed, in his j heart, if these men had been South, they would have rivalled Wllliani S. Yancey in their devotion to secession, because they were men of the same temperament. The people of

this country ought to wake up to the convic tion that the late war was an honest war; it was a war fought on account of the conviction that they were right. This personal talk about rebels and fidelity to the Union did not come from magnanimous spirits; the war is over, the Union Is restored, and it was time that we should leave the passions of war be hind. The maimed Southern soldier would never ask Congress for pension, his widow and orphan would never ask for it, they accepted their losses as a penalty for the failnre,as brave men should do. The sooner the people of the South were taught to repair their losses by workjby frugality and lndustry the better it would be for them and the country. Let the losses of war go, and if the people desire to avoid such losses in the future they must avoid war. Mr. Hill, continuing, said he was the humblest man in the Democratic party. That party was now about to return full fledged to power, because the people were satisfied that the Republican party was no longer competent to remain in power. There are four things which the Democratic party ought to proclaim to the world and adhere to them with fidelity. First He would not pay any war claims, whether the parties were loyal or disloyal. Second He would vote nomoreipnblio money or land, to bulla up railroad corpora tions. Third He would, in good faith, pay every dollar of the public debt, principal and interest, in good money of standard value. Fourth He would restore the constitution of the country, and honesty in its administra tion. To do these things, and in his Judgment the child was not born who would witness the termination of the Democratic ruld on this country. Mr. Beck, in reply, defended the claim of Mitchell, and had read Mr. Crittenden's reso lutions, adopted in July, 1861, to show Uiat the war was not waged for conquest, but to pre serve the Union. He knew that there were many fraudulent claims. There were men here now making affidavit of loyalty, men whom they had, as Union officers, arrested during the war for disloyalty, avid they made affidavits now simply because they were to get a share of the claims. Mr. Conkling moved for an executive session Mr. Harris inquired if the Senate should go into executive session, whether the Mitchell bill would be unfinished business, and the presiding officer, Mr. Rollins, replied that it would be. The Senate then went into executive session When the doors were re-opened, a message was received from the House of Representatives In answer to the request of the Senate transmitting the testimony taken before a committee of that body in regard to Stanley Matthews, the senator from Ohio. It was not laid before the Senate to day. . --. Adjourned. HOUSE. A Quiet Day A Larare Number of Bills Introduced. Mr. Wright's bill, loaning 1500 to every man do worth 93U0 desiring to take Hdvanluga of the homestead law, was taken up. ' After discussion the bill wasdefeated yeas 22, nays 212. The following is the affirmative vote : Messrs. Bliss, Bridges, Butler, Collins, Cox of New York, Everett, Franklin, Hosmer, Ittner, Kelley, Kiilongers, Luttrell. Mackey, Mullock, Phelps, Robertson, Randolph, Reilly, Scales, Turney, Wilson and Wright. . The following bills were introduced and re ferred : By Mr. Young Providing for a treaty with Mexico. By Mr. Fern Proposing an amendment to the constitution providing that the term of the Judges of the supreme and interior courts of the United States cnall be limited to 12 years, and tnat the offices now on the bench who have served 12 years be vacated. By Mr. Bridges Granting a medal to each of the survivors of the five companies of Pennsylvania voluuteers, who were the first troops to come to Washington at the call of the president at the beginning of the late war. By Mr. DnnneU, from the committee on commerce Declaring the Jurisdiction of the United States over the harbors and navigable waters of the United States. Ordered printed and recommitted. Mr. Haskell moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill authorizing the secretary of war to erect headstones over the graves of the Union soldiers Interred In private, village or city cemeteries. Agreed to. Mr. Whitthorue moved to suspend the rules to pass a bill for the erection of the following buildings, the amount opposite the respective places to be the limit on the total cost on that for which the amount Is herewith approprl a ted: Custom house at Augusta, Ga., 1100,000; court house at Oxford, Miss., 950,CU0; court house at Key West, Fla., 1 100,000; conrt house at Lynchburg, Va., 975,000; post office at Montgomery , Ala., (150,000 ; post office at Brooklyn, N. Y., 9250,000; court house at Lacrosse, Wis., 965.000; court house at Erie, Penn., 9150,000: court house at Greensboro, N C, 950,000; court house at Council Bluffs, Ia, 975,000. In the case of Oxford the whole amount Is required as appropriated. Mr. Mills inquired why there was not an appropriation for a building In Texas, and moved to adjourn. Agreed to yeas, 158 ; nays. 81. A Democratic caucus was announced for this evening. ' Tbe Art or Going- Away. I Homo Journal. It has been said that one cf the most im portant social accomplishments is that of entering a room gracefully; but to our minds that of leaving one easily ana judi ciously is to be preferred. It is painful to see people anxious to beat a retreat from a call or vitit, and yet apparently as unable to escaDe as rats in a ' trap, although nothing bars tneir egress, aaa au persons concerned would giaaiy dis pense with mis company. ids art or science of departure both from localities and positions is worth studying in great as well as little matters. To understand where to bring to an end a morning call or a public career requires, in a lesser or great er decree, the exercise ot me same lacnity, No visitor is iixeiy to te popular wne nas not the tact to leave at the proper time house at which he may be staying. It is one of the greatest merits of a novelist to know when to wind up his story, and the orator who can sit down at the right mo ment and in tbe right way is master of good half of ' his art. Preachers sometimes complain that their greatest difficulty is that ot concluding their sermons; out in mis particular case there is little need for the exercise of any special ingenuity, as an ah rubt but earlv endine la the fault, of all oth ers, which ia most readily pardoned-by their hearers.

HE GALLOPED AWAY.

