, 1876-02-01

Not DOW &c you explain tulH 1onoHAt ol
ftiendship. Which appears 10 m outsider to sur-
pass TINT Of David aud Jonatban7"
SWELL 1t may ecom no to you, but it don't 10
mo. toll you don't boifovo It IL real. 1t IL \
rnoro surface Indication. In my mind, and notl,-
inR more"
"Do son know whether the second batch taro
entered Into Arrangements with this tlrat, where.
by tle first should tell only a part Of their
"O}i, volt. tho first-hatch fellows
1iD HAy SOMETHING OF THE K1SD
eomo tisno ago, hut II any Arrangement waf
| fnado don't Know It. / know 1t wasu't In IN
aate fo,d Tor they hant m 49, thing to say agaIuat n
DO the accond batch want 10 get tho car
the Grand Jury Z" -
II strikes rne tloy'se got loo much oar now,
and TOO much mouth too: add sight too much
to toll 10 tho Gsand jury. attn going to mako i
fsss' 'sand.np aEhs in my caao' vne'hor anybody
1tavo tho other bora anything to tell md
a4 t';as :" 0's' their e0n'e'enee' aud perhaps got
"vHAT CAN TnET rELL7
am H1lra don't know. Il In my opinion tbnt
thcy eo1ltn't tell anythipy sgstust othoss oveu
il they wautod to-"
' 10 they want to7" -.
mo. l think they will alt plehd not guiity,
ard demnnd MI carly sra1 Al for myself. am
reai' TOR trial any day, and 1t can't como too
BOOB
~: wa. reported TINT the second-batchsrs
con'd tell sonle UNPLEASANT facts about
suuFELDT.
lp Eat ao:'
II tlull's think shoy hnow anything Of Ills
matters, for. it he aaA crooked. l,o was sllnrp
eaough to keep It to himself. Besides, undor-
stand tho Government las plenty Of docu-
1nantary evidence against tho house, and 1t won't
need my outside help"
|, III the Government really haa this evidence,
| xr11v f0,1'E II Aatyn Attfn1If}
| Wellt thht'B one Of tho mysteries. Tho
Government has already assessed thom 610,0H
for back taxes said to bo duo for ro-ti'l.ng bar
rels aud making crooked Returns about March >,
| 1871. Now, II this B tr,le aud lie assessment
would soeu to Indicate that It "as. 1t looks to
me nj il The Government ought to RUG in sEu-
| feldt along with us fcltuws."
Is their immunity dug TO political Ut other
"shufelds has no political Influence there,
Hos Democrat bol.oye, and hatcs tho who.e
| crowd from GrAHt down."
Has he auy influence, then.
| NOT OF POLITICAL NATURE 7"
"NoU you'ro comiug to the point. think ho
"How do sou know that7"
| "Well, bllufeldt is supposed to have been
enc OF the tEst info1mera in the first batch. He
got thom into sronble, aud bad pretty good crl-
denco. Euosn, aud they told lot OF lies aud
pulled us in after them"
49, Hoy Ill DO yop % X know that shu'edt informed
Oh the flHt patch r
"Oh. was toll by gentleman who knows"
where does ho ltyei"
!" In Ut. Louis"
| "Nhat'B Ills usme p
"Uevla-hlfrol Boris, OF Dcris K Frazer, ono
Of the tisst tr1ns strucL by lightning last
| What did hc say about this matter p
| Nhy, lie eotd this that le had HecH petit
! tion presented 10 tho Reyenlte ot'ieo at Wasl.-
ington signed By H. II. 5hufodt Il Co.. 31adt!a1.
Frt%1 4. m ff.F fHrc Il
| tho Illinois, and some two OF three others, Tho
pcttttou stated 10 70 mauy wo1ds that the tir,ns
| namod knew tho Government WAS being de-
fFaudcd out OF its leFcnue IN this city aud IN st.
| Louis that tlcy knew tho parties who were
running crooked. and would give thoir namo. II
tho Government desired It. Tue Government
| did desire Il and tho nauoa wero given.
| suppose tho Government feels indebted 10 Shu-
them ye., although thoy did get FL Lawrence"
.it3.. "
pretty Reasonable, l think"
! t'H0w DO THE SECOND nArCHERa
feel in regard to ther casos. ~ fur as you
know?"
"Tbey expect to stand up and tako tho,r trial
ike men, believe. but they are nnxious to acc
convicted It will opon tho ilood-gat's and
lot In tho tossimony Of men who nc
knowledge themselves thores. II tll1s pro-
codsut should DO established by tho Mckee
tria!, no man will bo safa from such Testimony
Oh this, and the Government can get ANYBODY Ii
chooses, aud send him to the penitcutin-v OF
talo his property away from him. II Mckee
il nc quilted, tho bnys will take heart"
=" You think, despite al! ru1nora 70 the con.
trary, that the second batch will 60 iuto court
aud plead not gnilt37"
II know QUO who will, and think tho others
will do the Eame."
And ttfcto tho conversation dropped. While
hn ~ ftiFirT rf$
apparent friendBhlp besweon the fret and Becond
batchos may he correct, tho most casual obsety.
or 1nay notice tho members Of tho twp battalionf
daily enjoying that dcgroo Of convlvislity md
close communion Which Ia most charming 10 be-
bold, How sweet and pleasant It III for bIcthrcr
10 dWell together In unity