The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-07-02

the most but one, even it that occur. In tne
lower part of our neighboring corporation OF
Lamasco, there was but little wind.
cloud appears to be hanging over our city
just at this time. The ruins of two or three
fires are before US, and now what were few
hours since four substantial houses, are a
mass of rub bish, and right on cur principal
these accidents. Fires and tornadoes cannot
destroy faster than we are creating.
HOW he Got into Jail, and How He
Got Out!!
The Telegraph of the news by the st.
Louis, brought intelligence of Horace Gree
ley's arrest. From long and amusing let
ter which he writes to the Tribune" con-
corning the matter, we quote. He writes
under date of June Sd, from the debtors pri-
son, as follows:
had been down at the Palace of Industry
and returned TO my lodgings, when, little
before four O'Clock yesterday afternoon, four
strangers called on me. BY the help OF my
courier soon learned that they had a writ of
Lechesne, sculptor, affirming that he sent
a statue to the New York Crystal Palace Elk
hibition, at or on the way to which it had
been broken, SO that it could not be Cat all
events mad not been) restored to hm-wh here
fire he asked of me, as Director and repre-
sentative o. the Crystal Palace Association,
TO pay him "douze mile frances" or twenty
FIVE hundred dollars.
l. Mi hanUpninU n a nd
no idea OF paying this demand il had il,
could only signify those facts; whereupon
they told me that | was under arrest, and
must 60 along, which | really did We
drove circutOusly to the sculptor's residence
at the other end of Paris, waited his con-
venience for long haIf-hour, and then went
to the President Judge " no issued the writ.
briefly explained to him my side OF the case
when he asked me if wished to give bail
! told him would give good bail for my ap-
pearance at court at any time. but that
knew no man in Paris whom felt willing tc
ask 10 become my security tor the payment
of ST. large a sum as $4,000.
After little parley, named Judge Pratt
Unned States Secretary of Legation, as one
who felt confident, would recognize for my
appearance when wanted, and this sugges.
ton met with universal assent. Twice over
| carefully explained that | preferred going
TO prison to asking any of my friends to give
bail for the payment, in any case, of thi:
claim, and knew | was fully understood
So we all, except the Judge, drove off to the
i Legation.
There we found Judge P, who readily
agreed to recognize as [ required; bu. nov
the plaintiff snd his lawyer refused to accep
him as security in any way, alleging that HI
was privileged from arrest by his office. H,
offered TO give his check on Greene & Co.
ban kers, for the $4,000 francs in dispute, al
security for my appearance; but they woul
not have him in any shape. While we were
: chaffering, Mr.. Maunsel B. Field, Unitet
States Commissioner in the French Exposi
ton, came along, and offered 10 Join Mr.
Pratt in the recognizance; but nothing
would do.
Mr.. F. then offered TO raise the money de
manded, but said no-if the agreement be
fore the Judge was not adhered to by the 9th
er side, would give no bal. whatev er, but O
to prison. High words ensued, and The be
ginning of a scuffle, in the midst of which |
haf unconsciously, descended from the car
:, riage. OF. course | was ordered back in
Stdnter, and obeyed so soon as | understood
the order, but we were all by this time losin.
temper.
As putting me in Jail would simply secur
my forthcoming when wanted, aud as wa
ready TO give any amount OF security for This
which the other side had once agreed to tax,
thought they were rather crowding matter
in the course they were taking. So, as
S was making my friends too late for pleas
ant dinner party at the TTroiS Freres, wher
> had expected to join them, close the dis
: cussion by insisting that we should drive of
| was brought in through three or fou
8 heavy iron doors to the office of the Govern
' or, where | was properly received. Here
was told must stay till 8 O'Clock, since tn
President Judge had allowed me till that hou
: to find bail. In vain urged that had re
!. fused TO give bail, would give none, an
/. wanted to be shown 10 my CELL must sta
: here till O'Clock.
: So ordered something for dinner, an
amused myself by looking at the ball-play
&C., OF the prisoners in the yard, to who's
i immunities was not yet eligible, but ha
the privilege OF looking in through the barre
windows. The yard is one OF the best hav
!. seen anywhere, has good many trees an
some flowers, and as the wall is at least fl
, teen feet high, and another twenty surround
irg it, with guards with loaded muskets al
{ ways pacing between, / should Judge DANCE
e of burglary or other annoyances from with
e out very moderate.
The philosopher Of the Tribune" goes o.
:, to relate, with the utmost good humor, wha
y befel him during the two days he was hoarde
IS and lodged by the Government, and finally
n under date of the evening of the All, thus de
h tails the manner in which he was freed fror
durance vie:
y Things have. worked to-day very niue
ash had hoped and calculated. Friends ha
n been active in quest Of such lawyers as