The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-09-28
The Greatest Race on Record
Gov. Warmoth Comes Out
Ahead.

10Th gives us an account OF the
greatest race ever run. We con-
dense as follows:
Some time since, in obedience
OF call of the radical national
committee, Lieut.. Gov. Pinchback
went to Maine to take the stump
in that state. Shortly after his
departure, important business
connected with the railroad inter
est of Louisiana, required the
presence of Governor WarmOth
in New York, and securely lock-
ing certain unsigned bills, past by
the last Legislature, the election
and registration bills among them,
and leaving his papers and Office
in charge of his Secretary, the
Governor started for New York.
The sagacious politicians of the
Customhouse party were quick to
observe their chance for master
stroke. They conceived the brill
lent idea of having Lieut.. Gov.
Pinchback suddenly return to
Louisiana, assume the gubernato-
rial chair, and in the absence Of
Governor Warmoth, sign the cleo
ton, registration and several 9th
er bills which they believed would
be equivalent to carrying the cleo
ton in this State. The telegraph
was instantly pnt in motion and
his sable Excellency summoned
from Maine to New Orleans.
Pinch saw the game and bolted
for New York; there he met sew
eral members of the National
Committee who informed him OF
the whole plot, which he fully
approved. Proceeding to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel to see after
his baggage, to his establishment,
he was confronted by Gov. War.
moth. The meeting was cordial,
and after some conversation they
parted to meet at 9 o'clock that
night. Governor Warmoth was
up to time, but Piuchback came
not and the Governor began to
smell a rat. In the morning he
renewed his inquiries for his mis-
sing subordinate and learned that
he had left for Pittsburg the even,
ing before. Instantly the Govern
or saw what was in the wind; lie
mnst catch Pinchback or the
GRANTEES would be installed in
power in Louisiana. Pinchback
had nearly twenty-feur hours the
start. The Governor opened com
munication with his friends il
New Orleans and all along the
line by telegraph, and Pinch was
placed under surveillance every
where. And then began the
most remarkable chase on record
That evening the Governor left
on the Pennsylvania Central light,
ming train for Pittsburg: at Pitts
burg the Louisville Pinch he learn
ed was twenty hours ahead OF
him,
From Louisville the Governor
telegraphed for a special train tt
meet him at Humboldt. On his
arrival there he fonnd the best
locomotive of the Ohio and Missis
sipy Central and a special Cal
awaiting him. The Governor
called up the engineer and asked
hin in what time he could pu
him at Canton. The engineer
could, at a push, make ferty-fiv'
miles an hour.
"Then do itn said the Governor
~ WILL" said the engineer, "bu
you must sign this bond to stand
| all the damages which may result
from any accidedt.n The Govern
or and his companion, Mr.. Effing
ham Lawrence, promptly signeC
| the bond, and pretty quick tn,
, locomotive and train were put il
motion kilograms were sen
ahead to clear the track. An(
, now commenced the fastest steam
, speed ever made in the Southern
country. Leaving Humboldt a
9 A. NJ, Tuesday, the GovernO
reached this city at 3:45 P. NJ. ma
king the distance, 443 miles, il
: thirteen hours.
On the approach to Canton, th
Governor Telegraphed for Pinch
! The reply was: "He is here
awaiting the first train for til
city, whereupon the Governo
shouted loudly, ave have go
him. and Col. Lawrence telt
graphed to their friends in tn
CITY that they had bagged Pine
and would bring him along.
By an ingenious device, Pine
r had been decoyed from the trai
he was on at Canton and detaine
there until it got off, leaving hiI
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