The New York Herald Newspaper, June 4, 1877, Page 6

e A REMARKABLE LIVTLR WOMAN, The Heroine of Two Ideas—“ Her Husband and Her Case.” Ulustrative Incidents and Anecdotes in the Life of Mrs. General Gaines. out! # Daniel! hedge how 1 dofnowor thee.~-Shylork. ‘The darkest hour is just before the break of day.—vld Mrs. General Gaines should now be the happiest, as Bhehas been for many yearsthe most distinguished and the most popular, woman in the United states. ‘With the rendering of the recent comprehensive deci- gion in her favor of Judge Billings, of the Unitea States District Court of Now Orleans, and in the gene- ral congratulations showered upos ber, even trom the olders of her property dispossessed, she became the heroine of the Crescent City. Upon numerous suits bundled together, involving her legttimacy, the valid- ity of the probated will of her father making ber his universal legatee, and her right and title to his vast possessions, she is prociaimed ‘victorious along the ‘whole line.” ‘The startling fact is no sooner made known than many of the parties who bad deridea her pretensions and contested her claims, through all the Jegal devices of a struggle of forty years, became us complimentary in their expressions of sutis- faction as they bad been contemptuous in their treatment of her cause. In the streets, where, Bhirty years ago, she could venture unprotected after nightfall only at the hazard of her life, she 1s now pverwheimed by friendly salutations, and is assured shat she bas no enemies, With her enemies van- quished, with her good name vindicated, with her Fight and title to her father’s estates established, surely this heroic Izttle woman has abundant cause for exultation, “THE Law’s DELAY." And yet, from the law’s delay, thie restitution ap- pears but littlo better than a mockery of justice, ‘When she entered upon this unequal struggle for her own there was but a thin silver lining to the heavy tloud overshadowing her case. Now the whole mass | 1s illuminated and breaking up into torms of beauty. dt was in the fresh morning of ber life when she was summoned to this hard and hazardous journey of the pilgrim to the “Delectable Mountains; she ap- proaches them with the sun upon the verge of the horizon. Radiant in health, hope and evthusiasm ‘when the strange and thrilliog romance of her tathor’s history and her own were first revealed to her, she das reached the appointed limit ot the royal Psalmist as she realizes the success of her mission. She is invited into her castle after forty years of hopes deferred and of justice bafiled in disappointing struggles, As the traveller over the Durning waste ot Sabara is beguiled by visions of Dright lakes of living water and groves of fruitful palms, which recede as he advances, but still entice him onward, so have the sovere trials of this brave ‘woman been forgotten, in view of the unfailing re- “wards to patient faith and endurance. After ber wan- derings of forty years in the wilderness, as she de wcends from the thirsty desert to the refreshing waters of tho Jordan, she realizes the miraculous parting of the stroam, #o that in the way thus open ed Zhe may pass over “dry-snod” into the Promised Land A REMARKABLE WOMAN, Not one woman in ten thousand possesses the phys- foal health, strength and elasticity essential to the Herculean labors undertaken by Mrs, Gaines, and which have carried ber through this severe ordeal of forty years of litigations. Not one woman, perhaps, tn ten millions possesses the pecuilar temper- iment, the mental qualities, the educational accom- ‘wl'shments, the Jeminine graces, the moral courage, (he pationt perseverance and the religious faith and onstancy, without which Mrs, Gaines, in this long wartare against leagues of lawyers, combinations of capital and unoertam judges, could have accomplished nothing. All these physical advantages, all these anental qualifications, all these personal graces and ac- complishments, were essential for the work which she has achieved, the disappointments sbe has laughed away, the difficulties she bas surmounted, the enemies She has subdued and the privations and sullerings she has survived, There are men and women who have never been ‘young; there are othere—and happier persons—who novor grow ola Mrs. Gaines is one of these, At Seventy winters she appears a well preserved woman of forty summers. In figure small and delicate, with @parkling biack e} indicative of beaith and happi- ness, anda face expressive of gentiouess and gone- Tosity, one would think she had known no suflerings vr reverses and eould endure no serious hardships. Bat she has felt the pinchings of poverty and has passed through privations and expo- sures to the elements that would test the ondur- ance of a Sioux Indian. She han disregardea hieat and cold, rain or snow, banger and loss of rests ‘with the cooiness and vivacity of the tough old cam- ‘paigners of the Lite Corporal. She comes honestly ‘too by this dominating Fronch quality of cheerfulness under mistortunes, It 18 a characteristic which, ex- tended to a community, fattens the grocer and starves the apothecary: ‘This cheerful disposition colors und controls the character of Mrs. Gainea In all its phases. Hence her abiding faith in humanity has not been shaken by false friends and treacherics which ‘would have driven most men to despair or the solitude ‘of the woods. Selfishness und hypocrisies calculated Yo sourthe most generous nature have aot affected her amiable weakness to forgive aud forget, From France she inherits her vivyactous tomperament, from the Green Island her wit, humour and generous tn- suincte, and these-blended elements, moditied from her Dirth, assoctutions.and training ‘n the New World, Dave given us this heroic little woman and her romark- sable history. A WOMAN OF TWO IDEAS, As Mrs. General Gaines shoe has long been known as ®@ woman of two ideas—‘‘her husband and her case." ‘The General was tu her the model soldier ana prince of chivairy, sans peur, sans reprocke, und her case from the first was to her a sacred mission, to which she was bound as by the oath of Hannibai, She has apent an average lifetime in hor legal studies and re- (searches connected with this caxe and its ever widen- ing complications, and yet she bas Jost nothing of her Jeminine graces as a woman of society. From the ad- Ministration of General Jacnson to this day, at the silicial receptions and assemblies at W ington, hers has always been a leading role in the evening's conver- Bations, from the political topics of the day to the | latest fashion in bonnets. Her presence, indicated by contagion | and b sallies of wit aud h edged jokes have often awakened the dullest as- nblage into that harmonivus confusion iy which | erybody has a story tw tell and all aro talking to- | gether, Ler ringing iaugh, never fails to diffuse th of cheerfulness afound he ke SOME DEVICIENCIES. in the bright maturity of ber powers it was some- Simos said of her:—She docs not dance, She does Dot sing. Sho does not play the piano. She gives us bo recitations from the poeta She may not ve able Qo repeat a verse from Byron or Tom Moore or Tenny- son or Longfellow. She has had no time for puments And Maye thei in her musical voice and sparkling Stories. Sho evidentiy has wasted no | midnight oll Over Hovela; but the romances of her ex- | perience amply supply wis deficiency, She