Lamartine and the Fair Muscovite Vk Swept Her Drapery Gracefully. I New York World. Once upon a time when Lamartine was In the heyday of his fame, and was at Saint Point, his wife being in England, there rolled into his courtyard a hnge traveling carriage with four horses, armorial bearings on the panels, a courier, a footman and a lady's maid, trunks of solid sole-leather everywhere, the equippage of a beautiful and noble Parisian woman who had come all , the way from Moscow to see the author of "The Lake and the Harmonies." Sht muat ' see Lamartine or die. She was slender, tine, daintv. wittv. snirited, with delicious tosses of the head siM gracious sweeps of her drapery, and the pret tiest accent in the world, suave, silvery notes aropping irom an ivory kejDcord. One can readily fancv what bananet was set for the poet's voracious self-esteem. When, alter having contemplated htm during an ecstatic half hour, the lady rose to command her carriage, the discovery was made that, at the order of her host, the horses had been sent back to the Dost-bouse and the carriage was peacefully installed in me coach-nouse. What: lnipoasiole! a, dear, what an indiscretion, and what would . people say, etc, but the lady finally agreed . to stay till dinner time. rill dinner time to-morrow, at least." ' implored the poet, and he added gallantly. ana men lorever." The afternoon passed in charming chat, in sentimental recitations, in promenades in the still, snltry air. Lamartine was fairly intoxicated; the woman went to his head like sparkling champagne. An hour before dinner-time his beautiful ' guest went into eclipse for the purpose of her toilet. The cook had been ordered to distinguish herself, and the garden bad been plundered of cart-loads of flowers. While awaiting his guest's appearance, the poet, wandering aimlessly through the house, stopped before the housekeeper's door. "I am so sorry we have none," bis housekeeper was saying to bis visitor's maid; 'are you troubled with corns?" "Bear no," replied the maid, "but my poor mistress oh, she's a martyr sometimes, poor thing; she can hardly set foot to the ground. I always bring corn-plasters with me when we travel, bnt this time I've forgotten them, Mercy, me, what shall I do?" Ten minutes later Lamartine, mounted on his fastest horse, was galloping down the road like a madman. To Macon lor corn-plasters? Xo; to Cbarme, the residence of the Count de Rambntean, with whom he invited himself to dine and spend a few days. His valet had been instructed to notify him when the fair Muscovite hsd departed. For her he had left the following note: Pity me, madame. A sufferer sends to Implore my help, and I fly to his rescue. Ah, Duty, Duty, not till this moment have I known how cruel and inopportune thou canst be ! My house is yours. ' Dispose of it as you please as you would for me. Laxabtlsk, The visitor waited till the next day at noon. Then, as she had received no news of her host, and as she was, after all, a woman who, though she would throw herself at her favorite's feet, would not remain there foe an indefinite period, she ordered her post horses, left a royal tip for the servants, and departed. . - One Lst Her Bonnet. -- Detroit Free Press, Last night, as Officer Bibcock was standing at State and Water streets, there passed him. going np tbe latter, a gentleman witn two ladies. The officer then started down the street, but had hardly taken a step when his loot struck something. . "I gave it a kick." ears he, "and then l looked at it, and then I kicked it again. Then I picked it up. and it was a bonnet, with a gold cord and white velvet. Well, I declare, said he, "one ol those ladies must have lost this. And then I ran after them, and when I held the bonnet in tbe face of one of the ladies she was surprised. I tell you. "Well, l declare,' said she, Mdian txnow I lost it 'And then she took it and put it on, and I saw the reason she didn't know was because she had a veil tied tight around her head. I then turned around and left them, but 1 had not gone far when the man said, 'Hello, there! come back a minute!' but I said. That's all richt it's all right:" but he called me again and again, but I said, 'Nevermind, that's all right' I didn't know what the man wanted, but I didn't have time to bother ith them." If the friends of "Bab" can not appreciate the above incident, it ia because they do not quite know his honest, off hand way of doing things; but we are awful sorry he did not go back to tee what the man wanted, as perhaps it was hia intention to give him a $10 bill just for making it "all right." . A Question of Precedence. (Toronto National.) "You look sad and thoughtful, Lornie, dear," said tbe princess, after they had got home from Eideau ball. "What is it? i you pine for the heath clad hills of "No, Louie dear," said the marquis. "Sot that, but my mind misgives me as to the ultimate euect ol mis precedence nusiness. If by virtue of your royal rank, you are ever to precede me " "Why, Lome, l declare, l never mougnt Pd heard of Highland pride 1 never thought that you'd presume to desire me to give up tbe right which my birth confers upon me." "So, no." said the marquis, "it's not that; think of the rigor of a Canadian winter, and think of your feelings, on a bitter morning, with the thermometer down among the thirties, and think oh, it makes my marrow freeze of my darling Louie being compelled by that precedence rule, to get up first and build the kitchen fire. Trilaminar us nn Art. Atlanta Constitution. Some ot tbe impatient Democrats are complaining that Uncle Allen G. is trimming too much. But if they will look around they will perceive that while Thurman is using only a pen-knife, Blaine and Sherman are using a pair of buck-saws. . entity, nut Drank. I Washington Post-1 The hesitating, reluctant, shame-faced, apologetic manner ot the Radical organs when they venture a word in defense of the secret service bureau, is more damaging than silence. It is like the plea of the thief to an indictment: "Guilty, but drunk, your honor." Go un With tne Funeral. Utica Observer. Let those who imagine that the next presidential election will be fought in the graveyard ot dead issues, go on with their preparations for a funeral. But we hazard the opinion that they will furnish the corpse. ' , ' A Surfeit of Military Glory ' ' New Haven Register. " ' The sight of four Cheyenne squaws and two pappoosea dead on' the battlefield mast have filled the heart of the "gaUant Weasel" with a surfeit of military glory.