Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-03-06
PICHBACK LOOSE.

A special Washington telegram to tie Chi.
cago Times Of Feb. 18Th says:
There was CONSERVATION yesterday in the
Radical camp Of oticc-hol,lcrs. Mr.. Pinch.
back, the colore,l friend from Louisiana, took
TO whisky hottie and madness when he
learned the action of the Senate in laying him
npor the ,abIe-ior all time. Of course. He
started out with. startling statement that
he'll was full Of such Republicans a. Couk.
=. ling and Elmunds. Afier that there was
trouble. Pinchback rave,i, and swore he
would turn Democrat and tell ell he knew
about Radical misrnle in Louisiana. In short
he would show up the whole business. lie
then took another pull At bottle Of cordial,
always kept in his RON, and swore he would
smash the present Administration ull into
bits. until no piece the size Of q politician 5
conscience would be left. He was 70 angry
that he was not clear just how he would care
ny ont his plan. His frs, idea was to hire q
cOlOred band Of music. and organize Q mass
meeting iu front If the White. house, where
he would make nm address. This address
would have contained a firery pronunciation
Of the Administration, high, low, jack aud
the game. He would then proceed tn fire
the colore,l heart with n recital Of his wrongs,
and then turn the whole black host toward
the Republican party.
Pinclbacks lawyer managed To hold him
until . messenger could he sent for Casey.
who was fast asleep upon a sofa in his room.
nj Willards The messenger burst in upon
Casey with all tie s,,,i.iennrss and awful bor-
rur Of a night mare lie shook Casey until
he awoke, and then believing in his ear.
"Pinch is Ioose.' My GodT' exclaimed
Casey, u have been expecting this; where is
Parkard!' Casey hurried on coat and hat,
md rushed away will, the messenger. in u
carriage, poet haste for Pirl,backs quarters.
lie fund the L,a,i.iana wsai,i.6e Senator in
fiish,i"I condition. He would no longer
listen to the bland. persuasive tones of Casey
Pinchlack accused him Of being at the bot
tim Of the whole business, - that he Casey
w"uhl &c, the Sr"a,or.l,ip. 81 will he even
~iih you yet, said he Then Casey .xclain,-
ed againe,:, My Col! where is Packard?
CASEY went out aud hunted up Packard, and
then they went after John Ray, another
Louisiana oifice-holler in town A consuIta-
ton was held. Packard and Ray. were de.
tailed 10 look AFTER Pincl.i,ick, and hold him
down until Casey could sec the President
Casey rushed up to the White House and told
the drsolatng news that Pinch had broken
loose, and had Threatened to tell all he knew
about n,isruIe in Louisiana, and ms much
more Ms his fertile intellect could devise. A
long consultation was held with the President,
and then Casey left ipr Pinclls,rk's head
Quarters. He came in there aud told Punch
hack 10 keep quiet aud never mind. IL he
showed disposition to ,~i,ave himself the
President would give him cool office down
in Lnusiana. Pinchl'ark did not appear to
sppre. 'ia,- the oti-r In brief he told Casey
to % 10 a very warm place, and in,ma,ed in
very strong language that ioil,ng but seat
in the United States Semas~ would close his
mouth. Casey then ran away, willie Pack.
ard and Ray held an all.nigh, session with
Pinshbsck. lie became crazy again this
morning and then j, Wa. resolved to- xe, hmm
out Of town, mp ID New York, where he
would 'e kept until lie should quiet down.
The plan sppesrs IN have been success.
ful. a. Pinchbsck has disappeared in the mos,
mysterious manner. II is .aid that. if he had
iiualiy refss~sl TO ~. HE or s,l.iicrs would
have bren detailed 10 suppress him, upon the
ground 'ha, he was mn element cf Louisiana
isssarrecsiOu Lrok~M lpos~ here. Ii Pinch,ack
sdhsses 70 bis original proIn,.i,ions OF p-ncl,.
ing upon his pals, be will be able to tell an
Interesting ssnry'