cares nothing for the stars of the -opera or be lights of the #tage; for in the chanuing spenes of the lite drama im Which sho 1s engaged new ligits and churacters ure constantly appearing a8 living Iriends or enemies, Sho rsa walk and # talk on in @ picture ery 5 reercation in the one ald to ber only a wast in the oiher, She would rather walk a mile to the rain to the relief of a si6k Woman and her starving chil. dren than to ride with the President to a jccture on ebarity. In illustration of the traits of character sugvosted Bome incidents and anecdotes in the busy life of this traordinary woman will doubtless interest the gen- al reader. MAJOR GENBRAL GAINKS. From the New Orleans pay with their reports of the recent dvcision of Judge Billings, the story of the first appearance of Mra. Gaines im court pleading her own cause bas been circulated throughout tho Union. General Gaines, her husband, was by her side on wis eceasion io full uniform, ag @ mark Of respect to the Court; but to the counsel on the other side he had, Bighincantly touching his sword, aunoaueed himseil Fesponsible for anytuing the lady might Ja reply- Ing to her accusers. But how it was that Game to appear in this Character wo have now wo Folate, and 10 this incident we have # bit of romance Which, as learned from our informant, was like the Feading of A CHAPTER PROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTA. |» y years age there lived a prosperous gentleman Crescent City, whose name was Woitwey, Hh and with bis light bearced httle littie olive branches, he esteemed He bad moved down w ‘was a man of family, wife and their three himself ¢icher than Crosus, NEW YORK HERALD, | ermesar eesegtias mi hee resecation | tines his of Ler ‘case,’ ill bis had spent it treely, ag og, wownan, with © wo her benef these kinduesses? you, and sbould that day ever come, promise that you ‘will call on me,”? ‘The prosperous mau, Whitney, became 5 poor aud theu be sickened and died, and bis widuw and little children Were left almosy destitute upon the world. With ber small resources she coula only tora short port herse ued children in tbe city, She therelure retreated inte the couatr, the land- lord, tue buteber, rover al ther exorbitant por unexpected suinmoas: hor without the means for tue a Valuable , which, sacrifice, defrayed pot only the expenses of the ro- moval of the fumily to towa, but Jett ber a balance of $09. Here sbe wus to be detained Jor many weeks, ‘this money Would soon be exhausted, What, then, could she do? She thought of the poor woman she bad bofriended and resolved to call upoa ber, This gruteful woman vecome a us bourding ‘house heeper. er popular estublishmeut bad grown bo the dimensions of agrest botel. The poor widow called upon the neh lundiady, stated her case, ber business 1» town aud ber resources, aud that as she would be detained at least a month, she desired to secure a roof over the heads of berself aud children Jor thattime. Tue rich luadiady, remembering ber promise, established the little widow and ber cuildren, on reduced terms, in a cumsortable suite of rooms, sus at the expiration of a week or so Mrs, Smith called epou Mrs, Whituey to say tbat “she bad such a good offer for these rooms she could not decline it, and she hoped Mrs, Whitney would not object to a transfer to some smaller rooms @ coupie of tlighis bigher 1p the uext building, Aud the gendeman says he must havo these rooms this evening. ’? 2 wh e baker were Del- THE DARKEST HOUR. The night was cold aad rainy. Two of the litle chiidron were ill; ove of them, It was ieared, was dying. The poor widow remonstrated against the ox- posure of this sick child to the storm—an exposure Which could not be avoided in the proposed removal. Au animated debate followed, whieb attracted tbe women servants of the house, Comprehendinug at ouce the merits of the controversy, tuey gathered around the hule widow, when ove of them, speakiug jor Ube group, said;—"No! abe shu’nt move you in this dreadiul storm, Here you shall stay this might, with your children, if we all have to go in the morning.” But tue widow pleaded with her friends, and at length obtained their consent jor her removal, and When given, they with their shawls aud wraps pro- tected the children tu the transfer from tue driving rain, When saiely boused in their new quarters 1n the attic the widow gave way wa fit of despondency, and bitterly bewailed b jortungs 1h such exclamations as these :—"' Where next, my poor chiluren? The grave for one, and the strevt lor the rest of us, Is it 80 to be? Janet, Janet, is there no hope tor ust”? THUR WREAK OF DAY. Janet was the taitbiul aud devoied Scotch nurse of these children; apd w@ never failing support and good adviser iu ah emergency, She came now brave:y to the rescue, Sne was eloqueat iu ner uppeal to her iuistress for patience and resignation, ‘And remem- ber,” said she, “that if this is the darkest bour iu your lite, the darkest hour is just before tho break of aay.’ pie so it was, Janet spoke from tuspiration and as aprophetess, That sane night, in its heavy dark- ness and in the raging storm, ucurd from Mwor Gep- eral Gaines wus pent up to Mrs, Whitney,” in b new quarters. Jauet would lisien to Do excuse. je your deliverer who culia. You must go dowo.’”? The widow went down to the parior, The General apologized for the hberty he had taken of introducing himself, “You will, 1srust, excuse me, turther, madame, in the object of this call, I bave heard some- thing of your misoriunes and your suilerings, and something of your enewies and their persecutions. 1 come, mauame, to vller you my services as 4 triend, I have throes swords 1 my possession, voted me by Congress for my services wo the couutry as a soldier, and they are all reaay to fly from their scabbards in your deience.”” Alter that call of General Gaines nothing in that house was too good for Mrs, Whituey. In due time, in another call, the General deilaed his position, “1 bave the vanity,” said ho, to aspiroto tbe Louor of mmuking this heroic hitie womun a soldier's wife, Think it over, madame; take your own time to con. sider this proposition. 1, notwithstanding the dis- parity In our ages, you conclude tuat you will be happy as Mrs, General Gaines, he will be tue happiest ot men, But do not forget that, in avy event, | de- sire the houor to be retained as your friend.’” AN UNCONDITIONAL KUKKEXDEK, What else could there be against such an overwholm- tng investinent but an unconditional surrender? It was to the General the crowning victory of bis life, aud to the widow tt brougpt the magic ring of Aladdin, dhencetorward, with ‘“‘uer husband and her case,” Mrs, Gaiues was for many years the happiest aid busiest of women, ‘the General laid his fortune at her feet and while it lasted her case was vigorously prosecuted. But iawyers, witnesses, extensive jour- heys, hotels and a thousand contingent expenses at last swallowed up toe Goueral’s resources, and dying he jolt ber Liitie beyona ber peusiov. She bad ox- pouded two fortunes, amounting to over bult a mill- jon, to recover her father’s’ estaves, but she had guined a decision trom the Supreme Court of the Uni- ted States establishing a solid foundation tor ‘bor case,” und sue Was encouraged to persevere, Since that day she bas expended in this caso tens of thou- sands, involving lmbilities for hundreds of thousands, to remorseless