, 1876-02-20

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With ereat difficulty to-dag Aow M noena u. &C.. en
yor ~, ,,;nn.as 1A''o" ine 10 sto
| (,oi. Drar reoueated that Mr. c+a,,n :.
t.d tn fin;si, Id .noorh on 1inn5a ne 70 permit
1ranfa3 ti,a ranrast an5 or;orss, 1ho Ionr
ment. '''o al au5oarn
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ooae of anAf lsp!'ApoAhs PEcuL1An1r1Es-
spee'd1 g.@ooten |" 7"e cA'caao Tf5ouns.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. ls.--James Magill, who testi,
fed to taking from tho lamp-post box tha ,ettays
directed Babcock and Ayerv md b,nd;,., -, 49,
ovar IN Io1ca Z, nr;ta . v.-a ,o1;.:..- et'.-
~ '1seo,' s1',o ""4o po'!'lc'an 10 ms
"@5. ae las oeeu 4eI'et-csffler Tor some lit
tie time, but at every campaign he has shown
| higher political aims, and year ago last No
yember l,e rim for the o1ice oY constab,a ~, .,o
trLot .,;,,, 1o,,r, 1acko r,, ~ t+ ~ eae
1~' "4so oonn .eeAo' WV "spneo ~ VIC nonors
Of Justice OF the Peace. Aagill worked hard. aud
having enlisted tie services Of John MEG a1fey,
3 prominent lawyer hsre would haya 1nade a
{ oood RIM Rnt 1orrv Trnin vho a4,o,a.d ~.
! ,s: ,t.".,,,' ~ eopoueou 'aa
saooo W Mas"e oPpoHont' s'afteo 1ao Rtofy
that Mag.!l Was negro, nEu tue result
vas that Jecko aud Maglll .were both defoa.ed.
Mag1al. 30 far from oelnE colored man. ia IN
freshman. sandy haired, and blessed With pair
OF the reddest sde-Nhlskers that ever illumined
tho human countenaoco. Ao IL very nervous
man, subject to hts OF despondency. aud At times
so hilarious aud ful OF splrlts as to attract
than ordinary attention as ho Blugs clong the
streets.
H1s CONNECTIONS w11H JOYCE
Kaa peculiar one During tho fight between
the 81. Louis Gtooe aud tue old Democrat, in the
last Gubernatoslat campaign, JOYCE stood by tho
Gtooe. Bill Grosvenor, who edited the Demo-
Graf, conceived the idea OF = thlrl-party move
ment, which had for its object the recollection
ct Carl schurz to the United States Senate.
The Globe hung to etralght-out Republican prin-
clples, and when tue Iadpo}es (as tho third
party people TeEe cal1ed) nominated Gentry
the Globe demanded . straight ticket. Then
came as lively political fight as Missouri has
seen siuco the combat for free soil. Chauncey
|. Filley, the Postmaster WAS 8 Isdpole, sud
during the election OF delegates to the StIaight-
out Convention, he employed every nasil-wason in
st. Louis TO transport letter-carriors from pei-
mary to primary, With C. view to elcctinS Tad
poles to the Convention.
Mckee, Joyce nna Mcdonald we're s.raight-
outs. It occurred to joyce that 1t might be q
good scheme to get bold Of some follow III the
with tue aimon-pure doctrine.
lie PITCHED on MAo1L1,
promising him most ANYTHING. aud lnfuhing him
with more enthusiasm than that gentleman could
copvlently hold Joyce had known Magiu for
some time, and had induced the faith that he
lJoyce) "aa the greatest politician OF tne age,
and IL that way he controlled him at a time when
Magilrs duty and interest should hare led him
into the Tadpols ranks.
At the time tho letters we're taken from; tho
box, Joyca was in the pIentitnde Of his power
HI ranged through the Congressional districts,
making aud breaking aates, and owning no
sovereign hut Joe McCullagh, who never scrubbed
10 tell him that ls was an inflated ass, and that
hometime he must burst. Joyce's strength lay
At that time in the votes he could control. and
in the Post Office and among it's employees bin
word WAS lax. MasiA lung on Joyce's
promises for years, always hoping for an Office.
Joyce pretended to DO his warmest friend, and
told him that the time would come when he Ma-
g1ll) would be- rewarded for his patience md
long suffering.
Tho dawn Of Joyce's downfall came when hs
deserted tho Republicans. He had pledged Me-
Zoo to stand BY the party iu the Convention.
bus when tho Tadpoes succeeded in passing
their passive resolution, joyce, who had been
loud. .moutued in his threats OF bolt, Topped
over, and made rnring, tearing Tadpole speech. |
That broke him Ill through the State. lie hsl
shouted with shs largest mob, put he lost the |
confidence Of the Republicans, and when poor
Magiil, WHO had done all ho could to convert his |
sought Joyce for tha promised |
reward. be found that worthy stripped Of hin in
auence and = knocker at the outer gates.
MAa111.s WEAK POINT.