, 1875-11-10
NUMBER 81.

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III 5.pt ,, Il p's m.I. e. e., md oSfasu. kens :e
.of Noren'Ies Or Drcc,::er iHtsJ NJ cofnrnis nre
IS sSf Sna, The un.on p:ctAs nsl!toai, ia td.r n
rerri'oz} for them Donald and H. IL fortnT,
am.n ns1;> 1.; .> ttiI.yinH'aat o. ID aente tho.s
r. an! ,Irtve into compliance viii tasir whes %
M ame5 4n'i t4.aa geasiemsn thsy would rno or run
tempt !" u'e nuy 4naueuce corrnptly unop ;ne. h,t
TO-. ns what seDouald and others isd proposed. and
r1r1es an' n!v'.sd mo ss.!s. teu. though thsJ
~ r. e =: TIE 1s's" AMI intention Q! Mcdonald 10
t.s tn.,iy T. ', nj to control I o'cd eorrupty;
eeo.oss. 81" tt 'nng desperate At ny 'msssorY
In1ia 4, s'oe u1,, to mo At my ottlee ia 81
son:nc to ne sru lii aeedy condition, aay1n9 thss
~ w sssy hsfd ~ tha. he hal mt nado any foney
he htn; ei"t In nur ten In Tho ofnce svn,o tina.
80 ~ M sssfo ~ ~ nLt' IN sight yot that wa ios-
ot'!.nu tn Lake no. ani il iii not iC +, Il 1ouR
~ ~ "a: THUG he wsult IL 10 DO Tor hn
ss. sna stt .lsa tn"s wv.
wne1s aud conlt e committed. aud tor tho purposs
hase III !ntt rA in tho procseds Ut tA 5rsI md nssd
nan! suqensa % induce the "a do It 10 mako H.
70 aAtts un5sef to this nan, a. could not hays sda
na ., anf '9sher saryee 4 a'ine n'or.so
'oNRnAAT HuF4 AHQ ffI1Hfl 10 DO that nth
er corrHit ac anI ta tn that It visa seeas 70 thnk
Of IT, and taeteHpon Ao bts9n to and threaten
s .nd Se ,s stdefsl nn .S Of se soe. :heh
met Lin on tho street. and he stopped no aud asI hs
woa!d 10 damaad II he xousI nos 80 to Washington,
moved. told him to 20 aud - long ~ did hold
r. r. 81, 1ee7n = Va. s.ss d.y-d propssi 10 H.
asea .very sneaus in lie powsr oorrup. nd other-
Tsse to effect ny rsmoval from thu olaeo Of snpsr-
b.oushs nil s s.s nsed T. ns ana1. h.
to- n. :, ths spais.on
wHira Mcpon.ld wished hin, traluirr1ed was placed
told Rus. they underttood that lAey wezo 10
". sssn sss .
That he tMcDoua1d visited disttleries hero With ons
saosess he
ho ras iu the summer Of 1853. and during 46e New
Yort con.enon. and before ~ fail esssoas 10 Ohio
su sa :" sat h.a sds % i y Hs
RI ~ -. ths. r. IL snis y o1eo1, ~
tuny Of tho Find 10 had s'cr b.. and that hs irn-
hsd done u Menrss: that I mood nos
is s sa & 'ns IT, ,s h r.
tsblc gentleman, merchant ia high standing, tn this
s, I'D ne gny fsw day. s.a:s . ae @s. th.t
VIII a:Donsia x..' i asnpa., . q ies;st 81 81
tepsn,sa aiu:e *sas q oaias ~ s'is sss iass a1a:
~. ss ss' FL sa ssS 1a- .@i IN y
s'on lestcr from Eell.tuorn and EcHahls gcntls-
maa 1, IN ~ MMsra1' sa.nx ~ th.t tho s.tse1 Of Nc1on.d
Sworn and aubacrbed before no this i'm dsy Of
| FebruarJ, 1910. 1t 81 Lou;s, Mo. lxo. N. 9zAAAT,
NntarT Public for st. IouIa County, Ito.