lawyers whoso cry is that of the horse leech, *“Givo! give! ? A later decision from the Su- preme Court alfirming her claims as her tather’s unt- versal legaice gave her the collaterals of bis im- mense possussions as peace offerings to the money changers; but still, from time to time, she has found herself ‘abort,’ very short in ber margins THR QENTLEMAN VROM SPAIN. Some ten or twelve years ago, whiie casting about for a way to escape trom the jand sharks, a pour, dis- tressed sutlor called upon her, at ber hotel in tbis city, with @ letter of imiroduction from the Peruvian Minister at Washington, The letter described the wan asa sort of alchemist, not indeed possessed of the secret of the transmutation of the ir met into gold, but capabie, by some new processes, of extracting from ten to twenty per cent more of gold and silver [rom crude ores than could be obtained by the most approved muchinery employed in the mines of Calitornta or Nevada. If Mre, Gaines, among the mining ond other capitalists of Wall street, could raise only tbe sum re- quired to bring this man’s new system to w practical twat, she could, in a written contract with this di tinguished, mineralogist and chemist, turn the expe: ment to @ profitable account, The proposition was submittee to her ina shape so convincing that she looked upon the stranger as @ confidential messenger, bringing to her tho keys co w “*big bonanza.” She asked the man his name, Whore irom, whither bound, and how rt wus that be came to ber with this sirange recommendation from the Peruvian Minister. He, in reply, said that bis pame was Bouto, that ho was from Spajp, that in Spain be had made his dis- covery and pertocted bis processes for extracting gold aud ailver irom the ore, taking it as dug from the mines; that bis experiments ia Spain had proved so gat sfactory that some enterprising capitalists thore had entered into a contract with him to go to Peru tu ine troduce his new system tu those mines; that, furnished with the necessary capital avd machinery, ho em- barked at Cadiz in a sailing ship for a voyage round the Horn, but that in mid ocean the vessel was driven from her course and dried northward tli foally wrecked on the rocky coast near Hulifux; that, excap- ing with his liie, be had been kindly taken on board a ship bound for Baltimore, from whieh place he nad walked over to Washington to lay bis case belore the Peruvian Minister, ‘Lho Minisier,”? ho said, ‘gave me this leticr, and here am, madame, at your ser- vice,”? Cross-examined the man adbered to his story, dates, names, places apd circumstances. It was true, and ‘kod by the Minister's letter, there was something in man’s invention, Mre. Gaines weat down tnto Wall stroet, and alter several days’ drumming among those financiers she raised the funds requited tor the pro- posed experiment. The veteran Truman Smith, and, if we aru not mistaken, the vener Touriow Weed, were among the subseribera to this fund. ‘ibe work was pliced in the hands of Bonjo, and Bonto was placed under the care and direction of Mrs. Gaines, She was to carry through the enterprise, wnd ay sho, under the Joint stock contract entered into, would havethe lion's share of the protits, she would have money in the spring to push forward “her case” with out Jurther financial impediments. ° A DISASTROUS SPECULATION, The winter had set ip, and it was a cold, blustering morning when Mrs, Gaines with soni, 1b a back yard near the Five Points House of Industry, iad: the cor- ner brick of a furnace aud the first course for the foundauon. The thickening shades of eveniug puta stop to further proceedings, for the day and the lady and her workman reured. From day to day, and from week to week, often drenched to the skin from rain of covered With snow, the lady brought down her furnace builder to his work in that buck yard, remained with him several bours and then re- turned with him to bis lodgings and put bim under lock and key for tho night, for he bad a weakness for “the flowing bow!,”’ Waleh required carclul watching, ar the close of that rough winter Mrs, Gaines tu- 4 some friends, Who were in the socret, that the furnace, the retorts and everything Beediul were in readiness for the grand experiment, but that she wos compelled to let Bouto go down that day without his es cort and Would not, therefore, Know the result tll sun- dow! appointed tine for returning » Not returning at the appotnied hoar his good fuiry went quickiy down to the furnace, with fearful givin RS of some heavy mistortune, And, sure enough, tho Bourbon bad overthrown her Napoleon. The furnace had exploded, aud, lying near the ruins, was poor Bonio, drunk as a lord and happy as @ king. "Ywas but a dream, a Soutn sea bubbie, a castle in Spain, and the wreck of a winter's hopos and exacting labors was lying toere with poor Bano in that mass of bricks and rabbish, In relating the catastrophe im the course of the evoning to her Wall street co- partners tn the enterprise she forgot her mistortuno in the lucky escupe of poor Bano and in the bapp; thought that under the care of a friend and e in a pew suit of clothes, with a ruffled shirt, would Jend him back to the Peruvian Minister in the morning. POLAND AND HUNGARY. “Can you toll me,” aquired Mrs, Gaines one day of a friend im Washington, where find a learned lawyer familiar with several langui au fait in suob cases a8 this of Taine, and an howest man withal ¢?? “Yes, M me. Major Toshman, the Polish exile, i ssuch @ man,'? “foohman, Yes, 1 have met him, A handsome Tan, Qn accomplished gentleman, a brave soldier; but 1 did not Know that He was a learned lawyer, Teil me something of his history,” “With pleasure, He was a distinguished Polish offl- Ger in the hero but disastrous atruggic of 1532 of the unfortunate Poles for th independence, At the close of that war be w. ggled through the enemy's ungarian from bis Jabora.” “His Hungarian wife! Who “Sho was a Mile. Jagello, Sbe came over to this country with Kossuth and his band of Hungarian ex- witch, The Hungarians with the frieuds secompany! through Torkey, their ane. filled the character in the Hai euce Nightingale, ou! hb his companions. Faling in with Major Tocuman ata reception at the White House the two distinguished exiles were naturally drawn into an enlente cordiale ‘till death shall ua part.’ Oba bright summer day they were married in the hittie Catholic euurch at Harper’s Ferry, which from its eyrie on the clill looks down upon the straggi*ug village in the ravine, aud upon the ‘meeting of the waters’ und through that beautiful gate in the mountains, Bhali we go to sce “By all means,” said Mrs. Gaines, “et us go. Their rials, their sufferings and thelr sorrows nave been ler than mine, aud bow, under their own vine ur tree, 1 want to see them, not about my case, but their own, and to give them a widow's biessing. And we will take a basket of refreshments over with us and make a ittle surprise party of i, What a veauti- fui world is (his of ours afier all! A ROUGH WINTER AND HARD TIMES. During our iate uncivil war Mra, Gaines found it Decessary te go down to New Orleans to look alr ‘her cuse.”’ Sho readily obtamed a perbis trom President Lincolu to pass through the Union lines She was detained in New Orieans several montus, avd Winter Was coming ob when shy get out on ber return to Washington. Passed through the lines of tho Con- federates she approached the Union barrier in Virgivia, pear Harper's Ferry, only to find that, by express orders trom Secretary Seward, she could proceed no jurther, She remoustrated, she appealed, but all in vain, There she was, short of funds, scantily supplied with clothing suitable for the season, and in a district in which the whole population had become nearly destitute of food aud clething from tbe ravag of the war, She had, too, upon per hands married daughter, an invalid with a young child, and bow to supply thoir wants trom duy to day was the difficult task vetore her, Jouny shelter in a tum- ble down cottage, the doors and windows of which had been broken by shot and shell and the roof of which aitorded only a partial protection against wind aod weather, In tbis shelter the party were detained sev- eral months, thankiul if they could secare even ono scanty weal of the roughest fare during the day and M they could obtain wood sufficient to keep up 4 litle fire during the night. Being asked ou her return to Washington bow ehe ond ber helpless companions survived this rough perience of exposu: ier clothing and short rucions, Sirs, Gain “Faith removes inoun- twins; and there 16a marvellous sustaining power in corn bread, Lacon ana rye coffee. Aud then, when hungry as hunters, we would sit dowa to acorn cake breakiast, dinner aod supper all im one, aud thought of the vietims of turtie soup and dyspepsia, had we not occasion to be thuukial ior our good appetites ”” ARISTOCRAT AND DEMOCKAT Born an aristocrat, und yet a gepuine democrat, in tho broadest senso of the torm, Mrs. Gaines bas never troubled herselt with the pice distinctions of caste or classes, If she ts complimented in being invited to a breaktaet at the Executive Mangion she esteoms it an honor to sup with the family of a worthy mechanic. Regarding with something of scorn the suallow pre- tensions of the shoddies, the womaa whom she be- lieves to be unjustly accused she will take under her special protection. Quick to resent the otfences of ar- rogance, she respects the sensibilities of “the howers of Wood and drawers of water,’? A WOMANLY WOMAN. Bat ber highest merits lie in her abiding faith in an overruling Providence, and im the tact that Mra Gaines 1s thoroughly a womanly woman, though, tn truth, one of the strongest minded of her sex. Ina quiet little conversation ove day with Dr. Mary Walker in the Patent Office, in which the folly of thut jrock coat and those pantaloons was discussed, Mrs. Gavnes earnestly plonded for the casting aside of those unseemly buvilimente:—“Why suvject yourself, Madame, to these insults, when you have nothing to gain from this unwomenly costume’ As you ere a woman be a woman, and be proud of tt that you are a woman, Be sure of tt that even the weaknesses of women in their ribbons and flounces will serve you better than the fashions of men, Stand by your sek and men will respect you, women will defend you ana God will bless you! Remember that Victoria, the woman, stands higher in the estimation of mankind to-day than Victoria, the Queen of England, though upon her dominions the sun never sets.’’ ¥rom tho character which wo bave thus briefly out- lined the reader can hardly b at the Her- culean labors achieved by Mrs, Gaines, nor with their crownlug resuits, OHIO AND HAYES. WHAT THREE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN SAY— THE PARTY DEVECTION IN OHIO GREATLY EXAGGERATED, IF NOT UNTRUE. Wasurxaroy, Jano 2, 1877. Within tho past few days three Ohio republican Con- gressmen have paid Washington a flying visit Gen- eral Garfield stopped over to see the President and then continued his journey South to argue a law case, Mr. Charles Foster also put in a briet appearance pending a trip to the East to buy goods, and Mr, Amos Towns- nd, of Cievetand, Congressman elect trom the district lately represented by the democratic millionnaire banker, Henry . Payne, likewise stopped here, partly on business and partly tor pleasure, Mr. Townsend is the H. K. Thurber of Northern Obio, and, while he wiil take his seat for the first time in Congress in October, is by no means new to public affairs, He haa had very considerable experience in Ohio politics, and as a mem- ber of the Constitutional Convention was distinguished for the prudence, sagacity and comprehensivencss of his opinions. Though Messrs. Garfield, Townsend and Foster are all from the northern part of the State, each repre- sents a constituency peculiar and differing trom tne other, and ag what disaifection is charged to exist in Ohio 1s said to be wholly confined to the northern dis. tricts ail three Representatives are agreed as to the wctual and probable state of the public mind, In fact, to state the opinion of one is to represent the judgment of all. Thoy agree that thero are some few who, misconcetving the broad statesmanship by which the President has sought to re-establish peace } and harmony in.all sections and secure a ‘more per- fect Untou,” have been impatient and doubtful, not to say sceptical and outspoken. But nothing like hos- tility exists nor any sach thing as bolting or antagonism. ‘They say that the feoline is every day gaining ground that the President has acted with great pradence and judgment; that he has shifted the re- sponsibility of affairs in the South upon the shoulders of those who by fair means or foul have been for some yours guining the ascondane unul finally they have acquired comp! control, tt tho political murders and disorders and the insecurity which prevailed buherto—aud if the Chisholm massacre 1 to be taken a8 an example, appoar to coninue—are hot chargeable to the democratic party, then there will be a swift and speedy enforcement of the law and justice will be meted out to the guilty without halung. 11 the democrats or the Soathern people are responsi- ble for the crimes of the past years, now that they have absolute control they must vo more than ever culpabie, gailty and responsible if such crimes are per- mitted to continue, The North will wateh and the people of Ohio particularly observe events for the next fow months, and if it bo that thore will be no improvement, the State will pronounce {isolf uumustakably republican im the fail election, | making the fight on thoroughly radical ground. Shoula it prove otherwise, should order and stability prevail geverally in the South, no republican will vore the democratic ticket, even if he absiaius from voting, which a few extremists inay do. On the other hand, there will be a lurge acvossion from the democratic ranks of those who to-day regard the President's course as one of fur play and Hice aud believe he ought to be sustained, Thor Ohio, as elsewhere, tuink so to-day, and will prove it by their votes when the time for action comes, Messrs, Fuster, Garfeld and Townsend emphatically indorse President Hayes, and claim to represent the | overwhelming sentient of their constituencies, They lurther say that even some who at first were inclined to waver have already recovered or ate rapidly re- confidence on calmly surveying the it considering that with pation of the war President’s (Grant's) administraiion the issues Which brought it and sustained it in power have now ceased; that a new epoch has dawned; that warfare could not last forever; that lasing peace is absolutely essential to restore’ national and general prosperity, and that the quicker this is recognized