The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-04-23
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
Dau. Rice Before the RecOnstruc-
tiOn COmmittee,

1he Reconstruction COInmmltce still per-
ssls IN supprcsslng the most important tes-
uirony eiioltcd before u. Dau. Rice has re-
Gently boon on a tour THROUGH the lately re-
he'uous states, and has hSo opportunities
ssrh ps arc afforded TO few. for observing
ne condition OF the southern people ~ 20
Loyalty His testimony will De found 10
show The truc fceling that exists IN the
South when the thin crust ofpretendcd 10y
Aity j. melted away aud true character Is
revcslei as under the exhlerating iulu-
oace OF a menagcrlc, when man stands In
the presence Ofthe HntAmed forces Of ma
ture separated thcrof7om only by the thin
partition Of an Iron cage. Mr.. Rice, being
uulv sworn, testilies thus
q. You have An unruly animal. known rs
pet mule. With your circus, have you not (?
A. have.
q What are che idiosyncrasles OF that
bessts
A. he IL much given N Kicking.
y. IL Is almost impossible W ride him,is IL ?
4, !, Is. | generally offer $25 20 any man
who wiz ride him round the ring.
u. On your late visit 10 the South, did you
receive any offers to ride that mule
A. did.
q. State what occurred on these occaslU NJ ?
A. in Richmond, y discharged )nfeder-
ate soldier attempted TO ride him, Dut was
Immediately thrown Hat on his back.
" W ANA hlh f'VifitThlt StlhfNI 0dN
TO this2
a lie said the mule was id Yankee
cuss.
.. Did any other make the nttomptS
\. Another OF Lees veterans tried To ride
him and succeeded
.. " nat did he say,
"a. Ito said after he had dismountcd. that
IL had had q regiment ~ them ere cavalry
ns'd have whipped Kiipat ok all ~ smash I;
aud that In the next war against the Yam
KEGS he iatended to raise brigade of icm.
Cross-eXAmined bE Mr.. stevens
O. Is that ba mule, or she nanles
\, It's = he mulo.
q, You have monkeys in your show. have
you loty
A. have
q. Have you ever heard any disioyAl re-
marks in relation TO those monkeys:
A. | can't say that have.
O. Have you ever heard any thing said in
theit nrcsencee
A "a ulle OF young ladies were one day
standing In rout Of the cage, aud heard
one of tLeIn say it looked like Freedmsn's 8
Bureau
q. How was this remark received?
A 1t created much laughter.
=. Were tbsre any persons' H'lusions
nude on that occasions
A. Some one in the crowd said, pointing
to the ourauz outsrg, "rhSt's Sumner"
n. Did tina. please che bystsnderss
Very muRh.
@. Did yOu ever hear any obsei yStion
about tie bsssf
a heard II said once about 4 one-eyed
bear that ha looked like Beu. Butler, and
aboat grizzly that II ought 10 be called
Bon Wade.
.. We're the points ofresemblauee stated
4 They were not The observation was
mudo on tbe tORt ensemble. with special ref
ercnce. perhaps. To the ocular deformity IN
tbe ease OF the one-e-ed animal.
q. Have You side SLOWS with your cir
cuss
\. l have.
O. State II you ever heard disloyal re-
marks iu relation to themS
a. believe heard something Of the
kind oucs about Dar ell iu the lions den.
~. State what IL WASP
a yOuHF lady ask me which was
Daniel and W lich ws9 the lion.
q. NaSt was yoHr replyy
y, | Told her it was easy 10 disttnG Jish
Daniel from the lion. as tue foi mer wore n
swnlow-tail roa' aud hpd cotton um-
breiln under his IN.
q. " mas did she say
a. 4 tJar looking iugp the cage she said
w. spitefrly, that Danel looked li'te n
mean Yankee and she wished the lion
would ohaw him up.
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