M'DoHALp'a uAnEEH.
| fttH'nn1&i Gdtttts.
ST. Lofts. Nov. l7.--The career ct this mat
| Mtllonau has been 4 somewhat remark kbfo ono,
Previous to the war lle waa nobody-a runner fof
| steanboats aud hotels in st. Louis in tie pAlnJ
days OF ssea!nboatius. Possebsed Of degree Of
rough. he acquired oestAn prominence among
r1scn Of his class, aud becauo M Intimate friend
OF Gen. Morgan L. Smith. who became Buhso-
9routtv famous as commander Of the Eighth
Missouri Regiment, regiment composod chiefly
q levco chatscters. aud equally noted during
tue rehellinu for ,ts bad quality morally aud tta
unaaniAbIo pluck IN actlon. Mcdonald followed
tho fortuneu Of Smith when the war bsgan,
rank OF Major. and With standing po.
litically, II Ios socially, improved. Then fol.
lowed plrloa of comparative inactivity. and
then camo me tho appointments to tue Supervisor
body. How that appointment came, Why it
came, il not eren Jet publicly understood. Thai
ho acquired largo wealth ia we'll known. Hla
country-placo at t;recn Like Viz. IL said 10 be
mrgpiticcut place. aud there. during the ps.t
| summer, hn hAs entertained in BHmpiuous style,
while III money matters Kcuertlly he bus shown
Ill astonttnlaE profutcness. dro!l incident IL
| related OF hIiu IN this connection. 5ome friend
~hprn ito WAS entertaining, bttuek With the dis
plny Of wealth. asked Mcdonald:
"How ia It that mnn WITH . salary no greater
than yonrs can possibly Atfozd to spend 30 much
money!"
Mcdonald did not repiy directly, but. with .
queer Look on hit face. answered:
"Wol1, nv wife Is very economical woman. |"
joyce IL supposed to have teun tl.o right baud
Of Mcdonald in everything. joyce supplied tho
knowledge which hiH illiterate superior lacked.
Joyco planned the course 10 Which Mcdonald
Raye senet!on and supT"'Et. Iuyca HAa the
bruins, tho energetic. acllre aeelt, Mcdonald
tho tgure-hcad possessing tinaI iltauenca. How
the combination prosporel ~ already known.
Whelhar Mcdonald Is III aaglantiy guilty ~
charged, thu jury III his case viii hoon detornne.
IL person MeDons!d IL rather possiy, Of mid
die height, and with an sif ssngracsfully inpoe-
ing. lis Weighs perhaps l0O pounds aud aoopta
thY scni.nnI!rary styls III his dress Au1 gail,
wearing his coat Usually bnttoncd tightly about
tle Waist. npoEtin: military hail. md Walking
with cl,ers wrll ont. Upon his shilt-ffont :
hugo I,usnoud cross aistets. IN The dlsplaY Of
which l.B t44es special PEido. His face is rather
inclined to cuArseness, but with certain air OF
sArewiness which BY no means boiles him, ~
avlnceI by the tact that 10 foW Of those engaged
tn tue ring frauds testify to actual conversation
aud dealing NTH h.ta iu regard to tho acts Of
the combination. 1Io il I model OF kn!msi
heaitu: and nut easpy, Affected mentnly. Tho
uerys ho his shown ai.lca tho beginning Of tho
campaign sgaiust the ring indicates that. since
hIs trial beeau. howovur, no hhs visibly lost 4
portion Of lis confidence. and ~ tho teAtlmony
! o. tho various witnesses Aa. loon given. hp1 sht
tolls apparently closed about him, his demeanor
las changed. He sits In court With ttlo OF
3suntiEesn IL hs air, following intensely eTosy
! effort Of his Bhrewd counsel In his bahAlf, md
watching anxlou=1y thetr eIeSt upon Judge and
jury.
! COL. JOYcE'S MOTHER.
HEB DESTITUTE 1rACCasrAScEa.
| Col. John A. Joyce late Revenua Agent At St
Louis has recently acquired moro notoFiety than