the sooner Will (here be restoration of confideneo, without which there can bo no general revival of business, A CONTRAST, [From the Milwaukee Sentinel.) A British subject, 3,000 miles from bis home, mur- dered by a band of Southern Modoos, and in twenty days thereafter his government applies for an investi- gation of tho facts, with a view to redress from the government that permits such varbariwm., Against this noble vigilance of a toreign government, what has ours done, whon three innocent subjecis—a noblo and cultivated father, a pure young girl and an innocont boy of thirteon—are Known to have been crucily mur- dered at their own bome, We hope the British gov- ernment will shame our own by pressing this matter to a prompt avd thorough investigation, even though it disciosy that the people government of th United states have become disgracelully indifferent to these Oatrages mm the South, the existence of which bo jatelligent person doubts. A government which doos it life and property has no right to exact nd service frum its rubjects. . His rucastred Hr ame terypeatiny Dt profession. Against the OUR COMPLAINT BOOK. {Nore.—Letters intended for this colomn must be accompanied by the writer’s full pame and addross to insure attention, Complainants who are unwilling to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.— Eo, Herann) FIVE GENTS FOR A HERALD. To rus Eviron ov Tux HunaLp:— Having occasion to stop at the Filth Avenue Hotel for a few days, I bought a copy of your most valuable nowspaper at tue paper stund in the hotel, Handing a stiver quarter to the yor man in attendance | was somewhat surprised to receive but twenty cents his attention to the fact he very ‘ive cents is our price for the At the door I noticud several newsboys, Heravp.” and, gently calling one to me, | asked the price of the Henao. “Three cents, boss,” said he; and as I lov- ingiy patted him on the back I bought a copy. Now, sir, in our City of Brotherly Love we can purchase your paper tor four cents per copy six duys in the week, and as | never read it on the holy Sabvath I really do pot kvow the price of the paper that day, Now, sir, can such things be in this great American ropolis, and—and—well, sir, 1 so full of indig- nation that I can’t write any more ou this subject now; but reunon. Very respectiully, iicisbi 3 eee eeenPHILADELPHIAN. ASHBARREL ROW. To tux Epitor or Tue Hknarp;— Ann street, trom Park row to Nassau, should be re- named, Ctl it Ashbarrel row, Some twenty barrels and on the lewalk every day, chiefly from two restaurants, filled with decomposed vegetable and anl- mal matter. Soth these establishments have cellars, and could as easily allow the barrels to remain there until the carts come round to cuilect, I bave business at soe ollice and the Post Uffice daily, and havo to go a block or two out of my direct road in order toavoid ‘The roadway also is in a diagracetul tbe tine, CITIZEN. Asbbarrel row. condition; stagnant water in the holes au LATE THEATRE GOERS, To THE Epiror or Tuk HrnaLp:— Your correspondent ‘‘N, B.”’ anticipated me in his lee tor in the Hxraup, entitled ‘Late Theatre Goers, I bad tt on my mind to addressgou on the same sub- Ject, and will do so now, by way of indorsement of B.’s” views, It seems to me it is high time some atten- tion should be givon to the matter, aud tho same brought to the notice of our theatre managers, I was at Walinck’s on Friday evening last (tyo same evening your correspondent attended) and sat in the orchestra, a lew rows from the stage. We voticed the emptiness of the orchestra chairs, aud wondered why so admira- bie an actor as Mr, Walluck should draw so small an audience, It was five minutes to eight o’clock. 1 can truly say we saw but little of the firstact of the play, for the constant rising of those in Iront of ua to admit jate comers aud the frequent necessity of such rising on our own part entiresy prociuged the possibility of seoing the performance, ‘I'he fuct is this late going to the theatre has become an intolerable nuiaance, and conid Mr. Wallack have heard the comments of the sul- forers he would, I am sure, establish some ruie Whereby the incommoding ot the many for the benefit of a few would be tertniuated, Perhaps it is fashionable to go Jate, but it 1s Dove the less discourteous and ungener- ous. [ therefore beg to Indorse hvartily the suggestion of “N, B,”? that Mr. Wallack adopt the rale (so success- fully applied at tho Academy of Music) that after the rising of the curtain no seats can be occupied antil tho falling of the sume, and soon duriug eact act, Shouid this be done the annoyance referred to woald eposaily. come to au end. W. W. STATEN ISLAND FERRIES. To rag Kprtor oy THE HekaLy:— ‘The ferries on the north shore of Staten Island scom to be run for the purpose of enriching the proprietors and not for the convenience of the public, The last boat leaves New York for the island at half-past six o'clock P, M., so that parties living on tho island are cut off trom all connection with the city after that hour, while, if they reside anywhere in Jersey they can get trains until midnight. Would it be uoreasoua- ble for the munagers of either of the lerries to run a boat at nino o’cluck and twelve o'clock P, M. to accom- modate their patrons, even if there Was not a bonanza in running them? The South Shore line run a boat at each of these hours the year round. Wheo this is done the north shore of Staten Island will take its rank among civilized district STEAMBOAT RACING. To tae Evrrox or tak Heratp:— It ig really a shame that the law don’t tako the proper means to prevent the steamers Thomas Collyer and the old Staten Isiand live from racing on their way to and from Staten Island every day, and en- Guigering tho lives of so many passengers, 1 think there should be a stop to this kind of work. STEADY PASSENGER, A HINT TO THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS. To tar Eprtor or Trax HeRaup:— Through the medium of your “Complaint Book’ I would suggeat to the Commissioners of Central Park that if they would orect a fountain in the centre of the large reservoir in the Park whey would, in effect, turn the reservoir into a fountain basin, give life to the scene from the Belvedere and rendor dolightiul what now ts almost painful—the view over the waste of still or deag water enclosed ‘8 walls and without reliet by even a voator tree. Such a fountain so eusy and inexpensive to arrange and 80 beneficial aud desirable vhat there ought not to be great delay im providing it. CG A. STREET DANGERS, To tae Eprtor or THe HERALD:— The fact of my arriving in Fifth avenue last evening and running the risk of a sorious accident on account of the neglect of some workmen to put up the proper light as @ warning that there were some obstacles in tho way where some street repairing was going on, in the vicinity of the new Cathedral, causes me to airect these lines to you, with the request kindly to bring this fact tothe notice of the proper authorities, who deserve tho blame, and remain, Nor’ INSURED, BAKERS AND BAKERS’ WEIGHTS, To tan Eoiror or run Henauy:— You have done much to abate the scandal of swil! milk and calied the attention of tho public to many abuaes, but thore is one that 1 do not Trememoer to have seen noticed—the weight ot a loaf of bread, 1 ten conts for an eight ounce and it occurs to me that it isa very small one