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A SPECIMEN OF A DEMOCRATIC
P0LITIClAN--GARDNER FUR
NESS.

crescence Of humanity, Gardner Furness.
This is the man Mr.. Pierce tbought Ct TO
occupy the position Of Secretary 10 the
Legation at the Hague.
From the N. Y. Police Gaz.tte Nov 7.
Gardner Furrsss the sgL;.,: >; ,b,, -;
sketch, * who figures so cOnspicuOusly ia the The
"oOonan haJeas corpus case, Is well
a"'wn about t.Swn as a fancy man. In
sPPeafSsce be is perfect fop. He is well
-down. GOt only in this country, but also
% the continent Of Europe, where he
bosts Of having made much greater con.
quests than the oEe In question; indeed,
be talks lightly Of the scrspe, aud looks
upon it as small affair. He is very snowy
and dandy in bis dress, and never fails at
night, before refining, to put bis pantaoons
in a stretcher. This is 10 keep them in
shape. He does the same with bis boots;
as soon as they are taken of, they are boot,
treed during the night, aud to give his
boots high instep, it has an extra pad Of
leather. This gives his feet pretty shape,
which, with his small hands, he considers
his great forte. He imagines that they are
truly captiyat ne.
FurneSs was at one time the fancy man
of Kate Hastings; but his friends tried to
break up the intimacy existing between
them, aud obtained for him the position Of
Secretary to the Legation at the Hague
While at the Hague he wrote a number Of
letters to Kate Of very aifectionare char
acter. Here we lose sight of him for a
short time.
When Furness returned from Europe he
went to New Orleans, where he first be-.
came acquainted with Mrs. Woodman. at
the St. Louis Hotel. They had difficult
ty at soiree given at this house, and the
proprietor ordered Fumes and Mrs. Wood.
man to leave. Mrs. Woodman was seen
to come from a recess in the room, and
Furness followed shortly afterwards. This
was the first occasion Mr.. Woodman had
to suppose his wife guilty of infdelty.
Mr.. Woodman and his wife went to the
St. Charles Horel, but Furness followed
them and the husband threatened to shoot
him If be did Tot stop following his wife
After that there was nothing heard of Ell
ther party unit! the arrival of Mrs. Wood
man at the New York Hotel.
SCANDAL AT THE NEW YORK HOTEL"
"The New York Hotel, which, as every
one knows, is one of the principle resort
Of Southren travellers, was the theatre O
bis last exploit.
The husband of Mrs. w. was a middle
aged gentleman, said to be rich, an Auc
tioneer by profession. 1t was not long be
fore the haJitueS of the Hotel saw that thu
fin y rake, Furnes', had'oyerbid" the hus
band in the affections Of the charming lit
| tie creole. and their intimacy had gone 50
far tina: it was noticed and commented up
on by several inmates Of the hotel.
Among these was friend of Mr., W
who thought it his duty to advise him o
what occurred in his absence and to en-
| join him. either by telegraph or mail, tC
come on as soon as possible to put stop
to the scandal. As soon as be received the
message, Mr.. w. left New Orleans without
advising any one oft, and arrived in New
York with revolver in bis pocket, deter
mined to take the law into bis own hands
1t was in such a disposition of mind that
he went to the New York HCtel where
bis faithless better half was boarding, and
inquired for the number of her room. He
had no trouble at all to get into it. Foil
ofimprudent security and not suspecting
that the outraged husband, whom they
thought far of, was really advancing in
the hall-tbe two lovers bad not been even
cautious enough to lock the door. Mr..
W--entered as if he was at home, and al
though it was very early in the evening,
be found his wife and Funess IN a posi-
ton easier 10 imagine than described, and
which did not admit Of any possible ex.
pIanstion.
Without uttering word, Mr.. W.
drew bis revolver and fired at the guilty
/ party. Mr.. Furness not being bit, jun
ped out of bed, ran to the door, where,
on opening it, he was sho. at the second
time, and took flight headlong toward the
hall. followed by his terrible enemy. The
fugitive had on but single haunal under.
shirt, and at that moment it seemed to be
the last Of his cares.
No one can judge of the sensation Gre
ated by this strange arparition among the
persons fastening from all sides after the
noise of the firing of pistols. Mr.. F. run
ming head foremost, arrived at the head of
the staircase, descended in a great haste
turned to the right and stopped in one of
the cells of the water closets Of the hotel,
in which he bolted himself close.
"The pursuit had been hot. He could
hear from his shelter the tSmult on the
stairs, and the stuggle to stop and disarm
the terrible husband. He, however, did
not RELY on his ears, and consented to open
the door only when summoned by the po-
lice, and upon the formal promise that bis
life should be protected. 1t has been said
that Mr.. Furness was wounded; but we
believe it to be untrue; unless one means
the double wound to bis pride and self
love"
A Western editor, (what fellows those