for the inoney. Is there any local ordinance Tor the assizo of bread in MOBt Civilized Countries ? or is the baker allowed to do just what ho likes? HOUSEKEEPER, AN OLD GRIKVANOK RETOUCHED, To tue Environ ov THe HERALD: — Iam, with doubtiess many other pedestrians, obliged to travel in West Broadway, but it is seidom 1 cau go ‘on she west side, by Messrs, Thurber's placo of bust- ness, but I am obliged to go into the atroct, the wide- walks being entirely taken up by the drays loading or unloading by this firm, Yesterday I counted no Jess than eight on West Broadway and hudson street, Have the public any rights that tbis firm are bound to respect or pow? ‘There 18 nob a city im Kurope that would submit to this outrage for twenty-four hoars, A CONSTANT READER, A DEFECTIVE SEWER, To tHe Epiror oF THe HERALD :— I wish you would cail tho attention of the Depart- ment oi Public Works relative to the sewer northwest corner of Filty-ifth street and Kighth avenge, which has been stopped up for some time and runs over into tho ceilurs, to the detriment and health of the tenants in the houses. I have written the department about 1, but as yet they Nave not attended to it, J, B, PALMER THE ONE HORSE CANS. To rhe Eprror oF THe HERALD: I wish to complain ofa great inconvenience which is very annoying and troublesome to old and teeble persons, more so ladies, Those one horse cars, every one, should have a conductor on to collect the fare of passengers, A lady, upon entering one of theso cars, if no gentleman (7) 18 polite enough to render his ser- vices, is ander the painful necessity of rising and crowding herself to the front of the ear to deposit her fare, Still further, If she wishes change, he (the driver) makes it bis special basiness to keep her standing there a certain length of time, which to any modest young lady, | may say, 18 Very annoying indeed. A driver cannot mako change, watch the contribution box, so a8 tv note the deposit- tng ot fares, drive his horses and attend to those who wish him to stop, all at once, Indeed, I think he finds plenty to do in watebing bis change box and keeping his eyes “pecled’? for those urchins that hang on be- bind, and who evidently think a free ride, even with @ risk, 18 better than walking, any day. The money that the company loses by those who happen to gain a free would, 1 think, pi iy PERRY AND HUDSON SIRER ANSWER, STEAMBOAT BARS, To Tux Evitor og tun Hwrano;— Allow me to contradict a ‘Male Traveller” im yester- day’s paper respecting steamboat bara, The writer states that every passenger has to pick his way through tobacco juice and listen to vulgar words fro inebriates inside of tue burs. ‘Tunis is not so. Lt clown as a pin onteide and aa quidt as a church insid MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1877.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE SIOUX WAR. The Red Men Want to Know Why Hos- tilities Were Begun. HUMP, THE CHEYENNE CHIEF, Kelley, the Scout, Visits Sitting Bull in His Camp. WHAT THE OLD CHIEF SAYS. Complete Success of General Miles’ Winter Operations. ‘ Toxaus River, May 10, 1877. Hump is {ndiog name not so familiar to the pub- lic ag those of Spotted Tail, Red Cloud, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull; yet Hump 19 the peor of either of these chiefs and even affects to despise some of them. He said recently Crazy Horse was a fool and Sitting Bull a great coward—bold assertions, considering tho well known character tor cunning Crazy Horse bears and the persistent hostility to the government of Sit- ting Buil, Hump ie the great Cheyenne chief, warrior and statesman, As a sage ho ranks sbove all the chiels of the Cheyenne nation, I saw Hump when he first came in to negotlate with General Milos {for the sur- render of bis people, Tall, straight as an arrow and handsome 1n face and form, he seemed a@ pertect In- dian, When he rose to speak he stood over six fect in his moccasins, aud his quiet, dignified manners im- pressed every one with the idea that he was a great Indian, A doop melancholy spread over his face as he said, with a pathos 1 never shall forget:—"*Alas! for my race; it is passing away from among the peoples of the earth, and the last of the rod men will soon perish under tho setting sun,’? THE INDIAN'S SORROW. I saw Hump again whep be came in with 100 lodges et Cheyennes to surrender to Mlilez, He, with nis nephew, rode on some ten miles ahona of the villago, and went at once to the General’s quarters. He sat down on a chair, and for the space of two or threo minutes was silent, and seemed to be meditating; then he rose, took off his belt, looked at it for bali a minute and handed 1t to General Miles, Next he took up hig gun, a handsome breech loading Sharp’s rifle, hela it out at arm’s length, looked it all ovor, and with a sigh handed it to Miles, Leading the General to the door he pointed to his ponies and said:-—*fake them, I am no longer either chief or warrior’? 1t ‘was really a pitable sight to see this Indian give up all he bad 1n the world and surrender eveu his manhood in order that he might be at peace with the govern- meet. General Miles was deeply moved, and to make the humiliation as ight as possible on the great chief he refused to receive tho belt, gun and ponies, saying to an officer, You put Hump’s name on the belt and gun ‘and put them away for him, ‘Tell him I don’t want tho ponies now,’ Hump gave no sign of gratituae, but sat in gloomy silence for nearly half an hour and then abruptly rose and loft the house. Hump rode out to meet his village, which contained 281 souls, and was scattered for five or six miles up the valley, There were 600 or 700 ponies, most of them carrying huge packs and mapy draging travoyes and lodge poles. The ponies broke back up the valley at the sight of the white mea and their houses, and it was with the greatest difficulty the young Iodians forced them into the parade ground ofthe tor, Kven some of the lndians, especially the women, seemed a little scared as they rode under tho flag and caught sight of hundreds of soldiers throng. ing out of their quarters. General Miles turned outthe band of tho Fifth in- fantry, and as the strains of martial music from twenty horns broke over the plain the Indians seemed aston- ished and delighted, and the ponies fled in terror to the furthest end of the inclosuro, The Indjane walked around the musicians, peered into the horps, put their ears to the big ond and seomed highly delighted. One old fetlow, after carefully examiving tho band, fixed on the big bass drum, ‘That’’ said he, ‘is the medicine, and I wish we had itin the village.’ This is evidently the Orst brass band these [nuns had ever seen or heard, and if whey live to each be 100 years old they will probably never seo a greater curiosity. THE RED MEN’S VIKW OF TUR WAR. Miles was very kind to the indians who surron- dered. He touk away their gurs and ponies; but this done, he visited their camp and saw personally to their comtort Ali they could eut was given them and they sovun bogan to sing and appeared very bappy. Miles asked Hump if ali his peopie were presont at the sur- render, und he replied, ‘‘No, Goneral; there are twenty-four ludges that would not come in and have gone over on the Rosebud to bunt buffalo, 1 ordered them tn, but they bave disobeyed me and deiied my authority.” Then, alter some reflecuou, Hump said, “+fhese people are rebels, General, and I'want you to send your soldiers and destroy them; 1 will show the soldiers whore to find them.” ‘The — chiet’s idea seemed to be that ho no longer had any ipterest. in those rebellious subjects and desired their punishment, General Miles toid Hump to detail two ot bis young men wearry a message to the hostile camp und sont word tI fous tney came in and surrendered within ten da} diors and friendly Indians would both be At the same me Miles despaicbed Lieutenat Second cavalry, to the Crow Indian camp, structions to enlist sevepty-live Crows aud 16 tel. da: move up the Rosebud and hant for the rdbelious lodges. Lieutenant Doano is now outatier thom, 1 asked Huiop how it happened that so inteitigent an In- dian as he was shouid pat hifpsell in hosulity to the government. He replied, “1 never went to war with the whites, Tho soldiers began chasing.me about, tor what cauae 1 do not know to this day. 1 dodged as long as i could and hid my Village away, but at last they found itand I had no alternative but to fight or per- isp, I fought the white chiet McKenzie and weuld have whipped hii and his horse soldiers if fresh troops and bis ailiee—the Snakes—had not come to his assist- ance just when they did. As tt was we wore beatun and lost most of our lodges and bedding. Wo had to retreat over a hundred miles, and tho weather was bitter cold. We almost perished, but at last reached Yongue River, where there wasa big camp, We bad not been there long when General Miles came with his foot soldiers and we had to fight again. That was atl L had to do with the war.’ In reply to a question, Gen- eral Miles said one-half of the indians did not know what’ the war was about. Hump asked a group of officers the question, “Why did your soldiers come | afier us?’? and pot one of them could teil tim, THE AMERICAN PRONTIERSMAN. There are xome queer specimens bero of that oda race known as Atnerican jrontieramen, These mon follow the Indian and prey upon him as the hawk docs upon birds, ca upon mico or wolves upon | rabbits, When the Indian disappears from a soction of country the frontiersmun disup with him, and when the last tribe of lndians becomes extinet on tho continent the trontiersinan will cease also to exist. | ‘Tuey vow flourish in all their giory along the Yeliow- stoue and at longue River, Many of them are in the | employ of the government as xcouts, and noexpedition | {8 too dungerous for suem to undertake Une alone wil pass through the heart of the Indian coaniry, bid | ing like a woif in tho rocks during the day time and coming forth at night to puraue his journey. The | famous scout, “Yellowstone Keiley,’? came in a tew , days since direct trom Siting Buil’s camp. He had | been sent by General Mies to find out where | Siumg Bull was, and if possible induce him to come in and surender, Kelley found the old fellow in camp near Woody Mountain on British soil, and he nad with bim only bis tamily and | friends, seventeen lodges. He said the remainuer of his people who had not surrendered, about one | hundreu und sixty lodges, were in the British Posses- sions, on Milk River. Le reply to the question wy ne did not come in and surrender Sitting Bull said;—*Lam | i the government of the United States would | shoot of hang mo, or, what would be worse, imprixon | me for iife.’” Situng Hull sent a message of some kind by Ketloy to Mites, bat what it wax Kelley would | not disclose ond neither would General Miles, [tis believed Sitting Ball said if Genetat Mites would | guarantee he, Sitting Bull, und bis chiefs would not ve | shot, hanged or tnprisoned they would come in with | their people and surrender. Kolley goes back to Sit- ting Buil’s camp with an answer, but what itis only General Miles and bis faithiul scout knows. KALLEY, THK SCOUT. One Incident in the life of Kelley will serve to show the kind of man he ts A few yenrs ago Kelley was carrying the mail from Sioux City to Butord, When on the Missouri, about a hundred miles east of Fort Butord, two hostile Sioux suddenly appeared betoro him, and the following conversation ensucd :— First Ixpian—Hulloa, white man, What are you doig tn our country ? Keiiey—Your country be damned. Shut up or put up. First Ixpian—Wee will kill you, Sucoxv Ispian—What bavo you got in that bag? KeLLEY—None of your damned business. Finst Lyptax— Will you figne? KriLey—You fellows ar: dings. This closed the interview, as bo greater insult can be offered an Indian it oflered by Kelioy to these men. Kelley “treed,’’ as he called it, and so did the Indians, The two savages separ a : E FE = gs? i man@uvring {rom shot and broke his aatagonist’s Koiley coolly sat up, a8 be tobacco ane vy bim heen cautiously, and seeing bis man parently dead he drew he up to scalp him. Whea about trom the Indian he raised whang went an arrow into the side of Kelley. ing bis gun Kelley put ry Indian and flowsbed him, wound was a mere fleah seratch s & a é 4 ie “4 if dis weil a8 4 gun, and calmly luy down to await the white man would come to aap him and deter. mined to get in one more shot, Kelley on examining him found one arm, below tl der, and bis thign broken, The Indian had placed bys bow on his toot, wod with his remaining well urm. he fixed tho arrow and drew the string lying on his back, the only posi- tion in which bi id Caimly waited the approach of his sa and exactly at the right moment b Of course his aim defective, swerving too much to the right; but Kelley acknowlodges to this day it came uear finishing him,” I bave secn pictures of 4 shots,’ but 1 do not think Lever saw anything, Leslie, that quite equalled the br: 'y of this Sioux Indian, Kelley curefully skinned both their heads und preserved their scaips, which be occasionally ex- hivits to hig friends~ Kolloy 18a queer customer and ag reticent as Grant, He will not talk or boast of bis exploits while on the frontier, but let him once 4 spree to the settioments and his tongue is and rung like a bell clapper, He will boast of bia exploits and exhibit his trophies with tbe fondness of aboy. There 1s another scout here who is a char. acter a book might be written abou, His name {is ‘Liver? Jonason. On one occasion, when nearly starved, be was attacked by 4 party of Sioux, He drove them off, killing a flue fat young Indian boy. Alter the rest had retreated Jobuson cut open the boy, took out his iver, roasted it belore the Gre, and eat it, He says roast Indian liver 1s pot bad eating when a man is s\arving. He has ever since beon known as Liver Johuson, and by that name will go down to his grave. Ho 1s quiet, reserved, genticmanly in bis man- n and in no sense rough or violent. Oue canhbardly believe so mila aud modest appearing @ man could have a history full of perils and desperate adventures on the plains, 1 should like to tell you more of these Res men of the far West, out my letter is already too long, WONDERFUL BROTHERS. 5 ONE COMMITS A MURDER AND THE OTHER AGREES TO HANG FOR THE CRIME—DAMON AND PYIHIAS REPEATED—‘‘SAVED BY A NECK.” Laxcoux, Nev,, May 29, 1877. A caso outrivalling that of Damon and Pythias bas just occurred in tne State of Missouri, of which wo have seen no full account, We havo been fortunate in obtaining the facts from one who was interested some- what in the mutter, and subjoin them. In Bloomfield, a little town in the county of Stod- dard, Stato of Missouri, lived two brothers, Polndextor and James Edmonason, Poindexter, the elder, was a smart, intelligent young man of twenty-seven, who- had for years cared for and protected his younger brother James, Tne latter was of teeble mind, but was remarkable for the affection displayed toward his older brother, ‘The slightest wish of Poindexter was to James a sacred command, and the affection was re- turned in an equal degree by tho older brother. Last summer Poindexter had some trouble with a man named Willam Shaw, and in the fight which ensued Edmondson was struck on the head with a brick by Shaw and seriously injured, He was confined to his room for a considerable length of time, and during his conflaement very naturally gave expression to such remarks as ‘*17ll get even win him,” “1'l) fix Snaw for this,” &o, These expressions were noticed and remembered by many people who culled to gee him, though nobody paid any great at tention to them at that time. During tho illness of Poindexter Jamos showed remarkable fits of violent anger toward Shaw, whenevor be saw bis brotuer’s wound; and long afterward, when the wound bad healed, ho would fly into a violent Ot of rago at sight of the sear iu his brother's head, : SHAW MURDERED. One day last October Poindexter, while aitting with his brothor, suddenly put his hand to his head, plaining that it ached terribly, and that he believed that Shaw had given him a wound from which be would never entirely recover, James had his usual paroxysin, and Porndexter tried to soothe hin, meutally faving tuult with bimseif for so thoughtlessly spoaking of this subject belore his haif-crazed orother. ‘The noxt day James disappeared und that night Shaw was found cut to pieces with a batcher knile and quite dead in bis room. Suspicion at once tastened upon Poindexter Edmondson, because of the former trouble be had had with Shaw and bis tbreats during und since bis illness, Ho was arrested and thrown into prison. For two days the most a eotelae thoughts filed the mind of Poindexter 1n regard to the murder. The no- tions of bis brother James, bis disappearance und tue murder foliowing upon it pointed iu his mind to his brother James as the murderer of Shaw. But he heroically kept bis mouth sealed, “On the third day James returned und confessed to his brother that he bad murdered Shaw, and wanted to denounce himself at once and take his piace behind the bars with hie brower, But Pomudexter retused to aliow it In the most binding Way and in the most sacred manner he commanded bis brother never to tell anybody’ the facts Used to obeying his brother’s slightest dily made the required promises, POINDRXTER SENTENCRD TO DEATH, The trial of Pomdexter came on, and the best attor neys that could be found were employed in the de- lwnes. They did all that could be done, yot they wero convinced that Poindexter was keeping buck from them some important truth about the matter. They urged upon hiin the necessity of coufiding everytuing to hig attorneys; bat he invariably replied that no had toid ail about the case that he could well and all ho knew. The trial enuod, and the jury brought in o verdict of guilty of murder io the first deg: and the wulortunate man was sentonced to be banged on May 22, 1877, The attornoys tried by every means to get a-hew trial, to have the Supreme Court review the de- cision of the lower Court, vut in vain, and the young man prepared for his almost unheard of sacritice. As a lust resert an uppeal was made to Govervor Phelps for inserteronce; vut afier every argument had been exhausted the Governor firmly rejused to interfere with the findings of the Court. ‘I'he lags hope wus gone, and Poindexter prepared for death, A TIMELY CONPREBION, » The fatal day was drawing near, bat the fi band of Providence was also near, A iow day the time set for the judicial nurder James Edmondson a bis was taken suddenly til at Bloomfleld and latd uj deathoed. ‘Then, knowing that bis life was toan ead, he confessed tuat he, had Killed Wiliam Shaw. Proper witnesses were called in aad the confession was taken down in writ- ing. As a mat excited. ‘The! done must bo done quickiy, A pablic meeting was called, u sum of money raised and 4 young man sent with all possible speed to lay the facts belore Governor Phelps at Jeflerson City, Bioomfeld is a considerable distance from the ratiroad, but the young lawyer who Was Sent as messonger rode to the nearest Parlroad sta- toa and thon hasteaed to Joflerson City and laid the papers before Governor Phot This was on the Su day evening, preceding the Tuesday wh was to Lave suffered. The Governor granted # respite to August 6, and then the lawyer began bis je fora lite, Ho first telegraphed to Dexter, the varest telegraph station, the result of bis mission, and tuen, as fast as steam and horse could carry him, ho bastencd back to Bloomfeld with the Governor's order oi commutation, He was not an hour too soon, although his telegram had been recetved before. But there Was uo hanging In Bloomfeld on that day, and the people were all immensely happy. Poindexter Kdmouason could not speak when Orst informed that his brother had mado a confession James died, and Lue jailer, without aushority of law, let his brother ut- tend the funeral unaer guard, Measut were at oneg set on foot to induce tho Governor to grant a full and unconditional pardon, which will no doubt be done in a day or two, A NUN'S ELOPEMENT, | ROMANTIC SCANDAL IN A PITTSBURG HOSPITAL [From tho Shenandouh Herald.) St. Franciscus Hospital, a Catholic institution 1 Pittsburg, has recently beeu the scone of a very ro mantic occurrence. Somo five or six months ago a young physician obtained the appointment of assistant physician to the hospital He received no pay for his services further than his board and uphmited com, mand of the splendid wines and liquors of the ostab- lishment. Residing in the hospital were several nu | and Sisters of Mercy, who had wken vows of eternal celibacy. One of these, howev happened to young, beautiful, mteiligent and attractive, aud the physician soon became deeply enamored of her, and, notwithstanding her vows, ber love Jor the fascinating young physician became us sirong as bis lor hor, In the daily association of hospital life they had frequent opportuniues tor speaking In that language which requires not words for uttorance, and eveniuaily the young Romeo prevailed upon the not unwilling Juliet to renounce ber ardent young Iife So one bright morning, wot more 4 ie far recluse was not to be tound night sho had flown, without oven so much ay biddi hor companions adieu, The Mother Superior of the establishment proceeded to make an mveatigation of tho afluit, Ags tho result of her inqairies she accused the young physician of having assisted in the nun’s | escape. To her surprise he not only did not deny ~] | but openly acknowledged that ho had doo: | forthe nun, The Mother s to get a shot at Keiley from differen Tam nota drinker mynclf, but | state this tn justice to the Morrisania Stearboat Company, ‘A CONSTANT RIDER, dians were not looking and compietely changed his wition. At last oue of the Indians began looking for | ‘elley, and not Guding bim became bolder, Kelley He dodged from one tree to another when tho In- | over nineteen years 1s & young lady who formerly resided on the south ‘and 1# likewise, by those who kuow ber much, ned for her many virtues, aa well as for ber | beauty and intelligence